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The Outsider

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A military contractor (Craig Fairbrass) arrives in Los Angeles to identify his daughter's body. When he discovers that it's not her, he begins an investigation to track her down.
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David Hiltbrand Philadelphia Inquirer 02/07/2014
1/4
Just know, then, that when the big caper finally arrives, you will neither grasp nor care about what's going on. Go to Full Review
Christy Lemire RogerEbert.com 02/07/2014
1/4
"The Outsider" is a subpar version of "The Limey" starring a subpar version of Terence Stamp. Go to Full Review
Nicolas Rapold New York Times 02/06/2014
There's not enough here for even an imported action hero to work with. Go to Full Review
Rich Cline Contactmusic.com 03/07/2014
2/5
Blunt and simplistic, there's not a moment in this thriller that feels inspired by anything other than criminal TV shows. Go to Full Review
Dustin Putman TheFilmFile.com 03/03/2014
1.5/4
Embraces its disposable B-movie leanings, but remains mediocre even under these modest prospects. Go to Full Review
Bill Gibron PopMatters 02/09/2014
1/5
This isn't Taken, unless that's how you feel after forking over $10 bucks to see this thing. Go to Full Review
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06/10/2020 Gritty English thriller with strong cast. If you're looking for some male escapism this is right up your alley. See more 11/07/2017 A Rag-Tag Team Of Youngsters Just Happen To Help The 'Good Guy' Beefcake Bring Down A Major Crime Syndicate Without So Much As One Questioned Look Or A Thorough Explanation Of Why?? It Has More In Common With An Episode Of The Cartoon Scooby-Doo As The Bad Guys Are Easily Overcome In A Series Of Short Gun Battles. The Police Are Also One Dimensional Characters Whom Just Go-Along With The Whole Hodge-Podge Story, Essentially Covering For How Badly It Was All Conceived In The First Place. There Does Happen To Be The Occasional Bit Of Tension, But There Is A Lot More Needed Here Before Any Real Improvement Occurs. See more 04/14/2016 Crap wrapped with sh!t, there is not even enough violence See more 12/06/2015 Some Writer/Directors prefer to use the same actors in their films. You can't blame them for wanting to work with people they're comfortable with, but not many Writer/Directors, remake the exact same movie with a slightly different twist. Brian A. Miller came out of relative obscurity to produce the hit action thriller, The Prince, starring Bruce Willis. Less than a year later, he followed it up with The Outsider, which is basically the exact same film! The Prince featured a former mafia turncoat, going to the city he once owned, in order to find his missing daughter. The Outsider features a former member of British Special Ops, coming to America, to find his missing daughter. Both films have similar endings, mafia bosses that are played by legendary action stars, and oddly enough, both films have a cameo by 50 cent. These two films are literally so similar to one another, that aside from the British accent, and Jason Patric in the role of the cop, nothing has really changed. As a fan of action film, I realize there aren't many different directions these films can go in, but to release what amounts to the exact same film, a year later, with several of the same actors, is just bizarre. The Outsider wasn't a bad film, and I did enjoy Craig Fairbrass, he was a beast, who I was previously unfamilar with, but aside from that, this is the exact same story as seen in The Prince. Wheather you chose to sit through this one or that one, really depends on who you like better, James Caan or Bruce Willis. See more 06/21/2015 I would recommend this one to action movie fans, on the whole it is really not exceptional, but it will fill some time, and you won't feel ripped off at the end.. See more 05/28/2015 Oke to see once , but you don't get symphaty for any of the caracters See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A military contractor (Craig Fairbrass) arrives in Los Angeles to identify his daughter's body. When he discovers that it's not her, he begins an investigation to track her down.
Director
Brian A. Miller
Producer
Phillip B. Goldfine, Christine Holder, Mark Holder
Screenwriter
Brian A. Miller, Craig Fairbrass
Distributor
Image Entertainment, RLJ Entertainment
Production Co
Zero Gravity Productions, Hollywood Media Bridge
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 7, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 14, 2014
Runtime
1h 34m
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