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The Patriot

1998 · 90 min

A tense, straightforward action thriller with a race-against-time outbreak plot and a stoic hero.

Directed by: Dean Semler
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: Steven Seagal, Gailard Sartain, Silas Weir Mitchell

Tagline: Every second counts.
Overview: A deadly virus threatens to wipe out an entire Rocky Mountain town, leaving the town doctor to find some way to escape the soldiers who enforce the town's quarantine and devise an antidote. Matters take a more deadly turn after the physician is captured by a dangerously unstable band of militia extremists.

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Directed by: Dean Semler
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: Steven Seagal, Gailard Sartain, Silas Weir Mitchell

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: survival
isolation
family
justice
science
Places: small town
hospital
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, thriller
Directed by: Dean Semler
Written by: John Kingswell, M. Sussman
Starring: Steven Seagal, Gailard Sartain, Silas Weir Mitchell, Camilla Belle, Dan Beene, Damon Collazo, L.Q. Jones, Brad Leland
Music: Stephen Edwards
Cinematography: Stephen F. Windon
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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