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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
Batman has stopped the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. Now an old foe wants a reunion and the government wants The Man of Steel to put a stop to Batman
Duration: 76 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, batman, comic book, villain, distopia, heroes, imaginary, fighting crime, good versus evil, protector, rivalry, master villain, society, comeback, mogul, heroic mission, superman, violent, vigilantism, fight, disguise, police officer, police, hostage, police raid
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
Plot Summary:
When time travel allows a past wrong to be righted for The Flash and his family, the ripples of the event prove disastrous as a fractured, alternate reality now exists where a Justice League never formed, and even Superman is nowhere to be found. Teaming with a grittier, more violent Dark Knight and Cyborg, Flash races to restore the continuity of his original timeline while this new world is ravaged by a fierce war between Wonder Woman's Amazons and Aquaman’s Atlanteans
Duration: 75 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, justice league, alternate timeline, time travel, superman, batman, heroes, save the world, comic book, rivalry, captain, professor, race against time, hopes, changing the past or future, chases and races, death, murder, green lantern, alternate reality, cyborgs, superpower, superhero team, female reporter, universe
Rush (2013)
Plot Summary:
A biographical drama centered on the rivalry between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One motor-racing season
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 504000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: racing, race, car race, race car, racecar driver, rise to the top, motor sport, success, formula 1, car racing, world champion, rivalry, auto racing, obsession, biopic, sports car, fame, justice, human spirit, professional rivalry, speed, car, catastrophe, friendship, mentor
Vishwaroopam (2013)
Plot Summary:
Vishwanathan, a Kathak dance teacher in New York, is in a rather happy marriage with Nirupama who is a nuclear oncologist. Nirupama is from a middle class family in Chennai, she marries Vishwanath (a dance master) to pursue her higher studies in the USA. But when Nirupama wants to break up with her husband, she engages a private detective. That's when the pandora's box opens up
Duration: 148 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: terrorist, undercover, suspicion, muslim, double life, working undercover, terrorist plot, secret, marriage, fbi agent, bomb, traitor, spy, stalking, wedding planning, suspicious man, terrorism, revenge, politics, conflict, hindu, war on terror, political conflict, cosa nostra, martial arts
Captain Phillips (2013)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years
Duration: 134 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 485000
Genere: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: hostage, ship, kidnapping, terrorism, survival, rescue, ocean, pirate, u.s. navy, ship captain, piracy, ransom, brutality, terrorist, captain, money, escapades, courage, lifeboat, navy, hijacking, risk, bloodbath, negotiator, merchant marine
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent (2013)
Plot Summary:
A year has passed since Guts parted ways with the Band of the Hawks. Meanwhile, his former mercenary group is plotting a rescue mission to save an imprisoned Griffith
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Plot tags: imaginary kingdom, medieval, battles, good versus evil, demon, strength, dark hero, heroes, supernatural, supernatural ability, imaginary, master warrior, escapades, vengeance, rivalry, curses spells and rituals, witchcraft, fight, supernatural power, gore, monster, friendship, macabre, brutality, evil
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Plot Summary:
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 494000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: space travel, outer space, star trek, spacecraft, space and aliens, space wars, self sacrifice, villain, heroic mission, space opera, team, space, alien, teamwork, characters in danger, mission, friendship, tough girl, human alien relationship, imaginary, good versus evil, creature, spaceship, woman, alien planet
Madras Cafe (2013)
Plot Summary:
An Indian Intelligence agent journeys into a war torn coastal island, to break a resolute rebel group. He deftly maneuvers his resources to make significant breakthroughs, amidst a scenario where the enemy has no face and the only counsel is 'Don't get caught.' At various junctions, he meets a charismatic and passionate journalist who is following her will to reflect the truth behind the civil war. The story unfolds as their quest for the truth reveals a deeper conspiracy, by a faceless enemy, united to seize a common nemesis - India
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: terrorism, spy, politics, conspiracy, undercover, manipulation, secret agent, escapades, dishonesty, state affairs, assassination attempt, civil war, patriotism, espionage, hindu, indian war, agent, war, journalist, intelligence, renaissance, patriot, urban, war on terror, surveillance
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Plot Summary:
Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever
Duration: 146 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 706000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: female protagonist, survival, distopia, competition, post apocalypse, dystopian future, young heroes, dictator, fight, fight scenes, resistance, anti heroine, kickass women, catastrophe, conspiracy, fantasy world, tournament, adaptation, storytelling, epidemic, manhunt, girl power, young adult, post apocalyptic, trauma
To Strike (2013)
Plot Summary:
The efforts of the Pakistani security forces in their fight against terrorism and how the lives of security officials are affected. A retired security officer returns to save Pakistan from a major terrorist attack
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Pakistan
