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Deadly Force (1983)

Deadly Force poster
Directed by
Paul Aaron
Genre
action film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
R
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former police officer now working as a private investigator hunts a serial killer in Los Angeles. He tracks clues through the city's dark corners.

grittytensesuspensefulbroodingfast-pacedgrimnoir-ish

What happens

Deadly Force (also released as Fierce Encounter) is a 1983 American action thriller film directed by Paul Aaron, and starring Wings Hauser, Joyce Ingalls and Paul Shenar. It is about an former police officer-turned-private investigator (Hauser) hunting a serial killer in Los Angeles. The film was released on July 8, 1983, by Embassy Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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