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One Tough Bastard

1996 · 100 min

A grim, straight-ahead revenge ride that trades subtlety for blunt force and steady action.

Directed by
Kurt Wimmer
Genres
Action, Thriller
Tagline
Revenge is everything.
Overview
When a man's wife and family are murdered, he plots revenge only to find out that the killer is under Federal protection and he must exact his own form of justice.

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Free in the UK
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Directed by
Kurt Wimmer
Genres
Action, Thriller
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • justice
  • corruption
  • grief
  • violence
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
action, thriller
Directed by
Kurt Wimmer
Written by
Steven Selling
Starring
Brian Bosworth, MC Hammer, Neal McDonough, Bruce Payne, Jeff Kober, James Harper, Robert Kotecki, M.C. Gainey
Cinematography
John Huneck, Jürgen Baum
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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