Director: Dimitri Logothetis
Gunner drops a decorated war veteran into a nightmare version of a family camping trip, trading tents and fishing rods for kidnappers and a hidden drug operation.
What is Gunner about?
Colonel Lee Gunner takes his two sons into the wilderness hoping a few days away from screens and old arguments might repair some of the distance between them. The trip turns violent fast: the boys wander into territory controlled by a biker gang running product through the backcountry, and within hours they're taken. What follows is Gunner using every skill his military service gave him to track the gang, out-think their numbers advantage, and get his sons out before the operation's leadership decides the family is a loose end worth eliminating permanently. Morgan Freeman appears as a figure tied to Gunner's past, adding weight to a story that otherwise moves at the pace of a chase thriller rather than a character study.
Cast & crew
Luke Hemsworth carries the physical demands of the lead role, playing Gunner as controlled rather than explosive until the plot calls for otherwise. Morgan Freeman's presence in a supporting capacity gives the film a gravity its premise doesn't always earn on paper, and Joseph Baena and Grant Feely fill out the family dynamic that the plot depends on.
Context & significance
Director Dimitri Logothetis has built a career on lean, star-adjacent action vehicles, and Gunner sits comfortably in that tradition: a 90-minute runtime, a straightforward hostage-rescue structure, and a cast recognizable enough to carry the poster. It arrived in 2024 as part of a wave of direct genre pictures aimed squarely at fans of no-frills action rather than awards attention.
Where & how to watch
Gunner is available to watch on K-Time with a free account login, and the platform's Persian-first interface makes browsing and playback straightforward for Farsi-speaking viewers. Both a Persian dub and Persian subtitles are available for this title, so viewers can choose whichever fits their preference.