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Plot Summary:
Human traffickers wipe out a young girl's family and village. She then seeks revenge on those responsible, eventually becoming first the hunted then turning into the hunters with the mercenary hired to eliminate her.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 79
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Slate (2020)
Plot Summary:
Yeon-hee always had dreams of becoming a heroine. Now in her late 20s, she is transported from a movie set to a parallel world where she gets the chance to live her dream.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Action
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Munna (2007)
Plot Summary:
Munna (Prabhas) is a college student. His aim is to finish off mafia don Kakha (Prakash Raj) who keeps the entire city under his grip. Munna has personal vengeance to take on Kakha. An honest politician Srinivasa Rao (Kota Srinivasa Rao) relentlessly works to expose Kakha but gets killed. Meanwhile, Munna’s classmate Nidhi (Ileana D'Cruz) falls in love with him. The twist in the tale is that Kakha is none other than his estranged father who tries to sell off his mother and was responsible for the death of his mother and his kid sister. Another don in the city named Aatma, who is the opposition of Kakha (Rahul Dev) asks Munna to join him. But Munna refuses his proposal. Munna starts to beat Kakha and the mind game begins. Kakha's second wife and son-daughter left him and join Munna. After some incidents including the death of his best friend, Munna finds out that Aatma was working for Kakha all along.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action
Country: India
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Rumble (2017)
Plot Summary:
An aging and injured former MMA champ is forced back into a deadly Mexican underground fight circuit to save is girlfriend who is kidnapped by a mysterious cartel leader and criminal mastermind.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 310
Genere: Action
Country: Mexico
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Meltdown (2009)
Plot Summary:
Meltdown is a action/adventure film about a FBI agent who goes deep undercover to bring down a crime syndicate. When his cover is blown the mob and FBI want him dead. His only hope of survival is a female agent who is willing to break the rules to help save his life. Out numbered and out gunned it is a deadly fight to the finish.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Karate Kill (2016)
Plot Summary:
When a mysterious loner and Karate master Kenji's little sister goes missing in Los Angeles, whoever stands in his way of finding her will face the wrath of a lethal KARATE KILL!.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 470
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Mask the Kekkou: Reborn (2012)
Plot Summary:
Sparta Academy is the nation's top prep school, where students with poor grades undergo frightening torture under the school headmaster's direction. Kekko Kamen makes her appearance at the school in outrageous attire, completely naked except for her red mask, boots and gloves, and attacks the torturing teacher.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, manga
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Lady Ninja Kasumi (2005)
Plot Summary:
A girl from a peaceful, Edo-era Japanese village seeks revenge for the death of a disgraced elder with the help of her sister and a lethal lady ninja nun. It's the time of the samurai and ninja, and Shogun Yoshimune rules Japan. Beneath the idyllic façade of the quant villages populating the countryside dwells a twisted sexual underbelly that affects the wealthy and impoverished alike. When one of the village elders commits seppuku after being raped, Kaede and her sister decide to take justice into their own hands and track down the perpetrator. Aided by a nun who believes in Old Testament-style retribution, the two sisters embark on a bloody mission of vengeance. Along the way, the three women slice and dice their way through lies and secrets while discovering that the story behind the rape is much more complex than any of them suspected.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, erotic
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Street (2015)
Plot Summary:
Remo Street is a young fighter who comes from a world where nothing is easy, so when he is faced with the opportunity to train with a world class coach, he has to choose between the long hard road to honor and glory, or succumbing to a brutal future as a cage fighter for the Russian Mafia.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Zero Tolerance (2015)
Plot Summary:
Johnny and Peter, former paramilitary operatives, search Bangkok - leaving carnage in their wake - to find the men who killed Johnny's daughter, Angel.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Urumi: The Warriors Who Wanted to Kill Vasco Da Gama (2011)
Plot Summary:
Kelu is a warrior in 16th century Kerala whose father was killed by Vasco da Gama and his troops. Kelu vows to avenge his father's death with the assistance of Vavvali and Ayesha, a warrior princess.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 172 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Blind War (2022)
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 203
Genere: Action
Country: China
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Fallen: The Journey (2007)
Plot Summary:
A year later, Aaron is still traveling around the world with Camael and his dog Gabriel, redeeming the fallen angels he finds and striving to escape the Powers' wrath. A fallen angel known as Azazel is released from his prison by a shadowy figure, who enlists his help in "aiding the Redeemer in fulfilling his destiny." Camael, having been wounded in a battle with the Powers, goes to a fallen angel who has the power to heal and who is also the leader of an organization that protects the Nephilim and the Fallen from the Powers. Aaron visits a nearby college, despite Camael's previous attempts to keep him close. At the college, he discovers an obsessive professor who has captured a Nephil.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Vengeance of an Assassin (2014)
Plot Summary:
Natee became a killer for one reason- to discover who killed his parents. As he gets closer to uncovering a secret network of power and corruption, he's double-crossed on a job, making him a target and putting everyone he loves in danger. Betrayed, exposed, and hunted by the deadliest killers in the business, Natee now has a new code. Be faster. Stronger. Hit harder. Survive.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 478
Genere: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Iron Protector (2016)
Plot Summary:
Wu-Lin is the successor of an ancient, once powerful Chinese clan, the "Iron Feet." After the death of his master, Wu-Lin leaves his rural village for the City of Stone-Cold looking for his fellow apprentice Jiang Li. Along the way, he becomes the bodyguard of Fei-Fei, the daughter of Jia-Shan Li, the richest family in the city, and quickly gets drawn into a mob war in order to protect her.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 834
