The Marksman
Seen it?2021 | 108 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (39% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Sicario or Traffic, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Jim Hanson’s quiet life is suddenly disturbed by two people crossing the US/Mexico border – a woman and her young son – desperate to flee a Mexican cartel. After a shootout leaves the mother dead, Jim becomes the boy’s reluctant defender. He embraces his role as Miguel’s protector and will stop at nothing to get him to safety, as they go on the run from the relentless assassins.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
39% on Rotten Tomatoes, 44 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$24 million worldwide on a $23 million budget; spent 4 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 200K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Lorenz
- Liam NeesonJim
- Jacob PerezMiguel
- Katheryn WinnickSarah
- Teresa RuizRosa
- Sean A. RosalesHernando
- Jose VasquezIsidro
- Juan Pablo RabaMaurico
- Alfredo QuirozCarlos
- Antonio LeybaRigo
- Dylan KeninRandall