On the Line

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On the Line

R

Released Nov 4, 2022

1h 44m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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Mel Gibson stars as a provocative and edgy overnight radio host who must play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a mysterious caller who has kidnapped his family and is threatening to kill them and blow up the whole station... all while live on air.

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Critics Consensus

On the Line starts with a solid concept, but it's quickly undone by a story that stumbles over its own twists on the way to a disaster of an ending.

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Audience Says

From the acting to the plot to the ridiculous ending, pretty much nothing in On the Line works.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

This is a really good Mel Gibson film.

Nov 30, 2022

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

[Mel Gibson's] curmudgeonly persona has hardened to a point that leaves limited room to modulate, which is a problem when we’re meant to believe Elvis is living through the worst night of his life, rather than just another Tuesday.

Rated: 1.5/5

Nov 17, 2022

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Jesse Hassenger

Decider

A vengeful caller sending a frazzled shock-jock on an overnight odyssey isn’t a bad idea. But On the Line is the kind of movie that thinks it can win the game with a Hail Mary pass in the last ten minutes.

Mar 26, 2024

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Abhishek Srivastava

The Times of India

The initial excitement dissipates...

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 27, 2023

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Terry Staunton

Radio Times

The acting is across-the-board woeful, with Gibson all-but sleepwalking through his role, and the preposterous denouement serves only to compound viewers' suspicions that the whole affair has been a waste of their time.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 23, 2023

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Alex Saveliev

Film Threat

A few snappy one-liners courtesy of a confident lead sadly don’t make up for, well, everything else.

Rated: 4/10

Feb 23, 2023

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Kyle M

If they wanted to, this would’ve been a decent thriller to seriously justify its categorization, only to find a trapping front that gradually show the obvious “grip” amid rapidly lost interest through the downplaying screenplay and intolerable execution, clearly guaranteeing unsatisfactory in negative disapproval. (D)

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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Josh L

Quite possibly the worst movie I've seen, although it might sit behind Poetic Justice. Beyond predictable. Acting is atrocious. It's almost like a school play...super corny. And the one liners from Gibson seem to have been written by an 85 year old man because they're straight out of a 50s sitcom. Someone green lit this?? Unreal...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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Raymond B

This movie is one of the worst movies that I have ever seen. Mel Gibson should be embarrased.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/25

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Adrian C

Why was this movie made

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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KYLIE S

I can't believe this is MEL GIBSON, it's like he forgot to act. In fact everyone was awful. Not even a drop of sweat on the forehead or a tear thinking your family have been shot. The producer should be ashamed.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/25

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Audience Member

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Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/25

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Synopsis

Mel Gibson stars as a provocative and edgy overnight radio host who must play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a mysterious caller who has kidnapped his family and is threatening to kill them and blow up the whole station... all while live on air.

Director: Romuald Boulanger
Producer: Romuald Boulanger, Marc Frydman, Robert Ogden Barnum
Screenwriter: Romuald Boulanger
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Three Point Capital, BondIt Media Capital, R-Lines Productions, CaliWood Pictures, Just Bridge Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Violent Content|Language Throughout)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 4, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 4, 2022
Runtime: 1h 44m

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