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Summary
A Secret Service Agent is held captive in the trunk of a car and endures high-speed mental and physical torture as terrorists attempt to extract needed information for their sinister plot.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+7)
Critics 43Audiences 50GoodWatch 48
Tomatometer48%
Metascore38
IMDb6.1
User score4.9
Audience score41%
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than most crime movies, −14 min on the typical 106
typical 10692Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 18 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
+8Released
2012
March 22, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
CrimeActionThrillerMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed 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.
13 of 13
Stephen DorffJeremy Reins
Chyler LeighMolly Reins
JR BourneHenry Shaw
Tom BerengerBen Reynolds
Kali Rocha911 Operator
Kent ShocknekNews Anchor Jack Stern
Jaylen MooreTraining Agent Ahmadyar- SJStephen J. BridgewaterTraining Agent McClane
- MPMatthew PollinoTraining Agent Dipego
- JRJason RaphaelParamedic
Sammy SheikMarco (voice)
Pruitt Taylor VinceDriver / Boss Terrorist (voice)
King OrbaGood Samaritan
Directing · 4
- Gabe Torres Director, Producer
- Jon Recher Second Assistant Director
- Tracy L. Moody Script Supervisor
- Keith Jones First Assistant Director, Unit Production Manager
Writing · 1
- Timothy Mannion Writer
Production · 9
- Stephen Dorff Executive Producer
- Ryan Ross Executive Producer
- Walter Zuck Executive Producer
- James Walker Producer
- Nathan West Producer
- Chyler Leigh Co-Producer
Camera · 14
- James Mathers Director of Photography
- Krystal Maughan Second Assistant Camera
- Samantha Fielding Still Photographer
- Corwin Nunes Grip
- Dan Coplan Camera Operator
- Michaela von Schweinitz Second Assistant Camera
Editing · 4
- Sam Restivo Editor
- Jay Steinberg Online Editor
- Anna DiNuovo Slaughter Digital Intermediate Producer
- Damian McDonnell Digital Colorist
Sound · 12
- Brian Tyler Original Music Composer
- Richard Beggs Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
- Sam Levy Boom Operator
- Michael Krikorian Production Sound Mixer
- Richard Gray ADR Recordist
- Joe Lisanti Music Editor
Art · 5
- John Mott Production Design
- King Orba Property Master
- Jason Cronburg Leadman
- Sofia Jimenez Art Direction
- Mark Wallace Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 12
- Marcy Grace Froehlich Costume Design
- Sara C. Hernandez Assistant Makeup Artist
- Mike Mekash Makeup Artist
- Jamie Harper Key Makeup Artist
- Brigitte Bugayong Makeup Department Head
- Melanie Smith Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 2
- Jeremy West Visual Effects Supervisor
- Mathew Giampa Compositing Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- David Hayball Gaffer
Other crew · 3
- Marcus Young Stunt Coordinator
- Michael Franklin Other
- Dominick Monteleone Stunts
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