A relentless, gritty race against time unfolds on Alcatraz as a chemical weapons expert and a prisoner fight a rogue general.
Suspenseful and high-octane. A party watch at full speed. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Peacock.
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: brutal violence and frequent strong language.
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When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · relentlessA relentless, high-octane adventure unfolds as disavowed agents race to prevent global nuclear catastrophe.
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)Suspenseful · light gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA relentless, high-octane race against time as a rogue agent battles a terrifying AI and ghosts from his past.
The Dark Knight (2008)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA relentless, gritty crime thriller where a hero's war on chaos takes a darkly comic and epic turn.
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)Suspenseful · party watch · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA relentless, high-octane race against time unfolds with gritty, suspenseful action and epic stakes.
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)Dry wit · epic · party watch · brutal violenceA cosmic despot gathers artifacts of unimaginable power, forcing heroes to fight a relentless, high-stakes battle for all reality.
Skyfall (2012)Suspenseful · light gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA gritty, brisk adventure unfolds as Bond hunts a mastermind while MI6 faces an internal reckoning.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)Epic · family watch · brutal violence · emotionally devastatingRelentless action and suspense build to an epic battle for the world, filled with gritty, heartwarming adventure.The Rock is on our Prison, Thriller on Peacock and Action on Peacock lists.
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