Shadow Force
Seen it?2025 | 103 min | Action, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 31% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
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. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Kyrah and Isaac were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family's fight becomes all-out war.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
31% on Rotten Tomatoes, 27 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$5 million worldwide on a $40 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 174K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joe Carnahan
- Kerry WashingtonKyrah
- Omar SyIsaac
- Jahleel KamaraKy Sarr
- Mark StrongJack Cinder
- Da'Vine Joy RandolphAuntie
- Method ManUnc
- Ed QuinnParker
- Natalia ReyesMoriti
- Marvin Jones IIICysgod
- Jénel StevensAnino