S.W.A.T.
“You're either S.W.A.T. or you're not.”
Hondo Harrelson recruits Jim Street to join an elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Together they seek out more members, including tough Deke Kay and single mom Chris Sanchez. The team's first big assignment is to escort crime boss Alex Montel to prison. It seems routine, but when Montel offers a huge reward to anyone who can break him free, criminals of various stripes step up for the prize.
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3 films
Cast
100 people
Samuel L. Jackson
Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
Known for
Pulp Fiction
The Hateful Eight
Colin Farrell
Jim Street
Known for
The Lobster
Total Recall
Michelle Rodriguez
Chris Sanchez
Known for
Avatar
F9
LL Cool J
Deacon 'Deke' Kaye
Known for
NCIS: Los Angeles
Deep Blue Sea
Josh Charles
T.J. McCabe
Known for
Dead Poets Society
The Good Wife
Jeremy Renner
Brian Gamble
Known for
Arrival
Hawkeye
Brian Van Holt
Michael Boxer
Known for
House of Wax
Ascension
Olivier Martinez
Alex Montel
Known for
Unfaithful
The Physician
Domenick Lombardozzi
GQ
Known for
The Wire
Tulsa King
Reg E. Cathey
Lt. Greg Velasquez
Known for
The Wire
Se7en
Larry Poindexter
Capt. Thomas Fuller
Known for
Blade: The Series
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
Page Kennedy
Travis
Known for
Meg 2: The Trench
Blue Mountain State
Clark Johnson Director · David McKenna Screenplay David Ayer Screenplay
Worldwide gross $208M · Budget $80M · United States release August 8, 2003
Box office
Budget
$80,000,000
Worldwide gross
$207,700,000
Gross vs. budget
2.6×
Production
Original Film
Production
Camelot Pictures
Production
Chris Lee Productions
Production
Illusion Entertainment
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Spanish
Release dates
United States · August 8, 2003
Theatrical
Argentina
December 4, 2003 · Premiere
December 4, 2003 · Theatrical
Australia
November 27, 2003 · Theatrical
Austria
December 5, 2003 · Theatrical
Bahrain
November 26, 2003 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 3, 2003 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Colombia
November 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Czechia
December 4, 2003 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 9, 2004 · Theatrical
Egypt
September 24, 2003 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Finland
December 5, 2003 · Theatrical
France
December 3, 2003 · Theatrical
January 30, 2026 · TV · Paris Première
October 22, 2026 · TV · La chaîne L'Équipe
Germany
December 4, 2003 · Theatrical
Greece
December 5, 2003 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 20, 2003 · Theatrical
Iceland
October 10, 2003 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 5, 2003 · Theatrical
Israel
October 16, 2003 · Theatrical
Italy
November 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Japan
September 27, 2003 · Theatrical
Kuwait
November 25, 2003 · Theatrical
Lithuania
November 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 4, 2003 · Theatrical
April 22, 2004 · Physical · Blu ray
June 11, 2004 · Physical · DVD
September 8, 2006 · TV · RTL 5
New Zealand
October 23, 2003 · Theatrical
Norway
October 3, 2003 · Theatrical
Peru
October 16, 2003 · Theatrical
Philippines
September 3, 2003 · Theatrical · Manila
September 17, 2003 · Theatrical · Davao
Poland
December 5, 2003 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 22, 2004 · Theatrical
Slovakia
December 4, 2003 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 25, 2003 · Theatrical
Spain
December 5, 2003 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 9, 2004 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 3, 2003 · Theatrical · French speaking region
December 4, 2003 · Theatrical · German speaking region
Türkiye
December 5, 2003 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 5, 2003 · Theatrical
Uruguay
November 21, 2003 · Theatrical
Venezuela
December 3, 2003 · Theatrical
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