The Cold Light of Day fingerprintHigh energy, emotionally cool.
Thrilling and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, mystery, and everyday modern life
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Thrilling and tense
Fast from start to finish.
The Cold Light of Day is thrilling, tense, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Crime, mystery, and everyday modern life
Its world is built around crime, mystery, and everyday modern life.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Cold Light of Day is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and YouTube TV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 28/100 (IMDb 4.9, Rotten Tomatoes 4%, and Metacritic 22). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 33 min
The Cold Light of Day runs 1 h 33 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Cold Light of Day higher (39) than critics (13). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
No. It cost about $20 million to make and earned $17 million worldwide, 84% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in Spain, United States.
+57GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Cold Light of Day in 71 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
4.9
