The 24th Day

R

Released May 6, 2004

1 hr. 32 min.

Drama

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27%

15 Reviews

Tomatometer

58%

2,500+ Ratings

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A widower (Scott Speedman) with HIV holds a former lover (James Marsden) hostage and forces him to submit to an AIDS test.

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robert p

A great movie about gay and AID's its basically a two man skit for most of the movie!!!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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dave j

Adapted from Tony Piccirillo own play directing it for the screen centers on Tom (Scott Speedman) holding Dan (James Marsden) hostage against his own free will for the purpose of knowing what the test results are going to be which is the 24th day- hence the title, after he finds out he is HIV positive and assumes he got it from him.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Interesting set up but once it gets past explaining the motive then it becomes dull. Too much talking and just sitting around. Should've included a problem of an uninvited guest to bring more action to the plot. And the editing is pretty awful. Jump cuts galore. But solid acting- probably the only thing that kept this movie afloat

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Good acting, decent dialogue, just doesn’t know how to fill up all of it’s running time. Mostly just boring filler

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/12/18

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Audience Member

The acting is good and the story is good. Not a bad film but definitely could've been much better.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

i wouldn't call this "horror" but rather a well crafted drama

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Tony Piccirillo

Director

Scott Speedman

Tom

James Marsden

Dan

Sofía Vergara

Isabella

Scott Roman

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Robert Koehler

Variety

The movie is never more than a hesitantly filmed recording of the play.

Jul 21, 2004

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Philip Wuntch

Dallas Morning News

At times The 24th Day plays like a two-man actor's workshop. As navigated by talented actors and director, it nonetheless proves a riveting ride.

Rated: B-

Jun 17, 2004

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Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

What might have proved reasonably compelling onstage comes across as forced on film, with credibility taking a back seat to contrivance.

Jun 2, 2004

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

This unexpected gem is a reminder of what great little gems can be created on a small budget.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 24, 2020

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Don Willmott

Filmcritic.com

The battle of wits and the search for the truth goes along right up until the film's unpredictable ending.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 27, 2004

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David Noh

Film Journal International

The ceaseless twists and turns Piccirillo keeps introducing are at first intriguing, but eventually become tiresome, as if he's trying to hold our interest any way he can.

Aug 8, 2004

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Synopsis

A widower (Scott Speedman) with HIV holds a former lover (James Marsden) hostage and forces him to submit to an AIDS test.

Director: Tony Piccirillo
Screenwriter: Tony Piccirillo
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 6, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.9K

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