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In SHADOW FORCE, Kyrah (Kerry Washington) and Isaac (Omar Sy) were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family's fight becomes all-out war.
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Kerry Washington and Omar Sy bring heat, charisma, and chemistry to Shadow Force, a gamely entertaining action thriller.

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Matt Donato AV Club Carnahan’s without his usual playbook and stuck riffing off far more competent special agent actioners, which leaves the result feeling cheap and unserious. Rated: D+ May 12, 2025 Full Review Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter The charisma-endowed Washington and Sy do all they can to make the proceedings engrossing but even they are hard-pressed to make it interesting. May 10, 2025 Full Review Peter Debruge Variety A bullet-riddled scenario this simplistic and improbable can’t afford to be as sentimental as “Shadow Force” often gets. May 9, 2025 Full Review Ricardo Rosado Fotogramas The film opens with a gunpowdered family drama, but soon sheds all but the automatic clichés in which neither Kerry Washington nor Omar Sy manage to convey. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 Aug 25, 2025 Full Review John Stark Mac the Movie Guy Da’Vine Joy Randolph is criminally wasted. It’s like a shelved project that gets released when a cast member got famous. I’m hoping she filmed this before The Holdovers, because if these are the kinds of roles she’s being offered, then shame on Hollywood. Rated: 38/100 Aug 8, 2025 Full Review Jeffrey Lyles Lyles' Movie Files Shadow Force didn’t get much love or time to make much of an impact at the theaters, but it’s a film that deserves a second chance on streaming. Rated: 8/10 Aug 7, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bigg AL Love Kerri Washington, but she is NOT an Action star. The movie was predictable and boring. This should have been a TV movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/07/25 Full Review Torey-Lucy Good movie however. It could have been a lot better. Plot was a little suspect but I did expect a lot more. Good film however and I would recommend it to friends. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/22/25 Full Review Jocelyn H It’s was awesome movie and lots of action too Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/30/25 Full Review King This movie solidified my decision to refrain from viewing any content starring Kerry Washington. However, looking forward to watching Omar Sy's star continues to rise in the states. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/02/25 Full Review Jennifer Pretty good movie. A lot of action. Enjoyed it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/27/25 Full Review Gerard W Amazing impactful and exciting Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/26/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In SHADOW FORCE, Kyrah (Kerry Washington) and Isaac (Omar Sy) were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family's fight becomes all-out war.
Director
Joe Carnahan
Producer
Kerry Washington, Pilar Savone, Stephen "Dr" Love, Sterling K. Brown
Screenwriter
Leon Chills, Joe Carnahan
Distributor
Lionsgate
Production Co
Simpson Street, Indian Meadows, Made With Love Media
Rating
R (Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre
Action, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 9, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 30, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.9M
Runtime
1h 44m