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The 24th Day

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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 Koehler Variety The movie is never more than a hesitantly filmed recording of the play. Jul 21, 2004 Full Review 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 Full Review Frank Scheck The 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member i wouldn't call this "horror" but rather a well crafted drama Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Good movie......if only its score wasn't so "soap opera-y." Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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
Producer
Nick Stagliano
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
Runtime
1h 32m
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