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Double Team

1997 · 93 min

A chaotic, over-the-top buddy action movie that's so absurd and campy it's entertaining, with fast-paced fights and bizarre moments.

Directed by
Tsui Hark
Genres
Action, Science fiction
Tagline
They don't play by the rules.
Overview
A CIA agent is interned for failing to kill an international terrorist. Escaping from his island exile, he teams up with a flamboyant arms dealer and sets out to find the terrorist and rescue the agent's family. Together they're a two-man arsenal... with enough voltage to rock the free world.

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Directed by
Tsui Hark
Genres
Action, Science fiction
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • family
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action9
Horror2
Humour7
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, science fiction
Directed by
Tsui Hark
Written by
Don Jakoby, Paul Mones
Starring
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Rodman, Mickey Rourke, Paul Freeman, Natacha Lindinger, Valéria Cavalli, Jay Benedict, Bruno Bilotta
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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