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Outside the Wire

  • 2021
  • R
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
47K
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Anthony Mackie and Damson Idris in Outside the Wire (2021)
When disgraced drone pilot, Lt. Harp (Damson Idris) is sent into a deadly militarized zone after disobeying orders, he finds himself working for Capt. Leo (Anthony Mackie), an android officer tasked with locating a doomsday device before insurgents do.  Outside the Wire is directed by Mikael Hafstrom and debuts on Netflix January 15.
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Artificial IntelligenceDystopian Sci-FiActionAdventureFantasySci-Fi

In the near future, a drone pilot sent into a war zone finds himself paired with a top-secret android officer on a mission to stop a nuclear attack.In the near future, a drone pilot sent into a war zone finds himself paired with a top-secret android officer on a mission to stop a nuclear attack.In the near future, a drone pilot sent into a war zone finds himself paired with a top-secret android officer on a mission to stop a nuclear attack.

  • Director
    • Mikael Håfström
  • Writers
    • Rob Yescombe
    • Rowan Athale
  • Stars
    • Anthony Mackie
    • Damson Idris
    • Enzo Cilenti
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    47K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mikael Håfström
    • Writers
      • Rob Yescombe
      • Rowan Athale
    • Stars
      • Anthony Mackie
      • Damson Idris
      • Enzo Cilenti
    • 778User reviews
    • 138Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Anthony Mackie
    Anthony Mackie
    • Leo
    Damson Idris
    Damson Idris
    • Harp
    Enzo Cilenti
    Enzo Cilenti
    • Miller
    Emily Beecham
    Emily Beecham
    • Sofiya
    Michael Kelly
    Michael Kelly
    • Eckhart
    Kristina Tonteri-Young
    Kristina Tonteri-Young
    • Bale
    Brady Dowad
    Brady Dowad
    • Bigfoot
    Henry Garrett
    Henry Garrett
    • Brydon
    Alexandra Szucs
    • Female Bank Worker
    • (as Alexandra Szücs)
    Gábor Krausz
    • Vasili
    Louis Boyer
    Louis Boyer
    • Marko
    Velibor Topic
    Velibor Topic
    • Oshlak
    Nick Wittman
    Nick Wittman
    • Headshot Insurgent
    Zsolt Szentiványi
    • Man at Market
    Péter Darai
    • Code Insurgent
    Dimiter Doichinov
    • Krasny Assassin
    • (as Dimitar Doychinov)
    Reda Elazouar
    Reda Elazouar
    • Harris
    • (as Reda El Azouar)
    Elliot Edusah
    Elliot Edusah
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    • Director
      • Mikael Håfström
    • Writers
      • Rob Yescombe
      • Rowan Athale
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    3sippyrajan

    Bad script

    1. Failed to simulate real war situation. 2. Just flat storyline with bad acting. 3. Can't understand the action taken by the character.( Its like some 3rd grade movie).

    Must watch: nah One time: may be
    4muhanado

    You won't leave happy

    I watched it because the trailer looked cool. I'm a sucker for good action, plus I like watching Anthony Mackie movies. That said, this movie was so blah. Harp, the protagonist, is just so boring to the point of being annoying. Less than half way through and I couldn't stand listening to him talk. There are some good action scenes and CGI work, but the story just sucked and was so cliche. I can't imagine anyone leaving being happy they spent 2 hours of their life watching this movie, but if you need something to pass the time, sure.
    3kolbasbgd

    Balkans in Ukraine??? Someone needs a geography lesson

    Yet again one of the USA saves the day against USSR films, so old and cliche, worn out. But even worse the dude has 56000 flight hours, and even worse than that dude is called what, the terror of the Balkans? Last time I checked Balkans was still 1000km away from Ukraine.
    4willandcharlenebrown

    56,000 flight hours....... let's do the math......

    56,000 hours divided by 8 hours a day equal 7,000 days without a single day off. 7,000 days divided by 365 days a year equals 19 years without a day off.

    They kid said he'd been in the military 3 years. Haha wow

    It's either an insult to my intelligence or Betflix purposely tried to make these guys dumb as a bag of rock which if they did, shame on them and the director.

    Great acting and great special affects but dumb stale overplayed story line.
    4Otte1

    All over the place

    Pros: Anthony Mackie is a very good actor and possesses a screen presence. Several of the action scenes are engaging.

    Cons: Everything else Protagonist acting is way off. It is the Kneau Reeves/Kristen Stewart off. Writing is a step beyond high school, with dialogue that is laughable. Logic is nonsensical, where people walking and people driving a car very fast are reaching the same destination at the same time(and they both left the same time). Plot is early James Bond level of over the top. Editing is patched together so loosely that you barely realize what is going on Lastly, there appears to be no security at military bases, villian hideouts, billion dollar laboratories.

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    • Trivia
      Shot at Kelenföld power station (and Mátra Power Plant), a famous shooting location for Chernobyl Diaries (2012) and many other films.
    • Goofs
      Leo claims Harp has "56,000 flight hours". To amass that many flight hours, Harp would need to fly 12 hours/day for 13 years, with no days off. Harp has only 3 years of service.
    • Quotes

      Eckhart: You must have really messed up if they sent you to Leo.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Flix Forum: Outside the Wire (2024)
    • Soundtracks
      Stars Fell on Alabama
      Written by Frank Perkins (as Frank S. Perkins) and Mitchell Parish

      Performed by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

      Published by EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP)

      Courtesy of Verve Records

      Under licence from Universal Music Operations Ltd.

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    • Release date
      • January 15, 2021 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hungary
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Ukrainian
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Zona de riesgo
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • 42
      • Automatik Entertainment
      • Leeding Media
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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