Prisoner's Daughter

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Prisoner's Daughter
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke
Written byMark Bacci
Produced by
  • Sam Okun
  • Marina Grasic
  • David Haring
Starring
CinematographyNoah Greenberg
Edited by
Music byNora Kroll-Rosenbaum
Production
companies
  • Capstone Global
  • Oakhurst Entertainment
  • Smokn Productions
  • Pasaca Entertainment
  • Great Point Media
Distributed by Vertical Entertainment
Release dates
  • September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)(TIFF)
  • June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30)(United States)
Running time
100 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Prisoner's Daughter is a 2022 American drama film directed by Catherine Hardwicke, written by Mark Bacci, and starring Kate Beckinsale and Brian Cox. The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released in the United States on June 30, 2023, by Vertical Entertainment.

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Plot

The film centers on an imprisoned man's attempts to reconnect with his daughter after being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Sam Okun, Marina Grasic, and David Haring. In August 2021, Deadline announced that Tyson Ritter was joining the cast alongside Beckinsale and Cox. [2]

Release

The film had its world premiere on September 14, 2022, at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. [3] In April 2023, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film, and set it for release on June 30, 2023. [4]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 43% of 53 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.3/10.The website's consensus reads: "Prisoner's Daughter has an outstanding cast, but they're overwhelmed by a blandly busy story that offers few surprises." [5] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 48 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [6]

Lovia Gyarkye of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a mixed review, praising its cast and direction while criticizing its uneven screenplay, pivot from the drama to the action genre in the second act, and for not adequately fleshing out its characters. [7] Wendy Ide of Screen Daily wrote that "There are very few surprises in this formulaic domestic drama, but there are pleasures to be had in watching." [8]

Robert Daniels, in a review for RogerEbert.com , gave the film a mostly negative review, writing that it "disappointingly undermines its own themes and characters at every turn." [9]

Marya E. Gates of The Playlist was critical of the film, stating that the performances of Cox and Beckinsale were some of the film's only highlights. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Harvey, Dennis (June 27, 2023). "Prisoner's Daughter: Catherine Hardwicke's Latest Gets Out of Jail and Into Melodrama". Variety . Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ Grobar, Matt (August 24, 2021). "'Prisoner's Daughter': Tyson Ritter Joins Brian Cox & Kate Beckinsale In Catherine Hardwicke Film". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ Creith, Matthew (September 18, 2022). "Prisoner's Daughter Review: Cox Strives For Redemption In Disappointing Indie". Screen Rant . Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ Lang, Brent (April 18, 2023). "Vertical Buys Catherine Hardwicke, Brian Cox, Kate Beckinsale Thriller 'Prisoner's Daughter' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Prisoner's Daughter". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Prisoner's Daughter". Metacritic . Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  7. ↑ Gyarkye, Lovia (September 13, 2022). "'Prisoner's Daughter': Kate Beckinsale and Brian Cox in Catherine Hardwicke's Labored Drama". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  8. ↑ Ide, Wendy (September 14, 2022). "'Prisoner's Daughter': Toronto Review". Screen Daily . Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  9. ↑ Daniels, Robert (September 16, 2022). "TIFF 2022: Prisoner's Daughter, What's Love Got to Do with It, Walk Up". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  10. ↑ Gates, Marya E. (September 15, 2022). "'Prisoner's Daughter' Review: Brian Cox & Kate Beckinsale Can't Save Catherine Hardwicke's Frustrating Family Misfire [TIFF]". The Playlist. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
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