''Deadlock'' is a 2021 American

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directed by

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, starring

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and

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. It was released in the United States on December 3, 2021, by

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Synopsis

Wanted criminal Ron Whitlock leads a team of mercenaries on a mission of vengeance. Convinced that the local detectives are responsible for the death of one of his sons and the wrongful imprisonment of the other one for a botched drug bust, the merciless group brutally seizes a hydroelectric dam and holds everyone inside hostage. With a nearby town on the brink of massive flooding and destruction, it's up to a retired Army Ranger Mack Karr to save thousands of innocent lives before it's too late. NSA are alerted and launch a full scale military operation.

Cast

as Mack Karr *

as Ron Whitlock *

Matthew Marsden Matthew Marsden is an English and American actor, producer, singer and former model. He has appeared in films such as '' Black Hawk Down'', ''Helen of Troy'', '' Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid'', '' Tamara'', '' Resident Evil: Extincti ...

as Boone * Michael DeVorzon as Smith * Stephen Sepher as Gator * Ava Paloma as Sophia * Christopher Cleveland as Detective Lincoln Fulbright * Kelcey Rose Weimer as Paula Fulbright * Douglas Matthews as Tommy Blaylock * Kelly Reiter as Amy Rakestraw * Johnny Messner as Cranbrook * Billy Jack Harlow as Decker * Shep Dunn as Henchman Slim

Production

Filming wrapped in

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in February 2021.

Release

acquired North American and UK rights to the film in June 2020.

Box office

As of November 11, 2022, ''Deadlock'' grossed $12,473 in Portugal and South Korea.

Accolades

was nominated for his performance in this movie, as he was for all movies he appeared in, in 2021, in the category Worst Performance by Bruce Willis in a 2021 Movie at the

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. The category was later rescinded after he announced his retirement due to

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References

External links

* * {{Rotten tomatoes, deadlock_2021 2021 action thriller films 2021 independent films 2021 films American action thriller films Saban Films films 2020s English-language films Films directed by Jared Cohn 2020s American films English-language independent films English-language action thriller films