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Burn

Play trailer 2:06 Poster for Burn R,  2019,  1h 28m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Melinda is a lonely and unstable gas-station attendant who's tired of being overshadowed by her more confident and outgoing co-worker. When a robber holds up the station at gunpoint, Melinda tries to make a connection with the desperate thief.

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Noel Murray Los Angeles Times Aug 26, 2019
Still, this is mostly a strong debut film, making good use of a single set and a talented cast. Go to Full Review
Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Aug 23, 2019
2.5/4
Some of the choices strain credulity and the biggest name in the piece, Josh Hutcherson, feels miscast, but this is a film that kept me uncertain of what would happen next and affirms Gan as an interesting young filmmaker to watch. Go to Full Review
Dennis Harvey Variety Aug 23, 2019
A passably diverting, moderately offbeat but also instantly forgettable hybrid that doesn't even rank among the best truck-stop-in-crisis movies... Go to Full Review
Natasha Alvar The Critical Movie Critics Mar 22, 2021
Ultimately, Burn is a movie to watch in the moment and enjoy to some extent, but it's not one due a revisit - for what would be the point? Go to Full Review
Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue Sep 7, 2019
... might have worked better as a short subject or one-act play, but feels thin at feature length. Go to Full Review
Bree Duwyn Film Inquiry Sep 4, 2019
A small cast does justice to their unique and eerily individual characters, enough to keep you engaged but not enough to make this a memorable film experience. Go to Full Review
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Mike Gan

Director

Tilda Cobham-Hervey

Melinda

Suki Waterhouse

Sheila

Harry Shum Jr.

Officer Liu

Shiloh Fernandez

Perry

Josh Hutcherson

Billy

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Synopsis Melinda is a lonely and unstable gas-station attendant who's tired of being overshadowed by her more confident and outgoing co-worker. When a robber holds up the station at gunpoint, Melinda tries to make a connection with the desperate thief.
Director
Mike Gan
Producer
Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, Michael J. Rothstein, Russ Posternak, Ash Christian
Screenwriter
Mike Gan
Distributor
Momentum Pictures
Production Co
Yale Productions, Particular Crowd, Inwood Road Films
Rating
R (Some Sexual References|Language Throughout|A Sexual Assault|Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 23, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 23, 2019
Runtime
1h 28m
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