Summary
Lucas Frost, an honest man brought up in a crime family whose only legacy is violence, tries to make his own life with his fiancée, Emma. He is suddenly pulled back into the family business he so despises when his cousin, Eli, perpetrates an armed robbery on a local scrap yard and an innocent life is caught in the crossfire.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+6)
Critics 53Audiences 59GoodWatch 47
Metascore53
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 52 min
A typical length for thrillers, +8 min on the typical 104
typical 104112Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 24 countries, rent or buy in 9 more
+14Released
2025
October 31, 2025
Last year
Genres
ThrillerCrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
22 of 22
Billy MagnussenLucas Frost
Alexandra ShippEmma
Nick StahlTuck Whitehead
Kate BurtonDarlene Woodley
James Badge DaleSid Frost
Ray McKinnonWalt Frost
Jared BankensEli Frost
Nathaniel WoolseyFiddle Frost
Matt RiedyRay Frost
Bruce McKinnonDonny Frost
Damon McKinnisBryce Frost
Scott McLean HarrisonReed Frost- TFTravis FarrisJeb Frost
- VEVassiliki Ellwood YiagazisTanya Whitehead
David UryLou Byers
Jay DeVon JohnsonSheriff Gaines
Rhonda Johnson DentsRosetta Ware- SHSean Harrison JonesDeputy Justin 'Dickey' Dixon
- FLFaron LedbetterPastor Whitney Oldham
- VSVan Stewman Jr.Merle Bateland
- RWRick W. StilesFuneral Mourner (uncredited)
- NJNahna James(uncredited)
Directing · 3
- John-Michael Powell Director, Writer
- Jennifer Gerber First Assistant Director
- Hannah Whitney Second Assistant Director
Production · 7
- Billy Magnussen Executive Producer
- Alex Kim Executive Producer
- Catherine Fegan-Kim Executive Producer
- Vincent Sieber Producer
- Undīne Buka Producer
- Shane Andries Associate Producer
Camera · 2
- Elijah Guess Director of Photography
- Lil-Cliffton Daniels Grip
Sound · 7
- Anthony B. Willis Original Music Composer
- David Acord Supervising Sound Editor
- Richard Duarte Foley Mixer
- Ronni Brown Foley Artist
- Jacob Riehle Sound Effects Editor
- Devon Kelley Foley Editor
Art · 2
- Aaron Becker Title Designer
- Li-Yu Chen Title Designer
Lighting · 1
- Sven Van Ostrand Gaffer
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