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First Option
65%
Movie
1h 30m
AI Analysis
First Option (1996) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of First Option (1996) — a movie tagged as Action and Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Despite negative psychological evaluations, Mike Wong is assigned as the captain of the SDU, a special task force linked to the Customs Department. Their mission: apprehend nasty drug dealers, led by the “Ice Queen.” To do this, Mike has to team up with customs cop Minnie. Despite their clashes, the two learn to un… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~90 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate First Option 65% (4 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
65%
from 4 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Despite negative psychological evaluations, Mike Wong is assigned as the captain of the SDU, a special task force linked to the Customs Department. Their mission: apprehend nasty drug dealers, led by the “Ice Queen.” To do this, Mike has to team up with customs cop Minnie. Despite their clashes, the two learn to understand each other, but not before things get bad.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1996-09-13
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- TMDB rating
- 6.5
- TMDB ID
- 191504
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Is there an official trailer for First Option?
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What is First Option about?
Despite negative psychological evaluations, Mike Wong is assigned as the captain of the SDU, a special task force linked to the Customs Department. Their mission: apprehend nasty drug dealers, led... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for First Option?
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How long is the movie First Option?
The official runtime for First Option is approximately 90 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Michael Wong
Officer Don Wong
Gigi Leung Wing-Kei
Inspector Minnie Kwan
Damian Lau Chung-Yan
Inspector Lau
Teresa Lee Fung
Madam Katie Ngan
Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei
Sue
- J
Joseph Cheung Man-Kwong
Joe Chueng
Kim Yip Kwong-Kim
Forensics tech
- S
Stephen Chan Tak-Gwong
Insp. Lau
- W
Woo Wai-Chung
Thai crack dealer
- G
Go Shut-Fung
Thai crack dealer
- W
Winston Ellis
Vincent
- B
Brian Banowetz
Albert
- R
Richard Grosse
Rick
Luk Man-Wai
Frankie, SDU member
Oscar Lam Wai-Kin
Jerome Fung
Dante Lam Chiu-Yin
Gary Mak Wing-Lun
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