Every action star of a certain age has at least one border-town neo-Western in their back pocket. Sylvester Stallone did one, and so did Mel Gibson. More recently, however, it was Liam Neeson‘s turn. The movie was released at an inopportune time for the industry in 2021, which resulted in it falling short of expectations at the box office. But it has found an audience on the PVOD market in the five years since its release, and it frequently charts alongside more popular titles. The film in question is currently available on Netflix in the United States, but it’ll be removed from the platform very soon.
Neeson has had a rather uneven run in the last decade, having once declared that he was done with action-centric movies entirely. He bounced back last year with the slapstick comedy reboot The Naked Gun, which became his first film in a leading role since 2018’s The Commuter to gross more than $100 million worldwide. The Naked Gun was preceded by a string of low-key movies with titles such as Retribution, Memory, and Blacklight. None of them earned positive reviews, nor did they do well commercially.
Here’s How Long You Have Left to Watch Liam Neeson’s Neo-Western on Netflix
The 2021 neo-Western grossed $23 million at the box office, against a reported budget of $30 million. We’re talking, of course, about The Marksman, in which Neeson plays a Vietnam War veteran who reluctantly accompanies a young boy to his family as the two are chased by the Mexican cartel. Directed by Robert Lorenz, The Marksman relied on the popular “Lone Wolf and Cub” template which has recently been used in HBO’s The Last of Us and the superhero movie Logan. It also tackles the sort of brutal themes you’d normally see in a movie like Sicario. The movie holds a 37% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “The Marksman benefits from having Liam Neeson in the lead, but this formulaic action thriller should have aimed higher.” However, it’s the film’s 83% audience score that’s partially responsible for its success at home. Neeson and Lorenz reunited on the critically acclaimed period thriller In the Land of Saints and Sinners, which was released in 2023. You can watch The Marksman on Netflix, but only until May 14. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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January 15, 2021
- Runtime
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108 minutes
- Director
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Robert Lorenz


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