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The Marine

2006 · 92 min

A loud, simple chase through swamps and warehouses where muscles beat brains and every setback just fuels the next punch.

Directed by: John Bonito
Genres: Action
Starring: John Cena, Robert Patrick, Kelly Carlson

Tagline: They took his wife. Now he's coming.
Overview: A group of diamond thieves on the run kidnap the wife of a recently discharged marine who goes on a chase through the South Carolinian wilderness to retrieve her.

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Directed by: John Bonito
Genres: Action
Starring: John Cena, Robert Patrick, Kelly Carlson

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 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: revenge
survival
love
violence
justice
Places: wilderness
small town
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	8
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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The Marine Collection

The MarineMovie · 2006 This title
The Marine 2Movie · 2009
The Marine 3: HomefrontMovie · 2013
The Marine 4: Moving TargetMovie · 2015
The Marine 5: BattlegroundMovie · 2017
The Marine 6: Close QuartersMovie · 2018

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