Gunpowder Milkshake

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Gunpowder Milkshake

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2021,

1h 59m,

Action/

Mystery & Thriller/

Crime/

Drama

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Sam (Karen Gillan) was only 12 years old when her mother Scarlet (Lena Headey), an elite assassin, was forced to abandon her. Sam was raised by The Firm, the ruthless crime syndicate her mother worked for. Now, 15 years later, Sam has followed in her mother’s footsteps and grown into a fierce hit-woman. She uses her “talents” to clean up The Firm’s most dangerous messes. She’s as efficient as she is loyal. But when a high-risk job goes wrong, Sam must choose between serving The Firm and protecting the life of an innocent 8-year-old girl -- Emily (Chloe Colemaan). With a target on her back, Sam has only one chance to survive: Reunite with her mother and her lethal associates: The Librarians (Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh and Carla Gugino). These three generations of women must now learn to trust each other, stand up to The Firm and their army of henchmen, and raise hell against those who could take everything from them.

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Critics Consensus

Though it runs dangerously close to being a pure sugar rush with no substance, Gunpowder Milkshake is a brutal blast that will absorb audiences into its neon-infused universe.

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Gunpowder Milkshake has some decent action sequences, but for the most part, this has all been done before -- and better.

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

Oct 8, 2021

3/5

In a landscape that remains dominated by the likes of Zen knucklehead John Wick, Sam and her gruesome gang are alright with me.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Sep 19, 2021

2/5

Tiresome stuff.

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Linda Marric

The Jewish Chronicle

Sep 18, 2021

3/5

Perfectly serviceable, if not terribly original.

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Maxance Vincent

FilmSpeak.net

Jul 13, 2025

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Navot Papushado’s Gunpowder Milkshake forgets that story and character should come first before trying to expand the universe.

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Joshua Polanski

Boston Hassle

Jul 19, 2024

Gunpowder Milkshake is most entertaining when Laurent Demianoff’s fight choreography takes precedence over any dialogue.

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Jillian Chilingerian

Offscreen With Jillian

Aug 22, 2023

With so many stellar talents in this film, most of them don't get to showcase their talents until the end.

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Synopsis

Sam (Karen Gillan) was only 12 years old when her mother Scarlet (Lena Headey), an elite assassin, was forced to abandon her. Sam was raised by The Firm, the ruthless crime syndicate her mother worked for. Now, 15 years later, Sam has followed in her mother’s footsteps and grown into a fierce hit-woman. She uses her “talents” to clean up The Firm’s most dangerous messes. She’s as efficient as she is loyal. But when a high-risk job goes wrong, Sam must choose between serving The Firm and protecting the life of an innocent 8-year-old girl -- Emily (Chloe Colemaan). With a target on her back, Sam has only one chance to survive: Reunite with her mother and her lethal associates: The Librarians (Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh and Carla Gugino). These three generations of women must now learn to trust each other, stand up to The Firm and their army of henchmen, and raise hell against those who could take everything from them.

Director: Navot Papushado
Producer: Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman
Screenwriter: Navot Papushado, Ehud Lavski
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: The Picture Company, StudioCanal, Studio Babelsberg, Cine+
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 14, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 14, 2021
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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