Shadow Force

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Shadow Force

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Released May 9

1h 44m

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Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

Shadow Force is a painfully generic action film weighed down by a lackluster script, predictable twists, and a sentimental undertone that fails to resonate.

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Audience Says

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

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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

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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

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John Serba

Decider

The writing is godawful – the twists are of the lame-tryhard variety, and Carnahan wedges in some meager sentimental family-is-everything thematic balogna – and the execution depressingly generic.

Sep 10, 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Jocelyn H

It’s was awesome movie and lots of action too

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/30/25

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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

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Jennifer

Pretty good movie. A lot of action. Enjoyed it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Gerard W

Amazing impactful and exciting

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/26/25

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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