Breaking
“Based on the true story of one man's demand to be heard.”
Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several people hostage inside a bank, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with police.
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Cast
43 people
John Boyega
Brian Brown-Easley
Known for
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Michael Kenneth Williams
Eli Bernard
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The Wire
The Night Of
Nicole Beharie
Estel Valerie
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Sleepy Hollow
The Morning Show
Connie Britton
Lisa Larson
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Zero Day
The White Lotus
Selenis Leyva
Rosa Diaz
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
Maniac
Jeffrey Donovan
Major Riddick
Known for
Changeling
Burn Notice
Olivia Washington
Cassandra Brown-Easley
Known for
I'm a Virgo
The Piano Lesson
London Covington
Kiah Easley
Also in
Hunters
Abbott Elementary
Robb Derringer
Chief Jack Quail
Known for
Stumptown
AJ and the Queen
Landon Covington
Kiah Easley
Carmine Giovinazzo
Ken Pierce
Known for
CSI: NY
The Offer
Kate Burton
Tami Stackhouse
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Grey's Anatomy
127 Hours
Abi Damaris Corbin Director · Kwame Kwei-Armah Writer Michael Abels Composer
Worldwide gross $2.8M · United States release August 26, 2022 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,805,642
Production
Salmira Productions
Production
Little Lamb Productions
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Epic
Production
UpperRoom Productions
Production
Vox Media Studios
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 21, 2022
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival (Virtual)
United States · August 26, 2022
Theatrical
Australia
June 1, 2023 · Digital
Canada
August 26, 2022 · Theatrical
Germany
August 1, 2023 · Digital
New Zealand
June 1, 2023 · Digital
Puerto Rico
August 25, 2022 · Limited theatrical
Romania
August 25, 2022 · Limited theatrical
Sweden
August 25, 2022 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
March 27, 2023 · Digital
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