Semper Fi
2019 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 6.0 · 33% critics
A small-town cop who also serves in the Marine Corps Reserve is pulled into a crisis when his troubled half brother ends up behind bars after a deadly accident. Torn between duty and family, he teams up with close friends to attempt a risky prison break, testing loyalty, brotherhood, and how far they’ll go for one of their own.
Also known as Brothers in Arms
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-10-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 33/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (146 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gritty crime drama with loyalty, friendship, and emotional stakes alongside bursts of action, in the vein of The Town or Hell or High Water; Not for you if you dislike prison-break plots or heavy drama.
Pros: strong performances; tense momentum; heartfelt brotherhood | Cons: uneven early pacing; plot gets convoluted; some dated style
Themes
- loyalty
- brotherhood
- marine corps
- county jail
- military training
- moral dilemma
- veterans
- personal sacrifice
- emotional conflict
- military duty
- unit camaraderie
- combat scenes
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Jai Courtney
as Callahan
Nat Wolff
as Oyster
Finn Wittrock
as Jaeger
Arturo Castro
as Snowball
Beau Knapp
as Milk
Leighton Meester
as Clara
Mustafa Elzein
as Torres
Lance E. Nichols
as Balfour
Dane Rhodes
as Capros
Rob Mello
as Tony
Directed by Henry Alex Rubin