Sovereign

About Sovereign

Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is something you take. But, as Jerry’s ideology consumes them, they are set on a collision course with a police chief who has spent his life upholding the rules that Jerry has spent his tearing down.

Sovereign is a 2025 crime thriller film directed by Christian Swegal. The film is filed under tragic, true crime, antagonistic, and action.

Nick Offerman appears as Jerry Kane, Jacob Tremblay as Joe Kane, Dennis Quaid as John Bouchart, and Kezia Dacosta as Candace. At 100 minutes long, it arrived in July 2025.

The screenplay is by Christian Swegal. It was produced by All Night Diner, Concourse Media, and Rockhill Studios. It streams on Hulu in the United States.

Dirty Harry, Come to Daddy, and The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson make useful companions to Sovereign, all filed under aggressive. TMDB voters put it at 6.6 out of 10 across 153 votes and it carries a R rating.