Acceleration is a 2019 American action film directed by Michael Merino and Daniel Zirilli. The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery, with a supporting cast of Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Liddell, Danny Trejo, Quinton Rampage Jackson and Natalie Burn, who also producer.

Plot

Vladik Zorich, a crime lord whose tentacles permeate the underbelly of a seedy Los Angeles as he deals in guns, gambling, drugs and skin trafficking, finds himself double-crossed by his most trusted operative Rhona Zyocki. Vladik s propensity for power, control, and violence drives him to kidnap Rhona s young son, forcing Rhona to participate in a planned elimination of Vladik s enemies and identities. As her son s life hangs in the balance, Rhona struggles to find and kill Vladik s most violent and twisted foes and regain valuable goods and information, all in one fateful night. To keep her on a short leash, Vladik sets out the rules to his game and overseas Rhona s every move as she navigates the darkened streets of Los Angeles. However, Vladik underestimates the power of a mother s love, and finds himself losing control as his devious plan slowly unravels.

Cast

• Sean Patrick Flanery as Kane
• Dolph Lundgren as Vladik Zorich
• Chuck Liddell as Hannibal
• Natalie Burn as Rhona Zyocki
• Quinton Rampage Jackson as Eli
• Danny Trejo as Santos
• Ian Fisher as Chiko
• Dobromir Mashukov as Mika
• Luka Tartaglia as Antoine

Release

Theatrical

Acceleration was released in the United States on November 8, 2019.

Reception

Critical response

The film has received mostly negative reviews from critics, with Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter, Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times, and Richard Whittaker of The Austin Chronicle all criticizing the film s poor plot.

Year	2019
ReleaseDate	2019-11-08
RuntimeMins	85
RuntimeStr	1h 25min
Plot	A mom has one night to do some tasks in LA requiring a gun, if she wants to see her son alive. He’s held by a mob boss.
Awards	Awards, 5 wins & 3 nominations
Directors	Michael Merino, Daniel Zirilli
Writers	Michael Merino
Stars	Sean Patrick Flanery, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Liddell
Produced by	Eric Brenner,Natalie Burn,Alex Hansen,Paul Hertzberg,Wayne Kao,Sally Kirkland,Andrew Reyes,Dario Torres
Music by	Gregory Michael De Iulio
Cinematography by	Jan-Michael Losada
Film Editing by	Mike Mendez
Casting By	Natalie Burn
Production Design by	Candi Guterres
Art Direction by	Priyanka Guterres
Costume Design by	Toby Bronson
Makeup Department	Bianca Appice,Heather Galipo,Maira Gomez,Victoria Payne,Lexx Staats
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Dan Campbell,Ryan Doody,Kayla Flory,Jude S. Walko
Art Department	Di Medio Lucas,Tony Prado,Melissa Yu
Sound Department	Phillip Bladh,Rose Bladh,Brian D. Katz,Nick Pierone,Eric Rush
Special Effects by	Santiago Aguilera
Stunts	Kenny Alexander,Alina Andrei,LeQuan Antonio Bennett,Natalie Burn,Zane Cassidy,Arnold Chon,Jeff M Hill,Heidi Liddell,Di Medio Lucas,Tony Messenger,Joseph Lee Michael,Kim Do Nguyen,Ben Saunders,Alan Silva,Sam Situmorang,Chelsy Swenson,Hans Wikkeling,Marko Zaror
Camera and Electrical Department	Sergio Allard,Prince Bagdasarian,LeRoy Davis III,Lawrence Elisalde,Jane Allison Fleck,Ryan Magrish,Paul Salmons,Steven Shulgach,Jacob Varley,Ignacio Walker,Ken Whiting,Jose Zambrano Cassella,Jason Zeni
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Kevynn Brewer
Editorial Department	Mostafa Amin
Script and Continuity Department	Sara Dolin,Deborah Goods
Additional Crew	Spencer t Behr,Melvin Davis,Robert A. Haynes,Elena Muravina,Jessica Neumann,Amy Prutyan,Sara Royster,Scott Schaffer,Luis Stefanon
Thanks	Catlin Adams,Duke Ardini,Avik Avetikyan,Avik,Craig Baumgarten,Neb Chupin,Geo Corvera,Robert Galarza,Gloria Hinojosa,Robert George King,Heidi Liddell,Ilya Mashukov,Joseph Lee Michael,Mark E. Thomas,Josh Thomashow,Greg Wapnick,Stephen Wu,Marko Zaror
Genres	Action, Thriller
Companies	7Heaven Productions, Cinetel Films, MCMFILMS
Countries	USA
Languages	English
ContentRating	Not Rated
ImDbRating	4
ImDbRatingVotes	1792
Keywords	tied feet,tied up while barefoot,low budget