Lockout

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Lockout

PG-13

Released Apr 13, 2012

1h 35m

Sci-Fi

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Emilie Warnock (Maggie Grace), the daughter of the American president, leads a humanitarian mission to MS One, an outer-space prison in which the 500 most dangerous criminals from Earth are kept in a state of artificial sleep. Just as Emilie arrives, the now-awakened prisoners stage a violent rebellion, and she and the MS One crew are taken hostage. Emilie's only chance for salvation lies with Snow (Guy Pearce), a wrongly convicted agent who has been promised his freedom if he saves her.

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Critics Consensus

Guy Pearce does the best he can with what he's given, but Lockout is ultimately too derivative and shallow to build on the many sci-fi thrillers it borrows from.

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Noah Berlatsky

The Atlantic

This movie is vacuous.

Aug 28, 2019

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David Denby

The New Yorker

At the screening, in between laughing fits, people around me whispered, in awed tones, "B movie, 1956."

Apr 23, 2012

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Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Apr 21, 2012

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…when you want to make a Die Hard film set in a space prison, and Bruce Willis isn’t available, Guy Pearce is absolutely the man for the job…

Rated: 4/5

Oct 10, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Almost every scene or story element feels familiar in one way or another, so much so that enjoying the movie on its own terms becomes impossible.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 4, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“Lockout” takes a lot of its inspiration from those 80’s action flicks, and it unashamedly tries to recreate the tone and feel of those films.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 23, 2022

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Clay R

I just realized this is a complete ripoff of Escape From NY. But somehow I like it. Forget there’s gravity in a space shuttle. Forget there’s gravity on a space prison where the inmates are frozen in stasis. Why gravity then? Don’t try to connect logic to this movie. You either like it or more likely hate it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/06/25

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Dan D

This movie is bad. Why is there always a federal agent that thinks they know better than to follow procedures? Why wasn't there a reaction to the initial breach? It makes no sense. One man saves the day...too funny....Guy Pierce is entertaining and sure there's plenty of action, but geez the setup is just dumb.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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Devin P

Derivative? Yes. A trope machine? Yeah, I suppose so. Bottom line, though- if you just want to sit back, relax and enjoy a good ride, I think this is a wonderful movie. It doesn't take itself too seriously, the humor is understated, and Guy Pearce is magnetic as usual. Is it high cinema? Hell no. Is it a fantastic escapist 90-minute ride? Hell yes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/20/24

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Carlos T

Filme: Sequestro no Espaço Assistido: 7-12-24 Elenco: @officialguypearce_ @maggiegrace @therealstormare @gilgunjoe @therealllenniejames @vincent.regan @jacky_ido Modelo: #ficção #ação Duração: 1h 35m Ano: 2012 Minha opinião: Filme que se passa em uma prisão criogênica no espaço. E a filha do presidente Emile (Grace) com uma visão humanitária vai até lá para investigar, maus tratos então no momento que estava entrevistando Hydell (Gilgun) com a melhor atuação do filme, memorável de um lunártico. E ela é feita de refém, e quem irão levar para salva-la? Snow (Guy) que faz o estilo bad guy estilo, Cobra de Stallone. Um filme que já conhecemos o roteiro, e os atores mandaram bem em suas atuações, guy, Maggie, Gilgun, Regan,... Onde Snow vai enfrentar todos os presidiários e salvar a dondoca da filha do presidente Emilie. Snow explode a prisão e se salva com a Emilie. E ao final desmascara Harry (James) que era um espião que entregava segredos do governo. Roteiro e enredo bem executado e boas interpretações. Vale apena assistir? sim Nota: 7

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/07/24

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R.D. S

This movie is full of action good actors a real good movie to set down and relax enjoy an action-packed movie you won't regret it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/05/24

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Korra N

Essentially Die Hard meets Escape From New York, but dumber & with some truly abysmal CGI. Guy Pearce is a joy to watch, though!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/06/25

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Synopsis

Emilie Warnock (Maggie Grace), the daughter of the American president, leads a humanitarian mission to MS One, an outer-space prison in which the 500 most dangerous criminals from Earth are kept in a state of artificial sleep. Just as Emilie arrives, the now-awakened prisoners stage a violent rebellion, and she and the MS One crew are taken hostage. Emilie's only chance for salvation lies with Snow (Guy Pearce), a wrongly convicted agent who has been promised his freedom if he saves her.

Director: James Mather, Stephen Saint-Leger
Producer: Marc Libert, Leila Smith
Screenwriter: Stephen Saint-Leger, James Mather, Luc Besson
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Canal+
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Intense Sequences of Action|Language|Some Sexual References)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 13, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 17, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.3M
Runtime: 1h 35m

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