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Bullet (1996)

Bullet poster
Directed by
Julien Temple
Genre
drama film, action film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 135 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1990s New York, an ex-convict tries to leave his criminal past behind. But his brother and former associates pull him back into the underworld of drugs and violence.

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What happens

Bullet is a 1996 American crime film directed by Julien Temple, written by Mickey Rourke and Bruce Rubenstein, and starring Rourke and Tupac Shakur. Rourke also served as the film's music supervisor. The film was shot in New York City in 1994 with a significant portion done in Brooklyn. The film's release was delayed by over two years, eventually getting a limited release in October 1996, one month after Shakur's death. It was released direct-to-video worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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