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Last Man Standing

1995 · 96 min

A gritty, fast-paced cop thriller full of shootouts and double-crosses, easy to watch but tense and violent.

Tagline
Hunted... by both sides of the law
Overview
A gang of bank robbers, led by the ultra-violent Snake Underwood, pull off a daring mid-day heist that leaves dozens of burning police cars and scores of innocent victims in its wake. Heading the investigation into the gang is the equally violent detective Kurt Bellmore and going by the book just isn't going to be enough...

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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
  • corruption
  • crime
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, drama, thriller
Directed by
Joseph Merhi
Written by
Joseph Merhi
Starring
Jeff Wincott, Steve Eastin, Jonathan Fuller, Jillian McWhirter, Michael Greene, Ava Fabian, Jonathan Banks, Shannon Welles
Cinematography
Ken Blakey
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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