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3 Strikes

2000 · 82 min

A breezy, joke-heavy scramble through trouble that never feels too heavy, with broad laughs and low stakes.

Directed by
DJ Pooh
Genres
Action, Comedy, Romance
Tagline
the few, the proud, the paroled.
Overview
Brian Hooks plays a character who is just released from jail. And the state adopts a "3 strikes" rule for felons that involves serious penalties. Hooks has 2 strikes, and wants to change his life for the better. When a friend picks him up, they are pulled over, and his friend shoots at police officers, and Hooks escapes. Now Hooks, a wanted man, must clear his name of having nothing to do with the shooting.

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Directed by
DJ Pooh
Genres
Action, Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • crime
  • justice
  • family
  • identity
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, comedy, romance
Directed by
DJ Pooh
Written by
DJ Pooh
Starring
Brian Hooks, N'Bushe Wright, Faizon Love, E-40, Starletta DuPois, George Wallace, David Alan Grier, Dean Norris
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America

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