One Day as a Lion (film)

One Day as a Lion is a 2023 American action thriller comedy film directed by John Swab, written by Scott Caan, and starring Caan, Frank Grillo and J. K. Simmons.^[1][2]

One Day as a Lion
Release poster
Directed by	John Swab
Written by	Scott Caan
Produced by	Jeremy M. Rosen
Starring	Scott Caan Frank Grillo J. K. Simmons
Cinematography	Will Stone
Edited by	Andrew Aaronson
Music by	David Sardy
Production company	Roxwell Films
Distributed by	Grindstone Entertainment Group
Release date	April 4, 2023 (2023-04-04)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Scott Caan as Jackie Powers
• J. K. Simmons as Walter Boggs
• Marianne Rendón as Lola Brisky
• Virginia Madsen as Valerie Brisky
• Frank Grillo as Pauly Russo
• Taryn Manning as Taylor Love
• Billy Blair as Ken Walsh
• Bruce Davis as Bob
• George Carroll as Dom Lorenzo
• Dash Melrose as Billy Powers

Production

Filming occurred in Oklahoma in June 2022.^[3]

Release

The film was released in select theaters on April 4, 2023.^[4][5] Then it was released on demand and digital on April 7, 2023.^[6]

Reception

The film has a 64% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 22 reviews.^[7]

Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Nevertheless, the movie has the kind of personality and heart too often missing from grimy little crime pictures. It’s endearingly ramshackle."^[8]

Peter Martin of Screen Anarchy also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "One Day as a Lion is sufficiently likable to overcome its evident shortcomings and makes for a roughly criminal B-picture."^[9]