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Samaritan

Samaritan

25 years ago the world's greatest hero vanished.

20226.71h 42m

Overview

Thirteen year old Sam Cleary suspects that his mysteriously reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith is actually the legendary vigilante Samaritan, who was reported dead 25 years ago. With crime on the rise and the city on the brink of chaos, Sam makes it his mission to coax his neighbor out of hiding to save the city from ruin.

Directed by Julius Avery
Written by Bragi F. Schut
Produced by Braden Aftergood, Sylvester Stallone
Box OfficeBudget: $100.0MRevenue: $75.0M

Top Cast

Javon Walton

Javon Walton

Sam Cleary

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

Joe Smith

Dascha Polanco

Dascha Polanco

Tiffany Cleary

Moisés Arias

Moisés Arias

Reza

Pilou Asbæk

Pilou Asbæk

Cyrus

Sophia Tatum

Sophia Tatum

Sil

Martin Starr

Martin Starr

Albert Casler

Henry G. Sanders

Henry G. Sanders

Arthur Holloway

Jared Odrick

Jared Odrick

Farshad

Abraham Clinkscales

Abraham Clinkscales

Jace

Themes & Keywords

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)chaossuperherostreet riotsold manyoung boyneighborpovertysingle mothertwinssuper powerunemploymentsledgehammerhatredcrime gone awrysuper strengthdead fathercriminal gangepic battleyoung heroescuriousgood versus evil

About Samaritan

Samaritan is a science fiction, crime, action film released in 2022 exploring themes of post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), chaos, superhero, street riots, old man, young boy. Directed by Julius Avery, it stars Javon Walton, Sylvester Stallone, Dascha Polanco. Thirteen year old Sam Cleary suspects that his mysteriously reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith is actually the legendary vigilante Samaritan, who was reported dead 25 years ago. With crime on the rise and the city on the brink of chaos, Sam makes it his mission to coax his neighbor out of hiding to save the city from ruin.

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