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Hey there! I'm TheCutFrame! Today, I'm gonna recap the movie, The Marksman (2021) - They thought he was just an old farmer. When ruthless men killed his dog, they had no idea who they were dealing with. A retired Marine sniper, living a quiet life on the border, is forced to pick up his rifle one last time. Now, every shot he takes isn’t just revenge — it’s justice.
A raw story about loss, honor, and the man they should’ve never provoked.
(If you liked “Appaloosa”, “The Old Man”, or “Open Range” — this story will hit you hard.)
A raw story about loss, honor, and the man they should’ve never provoked.
(If you liked “Appaloosa”, “The Old Man”, or “Open Range” — this story will hit you hard.)
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00:00Thinking he was just an old farmer, they sneaked into his land and killed his dog.
00:05What they didn't know was that the man they mocked used to be a marine sniper, and now he's taking aim.
00:17In Mexico, a young boy named Miguel lives with his mother Rosa.
00:21One warm afternoon, as she prepares food in their small home, Rosa receives a sudden call from her brother Carlos.
00:28He explains that a powerful cartel was after him because he stole a large sum of their money.
00:34Desperate and terrified, he pleads with her to find the cash that he hid for her and to flee Mexico before it's too late.
00:46Moments after the call ends, the cartel captures Carlos.
00:50Their ruthless leader, Mauricio, searches through Carlos' phone and notices Rosa's name among the recent contacts.
00:57That alone was enough for him to confirm that she knows something, and without hesitation or mercy, they execute Carlos.
01:07Meanwhile, across the border in Arizona, a retired marine named Jim spends his days working the dry land near the U.S.-Mexico border.
01:16He keeps a close eye on his property and frequently alerts border patrol whenever he spots anyone crossing legally.
01:24One day, while tending to his cattle, Jim notices a small group of people sneaking across the desert and immediately reports it.
01:32Out of curiosity, he follows them from a distance and discovers one man left behind with a badly injured leg.
01:39The others, unable to carry him, have abandoned him to his fate.
01:43Jim radios the man's location to border patrol, then quietly returns home.
01:47Back at his ranch, Jim's problems continue to pile up.
01:57A bank representative reminds him of the payments he still owes.
02:01Since he hasn't paid in six months, the banker warns that his property will soon be put up for auction.
02:07Jim has been struggling financially ever since his wife's long illness drained his savings and left him buried in debt.
02:14Now, the bank threatens to seize his home unless he can come up with the money,
02:18and Jim pleads for more time, explaining that he just needs a chance to get back on his feet.
02:23The man finally tells him that he has 90 days to figure something out, or they're gonna come and take away his home.
02:35Later, Jim sets out to look for work, but the man at the employment office tells him the position isn't suited for someone his age.
02:42Still, he promises to try and find another job that might fit him better next month,
02:47and refusing to give up, Jim drives to a local cattle buyer, hoping to sell a few animals he still owns.
02:54The offer he receives is discouragingly low, barely enough to cover a fraction of his debt.
02:59Even selling everything wouldn't fix his situation, and exhausted and disheartened,
03:04Jim ends his long day at a nearby bar, hoping that a drink or two might ease the constant weight pressing on his mind.
03:12The bartender, concerned by his tired expression, calls his stepdaughter Sarah,
03:22who works for Border Patrol, to let her know something might be wrong with him.
03:26Sarah soon arrives and sits beside him, and they talk quietly for a while,
03:30and Jim finally admits that he's been drowning in debt, and is on the verge of losing his home.
03:35As the night goes on, he orders another round of drinks, but Sarah stops him,
03:40and she drives him back to his ranch, making sure he gets home safely.
03:50Meanwhile, Rosa and Miguel continue fleeing through the countryside.
03:54The next day, near the US-Mexico border,
03:57they find a narrow gap in the tall steel fence, and try to slip through as the cartel closes in on them.
