Mob Land
{{Short description|2023 American film by Nicholas Maggio}}
{{About|the 2023 film|the 2025 television series|MobLand}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Mob Land poster.png
| alt =
| caption = Official release poster
| director = Nicholas Maggio
| screenplay = Nicholas Maggio
| story = {{Plainlist|
- Nicholas Maggio
- Rob Healy
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Corey Large
- Bernie Gewissler
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| music = David Gerald Steinberg
| cinematography = Nick Matthews
| editing = Bryan Gaynor
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- 308 Entertainment
- TPC
- Bondit Media Capital
- Grandave Capital
}}
| distributor = Saban Films
| released = {{Film date|2023|8|4}}
| runtime = 111 minutes{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2023|title=Mob Land (15) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/mob-land-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde0mdux|access-date=October 25, 2023 |website=British Board of Film Classification}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $171{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt20424130/?ref_=bo_se_r_1 |title=Mob Land |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=7 October 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Mob Land (2023) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Mob-Land-(2023-Canada) |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=The Numbers}}
}}
Mob Land is a 2023 American crime thriller film written and directed by Nicholas Maggio, in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Shiloh Fernandez, Stephen Dorff, Ashley Benson, Kevin Dillon, and John Travolta. It was released by Saban Films on August 4, 2023.
Premise
Deep in the heart of Dixie, in a small town struggling with the ravages of addiction, a local sheriff tries to maintain the peace when desperate family man Shelby robs a pill mill with his reckless brother-in-law, Trey, but the supposedly easy score takes a violent turn, alerting the New Orleans mafia's revenge-seeking enforcer, who threatens Shelby's wife and daughter.
Cast
- Shiloh Fernandez as Shelby Connors, Caroline's husband
- John Travolta as Bodie Davis, a local sheriff
- Kevin Dillon as Trey, Caroline's brother and Shelby's brother-in-law
- Stephen Dorff as Clayton Minor, an enforcer for the New Orleans mafia
- Ashley Benson as Caroline Connors, Shelby's wife
- Tia DiMartino as Mila Connors, Caroline and Shelby's daughter
- Timothy V. Murphy as Ben, a deputy
- Robert Miano as Ellis
- Debra Nelson as Ms. Whitney
- Emily Tremaine Fernandez as Casey
Production
In May 2022, John Travolta, Stephen Dorff, Ashley Benson, Kevin Dillon, and Shiloh Fernandez were announced to have starred in Nicholas Maggio's directorial debut film originally titled American Metal.{{cite web|url=https://www.collider.com/american-metal-cast-john-travolta-ashley-benson-saban-films/amp/|title='American Metal': John Travolta-Led Movie Acquired By Saban Films|work=Collider|last=Remley|first=Hilary|date=May 22, 2022|access-date=July 16, 2022}} Principal photography wrapped by May 2022 in Georgia.{{cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/american-metal-john-travolta/ |title=John Travolta Action Movie American Metal Acquired by Saban Films |website=MovieWeb |last=Dick |first=Jeremy |date=May 21, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022}} Saban Films bought the film's distribution rights during the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/john-travolta-stephen-dorff-american-metal-1235029624/ |title=John Travolta, Stephen Dorff Action Thriller 'American Metal' Picked Up By Saban Films |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=May 21, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022}} The film was retitled to Mob Land.{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1296086-mob-land-trailer-stars-john-travolta-as-a-local-sheriff|title=Mob Land Trailer Stars John Travolta as a Local Sheriff|work=ComingSoon.net|last=Girolamo|first=Dan|date=June 14, 2023|access-date=June 22, 2023}}
Release
Mob Land was released by Saban Films on August 4, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/john-travolta-thriller-american-metal-acquired-by-saban-films/ |title=John Travolta Thriller 'American Metal' Acquired by Saban Films |website=TheWrap |first=Katie |last=Campione |date=May 21, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/john-travolta-american-metal-saban-stephen-dorff-cannes-2022-1235151758/ |title=Cannes: John Travolta Action-Thriller 'American Metal' Acquired by Saban |website=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Alex |last=Ritman |date=May 21, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022}}
=Box office=
=Critical reception=
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|50|5.2|32|consensus=Game efforts from a solid cast make Mob Land more watchable than it might have been, but their work is often undermined by the movie's clichéd and convoluted plot.|access-date=October 18, 2023|ref=y}} {{Metacritic film prose|47|6|ref=yes|access-date=September 3, 2023}}
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Category:2020s English-language films
Category:2023 crime thriller films
Category:2023 directorial debut films
Category:2023 independent films
Category:American action films
Category:English-language crime thriller films
Category:English-language independent films
Category:Films set in Georgia (U.S. state)