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Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Characters | Gangsters, Mafia, Gangsters, Scammers, Criminals |
Plot | Money |
Place | USA |
Style | Action |
A group of criminals are brought together under mysterious circumstances and have to work together to uncover what's really going on when their simple job goes completely sideways.
Mark | imdb: 8.2 |
Genre | comedy, drama, crime, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 03:00 |
Characters | Scammers, Rich, Millionaires, Businessmen |
Plot | Love, On real events, Robbery, Money, Success |
Place | USA, Wall Street, New York |
Style | Beautiful, Fascinating, Smart, Black humor, For a group of friends |
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Characters | Criminals |
Plot | On real events, Money, Drug addict, Friendship |
Place | USA, Los Angeles |
Style | Action, Tense, Serious, Disturbing |
Utah and his girlfriend Opal, are drug addicts living on the streets in rural Ohio. After getting recruited by body broker Wood, and offered treatment in Los Angeles, Wood takes Utah under his wing and introduces him to treatment center mogul Vin. Wood and Vin bring Utah in on their lucrative and illegal dealings, where saving lives comes second to the bottom line.
Mark | imdb: 5.6 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | USA |
Characters | Dogs, Snipers, Mafia, Lifeguards, Defenders |
Plot | Skirmishes, Road adventures, Border, The escape, Money |
Place | Hotels, USA |
Style | For men |
Jim Hanson’s quiet life is suddenly disturbed by two people crossing the US/Mexico border – a woman and her young son – desperate to flee a Mexican cartel. After a shootout leaves the mother dead, Jim becomes the boy’s reluctant defender. He embraces his role as Miguel’s protector and will stop at nothing to get him to safety, as they go on the run from the relentless assassins.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | drama, crime, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Characters | FBI |
Plot | On real events, Money, Friendship, Revolution, Death |
Place | Prison, Hospitals, Chicago, USA |
Style | Vital signs |
Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | USA, Japan |
Characters | Killers, Mafia, Gangsters, Thieves, Tough guys |
Plot | Skirmishes, Fight, Martial Arts, Revenge |
Place | USA |
Style | Exciting, Dynamic, Worth watching |
Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind.
Mark | imdb: 5.5 |
Genre | thriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Characters | Spy, Autistic |
Plot | Love, Tracking, Obsession with love |
Place | Hotels, USA |
Style | Tense, For men, Disturbing |
Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realises he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Characters | Fathers |
Plot | Investigation, False accusations |
Place | France |
Style | Action |
Bill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, Bill builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | thriller, crime, detective |
Country | USA, Canada |
Characters | Serial killers, Hermits, Introverts, Old men |
Plot | Investigation |
Place | Nature reserves |
Style | For men |
A reformed hunter becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.
Mark | imdb: 8.4 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA, Canada |
Duration | 02:25 |
Characters | Maniacs, Clowns, The Joker, Losers, Psychopath |
Plot | Loneliness, Depression, Mental disorders |
Place | USA |
Style | Psychological problems, DC, By comics, Atmospheric, Heavy |
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama |
Country | USA |
Characters | CIA, Special Forces, Military, Terrorists, Lifeguards |
Plot | Skirmishes, Revenge, Marine Corps, Hostage, Release of hostages |
Place | Syria, USA |
Style | Exciting, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
Having just returned home, decorated U.S. Marine Captain Brad Paxton's wife, Kate, is kidnapped by a terrorist group while working in Morocco. He is forced back into action for a daring and deadly operation to save the woman he loves.
Mark | imdb: 5.4 |
Genre | comedy, crime, biography |
Country | United Kingdom |
Characters | Teens, Gangsters, Musicians, Scammers |
Plot | Music, Money |
Place | England, Concerts |
Set in late-1970's Dundee, Schemers is based on writer-producer David McLean’s early years in the music business. After a run in with a local gangster, a fledgling promoter and his two friends raise their ambitions to booking major bands in order to escape their debt.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | USA, Hungary |
Characters | Blind, Criminals, Defenders, Old man, Hermits |
Plot | Fight, Survival, Skirmishes |
Place | USA |
The Blind Man has been hiding out for years in an isolated cabin and has taken in and raised a young girl who lost her parents in a house fire. Their quiet existence is shattered when a group of kidnappers show up and take the girl, forcing the Blind Man to leave his safe haven to rescue her.
