The Marine 5: Battleground

The Marine 5: Battleground

Year: 2017

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: English

Director: James Nunn

Action

While working as an EMT, Jake Carter is drawn into a dangerous situation when responding to a distress call. He finds himself protecting a person of interest from a ruthless biker gang determined to track them down. Facing overwhelming odds, Jake must rely on his Marine training to survive a long and perilous night.

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1

Rodrigo is killed in a drive-by

Former convict Cole and his accomplice Taylor shoot Rodrigo in a drive-by outside the bar. The gang bursts out and returns fire, wounding Cole and mortally wounding Taylor. The pair speed away in a truck as the gang closes in, setting the stage for a dangerous pursuit.

Outside the bar
2

Bikers chase the truck; engine damaged

The bikers give chase, firing relentlessly at Cole's truck. The engine is damaged and Cole, hurt and bleeding, struggles to keep moving toward safety. He aims for a parking lot near the amusement park to escape the pursuit.

City streets near the bar
3

Ana rescue and death; distress call

Jake Carter and Zoe respond to a crane collapse where bricks fall on Ana's car. They manage to pull Ana free, but she dies from blood loss before they can reach help. They then receive a distress call from the parking lot and hurry there.

Crane collapse site
4

Parking lot encounter: Cole and dead Taylor; bikers intercept

Carter and Zoe arrive at the parking lot and find Cole alive but Taylor dead. Three gang members close in, and an attempt to escape is thwarted as gunfire destroys the truck's engine. They are trapped and fight to stay alive.

Parking lot near amusement park
5

Alonzo orders surrender; Zoe stabilizes Cole

Alonzo demands that the men who shot Rodrigo surrender, threatening dire consequences if they refuse. Zoe stabilizes Cole, who has lost a lot of blood, while Carter heads back to fetch a medical kit from the truck.

Parking lot
6

Murphy killed; Zoe taken hostage

Carter retrieves the medical kit but Murphy intercepts him and is killed. Zoe is knocked out and taken hostage by Deacon, leaving Cole and Carter in a precarious situation.

Parking lot
7

Zoe is rescued but shot; decoy tactic

Two floors away, Alonzo holds Zoe at gunpoint. Carter uses Taylor's corpse as a decoy to distract them, and Zoe is released. After the attackers depart, they shoot Zoe in the head, and Carter must find cover.

Parking lot / building vicinity
8

Vincent arrives and questions the attackers

Vincent, the gang leader, arrives and confirms the job was done but notes there should have been two attackers. Alonzo begins to search for the second man and calls for back-up.

Parking lot
9

Deacon falls; elevator retreat

Carter heads back to Cole but is intercepted by Deacon. Cole injects Deacon with morphine to blunt him, and Carter finishes him off with an axe as they hide in an elevator.

Parking lot / elevator
10

Cole confesses motive

Carter questions Cole, and he reveals he killed Rodrigo to protect his five-year-old daughter and explains the debt that forced him. He also says the person who ordered the hit was one of the bikers.

Elevator
11

Vincent's death at the park; Cash's resolve

As the confrontation intensifies, Vincent is betrayed and dies at the hands of his brother Cash. Cash proclaims he acts for the Lost Legion and still intends to kill Cole.

Park
12

Ambulance rescue and final purge

Recovering from his gunshot wounds, Carter escorts Cole in an ambulance and they kill the remaining bikers, including Cash. They head to a construction site to call for medical assistance.

Ambulance / Construction site
13

Rooftop showdown with Alonzo

Alonzo locates them and wounds Carter in a fist-fight. Cole makes it to the rooftop, and Carter arrives to help, ultimately throwing Alonzo off the building to his death. Medics arrive as they climb down.

Rooftop
14

Resolution and a father's vow

Medics treat Cole at the scene, and Carter tells him he will have to tell the police about the entire incident and likely return to prison. Cole thanks Carter and says he can at least see his daughter grow up.

Construction site / hospital

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