Edge of Darkness (2010 film)

Edge of Darkness
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Martin Campbell
Written by	William Monahan Andrew Bovell
Based on	Edge of Darkness by Troy Kennedy Martin
Produced by	Graham King Tim Headington Michael Wearing
Starring	Mel Gibson Ray Winstone Danny Huston Bojana Novakovic
Cinematography	Phil Meheux
Edited by	Stuart Baird
Music by	Howard Shore
Production company	GK Films[1]
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures (North America, Latin America and Spain) Icon Film Distribution (United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand)[2]
Release dates	29 January 2010 (2010-01-29) (United Kingdom and United States)
Running time	117 minutes[2]
Countries	United Kingdom[1] United States[1]
Language	English
Budget	$80 million[2]
Box office	$81.1 million[2]

Edge of Darkness is a 2010 conspiracy action thriller film directed by Martin Campbell, written by William Monahan and Andrew Bovell, and starring Mel Gibson and Ray Winstone. A British-American co-production, it is based on the 1985 BBC television series of the same name, which was likewise directed by Campbell. This was Gibson's first screen lead since Signs (2002), and follows a detective investigating the murder of his activist daughter, while uncovering political conspiracies and cover-ups in the process. It was released on 29 January 2010. It received mixed reviews from critics, though Gibson's and Winstone's performances were praised, and grossed $81 million against its $80 million production budget which made it a box-office bomb.