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Night of the Warrior

1991 · 99 min

A gritty, fast-paced B-movie thrill ride with underground fights and mob threats, easy to watch but tense.

Directed by: Rafal Zielinski
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Lorenzo Lamas, Anthony Geary, Kathleen Kinmont

Tagline: If violence is your addiction...He'll kick you like a bad habit.
Overview: Kickboxer Miles Keane has paid off his debt to mobster Lynch, but Lynch won't let him go. When Miles refuses to fight for Lynch at the request of a Korean gangster, Miles is framed for murder and his girlfriend is kidnapped.

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Directed by: Rafal Zielinski
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Lorenzo Lamas, Anthony Geary, Kathleen Kinmont

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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: crime
violence
betrayal
revenge
survival
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, drama, thriller
Directed by: Rafal Zielinski
Written by: Thomas Ian Griffith
Starring: Lorenzo Lamas, Anthony Geary, Kathleen Kinmont, James Lew, Arlene Dahl, Ken Foree, Felicity Waterman, Willie Dixon
Music: Ed Tomney
Cinematography: Edward J. Pei
Runtime: 99 min
Country: United States of America, France
Languages: English

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