Hunt to Kill

Hunt to Kill

Year: 2010

Runtime: 98 mins

Language: English

Director: Keoni Waxman

AdventureThrillerAction

U.S. Border Patrol agent Jim Rhodes, a hard‑edged divorcee still grieving his partner’s murder, tries to raise his rebellious daughter amid Montana’s remote mountains. Their fragile peace shatters when a gang of trigger‑happy fugitives captures them, turning the wilderness into a brutal arena of revenge as Rhodes fights back.

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1

Standoff at the Texas trailer

Jim Rhodes and his partner Lee Davis stake out what looks like an empty trailer along the Texas border. Lee gives Jim a watch with a rope band that can be unraveled in an emergency. They decide to move in to investigate the site together.

Four years ago Texas border trailer
2

Ambush at the meth lab

Inside the trailer they find a meth lab. Two men climb up from a door built into the floor and open fire, killing Lee. Jim fights back, killing the two men, while a third shooter appears from under the trailer and sets the structure on fire. Jim escapes as the trailer explodes, convinced Lee is dead.

Four years ago Trailer in Texas (hidden meth lab)
3

Life with Kim in Montana

Four years after the incident, Jim and his rebellious teenage daughter Kim live in the mountains of Lowery, Montana. Jim works to keep Kim safe while she tests boundaries and dreams of a different life. The memory of Lee and the risk they faced before weighs on them both.

Present day Lowery, Montana
4

Hotel Palacio heist

Lawson and his crew rob the Hotel Palacio casino in Reno, stealing bearer bonds. Banks diffuses a potential threat and uses a tracking device to predict Lawson's path as the thieves plan their next move. The criminals vow to locate Lawson and reclaim the bonds.

The day of the Reno heist Reno, Nevada (Hotel Palacio)
5

Westlake overpowered and killed

Jim travels to Sheriff Westlake's Montana office after a call about Kim's shoplifting, only to find Banks and his crew overpowering the sheriff. Banks claims Lawson is in Montana and forces Jim to guide them through the mountains. Banks kills Westlake to cement his control.

The day after the Reno heist Sheriff Westlake's office, Montana
6

Banks Holds Kim Hostage

Banks abducts Kim to pressure Jim into guiding the group through the Montana backcountry. He warns that Kim's life depends on Jim's cooperation. The dangerous trek through the mountains begins.

Following day Montana mountains
7

Crab's assault and its consequence

During the trek, Crab attempts to rape Kim, and Jim fights him off, breaking several of Crab's bones. Banks then fatally shoots Crab to remove a further obstacle and keep the group moving. The violence escalates as the pursuit continues.

During the trek Montana mountains
8

Lawson located and killed; Banks leaves Jim to die

Jim and Banks locate Lawson guarding the money. Dominika fatally shoots Lawson, removing the obstacle; Banks then pushes Jim off a cliff, leaving him for dead as the search for the bonds continues. Banks seizes the bonds and Kim and presses on.

After locating Lawson Near Lawson's hideout, Montana
9

Jim survives and arms himself

Jim survives the fall in the rugged terrain and begins improvising as a hunter, carving wooden spears and discovering a crossbow in an abandoned bag. He uses these weapons to start tracking Banks's crew through the hostile landscape.

After the fall Montana mountains
10

Geary's warning and death

Geary, wounded, reveals that Banks has taken over the plan to move into Canada and urges Jim not to shoot again. Jim persists, and he shoots Geary, ending the threat he posed. The pursuit continues with Jim determined to stop Banks.

As Jim closes in on Banks Montana mountains
11

Jensen battle and defeat

Jim tracks down Jensen, a martial arts expert, and defeats him in a brutal fight using a broken tree branch, ultimately killing him. With Jensen eliminated, Banks grows more desperate and changes tactics. The hunt continues toward the Canadian border.

During the pursuit Montana mountains
12

Dominika's pursuit and elimination

Dominika uses a rope to restrain Kim and keep up the chase, while Banks presses the group to move toward the border. Jim speeds up and hurls a wooden spear that hits Dominika, killing her and freeing Kim.

During the chase Outpost areas near the border
13

Outpost ambush and chase to factory

Banks reaches an outpost with three Canadian cops and three ATVs, killing the officers and taking off on an ATV with Kim. Jim finds Kim and urges her to go for help while he pursues Banks through the border region.

Following the assault on the outpost Canadian border outpost
14

Final showdown in the abandoned factory

Jim chases Banks into an abandoned factory where they duel with improvised weapons. Banks fires a flare gun and fights with shovels; Jim shoves Banks down onto a pile of wooden skids, knocking him out. Jim triggers a flare to ignite leaking fuel, causing an explosion that kills Banks.

Final confrontation Abandoned factory
15

Resolution and the walk home

Jim retrieves the bonds and returns them to their rightful owners. Kim is glad they survived, and the two begin a long walk home through the wilderness, bound by their ordeal and a renewed bond.

After Banks' death Montana mountains / path home

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