One Day as a Lion

(2023)

★ 5.8 IMDb · 155 votes

Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime

Year: 2023

Runtime: 87 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: John Swab

Cast: Скотт Каан, Фрэнк Грилло, Marianne Rendón, Джей Кей Симмонс, Taryn Manning, Джордж Кэрролл, Вирджиния Мэдсен, Билли Блэр, Dash Melrose, Брюс Дэвис

Plot

Jackie Powers will stop at nothing to prevent his son from following him into a life of crime. With his mob employer in pursuit, a chance encounter at a roadside diner charts a new path.

Jackie Powers (Scott Caan) is a nice guy but a lousy hit man, and when he's sent to take out a crafty debtor (J.K. Simmons), Jackie only pisses him off. Fleeing the scene, Jackie takes bored waitress Lola as a hostage. When Jackie reveals he needs money to get his son out of jail, Lola cooks up a scheme for them to get cash from her dying mother (Virginia Madsen). Meanwhile, a thug sent to kill him is sleeping with Jackie's ex. Also starring Frank Grillo, this crime-comedy is a witty homage to Tarantino and the Coen brothers.