04:03Jim happens to be nearby when he notices the pair moving through the opening,
04:08and Rosa, desperate and terrified, pleads with him not to report them.
04:12Jim, uncertain but cautious, tells her to seek help from the Border Patrol,
04:17and begins to make a call to report their location.
04:20In a while, several armed men, led by Mauricio, arrive, demanding that he hand the two over.
04:26Realizing the danger that they were in, Jim makes a quick decision to protect them instead.
04:31Gunfire breaks out, almost immediately,
04:34and Jim manages to shoot one of the attackers,
04:36and speeds away in his truck with Rosa and Miguel,
04:39while Mauricio and his men chase after them across the desert.
04:44During the chase, Mauricio climbs onto Jim's truck,
04:48but Jim manages to throw him off before he can take control.
04:51When Mauricio discovers that the man Jim shot was his own brother,
04:55his rage grows even stronger.
04:57The mission stops being about recovering the stolen money at this point,
05:02and becomes something personal.
05:04Now Mauricio's goal is not only to find Miguel,
05:07but also to take revenge for his brother's death.
05:09Your brother is dead.
05:14As they flee, Jim realizes that Rosa had been hit by a bullet.
05:19She was badly wounded, her breathing uneven and her voice weak.
05:23With her remaining strength, she hands Jim a small folded note,
05:27an address in Chicago, explaining that it belongs to her relatives.
05:31She begs him to take Miguel there,
05:33and warns that if the cartel finds the boy, they will kill him.
05:37And moments later, she passes away.
05:43Later, police and paramedics arrive at the scene.
05:47Sarah, now aware of what happened,
05:49tells Jim that Miguel will stay at the station overnight
05:52and be placed in foster care the following day.
05:55The next morning, Jim wakes up in his truck
05:57near the border checkpoint with his dog, Jackson, lying beside him.
06:02He notices a familiar vehicle parked nearby,
06:05the same one the cartel used the previous day.
06:08Inside his truck, he finds a bag Rosa left behind
06:17and opens it to discover if filled with cash.
06:20As he looks at the blood-stained fabric,
06:23memories of Rosa dying beside him return in sharp detail.
06:27The money no longer feels like a way out of his problems,
06:30and it now represents her final wish,
06:32a duty that he cannot ignore.
06:34Remembering her last plea,
06:36he starts his engine and drives back to find Miguel.
06:44Jim hurries to the border station to check on the boy.
06:47When he arrives, an officer informs him
06:50that Miguel was about to be handed over
06:52to his supposed relatives in Mexico,
06:54but something felt wrong.
06:56Looking through the window,
06:58Jim immediately recognizes the men outside.
07:01Keeping calm, he asks the officer for a few minutes
07:04to speak with Miguel alone.
07:05The officer agrees and allows him inside,
07:08and once in the room, Jim acts quickly.
07:11He quietly leads Miguel down the hallway,
07:14slipping out a side door without drawing attention.
07:17Together, they disappear into the sunlight,
07:19beginning their escape once more.
07:24Outside, Mauricio stands silently in the parking lot,
07:28watching as Jim's truck disappears into the distance with the boy.
07:32His expression hardens with anger,
07:35and in that moment, he decides what must be done.
07:38He will cross into the United States,
07:40track them down,
07:42and kill them both.
07:43Back in Arizona, Jim stops briefly at his ranch.
07:50He gathers a few clothes, weapons,
07:52and what little cash he has left,
07:55and then prepares to leave.
07:56When he returns to his vehicle,
07:58he realizes that Miguel has run off.
08:01At the same time,
08:02Mauricio and his men begin crossing the border illegally.
08:05The border officer who spots them hesitates,
08:09recognizing immediately that these men are cartel enforcers.
08:13Fearful for his life,
08:14the officer allows them to pass without resistance.
08:17Unfortunately, Jim finds Miguel not far from the ranch,
08:20and warns him that if those men catch him,
08:23they will kill him without mercy.
