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One Day as a Lion

Jackie Powers will stop at nothing to prevent his son from following him into a life of crime. With his mob employer in pursuit, a chance encounter at a roadside diner charts a new path.

Director

John Swab

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action, thriller

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Production

Roxwell Films,TPC

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Pauly Russo

Walter Boggs

Valerie Brisky

Virginia Madsen

Taylor Love

Jackie Powers

Lola Brisky

Marianne Rendón

Ken Walsh

Dom Lorenzo

Billy Powers

Bob

Shotgun

Prison Guard MacDougal

Danny Boy O'Connor

Judge Simon

District Attorney Thomas

Turner

Daniel Erickson

Prison Guard Lafayette

Darrell Tompkins

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"How are you feeling?"
"Oh, not so good, dear." - One Day as a Lion

"How are you feeling?" "Oh, not so good, dear...

Yeah, that's the problem.
You think I'm an idiot? - One Day as a Lion

Yeah, that's the problem. You think I'm an idiot?

Don't you find it
slightly off-putting - One Day as a Lion

Don't you find it slightly off-putting

Because I'm dying,
or because your acting career - One Day as a Lion

Because I'm dying, or because your acting career

Acting school in Guatemala.
Jesus Christ. - One Day as a Lion

Acting school in Guatemala. Jesus Christ.

- Costa Rica.
- Even dumber. - One Day as a Lion

- Costa Rica. - Even dumber.

I didn't come back here
to be ridiculed
for my poor life choices, Mom. - One Day as a Lion

I didn't come back here to be ridiculed for my poor lif...

A daughter calls,
a mother answers. - One Day as a Lion

A daughter calls, a mother answers.

You know, Mom, I don't want
to lose what I have down there. - One Day as a Lion

You know, Mom, I don't want to lose what I have down th...

All of our bullshit aside,
don't you want me to be happy? - One Day as a Lion

All of our bullshit aside, don't you want me to be happ...

Now I'm waking up at night
thinking about crab legs. - One Day as a Lion

Now I'm waking up at night thinking about crab legs.

Four dead husbands
within a year
of saying "I do." - One Day as a Lion

Four dead husbands within a year of saying "I do."

Is it because I kill
people when I bite? - One Day as a Lion

Is it because I kill people when I bite?

Or could it be that I have
a red birthmark - One Day as a Lion

Or could it be that I have a red birthmark

Now, interesting fact
about the female black window, - One Day as a Lion

Now, interesting fact about the female black window,

They're meant
to outlive their mates. - One Day as a Lion

They're meant to outlive their mates.

It's because she's focused
on what she wants. - One Day as a Lion

It's because she's focused on what she wants.

And nobody or nothing
is gonna get in her way. - One Day as a Lion

And nobody or nothing is gonna get in her way.

And what I want
is a cigarette. - One Day as a Lion

And what I want is a cigarette.

I'll be back before you can
say "crab legs," okay? - One Day as a Lion

I'll be back before you can say "crab legs," ...

Kenny Walsh loves golf. - One Day as a Lion

Kenny Walsh loves golf.

I'm Kenny Walsh... - One Day as a Lion

I'm Kenny Walsh...

Are you
gonna help me, Mom? - One Day as a Lion

Are you gonna help me, Mom?

Tell me. Tell me. - One Day as a Lion

Tell me. Tell me.

I was talking to my counselor - One Day as a Lion

I was talking to my counselor

Well, maybe you should've
thought about that one - One Day as a Lion

Well, maybe you should've thought about that one

I did not fucking
kidnap anyone, Mom.
I told you. - One Day as a Lion

I did not fucking kidnap anyone, Mom. I told you.

Yeah, and what did I tell you
about the last fucking time - One Day as a Lion

Yeah, and what did I tell you about the last fucking time

Yo, hurry up, man.
I need to make
a phone call. - One Day as a Lion

Yo, hurry up, man. I need to make a phone call.

I've been spending
every fucking day - One Day as a Lion

I've been spending every fucking day

I can't even afford to feed
myself, all right? - One Day as a Lion

I can't even afford to feed myself, all right?

- I need to make a phone call.
- Yeah. Connection. - One Day as a Lion

- I need to make a phone call. - Yeah. Connection.

I'm sorry, man.
I just got off the phone. - One Day as a Lion

I'm sorry, man. I just got off the phone.

My 15-year-old son
was arrested last week - One Day as a Lion

My 15-year-old son was arrested last week

But she is, without question, - One Day as a Lion

But she is, without question,

But the truth right now,
we need that money for a lawyer - One Day as a Lion

But the truth right now, we need that money for a lawyer

- Well, I thank you
for your honesty.
- Thank you. - One Day as a Lion

- Well, I thank you for your honesty. - Thank you.

- But why don't you
just bail him out?
- There is no bail. - One Day as a Lion

- But why don't you just bail him out? - There is no ba...

So how much
does this lawyer cost? - One Day as a Lion

So how much does this lawyer cost?

Well, you do that,
and when you come back, - One Day as a Lion

Well, you do that, and when you come back,

I'm sorry I can't give you
any money right now. - One Day as a Lion

I'm sorry I can't give you any money right now.

I will, however, - One Day as a Lion

I will, however,

I know we don't understand
each other, Lola. - One Day as a Lion

I know we don't understand each other, Lola.

But if you could accept - One Day as a Lion

But if you could accept

Crab legs,
a sappy abridged monologue, - One Day as a Lion

Crab legs, a sappy abridged monologue,

Do you know how many times
I've asked her for money
over the years? - One Day as a Lion

Do you know how many times I've asked her for money ove...

