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Half Past Dead

2002 · 98 min

A loud, punchy prison action ride that blends martial arts brawls with a hostage plot, offering easy thrills and little subtlety.

Directed by
Don Michael Paul
Genres
Crime, Action, Thriller
Starring
Steven Seagal, Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule
Tagline
The good. The bad. And the deadly.
Overview
A man goes undercover in a hi-tech prison to find out information to help prosecute those who killed his wife. While there, he stumbles onto a plot involving a death-row inmate and his $200 million stash of gold.

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Directed by
Don Michael Paul
Genres
Crime, Action, Thriller
Starring
Steven Seagal, Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • violence
Places
  • prison
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
crime, action, thriller
Directed by
Don Michael Paul
Written by
Don Michael Paul
Starring
Steven Seagal, Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule, Nia Peeples, Alexandra Kamp, Claudia Christian, Tony Plana, Kurupt
Music
Tyler Bates
Cinematography
Michael Slovis
Runtime
98 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
English

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