Rim of the World

Rim of the World
Promotional release poster
Directed byMcG
Written byZack Stentz
Produced by
  • McG
  • Mary Viola
  • Susan Solomon-Shapiro
  • Matt Smith
Starring
CinematographyShane Hurlbut
Edited byVincent Tabaillon
Music byBear McCreary
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • May 24, 2019 (2019-05-24)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$19 million[1]

Rim of the World is a 2019 American science fiction adventure film directed by McG and written by Zack Stentz. It stars Jack Gore, Miya Cech, Benjamin Flores Jr. and Alessio Scalzotto. The film, which was Stentz's modern take on the kid-centered action films of the 1980s,[2] was streamed on Netflix on May 24, 2019.[3][4] It was the most watched content in the SVOD service in the UK the week it was released, overtaking the series Dead to Me and Riverdale.[5]

  1. ^ Film and Television Tax Credit Program Program 2.0 (PDF) (Report). California Film Commission. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  2. ^ Ouellette, Jennifer (2019-05-26). "New Netflix original Rim of the World is pretty much perfect summer fare". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  3. ^ "Rim of the World". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  4. ^ "RIM OF THE WORLD launched globally on Netflix on 24th May 2019". Filmoria.co.uk. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. ^ White, Peter (2019-05-29). "McG's Sci-Fi Feature 'Rim of the World' Crashes Into Netflix UK Top Spot With 'Dead To Me' Holding Steady In Second". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-06-04.