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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The elderly Colonel easily kills several RedShirts as well as [[spoiler: Rajid]] using just one sniper rifle, while previously the protagonists killed ''hundreds'' of his men. This raises a question - why didn't any other members of the Dhaka's police force (possibly younger and of lower rank) do the sniping, when it proved to be so effective?
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* DiabolusExMachina: [[spoiler: Farhad appearing near the end and shooting Tyler in the neck.]]
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* ArmorIsUseless: Averted hard. The bulletproof vests the cops wear stop even the point-blank pistol shots from Tyler's Glock. He needs to hit them either in the limbs or [[BoomHeadshot face]], or find some other way to neutralize them.
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* ArmorIsUseless: Averted hard. The bulletproof vests the cops wear stop even the point-blank pistol shots from Tyler's Glock. He needs to hit them either in the limbs or [[BoomHeadshot face]], or find some other way to neutralize them.them (in one case by throwing them off a railing). Oddly enough, the heavier body armor the regular soldiers wear seems to be less effective against Tyler's assault rifle.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: Tyler]], after getting shot in the side (indicating a lung hit) and more after getting shot in the neck.
* DoubleTap: ''Frequently''. Probably most notable when [[spoiler: Nik kills Asif at the end.]] She shoots him in the head, then puts two more rounds into him while he's lying on the ground.
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* EyeScream: Tyle slams a mook face-first onto the head of a broken hoe to kill him.
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* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Saju and Tyler team up to get Ovi to the extraction point, because Saju's family is at stake and at that point all Tyler cares about is getting out Ovi.]]
* EyeScream: Tyle slams a mook face-first onto the head of a brokenhoe rake to kill him.
* EyeScream: Tyle slams a mook face-first onto the head of a broken
* KnifeFight: Tyler and Saju engage in one after falling off a building. It ends when Tyler gets hit with a car.
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* MadeOfIron: Tyler and Saju are able to take an incredible amount of punishment ranging from falling off a roof to getting hit by a truck. [[spoiler:Even getting shot in the leg doesn't stop Tyler from killing lots of soldiers.]]
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* MadeOfIron: Tyler and Saju are able to take an incredible amount of punishment ranging from falling off a roof to getting hit by a truck. [[spoiler:Even getting shot in the leg doesn't stop Tyler from killing lots of soldiers.]]]] Saju takes multiple hits from a UMP at close range that clearly penetrate (he leaves a large blood smear behind) and still manages to get up.
* MoreDakka: A helicopter with several men riding on the side (toying with the trope, ''not'' firing on fully automatic but making up for it in volume of shooters) and a door gunner with a machine gun manage to pin Saju down effectively until Nik hits the chopper with an RPG.
* MoreDakka: A helicopter with several men riding on the side (toying with the trope, ''not'' firing on fully automatic but making up for it in volume of shooters) and a door gunner with a machine gun manage to pin Saju down effectively until Nik hits the chopper with an RPG.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Even after Rashid opens fire on the chopper, nobody bothers to warn Tyler that there's a sniper in the area. He doesn't take cover like he should (only taking cover from the police and soldiers ahead of and behind him) and gets shot as a result.
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** Just because Ovi isn't actively on the line with Tyler discussing leaving him behind with Ovi doesn't mean he can't hear what's being said.
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* ShoutOut: Tyler refers to the pack of kids that attacks them as "[[Film/TheGoonies The Goonies from Hell]]."
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** Tyler refers to the pack of kids that attacks them as "[[Film/TheGoonies The Goonies from Hell]].""
** Saju pinning a mook down with the barrel of his weapon as he reloads the weapon is almost certainly one from ''Film/JohnWickChapter2''.
* SnipingTheCockpit: Colonel Rashid manages this on the extraction chopper, forcing the copilot (one of Nik's mercenaries) to take the controls and bug out. Justified, since the chopper was attempting a landing.
** Tyler refers to the pack of kids that attacks them as "[[Film/TheGoonies The Goonies from Hell]].
** Saju pinning a mook down with the barrel of his weapon as he reloads the weapon is almost certainly one from ''Film/JohnWickChapter2''.
* SnipingTheCockpit: Colonel Rashid manages this on the extraction chopper, forcing the copilot (one of Nik's mercenaries) to take the controls and bug out. Justified, since the chopper was attempting a landing.
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* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Downplayed. They have to crouch to get through the section of the sewer that they're in, they're clearly slopping through several inches of unidentifiable filth, and Ovi starts coughing immediately from the smell.
