Lockout

Theatrical - Wide 2012-04-13

Cast Guy Pearce Maggie Grace Vincent Regan Joseph Gilgun Lennie James
Directed by Stephen St. Leger James Mather
Written by Luc Besson James Mather Stephen St. Leger

Box Office Gross: $32,948,113

Running Time: 95 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: EuropaCorp

Genres: Action Thriller

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Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent , whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President’s daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.

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