Everything You Need to Know About One Day As A Lion Movie (2023)

Editor Amy Renner photo By Amy Renner Apr. 8, 2023

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Who's Involved:

Frank Grillo, Virginia Madsen, J.K. Simmons, Scott Caan, John Swab, Marianne Rendon, Taryn Manning

Release Date:

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 Limited
Friday, April 7, 2023 VOD / Digital

R RESTRICTED ^MPA
pervasive language, some violence and sexual references

Runtime: N/A

Language: English

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Contents:
Plot
Cast/Crew
Trailers
Production
Releases
Photos
Q / A

Plot: What's the story about?

Jackie Powers (Scott Caan) is a nice guy but a lousy hit man, and when he’s sent to take out a crafty debtor (J.K. Simmons), Jackie only pisses him off. Fleeing the scene, Jackie takes bored waitress Lola as a hostage. When Jackie reveals he needs money to get his son out of jail, Lola cooks up a scheme for them to get cash from her dying mother (Virginia Madsen). Meanwhile, a thug sent to kill him is sleeping with Jackie’s ex.

Crime Thriller

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Who stars in One Day As A Lion: Cast List

Scott Caan

Into the Blue, Entourage

J.K. Simmons

Zootopia, The Account 2

Frank Grillo

Misdirection, Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Marianne Rendon

Summer Solstice, Charlie Says

Taryn Manning

Outsiders, Redemption Road

Virginia Madsen

Sheepdog, American Underdog

Who's making One Day As A Lion: Crew List

A look at the One Day As A Lion behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director John Swab last directed King Ivory and Long Gone Heroes . The film's writer Scott Caan last wrote Mercy and Dallas 362.

Watch One Day As A Lion Trailers & Videos

Official Trailer

Production: What we know about One Day As A Lion?

Filming Timeline

2023 - March: The film was set to Completed status.

One Day As A Lion Release Date: When was the film released?

One Day As A Lion was a limited release in 2023 on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Hunt Club, Juniper and Adam & The Water.

As a limited theatrical release, One Day As A Lion will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area. Sometimes, limited theatrical releases are simulatenously released to buy or rent on video on demand services like Prime Video and Apple TV.