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Elite Squad (2007)
Plot Summary:
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 109000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil, USA, Argentina
Plot tags: police corruption, police brutality, drug traffic, slum, drug lord, favela, torture, law enforcement, poverty, police, organized crime, squad, gangster, team, society, drug, special forces, social decay, violence, fighting crime, struggle, cop, arrest, leader, war
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Plot Summary:
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 652000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, France, Spain
Plot tags: cia, conspiracy, espionage, spy, corruption, secret service, escapades, fighting the system, secret agent, danger, tough guy, memory, manhunt, surveillance, dark past, hitman, chases and races, violence, martial arts, badass, revelation, spy hero, shooting, car chase, twists and turns
For Love and Honour (2007)
Plot Summary:
Ali Osman is a former bully of city of Istanbul. But lately he gives up bully and starts to operate a synthetic pitch. He often meets his old friends, former bullies, too. One day Ali Osman receives a news which is related with his previous passionate life. Then the whole action stats as a chain of events
Duration: 140 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: mafia, femme fatale, blackmail, criminal heroes, parents and children, vengeance, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, protective parent, mob boss, police corruption, forced into action, love, turk, dementia, sex crime, singer, gay slur, family relations, homosexual, debt, soccer, retired, frustration, dishonesty
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Plot Summary:
Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. The unlikely companions form a bond over saving the dog from a poison attack, but chaos erupts when the assassins find Kotaro, and No Name must face his past before a horrible fate is met again
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Plot tags: samurai, swordsman, master warrior, little boy, emperor, escapades, curses spells and rituals, espionage, human animal relationship, feudal japan, kidnapping, stranger, friendship, hostage, witchcraft, lucifer, adventurer, mature, road trip, violent, canine, swordplay, heroes, politics, rivalry
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Plot Summary:
Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel is good. Too good. To stop the rest of his team from looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford, paired with simple country cop, and everything seems quiet until two actors are found decapitated. It is addressed as an accident, but Angel isn't going to accept that, especially when more and more people turn up dead
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 528000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Plot tags: police, murder, partner, conspiracy, chase, buddy cop, cop, small town, buddy, secret society, gunfight, investigation, violent, police officer, village, friendship between men, workaholic, new job, bromance, dark humor, satire, fight scenes, death, corrupt cop, buddies
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Plot Summary:
In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 327000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Plot tags: gunfight, old west, honor, runaway, sheriff, morality, gang, outlaw, heroic mission, race against time, violence, righting the wronged, death of protagonist, courage, heroes, reward, rivalry, dishonesty, wild west, cowboy, civil war, redemption, leader, train, chase
Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007)
Plot Summary:
A two-hour Battlestar Galactica special that tells the story of the Battlestar Pegasus several months prior to it finding the Galactica
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: space opera, survival, space, androids and robots, space and aliens, battlestar galactica, twists and turns, betrayal, humanity, transformation, fight scenes, brutality, runaway, life philosophy, heroic mission, escapades, military, cyborgs, self discovery, clone, robot, alien, post apocalypse, distopia, alien invasion
Grindhouse (2007)
Plot Summary:
Two full-length feature horror movies written by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez put together as a two-film feature. Including fake movie trailers in between both movies
Duration: 191 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 190000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: car chase, killer, gory, serial killer, dark humor, violence, revenge, gore, cannibalism, sadism, friendship, exploitation, zombie, supernatural, death, nudity, woman in danger, escapades, danger, killings, chaos, dialogue, violent, infection, thanksgiving
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
Plot Summary:
After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji's objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion mecha units. A remake of the first six episodes of GAINAX's famous 1996 anime series. The film was retitled "Evangelion: 1.01" for its DVD release and "Evangelion: 1.11" for release on Blu-Ray (with additional scenes)
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: androids and robots, chaos, angel, battles, supernatural, save the world, female warrior, parent child relationship, heroes, danger, imaginary, man versus machine, dystopian future, alien invasion, artificial intelligence, loneliness, distopia, fantasy world, violence, death, male nudity, mentor, high school, superhero, fight
Pokkiri (2007)
Plot Summary:
Tamil is a killer for hire, and will accept any contract provided the amount is right. The Police want him for questioning, while the underworld needs him to silence their opponents. No one really knows this assassin's background. It is only Tamil who knows his real identity and he has no intention of sharing it with anyone
