A blue-collar hero’s peace is shattered—now revenge is the only job that matters.
A Working Man (2025), directed by David Ayer and co-written with Sylvester Stallone, is a gritty, straight-shooting action thriller that marks Jason Statham’s return to form. He plays Levon Cade, a former Royal Marine trying to live a quiet life as a construction worker in Chicago. But when his boss’s teenage daughter is kidnapped, Levon unleashes the lethal skills he thought he’d buried for good.
The plot is classic and effective: a good man pulled back into a world of violence to protect the innocent. Levon isn’t a superhero—he’s a wrecking ball in boots, driven by duty and rage. The action is brutal and grounded, filled with raw fight scenes, intense chase sequences, and Statham doing what he does best: crushing skulls with a steel glare and a steelier fist.
Supporting roles from Michael Peña and David Harbour bring extra grit to the table, though the spotlight never strays far from Cade. He’s not just fighting criminals—he’s wrestling with his own ghosts, with a past that won’t stay buried and a life that can’t be rebuilt until justice is served.
Visually, the film keeps things grounded: shadowy alleys, job sites turned battlegrounds, and warehouses filled with bad decisions and worse men. It doesn’t try to be flashy—it tries to be real. And in that simplicity, it finds strength. This isn’t a tale of redemption. It’s a job to be done. And Cade is the man to do it.
