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Hard to Kill

1990 · 95 min

A blunt, muscular revenge thriller that delivers steady action and simple satisfactions without asking much of the viewer.

Tagline: He's L.A. Detective Mason Storm. Three hired assassins left him for dead. And he's waited seven years to even the score.
Overview: Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son meanwhile is growing up thinking his father is dead. When Mason wakes up, everyone is in danger - himself, his son, his best friend, his nurse - but most of all those who arranged for his death

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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: revenge
corruption
justice
family
betrayal
Places: big city
hospital
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
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	2
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, drama, crime, thriller
Directed by: Bruce Malmuth
Written by: Steven McKay
Starring: Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock, William Sadler, Frederick Coffin, Bonnie Burroughs, Andrew Bloch, Branscombe Richmond, Charles Boswell
Music: David Michael Frank
Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti
Runtime: 95 min
Country: United States of America, Spain
Languages: English

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