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Exposed

By Barbara Shulgasser-Parker, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 16+

Clichéd thriller mixes cop story, supernatural elements.

Movie R 2016 102 minutes
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Heavy with unexplained symbolism, ghosts, angels, and other ethereal entities, this isn't quite as much of a mess as you might expect from a movie that the director disavowed. (Declan Dale is a pseudonym for Gee Malik Linton, who took his name off the movie.) The two competing plots -- the police investigation and the seemingly unconnected story about the Dominican teacher -- merge convincingly enough at the end. The real trouble here is that clichés and seen-it-before plotting follow the separate threads all the way through. A good Law & Order episode would outshine EXPOSED in both quality and originality.

Movie Details

  • In theaters: January 22, 2016
  • On DVD or streaming: March 29, 2016
  • Cast: Keanu Reeves, Ana de Armas, Mira Sorvino
  • Director: Declan Dale
  • Inclusion Information: Polynesian/Pacific Islander actors, Latinx actors
  • Studio: Lionsgate
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 102 minutes
  • MPAA rating: R
  • MPAA explanation: violence including a sexual assault, and for language
  • Last updated: January 2, 2023

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