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Mark | imdb: 5.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, comedy, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:31 |
Characters | Serial killers, Hired assassins, Police, Partners |
Plot | Martial Arts, Martial Arts, Justice, Rivalry |
Place | Los Angeles |
Style | Exciting, Action, Heavy, Tense, Serious |
A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell. Although the two men clash, they gradually become effective partners as they uncover a conspiracy linked to the killings, which also involves terrorism and organized crime.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, melodrama, drama, adventure, crime |
Country | USA, Japan |
Duration | 01:55 |
Characters | Gangsters, Hired assassins, Partners |
Plot | Robbery, Prison Break, Chase, Pads |
Place | Prison, Mexico |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich "business"-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol McCoy) to tell him that he's for sale if Benyon can get him out of prison. Benyon pulls some strings and Doc McCoy is released again. Unfortunately he has to cooperate with the same person that got him to prison.
Mark | imdb: 5.6 |
Genre | action, thriller, comedy, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:45 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Hired assassins, Special agents, FBI |
Plot | Hostage, Rivalry, Lost memory |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Serious, For men |
Boomer (Wiper) is a rookie cop based in the urban hellhole that is downtown Chicago. After his involvement in a drug bust operation which results in the death of Carlos (Carmen Argenziano), his mentor and father figure, Boomer becomes disillusioned with the brutal and inhumane nature of his job. Consequently, he decides to hand in his resignation to the Chicago Police Department and return to his home town of Joliet, where his fiancé, Kelly (Natasha Henstridge), awaits.While en route back to Joliet, however, Boomer makes a grievous error in judgment when he stops for, and assists, an unfortunate motorist whose vehicle appears to have broken down; the naive ex-cop is swiftly attacked and rendered unconscious. Boomer awakes to find that his car and wallet have been stolen, and that he has become involved in a dangerous game of mistaken identity.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 01:40 |
Characters | Criminals |
Plot | Robbery, Investigation, Chase, Conspiracies, Justice |
Place | England, London |
Style | Exciting, Action, Twisted plot, Heavy, Tense |
When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA, Romania |
Duration | 01:36 |
Characters | Snipers, Hired assassins, Partners |
Plot | Revenge, Fight, Karate |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, Tense, Serious, For men |
Brazil is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right. Flint left the assassin game when a ruthless drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma. When a contract is put out on the same coldblooded drug dealer, both Brazil and Flint want him dead – one for the money, the other for revenge. With crooked Interpol agents and vicious members of the criminal underworld hot on their trail, these two assassins reluctantly join forces to quickly take out their target before they themselves are terminated.
Mark | imdb: 4.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, comedy, drama, crime |
Country | Canada, USA |
Duration | 01:52 |
Characters | Gangsters, Hired assassins, Heroes, Special agents, Disabled people |
Plot | Adventure, Chase |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
After saving Casey, a daughter of his friend, from hired assassins, Jack Devlin is hit with a strange phobia - fear of white color. But when his other friend, who works as a bodyguard for a supermodel, is wounded, Jack decides to step in for him. Now he must confront his fear and the assassin, who seems to be well aware of Jack's problem.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | action, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Characters | Maniacs, Gangsters, Hired assassins, Criminals, Partners |
Plot | Robbery, Hostage, Chase |
Place | Prison |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
Raymond Lembecke is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago. (Lembecke was innocent and took the rap for Vago.) Lembecke thinks Vago owes him big time so, when his former boss gets him a measly job in a warehouse, he decides on revenge and plans to steal a million dollars worth of drugs from him.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA, Germany |
Duration | 01:49 |
Characters | Heroes, Partners |
Plot | Revenge |
Place | Mexico, Los Angeles |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, Tense, Serious, For men |
When Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier said than done when all Vetter can focus on is revenge.
Mark | imdb: 5.9 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:01 |
Characters | Partners |
Plot | Robbery, Revenge, Investigation, Obsession, Pursuit |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, For men, Disturbing |
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.
