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American Commando 9: Guns to Heaven

1989 · 90 min

A gritty, fast-paced action ride through gambling debts and dangerous rivals, with tense confrontations and a cynical edge.

Overview
After losing on a bad investment and falling in debt with a loan shark, Peter Yang turns to gambling, but with the help of an honest gambler, Bobby Chu, starts to win big time. This infuriates a ruthless game player, Tommy Chao, who does everything in his power to cheat them.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 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
  • greed
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • power
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action
Directed by
Paul Wong, Hsu Yu-Lung
Written by
Benny Ho
Starring
Joe Bryan Baker, Mike Abbott, Edowan Bersma, Nicholas Clark
Runtime
90 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
English

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