One Day as a Lion (2023)*

Title: One Day as a Lion
Rating: R
Directed by: John Swab
Written by: Scott Caan
Starring: Scott Caan, Frank Grillo, Marianne Rendón, Taryn Manning, George Carroll, Virginia Madsen, and J.K. Simmons
Release Date: 4/7/2023
Running Time: 87 minutes

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Jackie Powers (Scott Caan) is a nice guy but a lousy hitman; sent to take out a crafty debtor (J.K. Simmons), Jackie only pisses him off.

Fleeing the scene, Jackie takes bored waitress Lola as a hostage. Jackie needs money to get his son out of jail; Lola cooks up a scheme for them to get cash from her dying mother (Virginia Madsen). Meanwhile, a thug sent to kill him is sleeping with Jackie’s ex.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits

Jackie is confronted in his motel room by Ken, but he winds up knocking out Ken.

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Memoriam: In Loving Memory of
“Magic” Mark Ward
James Caan

Day to Die, A (2022)

Title: A Day to Die
Rating: R
Directed by: Wes Miller
Written by: Rab Berry and Scott Mallace
Starring: Kevin Dillon, Bruce Willis, and Frank Grillo
Release Date: 3/4/2022
Running Time: 105 minutes

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After killing a drug syndicate member while protecting a parolee, Connor Connolly has one day to pay two million dollars in reparations he doesn’t have to Tyrone Pettis. He is forced to ask his old military ops crew, led by Brice Mason, to come together and somehow get two million dollars before Connor loses everyone he loves.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Ida Red (2021)

Title: Ida Red
Rating: R
Directed by: John Swab
Written by: John Swab
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Frank Grillo, and Melissa Leo
Release Date: 11/5/2021
Running Time: 111 minutes

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Ida “Red” Walker may not survive her terminal illness while incarcerated for armed robbery. She turns to her son, Wyatt, for one last job and a chance to regain her freedom.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Copshop (2021)

Title: Copshop
Rating: R
Directed by: Joe Carnahan
Written by: Kurt McLeod, Joe Carnahan, and Mark Williams
Starring: Frank Grillo, Gerard Butler, Alexis Louder, and Toby Huss
Release Date: 9/17/2021
Running Time: 108 minutes

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Screaming through the Nevada desert in a bullet-ridden Crown Vic, wily con artist Teddy Murretto (Frank Grillo) hatches a desperate plan to hide out from lethal hitman Bob Viddick (Gerard Butler): He sucker-punches rookie officer Valerie Young (Alexis Louder) to get himself arrested and locked up in a small-town police station. But jail can’t protect Murretto for long. Viddick schemes his own way into detention, biding his time in a nearby cell until he can complete his mission. When the arrival of a competing assassin (Toby Huss) ignites all-out mayhem, mounting threats force Viddick to get creative if he wants to finish the job and escape the explosive situation.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Gateway, The (2021)

Title: The Gateway
Rating: R
Directed by: Michele Civetta
Written by: Alex Felix Bendaña, Michele Civetta, and Andrew Levitas
Starring: Olivia Munn, Bruce Dern, Shea Whigham, Frank Grillo, Taryn Manning, Mark Boone Junior, Keith David, Taegen Burns, and Alexander Wraith
Release Date: 9/3/2021
Running Time: 91 minutes

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A social worker assigned to the care of the daughter of a single mother intervenes when the dad returns from prison and lures them into a life of crime.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: The first part of the credits play over the church choir/band singing during Parker’s memorial.

Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, The (2021)*

Title: The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
Rating: R
Directed by: Patrick Hughes
Written by: Tom O’Connor, Brandon Murphy, and Phillip Murphy
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman, Frank Grillo, Caroline Goodall, Rebecca Front, Gabriella Wright, Alice McMillan, Kristofer Kamiyasu, Tom Hopper, Blake Ritson, and Richard E. Grant
Release Date: 6/16/2021
Running Time: 99 minutes

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The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) and hitman Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius’s even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid (Salma Hayek). As Bryce is driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman (Antonio Banderas). Joining in the fun and deadly mayhem is Morgan Freeman as…well, you’ll have to see.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

Agent O’Neill calls Michael’and tells him he’ll have to stay on the boat with Darius and Sonia. Michael, forced to listen and watch while Darius and Sonia have wild sex below, walks off the boat.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits

We see the words “In Loving Memory of Gary and Johan” along with a picture of them in police uniforms (They are the two characters that died in the movie that were decoys for Darius and Michael).

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Special thanks to Tony, Frank, and Michael for this submission

Cosmic Sin (2021)

Title: Cosmic Sin
Rating: R
Directed by: Edward Drake
Written by: Edward Drake and Corey Large
Starring: Frank Grillo, Bruce Willis, Brandon Thomas Lee, and C.J. Perry
Release Date: 3/12/2021
Running Time: 88 minutes

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Seven rogue soldiers launch a preemptive strike against a newly discovered alien civilization in the hopes of ending an interstellar war before it starts.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Dedication: In remembrance of Zackary Stringer

Body Brokers (2021)

Title: Body Brokers
Rating: R
Directed by: John Swab
Written by: John Swab
Starring: Frank Grillo, Jessica Rothe, and Michael Kenneth Williams
Release Date: 2/19/2021
Running Time: 111 minutes

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Brought to Los Angeles for treatment, a recovering junkie soon learns that the rehab center is not about helping people, but a cover for a multi-billion-dollar fraud operation that enlists addicts to recruit other addicts.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In Loving Memory of Albert Rosen

No Man’s Land (2021)

Title: No Man’s Land
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Conor Allyn
Written by: Jake Allyn and David Barraza
Starring: Jake Allyn, Frank Grillo, Jorge A. Jimenez, Alex MacNicoll, Andie MacDowell, and George Lopez
Release Date: 1/22/2021
Running Time: 114 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

A modern Western inspired by the real-life “no man’s land” areas along the Texas-Mexico border. While out on a father-son border patrol, Jackson accidentally kills a Mexican immigrant boy. When Jackson’s father tries taking the blame, Jackson flees south on horseback, becoming a gringo “illegal alien” in Mexico. Chased by Texas Rangers and Mexican federales, Jackson journeys across Mexico to seek forgiveness from the dead boy’s father only to fall in love with the land he was taught to hate.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Dedication: This film is dedicated to all those in No Man’s Lands on both sides of every border in the world.

Jiu Jitsu (2020)

Title: Jiu Jitsu
Rating: R
Directed by: Dimitri Logothetis
Written by: Dimitri Logothetis and Jim McGrath
Starring: Alain Moussi, Frank Grillo, JuJu Chan, Tony Jaa, and Nicolas Cage
Release Date: 11/20/2020
Running Time: 102 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Every six years, an ancient order of jiu-jitsu fighters joins forces to battle a vicious race of alien invaders. But when a celebrated war hero goes down in defeat, the fate of the planet and mankind hangs in the balance.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

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