My whole fucking life,
she's treated me like shit. - One Day as a Lion

My whole fucking life, she's treated me like shit.

All I need is a plane ticket
to New York City,
and a little bit of cash." - One Day as a Lion

All I need is a plane ticket to New York City, and a little ...

Look, you deserve better,
period, okay?
But so does my kid. - One Day as a Lion

Look, you deserve better, period, okay? But so does my kid.

I know you're upset right now,
but I'm begging you, - One Day as a Lion

I know you're upset right now, but I'm begging you...

I'm out here
all fucking day.
Nothing. - One Day as a Lion

I'm out here all fucking day. Nothing.

My uncle back fucking home
with the RICO charges, - One Day as a Lion

My uncle back fucking home with the RICO charges,

So do me a fucking favor,
and find fucking Jackie - One Day as a Lion

So do me a fucking favor, and find fucking Jackie

I think I got an idea
where he might be headed next. - One Day as a Lion

I think I got an idea where he might be headed next.

Now you're talking, Dom.
Now, go follow that idea
and fucking make him understand. - One Day as a Lion

Now you're talking, Dom. Now, go follow that idea and f...

Careful.
That fucking hillbilly's
ready for war over there. - One Day as a Lion

Careful. That fucking hillbilly's ready for war over th...

I gotta go beg
for my fucking money? Anybody at
home hears about this, - One Day as a Lion

I gotta go beg for my fucking money? Anybody at home hears a...

In fact, you should
just go elsewhere - One Day as a Lion

In fact, you should just go elsewhere

- A big, gaping asshole.
- Lovely. Lovely. - One Day as a Lion

- A big, gaping asshole. - Lovely. Lovely.

Well, what I think
you should do is, - One Day as a Lion

Well, what I think you should do is,

And if you're pregnant already,
then make a left - One Day as a Lion

And if you're pregnant already, then make a left

I can see that your life's
shit here, and I'd rather not, - One Day as a Lion

I can see that your life's shit here, and I'd rath...

Hey, uh, Mr. Walsh,
my-my name is Jackie Powers,
okay? - One Day as a Lion

Hey, uh, Mr. Walsh, my-my name is Jackie Powers, okay?

My number is 918-793-1248. - One Day as a Lion

My number is 918-793-1248.

- Oh, my God.
- It's for your son, Taylor. - One Day as a Lion

- Oh, my God. - It's for your son, Taylor.

Don't fuck with me.
Do the right thing - One Day as a Lion

Don't fuck with me. Do the right thing

- Who is it?
- It's the police. - One Day as a Lion

- Who is it? - It's the police.

Come on, don't be cute.
Jackie. - One Day as a Lion

Come on, don't be cute. Jackie.

No, I treat you like shit
because you're an asshole - One Day as a Lion

No, I treat you like shit because you're an asshole

I'll tell you why
you ended up with Jackie
and not me. - One Day as a Lion

I'll tell you why you ended up with Jackie and not me.

It's no big deal, - One Day as a Lion

It's no big deal,

Yeah, well,
you should've seen her
20 years ago. - One Day as a Lion

Yeah, well, you should've seen her 20 years ago.

Do you-do you...
Do you like me? - One Day as a Lion

Do you-do you... Do you like me?

Right. Do you know
how many kids in that place - One Day as a Lion

Right. Do you know how many kids in that place

There's no rehabilitation
in the juvenile system. - One Day as a Lion

There's no rehabilitation in the juvenile system.

- I'll play then.
- Okay. - One Day as a Lion

- I'll play then. - Okay.

The second you walked
into that greasy spoon, - One Day as a Lion

The second you walked into that greasy spoon,

I knew in that moment things
were gonna change forever. - One Day as a Lion

I knew in that moment things were gonna change forever.

I knew the man
I was gonna spend
the rest of my days with - One Day as a Lion

I knew the man I was gonna spend the rest of my days with

There's just one bed
in there, - One Day as a Lion

There's just one bed in there,

Love, Lola." - One Day as a Lion

- Hello?
- Hey,, uh,
did the lawyer call yet? - One Day as a Lion

- Hello? - Hey,, uh, did the lawyer call yet?

Okay. What happened with Dom
after I left last night? - One Day as a Lion

Okay. What happened with Dom after I left last night?

Whatever, Taylor. Please,
just, if that lawyer calls, - One Day as a Lion

Whatever, Taylor. Please, just, if that lawyer calls,

Room 129, okay? - One Day as a Lion

Room 129, okay?

Things have gotten
way out of hand here, Walter. - One Day as a Lion

Things have gotten way out of hand here, Walter.

Okay. Well,
now that you mentioned it, - One Day as a Lion

Okay. Well, now that you mentioned it,

Bottom line is, you made
some very serious bets
with me. - One Day as a Lion

Bottom line is, you made some very serious bets with me.

Apparently, you do,
because I'm here
with you now. - One Day as a Lion

Apparently, you do, because I'm here with you now.

I pay my debts.
I just needed more time. - One Day as a Lion

I pay my debts. I just needed more time.

One Day as a Lion poster

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Jackie Powers will stop at nothing to prevent his son from following him into a life of crime. With his mob employer in pursuit, a chance encounter at a roadside diner charts a new path.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: John Swab

Writer: Scott Caan

Production: Roxwell Films,TPC

Genre: action, thriller

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 07 Apr 2023

Awards: N/A

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Also watch: Fisherman's Friends: One and All, Moving On, I'm Not Ashamed, The Pope: Answers, The Tutor, Mia and the White Lion, As the Gods Will, Lionheart, Shoot 'Em Up, The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die, Lion, Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom