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Sometimes a Hero
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Sometimes a Hero (2003) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Sometimes a Hero (2003) — a movie tagged as Action, Crime, and Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A former gang member finds the tempting allure of crime too difficult to resist in this crime thriller from director Jalal Merhi. Falling on hard times financially and facing increasing pressure from his former gang mates, Jimmy Coy (Josh Barker) agrees to a contract from crime boss Arthur Hallam (Paul Coufos) that … Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling.
Community signal: TMDb members rate Sometimes a Hero 57% (3 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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from 3 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A former gang member finds the tempting allure of crime too difficult to resist in this crime thriller from director Jalal Merhi. Falling on hard times financially and facing increasing pressure from his former gang mates, Jimmy Coy (Josh Barker) agrees to a contract from crime boss Arthur Hallam (Paul Coufos) that involves the destruction of a local ice skating facility. Although the mission initially appears to be going as planned, it soon encounters a roadblock when Jimmy falls for beautiful skating coach Cassandra Diaz (Christina Cox). As their relationship develops and Cassandra begins to confide in Jimmy, the conflicted gangster takes pity on the girl when she reveals that her stepfather Leon (Patrick Philips) is abusive. Following a violent argument between Leon and Cassandra's mother Stella Joan Kennedy, Jimmy discovers a hidden link between Leon and Hallam More
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2003-03-18
- Runtime
- N/A
- TMDB rating
- 5.7
- TMDB ID
- 504401
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What is Sometimes a Hero about?
A former gang member finds the tempting allure of crime too difficult to resist in this crime thriller from director Jalal Merhi. Falling on hard times financially and facing increasing pressure fr... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Sometimes a Hero?
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Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Christina Cox
Cassandra Diaz
Josh Barker
Jimmy Coy
Bryan Genesse
Remo
Darren Shahlavi
Russ Fortus
- J
Joan Bennett Kennedy
Stella (as Joan Kennedy)
Paul Coufos
Arthur Hallam
- P
Patrick J. Phillips
Leon (as P.J. Phillips)
- R
Roselle Soussana
Kristina Diaz
- D
Danny Talisman
Derek
- L
Luraina Undershute
Tonya
- P
Paul Wu
Druxman
- S
Susan Wilkey
Nancy
James Leard
Mr. Coradetti
- A
Audrey Nesbitt
Dr. Gordon
Martin Christopher
Intern (as Chris Martin)
- I
Ian Case
Food Attendant
- J
John Freeman
Large Cowboy
- W
Wendy Rudd
Maid
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