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The Alternate
“Kill the President, kill the hostages, escape. A great idea!”
32%
Movie
1h 35m
AI Analysis
The Alternate (2000) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Alternate (2000) — a movie tagged as Action and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: The President of the United States, in the midst of negative public opinion, is kidnapped while attending a charity function. However, this is all part of a plan to boost his ratings, the 'kidnappers' being a CIA black ops team. It seems like a great idea until the leader of the black ops decides he can make it away… 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 (~95 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Alternate 32% (16 votes) — polarizing or niche appeal for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
32%
from 16 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The President of the United States, in the midst of negative public opinion, is kidnapped while attending a charity function. However, this is all part of a plan to boost his ratings, the 'kidnappers' being a CIA black ops team. It seems like a great idea until the leader of the black ops decides he can make it away with the ransom money himself, but one of his team has other ideas.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2000-04-07
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- TMDB rating
- 3.2
- TMDB ID
- 22426
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What is The Alternate about?
The President of the United States, in the midst of negative public opinion, is kidnapped while attending a charity function. However, this is all part of a plan to boost his ratings, the 'kidnappe... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Alternate?
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How long is the movie The Alternate?
The official runtime for The Alternate is approximately 95 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Eric Roberts
The Replacement
Bryan Genesse
The Leader
John Beck
President Fallbrook
Michael Madsen
Agent Briggs
Ice-T
Agent Williams
Brooke Theiss
Mary
Larry Manetti
Agent Harris
Eliza Roberts
Chief of Staff Donaldson
- J
J. Cynthia Brooks
Mrs. Fallbrook
Richard Steinmetz
Swat Leader
- H
Heidi Jo Markel
Reporter
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Secret Service Agent
Robert Madrid
Bullet Proof Glass Technician
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