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Detective Knight: Independence

2023 · 92 min

A tense, brisk action thriller with a dark edge, following a race against time to stop a vigilante on a holiday.

Directed by
Edward Drake
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Bruce Willis, Lochlyn Munro, Jimmy Jean-Louis
Overview
Detective James Knight 's last-minute assignment to the Independence Day shift turns into a race to stop an unbalanced ambulance EMT from imperiling the city's festivities. The misguided vigilante, playing cop with a stolen gun and uniform, has a bank vault full of reasons to put on his own fireworks show... one that will strike dangerously close to Knight's home.

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Directed by
Edward Drake
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Bruce Willis, Lochlyn Munro, Jimmy Jean-Louis
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • violence
  • justice
  • obsession
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
92 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
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