Duration: 161 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: police, killer, gang war, exploitation, love, father, disguise, cop, fight, police officer, violence, obsession, kidnapping, murder, tough guy, criminal, undercover, crime boss, job, elevator, organized crime, nightclub, corrupt cop, blood, blackmail
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Plot Summary:
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students – dubbed 'Dumbledore's Army' – to defend themselves against the dark arts
Duration: 138 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 619000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: witch, magic, magical, harry potter, teenager, school, creature, boarding school, chosen one, wizards and magicians, supernatural ability, young heroes, children, good versus evil, boarding school life, teacher, supernatural, prophecy, coming of age, imaginary, friendship, heroes, fantasy world, witchcraft, curses spells and rituals
Sivaji (2007)
Plot Summary:
Corrupt police and politicians target a computer engineer for trying to better the lives of less privileged citizens
Duration: 188 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: corrupt politician, politics, hospital, fighting the system, rivalry, fall in love, vengeance, cons and scams, architect, jail, entertainment, exploitation, college, student life, good versus evil, university, helicopter, cell phone, laptop, electric shock, new identity, gangster, money laundering, tamil, telugu
Persuasion (2007)
Plot Summary:
Persuasion is the newest adaptation of the classic Jane Austen novel of the same name published in 1818. Anne falls deeply in love with handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: love affair, love, fall in love, rich and poor, love and romance, relationships, love story, couple relations, society, female protagonist, couples, christmas, literary, strong female lead, world war one, myth, lady, royal family, in love, captain, abbey, poetry, realism, british history, shy girl
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007)
Plot Summary:
The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia, Germany, Kazakhstan
Plot tags: conquering, monk, leadership, genghis khan, desert, battles, king, medieval, slave, betrayal, husband wife reunion, rise to the top, historical character, arranged marriage, dungeon, warlord, biopic, ambition, childhood, war, ruler, master warrior, rivalry, power struggle, state affairs
I Am Legend (2007)
Plot Summary:
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 799000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: zombie, survival, apocalypse, loneliness, post apocalypse, virus, infected, isolation, supernatural, plague, end of the world, epidemic, dog, secret hideout, quarantine, survivor, chaos, deadly virus, danger, experiment, post apocalyptic, pandemic, lone hero, distopia, infection
Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007)
Plot Summary:
On a calm summer day in 1991, in the bustling Lokhandwala Complex, five criminals including Maya and Dilip were counting 70 lakhs in flat no. 32 B, when 286 policemen, headed by ACP Khan, took strategic positions around their building. A gunfire ensued and the entire nation witnessed the most talked about daylight encounter lasting 6 hours that transformed suburban Mumbai into a war zone
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: terrorism, police shootout, criminal underworld, vengeance, undercover, rivalry, society, danger, fighting crime, police corruption, police investigation, police detective, civil rights, dishonesty, criminal's revenge, cop, police officer, police, mafia, death of protagonist, conflict, threat, political conflict, shootout, underworld
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Plot Summary:
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he's working for Homeland Security. He calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure
Duration: 128 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 417000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: gunfight, hacking, one man army, terrorism, hacker, computer hacker, police officer, tough cop, car chase, fbi, lone hero, conspiracy, surveillance, father daughter relationship, tough girl, kidnapping, paranoia, female martial artist, hostage, geek, chase, buddy cop, cop, shootout, heroes
Shooter (2007)
Plot Summary:
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 351000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: sniper, conspiracy, fbi, corruption, one man army, military, on the run, assassination, cover up, revenge, false accusation, manhunt, u.s. president, swat team, frame up, assassin, betrayal, hitman, senator, espionage, vengeance, patriotism, badass, scheme, spy
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Plot Summary:
Captain Barbossa, long believed to be dead, has come back to life and is headed to the edge of the Earth with Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann. But nothing is quite as it seems
Duration: 169 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 682000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: pirate, swashbuckler, ship, fantasy world, sword fight, supernatural, friendship, friends, treasure hunt, journey, determination, treasure, courage, obstacle, danger, witchcraft, immortality, captain, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, ghost ship, shipwreck, piracy, twists and turns, legend
The Kingdom (2007)
Plot Summary:
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 131000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, United Arab Emirates
Plot tags: terrorism, investigation, terrorist, fbi, military, deception, islamic terrorism, al qaeda, mission, muslim, gunfight, disguise, explosions, chase, shootout, torture, conspiracy, propaganda, interrogation, loss of friend, evidence, medical, special agent, spy, revenge
Appleseed Ex Machina (2007)
Plot Summary:
As members of ESWAT, the elite forces serving Olympus, Deunan and Briaereos they are deployed everywhere trouble strikes. Olympus finds itself under a stealth attack - cyborg terrorism, deadly nanotech zealots, and rioting citizens are just some of the threats that Deunan must contend with as she fights to save Olympus!
