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Gunpowder Milkshake

  • 2021
  • R
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
54K
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Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh, Carla Gugino, Lena Headey, and Karen Gillan in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
Sam (KAREN GILLAN) was only 12 years old when her mother Scarlet (LENA HEADEY), an elite assassin, was forced to abandon her. Sam was raised by The Firm, the ruthless crime syndicate her mother worked for. Now, 15 years later, Sam has followed in her mother’s footsteps and grown into a fierce hit-woman. She uses her “talents” to clean up The Firm’s most dangerous messes. She’s as efficient as she is loyal. But when a high-risk job goes wrong, Sam must choose between serving The Firm and protecting the life of an innocent 8-year-old girl - Emily (CHLOE COLEMAN). With a target on her back, Sam has only one chance to survive: Reunite with her mother and her lethal associates, The Librarians (MICHELLE YEOH, ANGELA BASSETT and CARLA GUGINO). These three generations of women must now learn to trust each other, stand up to The Firm and their army of henchmen, and raise hell against those who could take everything from them.
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Three generations of women fight back against those who could take everything from them.Three generations of women fight back against those who could take everything from them.Three generations of women fight back against those who could take everything from them.

  • Director
    • Navot Papushado
  • Writers
    • Navot Papushado
    • Ehud Lavski
  • Stars
    • Karen Gillan
    • Lena Headey
    • Carla Gugino
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    54K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,896
    682
    • Director
      • Navot Papushado
    • Writers
      • Navot Papushado
      • Ehud Lavski
    • Stars
      • Karen Gillan
      • Lena Headey
      • Carla Gugino
    • 784User reviews
    • 168Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations total

    Videos4

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    Trailer 2:17
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    Karen Gillan on Why She's 'Legitimately Scottish'
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    Photos212

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    Top cast29

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    Karen Gillan
    Karen Gillan
    • Sam
    Lena Headey
    Lena Headey
    • Scarlet
    Carla Gugino
    Carla Gugino
    • Madeleine
    Michelle Yeoh
    Michelle Yeoh
    • Florence
    Freya Allan
    Freya Allan
    • Young Sam
    Chloe Coleman
    Chloe Coleman
    • Emily
    Paul Giamatti
    Paul Giamatti
    • Nathan
    Ralph Ineson
    Ralph Ineson
    • Jim McAlester
    Adam Nagaitis
    Adam Nagaitis
    • Virgil
    Michael Smiley
    Michael Smiley
    • Dr. Ricky
    Angela Bassett
    Angela Bassett
    • Anna May
    Joanna Bobin
    Joanna Bobin
    • Rose
    Ed Birch
    Ed Birch
    • Lead Russian Thug
    David Zimmerschied
    David Zimmerschied
    • Factory Goon
    Samuel Anderson
    Samuel Anderson
    • David
    Mai Duong Kieu
    Mai Duong Kieu
    • Nurse
    Jack Bandeira
    Jack Bandeira
    • Crow
    David Burnell IV
    David Burnell IV
    • Shocker
    • Director
      • Navot Papushado
    • Writers
      • Navot Papushado
      • Ehud Lavski
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    User reviews784

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    6Idle_Hands08

    Like "Shoot em up"

    If you liked "shoot 'em up" for 2005... It's like a sequel... It just has the added Assassin Organisation trope to go with it... Enjoy the action, comedy and simple storyline...!
    8brentage5000

    Why so much negativity? This was a banger!

    Ignore all the negative reviews on here. This film is exactly what it says on the tin -- essentially, a female John Wick -- and it owns that. The dialogue is snappy, the performances are winking, the actors are having fun, and it's generally just a good time. If you enjoyed Keanu Reeves checking into a hotel with an infinite amount of magic coins and using all sorts of code words for guns to avenge his dog, you can handle Karen Gillan doing the same with classic works of literature to protect a little girl.
    rsvp321

    Just a very badly made movie :(

    I have enjoyed *every one* of these actresses in past performances, and I was so looking forward to some outstanding entertainment, but this was awful!

    Bad directing, bad dialog, bad script, lame attempt at comedy, unoriginal ideas heavily "borrowed " from John Wick plots, and Tarantino style which is the worst of it.

    Awful!
    7kipmcmillan

    Just Fun

    I like a stylistic action movie that doesn't take itself too seriously, and has some originality. Letting the ladies prove there's too few female lead action movies... Because they do better than many of the guys. It's an enjoyable watch with several good action scenes that actually let the ladies flex their action chops. I had fun watching it.
    6xconwombats

    Loved it!

    Great movie! Definitely recommend. It's fast-paced and enthralling. Amazing cast! And it's also really funny. One of the best movies i saw in 2021.

    Thoroughly enjoyed it!

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The exterior shots of the library were filmed at the Bode Museum, on Museum Island, Berlin.
    • Goofs
      At 35:31, Sam is shot in the arm, just above the elbow, about 3 inches below the writing on her bowling jacket. At 41:42 when she goes to the doctor, the bullet hole is now on her shoulder, well within the writing on her jacket and above it.
    • Quotes

      Scarlet: You are an incredibly impressive young woman. There's not a single person on Earth I'd rather kill people with.

      Sam: Thanks, mom.

    • Connections
      References Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    • Soundtracks
      You'll Never Know
      Written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren

      Performed by Bobby Darin

      Published by Warner Chappell Music Ltd

      Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC

      Under licence from Universal Music Operations Ltd

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    • Release date
      • July 14, 2021 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Mẹ Con Sát Thủ
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany(main location)
    • Production companies
      • StudioCanal
      • The Picture Company
      • Studio Babelsberg
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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,015,760
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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