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Mercenary
56%
Movie
1h 42m
AI Analysis
Mercenary (1996) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Mercenary (1996) — a movie tagged as Action and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Jonas Ambler is a rich businessman whose wife is killed by kidnappers, so he decides to get even. He hires a mercenary to find and kill the kidnappers. There's only one catch --- he wants to go with them. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~102 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Mercenary 56% (21 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
56%
from 21 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Jonas Ambler is a rich businessman whose wife is killed by kidnappers, so he decides to get even. He hires a mercenary to find and kill the kidnappers. There's only one catch --- he wants to go with them.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1996-10-17
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- TMDB rating
- 5.6
- TMDB ID
- 205414
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Where can I watch Mercenary (1996)?
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Is there an official trailer for Mercenary?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Mercenary directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Mercenary about?
Jonas Ambler is a rich businessman whose wife is killed by kidnappers, so he decides to get even. He hires a mercenary to find and kill the kidnappers. There's only one catch --- he wants to go wit... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Mercenary?
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 Mercenary?
The official runtime for Mercenary is approximately 102 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Olivier Gruner
Capt. Karl 'Hawk' May

John Ritter
Jonas Ambler

Robert Culp
McClean

Ed Lauter
Jack Cochran

Michael Zelniker
Alan Bailey

Martin Kove
Phoenix

Lara Harris
Joanna Ambler

Lindsey Ginter
Klinge

Nils Allen Stewart
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Duke Valenti
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Michael Reid Davis
Hendrix
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Robert Werhan
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Patricia Skeriotis
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Jaime Pressly
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Robert Pine
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Andre Mayers
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Avner Garbi
Prof. Nasir Majdi
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