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Plot Summary:
Army Major RUBEN MEDRANO was once a part of an elite anti-kidnapping task force. An unfortunate incident during an operation got him suspended and sent back to Manila. There he tries to renew ties with his daughter MARISSA who has been living with his dead wives sister MARIEL. Marissa refuses to recognize her father because of all his shortcomings in the past. Nevertheless, Ruben decides to remain in the area. He soon discovers the presence of drug pushers and decides to do something about them. The drug lord who controls these pushers hires a hit-man named CARLOS to hunt down Ruben for meddling in his affairs. Soon the small community turns into a war-zone a Ruben tries to defend himself and those close to him from the attacks of these gangsters.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 19
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 102 min
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Mistah - Mga Mandirigma (1994)
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Witness the soldiers who risk their lives for the protection of the people. Giving up their personal hapiness to respond to the call of duty, the dedicated servicemen encounter tremendous excitement in the battlefield as the conflict between Christians and Muslims soar in Mindanao. A heartwarmng story about camaraderie and dedication.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: Philippines
Duration: 119 min
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User (2002)
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Cathy, a young and innocent freshman, has a crush on senior hunk, Nick, the campus' basketball star. One day, he came to her and asked her to have dinner and drive her home. One thing led to another until she ended up giving her virginity not knowing that he made a bet with his friends. He dumped her right after he got what he wanted without any explanation. Filled with hatred, she seduced Louie, her classmate who had a crush on her, to get back at Nick - and as a favor she would go to bed with him. Things got out of hand and led to a tragic ending.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 115 min
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A series of murders takes place in the Metropolis in a span of three weeks, the latest of which happens on the night Junior, a taxi driver, makes love to a prostitute.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 42
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Elena's Redemption (1996)
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The film is based on the true story of a maid who was either seduced or raped and made pregnant by her Chinese employer; the baby was either killed by the employer's wife or by her own hand, depending on who you talk to.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Crime, Drama
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Duration: 100 min
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Manhunter (1976)
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Greek Spies are trying to give bad image about turkey, Metin a young police man who decides to go rogue and achieve justice after the murder of his partner and his family on the hands of Greek spices.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
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Duration: 85 min
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'The Rise of the Tiger' is a story of the journey of a ruthless Mob Boss. The film takes place in Eastern Europe and is centered on Tiger, a violent, assassin and warlord who misses his family, and shows no mercy in his rule and dominion. In the movie, Tiger has flashbacks of his family, history and the political events that affected people's lives over the course of years. He is a gangster from a young age who was raised and trained by the falling government and his father's secret service. Driven by greed and doing odd jobs, no country, police, military or anyone to challenge his disposition and actions; money crimes and murders display his uncertainty toward the future. Every country has a mob, but no mob can own a country like the Tiger.
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Genere: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
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The One-Armed Executioner (1981)
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 311
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 95 min
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A boy grows up not knowing his real identity. One day a mysterious lady, claiming to be his real mother, divulges the truth about his roots. He is caught between leaving his past and living his new life.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min
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Mafia Girls (1969)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Crime, Drama
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Duration: 74 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
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Johnny Quinn has been set up by a drug lord and must find a way to clear his name before the bad guys and his own agency put him in the ground.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Australia, Philippines
Duration: 90 min
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Utol (1996)
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A Filipino crime drama film directed by Toto Natividad.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
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The Manhandlers (1974)
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
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Across the Crescent Moon (2017)
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 16
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Ninja Powerforce (1988)
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 57
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When you grow up poor on the streets of London you have 2 choices. Stay poor or get Rich. We follow the True Story of the rise of a petty drug dealer to his eventual involvement in some of the most notorious and infamous real life Robberies and Gangland Executions and Drug Deals of recent times. Seduced by the underworld, glamour, girls, danger our hero is soon over his head and fighting for his life in a world filled with violence and where so many pay the ultimate price. The Devils Dandruff shows an unflinching look at the London underworld where crime does not pay and no one ends up a winner.
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Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 211
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 37
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An L.A. cop and a reporter team up to find a masked serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 463
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Country: USA
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1930's: Adam and Leroy tries to rob a cafe, but finds out that two girls are already trying to do the same. Instead of arguing with them they join them in a robbery-spree.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 82
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The stage is set for a series of confrontations when photographer Mark Jefferson (Tom Eplin) agrees to help his friend Roger (John Mayall) defend his night club against a handful of organized crime figures. Mark has an added incentive for becoming involved as his ex-girlfriend Carol (Cheri Cameron Newell) sings at the club. But the gangsters are willing to use mayhem and murder in order to take over Roger's business. It appears that the petty mobsters are out to sell illegal weapons to anyone who wants them, especially L.A.'s youth, instead of using the club as a front for a prostitution ring as Roger suspects. Soon Mark and his trusty motorcycle have their work cut out for them.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 151
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 48
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Country: UK
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HELL DOGS (2022)
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Adapted from the manga Hell Dogs by Fukamachi Akio.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Shin, a good family friend and business partner of the DeLeon family, assumes his role as head of the Coast Mafia.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 11
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Country: USA
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After his last assignment ended with the death of an innocent woman, a hitman's new job in London is compromised when he is overcome with guilt, and ends up helping a desperate woman who is caught up in a human trafficking operation.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Country: UK
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A gangster’s quest for revenge is sidetracked by an encounter with his target’s mother in this deeply-felt hybrid of a crime thriller and a family drama.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 787
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A neglected and unloved orphan raised by poor relatives in the slums of Manila is wrongfully convicted of murder that resulted from a heist he was compelled to join. Unable to prove his innocence and his minor age, he is thrown into the cruel, perilous and horrifying world of death row where he is introduced to other inmates all awaiting their execution by lethal injection. One of them is a 70-year-old man who detests the jungle of jail and is feared by all the convicts. He would serve as the boy’s protector and savior and in the process touch and shape enormously the violated youth’s life in prison and beyond.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 62
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Country: South Korea
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