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Drone

  • 2017
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
7K
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Sean Bean in Drone (2017)
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Thriller

Ideologies collide with fatal results when a military drone contractor meets an enigmatic Pakistani businessman.Ideologies collide with fatal results when a military drone contractor meets an enigmatic Pakistani businessman.Ideologies collide with fatal results when a military drone contractor meets an enigmatic Pakistani businessman.

  • Director
    • Jason Bourque
  • Writers
    • Paul A. Birkett
    • Jason Bourque
    • Ian Birkett
  • Stars
    • Sean Bean
    • Patrick Sabongui
    • Mary McCormack
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jason Bourque
    • Writers
      • Paul A. Birkett
      • Jason Bourque
      • Ian Birkett
    • Stars
      • Sean Bean
      • Patrick Sabongui
      • Mary McCormack
    • 88User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Sean Bean
    Sean Bean
    • Neil Wistin
    Patrick Sabongui
    Patrick Sabongui
    • Imir Shaw
    Mary McCormack
    Mary McCormack
    • Ellen Wistin
    Maxwell Haynes
    • Shane Wistin
    Joel David Moore
    Joel David Moore
    • Gary
    Viv Leacock
    Viv Leacock
    • Agent Barker
    Sharon Taylor
    Sharon Taylor
    • Agent Jenkins
    Bradley Stryker
    Bradley Stryker
    • Ted Little
    Kirby Morrow
    Kirby Morrow
    • Dave Wistin
    Kevin O'Grady
    Kevin O'Grady
    • Father
    Tommy Europe
    Tommy Europe
    • Team Leader
    Kamal Malik
    • Abid
    Nilofar Gesawat
    Nilofar Gesawat
    • Abid's Wife
    Mohsin Khan
    • Abid's Son
    John Emmet Tracy
    John Emmet Tracy
    • Daniel Winters…
    Abha Bandhari
    • Grandmother
    Josh Byer
    Josh Byer
    • Sniper
    Becky Hachey
    • Reporter
    • Director
      • Jason Bourque
    • Writers
      • Paul A. Birkett
      • Jason Bourque
      • Ian Birkett
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews88

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    7michaeljtrubic

    After 15 minutes I noticed how well the filmmaker uses imagery

    Here are a couple of examples and they require an attentive mind to spot them. I see a man who wouldn't hurt a fly. To me I see not a gentleness but strong religious beliefs.

    Another good example is of a man slowly and carefully washing himself using a pail of water. What I see here is ritual.

    A third example, the most persuasive in the opening act, is watching that recently cleansed man walking out into the daylight, coldly and calmly past his still quivering victim along a waterway choked with floating garbage.

    This is a movie that makes the viewer read between the lines.

    You have to study the context and emotion, not a dialog heavy movie you can listen to in the background and accomplish other tasks.
    5AziziOthmanMY

    could have been better

    The movie was slow to develop, Sean and Patrick acting was OK, but the ending was good. I've seen a couple of movies with the same theme but this was a bit interesting as it involves interaction with the victim's family.The Neil's family crisis was highlighted too early to begin with i thought Imir's character should be develop further on. Worth a watch at least once.
    5deloudelouvain

    I expected much better

    The ingredients to make a good movie were all there but in the end Drone is just an average movie. Not awful though but certainly not great either. The cast and the acting were not bad, just not award winning acting let us say. I was expecting a lot more action but besides the first ten minutes where there is a bit of action the rest is all a bit too slow and sometimes a bit boring. It could have used a bit more suspense to keep it interesting. Also the story was too far fetched to make it believable, like there is no way a guy would just find out who exactly from the CIA would bomb his family. Not even an advanced spy would come with that information, let alone a random guy. The story was just too slow and not believable enough to make it a great movie.
    xoxo411

    true to its name

    Most part of the movie is a picture taken from the sky. Real mechanical drone versus human eyes drone. Great comparison by the director. For the first 5 minutes, I was worried thinking I came to the wrong foreign movie. It is true thriller with a common theme but from a different angle. It is not really a military movie. Sean Bean's acting is excellent. He is secretive but covert. His facial expressions are amazing and his handling of stressful events are masterful. He lets himself helpless and vulnerable only at times and places were is heart is near and dear. The villain Amir SHaw ( Movie Name) is a talented actor who displays great control of his emotions most of the time. When he lost his composure he acted truly as a suffering madman. Every one had a part to play and they were wonderful. I am sorry to say the crowd attracting phenomenon was not there because of lack of commercial advertisement. I give this movie 6.5
    3startingfromscratchlv

    Disappointing

    What was the accent that Bean was supposed to be using? it changed as the film progressed.

    As for the storyline, well, the premise was good but the acting was second rate to say the best. The over emotional kid.... and the ending I've seen more exciting in made for TV movies . Plenty of time for it to have been controlled better and the twist, I'd guessed that was going to happen from the earlier dialogue.

    Can't see why it was called drone, apart from that being his day job, better to have been called a little light drama of dinner.

    I stuck it out to the end but, wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

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    • Trivia
      When Wistin is getting clearance to fire the second missile after the first fails to kill the target, he acknowledges a transmission by saying "10-4" This is a code used on Citizen's Band and public safety radios. It would not be used by the CIA or whatever intelligence agency Wistin works for.
    • Quotes

      Imir Shaw: I was taught the dead live on in three ways. Through their good deeds, through the charity other people give in their name and, most important, through the knowledge they leave behind in this world that benefits others.

    • Soundtracks
      Hey World
      From the album "Dave Tough: 2015-2018 Songs"

      Written and Composed by Dave Tough

      Performed by Tre Houston

      Courtesy of Tough Daddy Productions (BMI)

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    • Release date
      • May 26, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • English
      • Urdu
    • Also known as
      • Đối Mặt
    • Filming locations
      • West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Look to the Sky Films
      • Gold Star Productions
      • Interlock Capital
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      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
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