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Section 8

  • 2022
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
2.1K
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Dolph Lundgren and Ryan Kwanten in Section 8 (2022)
After avenging the murder of his family, a former soldier is sprung from prison and recruited by a shadowy government agency.
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After avenging the murder of his family a former soldier is sprung from prison and recruited by a shadowy government agency.After avenging the murder of his family a former soldier is sprung from prison and recruited by a shadowy government agency.After avenging the murder of his family a former soldier is sprung from prison and recruited by a shadowy government agency.

  • Director
    • Christian Sesma
  • Writers
    • Chad Law
    • Josh Ridgway
    • Brandon Burrows
  • Stars
    • Ryan Kwanten
    • Dolph Lundgren
    • Dermot Mulroney
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    4.3/10
    2.1K
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    • Director
      • Christian Sesma
    • Writers
      • Chad Law
      • Josh Ridgway
      • Brandon Burrows
    • Stars
      • Ryan Kwanten
      • Dolph Lundgren
      • Dermot Mulroney
    • 36User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    Ryan Kwanten
    Ryan Kwanten
    • Jake Atherton
    Dolph Lundgren
    Dolph Lundgren
    • Tom Mason
    Dermot Mulroney
    Dermot Mulroney
    • Sam Ramsey
    Mickey Rourke
    Mickey Rourke
    • Earl Atherton
    Scott Adkins
    Scott Adkins
    • Leonard Locke
    Justin Furstenfeld
    Justin Furstenfeld
    • Ajax Abernathy
    Maurice Compte
    Maurice Compte
    • US Attorney General Martin Savoy
    Tracy Perez
    • Liza Mueller
    Robert LaSardo
    Robert LaSardo
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    Brandon Burrows
    • Detective Robert Subcott
    Geoffrey Blake
    Geoffrey Blake
    • Senator Jim Graham
    Paul Sloan
    Paul Sloan
    • Roland Brunner
    Mary Christina Brown
    Mary Christina Brown
    • Agent Morrow
    Jessica Medina
    Jessica Medina
    • Miss Martinez
    Jay Montalvo
    Jay Montalvo
    • Alejandro Castillo
    Kimi Alexander
    Kimi Alexander
    • Ashton Atherton
    August Burrows-Caldwell
    • Boy on the Bus
    Keith Compton
    Keith Compton
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    • Director
      • Christian Sesma
    • Writers
      • Chad Law
      • Josh Ridgway
      • Brandon Burrows
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    4Viking-Bastard-XIV

    You Need Sectioning

    I watched this on New Years Day, feeling a little tired and rough and wanting B Movie action nonsense, I was disappointed as all I got was nonsense.

    Do people who write, produce and direct this, actually talk and interact with people in real life? Because the script and acting, is not how people talk to and act around others.

    I expected better of a movie with Scott Adkins in. He's B Movie Action Royalty. Ryan Kwanten cannot carry a film, I doubt he could carry the bins out. Dolph Lundgren is used too little and Mickey Rourke is virtually unrecognisable anymore.

    Anyway, it was disappointing, shambolic and too messy to enjoy.

    Please do better.
    rasheednoorpk

    Mosul is not in Afghanistan

    Hi, guys I am still watching the movie...if you noticed in the starting scene Mosul - Afghanistan shows up.

    I heard Mosul was in IRAQ correct me ?

    So I just was wondering how could such a mistake can happen.

    However it's not surprising.

    The movies I did not finish yet however it's interesting I am watching now.

    The brutal murder was so abrupt and immediate and the people who killed the family did not show any mercy and killed innocent family for no reason or may be frivolous reason. And right on the spot the hero took revenge and the villain was willing to be killed the story so far is a bit lagging but see it it could make sense later.
    4eenff

    In the '80s, this would have been an good action movie...

    I was sure about giving 5 stars until the last third of the movie. This is a very old-fashioned action movie, peppered with geil emotions and shows some artistic blend. In the '80s, this would have been a very good movie. In the '90s, it would still compete with some good Steven Segal and van Damme movies. But we are in 2022. Dolph Lundgren and poor Mickey Rourke should already stay away from cinema... but I guess they still live in the '90s at heart.

    There are a couple of big plot-holes, and there are a few silly moments. E.g. If one is out of bullets, then just gets in the car to take a long trip, how come that when gets out of the car, the magazine is again full?

    Or: you sit in the Toyota to catch the bad guy who just left with his GMC. And you just literally have two red wires hanging out underneath the dashboard, so within a few seconds you already have a running car. You don't even need the ignition key with the radio chip that is needed for a Toyota to communicate wirelessly with the onboard CPU to start the car (the so-called anti-theft system).

    This movie would have worked in the '80s but not in 2022, sorry.

    So in conclusion: There was some potential in this movie, there were some good watchable parts in it. There were some plot twists, yes. And the lead actor is quite good. Really. He did a great job, and would deserve something better in the future.

    But the rest of the actors were really bad. The whole story is a big cliché that you must have seen several times.

    My conclusion is that you don't lose anything if you don't watch it. This movie is a grain of salt less than entertaining.
    7eldadno1

    Not that bad, an R rated, low tier action B+ movie

    The main character is fairly good, probably the best part of the film.

    The action parts are lacking, but the amount of killing makes up for it :) a few good scenes with Scott Adkins, he always brings his A game. I think people expect too much, but a movie with those actors really can't be great, there are too many flashback scenes, even though they're short it's really getting annoying seeing the same flashbacks over & over, we got it, the guy had a family & it the base for the entire premise, but give us a break already.

    Mostly I enjoyed it, laughed at it a few times. Why low scores which this movie don't deserve? I give it a 6.5.
    5Top_Dawg_Critic

    A waste of some iconic acting talents.

    The directing was amateur hour with the abysmal slow-mo and faded flashbacks - and terrible cast direction. Most of the second-rate characters felt like it was their first acting gig, and I know they're better than that, so this is the perfect example of the director failing to direct his cast properly. Although Ryan Kwanten acted his heart out, he was poorly showcased from the directing to the writing, that was riddled with cheesy dialogue. The screenplay, even with the few entertaining twists and action scenes, was too generic and cliched, and lacked suspense, intrigue and thrills. I wanted to see more of Mickey Rourke, and I'm not even sure if Scott Adkins' character was needed, but he surely needed to be in this film much more to enhance the action. I feel he should've been cast for Kwanten's character, the entire backstory and current one would've been more believable and suspenseful had there been more fight scenes. There were far too many plot and technical issues, most fifth-grade drama class errors. Eg: the briefcase with maybe 5-6 rough stacks having 3 million in it was a joke. Never mind Lundgren's full-auto handgun with the endless ammo. If you're a fan of the iconic actors, it's an ok one-time watch if you're bored, just don't expect to see that much of most of them, or any decent non-generic story.

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    • Trivia
      The photo of Ryan Kwanten's characters father that Mickey Rourke is mourning is a real photo of Joey Rourke, Mickey's brother who died of cancer in 2004
    • Goofs
      Opening sequence takes place in "Mosul, Afghanistan". However, Mosul is in northern Iraq.
    • Connections
      Referenced in I Must Break This Podcast: Section 8 (2022)

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Section Eight
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Firebrand
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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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