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* JustGotOutOfJail: At the beginning, Shane is released six years after being suspected for a crime he wasn't responsible for. Downplayed in that Shane doesn't necessarily have struggles with his life after being released, but is rather left with bitter feelings over his wife leaving.

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* JustGotOutOfJail: At the beginning, Shane is released six years after being suspected convicted for a crime he wasn't responsible for. Downplayed in that Shane doesn't necessarily have struggles struggle with his life after being released, but is rather left with bitter feelings over his wife leaving.abandoning him.



* UnflinchingWalk: Downplayed. [[spoiler:At the the end of the climax, Shane leaves the Colonel beaten up before running away from the catwalk with Kuan. Just before the Colonel tries to shoot them, Shane detonates a bomb in the catwalk with the remote he took to kill him off.]]

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* UnflinchingWalk: Downplayed. [[spoiler:At the the end of the climax, Shane leaves the Colonel beaten up before running away from the catwalk with Kuan. Just before the Colonel tries to shoot them, Shane detonates a bomb in the catwalk with the remote he took to kill him off.]]
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* ThePenIsMightier: How Shane kills one of the mooks.

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* ThePenIsMightier: How Shane kills one of the mooks.mooks at the fight in Vlad's mansion.
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* ThePenIsMightier: How Shane kills one of the mooks.
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* OnlyOneName: Most of the major characters, asides from Shane, only have their first name known.

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* OnlyOneName: Most of the major and supporting characters, asides from Shane, only have their first name known.
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** Tia's uncle Kuan is a straight, albeit [[DistressedDude gender inverted]] example. He's kidnapped by not only one but ''two'' captor factions, being first held captive by [[spoiler:Chen]]'s ring and later [[spoiler:the Colonel]]'s.

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** Tia's uncle Kuan is a straight, albeit [[DistressedDude gender inverted]] example. He's kidnapped by not only one but ''two'' two captor factions, being first held captive by [[spoiler:Chen]]'s ring and later [[spoiler:the Colonel]]'s.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Downplayed. [[spoiler:The Colonel is capable of putting out a better fight than all of the other smugglers, but he's still effortlessly knocked out by Shane in a physical fight.]]

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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Downplayed. [[spoiler:The Colonel is capable of putting out a better fight than all of the other smugglers, smugglers in his ring, but he's still effortlessly knocked out by Shane in a physical fight.]]
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* {{Mooks}}: The generic members of the various smuggler rings serve as these.

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* {{Mooks}}: The generic members of the various smuggler rings serve as these.

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* BigBadEnsemble: The two rivalling rings are respectively led by [[spoiler:Chen]] and [[spoiler:The Colonel]]. The latter one, alongside his ring, ends up being the ultimate threat by the time of the climax.

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* BigBadEnsemble: The two rivalling rings are respectively led by [[spoiler:Chen]] and [[spoiler:The [[spoiler:the Colonel]]. The latter one, alongside his ring, ends up being the ultimate threat by the time of the climax.



* NoNameGiven: [[spoiler:The leader of the smugglers is only ever referred to as "the Colonel".]]

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* NoNameGiven: [[spoiler:The leader of the smugglers Colonel is only ever referred to as "the Colonel".]]by his title.]]
* OnlyOneName: Most of the major characters, asides from Shane, only have their first name known.
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Ex-Special Forces soldier Shane Daniels (Seagal) gets arrested after being suspected as responsible for the actually accidental death of a mugger in a car jacking where he saved his wife. Six years later, Shane is released after evidence against his supposed murder was found, but he's left bitter due to his wasted life and his wife leaving him. He goes on to deal with a several rivalling rings of Chinese smugglers that are circulating around the west of the United States with help of some allies he makes through the way.

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Ex-Special Forces soldier Shane Daniels (Seagal) gets arrested after being suspected as responsible for the actually accidental death of a mugger in a car jacking where he saved his wife. Six years later, Shane is released after evidence against his supposed murder was found, but he's left bitter due to his wasted life and his wife leaving him. He goes on to deal with a several two rivalling rings of Chinese smugglers that are circulating around the west of the United States with help of some allies he makes through the way.



* BigBad: [[spoiler:The Colonel, the leader of the most notorious ring of smugglers in the movie.]]

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* BigBad: BigBadEnsemble: The two rivalling rings are respectively led by [[spoiler:Chen]] and [[spoiler:The Colonel, Colonel]]. The latter one, alongside his ring, ends up being the leader ultimate threat by the time of the most notorious ring of smugglers in the movie.]]climax.
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* FreudianThreat: Vlad gives one to Sergeant Ritchie when he and Clark show up to his restaurant to ask him where Shane is.

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* FreudianThreat: Vlad gives one to Sergeant Ritchie when he (Ritchie) and Clark show up to his Vlad's restaurant to ask him where Shane is.
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''A Dangerous Man'' is a 2009 direct-to-video film directed by Keoni Waxman and starring Creator/StevenSeagal,
Daryl Shuttleworth, Mike Dopud, Jerry Wasserman and Creator/ByronMann.