08:25And together, they set off toward Chicago.
08:27As they drive, Jim tells Miguel that he is taking him to Chicago,
08:36but the boy remains silent.
08:38Jim assumes Miguel cannot understand him,
08:41and meanwhile, after crossing into the United States,
08:44Mauricio drives directly to Jim's property.
08:47He breaks into the house and searches every room
08:50until he finds several credit card receipts
08:52and an old Marine Corps badge.
08:54The discovery reveals everything he needed to know,
08:57and Jim was not just a rancher,
08:59but a trained Marine,
09:01which makes him a far more dangerous opponent.
09:04Mauricio pockets the badge
09:06and orders his men to burn the house down,
09:08and moments later,
09:09the property is engulfed in flames.
09:18Jim stops at a gas station to refuel
09:21and buys a paper map to help navigate toward Chicago.
09:24Using the credit card receipts,
09:26Mauricio begins coordinating with cartel members
09:29already working inside the United States,
09:32and Jim later calls Sarah
09:33and learns that his ranch had been destroyed by the cartel.
09:41Furious, he argues out loud in the car
09:44until Miguel quietly responds in English.
09:47Jim was surprised,
09:48realizing that the boy understood him all along.
09:51Miguel admits that he doesn't want to be there,
09:54and Jim tells him that he's doing what is best,
09:57and explains that they are heading to his family in Chicago.
10:00I don't even want to be in your stupid country.
10:05However, the credit card payment Jim made at the gas station
10:09gives away his location.
10:10Mauricio receives the alert within minutes,
10:13and races there with his men.
10:15When they arrive,
10:16Mauricio enters calmly,
10:18and questions the cashier about where Jim went.
10:21When she refuses to help,
10:23claiming she doesn't know anything,
10:25without hesitation,
10:26Mauricio draws his gun and shoots her before leaving.
10:33After reviewing the gas station's security footage,
10:36Mauricio discovers that Jim is traveling east.
10:39Later, Jim's truck breaks down,
10:41and he takes it to a nearby garage.
10:44The mechanic apologizes,
10:45saying that they're closed for the day,
10:47and with nowhere else to go,
10:49Jim takes Miguel to a small diner nearby,
10:51and for the first time,
10:52they truly talk.
10:54They introduce themselves properly,
10:56and Jim asks why those men were after him.
10:58Miguel explains that his uncle got into some serious trouble with the cartel,
11:03and now they're being hunted because of him.
11:05And when Jim asks about his father,
11:07Miguel quietly says that he died before he was born.
11:10And that night,
11:11they end up sleeping inside Jim's truck.
11:13The next morning,
11:18Jim wakes up and finds that Miguel and Jackson were gone,
11:22and a moment of panic sets in
11:24before he sees them returning with groceries Miguel had bought nearby.
11:28Relieved,
11:29Jim gets his truck repaired,
11:30and they continue their journey.
11:32If I were you,
11:33I'd get the whole thing replaced when you get back home,
11:35wherever home is.
11:36Jim and Miguel drive using the map he bought earlier,
11:39and Mauricio and his men are soon alerted to Jim's current location,
11:44after he pays for the car repair,
11:46and they head in that direction.
11:48On the road,
11:48Jim and Miguel begin growing closer,
11:51talking about Jim's own trip to Chicago when he was young.
11:54Their moment of calm is interrupted when a police car appears behind them,
11:58flashing its lights and signaling for them to pull over.
12:01The officer approaches and asks for Jim's identification.
12:10Jim remains composed,
12:11explaining that he's carrying a legally registered firearm,
12:15and can show the paperwork to prove it.
12:17The officer,
12:17however,
12:18appears suspicious and takes the gun,
12:20saying he also wants to question the boy in the vehicle.
12:23Uneasy,
12:23but cooperative,
12:25Jim agrees and follows the officer toward the patrol car.
