
Hard Target(1993)
When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.


“The good. The bad. And the deadly.”
A man goes undercover in a hi-tech prison to find out information to help prosecute those who killed his wife. While there, he stumbles onto a plot involving a death-row inmate and his $200 million stash of gold.

Steven Seagal
Sasha Petrosevitch

Morris Chestnut
Donald Robert Johnson

Ja Rule
Nicolas 'Nick' Frazier

Nia Peeples
49er Six

Alexandra Kamp
Reporter

Claudia Christian
Special Agent Ellen Williams

Tony Plana
Warden El Fuego

Kurupt
Twitch

Michael Taliferro
Little Joe

Bruce Weitz
Lester McKenna
Half Past Dead is a crime, action, thriller film released in 2002 exploring themes of prison, martial arts, undercover, resistance, mercenary, stolen money. Directed by Don Michael Paul, it stars Steven Seagal, Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule. A man goes undercover in a hi-tech prison to find out information to help prosecute those who killed his wife. While there, he stumbles onto a plot involving a death-row inmate and his $200 million stash of gold.
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