Mark | imdb: 5.4 |
Genre | thriller, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Characters | Police, Alcoholics, Lawyers, Judge, Priests |
Plot | Investigation, Pursuit, Chase, Funeral |
Place | Texas, USA, Small cities |
Style | By books |
A man on the run from his own sins, finds himself in a small border town in Texas, impersonating a reverend. The town are quickly drawn to the man's unorthodox sermons, but so is a police chief who has his suspicions.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | comedy, drama, biography |
Country | France, USA |
Duration | 01:50 |
Characters | Artists, Disabled people, Alcoholics, Orphans, Foster children |
Plot | On real events, Loneliness, Depression, Art, Overcoming difficulties |
Place | Party, Hospitals |
Style | Mind-altering, Inspirational, Black humor, Makes me think, Touching |
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | action, comedy, crime |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Partners, Heroes |
Plot | Martial Arts, Friendship, Debts, Rivalry |
Style | Serious, For men |
A pair of debt collectors are thrust into an explosively dangerous situation, chasing down various lowlifes while also evading a vengeful kingpin.
Mark | imdb: 3.7 |
Genre | fantastic, action, crime |
Country | USA |
Characters | Snipers |
Plot | Bank robbery, Robbery, Money, Undercover |
Style | Disturbing |
In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to crime and terrorism, the U.S. government plans to broadcast a signal that will make it impossible for anyone to knowingly break the law.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | drama, crime, biography |
Country | USA, United Kingdom |
Duration | 02:37 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Gangsters, Police, Lawyers |
Plot | On real events, Investigation, Drug addict, Death, Pursuit |
Place | Ghetto, USA, New York |
Time | Honeymoon |
Style | Action, Serious, Disturbing |
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Based on a true story.
Mark | imdb: 7.3 |
Genre | drama, biography |
Country | USA |
Characters | Scammers |
Plot | Fight, Money, Friendship |
Place | Los Angeles |
Style | Exciting, Soulful, Fascinating, Touching, Worth watching |
In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration—and equal access to the American Dream.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, adventure, military, history |
Country | United Kingdom, France, USA |
Duration | 01:37 |
Characters | Military, Soldier |
Plot | War, Survival, Adventure, Sword Battles |
Place | England, Roman Empire |
Style | Exciting, Atmospheric, Heavy, Tense, Serious |
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.
Mark | imdb: 5.5 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama |
Country | USA |
Characters | Childrens, Fathers, Defenders |
Plot | Revenge, Investigation, Skirmishes, Fight, Death |
Style | Vital signs |
A devastated husband vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife's death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.
Mark | |
Genre | action, thriller, adventure |
Country | United Kingdom |
Characters | Special agents, James Bond, CIA, Spy, Tough guys |
Plot | Skirmishes |
Place | Islands |
Style | Exciting |
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | action, thriller |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Characters | Killers, Thieves, Criminals, Guards, Collectors |
Plot | Robbery, Revenge, Investigation, Skirmishes, Justice |
Place | Los Angeles |
Style | Tense |
A cold and mysterious new security guard for a Los Angeles cash truck company surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman's ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | action, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Characters | Partners, Bodyguards, FBI |
Plot | Investigation, Martial Arts, Boxing, Skirmishes, Fight |
Place | USA |
Style | Exciting, By books, Serious, Disturbing |
Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two police officers.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, adventure, crime |
Country | USA |
Characters | Special agents, Mafia, CIA, Spy, Hired assassins |
Plot | Revenge, Skirmishes |
Place | Russia, Syria, USA |
Style | Dynamic, For men |
An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.
Mark | imdb: 4.7 |
Genre | drama, crime, biography |
Country | Canada, USA |
Duration | 02:12 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Family, FBI, Lawyers |
Plot | On real events, Cancer, Rivalry |
Place | Prison, USA, New York |
Style | Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
John Gotti rises to the top of the New York underworld to become the boss of the Gambino crime family. His life takes a tumultuous turn as he faces tragedy, multiple trials and a prison sentence.
Mark | imdb: 5.6 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | Italy, Brazil, Greece |
Characters | Killers |
Plot | Survival, Abduction, Pursuit, The escape, Conspiracies |
Place | Greece |
Whilst vacationing in Greece, Beckett, becomes the target of a manhunt after a devastating car accident forces him to run for his life across the country to clear his name but tensions escalate as the authorities close in and political unrest mounts which makes Beckett fall even deeper into a dangerous web of conspiracy.