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From TMDb members · 2 total- John Chard5/10
Ah, Colonel Braddock. I heard much about you. Welcome to the People's Republic of Vietnam. Chuck Norris is Col. James Braddock, a survivor of a Vietnam Prisoner of War camp who many years later decides to return to find proof - and liberate - American soldiers still being held…
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Not an all too bad Rambo-esque copycat from the folks at Canon. Chuck Norris makes for a charismatic hero although the plot felt choppy. But the fight scenes were at least passable and in the end I had a fun time, which is all I can ask from 1980s action schlock. **3.25/5**
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Missing in Action
“The war's not over until the last man comes home.”
59%
Movie
1h 41m
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Missing in Action (1984) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Missing in Action (1984) — a movie tagged as Action, Adventure, and Thriller with tense and epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to l… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~101 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Missing in Action 59% (564 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1984-11-16
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- TMDB rating
- 5.9
- TMDB ID
- 15379
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American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. F... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for Missing in Action is approximately 101 minutes.
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Cast
Chuck Norris
Col. James Braddock
M. Emmet Walsh
Tuck
David Tress
Sen. Porter
Lenore Kasdorf
Ann
James Hong
Gen. Trau
Pierrino Mascarino
Jacques
Erich Anderson
Masucci
Joseph Carberry
Carter
Bella Flores
Madame Pearl
- S
Sergio Kato
Bouncer (uncredited)
Joonee Gamboa
Bartender
- A
Avi Kleinberger
Dalton
- E
Ernie Ortega
Vinh
- W
Willie Williams
Randall
- R
Ric Segreto
G.I.
- G
Gil Arceo
First Vietnamese Businessman
- R
Roger Dantes
Second Vietnamese Businessman
- S
Sabatini Fernandez
Dinh
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Ah, Colonel Braddock. I heard much about you. Welcome to the People's Republic of Vietnam. Chuck Norris is Col. James Braddock, a survivor of a Vietnam Prisoner of War camp who many years later decides to return to find proof - and liberate - American soldiers still being held against their will. As the 1980s boom for martial artists becoming filmic action stars gathered apace, Chuck Norris carved his own spot upon the testosterone fuelled wave. Much like a lot of films of its ilk, Missing in Action is of course daft, violent, jingoistic but also crucially it's a whole bunch of fun. This naturally comes down to expectation levels for a production of this type, park the brain and enjoy the cheese and carnage. It's a bit disappointing to find that we don't get to see much of Norris' martial artistry, it' s more a case of gun play and standard fists and kicks taking the lead in this one. The story is hardly taxing and many scenes just serve to show some flesh and pecs, but with M. Emmet Walsh along for the ride as an ebullient side-kick, there's enough here for the undemanding action film fan to enjoy. 5/10
Not an all too bad Rambo-esque copycat from the folks at Canon. Chuck Norris makes for a charismatic hero although the plot felt choppy. But the fight scenes were at least passable and in the end I had a fun time, which is all I can ask from 1980s action schlock. **3.25/5**
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