''Force of Execution'' is a 2013

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action

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film directed by

Keoni Waxman Keoni Waxman (born June 30, 1968) is an American film director best known for his work with Steven Seagal since 2009 with the film '' The Keeper''. Filmography * '' I Shot a Man in Vegas'' (1995) * ''Countdown'' (1996) * ''Almost Blue'' (1996) * ...

, written by Richard Beattie and Michael Black, and starring

Steven Seagal Steven Frederic Seagal ( ; born April 10, 1952) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician. A 7th-Dan (rank), dan Black belt (martial arts), black belt in aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instru ...

Ving Rhames Irving Rameses Rhames ( ; born May 12, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying IMF Agent Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible (film series), ''Mission: Impossible'' film series (1996–2025) and crime boss Marsellus Wal ...

, and

Danny Trejo Danny Trejo (, ; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. Known for his Danny Trejo filmography, large body of work as a character actor, films in which he has appeared in have grossed over $3.7 billion worldwide. A native of Los Angeles, Tr ...

. The film marked the fourth collaboration between Seagal and Waxman (following '' The Keeper'', '' A Dangerous Man'', and '' Maximum Conviction''), and the fourth collaboration between Steven Seagal and

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Binh Dang (following '' Into the Sun'', '' True Justice'', and '' Maximum Conviction''). The film is set and filmed in

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said "The movie is a different tone than the previous films – a crazy, violent ‘grindhouse’ style... There isn't as much gun play as'' Max Con'' but we wanted to go old school and make a sort of ‘western kung fu movie’ on this one."

Synopsis

A crime lord is torn between his legacy and his desire to leave the life of crime that built his empire. A new villain tries to use the town's anti-hero network to climb to power. The crime lord must rely on his assassin protégé, who has his own troubles. In an epic battle of under-bosses and crime lords, only one will survive.

Cast

Prequel

A prequel called '' A Good Man'' was released in 2014. Seagal and Keoni reprised their roles as actor and director respectively.

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