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Plot Summary:
Naresh Kumar Saxena lives with his widowed mom and sister, Seema. He works as a freelance photographer and journalist. One day he meets with Mala Mehta and her dad, who is the Editor of a Newspaper. Mr. Mehta hires Naresh and assigns him to go to a remote island to investigate and expose some illegal activities there. Naresh goes there in the company of his friend, Shyam. Unfortunately, Naresh is caught by the island guards and lodged in a cell along with two others, one a scientist and Ram Singh, a hoodlum. The scientist confides in Naresh that he has invented an atomic ring that when inserted in someone's mouth will turn that person invisible, and subsequently passes away. Naresh puts the ring in his mouth, takes off his clothes, turns invisible and escapes.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags:
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The Devil and Leroy Bassett (1973)
Plot Summary:
Sheriff Ben Trask (Elliott Lindsey)is chasing a speeding car driven by Keema GReywolf (Cody Bearpaw) and his wife (Imagene Goodshot)when Keema's car has a blowout and crashes into a ravine. Keema blames the sheriff and in his anger draws Trask's gun, wounds the sheriff and kills his deputy. He escapes to Texas but is captured and held for extradition. The Basset brother, Leroy (John F. Goff), Wilbur (George 'Buck' Flower) and Melvin (James A. Ward), take Keema from Deputy Hector Chavez (Robert Padilla as Bob Padilla), and Keema releases Chavez with a message of revenge for Sheriff Trask. Keema and the Bassetts drive to a secluded mountain cabin, inhabited by Charlie Zornes (Dick Winslow), his wife Alma (Lillian McBride), and their deaf-mute daughter, Twila ('Bobbi Shaw' ), take the Zornes' camper and attempt to escape the roadblocks and posse headed by Trask. Written by Les Adams.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Sawan Bhadon (1970)
Plot Summary:
Young Vikram (Navin Nischol) stands to inherit a fortune. After living in England for the past five years, he returns home to find his family out of control. His stepmother squanders their wealth, and his stepsister loves a hoodlum. Meanwhile, Vikram falls in love with Chanda (Rekha), a sassy village girl. He soon realizes that his family only wants his money and will stop at nothing to get it. Bollywood star Rekha makes her Hindi screen debut.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Action, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags:
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The Green Jacket (2013)
Plot Summary:
In the suburbs of the city a 7-years old boy disappears. After months of fruitless searches the boy's older sister decides to take the deal over. She is confident that she knows who kidnapped her brother. Is this enough to justify a terrible revenge?.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, crying, freeze frame
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Kavan (2017)
Plot Summary:
A budding journalist passionate about ethical, noble, hard-hitting journalism understands the more flourishing ghetto of sensationalism & news fabrication that the Entertainment TV Channel he belongs to, thrives on. When caught in a dilemma of whether to hold for a while or rise in protest, a situation forces him to make a decision that puts him out of work but… there begins his work.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: political, satirical
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The Burning Train (1980)
Plot Summary:
The plot revolves around a train named Super Express that catches fire on its inaugural run from New Delhi to Mumbai.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: parody, exciting, serious, emotional, realistic, suspenseful
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Inquilaab (1984)
Plot Summary:
A wife becomes suspicious of her police officer-turned-politician husband.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 152 min
Plot tags:
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The Last Witness (1999)
Plot Summary:
A woman becomes entangled in the conspiracy of two world governments to assassinate an international leader in New York.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 688
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: cliffhanger, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, crying
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Bhrashtachar (1989)
Plot Summary:
A 1989 Hindi film.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags:
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Suryaa: An Awakening (1989)
Plot Summary:
Thakur Gangadhar Choudhary rules a small community in rural India with an iron hand, and will never permit anyone to speak up against him. He owns most of the land surrounding his palatial home - save for the small patch of land owned by Veer Singh. He summons Veer to his house, and offers him substantial compensation for his land, but Veer refuses, and the Thakur has him killed. Veer's widow dies of shock, leaving behind a young Suraj to be brought up by a kindly widow Mrs. Salma Khan, who is also the mother of Iqbal. Years go by, Suraj grows up joins the Indian Armed Forces, and after a meritorious career, he resigns and returns home to avenge his father's death. What he does not know that he must first come to terms with the local Police Inspector Iqbal Khan, and then the wealthy Collector of the District, Rajpal Chauhan, before he can even think of touching a single hair of Gangadhar Choudhary.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
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Farishtay (1991)
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After the death of her husband, the Police Inspector, Gayatri sets out to find his murderer, and is horrified to learn that her brothers are employed by him.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 312
