Director: Justin Lee
A straightforward retrieval job turns into a deadly standoff when a band of ex-military operatives realize someone else got to the money first, setting the stage for Hunting Games, a 2023 action-thriller directed by Justin Lee.
What is Hunting Games about?
Hired to recover a bag of stolen cash, a crew of former soldiers expects a quick, clean job until they discover a lone hunter has already claimed the loot for himself. What follows is a tense pursuit across unforgiving terrain, as alliances shift and the line between hunter and hunted keeps blurring with every encounter. The story trades dialogue-heavy plotting for physical confrontation, building its momentum through ambush and counter-ambush, and steadily narrowing the options left for everyone still standing.
Cast & crew
The ensemble mixes combat-sports personalities with genre veterans: Chris 'C.T.' Tamburello and Tito Ortiz bring their competitive backgrounds to the action, while Bruce Dern and Danny Trejo add seasoned screen presence alongside Randy Charach, Ed Morrone, London May, and Paige Sturges.
Context & significance
Director Justin Lee, a prolific hand in low-budget action cinema, keeps Hunting Games focused on lean, efficient set pieces across its 94-minute runtime. Its 3.5 IMDb rating signals a title built for genre completists and fans of its cast's crossover appeal rather than for critical acclaim, delivering straightforward B-movie thrills without much pretense about what it is trying to be. The remote setting works to the film's advantage, stripping away distractions so that every stretch of open ground becomes another opportunity for an ambush, and the small cast size keeps the stakes personal rather than sprawling.
Where & how to watch
Hunting Games is available to watch on K-Time with a free account login. The title includes Persian dubbing for viewers who prefer to watch in Farsi, part of K-Time's catalog built around the Persian-speaking diaspora.