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Under the Gun
“He made the first move, she made the second. The third was a killer!”
71%
Movie
1h 26m
AI Analysis
Under the Gun (1988) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Under the Gun (1988) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Action with funny moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A St. Louis cop, Mike Braxton (Sam Jones), receives an urgent call for help from his brother Tony (Nick Cassavetes), a small time thief in Los Angeles. Mike rushes to LA and finds that his brother has been murdered and his brother Tony's girlfriend gunned down right in front of him. Mike quickly learns Tony was a co… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~86 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Under the Gun 71% (5 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Under the Gun is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
71%
from 5 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A St. Louis cop, Mike Braxton (Sam Jones), receives an urgent call for help from his brother Tony (Nick Cassavetes), a small time thief in Los Angeles. Mike rushes to LA and finds that his brother has been murdered and his brother Tony's girlfriend gunned down right in front of him. Mike quickly learns Tony was a courier for an arms smuggler, Simon Stone (John Russell). When Mike meets Stone's lawyer, Samantha Richardson (Vanessa Williams), the two team up to bring down Stone's arms smuggling empire. However, Mike's infatuation with Samantha keeps putting them in greater danger.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1988-04-25
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- TMDB rating
- 7.1
- TMDB ID
- 291908
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Is there an official trailer for Under the Gun?
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What is Under the Gun about?
A St. Louis cop, Mike Braxton (Sam Jones), receives an urgent call for help from his brother Tony (Nick Cassavetes), a small time thief in Los Angeles. Mike rushes to LA and finds that his brother ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Under the Gun?
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How long is the movie Under the Gun?
The official runtime for Under the Gun is approximately 86 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Sam J. Jones
Mike Braxton

Vanessa Williams
Samantha Richards

John Russell
Simon Stone

Michael Halsey
Frank

Nick Cassavetes
Tony Braxton

Steven Williams
Gallagher

Bill McKinney
Miller

Rockne Tarkington
Leon

Don Stark
Joey

Chris Mulkey
Larry
- M
Michele Russell
Marie
- D
Duane Tucker
Captain

Dan Tullis Jr.
Gang Leader
- J
James McIntire
Young Gun
- B
Burton Collins
John (Braxton's Partner)
- R
Robert Budaska
Larry's Associate
- B
Bryant Norris
Larry's Associate
- D
Daniel Houle
Lab Technician
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