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Too Late

Too Late

Drama · Crime · Mystery · 2016

Private investigator Mel Sampson is tasked with tracking down the whereabouts of a missing woman from his own past.

Movie details

Too Late

“A movie about a missing woman ...And a lost man.”

2016 Drama · Crime · Mystery 1h 48m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.7 / 10

3.9K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

71 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

54 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Private investigator Mel Sampson is tasked with tracking down the whereabouts of a missing woman from his own past.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Dennis Hauck

Written by

Dennis Hauck

John Hawkes

John Hawkes

Mel Sampson

Vail Bloom

Vail Bloom

Janet Lyons

Joanna Cassidy

Joanna Cassidy

Eleanor Mahler

Jeff Fahey

Jeff Fahey

Roger

Robert Forster

Robert Forster

Gordy Lyons

Brett Jacobsen

Brett Jacobsen

Skippy Fontaine

Dichen Lachman

Dichen Lachman

Jill

Court is in session

Put Too Late on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.