Summary
When a man's only son goes missing, he travels to the town where his ex-wife lives in search of answers. [To play a man whose life is clouded by mystery, McAvoy will not be given a script of dialogue.]
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+28)
Critics 25Audiences 53GoodWatch 40
Tomatometer25%
IMDb6.0
Letterboxd · 24 K ratings2.8/5
User score5.5
Audience score40%
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for thrillers, −9 min on the typical 104
typical 10495Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 52 countries, rent or buy in 38 more
+42Released
2021
September 23, 2021
5 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
Scottish GaelicMade in
- Germany
France
United Kingdom- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 more13 people
- James McAvoyEdmond Murray
- Claire FoyJoan Richmond
- Tom CullenFrank
- Gary LewisInspector Roy
- Michael MorelandWilliam O'Connor
- Robert JackAlan
- Owen WhitelawFergus
- Paul RattraySteven
- TFToni FrutinLeah (voice)
- RSRosalind SydneyCamp Manager
- PSPaul StirratJunior Police Officer
Andrew John TaitRoadblock Cop- MWMax WilsonEthan Murray
Directing · 5
- Christian Carion Director, Screenplay, Writer, Producer
- Barbara Dupont First Assistant Director
- Angus Finlayson Second Assistant Director
- Alice Di Giacomo Second Assistant Director
- Ollie HIlton Third Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Laure Irrmann Writer, Screenplay, Producer
Production · 16
- Isabel Davis Executive Producer
- Robert Simonds Executive Producer
- Adam Fogelson Executive Producer
- John Friedberg Executive Producer
- Kimberly Fox Executive Producer
- Marc Butan Producer
Camera · 1
- Éric Dumont Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Loïc Lallemand Editor
Sound · 5
- Laurent Perez del Mar Original Music Composer
- Ray Beckett Production Sound Mixer
- Florent Lavallée Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Thomas Desjonquères Sound
- Bruno Reiland Sound Editor
Art · 1
- Laurel Wear Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Carole Millar Costume Design
- Dani Lambie Costume Supervisor
Visual Effects · 3
- Geoffrey Niquet Visual Effects Supervisor
- Kazia Roach VFX Artist
- Annabelle Zoellin Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 4
- Mark Barrett Stand In
- Hattie Barne Floor Runner
- Tara Hickman Actor's Assistant
- Tom Faulkner Floor Runner
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