Proud Mary is a 2018 American action thriller film directed by Babak Najafi, from a screenplay written by John S. Newman, Christian Swegal, and Steve Antin.

Leaving Danny at her apartment, Mary attends a meeting with her associates Tom, Walter, and their employer, mob boss Benny Spencer.

At the dinner, Mary tells Benny that she wants to leave her criminal life behind, and Tom confronts her, having deduced that Danny is Marcus’ son.

In January 2017, Taraji P. Henson signed on to star in Proud Mary with Screen Gems still looking to secure a director for an April 2017 principal production start in Boston.

[10] In the United States and Canada, Proud Mary was released on January 12, 2018, alongside The Commuter and Paddington 2, as well as the wide expansion of The Post, and was projected to gross around $20 million from 2,125 theaters in opening weekend.

The website's consensus reads: "Proud Mary proves Taraji P. Henson has more than enough attitude and charisma to carry an action movie—just not, unfortunately, one this indifferently assembled.

"[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 35 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

[4] Odie Henderson of RogerEbert.com praised Henson's portrayal as the title character and the performances from Winston, Brown and Glover, but criticized the production for supplying the film with "awful cinematography" for the actors and "problematic" editing in both the action and dramatic scenes, concluding that: "I am giving a mild thumbs down here, but if you're a fan of Ms. Henson, don't let me stop you from seeing this.

"[14] Glenn Kenny of The New York Times also praised Henson for her subtle delivery of the titular character but felt the script doesn't give her enough material to fully display her actions.

[15] Devan Coggan of Entertainment Weekly gave the film an overall C+ grade, calling it a "paint-by-numbers B-movie" that's occasionally elevated by Henson bringing "haunted intensity" to her title role, saying that "Proud Mary could've been an enjoyable guilty pleasure [...] but its stale script and baffling directorial choices hold it back.

"[16] Rolling Stone's Peter Travers criticized Najafi's direction of a "rote script" that lacks emotional connection between its characters and bringing nothing new to the "reformed menace trope" done better in Gloria and Léon: The Professional, concluding that: "It's one thing to watch Henson's Mary shoot her way out of a world of trigger-happy male oppressors.