* ContractOnTheHitman: Well, on the mercenary team, as Saju doesn't have the money to pay them, so he gets them to do the hard part and then starts wasting them himself.
* {{Fingore}}: Asif tries to make Farhad cut off two of his own fingers on their first meeting. Farhad later apparently cuts one off after his failure at the market and promises another to Asif if he lets Farhad be the one to kill Tyler.
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* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Rake and his fellow mercenaries appear to be the heroic variation, although it's hinted that they've done less than savory jobs in the past.
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* PantsPositiveSafety: Justified, as Saju just ditched his tactical gear, so the only place he has left to stick his pistol is in his waistband.
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Rake and his fellow mercenaries appear to be the heroic variation, although it's hinted that they've done less than savory jobs in thepast. past.
* RealityEnsues:
** Ovi's father is a drug lord who is in prison. When his son is kidnapped and held for ransom, he might be able to threaten his son's caretaker's family, but he can't pay the ransom himself because his assets are frozen.
** Getting hit with a car might be something you can walk away from, but it's not something you can just walk off, no matter how tough you are. Both Tyler and Saju are severely banged up by their respective car accidents.
** Just because Ovi isn't actively on the line with Tyler discussing leaving him behind with Ovi doesn't mean he can't hear what's being said.
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Rake and his fellow mercenaries appear to be the heroic variation, although it's hinted that they've done less than savory jobs in the
* RealityEnsues:
** Ovi's father is a drug lord who is in prison. When his son is kidnapped and held for ransom, he might be able to threaten his son's caretaker's family, but he can't pay the ransom himself because his assets are frozen.
** Getting hit with a car might be something you can walk away from, but it's not something you can just walk off, no matter how tough you are. Both Tyler and Saju are severely banged up by their respective car accidents.
** Just because Ovi isn't actively on the line with Tyler discussing leaving him behind with Ovi doesn't mean he can't hear what's being said.
* ShoutOut: Tyler refers to the pack of kids that attacks them as "[[Film/TheGoonies The Goonies from Hell]]."
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Many of the citizens seem less than perturbed by a giant armed Australian man kicking their doors in or knife-fighting another guy in the middle of the street. One is so apathetic about the sight that they hit Tyler with a car right when he has Saju on the ropes.
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* WouldNotHurtAChild: Tyler avoids killing any of the children that attack him since he knows that they are pressured and since he [[spoiler:himself had a son who died young.]] He also immediately shuts down [[spoiler:Gaspar's]] idea to kill Ovi.
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* WouldNotHurtAChild: Tyler avoids killing any of the children that attack him since he knows that they are pressured and since he [[spoiler:himself had a son who died young.]] Doesn't mean he won't kick their asses, though. He also immediately shuts down [[spoiler:Gaspar's]] idea to kill Ovi.Ovi.
* YouHaveOutLivedYourUsefulness: Once Tyler is approaching the intended extraction point, Saju starts knocking off members of his team, intending to extract Ovi himself.
* YouHaveOutLivedYourUsefulness: Once Tyler is approaching the intended extraction point, Saju starts knocking off members of his team, intending to extract Ovi himself.
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* ArmorIsUseless: Averted hard. The bulletproof vests the cops wear stop even the point-blank pistol shots from Tyler's Glock. He needs to hit them either in the limbs or [[BoomHeadshot face]], or find some other way to neutralize them.
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* DoYouTrustMe: Name-dropped by Tyler. Considering Ovi doesn't even know his name at that point, the answer is a blunt "No."
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* GivingThemTheStrip: A cop grabs Ovi and tries to drag him away, but Ovi slips out of the bulletproof vest Tyler strapped onto him, getting away.
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* GunFu: Tyler uses liberal amounts of it while fighting several corrupt cops in an apartment building.
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* CoveredInScars: Tyler's back is covered in scars, including at least two bullet wounds.
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* DeathSeeker: Tyler, according to Nik.
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-->'''Nik''': You're hoping if you spin the chamber enough times, you're gonna catch a bullet.
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* EyeScream: Tyle slams a mook face-first onto the head of a broken hoe to kill him.
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* WithMyHandsTied: Tyler takes down a mook with his hands zip-tied and a bag over his head.
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* CombatPragmatist: Both Tyler and Saju fight dirty, press every advantage and use every ImprovisedWeapon that comes to hand.
