Guy Pearce does the best he can with what he's given, but Lockout is ultimately too derivative and shallow to build on the many sci-fi thrillers it borrows from.
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Lockout
Movie Info
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Director -
James Mather , Stephen Saint-Leger -
Producer -
Marc Libert , Leila Smith -
Screenwriter -
Stephen Saint-Leger , James Mather , Luc Besson -
Distributor -
Open Road -
Production Co -
Canal+ -
Rating -
PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Intense Sequences of Action|Language|Some Sexual References) -
Genre -
Sci-Fi , Action , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Apr 13, 2012, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 17, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$14.3M -
Runtime -
1h 35m
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