12:27Go ahead and have a seat in the back.
12:31Once inside,
12:32Jim notices the officer speaking quietly into his phone,
12:35trying not to be overheard.
12:37It becomes clear at this point that this is not a normal traffic stop.
12:41Jim realizes the man is stalling for time,
12:44likely coordinating with the cartel.
12:46He asks the officer how much he was being paid to betray his badge,
12:50and when the officer pulls out his gun,
12:52Jackson jumps at him,
12:54and together they fight him off.
12:55Without hesitation,
12:57Jim knocks the officer unconscious,
12:59and runs back to the truck,
13:00and drives away before the cartel arrive.
13:03Miguel,
13:04back in the truck,
13:05now!
13:06A short while later,
13:08Mauricio and his men reach the scene.
13:10They find the officer barely conscious,
13:12and demand to know where Jim went,
13:14but he couldn't give them an answer.
13:16In frustration,
13:17Mauricio shoots him dead.
13:19While searching the area,
13:20he finds Jim's roadmap,
13:22and takes it with him,
13:23and from a distance,
13:24Jim and Miguel watch everything unfold.
13:27What is it?
13:28I don't know!
13:30Later,
13:31Jim stops at a gun shop to buy a shotgun.
13:34He calls Sarah,
13:34and learns that the person he shot was Mauricio's brother.
13:38Sarah urges him to bring the boy back,
13:41and Jim reluctantly agrees.
13:43As night falls,
13:44he and Miguel check into a small motel to rest.
13:47During the evening,
13:48they talk more,
13:49and begin to understand each other better.
13:51When we get to Chicago,
13:52the first thing I wanna do is eat a hot dog.
13:55And a few hours later,
13:57Jim wakes and takes Jackson outside for air.
13:59The moment he steps onto the cool night,
14:02he spots Mauricio and his men nearby.
14:04Jim hurries back to the room,
14:06and quietly wakes Miguel,
14:07and calls the police to report a false robbery,
14:10hoping to draw attention away.
14:12He helps the boy climb out the window,
14:14and they move through the darkness,
14:16into the nearby bushes.
14:21Moments later,
14:22the cartel bursts into the motel room,
14:24finding it empty,
14:25and furious,
14:26Mauricio shouts into the night,
14:28promising to find Jim.
14:30Jim tells Miguel to wait in the truck,
14:32while he goes back for Jackson.
14:34But by the time he returns,
14:36it was too late,
14:37and Jackson,
14:37loyal as ever,
14:38has faced Mauricio head on,
14:41barking to protect his owner.
14:43But Mauricio raises his gun,
14:45and kills him without hesitation.
14:47And it is here we hear the gunfire,
14:49echoing throughout the night.
14:56The next morning,
14:57Jim and Miguel bury the dog,
14:59in a quiet patch of land,
15:00near the motel,
15:01marking the spot with a few stones.
15:03Later,
15:04Miguel confronts Jim,
15:05after seeing the money in the car,
15:07accusing him of helping,
15:08only for that reason.
15:09Hurt,
15:10Jim denies it,
15:11but Miguel storms off.
15:13Soon after,
15:14the boy returns,
15:15and they both apologize,
15:17before continuing their journey.
15:19I hope someday,
15:20there's a funeral for my mother.
15:22Not long after,
15:23they stop at a small church,
15:25and Miguel kneels at the altar,
15:27murmuring a prayer for his mother,
15:29while Jim stands silently behind him.
15:31When the priest approaches,
15:32and gently asks,
15:34if Miguel is his grandson,
15:35Jim softly answers that he is not,
15:37explaining that he promised the boy's mother,
15:40he would keep him safe.
15:41No,
15:42I knew his mother,
15:43she asked me to look after him.
15:45Later,
15:46Jim calls Sarah,
15:46to tell her what was happening,
15:48and she pleads with him,
15:49to hand Miguel over,
15:50to the authorities,
15:51warning that things,
15:52are becoming far too dangerous.
