After kickstarting 2025 withA Working Man,Jason Stathamis seeing a major resurgence—this time from a decade-old action thriller that’s suddenly found new life on streaming.Homefront, the 2013 conspiracy flick co-starringStranger ThingsalumWinona Ryder, has cracked Prime Video’s Top 10 in the U.S., currently holding the #6 spot as of late May. So why the comeback? Part of it’s the Statham effect. When he’s not obliterating box office charts with recent hits likeA Working Man—which grossed nearly $100 million worldwide—fans are revisiting his back catalogue for more hard-hitting, skull-cracking catharsis. AndHomefrontdelivers.
Written bySylvester Stalloneand directed byGary Fleder, the film follows Phil Broker, a former DEA agent hoping to leave his violent past behind in a quiet Louisiana town. Unfortunately for him (and luckily for action fans), the town is crawling with drugs, corruption, and one particularly unhinged meth kingpin named Gator Bodine—played with swampy menace byJames Franco. When Broker’s daughter becomes a target, he’s forced back into the fight. It’s also a bit of a full-circle moment for Stallone and Statham. The pair recently reunited onA Working Man, with Stallone again providing the screenplay. The film’s official synopsis reads:
“Hoping to escape from his troubled past, former DEA agent Phil Broker moves to a seemingly quiet backwater town in the bayou with his daughter. However, he finds anything but quiet there, for the town is riddled with drugs and violence. When Gator Bodine, a sociopathic druglord, puts the newcomer and his young daughter in harm’s way, Broker is forced back into action to save her and their home.”
Was ‘Homefront’ Any Good?
Despite a lukewarm 42% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes,Homefrontholds a more forgiving 61% on the audience-driven Popcornmeter—proof that the people know what they want from a Statham movie. It helps that it also featuresClancy BrownandKate Bosworth, giving the ensemble plenty of dramatic weight to match the action.
Financially,Homefrontwas no slouch. With a modest $22 million budget, it pulled in $51.6 million globally—$20.1M from domestic audiences and $31.5M from international markets. Add in $14.8M in home market sales, and the total return hits around $66 million. In 2013, it ranked #121 in global box office and still stands as the 12th highest-grossing film in Open Road Films' catalogue.
Homefrontis streaming now on Prime Video. Stay tuned to Collider for more.
