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Lockout

2012 · 95 min

A snappy, wisecracking action ride through a grimy space prison, tense but never too serious.

Directed by
James Mather, Stephen St. Leger
Genres
Action, Thriller, Science fiction
Starring
Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan
Tagline
Take no prisoners.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
James Mather, Stephen St. Leger
Genres
Action, Thriller, Science fiction
Starring
Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • corruption
  • justice
  • power
  • isolation
Places
  • space
  • prison
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour6
Realism4
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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action, thriller, science fiction
Directed by
James Mather, Stephen St. Leger
Written by
Luc Besson, Stephen St. Leger, James Mather
Starring
Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan, Joseph Gilgun, Lennie James, Peter Stormare, Jacky Ido, Tim Plester
Music
Alexandre Azaria
Cinematography
James Mather
Runtime
95 min
Country
France, United States of America, Serbia
Languages
English

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