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Persons Unknown
55%
Movie
1h 39m
AI Analysis
Persons Unknown (1996) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Persons Unknown (1996) — a movie tagged as Thriller and Action with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: When former cop and current security expert Jim Holland has a one night stand with Amanda after getting in her way roller-blading. That introduction turns out to be a well thought out plan by Amanda and her sister Molly, to obtain security codes. The girls and their cohorts rob his client and stash the loot. All the… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~99 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Persons Unknown 55% (14 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
55%
from 14 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
When former cop and current security expert Jim Holland has a one night stand with Amanda after getting in her way roller-blading. That introduction turns out to be a well thought out plan by Amanda and her sister Molly, to obtain security codes. The girls and their cohorts rob his client and stash the loot. All the while, detective Jim has been following them and he grabs the money for himself. Then his conscience gets the best of him and he falls in love with Molly. His client turns out to be drug dealers and he's forced to risk his life to protect Molly and Amanda.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1996-12-27
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- TMDB rating
- 5.5
- TMDB ID
- 52215
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What is Persons Unknown about?
When former cop and current security expert Jim Holland has a one night stand with Amanda after getting in her way roller-blading. That introduction turns out to be a well thought out plan by Amand... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Persons Unknown?
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How long is the movie Persons Unknown?
The official runtime for Persons Unknown is approximately 99 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Joe Mantegna
Jim Holland

Kelly Lynch
Amanda

Naomi Watts
Molly

J.T. Walsh
Cake

Xander Berkeley
Tosh

Jon Favreau
Terry

Channon Roe
Lewis

Christian J. Meoli
Prancer (as Christian Meoli)

Sonny Carl Davis
Jimmy

Antoni Corone
Vixen

Jimmy Ortega
Comet (as Jim Ortega)

Michael Nicolosi
Blitzen

Don Blakely
Marty

George Hickenlooper
Cigar Cop
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