The read
A Balasaur Score of 56 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 56%. It runs a compact 1h 26m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Husband and wife, Will and Dawn, are in financial crisis after learning the job Will was counting on to salvage their financial future has disappeared in the midst of a market collapse. They set out to drive home on the winter highway back to their city, and in a moment of altruism, pick up siblings Lee and Cheryl, a pair of hitchhikers on their way to start a new life. In the midst of the night they nearly collide with an old man wandering on the snowy highway, hyperthermic and horrifically frostbitten. While searching for his ID they discover a wad of cash, a hand drawn map with GPS coordinates, and a single gold coin inside his coat. Will and Dawn reluctantly go along with Lee’s plan to report him to the police as a John Doe and pocket the money. In an attempt to save their financial struggles, all four venture off into the snowy wilderness in search of the buried gold.
Ratings
90 audience votes
Key crew
- Jason R. GoodeDirector
- Andre HardenWriter
Cast
- Jamie BamberWill
- Marie AvgeropoulosCheryl
- Aleks PaunovicLee
- Stefanie von PfettenDawn
- Colin CunninghamTrapper
- Gina ChiarelliOfficer Stevens
- Paul McGillionPete
- Craig EricksonOfficer Alvin
- Veena SoodDr. Reese
