Counteraction

Counteraction is a 2023 Canadian crime comedy film written and directed by Simon Langston, co-written by Brock Beacon and Percy Majors, and starring Michael Winfield, Phelan Morkel, Angelique Frenchman, Abigail McGee, Robert Western, Lindsey Kwan, and Malcolm Vaughn. Set and filmed in, , it follows Canadian novelist Joseph Johnson (Winfield) and Vancouver-based American businessesman Scott Watson (Morkel), two best friends who are held hostage at a corner store along with several others by a team of marauders.

The film was released by on August 24, 2023. It received generally negative reviews from critics.