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Lionheart

1990 · 105 min

A gritty, hard-hitting fight film with a surprisingly tender heart about family and sacrifice.

Directed by: Sheldon Lettich
Genres: Action
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Harrison Page, Lisa Pelikan

Tagline: When the streets are a jungle... There can only be one king.
Overview: Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband and to maintain her child. To earn the money needed, Gaultier decides to take part in some very dangerous clandestine fights.

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Directed by: Sheldon Lettich
Genres: Action
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Harrison Page, Lisa Pelikan

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: family
survival
revenge
loyalty
class
Places: big city
hospital
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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

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Genres: action
Directed by: Sheldon Lettich
Written by: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sheldon Lettich
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Harrison Page, Lisa Pelikan, Ashley Johnson, Deborah Rennard, Brian Thompson, Michel Qissi, Vojislav Govedarica
Music: John Scott
Cinematography: Robert C. New
Runtime: 105 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Spanish

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