Mercury Plains is a 2016 American action drama film directed by Charles Burmeister and starring Scott Eastwood, Angela Sarafyan, and Nick Chinlund.

As they talk, Jesse offers him a job working for a man known as the Captain, an American veteran who runs a paramilitary vigilante group that targets the Mexican cartels.

The Captain, recognizing his ordinary speech that emphasizes glory and power will not appeal to Mitch, flatly offers him $5000.

Mitch at first declines but reconsiders after the Captain points out that anyone who comes to Mexico on a lark must be leaving behind an even worse situation than what he offers.

After being stuck there for a day, Mitch escapes by knocking loose a hinged slot and using it to dig a tunnel.

Paul is killed in the resulting fight, but Mitch recovers a suitcase full of cash from the federales' car.

When Camarillo later reads them a Mexican newspaper, the Captain learns Jack died during the fight, and he deduces Benito was a police informer.

The two men wound each other, and after a long chase, the Captain finally catches up to Mitch, who has crossed most of the desert on foot trying to get back to the States.

After killing the Captain, Mitch returns to the city, buys new clothes to replace his bloody and torn rags, and visits Brad's parents.

[3] Writing at DVD Talk, Tyler Foster rated it 3.5/5 stars and called it "generally well-made" film with a good performance from Eastwood.