15:55But,
15:55unfortunately,
15:56Jim refuses,
15:57and he made a promise to Rosa,
15:59and he intends to keep it,
16:01no matter what the cost might be.
16:03He explains to Sarah,
16:05that he is heading to Chicago,
16:06to deliver the boy safely,
16:08to his relatives.
16:14As Jim and Miguel continue,
16:16toward Chicago,
16:17Mauricio and his men,
16:18keep searching for any clue,
16:20that might reveal their location.
16:22Eventually,
16:22they find Jim's map,
16:24and their car.
16:25On it,
16:26a red circle is drawn,
16:27around Chicago,
16:28confirming their destination.
16:30Mauricio immediately,
16:31contacts cartel members,
16:33already based in the city,
16:34ordering them to be ready,
16:36when Jim and the boy arrive.
16:38Hello.
16:39Yeah.
16:41No problem.
16:42Sometime later,
16:43Miguel finds Jim,
16:44practicing with his rifle,
16:45and curious,
16:46he joins him,
16:47and Jim begins teaching him,
16:48how to aim,
16:49and shoot accurately,
16:50and take apart,
16:51and reassemble the weapon.
16:53Miguel tells him,
16:54that when he grows up,
16:55he plans to kill those men,
16:56for what they did,
16:58and Jim looks at him firmly,
16:59and tells him,
17:00that there is nothing exciting,
17:02or noble,
17:03about killing another person.
17:04He reminds him,
17:05that his mother gave her life,
17:07so that he,
17:08could have a better one.
17:09Your mother died,
17:10to give you a chance,
17:10at a better life.
17:11Don't waste it.
17:12That night,
17:13Jim and Miguel,
17:14take shelter,
17:15beneath an old overpass.
17:17To stay warm,
17:18they light a small fire,
17:19feeding it,
17:20with bundles of cartel money.
17:22The cash,
17:23no longer matters to them,
17:24but survival does.
17:26By the next morning,
17:27they finally reach,
17:28the outskirts of Chicago.
17:30While driving along a highway,
17:31Jim notices two suspicious men,
17:33watching from an overpass above.
17:35He recognizes the danger immediately,
17:38and to protect Miguel,
17:39he turns off the main road,
17:41and drives into the countryside,
17:43hoping to draw their pursuers,
17:44away from the city.
17:49The cartel cars close in fast,
17:51and one vehicle,
17:52pulls up beside them,
17:53and Jim swerves sharply,
17:55sending it crashing into the trees.
17:58He realizes,
17:58the truck's radiator is failing.
18:00He keeps driving,
18:01until they reach a remote open area,
18:04and then stops the vehicle.
18:05Driving on his military experience,
18:08Jim takes up a position,
18:09with his rifle,
18:10steadies his breath,
18:12and fires.
18:13His shot hits the driver,
18:14of Mauricio's car,
18:16flipping it off the road,
18:17and the vehicle crashes violently,
18:19leaving only Mauricio,
18:21and two of his men,
18:22crawling from the wreck.
18:24One of them opens fire,
18:25toward Jim's position,
18:26and Jim grabs Miguel,
18:30and pulls him along,
18:31as they run toward,
18:32an abandoned farmhouse nearby.
18:34They slip into,
18:35a dusty old shed,
18:37where Jim positions himself,
18:38near a cracked window,
18:40and he tells Miguel,
18:41that if anything happens to him,
18:42he must run as fast,
18:43and as far as possible.
18:45Through the broken glass,
18:46Jim spots,
18:47one of the cartel men approaching,
18:49and he steadies his rifle,
18:50once again,
18:51squeezes the trigger,
18:52and drops the man instantly,
18:54and only two enemies remain.
18:59Acting quickly,
19:00Jim tells Miguel,
19:01to stay inside,
19:02and fire into the air,
19:03to draw their attention.