Plot tags: politics, terrorism, terrorist, islam, muslim, sniper, revenge, army, hostage, mission, country, bollywood, hindi
New World (2013)
Plot Summary:
An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: gangster, gang war, mole, gang leader, moral dilemma, criminal gang, mafia, rivalry, group of criminals, organized crime, undercover cop, police, betrayal, mind game, murder, twists and turns, asian, revenge, brutality, vengeance, adaptation, crime gone awry, chief of police, working undercover, undercover
Lone Survivor (2013)
Plot Summary:
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength and resilience to fight to the finish
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 303000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: military, survival, soldier, war, terrorism, gunfight, courage, military life, war on terror, selflessness, squad, army, enemy, navy seal, battles, swat team, special forces, taliban, covert operation, combat, conflict, mountain, shooting, peril, sniper
The Croods (2013)
Plot Summary:
The Croods is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world's first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the Croods discover an incredible new world filled with fantastic creatures -- and their outlook is changed forever
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 228000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: father daughter relationship, youth, caveman, family life, parents and children, survival, family relations, parenthood, jungle, road trip, animal, forces of nature, end of the world, prehistoric man, peril, parent child relationship, creature, journey, fantasy world, happy ending, curiosity, tradition versus modernity, dimwit, teen romance, against the rules
D-Day (2013)
Plot Summary:
9 years ago Wali Khan (Irrfan Khan) was sent into Karachi, Pakistan by the Chief of RAW Ashwini Rao (Nasser) to report the activities of The Most Wanted Man in India. 9 days ago Rudra Pratap Singh (Arjun Rampal) Indian Armed Forces, MARCOS unit, Zoya Rehman (Huma Qureshi) RAW Explosives expert, and Aslam, a petty thief from the streets of Mumbai recruited by RAW, infiltrated Pakistan to join Wali Khan and carry out the mission to bring back The Most Wanted Man in India. The man who was going to break all ISI protocol and security and attend his own son's wedding. The man who could on that day be abducted and brought back to India to face justice. 1 day ago everything went according to plan until it all failed. The team sent in to bring The Most Wanted Man in India, did the unthinkable - they carried out the most daring operation and almost got away with it. Almost because, something went horribly wrong
Duration: 153 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: spy, espionage, terrorism, danger, working undercover, mission gone awry, terrorist, rivalry, revenge, agent, islam, heroes, chases and races, petty criminal, violent content, prostitute, mission, ambush, gangster, secret agent, behind enemy lines, manhunt, graphic violence, bollywood, hindi
Man of Steel (2013)
Plot Summary:
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind
Duration: 143 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 802000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: superhero, good versus evil, superhuman powers, alien invasion, comic book, double life, secret identity, superman, heroes, vigilante, earth, villain, space travel, male protagonist, adopted son, adoptive father, family relations, imaginary, space and aliens, fantasy world, mentor, fight scenes, space, alien, adoption
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Plot Summary:
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 887000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, superhuman powers, hotshot hero, billionaire, rescue, heroes, kidnapping, terrorism, revenge, flying superhero, androids and robots, comic book, betrayal, vengeance, u.s. president, christmas, war on terror, prodigy, lifesaver, vigilante, villain, good versus evil, catastrophe, destiny, life philosophy
Snowpiercer (2013)
Plot Summary:
In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 382000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Czech Republic
Plot tags: post apocalypse, train, survival, dystopia, distopia, revolution, rebellion, end of the world, social differences, winter, snow, class struggle, society, guilt, fate of humanity, dystopic future, class system, dystopian future, capitalism, disorder, violence, revolt, resistance, vestiges of humanity, confined
Oblivion (2013)
Plot Summary:
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 547000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: post apocalypse, apocalypse, dystopian future, alien, survival, space travel, alien invasion, twists and turns, catastrophe, space and aliens, destruction, danger, disorder, alien encounter, resistance, distopia, mysterious character, invasion, dystopic future, society, outer space, escapades, cyberpunk, memory, spacecraft
Arrambam (2013)
Plot Summary:
The film's plot is set in the backdrop of 26/11 serial blasts in Mumbai, and revolves around Ashok Kumar (Ajith), who is on a mission to expose a scam regarding faulty bullet proof jackets that are provided to security forces, which resulted in many bloody deaths including his best friend and colleague, Assistant Commissioner Sanjay (Rana)
Duration: 157 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: hacker, vengeance, fighting the system, law enforcement, corruption, rebellion, rivalry, society, government, buddy cop, police corruption, dishonesty, hopes, righting the wronged, kidnapping, conspiracy, pregnant woman, poisoning, scam, tamil, young, bound and gagged, bulletproof vest, fat suit
Filth (2013)
Plot Summary:
A bigoted junkie cop suffering from bipolar disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion and win back his wife and daughter
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 114000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, USA
