Triple Frontier (2019)

Loyalties are tested when five former special forces operatives reunite to steal a drug lord's fortune, unleashing a chain of unintended consequences.

Director:

J.C. Chandor

Writers:

Mark Boal (screenplay), J.C. Chandor (screenplay)

Stars:

Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Affleck	...	Tom 'Redfly' Davis
Oscar Isaac	...	Santiago 'Pope' Garcia
Charlie Hunnam	...	William 'Ironhead' Miller
Garrett Hedlund	...	Ben Miller
Pedro Pascal	...	Francisco 'Catfish' Morales
Adria Arjona	...	Yovanna
Louis Rodriguez	...	Duke (as Louis Jeovanny)
Juan Camilo Castillo	...	Captain Diego
Reynaldo Gallegos	...	Gabriel Martin Lorea (as Rey Gallegos)
Madeline 'Maddy' Wary	...	Tess Davis
Johan Ochoa	...	Officer
Francisco Martinez	...	Officer
Pablo Cesar Sanchez	...	Officer (as Pablo Cesar Sanchez)
Kevin Vasquez	...	Officer
Jose Rodriguez	...	Officer

Storyline

Five former Special Forces operatives reunite to plan a heist in a sparsely populated multi-border zone of South America. For the first time in their prestigious careers these unsung heroes undertake this dangerous mission for self instead of country. But when events take an unexpected turn and threaten to spiral out of control, their skills, their loyalties and their morals are pushed to a breaking point in an epic battle for survival.

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Plot Keywords:

theft | boat | chase | greed | jungle | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Official Netflix

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Portuguese

Release Date:

13 March 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Operação Fronteira

Filming Locations:

Colombia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlas Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.11 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The location given on the note at the end (19 degrees 22 Minutes 32.0 Seconds South, 69 Degrees 15 Minutes 38.2 Seconds West) is a location in the Chilean Andes approximately 19.2 kilometers East-Southeast of the town of Camiña.

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Goofs

When Fish is flying the Mi-8 helicopter as the Pilot-In-Command (PIC), he's doing so from the wrong seat. Fixed wing aircraft are commanded from the left seat, but helicopters are flown from the right seat. The reason for this is that if the helicopter loses its tail rotor, the bird will spin to the right, and this allows the PIC to see that way and attempt to auto-rotate down.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Retainment Officer: [at the podium] I have the honor today to introduce you to Retired Captain William Miller. He's been everywhere in the world you all wanna go, and a bunch of places you don't. I've asked him to come and talk to you all today at this important crossroad in your careers. I'm gonna step out so this conversation can be frank and to the point.
William 'Ironhead' Miller: About five years ago, when I was on leave... I found myself standing in the middle of the cereal aisle at the Publix... with my arm around some ...
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Soundtracks

The Chain
Written by Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie and Stevie Nicks (as Stephanie Nicks)
Performed by Fleetwood Mac
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

A compelling heist story with lots of tension but little character development.

A compelling heist story with lots of tension but little character development.

Triple Frontier is a hard target. What it lacks in creative writing or compelling characters it makes up for with a brutal tension that carries it through it's 2 hour 5 minute runtime. This tension is developed in part by desolate locations and situations mixed with what feels like excellent chemistry between most of the main cast.

What brings this movie down is a lack of character development or growth throughout the film. Main characters are introduced and givin a general back story if any at all, and then do not have any dramatic arc or depth to their journey throughout the rest of the film. The movie kind of just grits it's teeth and pushes past anything other than service-level emotions and reactions.

Also, and this is kind of nitpicky, Triple Frontier uses too much pop music. Instead of a dramatic or emotion swelling original score the film defaults to Metallica or CCR for dramatic effect. I think this is kind of a waisted opportunity on the film's part.