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Cold Pursuit

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Nels Coxman's quiet life as a snowplow driver comes crashing down when his beloved son dies under mysterious circumstances. His search for the truth soon becomes a quest for revenge against a psychotic drug lord named Viking and his sleazy henchmen. Transformed from upstanding citizen to coldblooded vigilante, Coxman unwittingly sets off a chain of events that includes a kidnapping, a series of deadly misunderstandings and a turf war between Viking and a rival boss.
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Critics Consensus

Cold Pursuit delivers the action audiences expect from a Liam Neeson thriller -- along with humor and a sophisticated streak that make this an uncommonly effective remake.

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Ben Sachs Chicago Reader 02/19/2020
The director seems to take greater delight in laboriously killing off his characters than he does in delivering jokes. Go to Full Review
Christy Lemire FilmWeek (LAist) 09/18/2019
The dark humor that made [the original] really daring, strange, and cool just somehow gets lost here. Go to Full Review
Wenlei Ma News.com.au 03/07/2019
3.5/5
It nails its tone as an offbeat black comedy, managing to balance the macabre and the silly. Go to Full Review
Anthony Kirby Film Ireland Magazine Nov 3
Cold Pursuit has a quirky sense of humour, especially in the graphics that appear on screen after each evil character is dispatched. Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/19/2022
2.5/5
Sometimes it’s a struggle to find the humanity in anyone. And that’s without getting into the ending and the head-scratching loose ends it leaves dangling. Go to Full Review
M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut 08/19/2022
3/5
Cold Pursuit’s streaks of brutal cold humor have more bite than your average dark-comedy. Go to Full Review
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Murtaza A 11/26/2021 Decent movie but cancel culture decided to tank the movie for his commentary on race. See more Dominic B Nov 10 A very uneven mix of violence and comedy, but quirky. See more Pedro Henrique C @Pedro2005 Oct 2 Cold Pursuit (2019) is a story about a father who wants revenge against a criminal who killed his son, but the humor that completely ruined the story fails to deliver anything innovative. Revenge was quite lost throughout the film, I believe the director didn't understand what he wanted to convey. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Sep 24 Success in 1 hour and 58 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Sexual References, Drug Material. Some Language and Strong Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $32,100,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Jason D Sep 4 Actually one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. Enjoy every Liam Neeson movie so assumed it would be like the others. This movie is utterly garbage. Worst acting ever, terrible development of the base plot, and the director should never make a movie again in his life. Biggest waste of my time ever. See more Vendetta _ Aug 26 If you are sensible and don't like dark humor, is definitely not for you. I never have laugh so much with a movie before. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Nels Coxman's quiet life as a snowplow driver comes crashing down when his beloved son dies under mysterious circumstances. His search for the truth soon becomes a quest for revenge against a psychotic drug lord named Viking and his sleazy henchmen. Transformed from upstanding citizen to coldblooded vigilante, Coxman unwittingly sets off a chain of events that includes a kidnapping, a series of deadly misunderstandings and a turf war between Viking and a rival boss.
Director
Hans Petter Moland
Producer
Michael Shamberg, Ameet Shukla, Stein B. Kvae, Finn Gjerdrum
Screenwriter
Frank Baldwin
Distributor
Summit Entertainment, Lionsgate Films
Production Co
MAS Production, StudioCanal, Paradox Films, Summit Entertainment
Rating
R (Sexual References|Drug Material|Some Language|Strong Violence)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 8, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 3, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.1M
Runtime
1h 58m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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