50/50
In the poignant dramedy "50/50," directed by Jonathan Levine, the life of a young man takes an unexpected turn when he ...
When a desperate father faces an impossible choice, he risks everything to save his son in this gripping action-thriller. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars as John Matthews, a successful businessman whose life is shattered when his teenage son is wrongfully arrested on a severe drug charge. Faced with a draconian mandatory minimum sentence, John makes a dangerous deal with a determined federal prosecutor, played by Susan Sarandon. To secure his son's freedom, John must go undercover and infiltrate a violent drug cartel, a world far removed from his comfortable suburban life. Teaming up with a recently paroled ex-con, portrayed by Jon Bernthal, John navigates a treacherous landscape of high-stakes deals and brutal criminals, including a menacing kingpin played by Benjamin Bratt. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, the film ratchets up the tension as an ordinary man is pushed to his absolute limits, blurring the lines between right and wrong in a relentless pursuit of justice.