The Sweeper 1996
“Either you in or in their way.”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 90 minutes
- Director
- Joseph Merhi
- Network
- PM Entertainment Group
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
What is The Sweeper?
Topic: Film "The Sweeper" (1996). Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1996
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 90 minutes
- Release date
- Jun 25, 1996
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- PM Entertainment Group
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 4.5/10 from 17 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~90 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- PM Entertainment Group
Where to watch in United States
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Topic: Film "The Sweeper" (1996).
Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
Constraint 1: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
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Title: The Sweeper
Year: 1996
Release Date (US): 06/25/1996
Genres: Action, Drama, and Thriller
Runtime: 1h 30m
Plot: A young cop, haunted by the murder of his entire family years earlier, is recruited by a shadowy organization to hunt down criminals who are beyond the reach of the law.
Tagline: Either you in or in their way.
Draft 1 (Mental Outline):
The Sweeper is a 1996 film categorized within the action, drama, and thriller genres. Released in the United States on June 25, 1996, the movie has a runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes. The story follows a young cop who is haunted by the murder of his entire family that occurred years earlier. Due to his circumstances, he is recruited by a shadowy organization.
Should you watch it?
“A haunted young cop joins a clandestine vigilante group to eliminate criminals escaping the justice system.”
- Explores the psychological toll of a tragic family history on a law enforcement officer.
- Features a premise centered on the moral complexity of extrajudicial justice.
- Showcases a cast including C. Thomas Howell, Ed Lauter, and Jeff Fahey.
- The film relies on established vigilante tropes that may feel familiar to genre enthusiasts.
Watch it if you enjoy 1990s action films centered on rogue law enforcement and moral ambiguity.
The film maintains a gritty tone and features action-oriented pacing typical of mid-nineties vigilante cinema.
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