Lockout
Seen it?2012 | 95 min | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (37% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 5.9 out of 10 from audiences, 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, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Looper or A Scanner Darkly, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent , whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
37% on Rotten Tomatoes, 48 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$33 million worldwide on a $20 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 62K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stephen St. Leger, James Mather
- Guy PearceSnow
- Maggie GraceEmilie Warnock
- Vincent ReganAlex
- Joseph GilgunHydell
- Lennie JamesHarry Shaw
- Peter StormareScott Langral
- Jacky IdoHock
- Tim PlesterMace
- Mark TankersleyBarnes
- Anne-Solenne HatteKathryn