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Street Corner Justice (1996)
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Pittsburgh cop Mike Justus is kicked off the force and moves away to relax in sunny Los Angeles. Unfortunately his dream retirement turns out to be a nightmare and he is forced to deal out his own brand of street corner justice.
Style:
exciting, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
guilty pleasure, gang, heroes, battles, graphic violence, life is a bitch, master criminal, injustice, vigilantism, rivalry, society, law enforcement, fighting crime, police corruption, good versus evil, lone wolves, dishonesty, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes, hotshot hero, tough law enforcer, religions or cults, drugs, revenge, police ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, pittsburgh
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Genre: Action
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Duration: 90 min.
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Duration: 97 min.
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Story:
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