Lockout

Director: James Mather, Stephen St. Leger
Writer: Stephen St. Leger, James Mather, Luc Besson
Cast: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Joseph Gilgun, Vincent Regan, Lennie James, Peter Stormare
Language: English
Theatrical Release Date: April 13, 2012
Distributor: Open Road Films
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Tagline: Take no prisoners.

Synopsis: Starring Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace and set in the near future, "Lockout" follows a falsely convicted ex- government agent (Pearce), whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President’s daughter (Grace) from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison. [Synopsis courtesy of official Facebook]

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