Lockdown

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Lockdown

R

2003

1h 41m

Drama

Action

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Avery (Richard T. Jones) has finally gotten his life back on track. A competitive swimmer, he had to drop out of college to support his girlfriend, Krista (Melissa De Sousa), and their son, Jordan. He's back on the swim-meet circuit, and starting to have some success. When he's approached by a college scout after winning his latest race, he goes out to celebrate with his friends, Cashmere (Gabriel Casseus) and Dre. In an instant, Avery's luck is about to run out.

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Tom Long

Detroit News

Feb 14, 2003

C+

Despite a low budget and predictable story line, Lockdown has undeniable power to it, fired by some fine performances and a terrifying portrayal of prison life that rings disturbingly true.

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

Feb 14, 2003

What makes the movie memorable is its authenticity.

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Feb 14, 2003

Doesn't tell you much about prison life that the movies ... haven't told you already.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 16, 2005

2/5

Prairie Miller

Long Island Press

Feb 17, 2003

Lockdown makes that excruciating and often terrifying ordeal of incarceration gut wrenching and palpable.

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Ken Fox

TV Guide

Feb 14, 2003

3/5

[A] modest yet intermittently powerful film.

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Matt H

@M.hernandez1988 Oct 15, 2026

Great acting, some accurate scenarios but also some very far fetched aspects. POC would not allow inmates from the Same race to become victims unless they were an informant and event then that is subject to debate.

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Bruce F

@MoralMaster Sep 12, 2026

What a banger great acting one of Master p best performances good message good ending i was invested the whole time the fight scene in the yard at the end really topped it

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Markus

Feb 25, 2026

Just want to see a old classic

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Sep 13, 2016

very good film and quite straight forward for me to understand what was happening

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Feb 6, 2016

unfortunately this happens way too often

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Oct 15, 2013

I love this movie!!!!

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Synopsis

Avery (Richard T. Jones) has finally gotten his life back on track. A competitive swimmer, he had to drop out of college to support his girlfriend, Krista (Melissa De Sousa), and their son, Jordan. He's back on the swim-meet circuit, and starting to have some success. When he's approached by a college scout after winning his latest race, he goes out to celebrate with his friends, Cashmere (Gabriel Casseus) and Dre. In an instant, Avery's luck is about to run out.

Director: John Luessenhop
Producer: Mark Burg, Jeff Clanagan, Oren Koules, Stevie "Black" Lockett
Screenwriter: Preston A. Whitmore II
Production Co: Palm Pictures, Evolution Entertainment
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Graphic Drug Use|Brutal Violence|Sexual Assaults|Strong Scene of Sexuality)
Genre: Drama, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 5, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $449.5K
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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