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Plot Summary:
Rajesh Khanna plays the role of Amar an unemployed struggle in life, just because he believes in honesty. Ammar's eyes open when his mother dies in a car accident. He realizes that his mother could not be safe due to his honest ways. To improve his lifestyle he joins the gang f the notorious criminal CAPTAIN, where he immediately becomes their favorite henchman. Things change for Amar when he learns that an old friend of his has joined the police force and has been assigned to nab CAPTAIN and his gang.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
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The Romanov Stones (1993)
Plot Summary:
This action packed Finnish thriller tells the tale of two friends who get their revenge against the millionaire who double-crossed them. Patrick and Tony are hired by the wealthy gambler to steal the priceless Romanov stones, Russian jewels. They do it, but almost lose their lives when he double-crosses them. They turn around and get revenge, his money, his wife, and his daughter.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 654
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 94 min
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Loham (2015)
Plot Summary:
2015 Malayalam thriller film written and directed by Ranjith. It features Mohanlal as Raju and Andrea Jeremiah as Jayanthi in lead roles along with Ajmal Ameer, Siddique, Mythili, Tini Tom, Vijayaraghavan, Renji Panicker and V. K. Prakash in significant roles. The film is produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner Aashirvad Cinemas.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 910
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 129 min
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Amir Gharib (1974)
Plot Summary:
Manmohan alias Moni lives a dual life. One as a magician, and the other as a thief with the name of Bhagula Bhagat, whose prime agenda is to rob the rich, and spread the wealth with the poor. He meets with a young woman named Sunita alias Soni, and both fall in love with each other. Things change for the better for Soni, when she meets her wealthy long-lost father, Daulatram, and goes to live with him. She decides not to have to do anything with Moni. When Moni attempts to meet Soni to find out why she has rejected him, she refuses to meet him. Then Moni finds out that Soni is not who she claims she is, and definitely not the daughter of Daulatram, but the daughter of another wealthy man named Nandlal, who had died under mysterious and destitute circumstance.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 118
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min
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Illicit Behavior (1992)
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Mike Yarnell is a burnt out cop, who is being investigated by internal affairs. When he begins taking out his frustration on his wife, she turns to the man handling her husband's case for protection. However, there's more to her than what meets the eye.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: neo noir, independent film
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Mast Kalandar (1991)
Plot Summary:
Widower Rai Bahadur Pratap Singh is disappointed when he wants to marry someone poor. Pratap instructs him to forget about his love-life, his son refuses, and as a result Pratap asks him to leave the house. Years later, Pratap receives a letter in the mail, informing him that his son is dead, and that his widowed daughter-in-law and her son, Guddu, are on their way to live with him. He is delighted, and sends Prem, his nephew to receive, however, both mother and son do not arrive and are believed to be missing. Rai Bahadur subsequently finds out that his daughter-in-law is dead, and Guddu is living in a slum with a thief and drunk, Shankar. With the help of the courts and the police, Pratap manages to bring Guddu to his home. This is where Pratap will find out that money and power will not buy him his grandson's love, he will also find out that his daughter-in-law did not die a normal death, but was killed.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min
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Naam Hai Akira (2016)
Plot Summary:
Akira Sharma is your average Jane from Jodhpur. Early in life she sees an atrocity committed on a neighbour and learns to defend herself. And, a spitfire is born.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min
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The Labyrinth (1978)
Plot Summary:
Rajesh Khanna plays a man drawn unwillingly into a nest of enemy spies and intrigue with the future of his country riding on his shoulders.Chhaya (Neetu) and Amit Narayan (Rajesh) are in love and Chhaya wants to get married. Amit doesn’t see why they have to get married and wants to keep things as they are. Wedding dates are set and then moved, to her great frustration.This is really their only point of discord.Amit lives alone, and is also very fond of Chhaya’s family: father (Om Shivpuri), mother (Dina Pathak), little brother Raju (Master Raju Shrestha)and sister Maya (Rozeena).It is Diwali, and as children burst crackers and set off potentially limb-severing fireworks, Amit’s upstairs neighbor Raman (Vinod Mehra) has been watching a group of men in a tent just outside the building’s courtyard.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min
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The Angel and the Beasts (1978)
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A beautiful young girl parachutes onto a remote, isolated island, and finds herself taken prisoner by a gang of criminals hiding out there.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 138
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: West Germany, Austria, Spain
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: erotic
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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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Escape from Hellhole (1983)
Plot Summary:
Indonesian film about a Punjabi girl getting tricked into living with a big time pimp. Uncle MG as they call him, abducts virgins, and forces them to submit to his hymen bustin ways. The not so attractive gals get several chances to marry Uncle MG, or it's into his private jail. Old wives become queen bees, and must submit to the guards.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 124
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, Philippines
Duration: 100 min
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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)
