The Last Stand

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The Last Stand

R

2013

1h 46m

Action

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Once a narcotics officer in the LAPD, Ray Owens settles into a peaceful life as sheriff of Sommerton Junction, a quiet border town. That peace is shattered when Gabriel Cortez, a vicious crime lord, escapes from FBI custody and speeds toward Ray's town with a band of mercenaries. Federal agents prepare to capture Cortez. Ray is at first reluctant to get involved, but he soon finds he must rally his team and take matters into his own hands.

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Critics Consensus

There's nothing particularly distinguished about it, but for Schwarzenegger fans The Last Stand provides perfectly undemanding entertainment.

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

The weaponry is so ridiculously bountiful that the movie must be a defense against something. But it's just another lousy action movie. And for more than an hour, it's less than that.

Rated: D-

Jul 26, 2013

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Tom Charity

CNN.com

The movie's tongue in cheek humor will buy off most of the target audience. And Arnie? He's indestructible.

Feb 5, 2013

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Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

Schwarzenegger can still hold the screen, but these days he grinds through his one-liners like a truck driver taking a steep hill ...

Feb 4, 2013

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

"The Last Stand" is as tired and uninteresting as its star and main character.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 20, 2025

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

Hits, explosions, bullets, and catchphrases to celebrate the welcome return of the great action superhero. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/10

Jul 5, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

A movie whose only purpose is to serve as Schwarzenegger’s comeback vehicle. After this, he’ll need another comeback.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 20, 2022

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Jelisije J

A corny throwback to Arnold glory days as an action star with a below average cast that can't make this mediocre story any better than it was actually written.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/25/25

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Mario J.

Fun but could use more focus on Arnold.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/15/25

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Raymond R

The Last Stand is on par with Arnold's other films, and I loved it! As with all his action based movies, no one cares about the plot. We're just there for action. I will say, I was pleasantly surprised by the faces that showed up, including the sexy Jaime Alexander. Loved the cast and loved the action.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/10/25

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Jorge R

Enjoyable action movie to pass the time.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/10/25

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Audience Member

It's a good and pretty simple action movie, not too over the top and not trash, I'd recommend watching to see what you'd think about it, but me? I love it, It's what most movies need nowadays, not an extremely complicated storyline that can be easily messed up and not a boring one, also Arnold's acting was also great as usual.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Shane O

It’s a great film, Arnie is excellent , it’s your classic underdog takes on the bad guy flick .

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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Synopsis

Once a narcotics officer in the LAPD, Ray Owens settles into a peaceful life as sheriff of Sommerton Junction, a quiet border town. That peace is shattered when Gabriel Cortez, a vicious crime lord, escapes from FBI custody and speeds toward Ray's town with a band of mercenaries. Federal agents prepare to capture Cortez. Ray is at first reluctant to get involved, but he soon finds he must rally his team and take matters into his own hands.

Director: Kim Jee-woon
Producer: Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Screenwriter: Andrew Knauer, Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lionsgate Films, Di Bonaventura Pictures
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language)
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 18, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 6, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.0M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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