The Marksman (2021 film)

Former US Marine Corps Scout Sniper and Vietnam War veteran Jim Hanson, a widower, lives along the Arizona-Mexico border with his dog, Jackson. While tending his ranch, which he is behind in payments on, he reports illegal border crossings to the United States Border Patrol, where his step-daughter Sarah works. One day he encounters Rosa and her son Miguel, Mexican citizens fleeing from the Mexican Mafia.^[7] As Hanson calls border patrol, a cartel gang led by Mauricio approaches and a shootout ensues, in which Hanson shoots and kills Mauricio's brother and Rosa is fatally wounded. Before dying, Rosa gives Hanson her family's address in Chicago and a bag of cash, begging him to take Miguel there, to which Hanson reluctantly agrees.

Border patrol show up after her death and take in Miguel. One of the cartel members comes in and claims that he's a relative of Miguel. Hanson happens to see their car there and sneaks Miguel out to go to safety. Meanwhile the gang bribe corrupt patrol officers to gain entry to the United States, and conduct their own manhunt in search for Miguel.

After Hanson uses his credit card to repair his truck, Mauricio tracks the pair to Route 66 in Oklahoma. However their road journey is interrupted when a patrol officer pulls them over and instructs Hanson into his squad car using an apparent cover story. The officer then telephones the gang in order to turn in Miguel, in which Hanson becomes suspicious. Knowing that the cop is corrupt, Hanson confronts him and a struggle ensues. Hanson and Miguel flee to a nearby hill, where they witness the gang cartel arrive and roughly question the officer (who awoke from unconsciousness), then shoot him dead.

Hanson and Miguel continue to make their way north. While staying at a motel, Hanson bribes the receptionist to not register him and Miguel as guests before the cartel shows up and during the escape, they kill Jackson. The patch on the truck's radiator fails while attempting to get away from the cartel and they are forced to stop. Eventually, Mauricio and his men catch up to Hanson and a firefight breaks out on a nearby farm. Hanson manages to kill three of the cartel members, but Mauricio captures Miguel.

After a skirmish, Hanson is stabbed but seriously wounds Mauricio with a gunshot. Hanson offers him a coup de grâce leaving a single bullet in his gun or a choice to shoot Hanson. As Hanson and Miguel leave the farm, they hear a gunshot.

They reach Chicago and Hanson leaves Miguel with his family.

• Liam Neeson as Jim Hanson, a former U.S. Marines sniper and Vietnam War veteran
• Katheryn Winnick as Sarah Pennington, border patrol agent, and step-daughter of Hanson
• Juan Pablo Raba as Mauricio, a deranged Mexican enforcer for the Vasquez Cartel
• Teresa Ruiz as Rosa, Miguel's mother who is on the run from the cartel
• Jacob Perez as Miguel, a boy who is on the run from the cartel with his mother
• Dylan Kenan as Randall
• Luke Rains as Everett
• Sean Rosales as Hernando
• Alfredo Quiroz as Carlos
• Amber Midthunder as Gas Station Clerk

The project, originally titled The Minuteman, was announced in May 2019, with Liam Neeson set to star.^{[8][9][10][11]} In September 2019, it was announced that Winnick and Raba joined the cast of the film.^[12][13][14]

Principal photography occurred in Lorain County,^[15] Portage County,^[16][17] Cleveland and other locations in Cuyahoga County,^[18] and Chardon, Ohio.^[19] Filming also occurred in New Mexico,^[20][21] and wrapped in October 2019.^[22]

The Marksman was initially scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on January 22, 2021, but was later moved up a week to January 15.^[23]