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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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Sobharaj (1986)
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Sobharaj is the leader of an underworld gang. He gets killed in an encounter with the police. The DSP uses his lookalike brother to pose as him in order to capture the rest of his gang.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
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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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Street Law (1974)
Plot Summary:
Carlo Antonelli, an engineer from Genoa, gets mugged and decides to take justice into his own hands. At first the muggers seem to get the upper hand, but then he's helped by Tommy, a young robber who takes his side.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, grindhouse, cult classic, action thriller, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Aaru (2005)
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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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An AWOL marine in possession of secret government information, is a wanted man, pursued by Russian special ops, the LAPD, and a dangerous assassin.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: action adventure
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The Hit List (1993)
Plot Summary:
A hit man's boss refers him to a client, a dangerous woman who mixes business with pleasure.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir
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Wardaat (1981)
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The Indian Government suspects that this is the work of some terrorists and assign this case to their best agent Gunmaster G-9 alias Gopinath, who takes charge and begins the investigation, that will lead him to the dark secret world of underground scientists who are quite capable of harnessing nature to make their ends meet.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 79
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: cult film
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19 years ago, a 16-year-old boy faces the torment of his father due to his unusual bonding with another boy of his age. This leads to some unfortunate consequences and one realizes them as the story moves 19 years later, when an anonymous human trafficker Fredrick creates havoc in Mussoorie. Vikram, a suspended cop and his wife Amrita land in Mussoorie - only to be caught in this nexus, when Vikram's sister goes missing. But all this doesn't seem as simple as it just to read: Who's Fredrick, how will Vikram find him out and save everyone, how will he find his sister and what ends this journey filled with thrills, fights, and battles, forms the crux of this psychological thriller.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller
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Plot Summary:
A man is driven by a personal vendetta to rectify the wrongs in society, while keeping a promise made years ago. He comes up against a monstrous outlaw with no fear, who's caused extreme suffering to many.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 169 min
Plot tags: political, suspense, social message
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Akela (1991)
Plot Summary:
The 7th film of Ramesh Sippy.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 492
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Inteqam: The Perfect Game (2004)
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, detective
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Plot Summary:
Detroit gun runner Rich (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson) works to sniff out a traitor in his midst after being targeted by the FBI and having barely surviving a weapons deal gone awry. Rich was all set to unload a serious supply of firepower when the bullets started to fly, and Angel (Val Kilmer) saved his life. Later, as the investigation heats up, Rich's lover and supplier Gabriella (Anna Lynne McCord) starts getting paranoid. When Gabriella too finds herself on the bad end of a botched exchange, the stage is set for a shocking revelation that will rock the entire Detroit underworld.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, hood
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The Best Man (2023)
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Mercenaries seize control of a remote resort hotel during a wedding and it's up to the best man, the groom and their drunken best friend to stop the terrorists and save the hostages.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 950
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
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Windfall (2002)
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Robbers Ace and Scratch are caught in the act of robbing a casino vault and are caught after a long chase by the owner of the casino, who chooses not to send them to jail but instead hires them on as security consultants. The current head of security at the casino is not happy, but casino exec Amber couldn't be happier.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 423
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Romania, USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, tense, cliffhanger
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The Hunter's Prayer (2017)
Plot Summary:
An assassin forges an unlikely partnership with one of his targets: a woman seeking revenge for the murder of her family.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, Spain, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, satanic, action thriller, surprise ending, independent film, exciting, neo noir
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Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: suspense, captivating, tense, perverse, cult classic, neo noir, realistic, surprise ending, serious
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American Assassin (2017)
Plot Summary:
Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, suspense, exciting, action adventure, tense, suspenseful, bloody, scenic, cult classic, surprise ending
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The Foreigner (2017)
Plot Summary:
Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 121000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, China, USA, India
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, harsh, independent film, psychological, bloody, political, sad, scenic, neo western