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Direct Action
51%
Movie
1h 37m
AI Analysis
Direct Action (2004) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Direct Action (2004) — a movie tagged as Action, Adventure, and Crime with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Frank Gannon, a veteran cop, is being hunted by his fellow police officers after they learned he has betrayed the brotherhood and exposed to the feds wide scale corruption of the LAPD. He has one day left to prove his case and survive. Our models also surface themes such as power from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~97 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Direct Action 51% (58 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
51%
from 58 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Frank Gannon, a veteran cop, is being hunted by his fellow police officers after they learned he has betrayed the brotherhood and exposed to the feds wide scale corruption of the LAPD. He has one day left to prove his case and survive.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2004-05-25
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- TMDB rating
- 5.1
- TMDB ID
- 28280
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Where can I watch Direct Action (2004)?
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Is there an official trailer for Direct Action?
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What is Direct Action about?
Frank Gannon, a veteran cop, is being hunted by his fellow police officers after they learned he has betrayed the brotherhood and exposed to the feds wide scale corruption of the LAPD. He has one d... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Direct Action?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Direct Action?
The official runtime for Direct Action is approximately 97 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Dolph Lundgren
Frank Gannon

Polly Shannon
Billie Ross

Donald Burda
Bryant

Rothaford Gray
Ed Grimes

Conrad Dunn
Captain Stone

Walter Alza
Espinoza

Alex Karzis
Agent Bill

Larry Day
Phil, Agent in Charge
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Natacha La Ferriere
Adrianna

Daniel Kash
LoPresti

Stacey Coke
Loretta Grimes
- J
Joseph Griffin
Carter
- V
Vanessa Thompson
Katy

Anthony J. Mifsud
Khalid Manseur

Tim Sell
Hardcase #1

Jim Codrington
Hardcase #2
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Ian Alden
Hardcase #3

Dan Willmott
Lt. Webb
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