Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Bullet in the Dark (1996)

Bullet in the Dark poster
Original title
When the Bullet Hits the Bone
Directed by
Damian Lee
Genre
action
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
R
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A doctor is shot by gang members and survives. He starts hunting criminals in the city and finds a conspiracy between the government and drug smugglers.

tensegrittydarksuspensefulvengefulbroodingurgent

What happens

When the Bullet Hits the Bone is a 1996 Canadian-American action thriller film written, produced and directed by Damian Lee, starring Jeff Wincott, Michelle Johnson, Douglas O'Keeffe and Torri Higginson. It concerns a doctor who turns vigilante after nearly dying in a gang-related shooting, only to discover a vast conspiracy linking the government to the importation of narcotics. In the U.S., it was broadcast as part of the Showtime anthology Roger Corman Presents. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?