- Release Date: 1988
- Runtime: 99 min
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Starring: Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Henry Silva, Ron Dean ... see all
- Director: Andrew Davis
- Plot: Nico Toscani is a martial arts expert who was recruited by the CIA when he was in Japan, he would be sent to Vietnam. While there he witness the sadistic... Read more
User Reviews
Segals best one.
Dec 08, 2006
mikeandbeckynevada - imdb.com
Dec 08, 2006mikeandbeckynevada - imdb.com
This is my favorite Steven Segal movie. Some of the attributes portrayed are not that far from the truth with this guy. In a fight, I'd like to have him on my side, most definitely. As a martial artist myself,... Full review
Seagal Unfairly Criticized As Actor
Nov 17, 2006
ccthemovieman-1 - imdb.com
Nov 17, 2006ccthemovieman-1 - imdb.com
This was Steven Seagal's first movie and pretty much summed up the way his films were going to go: marital arts-crime stories with overly despicable villains and our hero saving the women by out-fighting everyone. Jean Van Damme and others... Full review
ENTER....Steven Seagal.
Mar 02, 2006
argentobuff - imdb.com
Mar 02, 2006argentobuff - imdb.com
Steven Seagal made his debut with this lean and mean actioner filmed on location in Chicago(My Hometown)Illinois.Seagal is Nico a Chicago-Cop with a bad past.Once a CIA operative in Vietnam who quit over a torture loving Boss Zagon(Henry Silva)from hell.Cut... Full review
Good display of martial arts.
Aug 02, 2005
u_dolap - imdb.com
Aug 02, 2005u_dolap - imdb.com
Seagal really started with a burst, compared to other action heroes of those days he really had a different style. To me, only Jeff Speakman had a stunning style like that in his film ¨The Perfect Weapon¨ (if you leave... Full review
his best movie
Apr 23, 2005
royw-1 - imdb.com
Apr 23, 2005royw-1 - imdb.com
This was Steven Seagal's best movie. It was the only one where he focuses mainly on his outstanding Aikido ability. His fight's always look real in this movie and it's not overdone with automatic weapons like his latter films. The... Full review
Seagal's starter hit
Feb 09, 2005
Brian T. Whitlock - imdb.com
Feb 09, 2005Brian T. Whitlock - imdb.com
It's near the end of the 80's, and this movie "Above the Law" will be one of Steven Seagal's starter hit. It was not a sleeper from the beginning. The action there was almost non-stop, I liked the part where... Full review
Good action flick *Possible Spoilers*
Dec 17, 2004
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Dec 17, 2004- imdb.com
Good action flick that's entertaining with a fun performance from Steven Seagal. The main villain is very menacing and there is some great action scenes. Now this isn't anything spectacular but it does entertain you while your watching it. The... Full review
Seagal is a martial arts hero in serious trouble...
Jan 26, 2004
ironside - imdb.com
Jan 26, 2004ironside - imdb.com
Born in Palermo, Sicily and raised in Chicago, Nico Toscani (Steven Seagal) is a martial arts hero in serious trouble... When his eyes are about to be opened, he is recruited into the CIA by a crazy drunk guy named... Full review
Terrific Film
Nov 12, 2001
Mike Helfield - imdb.com
Nov 12, 2001Mike Helfield - imdb.com
I was watching television the other day, just flipping through the channels when I came upon 'Above the Law'. I hadn't seen this movie in years, and was anxious to watch it again. I must say that I was impressed.... Full review
Pretty entertaining
Sep 30, 1999
Bowen Simmons - imdb.com
Sep 30, 1999Bowen Simmons - imdb.com
This movie obviously isn't deep, but it is fun. The plot moves along quite nicely, there's plenty of humor, and the martial arts scenes are very well done. Seagal actually does have a presence on screen (as opposed to say,... Full review
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