The Trigger Effect
“When Nothing Works, Anything Goes.”
A blackout leaves those affected to consider what is necessary, what is legal, and what is questionable, in order to survive in a predatory environment.
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Studio
Gramercy Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Trigger Effect performed
Budget
$8.0M
Worldwide Gross
$3.6M
Gross Profit
−$4.4M
Return
0.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$518K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Matthew
Kyle MacLachlan
Matthew
Annie
Elisabeth Shue
Annie
Joe
Dermot Mulroney
Joe
Raymond
Richard T. Jones
Raymond
Steph
Bill Smitrovich
Steph
Gary
Michael Rooker
Gary
Sarah
Tori Kristiansen
Sarah
Sarah
Tyra Kristiansen
Sarah
Johnny
Rick Worthy
Johnny
Trendy German Guy
Edhem Barker
Trendy German Guy
Tripping Guy
Tyrone Tann
Tripping Guy
Hand Holding Girl
Mônica Torres
Hand Holding Girl
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