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 193 min
Plot tags:
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Hulchul (1995)
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A troubled ACP adopts a young poor child named Deva whose mother and father died. When he grows up, he helps his adopted father as a police officer and ACP to solve various crimes around town to save his job and protect his family. Deva should not only help his father by tracking down a mob or fight gang members, but he has to release his half-brother Karan from police custody after he is framed for murder.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 504
Genere: Action, Romance, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 152 min
Plot tags:
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Rakshasudu (1986)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags:
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Anthahpuram (1998)
Plot Summary:
Anthahpuram is a 1998 Telugu film directed by Krishna Vamsi, which was later remade in 1999 in Tamil with the same name. The film stars Prakash Raj, Soundarya and Jagapati Babu in prominent roles.[1] The film won three Filmfare Awards South for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress.[2] The film also went on to win the Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor for Jagapati Babu and the Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer for S. Janaki.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 387
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Risk (2007)
Plot Summary:
"Ek crore meh laitha hai RISK!". Risk! is a movie about a police inspector named Suryakanth who vows to clean up the Mumbai underworld. The police have been trying for 11 years to arrest the biggest don of the underworld, Khalid Bin Jamal. But Khalid isn't in Mumbai. He is living in Bangkok, free from the Mumbai police. Suryakanth starts killing Khalid's men in Mumbai. This alarms Khalid and he entraps Suryakanth in a bad scheme. How much risk is Suryakanth willing to take in order to catch Khalid? Watch Risk! and find out.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 628
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags:
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Sainik (1993)
Plot Summary:
Lieutenant Suraj Dutt has been in the Indian army for years. It is now time for him to take a leave of absence so that he can meet his father, Retired Colonel Yashpal Dutt, and sister, Minni. He travels home, and on the way rescues some school children held hostage by a group of armed men. The media portrays him as a hero, and it is here that he meets with a young woman named Alka, and both fall in love with each other. Alka and Suraj get the approval of their respective families' and get married. Minni also gets married to a young man named Vijay Ghai. Shortly after the marriage, Suraj leaves his pregnant wife and re-joins duty at the border. His father is the first one to get the news that he is missing, believed dead. He decides to keep his news from Alka and Minni. What Yashpal does not know that both Minni and Alka have already received this devastating news - and both have decided to keep a brave front and also hide it from each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, weeping, crying
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Monologue (1973)
Plot Summary:
Professor Sretenski is a scientist and director of a research center in Russia. He is separated from his wife and lives alone. His daughter, who lives with the mother, comes to his home and stays with him for a period, leaving her daughter with him. He raises his granddaughter, feeling a great affection for her.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 387
Genere: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags:
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Terminal Island (1973)
Plot Summary:
In the wake of a Supreme Court decision to outlaw the death penalty, California passes an initiative that designates San Bruno island as a dumping spot for first-degree murder convicts, free to do what they like except leave. The main camp of convicts is controlled by the tyrannical Bobby, who rules with an iron hand, and the women are used as sex slaves. A.J. and a group of more free-minded murderers have escaped and gone into hiding. When A.J. and his men liberate the women from Bobby's custody, tensions mount to an all-out confrontation for control of the island.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, grindhouse, action thriller, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic
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Farz (2001)
Plot Summary:
Farz 2001 - Sunny Deol.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 508
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration:
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Devasuram (1993)
Plot Summary:
Neelakantan, heir to his father's fortunes, is an apparent menace to society. He once belittles a dancer but later they fall in love. Shekharan, an arch enemy, kidnaps his lover due to an old enmity.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 187 min
Plot tags: crying, weeping
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Players of the Game (1996)
Plot Summary:
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (English: Player of Players) is a 1996 Bollywood wrestling action thriller starring Rekha in her first villain role, Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon and former World Wrestling Federation wrestlers "Crush" and Brian Lee as "The Undertaker". It was one of the highest grossing movie of the year. It was the fourth installment in the Khiladi (film series).
