Alarum (2025)
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Two former rival spies who fall in love while on a mission must protect a mysterious hard drive from multiple global organizations.
The story
In 2019, CIA spy Archibald falls in love with rival spy Lara during a mission in Prague and decides to leave the organization to marry her. They successfully escape their respective organizations, and she joins a mysterious group called 'Alarum' while Archibald adopts the name Joe. Five years later, while living a quiet life at a remote resort, their peace is shattered when a plane crash nearby reveals a hard drive that several organizations want. They must navigate a web of threats from the CIA and various mercenaries to protect the drive.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 2019, CIA spy Archibald falls in love with rival spy Lara during a mission in Prague and decides to leave the organization to marry her. They escape, and she joins 'Alarum,' an organization aiming to overthrow the global intelligence network, while Archibald takes the name Joe. Five years later, while staying at a resort in Gdańsk, a plane crash reveals a USB drive containing data damaging to the DEA. Orlin, an agent of the Yellowjacket organization, attacks to seize it, killing Roland's wife, Bridgette. CIA Director Burbridge sends an Arbiter named Chester to steal the drive and kill Joe. Orlin leads Russian mercenaries to hunt them down. Joe temporarily teams up with Chester to fight the mercenaries, while Lara faces them alone at the resort. Chester poisons Joe, giving him one hour to live, but discovers Joe had the drive all along and steals it. Orbridge sends drones to wipe them out. After Joe and Orlin shoot down one drone, Lara shoots Orlin dead. At dawn, Joe and Lara are by a lake; Joe decides to join Alarum. Chester arrives and realizes Joe tricked him into drinking the poison. They form an alliance to take down Burbridge, and an Alarum helicopter picks them up.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 95
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Michael Polish
- Writers
- Alexander Vesha · writer
- Cast and characters
- Scott Eastwood · Agent Joe Travers / Archibald; Sylvester Stallone · Agent Chester; Willa Fitzgerald · Agent Lara Travers; Mike Colter · Orlin; Ísis Valverde · Bridgette Rousseau; Joel Cohen · Roland Rousseau; D. W. Moffett · Director Burbridge; Mark Polish · CIA Agent Kirby
- Genres
- action; crime; thriller
- Themes
- Espionage; Love; Betrayal; Resistance
- Tone and mood
- Action-packed; Tense; Thriller
- Premise and plot tags
- Spy Thriller; Rogue Agents; Action; Crime
- Reception
- The film received negative reviews from critics.
- Awards and nominations
- Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit Program · Award · 2024 · Win
- Production trivia
- Principal photography took place in Oxford, Ohio.; Signature Entertainment acquired U.K. and Irish distribution rights.
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