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Freelance

Freelance

Retirement didn't suit him.

20236.41h 48m

Overview

An ex-special forces operative takes a job to provide security for a journalist as she interviews a dictator, but a military coup breaks out in the middle of the interview, they are forced to escape into the jungle where they must survive.

Directed by Pierre Morel
Written by Jacob Lentz
Produced by Christopher Milburn, Jacob Lentz, Christopher Tuffin
Box OfficeBudget: $40.0MRevenue: $9.1M

Top Cast

John Cena

John Cena

Mason Pettits

Alison Brie

Alison Brie

Claire Wellington

Juan Pablo Raba

Juan Pablo Raba

President Juan Venegas

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Sebastian Earle

Alice Eve

Alice Eve

Jenny Pettits

Marton Csokas

Marton Csokas

Colonel Jan Koehorst

Sebastián Eslava

Sebastián Eslava

Jorge

Molly McCann

Molly McCann

Casey Pettits

Mauricio Cujar

Mauricio Cujar

General Martínez

Diego Vásquez

Diego Vásquez

Village Chief

Themes & Keywords

coup d'etatdictatorshippolitical assassinationduringcreditsstingerinvestigative journalismex special forcesfictional city

About Freelance

Freelance is a action, comedy film released in 2023 exploring themes of coup d'etat, dictatorship, political assassination, duringcreditsstinger, investigative journalism, ex special forces. Directed by Pierre Morel, it stars John Cena, Alison Brie, Juan Pablo Raba. An ex-special forces operative takes a job to provide security for a journalist as she interviews a dictator, but a military coup breaks out in the middle of the interview, they are forced to escape into the jungle where they must survive.

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