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The Retirement Plan (2023)

Name: The Retirement Plan
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Released: 2023-08-24
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ashley Greene, Thalia Campbell, Ron Perlman, Jackie Earle Haley

The Retirement Plan (2023), directed by Tim Brown, starring Nicolas Cage and Ashley Greene.

16 08/24/2023 BR Action, Comedy and Crime 1h 43m

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Synopsis

When Ashley and her young daughter Sarah get caught up in a criminal enterprise that puts their lives at risk, she turns to the only person who can help: her estranged father Matt, currently living the life of a retired beach bum in the Cayman Islands. Their reunion is fleeting as they are soon tracked down on the island by crime boss Donnie and his lieutenant Bobo. As Ashley, Sarah, and Matt become entangled in an increasingly dangerous web, Ashley quickly learns her father had a secret past that she knew nothing about and that there is more to her father than meets the eye.

Mark IrwinCinematography
Tim BrownDirector, Writer
Kurt NishimuraEditing
Doug MurrayProducer

About the film

The Retirement Plan is a 2023 American crime action comedy film directed and written by Tim Brown. It stars Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Ashley Greene, Jackie Earle Haley, Grace Byers, Ernie Hudson, Lynn Whitfield, Joel David Moore and Thalia Campbell. It was released in the United States on September 15, 2023.

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Plot

Ashley is acting as a getaway driver for her husband Jimmy and his friend. Following her husband's capture, Ashley and her young daughter, Sarah, must seek out Ashley's estranged widowed father, Matt, for help. Unable to buy a ticket for both of them, Ashley sends Sarah alone to her grandfather. Sarah finds Matt, who is living the life of a retired beach bum in the Cayman Islands. Soon Ashley is captured and the crime boss, Donnie, realizes that the evidence he is after is in the Cayman Islands. His lieutenant, Bobo, and the “General” are sent to track them down and retrieve the hard drive.

Things do not entirely work out as expected. Matt attacks and kills General and Bobo is the sole survivor. He gets away with Sarah and Matt’s truck. Bobo informs Donnie about the situation and Donnie advises him to lay low until he can get there. The more time Ashley spends with Matt, she realizes he has a secret past she knew nothing about.

Matt reaches out to Drisdale, his handler, to get more information about Donnie and his crew. After killing some more of Donnie's men, Matt reunites with his friend Joseph and learns that Donnie works for a woman called Hector. Donnie and his men attack Matt, Joseph, and Ashley but Matt takes out the men.

Sarah manages to escape Bobo who is killed by Ashley but then Ashley and Sarah are captured by Donnie who takes them to Hector's compound. Matt attacks Hector's compound and kills everybody except Donnie and Hector. Donnie manages to capture Matt and shoots Hector but then is shot by Fitzsimmons who is then shot by Drisdale who figured out that Fitzsimmons was a mole (and killed Donnie to cover his tracks). Drisdale's boss arrives and takes the drive explaining it will be used to further his political career.

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Production

Produced by William G. Santor, CEO of Productivity Media, and Nicholas Tabarrok, President of Darius Films, who have a multi-picture deal with the Cayman Islands local authorities. The film was shot on location in the Cayman Islands in 2021. The film was made for less than $20 million

Release

The Retirement Plan was released in the United States on September 15, 2023. It was previously set to be released on August 25, 2023.

Reception

Box office

The film made $745,000 from 1,175 theaters in its opening weekend, the worst total ever for a Cage wide release.

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 60% of 20 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/10.

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External links

The Retirement Plan at IMDb

Text from The Retirement Plan on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Retirement_Plan

Trivia

It premiered on August 24, 2023, a Thursday.
It runs 1h43 — a typical feature length.
As of September 20, 2026, it is available in Brazil by subscription on Looke, Telecine Amazon Channel.
This film's quiz has 14 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosDarius Films, Productivity Media, Falling Forward Films, Saturn Films
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Mark Irwin Cinematography
Tim Brown Director
Kurt Nishimura Editing
Doug Murray Producer
Nicholas Tabarrok Producer
William G. Santor Producer
Roger Suen Original music
Tim Brown Writer

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What is The Retirement Plan about?

The Retirement Plan: When Ashley and her young daughter Sarah get caught up in a criminal enterprise that puts their lives at risk, she turns to the only person who can help: her estranged father Matt, currently living the life of a retired beach bum in the Cayman Islands. Their reunion is fleeting as they are soon tracked down on the isl…

Who directed The Retirement Plan?

The Retirement Plan was directed by Tim Brown in 2023.

Who stars in The Retirement Plan?

The cast of The Retirement Plan includes Nicolas Cage, Ashley Greene, Thalia Campbell, Ron Perlman and Jackie Earle Haley.

How long is The Retirement Plan?

The Retirement Plan runs for 103 minutes, or 1h43.

Where can I watch The Retirement Plan?

The Retirement Plan is available on Looke, Looke Amazon Channel, Telecine Amazon Channel and Google Play Movies. Availability changes often: the list on this page is the most recent we received.