The Marksman

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Jim Hanson is a reclusive man trying to keep his ranch going on a lonely stretch of the US-Mexico border in Arizona. Once a sniper with the Marines, Jim has his quiet life upended one day by a mother and her little boy attempting to cross the border. Rosa and her boy, Miguel, are running from the assassins of a Mexican drug cartel led by the ruthless Mauricio. Mortally wounded in the shootout that follows, Rosa uses her last moments to beg Jim to take her son to family in Chicago. Reluctantly taking on the responsibility, Jim sets off with Miguel on a long and dangerous journey. As the two slowly overcome their differences and form an unexpected friendship, the cartel's killers never stop pursuing them. Directed by Robert Lorenz, this 108-minute 2021 action thriller stars Liam Neeson, Jacob Perez, Katheryn Winnick and Teresa Ruiz.