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Plot Summary:
Aarumugam, nicknamed Aaru, is a thug and dealmaker with a band of boys handpicked from the slums of Chennai. Aaru’s mentor Viswanathan protects him, because Aaru gives him the violent undercover he needs. When Vishwanthan declares war on his bitter rival Reddy, Aaru assists him. But Vishwanthan betrays him, resulting in the deaths of Aaru's subordinates. Aaru thus realizes Viswanathan's true, evil nature and vows to destroy his power. There is also a subplot involving Aaru's romance with the college student Maha.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 168 min
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Dishkiyaoon (2014)
Plot Summary:
Dishkiyaoon is a Bollywood action film produced by Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra along with Eros International. The film features Sunny Deol, Harman Baweja and debutant Ayesha Khanna. The film is about the Mumbai underworld.2014.Four songs for the film have been composed by debutant Palash Muchhal, who's the youngest music composer of Bollywood at age of 18.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 119 min
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Sandakozhi (2005)
Plot Summary:
Balu, on a visit to his friend's hometown, falls for the latter's sister, Hema. When he learns that this area is ruled by a local goon, Kaasi, Balu teaches him a lesson. Now, Kaasi is seeking revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 836
Genere: Action
Country: India
Duration: 151 min
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Mersal (2017)
Plot Summary:
A few individuals in the medical profession are murdered or kidnapped, and the cop investigating the case suspects a doctor and arrests him. But is he the one who is behind these crimes? And why are they being committed?.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 172 min
Plot tags: serious, suspense, epic, emotional, mysterious, surprise ending, action thriller, social message, twisted, cult film
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Vivegam (2017)
Plot Summary:
A group of counter-terrorism agents are brought in to track down a man who was once the head of their squad, and is believed to have gone rogue.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: intense, fast paced
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Rakshak (1996)
Plot Summary:
ASP Raj Sinha is assign with the task of bringing to justice the people who are responsible for printing and circulating fake currency notes. Raj is shocked when he learn that the leader behind this crime is none other than his childhood friend, Raghavan. When Raj confronts Raghavan this angers him and along with the help of his gang he mercilessly murder Raj's mother and his wife, Suman injuring Raj in the process. When Raj recovers from this carnage he plots to destroy Raghavan.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 378
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 164 min
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Ayan (2009)
Plot Summary:
Deva (Surya Sivakumar) arrives at the Chennai International Airport after running an errand for Arumuga Dass (Prabhu Ganesan) of smuggling pre-release pirated movies on DVD. The two leave for their hideout and instruct Dilli (Karunas), a hearing-impaired assistant of Dass, to make copies of the DVD. Just when police crews arrive into their vicinity, Dass informs Deva and the rest to leave. Deva tells the others to leave while he quickly sets up the burning process. Deva also leaves the hideout just in time. However, the police officers arrive at the hideout, only to see the burning process of the DVDs complete. The police then seize the DVDs and computers. The inspector, who was a friend of Dass, tells him that he can close the case if one of Dass's men agrees to the crime. Deva attempts to go, but another man, Chitti (Jegan), who had no affiliation to them volunteers, takes the blame. Later, Chitti joins Dass's group.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 162 min
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Walid (2023)
Plot Summary:
Story about a kind teacher who voluntarily teaches the underprivileged children in a quaint village. All hell break loose when one of his student were kidnapped by gangsters from a human trafficking syndicate.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 31
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 118 min
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Kodi (2016)
Plot Summary:
A young politician finds himself in a position where he has to contest against his girlfriend, who is ambitious. Circumstances force his look-alike twin to also get involved in this political battle.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: political thriller, political
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Aaranya Kaandam (2010)
Plot Summary:
A drama that unfolds between two rival mafia gangs on a single day when a bag of cocaine gets stolen by two innocent people.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, tense, serious, experimental, disturbing, feel good, epic, suspense thriller, independent film
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Vishwaroopam II (2018)
Plot Summary:
RAW agent Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri prevents an al-Qaida terrorist from executing a massive attack on New York. He must now wade through further traps and conspiracies to thwart a new plot against three democratic nations.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, sweet, bilingual
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Anjaan (2014)
Plot Summary:
Krishna (Suriya) comes to Mumbai in search of his brother Raju Bhai (Suriya), an underworld don. Through Raju Bhai's gangster friends, his past life is revealed. What happened to Raju Bhai? Will Krishna find him?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 166 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic
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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.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 161 min
Plot tags: feel good, entertaining, cult film
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Mankatha (2011)
Plot Summary:
Vinayak and his 4 team members rob a booty of 500 crores INR. Trouble starts when two of the team betrays them.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, entertaining, feel good, epic, surprise ending
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Aayitha Ezhuthu (2004)
Plot Summary:
Three men and their accidental meeting on a bridge will change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, motivational, political
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Singam 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
