XXX: State of the Union

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XXX: State of the Union

PG-13

2005

1h 40m

Action

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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When the government finds out that a group of terrorists has infiltrated its ranks, and the group is being trained by high-ranking official George Deckert (Willem Dafoe), NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) hires an ex-con to bring down the nefarious plot. Thinking he can trust no one in the government, Augustus springs Darius Stone (Ice Cube), who once trained under him, from prison. Although Darius is a loose cannon, Augustus is convinced he is the only man for the job.

Critics Consensus

Even more absurd and implausible than the first XXX movie, State of the Union is less inspired and technically competent than its predecessor.

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Paul Arendt

BBC.com

05/21/2005

3/5

Viewed on its own trashy terms, it succeeds brilliantly.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

05/14/2005

2/4

And while I'm not about to claim any facet of this feature has more brain cells than a bimbo looking for her next blonde joke, it's never obnoxious in its dimwittedness until that noxiously calamitous final.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

05/14/2005

1.5/5

Aims low and hits the bull's-eye with enough firepower to sink the Bismarck.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/09/2020

2/10

As far as plots go, it doesn't get much flimsier than this.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

04/24/2020

1.5/5

This is the middle one of a middling trio of entries in the franchise, with regular star Vin Diesel replaced by a particularly burly and surly Ice Cube. End result: no-one wins.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

11/18/2019

D-

Give Vin Diesel, the star of the original XXX, credit for bailing out and opting to do The Pacifier instead. Sadly enough, he made the right choice.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 5d

The worldwide gross is $71,100,000.00 over a budget of $60,000,000.00. Funny and original.

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Duante H.

@Duante2026 Feb 10

The Best Action Movie Ever

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Michael D L

@Mlelijr77 Jul 27

Not a bad sequel at time decent action most of the time

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jul 2

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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David D

@David2026 02/10/2025

This movie asks this question. How did the January 6th rebels fail to take country? Because, according to this film, Washington has poorer defences than your average drug ridden neighbourhood McDonalds with security. Forget everything you know about the geography of DC, physics, chain of command and their related protocols. Samuel J is the best thing in this and we sadly see little enough of him.

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thomas m

@RT51513858 01/30/2025

Not xxxactly Shakespeare yet does what it says on the can..the trash can

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Synopsis

When the government finds out that a group of terrorists has infiltrated its ranks, and the group is being trained by high-ranking official George Deckert (Willem Dafoe), NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) hires an ex-con to bring down the nefarious plot. Thinking he can trust no one in the government, Augustus springs Darius Stone (Ice Cube), who once trained under him, from prison. Although Darius is a loose cannon, Augustus is convinced he is the only man for the job.

Director: Lee Tamahori
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Arne Schmidt
Screenwriter: Simon Kinberg
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Revolution Studios, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Intense Action Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 29, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 25, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.0M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)