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On the Edge
“He was a shooting star headed for the big time, until he took the fall. Nobody escapes the streets.”
23%
Movie
1h 37m
AI Analysis
On the Edge (2002) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of On the Edge (2002) — a movie tagged as Action with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Dakota Smith is an ex-cop and former private eye with a proclivity for community service. When a young basketball player entangles himself with drug dealers, he turns to Dak for help. Eventually goons are sent to kill the hoopster, but they hit the family of Rex Stevens by mistake. Frustrated by the incompetent and … Our models also surface themes such as family and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~97 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate On the Edge 23% (6 votes) — polarizing or niche appeal for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
23%
from 6 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Dakota Smith is an ex-cop and former private eye with a proclivity for community service. When a young basketball player entangles himself with drug dealers, he turns to Dak for help. Eventually goons are sent to kill the hoopster, but they hit the family of Rex Stevens by mistake. Frustrated by the incompetent and crooked police, the trio of Smith, Stevens, and their friend Frank Harris then battle the drug dealers for control of the streets. Also the heroes must tangle with Felix, a stealthy and ruthless hitman.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2002-10-01
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- TMDB rating
- 2.3
- TMDB ID
- 247667
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What is On the Edge about?
Dakota Smith is an ex-cop and former private eye with a proclivity for community service. When a young basketball player entangles himself with drug dealers, he turns to Dak for help. Eventually go... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie On the Edge?
The official runtime for On the Edge is approximately 97 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Ice-T
Slim Jim
Fred Williamson
Dakota Smith
Gary Busey
Felix
Bernie Casey
Rex Stevens
Jim Brown
Chad Grant
Ron O'Neal
Frank Harris
Gloria Allred
Councilwoman Gloria Johnson
Dawn Stern
Suzi Burris
Anthony Johnson
Hank Conrad
- D
Derrick Franklin
Willie Jo Harris
Tom Hallick
Detective Paul Allen
Dru Down
Sweat Pea
Rod McCary
Pete Hall
Frank Pesce
Bo
David Novak
Hank
Mikki Val
Helen Stevens
- B
Bill Overton
Norman Kane
Shyheim Franklin
Smooth
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