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Desert Dawn

  • 2025
  • R
  • 1h 29m
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4.1/10
263
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Cam Gigandet and Kellan Lutz in Desert Dawn (2025)
A newly elected sheriff and his reluctant deputy investigating a woman's murder unravel a deadly web of lies, corruption, and cartel ties that turn their quiet small town into a war zone.
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A newly elected sheriff and his reluctant deputy investigating a woman's murder unravel a deadly web of lies, corruption, and cartel ties that turn their quiet small town into a war zone.A newly elected sheriff and his reluctant deputy investigating a woman's murder unravel a deadly web of lies, corruption, and cartel ties that turn their quiet small town into a war zone.A newly elected sheriff and his reluctant deputy investigating a woman's murder unravel a deadly web of lies, corruption, and cartel ties that turn their quiet small town into a war zone.

  • Director
    • Marty Murray
  • Writers
    • Chad Law
    • Johnny Walters
    • Art Camacho
  • Stars
    • Cam Gigandet
    • Kellan Lutz
    • Chad Michael Collins
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.1/10
    263
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marty Murray
    • Writers
      • Chad Law
      • Johnny Walters
      • Art Camacho
    • Stars
      • Cam Gigandet
      • Kellan Lutz
      • Chad Michael Collins
    • 3User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Cam Gigandet
    Cam Gigandet
    • John Sites
    Kellan Lutz
    Kellan Lutz
    • Luke Easton
    Chad Michael Collins
    Chad Michael Collins
    • Jack Danes
    Texas Battle
    Texas Battle
    • Sal Read
    Niko Foster
    Niko Foster
    • Jim Barnes
    Mike Ferguson
    Mike Ferguson
    • Ezra Craft
    Helena Haro
    Helena Haro
    • Cheyenne Gomez
    Mike Wolfe
    Mike Wolfe
    • Judge Thompson
    • (as Michael-John Wolfe)
    William Christopher Watson
    William Christopher Watson
    • Daniel Stone
    Guillermo Iván
    Guillermo Iván
    • Fernando Carrillo
    Veronica Montes
    Veronica Montes
    • Honesty
    Chris Maher
    Chris Maher
    • Byron Cressman
    Michelle Wang
    Michelle Wang
    • Cheryl
    Cameron Lee Price
    Cameron Lee Price
    • Bernie Ashbrook
    Reno Reyes
    Reno Reyes
    • Boyd
    • (as Miguel Insignares)
    Cheryl Daro
    Cheryl Daro
    • Coroner
    Sara Rose
    Sara Rose
    • Court House Stenographer
    Ryan Alshon
    Ryan Alshon
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    • Director
      • Marty Murray
    • Writers
      • Chad Law
      • Johnny Walters
      • Art Camacho
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    2slazeman

    Loser movie

    Right when Hollywood needs a movie this is the worst of the worst. Parts missing confusing jumping from one missed scene to the best confusing scene Terrible acting...wow what a mess .

    Typically don't write many reviews but at the time when Hollywood is past bad this could have been a start to reconstructing it.

    This fell short of a 2 rating but I was feeling bad for the decent plot and the poor acting.

    Trying to think of some good things to say but it is difficult to reach 600 words over something that does not deserve 1 good word .

    I will say the cars and trucks looked fairly new and the weather looked good .Might have been shot in California maybe Arizona.
    3paul_m_haakonsen

    An action crime thriller without much of any of those contents...

    Naturally I opted to check out this 2025 movie titled "Desert Dawn" as I was given the chance. It was a movie that I hadn't even heard about, so I didn't know what I was in for, aside from it being an action crime thriller. So I suppose that director Marty Murray had every possibility to entertain me with this movie.

    However, for an action crime thriller, "Desert Dawn" was frightfully devoid of most of those things. I am not sure what writers Chad Law, Johnny Walters and Art Camacho set out to accomplish, but the script that they churned out proved slow paced, rather uneventful and at times downright dull to sit through.

    There were a couple of familiar faces on the cast list, with the likes of Cam Gigandet, Chad Michael Collins and Mike Ferguson. The acting performances in the movie were actually fair, despite the fact that the script was rubbish.

    There is a bit of action in the movie, at least, but it was nowhere sufficient to make up for the lack of a properly entertaining or interesting storyline.

    If you enjoy action crime thrillers, then I would suggest you invest your effort, money and time elsewhere, because "Desert Dawn" was a dud.

    My rating of director Marty Murray's 2025 movie "Desert Dawn" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.

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      Reunites Kellan Lutz and Cam Gigandet who previously appeared in Twilight (2008).

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    • Release date
      • April 24, 2025 (Spain)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alba del desierto
    • Filming locations
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • Al Bravo Films
      • BondIt Media Capital
      • Premiere Entertainment Group
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      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
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