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: Japan
Plot tags: androids and robots, cyborgs, terrorism, cyberpunk, imaginary, artificial intelligence, chaos and mayhem, heroic mission, dystopian future, battles, fight, military, androids, clone, distopia, computer, superhero, robot, hacker, secret service, mature, female protagonist, computer hacker, squad, transcendence
Planet Terror (2007)
Plot Summary:
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 221000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Plot tags: zombie, violent, dark humor, blood, zombie apocalypse, virus, apocalypse, survival horror, infection, gore, military, infected, survival, anti hero, hospital, cannibalism, end of the world, save the world, transformation, bisexual woman, supernatural, violence, undead, pandemic, badass
The Warlords (2007)
Plot Summary:
A heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval. It is based on "The Assassination of Ma," a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) story about the killing of general Ma Xinyi
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Plot tags: war, martial arts, fight, soldier, ambition, civil war, kung fu, battles, pow, political unrest, vengeance, rivalry, society, infidelity, treason, medieval, politics, asian history, wuxia, love triangle, warrior, combat, insurgent, showdown, sole survivor
Son of Rambow (2007)
Plot Summary:
Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner) is looking for an escape from his family's stifling home life when he encounters Lee Carter (Will Poulter), the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of "Rambo: First Blood", Lee plans to make cinematic history by filming his own action-packed video epic. Together, these two newfound friends-turned-budding-filmmakers quickly discover that their imaginative ― and sometimes mishap-filled ― cinematic adventure has begun to take on a life of its own!
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Plot tags: childhood, friendship, coming of age, filmmaking, youth, small town, bullying, teenager, friendship between boys, school, children, family relations, boy, adolescence, child, bittersweet, grownups, nature, escapades, boyhood, religion, runaway, imagination, drowning, supernatural
Transformers (2007)
Plot Summary:
Young teenager, Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to unimaginable power and the Decepticons will stop at nothing to retrieve it
Duration: 144 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 667000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: alien, robot, military, car, alien invasion, transforming robot, good versus evil, transformers, androids and robots, giant robot, comic book, save the world, transformation, benign alien, man versus machine, danger, superhero, alien contact, young romance, extraterrestrial, killer robot, cyborgs, truck, chase, artificial intelligence
Death Proof (2007)
Plot Summary:
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away
Duration: 127 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 309000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, violence, psychopath, exploitation, dark humor, revenge, car chase, vengeance, stalking, stuntman, violent, stalker, dialogue, gore, violence against women, killer, female bonding, drinking, chase, gory, kick-butt women, lap dance, car, misogynist, killings
Superman: Doomsday (2007)
Plot Summary:
When LexCorps accidentally unleash a murderous creature, Doomsday, Superman meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Based on the "The Death of Superman" storyline that appeared in DC Comics' publications in the 1990s
Duration: 75 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, double life, good versus evil, danger, superman, mad scientist, cloning, secret identity, comic book, superpower, crime wave, heroic mission, undercover, escapades, rivalry, master villain, lookalikes, imaginary, death, fight, monster, violence, brutality, chase, redemption
We Own the Night (2007)
Plot Summary:
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: organized crime, mafia, gangster, police, nightclub, gang, cop, hitman, brothers, multiple storylines, heroin, law enforcement, revenge, violence, parent child relationship, drug, parents and children, siblings relations, criminal heroes, police officer, murder, mobster, car chase, gangsta, cocaine
Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
Plot Summary:
Rise of the Footsoldier follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late eighties and early nineties
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Plot tags: gang, hooligan, drug abuse, murder, criminal, betrayal, police investigation, partners in crime, drug lord, rivalry, vicious, criminal heroes, dishonor among criminals, soccer, organized crime, violent, rave, gangster, underworld, police, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, gangsta, football hooligan, british gangster, violence
The Brave One (2007)
Plot Summary:
A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Plot tags: vigilante, vengeance, vigilantism, woman with a gun, revenge, death, tragedy, loss of loved one, female protagonist, self defense, police station, tragic event, suspicion, strong female lead, serial killer, evidence, fear, violence, urban, assault, female vigilante, woman kills a man, handgun, corpse, kick-butt women