The Outsider

Released Feb 7, 2014

1h 34m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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5%

19 Reviews

Tomatometer

12%

250+ Ratings

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A military contractor (Craig Fairbrass) arrives in Los Angeles to identify his daughter's body. When he discovers that it's not her, he begins an investigation to track her down.

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Gritty English thriller with strong cast. If you're looking for some male escapism this is right up your alley.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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laurie s

It wasn't half bad, a .lot better than many films of this genre.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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A Rag-Tag Team Of Youngsters Just Happen To Help The 'Good Guy' Beefcake Bring Down A Major Crime Syndicate Without So Much As One Questioned Look Or A Thorough Explanation Of Why?? It Has More In Common With An Episode Of The Cartoon Scooby-Doo As The Bad Guys Are Easily Overcome In A Series Of Short Gun Battles. The Police Are Also One Dimensional Characters Whom Just Go-Along With The Whole Hodge-Podge Story, Essentially Covering For How Badly It Was All Conceived In The First Place. There Does Happen To Be The Occasional Bit Of Tension, But There Is A Lot More Needed Here Before Any Real Improvement Occurs.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

Crap wrapped with sh!t, there is not even enough violence

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Some Writer/Directors prefer to use the same actors in their films. You can't blame them for wanting to work with people they're comfortable with, but not many Writer/Directors, remake the exact same movie with a slightly different twist. Brian A. Miller came out of relative obscurity to produce the hit action thriller, The Prince, starring Bruce Willis. Less than a year later, he followed it up with The Outsider, which is basically the exact same film! The Prince featured a former mafia turncoat, going to the city he once owned, in order to find his missing daughter. The Outsider features a former member of British Special Ops, coming to America, to find his missing daughter. Both films have similar endings, mafia bosses that are played by legendary action stars, and oddly enough, both films have a cameo by 50 cent. These two films are literally so similar to one another, that aside from the British accent, and Jason Patric in the role of the cop, nothing has really changed. As a fan of action film, I realize there aren't many different directions these films can go in, but to release what amounts to the exact same film, a year later, with several of the same actors, is just bizarre. The Outsider wasn't a bad film, and I did enjoy Craig Fairbrass, he was a beast, who I was previously unfamilar with, but aside from that, this is the exact same story as seen in The Prince. Wheather you chose to sit through this one or that one, really depends on who you like better, James Caan or Bruce Willis.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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I would recommend this one to action movie fans, on the whole it is really not exceptional, but it will fill some time, and you won't feel ripped off at the end..

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Brian A. Miller

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Craig Fairbrass

Lex Walker

James Caan

Karl Schuster

Shannon Elizabeth

Margo

Jason Patric

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Melissa Ordway

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David Hiltbrand

Philadelphia Inquirer

Just know, then, that when the big caper finally arrives, you will neither grasp nor care about what's going on.

Rated: 1/4

Feb 7, 2014

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Christy Lemire

RogerEbert.com

"The Outsider" is a subpar version of "The Limey" starring a subpar version of Terence Stamp.

Rated: 1/4

Feb 7, 2014

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

There's not enough here for even an imported action hero to work with.

Feb 6, 2014

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Rich Cline

Contactmusic.com

Blunt and simplistic, there's not a moment in this thriller that feels inspired by anything other than criminal TV shows.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 7, 2014

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Dustin Putman

TheFilmFile.com

Embraces its disposable B-movie leanings, but remains mediocre even under these modest prospects.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 3, 2014

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Bill Gibron

PopMatters

This isn't Taken, unless that's how you feel after forking over $10 bucks to see this thing.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 9, 2014

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Synopsis

A military contractor (Craig Fairbrass) arrives in Los Angeles to identify his daughter's body. When he discovers that it's not her, he begins an investigation to track her down.

Director: Brian A. Miller
Screenwriter: Brian A. Miller, Craig Fairbrass
Distributor: Image Entertainment, RLJ Entertainment
Production Co: Zero Gravity Productions, Hollywood Media Bridge
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 7, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 14, 2014
Runtime: 1h 34m

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