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Mark | imdb: 7.9 |
Genre | thriller, melodrama, drama, crime |
Country | USA, France |
Duration | 02:01 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Hired assassins |
Plot | Love, Skirmishes, Obsession, Chase, Birthday |
Style | Romantic, Heavy, Smart, Depressive, Serious |
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:49 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Police, Friends, Partners |
Plot | Skirmishes, Investigation, Friendship, Death |
Place | USA, Los Angeles |
Style | Action, Soulful, Fascinating, Heavy, Tense |
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.
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: 5.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:39 |
Characters | Family, Scammers |
Plot | Love, Friendship, Betrayal, Chase, Rivalry |
Place | Prison, England, London, Small cities |
Style | Psychological problems, Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Tense |
Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam (Sam Claflin), an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate run by Clifford Cullen (Spall), who has high-level connections in politics, finance and the police force. Liam's drive for redemption sees him caught up in a web of conspiracy, crime, and corruption.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | action, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 02:09 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Friends |
Plot | Undercover |
Place | New York |
Style | Action, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Heavy, Tense |
Terry Noonan returns home to New York's Hells Kitchen after a ten year absence. He soon hooks up with childhood pal Jackie who is involved in the Irish mob run by his brother Frankie. Terry also rekindles an old flame with Jackie's sister Kathleen. Soon, however, Terry is torn between his loyalty to his friends and his loyalties to others.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | thriller, crime |
Country | Italy, USA |
Duration | 01:43 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters |
Plot | Skirmishes, Chase, Rivalry |
Place | New York |
Style | Action, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Heavy, Tense |
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | United Kingdom, France, USA |
Duration | 02:29 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Twins, Brothers, Detectives |
Plot | On real events, Dancing, Soccer, Investigation, Mental disorders |
Place | Prison, England, London |
Time | New Year |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Serious |
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.
Mark | imdb: 4.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:05 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Hired assassins, FBI, Nurses |
Plot | Survival, Martial Arts, Skirmishes, Fight, Chase |
Place | Hospitals |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Tense |
After a massive shootout, a mysterious stranger (Van Damme) arrives at a local hospital on the brink of death. Then, a foreign gang brazenly comes to the hospital to hunt him down. His nurse, the sole surviving witness to the follow-up shootout, must face an FBI interrogation that unlocks a plot of international intrigue and revenge. With enough twists and turns, KILL'EM ALL will keep you guessing until the final bullet is fired.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Characters | Mafia, Partners |
Plot | Skirmishes, Investigation, Friendship, Chase |
Place | Los Angeles |
Style | Action, Fascinating, Tense, Serious, Disturbing |
One memorable night in the life of veteran patrol officer Ray Mandel and his trainee, ambitious rookie cop Nick Holland in the LAPD's Olympic Division. With two cop killers on the loose and hunting for more targets, Mandel and Holland must contend with a city about to boil over, as well as Jack VanZandt, an unhinged rogue cop out for payback running wild in their patrol zone.
Mark | imdb: 8.1 |
Genre | thriller, drama, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:29 |
Characters | Police |
Plot | Treason, Abduction, Investigation, Intrigue, Mystery |
Place | USA, Office, New York |
Style | Interesting, Unexpected ending, Psychological problems, Action, Twisted plot |
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
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: 7.2 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | Japan, USA |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Yakuza |
Plot | Love, Martial Arts, Friendship, Rivalry |
Place | Japan, Asia |
Style | Action, Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
Harry Kilmer returns to Japan after several years in order to rescue his friend George's kidnapped daughter - and ends up on the wrong side of the Yakuza, the notorious Japanese mafia...
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, United Kingdom, France |
Duration | 02:07 |
Characters | Killers, Journalists, Lovers, Reporters |
Plot | Skirmishes, Investigation, Political, Chase, Rivalry |
Style | Exciting, Psychological problems, Action, Twisted plot, Heavy |
Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | Thailand, France |
Characters | Hired assassins, Police |
Plot | Revenge, Betrayal, Chase, Pads, Rivalry |
Place | France, Asia |
Style | Exciting, Action, By books, Atmospheric, Heavy |
A hitman named Tul is shot in the head during an assignment. When he wakes up from a two month coma Tul discovers that he literally sees everything upside down.
