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The Cold Light of Day

PG-13 Released Sep 7, 2012 1h 33m Action Mystery & Thriller List
4% Tomatometer 49 Reviews 29% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Young business consultant Will Shaw (Henry Cavill) flies to Spain for a vacation aboard his family's sailboat. When Will returns from some on-shore shopping, his family is gone and will be killed if he does not deliver a missing briefcase within 24 hours. As it turns out, his father (Bruce Willis) is not a cultural attache but a spy, and Will is in over his head. He must find a way to turn the tables on his enemies, or he and his family will all die.
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AV Club Rated: D Jan 22, 2013 Full Review Austin Chronicle Rated: 0/5 Jan 22, 2013 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 2/5 Jan 22, 2013 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Bruce Willis disappears, Henry Cavill takes center stage, and the bottom falls out. Rated: 2/5 Aug 19, 2022 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...an often astonishingly inept piece of work that squanders its decent setup and talented performers. Rated: 1/4 Apr 30, 2022 Full Review Jason Best Movie Talk Even if Cavill's bewildered hero is taken aback by successive turns of events, the viewer will probably see every twist coming. Dec 12, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ashes R I don't know how you get Sigourney Weaver, Bruce Willis, and Henry Cavill and still end up with a boring movie but this fits that bill. Not great. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/19/24 Full Review Kyle J I kept expecting Bruce Willis to enter stage left and explain some grand joke played on his son. If you like car chases where a Range Rover can emulate James Bond’s sports car, skip the first 70 minutes, enjoy the next 10, then watch something else. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/20/24 Full Review Steve D Big stars in small roles and not much else. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/18/23 Full Review Audience Member The best part was when it finally ended. Yet ANOTHER great example of why Hollywood writers should go off strike and be thankful to have jobs at all when they’re about as terrible at writing as humanly possible. Garbage. Cavill’s character is the epitome of sh!t for brains! Even when Mossad is basically protecting his family & tells him he’s good and they’ll take over, he just has to F it all up the a$$! If the little twat would’ve just let them retrieve the goddamned briefcase he would have his family and be safe already. What a brainless wonder! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/21/23 Full Review Neeraj P This one of a kind vampire movie. Filim does have some goosebumps moments and great fight scenes. The story is so convincing and the cinematography is also great. I really hope they bring a second part for this movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/18/23 Full Review Sean M Absolutely dreadful film. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - A Special Agent The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - A Special Agent 2:38 The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - Will is Cornered The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - Will is Cornered 1:57 The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - Finding a Way Down The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - Finding a Way Down 2:15 The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - Did You Set Me Up? The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - Did You Set Me Up? 1:44 The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - Do You Want to Save Your Family? The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - Do You Want to Save Your Family? 1:34 The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - Battle for the Briefcase The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - Battle for the Briefcase 2:23 The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - He Was My Father Too The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - He Was My Father Too 1:39 The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - The Deal The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - The Deal 1:51 The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - Chase Through Madrid The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - Chase Through Madrid 2:14 The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - Caldera's Office The Cold Light of Day: Official Clip - Caldera's Office 2:08 View more videos
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Synopsis Young business consultant Will Shaw (Henry Cavill) flies to Spain for a vacation aboard his family's sailboat. When Will returns from some on-shore shopping, his family is gone and will be killed if he does not deliver a missing briefcase within 24 hours. As it turns out, his father (Bruce Willis) is not a cultural attache but a spy, and Will is in over his head. He must find a way to turn the tables on his enemies, or he and his family will all die.
Director
Mabrouk El Mechri
Producer
Trevor Macy, Marc D. Evans
Screenwriter
Scott Wiper, John Petro
Distributor
Summit Entertainment
Production Co
Summit Entertainment, Film Rites, Intrepid Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Intense Sequences of Action|Language)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 7, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 6, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.7M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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