Desert Dawn

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Desert Dawn

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2025

1h 29m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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A newly appointed small-town sheriff (Kellan Lutz) and his reluctant deputy (Cam Gigandet) find themselves in a web of lies and corruption when the murder of a mysterious woman leads them to a dangerous conspiracy involving shady businessmen and the cartel.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

May 21, 2025

C

A routine thriller.

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

May 20, 2025

Desert Dawn strains, with an almighty but futile effort, to do something—anything—of value or substance with its thin and shallow plot.

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

May 16, 2025

1/4

[T]his is a barely competent and, at times, outright inept bit of storytelling and filmmaking.

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Cork B

@RT87142816 Sep 9, 2026

DD is pretty low budget, badly written, edited, and there is a lot of bad acting. There are a couple of decent if not great performances, and for some reason, the camera work was competent. I have no idea why.

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Jamie S

@Orionsmom Feb 28, 2026

Terribly edited. Storyline jumps around with overly dramatic scenes that leave you confused. Poor acting.

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Brock B

@Bugz13 Jan 27, 2026

Thin plot and choppy dialogue. Bad character building

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C R

@RT48007641 Jan 3, 2026

I've seen better, I've seen worse. Pretty predictable and a little cliche.

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Emily A

@Emily91 Dec 27, 2025

Biggest waste of a movie night!

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Shannon A

@CallmeShay Oct 14, 2025

This is a great movie if you like stilted acting, ginormous plot holes and a predictable ending. I would like a medal for enduring this painful watch.

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A newly appointed small-town sheriff (Kellan Lutz) and his reluctant deputy (Cam Gigandet) find themselves in a web of lies and corruption when the murder of a mysterious woman leads them to a dangerous conspiracy involving shady businessmen and the cartel.

Director: Marty Murray
Producer: HemDee Kiwanuka, Elias Axume, Al Bravo
Screenwriter: Chad Law, Johnny Walters, Art Camacho
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Premiere Entertainment Group, BondIt Media Capital
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 16, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 16, 2025
Runtime: 1h 29m

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