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 from a screenplay 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.