The Warrant

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The Warrant
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Directed byBrent Christy
Written byShea Sizemore
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Release date
  • June 20, 2020 (2020-06-20)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Warrant is a 2020 American Western-themed film. The film stars Steven R. McQueen and Neal McDonough as a father and son duo, who dedicate their lives to upholding the law. A sequel to the film titled The Warrant: Breaker's Law , was announced in 2022.

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Plot

The Warrant is set in a post-civil war America. [1] The plot follows John Breaker, played by Neal McDonough, who served in the American Civil War before becoming a local sheriff, along with his son, Cal Breaker, a Federal Marshal, played by Steven R. McQueen. [2] [3] Together they set out on a mission to serve an arrest warrant to a well-known vigilante, Virgil St. Denis, played by Casper Van Dien. [4] St. Denis goes by the name of "The Saint" and, like John Breaker, was also a war veteran. [5]

The task becomes seemingly impossible when the Breakers get caught between two rival gangs, which could reignite the civil war. [5] It was described by Casper Van Dien as "a wholesome Western, it felt like a classic Western". [6]

Main cast

Sequel

In 2022, it was announced that Neal McDonough and INSP Films would produce and star in a sequel, The Warrant: Breaker's Law . Dermot Mulroney would also star in the film. [7]

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