Midnight in the Switchgrass

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Midnight in the Switchgrass

R

2021

1h 39m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Bruce Willis (DIE HARD franchise) and Megan Fox (TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN) lead a powerful cast including Emile Hirsch (ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD), Lukas Haas (INCEPTION), and Colson Baker (BIRD BOX) in this gritty and intense crime-thriller. While in Florida on another case, FBI agents Helter (Willis) and Lombardo (Fox) cross paths with state cop Crawford (Hirsch), who's investigating a string of female murders that appear to be related. Lombardo and Crawford team up for an undercover sting, but it goes horribly wrong, plunging Lombardo into grave danger and pitting Crawford against a serial killer in a twisted game of cat and mouse.

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Dull and predictable, Midnight in the Switchgrass squanders an evocative setting and some committed performances on a would-be thriller that rarely raises a sweat.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Aug 10, 2021

2/5

If there were still shops around where one could rent or buy videos or DVDs, this is the sort of movie you'd expect to see in the straight-to-retail bargain bin.

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

Jul 24, 2021

It's a functional piece of exploitation - an efficient little crime-porn snuff-thriller potboiler. It's like a fast-food meal that makes you think, "Okay, that wasn't good for me, but I got what I paid for."

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

Jul 23, 2021

.5/4

Midnight in the Switchgrass is the type of crime thriller that's so full of cliches that it becomes one big cliche itself.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 17, 2022

1.5/5

Amid the sea of crime movie cliches and bland dialogue are a number of performances that are as unconvincing as the story itself.

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Ema Sasic

Next Best Picture

Jun 21, 2022

3/10

... audiences are given one of the laziest, most drawn-out "climaxes" of the year.

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Lynn Venhaus

KTRS Radio (St. Louis)

Oct 23, 2021

C

Despite [Emile] Hirsch's interesting portrayal, not much distinguishes this from a "Dateline" episode.

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Anthony

Aug 26, 2021

Little slow at times and I was expecting to see Bruce Willis in a star roll but was less than impressed. It feels like he is in these past two movies to give them some credibility but he really doesn’t do much for the story line. Disappointing

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Movie Lover

Aug 2, 2021

The female actresses need to work on their acting skills! The movie could've been so much better if it also had better directing. It seemed like there were lots of lines missing or plot missing.

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Todd

Jul 28, 2021

Bad acting boring storyline with big names disappointed in Bruce Willis that he would even play such a thing

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Randy C

Jul 27, 2021

liked it but was disappointed Bruce Willis didn't have a bigger role!!

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matzkeb

Jul 24, 2021

Looks like a remake of a similar movie.

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Chané S

@Movieadvent Jan 17, 2026

Megan fox’s performance wasn’t that good in this film. It kept sounding like she was reading off of the script. No emotion in what she says.

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Synopsis

Bruce Willis (DIE HARD franchise) and Megan Fox (TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN) lead a powerful cast including Emile Hirsch (ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD), Lukas Haas (INCEPTION), and Colson Baker (BIRD BOX) in this gritty and intense crime-thriller. While in Florida on another case, FBI agents Helter (Willis) and Lombardo (Fox) cross paths with state cop Crawford (Hirsch), who's investigating a string of female murders that appear to be related. Lombardo and Crawford team up for an undercover sting, but it goes horribly wrong, plunging Lombardo into grave danger and pitting Crawford against a serial killer in a twisted game of cat and mouse.

Director: Randall Emmett
Producer: Alex Eckert, George Furla, Nick Koskoff, Luillo Ruiz, Timothy C. Sullivan
Screenwriter: Alan Horsnail
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Pimienta, Verdi Productions, BondIt Media Capital, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films, River Bay Films
Rating: R (Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 23, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 23, 2021
Runtime: 1h 39m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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