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On the Line

R

Released Nov 4, 2022

1h 44m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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Mel Gibson stars as a provocative and edgy overnight radio host who must play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a mysterious caller who has kidnapped his family and is threatening to kill them and blow up the whole station... all while live on air.

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Critics Consensus

On the Line starts with a solid concept, but it's quickly undone by a story that stumbles over its own twists on the way to a disaster of an ending.

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Audience Says

From the acting to the plot to the ridiculous ending, pretty much nothing in On the Line works.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

This is a really good Mel Gibson film.

Nov 30, 2022

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

[Mel Gibson's] curmudgeonly persona has hardened to a point that leaves limited room to modulate, which is a problem when we’re meant to believe Elvis is living through the worst night of his life, rather than just another Tuesday.

Rated: 1.5/5

Nov 17, 2022

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Jesse Hassenger

Decider

A vengeful caller sending a frazzled shock-jock on an overnight odyssey isn’t a bad idea. But On the Line is the kind of movie that thinks it can win the game with a Hail Mary pass in the last ten minutes.

Mar 26, 2024

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Abhishek Srivastava

The Times of India

The initial excitement dissipates...

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 27, 2023

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Terry Staunton

Radio Times

The acting is across-the-board woeful, with Gibson all-but sleepwalking through his role, and the preposterous denouement serves only to compound viewers' suspicions that the whole affair has been a waste of their time.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 23, 2023

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Alex Saveliev

Film Threat

A few snappy one-liners courtesy of a confident lead sadly don’t make up for, well, everything else.

Rated: 4/10

Feb 23, 2023

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Audience Member

I’m not sure what’s happening lately with academy award winning actors doing shitty dumbass movies but it needs to stop. If it’s just to stay relevant, I’d rather see a beer commercial. This. Movie. Was. HORRIBLE. 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/22/24

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Holly D

I love Mel Gibson but the rest of the actors are terrible. This movie could have been so good. The acting was painful to watch. Don’t waste your time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/05/24

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Andrew T

it was a great movie. i think people giving bad reviews are so mad at the ending, that they dont see the underlying intent....we all got drawn in and now feel like the victims of a practical joke ourselves....good movie if you look at it through that lense....clearly the acting was so good we all believed the plot line up to the end right!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/05/24

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Melanie C

I created this account for the sole purpose of warning others about how excruciating this movie was to watch. Spoiler alert: the only thing that could have possibly salvaged this film in any way, would have been if Dylan opened fire and annihilated the entire cast - starting with Mel Gibson - at the end.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/04/24

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Fredricco N

Absolutely, positively, unbelievably the worst movie in my 47yrs, I've ever seen. Complete waste of my time and film. Should've just cut the lawn or got that much needed root canal.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/28/24

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ashley l

I created this account just to write that “On The Line” is the worst movie I have ever seen in my life and I have seen my fair share of movies. I am appalled in every sense of the word. If you are thinking of watching this film, don’t think, just keep scrolling through the queue until you can find a movie that actually has a real plot and acting.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/28/24

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Romuald Boulanger

Director

Mel Gibson

Elvis Cooney

William Moseley

Dylan

Alia Seror-O'Neill

Mary

Paul Spera

Gary

Nadia Farès

Sam Dubois

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Synopsis

Mel Gibson stars as a provocative and edgy overnight radio host who must play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a mysterious caller who has kidnapped his family and is threatening to kill them and blow up the whole station... all while live on air.

Director: Romuald Boulanger
Producer: Romuald Boulanger, Marc Frydman, Robert Ogden Barnum
Screenwriter: Romuald Boulanger
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Three Point Capital, BondIt Media Capital, R-Lines Productions, CaliWood Pictures, Just Bridge Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Violent Content|Language Throughout)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 4, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 4, 2022
Runtime: 1h 44m

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