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Locked In

Locked In

Mystery · Thriller · Crime · 2021

A single mother must protect her daughter and herself during a heist gone wrong at a high-tech storage facility.

Movie details

Locked In

“There is no escape.”

2021 Mystery · Thriller · Crime 1h 30m

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TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

A single mother must protect her daughter and herself during a heist gone wrong at a high-tech storage facility.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Locked In?

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Names above the title

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Directed by

Carlos V. Gutierrez

Written by

Carlos V. Gutierrez

Mena Suvari

Mena Suvari

Maggie

Jeff Fahey

Jeff Fahey

Mel

Manny Perez

Manny Perez

Ross

Costas Mandylor

Costas Mandylor

Harris

Bruno Bichir

Bruno Bichir

Lee

Jasper Polish

Jasper Polish

Tarin

Natalie Smith

Natalie Smith

Police Officer

Court is in session

Put Locked In on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.