Homefront (2013)
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A retired DEA agent must protect his daughter from a dangerous crime boss after a school incident draws unwanted attention.
The story
Phil Broker, a retired Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent, seeks a peaceful life in Louisiana with his daughter, Maddy. However, their tranquility is shattered when a school bullying incident involving Maddy leads to a confrontation with the local community. The conflict escalates when a local crime boss, Gator Bodine, becomes aware of Broker's past and his identity as a former federal agent. As the threat from the criminal underworld intensifies, Broker must navigate the dangers of the local drug trade to ensure his daughter's safety, finding himself caught in a escalating conflict between his past life and his current role as a protective father.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After retiring from the DEA following a dangerous raid on a methamphetamine lab, Phil Broker moves to Rayville, Louisiana, with his daughter, Maddy. When Maddy defends herself against a bully, the situation escalates when the bully's mother, Cassie, involves her brother, a crime boss named Gator Bodine. Gator discovers Broker's identity and his past involvement in the drug trade. Gator and his associates attempt to intimidate Broker, leading to a series of violent encounters. Broker eventually confronts Gator's men at his meth lab, defeating them and rescuing Maddy's cat. During a subsequent confrontation, Maddy is kidnapped by Gator's associates. Broker tracks her to the lab, where a massive explosion occurs during a fight with Gator's associates. In the aftermath, Gator and his girlfriend are arrested, and Broker eventually visits the imprisoned leader of the biker gang he once targeted, signaling his continued presence in the world of enforcement.
- First release year
- 2013
- Runtime (minutes)
- 100
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Gary Fleder
- Writers
- Sylvester Stallone · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Jason Statham · Phil Broker; James Franco; Winona Ryder; Kate Bosworth; Rachelle Lefevre; Frank Grillo; Clancy Brown; Izabela Vidovic
- Genres
- action; thriller
- Themes
- father-daughter relationship; protection; consequences of the past
- Tone and mood
- action; tense
- Premise and plot tags
- retired agent; drug trade; bullying; crime boss
- Source material / true-story basis
- novel of the same name by Chuck Logan
- Reception
- The film received mixed or average reviews from critics, while audiences gave it a 'B' grade.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 40 · scale: 100 · review count: 35
- Production trivia
- Sylvester Stallone originally intended to play the lead role.; The script was originally conceived as a Rambo sequel.
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