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* {{Revenge}}: In one of the last scenes, Nik Khan shoots [[spoiler: Asif]] to avenge Tyler.
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* BoundAndGagged: Ovi is subjected to this as he is held for ransom.
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* OneManArmy: Tyler and Saju each mow through waves of Bangladeshi police and soldiers.
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* IJustWantToBeBadass: Asif discusses this with Farhad, who advises not to try being a badass because there will always be a bigger badass.
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* IJustWantToBeBadass: Asif discusses this with Farhad, who advises not to try being a badass because [[AlwaysABiggerFish there will always be a bigger badass.badass]].
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* GrievousHarmWithABody: Tyler, in the midst of the climactic fight, snaps one mook's neck...by slapping him in the face with another mook.
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* AntiHero: Saju wants to rescue Ovi so his family won't get killed by Ovi's father, but neither he nor the father want to pay the ransom money. Instead, he tricks Tyler's team into doing the heavy lifting and kills most of them so he can extract Ovi at the intended drop-off point himself.
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* AntiHero: AntiVillain: Saju wants to rescue Ovi so his family won't get killed by Ovi's father, but neither he nor the father want to pay the ransom money. Instead, he tricks Tyler's team into doing the heavy lifting and kills most of them so he can extract Ovi at the intended drop-off point himself.
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* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Rake is a former member [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Air_Service_Regiment Special Air Service Regiment]]. Saju is a former [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Para_(Special_Forces) Para(Special Forces)]], which is how he's one of the only people capable of matching Rake punch for punch.
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* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Rake is a former member of Australia's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Air_Service_Regiment Special Air Service Regiment]]. Saju is a former [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Para_(Special_Forces) Para(Special Forces)]], which is how he's one of the only people capable of matching Rake punch for punch.
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* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Rake is a former member [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Air_Service_Regiment Special Air Service Regiment]]. Saju is a former [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Para_(Special_Forces)Para(Special Forces)]], which is how he's one of the only people capable of matching Rake punch for punch.
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* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Rake is a former member [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Air_Service_Regiment Special Air Service Regiment]]. Saju is a former [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Para_(Special_Forces)Para(Special org/wiki/Para_(Special_Forces) Para(Special Forces)]], which is how he's one of the only people capable of matching Rake punch for punch.
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* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Rake is a former member [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Air_Service_Regiment Special Air Service Regiment]]. Saju is a former [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Para_(Special_Forces)Para(Special Forces)]], which is how he's one of the only people capable of matching Rake punch for punch.
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* AwesomeAussie: Tyler appears to be Australian, like his actor, and is very awesome.
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* ImprobableWeaponUser: Tyler's [[spoiler: last name is "Rakes", so of course he kills a man with a rake during a fight scene.]]
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* CreatorCameo: Director Sam Hargrave cameos as "G", who covers Tyler at the end of the first act.
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* TheOner: The scene where Tyler escapes from the police together with Ovi is a 11 minutes and 30 seconds long oner.
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* ActionGirl: Nik Khan, one of Tyler's fellow mercenaries.
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* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Saju dies this way during the bridge battle.]]
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->''"You drown not by falling in the river, but by staying submerged in it."''
-->-- '''Ovi'''
-->-- '''Ovi'''
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* HappyFlashback: Tyler keeps having flashbacks of [[spoiler:playing with his late son at a beach.]]
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* MadeOfIron: Tyler and Saju are able to take an incredible amount of punishment ranging from falling off a roof to getting hit by a truck. [[spoiler:Even getting shot in the leg doesn't stop Tyler from killing lots of soldiers.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: Asif kidnaps Ovi for ransom and has one of his friends killed in the process. He is also not averse to having much younger children killed to to demonstrate his power.
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* AntiHero: Saju wants to rescue Ovi so his family won't get killed by Ovi's father, but neither he nor the father want to pay the ransom money. Instead, he tricks Tyler's team into doing the heavy lifting and kills most of them so he can extract Ovi at the intended drop-off point himself.
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* DirtyCop: The entire police force of Dhaka is under Asif's payroll. It's implied that he can also influence politicians through them since he puts the entire city on lockdown.
* FaceHeelTurn: Gaspar owes Tyler a favor from their past as mercenaries, but it turns out that he's even closer friends with [[spoiler:Asif and wants to turn Ovi in to him.]]
