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  • 2017
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2017
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 37 m

Summary Harper (Tye Sheridan), a seemingly naive law student, obsesses over the idea that his shifty stepfather was involved in the devastating car crash that left his mother hospitalized and comatose. He drowns his suspicions in whiskey until he finds himself suddenly engrossed in conversation with volatile grifter Johnny (Emory Cohen) and his ...

Directed By: Christopher Smith

Written By: Christopher Smith

  • 2017
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2017
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 37 m

Detour

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
46
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 11 User Ratings
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Summary Harper (Tye Sheridan), a seemingly naive law student, obsesses over the idea that his shifty stepfather was involved in the devastating car crash that left his mother hospitalized and comatose. He drowns his suspicions in whiskey until he finds himself suddenly engrossed in conversation with volatile grifter Johnny (Emory Cohen) and his ...

Directed By: Christopher Smith

Written By: Christopher Smith

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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14% Positive
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71% Mixed
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14% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
46
14% Positive
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71% Mixed
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14% Negative
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70
Jan 19, 2017
It may be tempting, and not entirely inaccurate, to describe Christopher Smith’s Detour as “Sliding Doors” reimagined by Quentin Tarantino, but this cleverly twisty neo-noir thriller turns out to be more substantial and surprising than such logline shorthand might suggest.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
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Jan 18, 2017
Detour is just film-school-ish synthesis, right down to the cinematography-midterm shot lit through venetian blinds and the anachronistic analog static on the motel room TV—the story of a young man who hates his stepdad so much that he stumbles right into an over-complicated thriller set-up that can only be watched once.
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qbase
Oct 6, 2019
Το νέο θρίλερ από τον σκηνοθέτη του Triangle! Η νέα του ταινία λοιπόν λέγεται Detour και είναι ένα neo-noir crime θρίλερ με νεανικό cast, στο οποίο επικεφαλής είναι ο Tye Sheridan (ο Cyclops στο X-Men: Apocalypse). Μαζί του οι Emory Cohen, Stephen Moyer και Bel Powley.
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iCronic
Aug 7, 2017
Has a B-Movie feel to it. I don't think the performances are good. The narrative structure is the most interesting part
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50
Jan 20, 2017
Christopher Smith’s self-consciously stylish genre homage finally feels like a baby film noir, playacting without the requisite bone-deep dread.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 19, 2017
What’s painfully clear is that all the artfully composed shots, hinky situations and extra conceptual surprises can’t make this Detour all that compelling beyond its crisp artifice.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 16, 2017
The effect of the film becomes not unlike watching a puzzle solve itself without demanding either the audience’s emotional or intellectual investment.
By Ed Gonzalez FULL REVIEW
42
Jan 21, 2017
There’s something fresh in Detour, but it’s buried underneath a largely unremarkable movie.
By Kimber Myers FULL REVIEW
25
Jan 20, 2017
Remarkably pointless movie.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
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Jan 22, 2017
It uses the audience as a tool by having the audience think at all times to comprehend what is going on, but does not succeed as much as other legendary films have in the past.
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Mauro_Lanari
Dec 29, 2019
(Mauro Lanari) A road B movie that the non-linear structure and the continuous twists do not save from complete implausibility.
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Production Company Head Gear Films, Bankside Films, Kreo Films FZ, Dan Films, Newscope Films, Metrol Technology
Release Date Jan 20, 2017
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating R
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Website http://www.bankside-films.com/screeners/detour.html
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Awards

Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations

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