Summary
After a psychotic religious killer is captured and sentenced to death, he is instead recruited by the US government and trained to become a professional assassin. He now seeks revenge on all those who participated in sentencing him to death.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 31GoodWatch 36
IMDb4.7
Audience score15%
Running time
1 h 31 min
Shorter than most action movies, −17 min on the typical 108
typical 10891Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2000
March 10, 2000
26 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
Canada- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more14 people
- Mario Van PeeblesInsp. Don Morrell
- James RemarJohn Matthew Whitman / Schmidt
- Sharisse Baker-BernardDet. Monica Ricci
- Gladise JimenezCharlotte Hart-Morrel
- David GrohCapt. Barnett
- Stephen CaffreyAgent Norwood (fake)
- SPStephen PolettiJudge Paul Gant
- Peter AllasEd Ackers
- Leslie ZemeckisSandra Carlow
Simon RheeHenry Dang- JKJaime KailaniDenise Greer
David Grant WrightMr. Carlow
Leonard Kelly-YoungWarden
Erynn DaltonWoman
Directing · 1
- Mark L. Lester Director, Producer
Writing · 3
- Jeffrey Goldenberg Writer
- Randall Frakes Screenplay
- Bob Held Screenplay
Production · 8
- Jeff Sackman Executive Producer
- Brian R. Etting Producer
- Dana Dubovsky Producer
- Jeffery Passero Casting
- Elizabeth Hayden Casting
- Gary A. Lowe Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Jacques Haitkin Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Sean Callery Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Wendy Guidery Production Design
- Anna Gadsby Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Arlene Castillo Costume Design
- Veronica Lorenz Assistant Makeup Artist
- Phillip Pico Key Makeup Artist
Other crew · 11
- Patrick J. Statham Stunt Coordinator
- Ellen Statham Stunts
- Mark Hicks Stunts
- Keith Woulard Stunts
- Bob Bragg Stunts
- Robin Bonaccorsi Stunts
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