The Last Stand

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The Last Stand

R

2013

1h 46m

Action

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Once a narcotics officer in the LAPD, Ray Owens settles into a peaceful life as sheriff of Sommerton Junction, a quiet border town. That peace is shattered when Gabriel Cortez, a vicious crime lord, escapes from FBI custody and speeds toward Ray's town with a band of mercenaries. Federal agents prepare to capture Cortez. Ray is at first reluctant to get involved, but he soon finds he must rally his team and take matters into his own hands.

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Critics Consensus

There's nothing particularly distinguished about it, but for Schwarzenegger fans The Last Stand provides perfectly undemanding entertainment.

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

Jul 26, 2013

D-

The weaponry is so ridiculously bountiful that the movie must be a defense against something. But it's just another lousy action movie. And for more than an hour, it's less than that.

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Tom Charity

CNN.com

Feb 5, 2013

The movie's tongue in cheek humor will buy off most of the target audience. And Arnie? He's indestructible.

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Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

Feb 4, 2013

Schwarzenegger can still hold the screen, but these days he grinds through his one-liners like a truck driver taking a steep hill ...

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 20, 2025

2/5

"The Last Stand" is as tired and uninteresting as its star and main character.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Sep 20, 2022

1.5/4

A movie whose only purpose is to serve as Schwarzenegger’s comeback vehicle. After this, he’ll need another comeback.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 23, 2022

3.5/5

“The Last Stand” has its share of cheesiness but intentionally so. And it’s certainly not stimulating, thought-provoking cinema, but it never pretends to be. It’s a simple, straightforward movie without an ounce of pretension and it.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 18, 2026

The Last Stand = a *3* star Movie!

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Ibrick T

@Ibrick Jun 3, 2026

It's a tongue in cheek action movie, not to be taken too seriously. With a few surprises along the way. It's actually quite entertaining.

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Mike P

@RT57404816 Apr 4, 2026

Very entertaining action movie. Perfect for Sunday afternoons on the couch. Arnold, fights, fast car, and an excellent villain.

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Steve A

@RT68517168 Apr 4, 2026

You didn't really expect this to be a great film, did you? It's not great, but it is entertaining, and someyimes that's enough.

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Kim L.

@moviekim Feb 21, 2026

Very violent. Turned it on after it already started and couldn't stop watching it until it ended.

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Jelisije J

@jjosifovic Nov 25, 2025

A corny throwback to Arnold glory days as an action star with a below average cast that can't make this mediocre story any better than it was actually written.

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Synopsis

Once a narcotics officer in the LAPD, Ray Owens settles into a peaceful life as sheriff of Sommerton Junction, a quiet border town. That peace is shattered when Gabriel Cortez, a vicious crime lord, escapes from FBI custody and speeds toward Ray's town with a band of mercenaries. Federal agents prepare to capture Cortez. Ray is at first reluctant to get involved, but he soon finds he must rally his team and take matters into his own hands.

Director: Kim Jee-woon
Producer: Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Screenwriter: Andrew Knauer, Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lionsgate Films, Di Bonaventura Pictures
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language)
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 18, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 6, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.0M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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