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 162 min
Plot tags: masala
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Pathar Ke Insan (1990)
Plot Summary:
Two sisters, Asha and Lata, want to be successful singers and dancers, but a competition drives their rivalry to tragic consequences.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration:
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Gentleman (1993)
Plot Summary:
A story of a modern day Robin Hood who takes from the corrupted rich to provide education for the poor. Krishnamoorthy alias Kicha (Arjun) is a respected person in his local community and runs a small business. But Kicha, at the same time, is also a undercover robber.He is accompanied by his friend Mani Goundamani. He has stolen millions of rupees from many victims. The home minister and the police are adamant to catch this mysterious robber yet are unsuccessful. Susheela (Madhoo), a simple Brahmin girl working under Kicha falls for him. Charan Raj is an efficient Police officer who takes charge to nab Kichaa, at one instance Charan Raj challenges to really catch him and makes a plan.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: detective
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Mass (2004)
Plot Summary:
Mass (Akkineni Nagarjuna) is an orphan, who bonds well with his landlord's son Adi (Sunil). He is behind a collegian Anjali (Jyothika) who happens to be the daughter of Vizag city's mafia don Satya (Raghuvaran). This restricts her from falling for him, as it would land him in danger but she finally gives in. She suggests that he ties the knot immediately before her brother (Rahul Dev) and father try separating them. The gangsters in the process kill Mass's best friend Adi (Sunil) when he tries to stop them when they try separating the lead pair, before their marriage. The hero moves into Vizag and stays in an apartment hiding his identity to take revenge on the mafia dons. Finally his quest for revenge is complete, and also he eliminates the anti-social elements in the society by killing them.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, exciting, captivating, suspenseful
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It's Our Time (1993)
Plot Summary:
One-time rival collegians, Vikas Sabkuchwala and Sunil, are now friends and in love with sisters Ayesha and Mamta Vidrohi, who they would like to marry. But their politician father wants a size-able dowry as well as well-placed sons-in-laws, and refuses to have to do anything with them. The foursome get together and arrange the fake kidnapping of the sisters so as to extort a large sum of money from Vidrohi. Things go completely out of control and awry, when Vikas and Sunil find out that the kidnapping has taken place - not by them - but by notorious international terrorist and seemingly invincible Colonel Chikara.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min
Plot tags: parody
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Thunder Island (1963)
Plot Summary:
A hit man hijacks a boat — and the married couple aboard — in order to carry out a contract on a dictator in the Caribbean.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 213
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Puerto Rico, USA
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: political, independent film
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Aurora: Operation Intercept (1995)
Plot Summary:
There have been two mysterious plane crashes in only 48 hours. The aircraft suddenly lose control and crash, killing everyone aboard. A woman of Russian descent, Francesca Zaborszin, the daughter of a slain Federal investigator, claims responsibility for the crashes. She believes her father was killed by the FBI as part of a cover-up operation and wishes to avenge his death by threatening to down more aircraft using the same electromagnetic pulse method. She also intends to crash a stolen military jet into the White House. There's no time to ground the planes: just enough time to try to stop her.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 354
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, fast, surprise ending
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Airport '77 (1977)
Plot Summary:
Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle while taking VIPs and valuable art to Philip Stevens new museum. But when hijackers take off the plane and knock everyone out with sleeping gas the plane crashes in the sea. The passengers survive but a small hole at the front is flooding the plane and 2 daring rescues must be put into action because everyone is trapped 200 feet underwater.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, psychological, cult classic, rough, bleak, fast
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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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The Company You Keep (2012)
Plot Summary:
A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: suspense, sexy, captivating, light, serious, suspenseful, tricky, social, political thriller, detective
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Earthquake (1974)
Plot Summary:
Earthquake is a 1974 American disaster film that achieved huge box-office success, continuing the disaster film genre of the 1970s where recognizable all-star casts attempt to survive life or death situations. The plot concerns the struggle for survival after a catastrophic earthquake destroys most of the city of Los Angeles, California.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, exciting, rough, bad ending, psychotronic, sad, cult classic, serious, realistic