Play Dirty (2025 film)
2025 film directed by Shane Black
Play Dirty is a 2025 American heist action thriller film co-written and directed by Shane Black. It is based on the Parker book series by Donald E. Westlake, written under the pen name Richard Stark. The film stars Mark Wahlberg as the lead character Parker and LaKeith Stanfield as Grofield, another recurring Stark character, along with Rosa Salazar, Keegan-Michael Key, Chukwudi Iwuji, Nat Wolff, Gretchen Mol, Thomas Jane, Tony Shalhoub, and Mark Cuban. It was released by Amazon MGM Studios via Prime Video on October 1, 2025.
Plot
Professional thieves Parker and Philly lead a heist at a racetrack count room, but an employee kills one of the thieves and wounds Philly, driving away with the stolen money and his family. Parker pursues him onto the racetrack and shoots him dead, bribing his wife and escaping with the score. The thieves are betrayed by getaway driver Zen, who shoots Philly and the others as a wounded Parker falls into a nearby river. Recuperating at a motel, Parker promises Philly's widow Grace to avenge her husband.
With help from fellow thief Grofield, who runs a struggling theatre company, Parker tracks down Zen's associate Reggie, who reveals Zen was a member of a death squad in her home country. Her fellow mercenaries kill Reggie and his driver, but Parker forces the surviving gunman to bring him to Zen.
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