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  • 2019
  • R
  • Momentum Distribution
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2019
  • R
  • Momentum Distribution
  • 1 h 28 m

Summary Burn follows a lonely, unstable gas station attendant Melinda (Tilda Cobham-Hervey), tired of being overshadowed by her more confident, outgoing co-worker Sheila (Suki Waterhouse). When the gas station is held at gunpoint by Billy (Josh Hutcherson), a desperate man in need of quick cash, Melinda finds an opportunity to make a connectio...

Directed By: Mike Gan

  • 2019
  • R
  • Momentum Distribution
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2019
  • R
  • Momentum Distribution
  • 1 h 28 m

Burn

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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User Score Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings
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Summary Burn follows a lonely, unstable gas station attendant Melinda (Tilda Cobham-Hervey), tired of being overshadowed by her more confident, outgoing co-worker Sheila (Suki Waterhouse). When the gas station is held at gunpoint by Billy (Josh Hutcherson), a desperate man in need of quick cash, Melinda finds an opportunity to make a connectio...

Directed By: Mike Gan

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90
Aug 23, 2019
The film is fast and tight and hits all the beats perfectly.
By Lorry Kikta FULL REVIEW
63
Aug 23, 2019
Some of the choices strain credulity and the biggest name in the piece, Josh Hutcherson, feels miscast, but this is a film that kept me uncertain of what would happen next and affirms Gan as an interesting young filmmaker to watch.
By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW

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Aug 23, 2019
The problem is that writer-director Mike Gan’s first feature, though competently handled in most departments, doesn’t commit enough to any approach to fulfill its potential.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
40
Aug 21, 2019
Neither Gan's screenplay nor his direction of the cast quite sells this scenario, but once he introduces some accidental violence, the picture can ride the familiar logic of crime-gone-wrong storytelling.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Yale Productions, Hopscotch Pictures, Film Mode Entertainment, Inwood Road Films, Particular Crowd
Release Date Aug 23, 2019
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating R
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Tagline Hell of a Night
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Awards

Music + Sound Awards, UK
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Music + Sound Awards, International
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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