In Sonora, Mexico, former soldier and now outlaw Colt Macready rescues his niece, Hailey, who was kidnapped by drug cartel leader Fernando "El Jefe" Garcia. After that, Colt retrieves a flash drive and they head home to Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Corrupt sheriff Jasper Calloway, who works for Garcia, receives a call from him ordering Jasper to detain Colt and his brother-in-law, Walt Reynolds, for stealing money from Garcia and he also saying that Colt killed his men. Garcia and his men depart Mexico to get Colt. When the sheriffs arrive at Walt's residence, Colt quickly hides in the bunkhouse. Jasper then detains Walt and asks Colt's sister Angela for Colt's whereabouts. Walt says that Colt is hiding in the bunkhouse, but Colt escapes in Walt's car and the sheriffs chase him. Garcia and his men eventually arrive at the residence. Upon arriving, Garcia coldly shoots Walt in the head after he apologizes tohim for what he did. Garcia then has his men, Reina and Cruz, search Colt to recover the flash drive. Garcia's men hold Angela and her daughter Hailey hostage inside their house. Meanwhile, the sheriffs catch Colt but are killed by Reina and Cruz. After the gunfight, Colt manages to kill them both. Shortly afterward, he is intercepted by other men, Lobo and Aguillar. He manages to kill Aguillar and he interrogates Lobo about the contents of the flash drive which is information about Garcia's bank accounts. Colt then kills him and races back to the residence. After observing Jasper drive away from the residence, Colt kills one of the henchmen. When Garcia learns his men are dead, he threatens to kill Hailey if Colt does not surrender. Colt manages to overpower Garcia's men, and a lengthy shootout between them ensues. Hailey calls the state police for help but the operator redirects to Jasper, and Angela is injured in the process while Colt managed to kill the remaining men. Colt orders Angela and Hailey to escape from the house, but they are caught by Garcia. However, Jasper appears and kills Garcia. Colt shoots Jasper and gives him a choice: a handcuff or a shotgun. When Jasper chooses the shotgun, Colt quickly kills him. Afterwards, Colt hands the flash drive to Angela and drives away as the state police arrive.
After "many delays" due to Adkins' busy schedule, filming began on December 1, 2014, and wrapped on February 3, 2015.
Release
On September 16, 2015, the worldwide premiere took place on Polish television. It will receive a limited theatrical release and VOD release in the United States on December 4.
Marketing
On February 8, 2015, Bleiberg Entertainment presented Close Range to potential buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin. Blue Box Entertainment bought the distribution rights to "key territories" ; the US rights were sold to XLrator Media and the Canadian rights to VVS Films. Daro Films also bought the distribution rights ; as did AB Groupe, California Filmes, Dutch FilmWorks, Eagle Films, Moviebox, Second Gen Pictures, and SGN Mediaworks. A teaser trailer and poster was released on February 11, followed by the official trailer and theatrical poster on August 21.
Critical reception
Initial reactions
Based on the votes of 327 viewers in Poland, Filmweb awarded Close Range 5.3 stars out of ten.
Home media
The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD in the United States on January 5, 2016.
