HONEST THIEF (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Liam Neeson (Taken), Kate Walsh (Girls Trip), Jai Courtney (The Water Diviner), Jeffrey Donovan (Sicario), Anthony Ramos (A Star Is Born), Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgement Day), Jasmine Cephas Jones (Blindspotting)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Mark Williams (A Family Man), director, writer, producer; Steve Allrich (Bad Karma), writer; Craig Chapman (Machine Gun Preacher), Charlie Dorfman (The Bay of Silence), Tai Duncan (Proud Mary), Jonah Loop (Bad Country) and Myles Nestel (In the Line of Duty), producers; Mark Isham (The Accountant), composer; Shelley Johnson (Captain America: The First Avenger), cinematographer; Michael P. Shawver (Black Panther), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Tom (Neeson), an infamous thief, is inspired to give up his life of crime when he falls in love with Annie (Walsh), and decides to turn himself in to the FBI and return the money he has stolen in exchange for a plea deal that will give him a clean slate. However, when two corrupt FBI agents (Courtney and Ramos) seize the chance to double-cross Tom and take the money for themselves, the reformed criminal engages in a game of cat-and-mouse with the agents as he fights for his freedom and his love…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Liam Neeson is back to doing what he does best in a thrilling new action caper where he faces off against corrupt agents, and a blossoming romance that gives him the heart he needs.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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