Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez

An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it.

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48% liked it

160 critics

PG-13, 117 min.

Directed by: Clark Johnson

Release Date: August 8, 2003

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DVD Release Date: December 30, 2003

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  • September 22, 2009
    S.H.I.T.
  • February 10, 2009
    "Even cops dial 911"

    An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it.

    REVIEW
    I gotta say this started off very promising. Tight,...( read more) action-filled and generally quite interesting.

    But I don't understand why the makers spent a lot of time trying to build up the character of Jim Street when he all through the movie is a very one-dimensional person. Also, a lot of the characters are rather tired clichés, and the storyline is quite predictable. The ending? The ending is standard stuff, nothing extraordinary, and the lame attempt at black humor in the end is painful.

    If you ignore these shortcomings, the movie is chock-full with action and some braindead albeit suitable dialogue. I've seen worse, but I've seen better.
  • November 30, 2008
    Action packed movie with a great cast. Colin is a rookie working for the SWAT team who have to transfer a drug lord. Olivier has offered a cash reward to anyone who gets him out of police custody.
  • August 31, 2008
    You're either SWAT or you're not. How true, how true. Well I am deffinately down with the SWAT. Of course at times it is perfectly ridiculous, but it's good ridiculous and the action is well fun. Sure it lacks in some departments, but there are worse things that could happen.
  • July 31, 2008
    bah.... forgettable
  • November 5, 2009
    Entretenida... a secas. Michelle Rodríguez esta buenísima... aun con cara de enojadilla. :-P
  • November 2, 2009
    I've watched this movie 5x in one night
  • October 28, 2009
    a little exaggerated.but good action,not bad to watch.pretty exciting too.
  • October 21, 2009
    "S.W.A.T." is flashy, stylish, and workmanlike, but disappoints by never achieving what it teases at aspiring to. As a character drama, it is a flimsy, one-note disaster, and as an action flick, it does the trick but seems downright quaint in comparison to some of the bigger acti...( read more)on movies. However, as nothing more than a slight popcorn entertainment, the film could have been much, much worse.
  • October 12, 2009
    Cool cop movie. Check it out.

Critic Reviews


May 4, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Is there an actual character in S.W.A.T.? A plot? A single intelligent or exciting sequence? full review

August 9, 2003
David Edelstein, Slate

The director, a TV guy named Clark Johnson, doesn't shoot action very well, which is sort of a handicap. full review

August 8, 2003
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

As summer popcorn movies go, you could do worse than S.W.A.T. full review

August 8, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

SWAT is better than Gigli, but so is most outpatient surgery. full review

August 8, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

What we have here is a model for the paint-by -numbers, perfectly generic, proudly soulless summer action flick. full review

August 8, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

A well-made police thriller. full review

August 8, 2003
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Those who love police overkill, guns, jingoistic race-baiting, guns, macho smugness, and guns will be well served. full review

August 7, 2003
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

An outstanding pulp thriller. full review

August 7, 2003
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

S.W.A.T. is by the numbers, by the book, and, by the way, pretty good. full review

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Comments


  • glenn931
    February 6, 2009
    A great movie with much action. Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell are acting great together in this movie.
  • MitziDeMarco
    June 26, 2008
    A great film and my favorite charater is Brian Gamble. He was completely bad ass in this film!
  • jga330
    June 27, 2007
    i love colin farrell so much.. i love every movie he does..
  • munakhatib
    September 16, 2006
    i love u colin farrell .. in my opinion .. this movie is really great !! indicates every move of the real SWAT..

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