Genere: Action
Country: China
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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Vendetta (2022)
Plot Summary:
When his daughter is murdered, William Duncan takes the law into his own hands, setting out on a quest for retribution. After killing the street thug responsible for her death, he finds himself in the middle of a war with the thug's brother, father, and their gang, who are equally hell-bent on getting even. What ensues is a tense back-and-forth game of vengeance. By the end, William comes to find that the quest for revenge never has a winner.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Pogaru (2021)
Plot Summary:
Shiva, a ruffian, is the terror of his area in many ways, but still has a heart of gold. He has just one wish, for his mother to love him wholly like the way he does.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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I Am Vengeance: Retaliation (2020)
Plot Summary:
A former special-forces soldier is given the opportunity to bring the man who betrayed his team on their final mission in Eastern Europe several years ago - to justice.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Break Even (2020)
Plot Summary:
Four adventurous friends find 50M in cash at a remote island only to discover it was left by the DEA for the Cartel in a rogue deal.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Ip Man: The Awakening (2021)
Plot Summary:
When a young Master Ip stops a kidnapping, he ignites a turf war with a ruthless human trafficking ring. In retaliation, the gang kidnaps one of Ip Man’s close friends, forcing him to face the group’s brutal boxing champion head-on.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action
Country: China
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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High & Low: The Movie 2 - End of Sky (2017)
Plot Summary:
Members of SWORD win against Wangan Rengogun, which is led by Kohaku (Akira). The city becomes peaceful again. Nevertheless, the most brutal gangs, Doubt and Prison Gang, appear. They try to dominate the area controlled by SWORD.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 556
Genere: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Black & White: The Dawn of Justice (2014)
Plot Summary:
Police officer in the Southern Precinct, WU Ying-xiong, has been revered as a hero in the Harbor City ever since he stopped the terrorists on a Boeing 777 airplane and kept the city safe. Unfortunately, the peace is only temporary… Panic spreads the whole city as a series of bomb explosions happen within hours and this is just the beginning of a tight-knit conspiracy. Facing the unprecedented crisis, the two-men team of totally opposite characteristics is the only hope to reverse the situation. Nonetheless, when moral standards are turned upside down, what faith should they keep to maintain the so-called justice?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 679
Genere: Action
Country: China, Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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I Am Vengeance (2018)
Plot Summary:
When ex-soldier turned mercenary, John Gold, learns of the murder of his best friend, he sets off on a mission to find out what happened. What he discovers is a sinister conspiracy and he sets about taking down those responsible one by one.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Riot (2015)
Plot Summary:
Copper Jack Stone purposefully orchestrates a bank robbery in order to be thrown into prison with the notorious Russian kingpin Balam. Balam is more than just a mob criminal; he's a very cunning and dangerous lord who controls the police force from behind bars. Balam lives in prison as a cover for his real power, which is King of the city. His cell is a lavish private room built specifically for him, inaccessible to most in the depths of the prison structure. Even the warden fears venturing into his area of the prison. However, even surrounded by his loyal henchmen and guards in his sectioned off fortress, Balam doesn't know Jack is coming for him to avenge his family, who Balam murdered in cold blood. Balam is tough... but Jack is tougher.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, perverse
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The Chemist (2016)
Plot Summary:
Gritty action thriller about an aging assassin who is double crossed by his employer when he refuses to assassinate a woman he just met. On the run; Steele becomes the next target in this fast-paced battle, assassin vs. assassin, until he is surprised by a secret that changes everything he thought he knew. To complicate matters even more he begins to fall in love with his would-be target.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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London Heist (2017)
Plot Summary:
Armed robber and career criminal Jack Cregan seeks to discover the truth behind his father's murder and his stolen heist money and in doing so puts his life in danger. The devastation that Jack soon discovers puts his very own existence into question.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, crime drama
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EP/Executive Protection (2015)
Plot Summary:
First as Special Forces and then as a part of the elite world of Executive Protection, Max Webber has dedicated his life and career to protecting others. Working for one of the richest men in the world, Max finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy of betrayal that has spanned the globe and threatens to cost him everything.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Fortress: Sniper's Eye (2022)
Plot Summary:
Weeks after the deadly assault on Fortress Camp, Robert makes a daring rescue to save Sasha, the widow of his old nemesis Balzary. But back in the camp's command bunker, it appears Sasha may have devious plans of her own. As a new attack breaks out, Robert is confronted with a familiar face he thought he'd never see again….
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Moderator (2022)
Plot Summary:
After the murder of her two Scandinavian friends in Morocco, a Russian blogger decides to do her own justice.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Morocco, USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Blowback (2022)
Plot Summary:
When a master thief is sabotaged during a bank heist and left for dead, he seeks revenge on his former crew one target at a time. Now, with the cops and the mob closing in, he's in the race of his life to reclaim an untold fortune in cryptocurrency from those who double-crossed him.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 703
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Candy (2017)
Plot Summary:
This dramatic tale of four women running the dope game in a big city is a familiar story that is as colorful as the characters they meet in the streets.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, hood