Mark | imdb: 4.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | United Kingdom |
Characters | Snipers, Gangsters, Spy, Special Forces, Lawyers |
Plot | Survival, Martial Arts, Skirmishes, Fight, Chase |
Time | World War II |
Style | Unexpected ending, Exciting, Twisted plot, Fascinating, Tense |
This intense action-thriller unfolds in real time as two embattled souls fight for their lives. Gary Oldman stars as a vicious crime boss out to kill Nick, the lone witness set to testify against him. He hires a mysterious female motorcycle courier to unknowingly deliver a poison-gas bomb to slay Nick, but after she rescues Nick from certain death, the duo must confront an army of ruthless hired killers in order to survive the night.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:43 |
Characters | Gangsters, Hired assassins, Heroes, Farmers |
Plot | Skirmishes, Revenge, Chase, Rivalry |
Style | Tense, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
Watermelon farmer Vince Majestyk (Charles Bronson) goes after the Mob, when they try to strong arm him to use their melon picking crew.
Mark | imdb: 4.9 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Hired assassins |
Plot | Revenge, Money, Pursuit, Rivalry |
Place | Russia, USA |
Style | Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Serious, For men |
The seemingly random killings of an assassin puzzle her former lover, a wealthy Greek crime boss whose organization is jeopardized by his love for her, and the detective following her rising body count
Mark | imdb: 5.7 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Thieves |
Plot | Love, Revenge, Money, Investigation, Death |
Place | Prison |
Style | By books, Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
Ernest (Stick) Stickley just out of prison agrees to help a friend deliver a package. It's a setup and his friend is killed. Stick is going to find out why!
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Cats |
Plot | Chase |
Place | Metro, Hotels, New York |
Style | Unexpected ending, Action, Twisted plot, Fascinating, Heavy |
When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | France |
Duration | 01:48 |
Characters | Hired assassins, Killers, Heroes, Police, Special agents |
Plot | Prison Break, Skirmishes, Revenge, Fight, The escape |
Place | Prison, Paris, France, Castle |
Style | Exciting, Action, Tense, Serious, For men |
French secret agent Joss Baumont is sent to kill the president Njala of an African country. However, a counter-order is given before he can execute his mission and he is abandoned in the hands of foreign authorities. He escapes and seeks revenge by pursuing what was his original mission.
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 | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | Japan |
Duration | 01:14 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Hired assassins, Yakuza |
Plot | Survival, Skirmishes, Revenge, Death, Power |
Place | Islands, Japan, Hotels, Korea |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense, Serious |
Ôtomo gets involved with new Yakuza battles after he comes back the Yakuza society.
Mark | imdb: 5.7 |
Genre | thriller, melodrama, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:46 |
Characters | Gangsters, Hired assassins, Heroes |
Plot | Revenge, Investigation, Pursuit, Chase |
Style | Exciting, Fascinating, Heavy, Tense, Serious |
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:34 |
Characters | Hired assassins, Stewardesses, Lovers |
Plot | Robbery, Skirmishes, Cheating |
Place | Los Angeles |
Style | Action, Twisted plot, Heavy, Smart, Tense |
Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan—with help from a bail bondsman—to keep the money for herself. Based on Elmore Leonard's novel “Rum Punch”.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA, United Arab Emirates |
Duration | 02:05 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Lawyers, Criminals, Businessmen |
Plot | Revenge, Investigation, Success, Oil, Pads |
Place | Wild West, USA, New York |
Time | 19th century, Dark ones, Winter |
Style | Action, Atmospheric, Heavy, Tense, Depressive |
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on a the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:07 |
Characters | Journalists, Lawyers |
Plot | Investigation, False accusations |
Place | Prison |
Style | Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Smart, Tense |
Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:49 |
Characters | Hired assassins |
Plot | Survival, Skirmishes, Revenge, Pads, False accusations |
Place | Prison |
Style | Action, Heavy, Tense, Depressive, Serious |
Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is convicted of drug dealing, based on the perjured evidence of a police informant. Thrown into a seedy jail, fighting to prove his innocence is diffucult when he has to deal with the realities of prison life, where everyone claims they were framed.
Mark | imdb: 4.5 |
Genre | action, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Businessmen, Girlfriends |
Plot | Political, Intrigue, Rivalry |
Style | Action, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Heavy, Serious |
The story of America's most famous mobsters and their rise to power. Examine Al Capone's ascension through the eyes of his second in command, “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:34 |
Characters | Killers, Heroes, Police, Twins, Criminals |
Plot | Love, Revenge, Money, Investigation, Friendship |
Style | Light, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Heavy, Tense |
Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.