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2019·Action·1h 37m
6.8
A big-game hunter for zoos books passage on a Greek shipping freighter with a fresh haul of exotic and deadly animals from the Amazon, including a rare white Jaguar – along with a political assassin being extradited to the U.S in secret. Two days into the journey, the assassin escapes and releases the captive animals, throwing the ship into chaos.
Directed by Nick Powell
assassin
affectation
amazon rainforest
cynical
freighter
aggressive
big game hunter
exotic animals
admiring
adoring
amused
appreciative
approving
assertive
commanding
complicated
earnest
sarcastic
sympathetic

Cast

Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
Frank Walsh
Famke Janssen
Famke Janssen
Dr. Ellen Taylor
Kevin Durand
Kevin Durand
Richard Loffler
LaMonica Garrett
LaMonica Garrett
John Ringer
Michael Imperioli
Michael Imperioli
Paul Freed
Braulio Castillo Jr.
Braulio Castillo Jr.
Morales
Tommy Walker
Tommy Walker
Forrest
Sewell Whitney
Sewell Whitney
Scuddy
Leon Andrew Joseph
Leon Andrew Joseph
Jerome
Sebastian Vázquez
Sebastian Vázquez
Shelton
John Lewis
John Lewis
Harrison
Rey Hernandez
Rey Hernandez
Prettyman

Crew

Nick Powell
Nick Powell
Director
Guillaume Roussel
Guillaume Roussel
Original Music Composer
Raúl Marchand Sánchez
Raúl Marchand Sánchez
Editor
Kirk Shaw
Kirk Shaw
Executive Producer
Randy Charach
Randy Charach
Executive Producer
Jeff Gum
Jeff Gum
Executive Producer
Michael Sirow
Michael Sirow
Executive Producer
Kirk Shaw
Kirk Shaw
Producer
Patricia Alonso
Patricia Alonso
Casting
Jeffrey Roy
Jeffrey Roy
ADR Mixer

Popular Reviews

51 reviews
Cornett
Cornett
Primal
Las culeradas que veo por culpa de mi padre. 😭💔
Las culeradas que veo por culpa de mi padre. 😭💔
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Alfred HitchTOK
Alfred HitchTOK
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Nic Cage is a big game hunter, capturing animals for sale to the highest bidder, with his most prized possession is a white jaguar from the Brazilian jungle that will see him settle nicely into retirement with a big fat pay day. The only problem? He has to get the damn thing home, which he chooses to do so via ocean liner, also home to a particularly high security prison transfer of psychotic ex-military loon Loffler (Kevin Durand). Hmm Con Sea anyone? Famke Jansen is also on board as a Naval Doctor because Loffler’s head might blow up if he hits a certain altitude. Or something.

This has some nifty elements, a rouge-ish Cage who is in it for the money but has that heart of gold thing going also and Durand who is usually a supporting goon, given the opportunity to play the big bad all himself this time, and during the prison scene and particularly his seizure moment he is super effective!

It’s just a pity that when he does break free (not really a spoiler, I mean obviously this was gonna happen), he is more of the mouse than cat in the ensuing manhunt. I was keen for him to go full slasher mode picking crew and passengers off one by one.

Oh and the CGI Jaguar is pretty awful.
Nic Cage is a big game hunter, capturing animals for sale to the highest bidder, with his most prized possession is a white jaguar from the Brazilian jungle that will see him settle nicely into retirement with a big fat pay day. The only problem? He has to get the damn thing home, which he chooses to do so via ocean liner, also home to a particularly high security prison transfer of psychotic ex-military loon Loffler (Kevin Durand). Hmm Con Sea anyone? Famke Jansen is also on board as a Naval Doctor because Loffler’s head might blow up if he hits a certain altitude. Or something.

This has some nifty elements, a rouge-ish Cage who is in it for the money but has that heart of gold thing going also and Durand who is usually a supporting goon, given the opportunity to play the big bad all himself this time, and during the prison scene and particularly his seizure moment he is super effective!

It’s just a pity that when he does break free (not really a spoiler, I mean obviously this was gonna happen), he is more of the mouse than cat in the ensuing manhunt. I was keen for him to go full slasher mode picking crew and passengers off one by one.

Oh and the CGI Jaguar is pretty awful.
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Paul Hugo
Paul Hugo
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The CGI is fucked but the parrot was funny
The CGI is fucked but the parrot was funny
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Maranda
Maranda
Primal
Everything (the poster) told me this would be good but unfortunately i
Everything (the poster) told me this would be good but unfortunately i
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Fidlgb
FidlgbPRO
Primal
Really boring. Really bad acting. Really poor directing. Overall stinker but not even a fun one.
Really boring. Really bad acting. Really poor directing. Overall stinker but not even a fun one.
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