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One Day as a Lion
Directed by
John Swab
R
2023
87m
Action
,
Crime
,
and more
5.2
60%
48%
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Jackie Powers will stop at nothing to prevent his son from following him into a life of crime. With his mob employer in pursuit, a chance encounter at a roadside diner charts a new path.
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Cast of One Day as a Lion
Scott Caan
Jackie Powers / Writer
Frank Grillo
Pauly Russo
Marianne Rendón
Lola Brisky
J.K. Simmons
Walter Boggs
Taryn Manning
Taylor Love
George Carroll
Dom Lorenzo
Virginia Madsen
Valerie Brisky
Billy Blair
Ken Walsh
Dash Melrose
Billy Powers
Bruce Davis
Bob
Brett Swab
Judge Simon
Bruce Roach
DA Thomas
Daniel Erickson
Turner
Allan Green
Prison Guard Lafayette
Danny Boy O'Connor
Prison Guard MacDougal
Gabriel Hansen
Shotgun
Terrance Reed
Darrell Tompkins
John Swab
Director
Jeremy M. Rosen
Producer
One Day as a Lion Ratings & Reviews
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
Tying together its subplots in the final act, this mishmash of genre tropes and eccentric characters occasionally sparks to life but overall feels more familiar than fresh.
Elements of Madness
Douglas Davidson
... mixes drama and comedy to fascinating effect, crafting a film that evokes the narratives of a classic Elmore Leonard tale with the expected crime tropes, but executes in a way in which it comes off fresh and with plenty of heart.
Culture Mix
Carla Hay
One Day as a Lion has the whimper of a weak and rambling vanity project rather than the roar of a great action flick. Scott Caan just wants to show off doing fight scenes in his underwear. J.K. Simmons is slumming it in this garbage film.
Epoch Times
Mark Jackson
Scott Caan has definitely earned his place at the table; this is not his father James's showbiz. Now you have to write, produce, and often direct the vehicle that allows you to do some acting. Caan the younger is good at this. Hope to see more soon.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
A harmless crime B-film that never roars.
In Review Online
Steven Warner
One Day as a Lion certainly isn't Swab's best film... [but]it's certainly more than enough to entice the viewer to see what the singular director has up his sleeve next; the wait, luckily, shouldn't be long.
Lyles' Movie Files
Jeffrey Lyles
One Day as a Lion should be a better movie than what's presented, but it's bogged down trying to be a weak impression of a Coen Brothers or Tarantino film.
Los Angeles Times
Noel Murray
The movie has the kind of personality and heart too often missing from grimy little crime pictures. It's endearingly ramshackle.
North Shore Movies
Daniel M. Kimmel
For those who enjoy quirky crime movies "One Day As A Lion" turns out to be a pleasant diversion.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Lael Loewenstein
I thought the actors were a little bit better than this script, but it's a decent effort and entertaining.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Wade Major
I was pleasantly surprised by this. I think it's the best thing Scott Caan's ever done.
Common Sense Media
Jeffrey M. Anderson
It's nothing special, but this laconic, low-budget crime movie has enough scruffy moments of humor and terrifically quirky characters to make it worth a watch if it happens to be on.
Hey, Have You Seen ...?
Jared Mobarak
The fun factor cannot be undervalued [regardless of any issues inherent to genre or budget]. It leads to a lot of comical verbal pissing contests and, perhaps surprisingly, a lot of heart.
Third Coast Review
Steven Prokopy
Either Caan cared the most about her character during the writing, or she is injecting something into Lola that wasn't on the page. Whatever the case, the surrounding film doesn't do her justice.
Keith & the Movies
Keith Garlington
From its dialogue, to its characters, to its attempts at fusing action and comedy...there's something endearing about its efforts, even if they don't lead to the kind of results the movie is clearly hoping for.
Mama's Geeky
Tessa Smith
There are too many story lines and plot points happening at once, and they never come together in a way that works. This movie has its moments, but overall is a struggle to get through. A shame, because it had potential.
Blu-ray.com
Brian Orndorf
It should be more alert and on the move, but it never comes alive, settling into filmed play mode, making for a long sit.
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
Mildly entertaining, but undercooked, witless and only intermittently suspenseful.
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