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Lost in the Sun
Action · Crime · Drama · 2015
A small time crook and a newly-orphaned teenage boy team up to perform a string of robberies.
Movie details
Lost in the Sun
“How far can one man go?”
2015 Action · Crime · Drama 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.0 / 10
4.4K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
20 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
34 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A small time crook and a newly-orphaned teenage boy team up to perform a string of robberies.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Lost in the Sun?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Trey Nelson
Written by
Trey Nelson
Josh Duhamel
John
Josh Wiggins
Louis
Lynn Collins
Mary
Emma Fuhrmann
Rose
Larry Jack Dotson
Father Walker
Mylinda Royer
Louis' Mom
Luis Olmeda
Gilbert
Court is in session
Put Lost in the Sun on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Auteur Devotee
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.