The read
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do. Most of the 3,749 2020s thriller movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Maia Marten, a brilliant London lawyer, has her life shattered by a single call on her morning run: her son has been taken. To get him back, she must keep running, obey every ruthless command, and trust no one-each second a test of how far a mother will go to save her child.
Ratings
IMDb4.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes8%
Metacritic28/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
457 audience votes
Key crew
- Kevin MacdonaldDirector
- Mark GibsonWriter
- Tom HodgeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gal GadotMaia
- Damian LewisThe Caller
- Rory WilmotNoah
- Alfred EnochTed
- Phoenix Di SebastianiTafa
- Nathan KirbyWiry Dude
- Hélder FernandesBuddy
- Will AustinNCA Officer 1
- Mark HamptonNCA Officer 2
- Stevie BinnsNCA Officer 3
- John LeaderForensics Officer
- Kenton Lloyd MorganBoat Captain
Stills
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Themes
motherlondon, englandkidnappingsonchild kidnappingnervousabductionchild rescuemother son relationshipanxiouschild abductionserious