* FaceHeelTurn: Gaspar owes Tyler a favor from their past as mercenaries, but it turns out that he's even closer friends with [[spoiler:Asif and wants to turn Ovi in to him.]]
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* IJustWantToBeBadass: Asif discusses this with Farhad, who advises not to try being a badass because there will always be a bigger badass.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Farhad completely gets away with shooting Tyler in the neck and killing him, presumably.]]
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Farhad completely gets away with shooting Tyler in the neck and killing him, presumably.]]
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* CurseCutShort: Twice, Tyler is interrupted saying "Oh sh–" as someone shoots at him.
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The movie stars among others Creator/ChrisHemsworth, Rudhrkaksh Jaiswal, Creator/DavidHarbour, Golshifteh Farahani, and Randeep Hooda.
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The movie stars among others Creator/ChrisHemsworth, Rudhrkaksh Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Creator/DavidHarbour, Golshifteh Farahani, and Randeep Hooda.
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''Extraction'' is an 2020 action movie directed by Sam Hargrave and written by [[Creator/TheRussoBrothers Joe Russo]], based on the graphic novel ''Ciudad''.
Tyler Rakes, a mercenary, is tasked with the extraction of Ovi, the kidnapped son of a drug lord.
The movie stars among others Creator/ChrisHemsworth, Rudhrkaksh Jaiswal, Creator/DavidHarbour, Golshifteh Farahani, and Randeep Hooda.
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!!Tropes:
* AmbiguousEnding: It is left it open whether [[spoiler:Tyler is actually dead and whether the man standing in the background in the last shot is really Tyler or just Ovi's imagination.]]
* BookEnds: Tyler is introduced jumping from a cliff into deep waters. The movie ends with [[spoiler:Tyler falling from the bridge into deep waters after getting shot.]]
* HappyFlashback: Tyler keeps having flashbacks of [[spoiler:playing with his late son at a beach.]]
*HowWeGotHere: The movie starts with Tyler taking part in a shootout on a bridge, which is the climax of the movie.
* LastStand: Severely wounded, [[spoiler:Tyler tells Ovi to run for the helicopter]] and takes care of the remaining enemies until he is [[spoiler:seemingly fatally shot in the neck.]]
* TheOner: The scene where Tyler escapes from the police together with Ovi is a 11 minutes and 30 seconds long oner.
* OneWordTitle: ''Extraction''
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: In a quiet moment, [[spoiler:Tyler]] reveals to Ovi that he had a son who died of lymphoma at age six.
* WouldNotHurtAChild: Tyler avoids killing any of the children that attack him since he knows that they are pressured and since he [[spoiler:himself had a son who died young.]] He also immediately shuts down [[spoiler:Gaspar's]] idea to kill Ovi.
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''Extraction'' is an 2020 action movie directed by Sam Hargrave and written by [[Creator/TheRussoBrothers Joe Russo]], based on the graphic novel ''Ciudad''.
Tyler Rakes, a mercenary, is tasked with the extraction of Ovi, the kidnapped son of a drug lord.
The movie stars among others Creator/ChrisHemsworth, Rudhrkaksh Jaiswal, Creator/DavidHarbour, Golshifteh Farahani, and Randeep Hooda.
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* AmbiguousEnding: It is left it open whether [[spoiler:Tyler is actually dead and whether the man standing in the background in the last shot is really Tyler or just Ovi's imagination.]]
* BookEnds: Tyler is introduced jumping from a cliff into deep waters. The movie ends with [[spoiler:Tyler falling from the bridge into deep waters after getting shot.]]
* HappyFlashback: Tyler keeps having flashbacks of [[spoiler:playing with his late son at a beach.]]
*HowWeGotHere: The movie starts with Tyler taking part in a shootout on a bridge, which is the climax of the movie.
* LastStand: Severely wounded, [[spoiler:Tyler tells Ovi to run for the helicopter]] and takes care of the remaining enemies until he is [[spoiler:seemingly fatally shot in the neck.]]
* TheOner: The scene where Tyler escapes from the police together with Ovi is a 11 minutes and 30 seconds long oner.
* OneWordTitle: ''Extraction''
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: In a quiet moment, [[spoiler:Tyler]] reveals to Ovi that he had a son who died of lymphoma at age six.
* WouldNotHurtAChild: Tyler avoids killing any of the children that attack him since he knows that they are pressured and since he [[spoiler:himself had a son who died young.]] He also immediately shuts down [[spoiler:Gaspar's]] idea to kill Ovi.
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