Rebel Ridge, 2024's greatest action movie, took a lot of work and a lot of patience, according to writer/director Jeremy Saulnier.

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In Jeremy Saulnier’s breakthrough films Blue Ruin and Green Room, the writer-director thrust protagonists into violent cacophonies they weren’t equipped to navigate. With his new Netflix actioner Rebel Ridge, Saulnier centers his story on a hero much more adept at meeting force with force.

The finale of Jeremy Saulnier’s action-meets-legal-thriller Rebel Ridge moves on the rhythm of protagonist Terry Richmond’s (Aaron Pierre) choices — all of which go against what his enemies expect him to do. The scene goes against what viewers expect the filmmaker to do, too.

Aaron Pierre shines and Don Johnson is also great as a corrupt lawman in this battle of wills –– and guns, which marks a thematic shift for the director.