The Force
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Television and film
- The Force (film)The Force (film)The Force is a 1994 thriller film with Yasmine Bleeth and Jason Gedrick.-Plot:Cal Warner is a rookie cop who has frightening nightmares after his friend and fellow police officer, Des Flynn , is killed under suspicious circumstances: the soul of Des enters into the body of Cal in order to seek...
, a 1994 American movie - Force (Star Wars)Force (Star Wars)The Force is a binding, metaphysical and ubiquitous power in the fictional universe of the Star Wars galaxy created by George Lucas. Mentioned in the first film in the series, it is integral to all subsequent incarnations of Star Wars, including the expanded universe of comic books, novels, and...
, a fictional concept in Star Wars media - The Force (Channel 4 television series)The Force (Channel 4 television series)The Force was a series of three observational documentary programmes created for Channel 4 by Oxford Film and Television and Patrick Forbes, following the work of Hampshire Constabulary...
, a British television series on Channel 4 - The Force (ITV television series), an unrelated British television series on ITV
- The Force: Behind the LineThe Force: Behind the LineEpisodes of The Force consist of three to four individual stories featuring police officers going about every day duties, including burglaries, drug-related cases, traffic cases and murder investigations. The choice of stories is usually balanced to include action-oriented stories as well as...
, an Australian documentary television series - The Force (advertisement)The Force (advertisement)The Force is a television advertisement created by Deutsch to promote Volkswagen's Passat.-Reception:Stuart Elliot of the New York Times enjoyed the ad, calling it a "loving spot-on tribute to Star Wars." CNBC's Phil LeBeau said that the commercial was "clever, original" and "left a strong lasting...
, a 2011 television advertisement for Volkswagen's Passat
Music
- The Force (band)The Force (band)The Force is a Grass Valley punk/hardcore band. Members Matt Wedgley , Hunter Burgan , Mark Roustabout , and Chad Cox were all in different punk bands before forming The Force in May 1995. Between 1996 and 1998, The Force released a 7", a 10"/CD and a split 7" as well as a number of songs on...
, an American punk rock group - The Force (Kool & the Gang album), 1977
- The Force (Onslaught album)The Force (Onslaught album)The Force is the second studio album by English thrash metal band Onslaught, released in 1986. More successful than their previous album, Power From Hell, The Force was considered an instant classic by fans and critics...
, 1986
Other uses
- Police force, the local law enforcement body
- Western ForceWestern ForceWestern Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super Rugby competition. They first competed in the 2006 season and finished with the wooden spoon in that year, however their performances greatly improved in 2007. In 2008 they finished in 8th...
, a rugby union team from Perth, Australia - "The Force", a nickname of snooker player Peter EbdonPeter EbdonPeter "Ebbo" Ebdon is an English professional snooker player and former world champion renowned for his remarkably focused, determined style of play.-Early years:...