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Quick Info

Rating

5.4/10

Release2012

Runtime1h 33m

StatusReleased

Budget$20,000,000

Revenue$16,863,583

Production

Film Rites

Galavis Film

Picture Machine

Intrepid Pictures

Fria Luz Del Dia, A.I.E.

Summit Entertainment

Calle Cruzada

Movie

The Cold Light of Day

2012

1h 33m

5.4

Action

Thriller

Mystery

Synopsis

After his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible: intelligence agents looking to recover a mysterious briefcase.

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