19:05As the sound of gunfire,
19:06echoes across the field,
19:08Jim moves quietly around,
19:10to the side of the building.
19:11The distraction works,
19:13and when one of the other men,
19:14step out into the open,
19:16Jim steadies his aim,
19:17and takes the shot,
19:18killing him instantly.
19:20And now,
19:21only the leader,
19:22Mauricio remains.
19:26Moments later,
19:27Mauricio breaks into the shed,
19:29and grabs Miguel,
19:30pressing a gun,
19:31to the boy's head.
19:32He orders Jim,
19:33to drop his weapon.
19:35Jim slowly lowers it,
19:36keeping his eyes,
19:37locked on Mauricio.
19:39Then Mauricio,
19:40shoves the gun,
19:41into Miguel's trembling hands,
19:43and orders him,
19:44to pull the trigger,
19:45telling him,
19:45that he is going,
19:46to become a soldier,
19:47like them,
19:48and kill his first man,
19:50today.
19:51But Miguel,
19:52remembering how Jim,
19:53had showed him,
19:54to take a gun apart,
19:55quickly removes the bullets,
19:56without Mauricio noticing.
19:58He's gonna kill,
19:59his first man today.
20:01Say,
20:01let's pick up.
20:02When he pulls the trigger,
20:03the weapon,
20:04only clicks,
20:05and realizing what happened,
20:06Mauricio tries to,
20:07reassemble it.
20:08But in that single,
20:09moment of distraction,
20:11it gives Jim,
20:11the opening that he needed,
20:13and he lunges forward,
20:15and tackles Mauricio,
20:16and the two men,
20:17fight violently,
20:18trading punches,
20:20and grappling,
20:20across the floor.
20:25During this struggle,
20:26Miguel grabs the gun,
20:27and points it at Mauricio.
20:29The man,
20:30does not plead,
20:31or beg,
20:31and instead,
20:32he dares the boy,
20:33to shoot him.
20:34Jim sees the anger,
20:35and pain,
20:36building in Miguel's eyes,
20:37and steps in,
20:38telling him,
20:39not to listen,
20:39and that he should,
20:41never live,
20:42with that burden.
20:43Jim takes the gun,
20:44from the boy,
20:44and fires once,
20:45hitting Mauricio,
20:47in the abdomen.
20:47Miguel,
20:48walk away.
20:49Walk away.
20:51Now.
20:51He then tells Miguel,
20:52to step outside.
20:54As Jim raises his weapon again,
20:56Mauricio,
20:56bleeding and weakened,
20:58pulls something,
20:59from his pocket.
21:00It is a marine badge,
21:01that he'd stolen,
21:02from Jim's home.
21:03Jim takes it back,
21:04and gives him,
21:05a final choice.
21:06Face him,
21:07or end his own life.
21:09Mauricio,
21:09makes his decision,
21:10and turns the gun,
21:11on himself.
21:13You have a choice.
21:15And a single gunshot,
21:17echoes,
21:17through the quiet,
21:18countryside.
21:19With the danger,
21:20finally over,
21:21Jim and Miguel,
21:22resume their journey.
21:23Before long,
21:24they reach the address,
21:25written on Rose's note,
21:27and Miguel,
21:27knocks on the door,
21:28and it opens,
21:29to reveal his aunt,
21:30and grandmother,
21:31standing inside.
21:33Before the boy,
21:33can turn around,
21:34to say goodbye,
21:35Jim,
21:36quietly slips away.
21:37Jim boards a bus,
21:44clutching his wounded side.
21:46He takes a seat,
21:46near the window,
21:47exhales slowly,
21:49and closes his eyes.
21:50The fight,
21:51the promise,
21:52and the long road,
21:53behind him now,
21:54seem to fade away.
21:56The bus pulls forward,
21:58and Jim rides off,
21:59in silence,
22:00his mission,
22:01finally complete.
22:02All right.
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