Panama

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Panama

R

2022

1h 34m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Mel Gibson and Cole Hauser star in the edge-of-your-seat action thriller set during the political upheaval of 1989 Panama. When the U.S. is on the brink of invading Panama, a former marine (Hauser) is hired by a CIA operative (Gibson) for a top secret arms trade mission. Alone and among the most dangerous arms dealers, Becker (Hauser) learns the true nature of political power.

Amy Nicholson

New York Times

03/18/2022

D+

There is a slow-motion shot of a snow leopard, sound-tracked by hair metal. It is delivered without a lick of ironic wit.

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Joe Leydon

Variety

03/17/2022

Mel Gibson chews the scenery in Mark Neveldine's potboiler, but Yellowstone star Cole Hauser earns his top billing by doing most of the heavy lifting for him.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

01/07/2023

A potentially captivating true-life sociopolitical backdrop is discarded in favor of assembly-line thrills in this throwback action potboiler.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

03/19/2022

1/5

Nearly shameless in its attempts to re-create the feel of a low-budget 1980s action flick, this un-thrilling movie also forgets to tell a coherent story -- or to make viewers care at all.

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Sean Burns

North Shore Movies

03/19/2022

At least nobody appears to have wasted much money.

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

03/19/2022

1/4

This movie feels like it should have been made when it took place... it feels like it wants to be an 80s thriller, but it's failing miserably.

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Jack M

@JackMiehof Jan 14

Yellowstone goes Panama. Action flick with zero plot. Mel Gibson mainly narrates while Cole Hauser does the heavy lifting.

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Kelli G

@Kelli 02/09/2025

This movie is awful No plot, all over the place. Sad Cole Hauser & Mel Gibson took these roles. 90 minutes I can’t get back.

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Eugenia S

@RT70917063 02/08/2025

The cheapest acting ever!!! Dumb primitive movie! Total waste of time and disappointment! Can’t believe Mel Gibson and Cole Houser even took these roles. The bar is so very low.

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Joe W

@JoeWasik 01/20/2025

There's a little too much "tough guy" dialog. The sound quality is ruined by the horrible dubbing. Clearly the spoken words are from a studio. The lips don't much sync up.

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Dave C

@RT09838700 01/18/2025

The characters lack depth and any real emotion, so they are all pretty two dimensional, which makes the blatant miscasting of all the lead performers even more evident. It also has one of the most incongruous film scores I've heard. With the history and legacy of the Panama Canal, any story telling of its birth needs to be robust. This is not

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Darrell R

@RT48945181 01/14/2025

Well….theres never an ounce of silence in the movie, I guess the director really likes background music? Rip was very Rippy, and Mel was Mel the last 10 minutes of the movie. The chicks are hot, the story is what it is. I couldn’t stop watching it even though I kept laughing at how awful it was the whole time

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Synopsis

Mel Gibson and Cole Hauser star in the edge-of-your-seat action thriller set during the political upheaval of 1989 Panama. When the U.S. is on the brink of invading Panama, a former marine (Hauser) is hired by a CIA operative (Gibson) for a top secret arms trade mission. Alone and among the most dangerous arms dealers, Becker (Hauser) learns the true nature of political power.

Director: Mark Neveldine
Producer: Jordan Beckerman, Michelle Chydzik Sowa, Frances Lausell, Jordan Yale Levine, Michelle Reihel, Shaun Sanghani
Screenwriter: Daniel Adams, William Barber
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Do More Productions, LB Entertainment, Yale Productions, Idiot Savant Pictures, Grandave Capital, SSS Entertainment, SSS Film Capital
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 18, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 18, 2022
Runtime: 1h 34m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)