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S.W.A.T.: Firefight

2011 · 89 min

A routine, tense cop thriller that moves fast and hits hard without much depth.

Directed by
Benny Boom
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Overview
Los Angeles S.W.A.T. officer, Lt. Paul Cutler, is sent to train the Detroit S.W.A.T. team on new anti-terrorism and homeland security techniques. Cutler has a hard time settling into his assignment as he locks horns with his new captain and encounters resistance from the team he must lead. Cutler begins to adjust to his new assignment, starting a budding romance with police psychologist Kim Byers along the way. Unexpectedly, a routine hostage call turns deadly, and a relentless ex-government agent named Walter Hatch vows revenge on Cutler and the entire S.W.A.T. team for killing the woman he loves. Cutler must use his considerable S.W.A.T. training and knowledge to save his teammates and defeat a trained killer.

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Directed by
Benny Boom
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
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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
  • guilt
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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  1. S.W.A.T.Movie · 2003
  2. S.W.A.T.: FirefightMovie · 2011 This title
  3. S.W.A.T.: Under SiegeMovie · 2017

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Benny Boom
Written by
Reed Steiner
Starring
Gabriel Macht, Robert Patrick, Carly Pope, Giancarlo Esposito, Kristanna Loken, Matt Bushell, Nicholas Gonzalez, Shannon Kane
Cinematography
Don Davis
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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