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''A Dangerous Man'' is a 2009 direct-to-video film directed by Keoni Waxman and starring Creator/StevenSeagal,
Creator/StevenSeagal, Daryl Shuttleworth, Mike Dopud, Jerry Wasserman and Creator/ByronMann.
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* ShootTheHostage: During the climax, [[spoiler:the Colonel]] avoids doing this to a hostage he was keeping at first, but he's forced to kill him when the hostage manages to break out of his restraints and tries to attack him.

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* ShootTheHostage: A variant in that the hostage wasn't being used as a shield. During the climax, [[spoiler:the Colonel]] avoids doing this to a hostage he was keeping at first, but he's forced to kill him when the hostage manages to break out of his restraints and tries to attack him.
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* ShootTheHostage: During the climax, [[spoiler:the Colonel]] avoids doing this to a hostage he was keeping, but he's forced to kill him when the hostage manages to break out of his restraints and tries to attack him.

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* ShootTheHostage: During the climax, [[spoiler:the Colonel]] avoids doing this to a hostage he was keeping, keeping at first, but he's forced to kill him when the hostage manages to break out of his restraints and tries to attack him.
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* ManOfFire: [[spoiler:The Colonel]] and one of his mooks end up burning to their deaths after getting affected by explosions from bombs. The former case is noticeable in that the bomb was one of those that his ring installed in the mill before.

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* ManOfFire: ManOnFire: [[spoiler:The Colonel]] and one of his mooks end up burning to their deaths after getting affected by explosions from bombs. The former case is noticeable in that the bomb was one of those that his ring installed in the mill before.
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''A Dangerous Man'' is a 2009 direct-to-video film directed by Keoni Waxman and starring Creator/StevenSeagal,
Daryl Shuttleworth, Mike Dopud, Jerry Wasserman and Creator/ByronMann.

Ex-Special Forces soldier Shane Daniels (Seagal) gets arrested after being suspected as responsible for the actually accidental death of a mugger in a car jacking where he saved his wife. Six years later, Shane is released after evidence against his supposed murder was found, but he's left bitter due to his wasted life and his wife leaving him. He goes on to deal with a several rivalling rings of Chinese smugglers that are circulating around the west of the United States with help of some allies he makes through the way.
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!!''A Dangerous Man'' provides examples of:
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Downplayed. [[spoiler:The Colonel is capable of putting out a better fight than all of the other smugglers, but he's still effortlessly knocked out by Shane in a physical fight.]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler:The Colonel, the leader of the most notorious ring of smugglers in the movie.]]
* DamselInDistress: Downplayed with Tia, who is first introduced as a captive in a car that two of the smugglers had. While she shows some skills at using guns, she usually doesn't get to fight any smugglers in comparison to the other heroes, [[spoiler:getting badly injured when she tries to do so in the climax]].
** Tia's uncle Kuan is a straight, albeit [[DistressedDude gender inverted]] example. He's kidnapped by not only one but ''two'' captor factions, being first held captive by [[spoiler:Chen]]'s ring and later [[spoiler:the Colonel]]'s.
* DirtyCop: There are several police officers, including Sergeant Ritchie and Clark, working for [[spoiler:Chen]]'s ring.
* FreudianThreat: Vlad gives one to Sergeant Ritchie when he and Clark show up to his restaurant to ask him where Shane is.
* GunsAreWorthless: [[spoiler:Happens in the climax when Shane and the Colonel run out of ammo, and their confrontation becomes a designated physical fight.]]
* HumanTraffickers: [[spoiler:Chen]]'s smuggler ring is dedicated to smuggling people, asides from drugs. They're first introduced bringing a ship to Seattle from which Kuan is taken to a safehouse.
* JustGotOutOfJail: At the beginning, Shane is released six years after being suspected for a crime he wasn't responsible for. Downplayed in that Shane doesn't necessarily have struggles with his life after being released, but is rather left with bitter feelings over his wife leaving.
* MadeOfPlasticine: Mostly averted, but a few cases occur throughout the climax, such as when Shane pushes a mook into a saw that slices a half part of his neck.
* ManOfFire: [[spoiler:The Colonel]] and one of his mooks end up burning to their deaths after getting affected by explosions from bombs. The former case is noticeable in that the bomb was one of those that his ring installed in the mill before.
* {{Mooks}}: The generic members of the various smuggler rings serve as these.
* NoNameGiven: [[spoiler:The leader of the smugglers is only ever referred to as "the Colonel".]]
* ShootTheHostage: During the climax, [[spoiler:the Colonel]] avoids doing this to a hostage he was keeping, but he's forced to kill him when the hostage manages to break out of his restraints and tries to attack him.
* UnflinchingWalk: Downplayed. [[spoiler:At the the end of the climax, Shane leaves the Colonel beaten up before running away from the catwalk with Kuan. Just before the Colonel tries to shoot them, Shane detonates a bomb in the catwalk with the remote he took to kill him off.]]
* WealthyEverAfter: A variant in that Shane and Tia, [[spoiler:after falling for each other]], don't get money, but instead [[spoiler:move to an isolated mansion located in a glacier]].
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