Plot tags: addiction, insanity, dark humor, drug abuse, antisocial behavior, losing-it hero, corrupt cop, hallucination, murder, self destructing, cocaine, drug, manipulation, bipolar disorder, alcohol abuse, corruption, life is a bitch, law enforcement, strong sexual content, psychology, police, obsession, drunkenness, police corruption, anti hero
World War Z (2013)
Plot Summary:
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 706000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Malta
Plot tags: zombie, apocalypse, virus, epidemic, zombie apocalypse, post apocalypse, deadly virus, survival, end of the world, infected, pandemic, natural disaster, post apocalyptic, disease, plague, vaccine, zombie outbreak, save the world, dystopia, chaos, catastrophe, self sacrifice, infection, disaster, asthma
Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
Plot Summary:
Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries: Dominic unexpectedly gets convoluted also facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 412000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Spain, UK
Plot tags: car chase, car, chases and races, car race, street racing, speed, heist, racing, chase, hotshot, car theft, organized crime, auto racing, thief, teamwork, kidnapping, amnesia, fbi, theft, team, rivalry, race, fight scenes, torture, subway
The World's End (2013)
Plot Summary:
Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 295000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA, Japan
Plot tags: alien invasion, apocalypse, robot, beer, alien, end of the world, alcoholic, fight scenes, violence, small town, british, satire, paranoia, obsessive quest, escapades, anti hero, friends, friendship between men, twists and turns, redemption, space, plot twist, dark humor, profanity, midlife crisis
All Is Lost (2013)
Plot Summary:
During a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a veteran mariner awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. With his radio and navigation equipment disabled, he sails unknowingly into a violent storm and barely escapes with his life. With any luck, the ocean currents may carry him into a shipping lane -- but, with supplies dwindling and the sharks circling, the sailor is forced to face his own mortality
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: survival, boat, loneliness, storm, ocean, survivor, isolation, ship, human spirit, sailor, sailing, desperation, forces of nature, sea, disaster, sailboat, lost at sea, overcoming, stranded, wilderness, shipwreck, storm at sea, danger, hopes, water
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)
Plot Summary:
Alan Partridge has had many ups and downs in life. National television broadcaster. Responsible for killing a guest on live TV. Local radio broadcaster. Nervous breakdown in Dundee. A self-published book, 'Bouncing Back', which was subsequently remaindered and pulped. Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa portrays the events of the greatest low-to-high ebb spectrum in his life to date, namely how he tries to salvage his public career while negotiating a potentially violent turn of events at North Norfolk Digital Radio
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Plot tags: radio station, hostage, radio dj, satire, self involved, radio, desire for fame, ambition, lifestyle, socially awkward, workplace, goofy hero, showbiz, danger, workplace intrigue, confined, corporate world, boss and employee, forced into action, siege, dishonesty, british, party, redemption, culture clash
Pacific Rim (2013)
Plot Summary:
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed-up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)—who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope against the mounting apocalypse
Duration: 131 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 523000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Plot tags: giant monster, robot, monster, kaiju, creature, battles, androids and robots, invasion, chaos and mayhem, destruction, danger, survival, heroic mission, save the world, giant, heroes, alien, alien invasion, fate of humanity, evil alien, characters in danger, deadly creature, worldwide chaos, dystopia, space and aliens
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Plot Summary:
Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 715000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, legends and myths, warrior, heroes, superhuman powers, norse mythology, mythology, alien, wizards and magicians, supernatural, magic, comic book, viking, villain, good versus evil, creature, invasion, scientist, save the world, protector, supernatural ability, king, medieval, alien invasion, fantasy world
2 Guns (2013)
Plot Summary:
A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 223000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: undercover, heist, organized crime, cia, money, working undercover, bank robbery, corruption, foe turned friend, conspiracy, robbery, mafia, investigation, betrayal, hidden identity, partners against crime, border, bank, spy, buddy, buddy cop, partner, comic book, kidnapping, chases and races
Escape Plan (2013)
Plot Summary:
Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 254000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: prison, prison escape, escape, survival, prisoner, revenge, escape plan, lone hero, outsmarting, ship, betrayal, conspiracy, maximum security prison, planning, twists and turns, torture, resourceful, kidnapping, convict, friendship, fire, prison riot, against the odds, jail, firefighter
Zulu (2013)
Plot Summary:
As a child, Ali Neuman narrowly escaped being murdered by Inkhata, a militant political party at war with Nelson Mandela's African National Congress. Only he and his mother survived the carnage of those years. But as with many survivors, the psychological scars remain
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, South Africa
Plot tags: police investigation, racism, gang war, society, law enforcement, atrocity, partner, haunted by the past, police detective, violent content, police officer, apartheid, mafia, spy, graphic violence, gang, murder, ghetto, addiction, secret service, intrigue, organized crime, coming of age, black, hidden treasure