Direction: John Swab

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by John Swab. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Body Brokers

2021 · Movie · 111 min. · United States

Direction John Swab

Cast Frank Grillo · Melissa Leo · Michael K. Williams · Jessica Rothe

Synopsis Utah (Jack Kilmer) and Opal (Alice Englert) are junkies living on the streets of rural Ohio until a seemingly chance encounter with the enigmatic Wood (Michael Kenneth Williams) brings them to Los Angeles for drug treatment. Utah appears to find...

5.6

391 votes

5.6

391 votes

Candy Land

2022 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction John Swab

Cast Olivia Luccardi · Sam Quartin · Eden Brolin · Owen Campbell

Synopsis Remy, a naive and devout young woman, is cast out from her religious cult. With no place to turn, she immerses herself into the underground world of truck stop sex workers under the tutelage of Sadie, Riley, Liv and Levi,...

5.4

215 votes

5.4

215 votes

Ida Red

2021 · Movie · 111 min. · United States

Direction John Swab

Cast Frank Grillo · Deborah Ann Woll · Josh Hartnett · Melissa Leo

Synopsis Career criminal, Ida ‘Red’ Walker is battling a terminal illness while serving a 25-year prison sentence in the outlaw state of Oklahoma. She has little time left to live. Her son, Wyatt Walker, has sustained the family business, alongside his...

5.0

221 votes

5.0

221 votes

Little Dixie

2023 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction John Swab

Cast Frank Grillo · Eric Dane · Annabeth Gish · Mercedes Mason

Synopsis Doc facilitates a fragile truce between the Governor and Cartel, trading prosecutorial leniency for finance. With no more truce, Doc is left to fend for himself and protect the one untainted thing in his life: his daughter, Little Dixie.

4.7

44 votes

4.7

44 votes

One Day as a Lion

2023 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction John Swab

Cast Scott Caan · J.K. Simmons · Frank Grillo · Virginia Madsen

Synopsis Jackie Powers will stop at nothing to prevent his son from following him into a life of crime. With his mob employer in pursuit, a chance encounter at a roadside diner charts a new path.

4.7

221 votes

4.7

221 votes

Let Me Make You a Martyr

2016 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

Direction Corey Asraf · John Swab

Cast Marilyn Manson · Mark Boone Junior · Sam Quartin · Niko Nicotera

Synopsis A cerebral revenge film about two adopted siblings who fall in love, and hatch a plan to kill their abusive father.

3.6

74 votes

3.6

74 votes

Long Gone Heroes

2024 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction John Swab

Cast Frank Grillo · Josh Hutcherson · Beau Knapp · Melissa Leo

Synopsis Gunner, a special forces soldier who has witnessed the darkest side of country and combat, is forced back into the field of battle to save his niece, who is being held in South America. As the fight intensifies, Gunner and...

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Run with the Hunted

2019 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction John Swab

Cast Michael Pitt · Sam Quartin · Ron Perlman · Mark Boone Junior

Synopsis Oscar, a young boy, defends his best friend, Loux, and kills her abusive father in the process, forcing him to run away from his rural hometown. His innocence slips away as he is introduced to love, crime and corruption. 15...

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King Ivory

2024 · Movie · 130 min. · United States

Direction John Swab

Cast Ben Foster · James Badge Dale · Michael Mando · Graham Greene

Synopsis Based on extensive research involving law enforcement and gang members, a never-before-seen, authentic look inside the underworld of fentanyl trafficking from gangs inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester a.k.a. 'Big Mac'.

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Not rated