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The Instigators
MEANRANK
56/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #4552
- IMDb #4246
- Google retired #3383
- Metacritic #4157
- Letterboxd #4561
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #4238
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- Metacritic Critics #3580
- Metacritic Audience #4544
- Kinopoisk #4355
- AlloCiné #4533
- Trakt #3966
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 41, highest is Google on 68. Critics average 44, everyone else 59.
See the most agreed on films →Two inexperienced criminals botch a simple robbery, accidentally making off with something far more valuable than they anticipated. Now pursued by both law enforcement and a ruthless criminal organization that wants its property back, the duo becomes entangled in a dangerous conspiracy. Their only option is to keep running, forming an uneasy alliance as they try to outsmart their numerous pursuers and survive the consequences of their mistake.
Details
- Director
- Doug Liman
- Writers
- Casey Affleck, Chuck MacLean
- Studio
- Artists Equity, The Walsh Company, Apple Studios, Studio 8
- Released
- 2 August 2024
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $11.1K
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Awards
1 nomination total
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