Adverse (film)

Adverse
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrian Metcalf
Written byBrian Metcalf
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDerrick Cohan
Music byAlex Kharlamov
Production
companies
  • Black Jellybeans Productions
  • Potato Eater Productions
  • Red Compass Media
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28) (Fantasporto)
  • January 23, 2021 (2021-01-23) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Adverse is a 2020 American crime thriller film written and directed by Brian Metcalf and starring Thomas Nicholas, Lou Diamond Phillips, Sean Astin, Kelly Arjen, Penelope Ann Miller, and Mickey Rourke. It premiered at the Fantasporto Film Festival, Portugal's largest film festival, on February 28, 2020.[1] The film earned Metcalf, a Platinum Remi Award, at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.[2]

The film was released theatrically in the United States on February 12, 2021, by Lionsgate.[3]

  1. ^ McNary, Dave (January 23, 2020). "Mickey Rourke's 'Adverse' Opens Fantasporto Festival". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Remi Winners". Worldfest.org. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  3. ^ McNary, Dave (September 9, 2020). "Mickey Rourke's 'Adverse' Bought by Grindstone". Variety.