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Standoff (2016)

R02/26/2016Thriller, Drama1h 20m
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A deadly game only one can survive

Overview

A troubled veteran gets a chance at redemption by protecting a girl from an assassin after she witnesses a murder. Holding a shotgun with a single shell, he engages in physical and psychological warfare in a desperate fight for the girl's life.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Thomas Jane

    Carter

  2. Cast 1

    Laurence Fishburne

    Sade

  3. Cast 1

    Jim Watson

    Officer Baker

  4. Cast 1

    Ella Ballentine

    Bird

  5. Cast 1

    Joanna Douglas

    Mara

  6. Cast 1

    Ted Atherton

    The Priest (as Tim Atherton)

  7. Cast 1

    Laura de Carteret

    Woman

  8. Cast 1

    John Tench

    Roger

  9. Darcy Roy

    Bodyguard

Despite positioning itself as a simple throwback action B-movie, _Standoff_ is actually much more evolved than it appears. Firstly, the three core characters are all brilliantly portrayed, even "Bird" who is played by a child actor was phenomenal. A bad performance from even one of these three would have brought the whole thing crashing down, thankfully all of them are dedicated to their respective roles. Even Lawrence Fishburne, whom I was worried would just be hear to take an easy paycheque and phone it in hard wound up actually giving the best I've seen from him in years. There are a cou...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$8,000,000.00

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