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12 Rounds

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When New Orleans cop Danny Fisher (John Cena) prevents a brilliant thief from successfully carrying out his latest heist, the thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed. Hungry for revenge, the criminal mastermind breaks out of prison and kidnaps Danny's fiancée. To save her, Danny must successfully navigate his way through an elaborate series of tasks and puzzles, or else watch the love of his life die.
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Critics Consensus

Energetic but empty, 12 Rounds' preposterous plot hurtles along at a rapid pace, but can't disguise the derivative script.

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Rob Nelson Variety 09/01/2009
Heavy on stunts but light on plausibility, humor, surprise, visual ingenuity or psychological depth. Go to Full Review Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard 06/02/2009
2/5
Apart from the palpably improbable storyline, Harlan shows a massive disregard for characterisation, and so much bang-bang editing that you scarcely know where you are. Go to Full Review Genevieve Harrison Empire Magazine 05/29/2009
3/5
This is a welcome throwback for audiences raised on '90s action flicks - what they used to call "a pulse-pounding roller-coaster thrill-ride of a movie". Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 12/02/2023
1.5/4
While the movie offers plenty of coherent movie violence, it lacks innovation or a charismatic lead. Go to Full Review Carson Timar ClapperCast 03/22/2022
12 Rounds has a real sense of urgency even if it gets boring by the end Go to Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures 09/21/2010
3/5
as a fast-food action director, Renny Harlin still delivers a fun movie Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 07/12/2025 Success in 1 hour and 48 minutes. See more Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 09/14/2024 There are some thrilling sequences but action veteran Renny Harlin (Mindhunters, Exorcist: The Beginning) is asleep at the wheel and John Cena (Ready to Rumble) gives a thankless but mediocre performance See more Mark C @RT48830956 08/29/2024 II kept hitting fast-forward on my remote control through 60% of the movie .....The story was just too hard to watch ... See more Cive L @RT17004579 07/12/2024 I loved it and did not expect to. I am a fan of 80s and 90s action movies and this reminds me of these so much with the shitty dialogue and uptight feds. Cena does most of his own stunts and the car chases are not CGI. Turn off your brain and enjoy it. See more 05/05/2024 Better than you think, but still just another action flick to pop on before you sleep. Still, love John Cena in this! The story and “games” played are actually interesting but the ending is whatever. Just suspend your belief and it’s fine, this is during the Super Cena era so of course he’ll do ridiculous stuff here. See more Sedale S @sedale143 05/05/2024 Better than you think, but still just another action flick to pop on before you sleep. Still, love John Cena in this! The story and “games” played are actually interesting but the ending is whatever. Just suspend your belief and it’s fine, this is during the Super Cena era so of course he’ll do ridiculous stuff here. See more Read all reviews
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Renny Harlin

Director

John Cena

Det. Danny Fisher

Aidan Gillen

Miles Jackson

Ashley Scott

Molly Porter

Steve Harris

Special Agent George Aiken

Brian White

Det. Hank Carver

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12 Rounds

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Synopsis When New Orleans cop Danny Fisher (John Cena) prevents a brilliant thief from successfully carrying out his latest heist, the thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed. Hungry for revenge, the criminal mastermind breaks out of prison and kidnaps Danny's fiancée. To save her, Danny must successfully navigate his way through an elaborate series of tasks and puzzles, or else watch the love of his life die.
Director
Renny Harlin
Producer
Mark Gordon, Josh McLaughlin
Screenwriter
Daniel Kunka
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Buena Vista Television, Mark Gordon Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Intense Sequences of Action)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 27, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.2M
Runtime
1h 48m