Black Site

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Black Site

R

2022

1h 39m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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CIA Agent Abby Trent (Michelle Monaghan) manages an underground black site facility that imprisons dangerous and high-risk detainees. Days before Abby's reassignment to a new post, Special Ops bring in a high-value target at the top of every Most Wanted list -- codename: Hatchet (Jason Clarke). Hatchet is notorious for killing his enemies in a gruesome manner, and for Abby, his capture is personal. Determined to avenge her husband's death at the hands of Hatchet, Abby's plan is soon thrown into chaos once Hatchet escapes and begins a bloody game of murdering the site officers --one-by-one. While Abby and the team hunt him down, she quickly discovers that there are moles within the ranks compromising the mission. With time running out, Abby doubts everyone around her, begging the question who can she really trust?

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

05/03/2022

Perhaps the most depressing thing about Sophia Banks’s “Black Site” — a dreary, underwritten thriller — is an ending that suggests a sequel might already be in the works.

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Monique Jones

Common Sense Media

06/02/2022

3/5

While the film succeeds in its action elements, it fails when it comes to portraying characters of color. Every character of color is treated as fodder and killed off...

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Daniel Gorman

In Review Online

05/20/2022

[Black Site is] a pretty okay movie that mostly succeeds in spite of some obvious limitations.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

05/04/2022

While downplaying the sociopolitical complexities that form its backdrop, the film squanders a promising start with dwindling narrative urgency in the second half.

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Johnny Loftus

Decider

05/04/2022

Driven by a strong lead performance from Michelle Monaghan, Black Site features some bloody action movie thrills as its titular subterranean facility is torn apart by Jason Clarke’s one man terrorist army.

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Peter Gray

Cinefied

04/27/2022

Black Site ends up a black hole of stereotypical nonsense that cant even muster emotional investment or intentionally humorous additives to keep its audience on hand

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Frans B

@FransB Aug 10

Sophia Banks did not succeed here. Loose ends, gaps in story, not convincing at all. How Michelle Monaghan, Jason Clarke and Jai Courtney ended up in the cast will remain a mystery, they deserve much better. {Seems more and more movies portray American "elite" units (CIA, SEALS, Special Forces, etc ... as pathetic / stupid / incompetent / perfidious / treacherous / traitorous ... why❓🤔🤔🤔🤔}

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 11

Failure in 1 hour and 39 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What the **** were you thinking?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My *** doesn't care!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Doug J

@RT95881262 Jun 11

I am a pretty forgiving movie goer, but having struggled through this film, I had to join Rotten Tomatoes to try and warn others. As I write this, I see the titles suggest that the Australian Government supported it. Being Australian, that makes perfect sense. The plot was full of holes, if the lead actor had made a decision, any decision at all 30 seconds before she finally did something, the movie would have been much shorter. The film lacks realism. If a site is locked down, then it should lock down. Not allow any man and their dog to stroll around. Secure facilities always have an airgap entrance so that people inside can see who is outside before they enter. Just one of these anywhere would have stopped the intruder. And the ending... such a tiny missile for such a big bunker busting bang... So yea, 1/2 a star. And then only because I couldn't figure out how to provide zero stars. Save your time, go and visit a dentist, or mow the lawn outside. Anything.

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Jeff M

@RT25658581 Apr 12

Such a poorly written and acted movie. I can't go out of my way enough to scream how bad and disconnected and ludicrous this is.

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Rebecca W

@RT56749687 03/15/2025

Could the movie get worse or more stereotypical? Matt Theo's performance was unconvincing and ho-hum. A rewrite of the script and getting actors who can play their roles. Matt Theo stood out as the worst, and I found myself laughing at his attempts to be threatening and intimidating. Don't waste your time.

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Pete T

@RT08958073 02/24/2025

Poor plot, poor acting, waste of time watching and the money wasted producing it is heart breaking.

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CIA Agent Abby Trent (Michelle Monaghan) manages an underground black site facility that imprisons dangerous and high-risk detainees. Days before Abby's reassignment to a new post, Special Ops bring in a high-value target at the top of every Most Wanted list -- codename: Hatchet (Jason Clarke). Hatchet is notorious for killing his enemies in a gruesome manner, and for Abby, his capture is personal. Determined to avenge her husband's death at the hands of Hatchet, Abby's plan is soon thrown into chaos once Hatchet escapes and begins a bloody game of murdering the site officers --one-by-one. While Abby and the team hunt him down, she quickly discovers that there are moles within the ranks compromising the mission. With time running out, Abby doubts everyone around her, begging the question who can she really trust?

Director: Sophia Banks
Producer: Todd Fellman, Jonathan Fuhrman, Mike Gabrawy, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Craig McMahon, Jason Clarke
Screenwriter: John Collee, Jinder Ho
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: MEP Capital, Elevate Production Finance, Story Bridge Films, Asbury Park Productions
Rating: R (Strong/Bloody Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 3, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 39m

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