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Just as they decide to separate, Linda and Paxton find life has other plans when they are stuck at home in a mandatory lockdown. Co-habitation is proving to be a challenge, but it will bring them closer together in the most surprising way.
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Locked Down combines a heist caper, a relationship drama, and pandemic-era timeliness to produce a film that's frustratingly less than the sum of its parts.

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Wenlei Ma News.com.au Despite some decent performances from Hathaway and Ejiofor, Locked Down often feels as monotonous as lockdown itself. Rated: 2/5 Jun 5, 2021 Full Review Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) The film is a striking and unexpected experiment -- and before we get to the fanciful ending, the long build-up conveys a recognizable feeling of marking time. Rated: 3.5/5 May 12, 2021 Full Review Mark Kermode Kermode & Mayo's Film Review Kinda fun with good chemistry, but utterly disposable... Mar 16, 2021 Full Review Francesca Steele iNews.co.uk Lockdown is boring even if you spend it in a lovely kitchen. Rated: 2/5 Dec 10, 2024 Full Review Jason Flatt But Why Tho? A Geek Community Locked Down may be very of-the-moment, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t good for the moment. I can’t imagine tolerating much of the film in a post-COVID world, but for now, Hathaway and Ejiofor are excellent... Rated: 8.5/10 Jan 16, 2023 Full Review Victoria Luxford City AM Going from mean-spirited relationship comedy to a heist film is an awkward jump even if everything works, but despite having a backdrop that everyone can relate to Locked Down ends up feeling removed from its audience. Rated: 2/5 Mar 1, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Eye C It seems far ago when this lockdown craziness happened. The thing about this movie is that it starts as a reflection of a reality in the time of COVID, even a well exercise of acting, but then suddenly it turns into… a heist movie… really?… in the end it’s neither and so convenient to please the audience. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/14/24 Full Review Andy B Really nice concept and beautifully delivered by the leads. No idea why this is badly rated, I really enjoyed it, and got the distinct feeling the actors did too Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/08/23 Full Review Daniel W Some of the jokes made me chuckle slightly but overall the film was very slow. And some of the jokes aren't funny at all, for example when Paxton (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is locked down in his flat he decides to go out and read poetry to his neighbours, but that would have worked better if they had cast a stand up comedian and gotten him to do a bit of stand up in the street. I also like heist films that make me say, "ooo that was clever, I really like the way they did that." But when it came to the heist it was not clever and even an idiot could have done this heist. I would give it 4/10 - Overall it was a bit boring, but maybe there are some goodish bit that you could fast forward to. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/08/23 Full Review sonny p It's 30 minutes of tedium, followed by an hour thirty of prominent (if fleeting) cameos and strong performances. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/22/23 Full Review Lucas G My experience was ruined by Minda Kaling's performance. She's truly horrible and needs to find a new job far away from this! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review steve d Extremely unlikable despite its very likable cast. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Doug Liman

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Anne Hathaway

Linda

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Paxton

Ben Stiller

Guy

Ben Kingsley

Malcolm

Stephen Merchant

Michael Morgan

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Synopsis Just as they decide to separate, Linda and Paxton find life has other plans when they are stuck at home in a mandatory lockdown. Co-habitation is proving to be a challenge, but it will bring them closer together in the most surprising way.
Director
Doug Liman
Producer
Michael Lesslie, P.J. van Sandwijk, Alison Winter
Screenwriter
Steven Knight
Production Co
Nebulastar, Hypnotic, AGC Studios, Storyteller Productions
Rating
R (Some Drug Material|Language Throughout)
Genre
Comedy, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 15, 2021
Runtime
1h 58m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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