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Sovereign (2025)
Director: Christian Swegal
Cast: Nick Offerman, Jacob Tremblay, Dennis Quaid, Kezia Dacosta
6.5
95%Runtime100 min
Rating15
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Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is something you take. But, as Jerry’s ideology consumes them, they are set on a collision course with a police chief who has spent his life upholding the rules that Jerry has spent his tearing down.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Sovereign (2025) has received positive critical reception, with a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. However, its IMDb score of 6.5/10 suggests more mixed audience reception. The film, directed by Christian Swegal, is a crime drama thriller that explores the impact of the sovereign citizen movement.
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Fans of gripping crime dramas with social commentary will appreciate director Christian Swegal's 2025 film Sovereign, which features powerful performances from Nick Offerman and Jacob Tremblay as a father and son navigating the sovereign citizen movement and its collision course with the law.
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Sovereign is a 2025 American crime thriller film written and directed by Christian Swegal and starring Nick Offerman, Jacob Tremblay, Thomas Mann, Nancy Travis, Martha Plimpton, and Dennis Quaid. Based on the events surrounding the 2010 West Memphis police shootings, the film follows Jerry and Joe Kane, a father and son who align themselves with the sovereign citizen movement and clash with Police Chief John Bouchart (Quaid).
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