Mark | imdb: 5.3 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA, Canada |
Duration | 01:40 |
Characters | Heroes, Police, Family, Partners, Detectives |
Plot | Love, Skirmishes, Revenge, Pursuit |
Place | Lake, New York |
Style | Exciting, By games, Heavy, Tense, Depressive |
Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a DEA agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin out to avenge her sister's death. The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.
Mark | imdb: 4.6 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA, United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:30 |
Characters | Tough guys, Warriors, Partners |
Plot | Martial Arts, Fight, Death, Chase, Missing people |
Place | Hotels, USA |
Time | New Year |
Style | Exciting, Action, Tense, Serious, For men |
A family man who turns out to be a retired mob enforcer must travel across the country to find his daughter who has gone missing.
Mark | imdb: 5.3 |
Genre | action, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:56 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Hired assassins |
Plot | Love, Robbery, Love triangle, Chase |
Style | Action, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
A witness to a mob assassination flees for her life from town to town, switching identities, but cannot seem to elude Milo, the chief killer out to get her.
Mark | imdb: 5.5 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan |
Duration | 01:29 |
Characters | Truckers, Partners |
Plot | Adventure, Death, Chase, Rivalry |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, Tense, Serious, For men |
An ex-con takes a job driving a truck cross country. What he doesn't know is that the truck is filled with illegal weapons and now he must fight to survive and save his family.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | Italy, USA |
Duration | 01:35 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Hired assassins |
Plot | Robbery, Skirmishes, Revenge, Chase |
Place | Vietnam, Asia, New York |
Style | Exciting, By books, Heavy, Serious, For men |
A Los Angeles detective is sent to New York where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Mafia family feud.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:41 |
Characters | Special agents, Partners |
Plot | Robbery, Martial Arts, Revenge |
Place | Helicopters |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, Tense, Serious, For men |
Gang leader Tony pulls off a major diamond heist with his crew, but cop-turned-criminal Ling knows who has the loot and responds by kidnapping Tony's daughter and holding her for ransom. Unfortunately, Tony's lost the diamonds as well. As he frantically searches for his daughter and the jewels, Tony pairs with a high-kicking government agent who once worked with Ling and seeks revenge on him.
Mark | imdb: 5.1 |
Genre | action, thriller, comedy, crime |
Country | France, Canada |
Characters | Family |
Plot | Death, Chase, Intrigue |
Place | Prison |
Style | Exciting, Action, Twisted plot, Heavy, Tense |
Red, a safe cracker who has just been released from prison, is trying to hold his family together as his past catches up with him in the form of Luc, a psychopathic contract killer who's seeking revenge for the death of his brother.
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan |
Duration | 02:04 |
Characters | Snipers, Gangsters, Spy, Hired assassins, Heroes |
Plot | Revenge, KGB, Chase |
Time | Cold War |
Style | Exciting, Twisted plot, Smart, Tense, Serious |
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, the perfectionist Jackal proves an elusive target for the men charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI boss and a former IRA terrorist.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:51 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Hired assassins, Partners, Sheriffs |
Plot | Robbery, Bank robbery, Chase |
Place | Deserts, Small cities |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, Smart, Serious, For men |
Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small amount of money, they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police but the mob as well.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | France, USA |
Duration | 02:12 |
Characters | Hackers, Snipers, CIA, Gangsters, Hired assassins |
Plot | Chase, Competitions, Rivalry |
Style | Exciting, Action, Heavy, Tense, Serious |
Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then return to civilian life. But finding his way out of the world of contract killing grows ever more dangerous as Rath falls for his female target and becomes a marked man himself.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:28 |
Characters | Gangsters, Partners |
Plot | Revenge, Chase, Rivalry |
Style | Exciting, Action, Heavy, Tense, Serious |
A group of Chicago mob ruthless enforcers are sent to Kansas City to settle things with the owner of a slaughterhouse who has taken money that is not his to keep.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | action, thriller, comedy, drama, crime |
Country | USA, Canada |
Duration | 01:58 |
Characters | Partners |
Plot | Friendship, Rivalry |
Place | Ireland |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, Fancy, Serious, For men |
Skillfully framed by an unknown enemy for the murder of a priest, wanted vigilante MacManus brothers Murphy and Connor must come out of hiding on a sheep farm in Ireland to fight for justice in Boston.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, Spain, United Kingdom, France |
Duration | 02:24 |
Characters | Gangsters, Spy, Hired assassins, Killers, Doctors |
Plot | Love, Martial Arts, Skirmishes, Revenge, Death |
Place | Village, Africa |
Style | Exciting, By books, Heavy, Tense, Serious |
Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier is back, suffering from PTSD and digging wells to atone for his violent past. After an attempt is made on his life, Terrier flies to London to find out who wants him dead -- and why. Terrier's search leads him to a reunion with Annie, a woman he once loved, who is now married to an oily businessman with dealings in Africa.
