# Standoff (2016)

> A grieving veteran barricades himself with a young murder witness and wages a tense one-man battle against the assassin hunting her.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/220951

## Facts

- Runtime: 80 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Adam Alleca
- Cast: Thomas Jane, Laurence Fishburne, Jim Watson, Ella Ballentine, Joanna Douglas, Ted Atherton, Laura de Carteret, John Tench
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3703908/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, grim, earnest, late night thriller viewing, action movie marathon

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