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Gunpowder Milkshake

  • 20212021
  • 14A14A
  • 1h 54m
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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.

IMDb RATING
6.0/10
40K
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543
215
  • Director
    • Navot Papushado
  • Writers
    • Navot Papushado
    • Ehud Lavski
  • Stars
    • Karen Gillan
    • Lena Headey
    • Carla Gugino
Top credits
  • Director
    • Navot Papushado
  • Writers
    • Navot Papushado
    • Ehud Lavski
  • Stars
    • Karen Gillan
    • Lena Headey
    • Carla Gugino
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 731User reviews
    • 153Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

    Videos4

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:16
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    Trailer 2:33
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    Gunpowder Milkshake
    Trailer 2:17
    Gunpowder Milkshake
    Karen Gillan on Why She's 'Legitimately Scottish'
    Clip 4:07
    Karen Gillan on Why She's 'Legitimately Scottish'

    Photos196

    Lena Headey and Karen Gillan in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
    Lena Headey in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
    Karen Gillan and Chloe Coleman in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
    Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh, and Carla Gugino in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
    Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
    Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
    Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh, Carla Gugino, Lena Headey, and Karen Gillan in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
    Ivan Kaye in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
    Ivan Kaye in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
    Ivan Kaye, David Burnell IV, and Jack Bandeira in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
    Ivan Kaye in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
    Ivan Kaye and Karen Gillan in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)

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    Karen Gillan
    Karen Gillan
    • Samas Sam
    Lena Headey
    Lena Headey
    • Scarletas Scarlet
    Carla Gugino
    Carla Gugino
    • Madeleineas Madeleine
    Michelle Yeoh
    Michelle Yeoh
    • Florenceas Florence
    Joanna Bobin
    Joanna Bobin
    • Roseas Rose
    Freya Allan
    Freya Allan
    • Young Samas Young Sam
    Ed Birch
    Ed Birch
    • Lead Russian Thugas Lead Russian Thug
    Paul Giamatti
    Paul Giamatti
    • Nathanas Nathan
    Ralph Ineson
    Ralph Ineson
    • Jim McAlesteras Jim McAlester
    Adam Nagaitis
    Adam Nagaitis
    • Virgilas Virgil
    David Zimmerschied
    David Zimmerschied
    • Factory Goonas Factory Goon
    Angela Bassett
    Angela Bassett
    • Anna Mayas Anna May
    Samuel Anderson
    Samuel Anderson
    • Davidas David
    Mai Duong Kieu
    Mai Duong Kieu
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Michael Smiley
    Michael Smiley
    • Dr. Rickyas Dr. Ricky
    Jack Bandeira
    Jack Bandeira
    • Crowas Crow
    David Burnell IV
    David Burnell IV
    • Shockeras Shocker
    Ivan Kaye
    Ivan Kaye
    • Yankeeas Yankee
    • Director
      • Navot Papushado
    • Writers
      • Navot Papushado
      • Ehud Lavski
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    In her turbulent life as a professional assassin, Scarlet was cruelly forced to abandon her daughter Sam and go on the run. Years later, despite the estrangement, Sam has also grown up into a cold blooded hitwoman. After a high-stake mission spins out of control, putting an innocent 8-year-old girl in the middle of the gang war she has unleashed, Sam has no choice but to go rogue. This ultimately leads her back to her mother and her former hitwomen sidekicks, who all join forces in an avenging war against those who took everything from them.
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • 14A
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Angela Bassett, Carla Gugino and Michelle Yeoh became good friends during filming. According to Gillan, after a full day of shooting action scenes, they went to the hotel bar one night, and they ended up getting so drunk that they were crawling to their hotel rooms.
    • 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

    User reviews731

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    Top review
    5/10
    V for Vendetta...
    Plundering a variety of genres and copying who knows how many forefathers, the traditional roles reversed but the plot as thin as skimmed, leaves a sour taste of disaffection and inequality.
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    • Feb 2, 2022

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 14, 2021 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Explosives
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • StudioCanal
      • The Picture Company
      • Studio Babelsberg
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,015,760
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical 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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