Mark | imdb: 5.2 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:42 |
Characters | Gangsters, Hired assassins |
Plot | Boxing, Revenge, Investigation, Chase, Rivalry |
Time | New Year |
Style | Heavy, Tense, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
Remake of the British classic. Jack Carter, a mob enforcer living in Las Vegas, travels back to his hometown of Seattle for his brother's funeral. During this visit, Carter realizes that the death of his brother was not accidental, but a murder. With this knowledge, Carter sets out to kill all those responsible.
Mark | imdb: 5.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, comedy, drama, crime |
Country | USA, Japan |
Duration | 01:44 |
Characters | Gangsters, Hired assassins, Special agents, Partners |
Plot | Investigation, Rivalry |
Place | Los Angeles |
Style | Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
Rita Rizzoli is a narcotics cop with a plethora of disguises. When a drug shipment is hijacked, the thieves don't know that the drug is unusually pure and packs of 'Fatal Beauty' begin turning up next to too many dead bodies. Mike works for the original owner of the drugs and tries to tell himself that since he does not handle the drugs, he is 'clean'. Mike becomes Rita's constant companion.
Mark | imdb: 5.6 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:33 |
Characters | Firefighters, Gangsters, Hired assassins |
Plot | Revenge, Pursuit, Chase, Justice, Rivalry |
Place | Los Angeles |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, Tense, Serious, For men |
A fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he's been ordered to testify against—after being held up at a local convenience store—threatens him.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | France |
Duration | 01:51 |
Plot | Revenge, Justice, Rivalry |
Place | France |
Style | Exciting, Action, Twisted plot, Heavy, Tense |
The Film takes place in Paris, where two cops are competing for the vacant seat of chief of police while in the middle of a search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a former police officer who spent 12 years with the french police before creating this story, which in part is taken from real facts that happened during the 1980s in France.
Mark | imdb: 4.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, comedy, crime |
Country | United Kingdom, Romania, Luxembourg, USA |
Characters | Gangsters, Partners |
Plot | Robbery, Death, Hostage, Chase, Rivalry |
Style | Unexpected ending, Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
When an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan.
Mark | imdb: 5.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA, Canada |
Characters | Gangsters, Partners |
Plot | Robbery, Revenge, Rivalry |
Style | Heavy, Tense, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
Buster McHenry is as an undercover agent for the police. His mission involves him in a robbery. Buster gets shot but Hank Storm, an Indian, helps Buster. Since Hank wants a spear in the possession of the criminals that Buster is after, they team up.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:54 |
Characters | Mafia, Serial killers, Alcoholics |
Plot | Investigation, Hostage, Mystery |
Place | USA, New York |
Style | Exciting, Action, By books, Atmospheric, Heavy |
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:36 |
Characters | Gangsters |
Plot | Martial Arts, Revenge, Martial Arts, Chase, Intrigue |
Place | Prison, Hospitals |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, Tense, Serious, For men |
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son meanwhile is growing up thinking his father is dead. When Mason wakes up, everyone is in danger - himself, his son, his best friend, his nurse - but most of all those who arranged for his death