Above the Law

Above the Law

1988

In this gritty action thriller from director Andrew Davis, martial-arts expert and Chicago vice cop Nico Toscani (Steven Seagal, who also cowrote the script) takes on CIA operatives who are allowing drug trafficking into North America. Nico's superiors tell him to back off his investigation of the agency's connection to Latin American drug lords, but he persists, putting his family's lives at risk. Pam Grier, Sharon Stone and Henry Silva costar.

He was a covert agent trained in Vietnam. He has a master 6th degree black belt in Aikido... and family in the Mafia. He's a cop with an attitude.

JBscale
49
Mediocre

Film Detail

Genre
Action - Crime
Length
1 hr. 39 mins.
US Theatrical Release
April 8, 1988
US Box Office
$18,869,631 (#3570 of 7435)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
January 3, 2012
Acquired Date
January 29, 2012
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched

Actors

Steven Seagal
Steven Seagal
Pam Grier
Pam Grier
Henry Silva
Henry Silva
Ron Dean
Ron Dean
Daniel Faraldo
Daniel Faraldo
Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone
Miguel Nino
Miguel Nino
Nicholas Kusenko
Nicholas Kusenko
Joe Greco
Joe Greco
Chelcie Ross
Chelcie Ross
Gregory Alan Williams
Gregory Alan Williams
Jack Wallace
Jack Wallace

Directors

Andrew Davis
Andrew Davis

Producers

Andrew Davis
Andrew Davis
Steven Seagal
Steven Seagal

Writers

Steven Pressfield
Steven Pressfield
Ronald Shusett
Ronald Shusett
Andrew Davis
Andrew Davis

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Ratings

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RT Rotten
50%
Tomatometer
20 votes
RT Stale
48%
Popcornmeter
716 votes
METASCORE
45
12 votes
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
35,538 votes