Above the Law (also known as Nico: Above The Law, or simply NicoIMDb Search) is a 1988 action film directed by Andrew Davis, probably best-known for being the film debut of Steven Seagal. This came about after a successful screen test, financed by Michael Ovitz, led to Seagal being offered a contract by Warner Bros. It was rated R by the MPAA.

Plot

Nico Toscani (Steven Seagal) is a cop in Chicago's vice squad. Born in Palermo, he and his family emigrated to Chicago when he was seven. It was also early on that he developed an interest in martial arts, and soon he moved to Japan. From there, in 1969, he was recruited into the CIA, and after a brief tour in Vietnam, he came back to Chicago to assume his current role.