Lost in the Sun

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Lost in the Sun

2015

1h 35m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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A small-time criminal (Josh Duhamel) bonds with an orphaned teen (Josh Wiggins) who serves as his accomplice in a string of robberies.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

Thanks to the excellent if a little on the obviously-pictorial-side cinematography by Robert Barocci, you've seen some lovely vistas on the way to indifference.

Rated: 1.5/4

Nov 6, 2015

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

Remove the charm and the Depression-era aura from "Paper Moon" and you have "Lost in the Sun," a road movie that goes nowhere particularly interesting.

Nov 6, 2015

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Despite some scenic territory, there's just not much to this journey, leaving "Lost in the Sun" feeling like a short story stretched way too thinly toward feature length.

Nov 5, 2015

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Mark Abraham

Paste Magazine

At every minute in this film, you know where it's going, because nothing that happens in any of the 130 minutes of this film works at all if the movie doesn't get there.

Rated: 3.8/10

Nov 12, 2015

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

It's a story of redemption and reconciliation that follows a well-worn path and strains credibility as it meanders along.

Nov 9, 2015

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Oktay Ege Kozak

The Playlist

"Lost in the Sun" is a technically proficient but achingly typical gloomy southern crime drama, one that audiences can seek out if they exhausted every other similar film.

Rated: C

Nov 7, 2015

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Cj M

The movie is shot and acted well. Both leads do a good job Josh Duhamel is good in the father figure role, and his son played by Louis is also good in the role. The twist near the end is actually good. There is a lot of good stuff in this film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/19/25

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Audience Member

Do not listen to pretentious critics. This is a touching powerful movie that I highly recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Ryan C

This is a gritty modern day western similar to no country for old men. The acting is very good and the story is good the negative reviews are undeserved.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/25

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Audience Member

This comedy drama will taking on a journey of lost, love, friendship. It also has mystery with main character "Josh Duhamel" has movie progress you get more understanding sympathy for his character. This teenager and him have good chemistry and not to mention the teenager "Josh Wiggins" has great acting and u can really can feel sorry for him and why he has ao much faith. Is a perfect movie to watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

It's a decent road movie about redemption. Though it's predictable and follows pretty obvious tropes. Still, it's done well enough.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/20

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Audience Member

This is a film that will play over and over on premium television. Easy to watch and easy to root for the featured characters.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Synopsis

A small-time criminal (Josh Duhamel) bonds with an orphaned teen (Josh Wiggins) who serves as his accomplice in a string of robberies.

Director: Trey Nelson
Producer: Clay Floren, Clay Pecorin, Aimee Shieh
Screenwriter: Trey Nelson
Distributor: Entertainment One
Production Co: Floren Shieh Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 6, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 6, 2015
Runtime: 1h 35m

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