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Lockout

Lockout

Take no prisoners.

20125.91h 35m

Overview

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.

Directed by Stephen St. Leger
Written by Luc Besson, Stephen St. Leger, James Mather
Produced by Marc Libert, Leila Smith
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $32.9M

Top Cast

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Snow

Maggie Grace

Maggie Grace

Emilie Warnock

Vincent Regan

Vincent Regan

Alex

Joseph Gilgun

Joseph Gilgun

Hydell

Lennie James

Lennie James

Harry Shaw

Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

Scott Langral

Jacky Ido

Jacky Ido

Hock

Tim Plester

Tim Plester

Mace

Mark Tankersley

Mark Tankersley

Barnes

Anne-Solenne Hatte

Anne-Solenne Hatte

Kathryn

Themes & Keywords

futureusa presidentanti herodementiaspaceconvictinterrogationspace stationcollision in space2070s

About Lockout

Lockout is a action, thriller, science fiction film released in 2012 exploring themes of future, usa president, anti hero, dementia, space, convict. Directed by Stephen St. Leger, it stars Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan. 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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