One Day as a Lion (film)

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2023 American film

One Day as a Lion

Release poster

Directed by| John Swab
Written by| Scott Caan
Produced by| Jeremy M. Rosen
Starring|

* Scott Caan
* Frank Grillo
* J. K. Simmons

Cinematography| Will Stone
Edited by| Andrew Aaronson
Music by| David Sardy

Production
company

Roxwell Films

Distributed by| Grindstone Entertainment Group

Release date

* April 4, 2023 (2023-04-04)

Running time

| 87 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

One Day as a Lion is a 2023 American action thriller comedy film directed by John Swab, written by Scott Caan, and starring Caan, Frank Grillo and J. K. Simmons.[1][2]

## Cast

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* Scott Caan as Jackie Powers
* J. K. Simmons as Walter Boggs
* Marianne Rendón as Lola Brisky
* Virginia Madsen as Valerie Brisky
* Frank Grillo as Pauly Russo
* Taryn Manning as Taylor Love
* Billy Blair as Ken Walsh
* Bruce Davis as Bob
* George Carroll as Dom Lorenzo
* Dash Melrose as Billy Powers

## Production

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Filming occurred in Oklahoma in June 2022.[3]

## Release

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The film was released in select theaters on April 4, 2023.[4][5] Then it was released on demand and digital on April 7, 2023.[6]

## Reception

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The film has a 64% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 22 reviews.[7]

Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Nevertheless, the movie has the kind of personality and heart too often missing from grimy little crime pictures. It’s endearingly ramshackle."[8]

Peter Martin of Screen Anarchy also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "One Day as a Lion is sufficiently likable to overcome its evident shortcomings and makes for a roughly criminal B-picture."[9]

## References

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1. ^ Chang, Tom (April 15, 2023). "One Day as a Lion Director on Scott Caan and J.K. Simmons Black Comedy". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
2. ^ Hulldender, Tatiana (April 7, 2023). "John Swab Interview: One Day As A Lion". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
3. ^ Grobar, Matt (June 29, 2022). "Scott Caan-Led Crime Drama 'One Day As A Lion' Lands At Grindstone; J.K. Simmons, Frank Grillo, Michael Carmen Pitt, Virginia Madsen, Others Co-Star". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
4. ^ Hodges, Jake (March 25, 2023). "'One Day as a Lion': Cast, Release Date, Trailer and Everything We Know so Far". Collider. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
5. ^ Mahler, Matthew (April 6, 2023). "One Day as a Lion Review: A Charming if Unbelievable Rom-Com Crime Caper". MovieWeb. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
6. ^ Shuman, Sean (March 29, 2023). "One Day as a Lion: Plot, Cast, Release Date, and Everything Else We Know". MovieWeb. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
7. ^ "One Day as a Lion". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
8. ^ Murray, Noel (April 11, 2023). "Review: Documentaries take intimate looks at musicians Jason Isbell and Lewis Capaldi". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
9. ^ Martin, Peter (April 3, 2023). "ONE DAY AS A LION Review: Roar All You Want, This Kitty Is Harmless". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

## External links

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* One Day as a Lion at IMDb
* One Day as a Lion at Rotten Tomatoes

* v
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Films directed by John Swab

* Let Me Make You a Martyr (2016)
* Run with the Hunted (2019)
* Body Brokers (2021)
* Ida Red (2021)
* Candy Land (2022)
* Little Dixie (2023)
* One Day as a Lion (2023)
* Long Gone Heroes (2024)

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