The weekend is almost here, and while you might have plans to relax on the couch with a movie, there’s no reason what you choose to watch can’t bring some action into your life. Rebel Ridge is an intense new release on Netflix that’s generating lots of buzz,

In Netflix’s ‘Rebel Ridge,’ a man’s life turns upside down entirely unexpectedly. The protagonist is a former marine named Terry Richmond, who is on his way to posting his cousin’s bail when he is stopped by the cops and forced to give up the bail money because they suspect it to be drug money.

While 'Rebel Ridge' is set in a fictional town called Shelby Springs, star Aaron Pierre tells PEOPLE the movie was filmed in New Orleans and Leesville, La.

A streaming movie about a man who takes on small town corruption has roots in real life. The legal nightmare of civil forfeiture isn't fiction for some Americans.