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Guns Up

2025 · 92 min

A frantic one-night scramble that mixes punchy shootouts with broad domestic comedy, keeping you tense but never too heavy.

Overview
When a job goes horribly wrong, an ex-cop and family man who moonlights as a mob henchman has one night to get his family out of the city.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 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
  • family
  • crime
  • survival
  • deception
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour5
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, crime
Directed by
Edward Drake
Written by
Edward Drake
Starring
Kevin James, Christina Ricci, Luis Guzmán, Joey Diaz, Melissa Leo, Timothy V. Murphy, Solomon Hughes, Francis Cronin
Music
Aoife O'Leary, Gerry Owens
Cinematography
Brendan Galvin
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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