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S.W.A.T. (2003) -- An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it.
S.W.A.T. (2003) -- The tactical team executes a knock narcotics warrant
S.W.A.T. (2003) -- This week on Dallas SWAT, negotiator J.D. Byas is called out in the middle of the night to a hotel where a man is holding a woman hostage.
S.W.A.T. (2003) -- An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it.
S.W.A.T. (2003) -- SWAT gives an in-depth look at equipment that makes their job feasible.

Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   37,662 votes
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Director:
Clark Johnson
Writers (WGA):
Robert Hamner (characters)
Ron Mita (story) ...
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Release Date:
8 August 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime more
Tagline:
Even cops dial 911 more
Plot:
An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 4 nominations more
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Underrated more

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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, language and sexual references.
Runtime:
117 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | India:A (cinema release) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13

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2GAT123: the license plate 2GAT123 which appears in this film also features in many other Hollywood movies and TV shows including Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Traffic (2000), Pay It Forward (2000), Mulholland Dr. (2001), Crazy/Beautiful (2001) L.A. Story (1991), Go (1999) and "Two and a Half Men" (2003). more
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Continuity: When Deacon Kay chases the suspect towards the Crown Victoria he's wearing black shoes, when he runs over it his foot lands on the roof and he's wearing tennis shoes. more
Quotes:
Hondo: How can I trust a man who won't eat a good old-fashioned American hotdog?
Street: [smiling] He's a vegetarian.
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Featured in "HBO First Look: S.W.A.T. (#10.13)" (2003) more
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Brother Down more

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32 out of 44 people found the following comment useful:-
Underrated, 19 April 2004
6/10
Author: grahamsj2 from SE US

I haven't read the comments of others, so I'm not sure why it's rated so low. This is a pretty decent yarn with some good action and suspense in it. The story is almost believable. A drug dealer is detained by the Police and offers $100 million to anyone who can spring him. The offer is taken up by several people and the Los Angeles Police Department finds itself outgunned. Their only hope is the newly formed SWAT team, headed by Samuel L. Jackson. The whole SWAT thing is new and no one likes it. While, today, many people still don't like the idea of SWAT teams, they are now a part of the law enforcement landscape. It's too "Military" for most people. The film shows the build up and some of the training of the SWAT team, and their duel with the bad guys in the end. It kept my attention and I found it entertaining. And isn't that what the industry is all about? I gave it a 7.

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