The Marksman (2021 film)

The Marksman
A man stares down the scope of a sniper
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Lorenz
Written by
  • Robert Lorenz
  • Chris Charles
  • Danny Kravitz
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMark Patten
Edited byLuis Carballar
Music bySean Callery
Production
companies
  • Raven Capital Management
  • Sculptor Media
  • Zero Gravity Management
  • Voltage Pictures
Distributed by
Release date
  • January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$23–30 million[2][3]
Box office$23.9 million[2][4]

The Marksman is a 2021 American action drama film[5] directed by Robert Lorenz. The plot follows a rancher and former Marine (Liam Neeson), living in an Arizona border town, who must help a young boy (Jacob Perez) escape a Mexican drug cartel. Katheryn Winnick, Juan Pablo Raba, and Teresa Ruiz also star.

The film was theatrically released in the United States on January 15, 2021, by Open Road Films and Briarcliff Entertainment. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Neeson's performance but criticized the film as being formulaic.[6]

  1. ^ "The Marksman". British Board of Film Classification.
  2. ^ a b "The Marksman (2021)". The Numbers. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Jurgensen, John (January 25, 2021). "Liam Neeson Is the Secret Weapon for Getting People Into Movie Theaters". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Marksman (2021)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Marksman". British Board of Film Classification. THE MARKSMAN is a US action drama film in which a rancher goes on the run with a young boy in order to protect him from cartel assassins.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference tomatoes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).