Picking up the storyline from where Singam ended, Duraisingam (Suriya) has gone undercover after meeting the Home Minister and is working as an NCC officer in a school in Thoothukudi. The only people who know about this operation are the Chief Minister and Home Minister apart from himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 166 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, semi serious, serious, realistic, exciting, rough, suspenseful, cult film
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Lucifer (2019)
Plot Summary:
In God's own country, the supreme leader of the ruling party dies, leaving a huge vacuum, not only in the electoral and leadership sphere of the party but also that of the state. In the inevitable succession squabble and the power struggle that ensues, the thin line that separates good and bad becomes irrecoverably blurred and out of this seemingly endless mayhem, emerge forces that are hitherto unheard of.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 175 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, political, surprise ending
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Saamy (2003)
Plot Summary:
A policeman accepts bribes from corrupt politicians and local thugs to help them in their illegal work. However, he decides to correct his mistakes after he falls in love with a woman.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing, cult film
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Si 3 (2017)
Plot Summary:
A reputed cop from Tamil Nadu takes charge in Andhra Pradesh to solve the mysterious murder of a top police officer, and takes on local thugs and criminals during the course of his mission.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, cult film
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The King Is Here (2016)
Plot Summary:
Samraat, an underworld mafia, is coming to Bangladesh. Bangladeshi mafia Musa has interest in this because Samraat can ruin his business. So he wants Samraat dead by any means but failed. Samraat finally lands and has bargain with one of Musa's man about the share. As Musa fails again and again, he needs a man smarter and stronger than Samraat. Kabila introduces Raja to him who becomes his first hand. But who is this Raja and what is his interest with Musa.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: exciting, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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Thani Oruvan (2015)
Plot Summary:
An idealistic cop and an ambitious scientist-businessman indulge in a high-stake battle of wits.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, tense, captivating, suspenseful, contemplative, motivational, epic, dark, crime thriller
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Thoongaavanam (2015)
Plot Summary:
An undercover cop finds himself in a Catch-22 situation where he has to return the drugs he had stolen from a kingpin in exchange for his son. The bag containing the drug goes missing, and with both gangsters and cops on his tail, can he get out of this mess?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Thalaivaa (2013)
Plot Summary:
A mafia don sends his son out of the country because he doesn't want even a shadow of his life falling on him. Destiny wills otherwise. The son makes an innocuous trip to Mumbai to visit his dad. And ends up filling his father's large shoes.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 179 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Singam (2010)
Plot Summary:
The story, set in the backdrop of Nallore, a small town in Thoothukudi District, revolves around Sub-Inspector Durai Singam (Surya), a brave and just policeman who serves in his hometown primarily to fulfill his father’s (Radha Ravi) wish. Durai Singam settles every dispute in his town patiently with his words of wisdom and resorts to force only when the situation demands it. Kavya (Anushka), a city girl who comes on vacation to Nallore, falls in love with Durai Singam. Erimalai (Vivek), Durai Singam's bumbling colleague and friend, often accompanies him.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, suspense, realistic, surprise ending, slapstick comedy, cult film
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Castle Falls (2021)
Plot Summary:
Rival gangs seek out millions of dollars hidden inside a luxury condominium that's scheduled to be demolished, but first they have to deal with the demolition prep crewman who found the loot first.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, perverse, contemplative
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Ballerina (2023)
Plot Summary:
Grieving the loss of a best friend she couldn't protect, an ex-bodyguard sets out to fulfill her dear friend's last wish: sweet revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Bachelor Party (2012)
Plot Summary:
Bachelor Party is a 2012 Malayalam–language Indian action film directed, co-produced and filmed by Amal Neerad. The film stars Asif Ali, Indrajith, Rahman, Kalabhavan Mani, Vinayakan and Nithya Menen in the lead roles while Prithviraj makes a guest appearance, and Padmapriya and Remya Nambeesan appear in musical item numbers. The film's screenplay is by noted authors Unni. R and Santhosh Echikkanam while the critically acclaimed original music and background score are composed by Rahul Raj. The film released on June 15, 2012, to negative reviews.Its plot is loosely based on Johnnie To's Exiled, a 2006 Hong Kong action film and has been given thanks in the opening credits. This film was released with high expectations and was declared as hit in box office.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 615
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: exciting, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, stylized
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Desh Prem the Real Hero (2012)
Plot Summary:
A blind man with his 'Echolocation' power takes on a revenge mission.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018)
Plot Summary:
A bloody power struggle erupts between three brothers who are vying to take over the family business following the death of their father.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, exciting, tense, captivating, suspenseful
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Mahaan (2022)
Plot Summary:
A man's family leaves him when he strays from the path of ideological living in his search for personal freedom. However, as he realizes his ambitions, he also misses the presence of his son in his life. Having fulfilled his dream of becoming a billionaire, does life give him a second chance to be a father?.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 163 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, cult classic, independent film, epic, masterpiece, cult film
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Black Luck (2016)
Plot Summary:
A hitman in hiding struggles to keep his monsters at bay when his dark past comes calling. Some days your LUCK just goes BLACK.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 378
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: bloody, exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful