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Adverse (2020)

Adverse poster
Directed by
Brian Metcalf
Genre
thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
R
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets pulled into a dangerous world of crime and debt after his sister goes missing. He must navigate threats and betrayals to find her.

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What happens

Adverse is a 2020 American crime thriller film written and directed by Brian Metcalf and starring Thomas Nicholas, Lou Diamond Phillips, Sean Astin, Kelly Arjen, Penelope Ann Miller, and Mickey Rourke. It premiered at the Fantasporto Film Festival, Portugal's largest film festival, on February 28, 2020. The film earned Metcalf, a Platinum Remi Award, at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. The film was released theatrically in the United States on January 23, 2021, by Lionsgate. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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