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One Day As A Lion Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Apr. 8, 2023

One Day As A Lion

Release Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 Limited Friday, April 7, 2023 VOD / Digital

Frank Grillo, J.K. Simmons, Virginia Madsen, Taryn Manning, Scott Caan, John Swab, Marianne Rendon

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Plot

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Plot
Jackie Powers (Scott Caan) is a nice guy but a lousy hit man, and when he’s sent to take out a crafty debtor (J.K. Simmons), Jackie only pisses him off. Fleeing the scene, Jackie takes bored waitress Lola as a hostage. When Jackie reveals he needs money to get his son out of jail, Lola cooks up a scheme for them to get cash from her dying mother (Virginia Madsen). Meanwhile, a thug sent to kill him is sleeping with Jackie’s ex.
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in One Day As A Lion.

Crew Behind the Film

The One Day As A Lion behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director John Swab last directed Long Gone Heroes and Little Dixie. The film's writer Scott Caan last wrote Mercy and Dallas 362.

Director
John Swab
Screenwriter

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for pervasive language, some violence and sexual references
Runtime
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Tagline
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Language
English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

One Day As A Lion was released in limited movie theaters on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Fist of the Condor, Colorblind and Juniper. As a limited release, One Day As A Lion was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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