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Plot Summary:
Gangster's girlfriend hangs out in a Las Vegas hotel with her cop protectors while she waits to testify.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 254
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film, poliziottesco
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The Working Girls (1974)
Plot Summary:
Honey comes to Los Angeles to seek her new lifestyle, but is flat broke. She gets a place to stay with Denise and Jill. Honey has hard luck finding a job, but eventually gets hired by a millionaire to just talk to him. Denise falls in love with a guitar player Honey brings home, but there's something shady going on with him. Jill works at the local strip bar as a waitress, and the manager has new plans for her. Soon the girls get thrown into danger by the illegal activities of the men they love, and must find a way to solve the problem.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 342
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film, horror comedy, hot
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Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973)
Plot Summary:
There's trouble in Frankie Diomede's criminal empire in Genoa. A French gangster has moved into his territory, so he flies home to take care of business. He promptly has himself arrested so that he'll have the perfect alibi when the bodies start piling up. But it turns out his enemies have enough juice to keep him in prison, his associates start dying and the attempts on his life start. Cue Tony Breda, a wannabe wiseguy, who has a plan to spring Frankie from jail.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 485
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, poliziottesco, funny, cult film
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Vice Academy Part 3 (1991)
Plot Summary:
Two sisters in the Vice Academy try to thwart the crime wave wrought by escaped convict Malathion, who got her name after being exposed to toxic chemicals. An honest new recruit does such a good job at arresting Malathion's gang that the sisters are taken off active duty. To get their jobs back, they try to tarnish the new girl's reputation.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 454
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, independent film
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Taking the Heat (1993)
Plot Summary:
When Michael Norell witnesses a murder, he doesn't want to testify but he is forced to by the police. A cop is ordered to bring him to the court, but before they get there they have to deal with several attacks from killers.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 278
Genere: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags:
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Badge Of Fear (1997)
Plot Summary:
A policewoman gets involved with the actor she was supposed to protect.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Violent Panic: The Big Crash (1976)
Plot Summary:
Like its title, this crazy Toei film from 1976 falls neatly into two parts. The first details the exploits of two bank robbers who specialize in "smash and grab" style heists. Evidently, Japanese banks of the period left huge piles of cash laying around on filing cabinets and end tables. The thieves dream of escaping Japan and going to Brazil. Charismatic lead Tsunehiko Watase gets involved with Miki Sugimoto, a strange girl with a severe mental problem. After a bank robbery goes wrong and his partner is killed, Watase is assaulted by his dead partner's thuggish brother who wants the loot.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Stunt Squad (1977)
Plot Summary:
Fed up with the murderous shenanigans of Valli’s protection racket, police chief Grifi assembles an ace team of stunt trained police officers to tackle the mob!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Doble Crossed (2001)
Plot Summary:
Charisse lives in a boarding house owned by Vivian Sales (Rina Reyes) but drops by her grandfather (Eddie Arenas) once in a while. The narrative goes on in this scenario and eventually leaps from drama to action when the lead characters, Charisse and Benito, get entangled with Bunny and the godfather-like character, Dodi (Celso Ad. Castillo).
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags:
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Assault of the Killer Bimbos (1988)
Plot Summary:
Two go-go dancers, Lulu and Peaches, are framed for the murder of their employer by the real killer, sleazy gangster Vinnie. Picking up waitress Darlene along the way, the three are involved in wild car chases with cops as they head south to cross the border into Mexico, where they unexpectedly encounter Vinnie in a fleabag Mexican motel.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 632
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film, sexy, teen sex comedy, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, hot, campy
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Beyond Desire (1995)
Plot Summary:
Rita is a sexy call girl in a red Corvette convertible who just met Ray. Ray is an ex-con just released after serving 14 years for a killing he claims he was framed for. When these two get together, sparks fly and temperatures rise. But Ray has a reason not to trust Rita - $1 million has been stashed somewhere in Las Vegas and Ray knows everyone wants it almost as much as they want him dead. When everyone has a hidden agenda, who do you trust?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 384
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane (1998)
Plot Summary:
A Cherry Pontiac Lemans Convertible...Two Days...Two-Hundred & Fifty Grand. When your lemon lot hits the skids you glom the gig no matter what the smell. For Bob and Sid, two slicked-back burnouts, bum luck runs in spades. With a goose-egg for cash flow and a fore-closure falling fast, they take the gig. The Upside: Fat Cash...The Flipside...Every Thug, Crook, Punk and Mercenary on the planet looking to get rich.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, neo noir, poliziottesco, clever
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Crazy Sex (1976)
Plot Summary:
Shaw Brothers superdirector Li Han-Hsiang was particularly masterful in two genres: erotica and classic Chinese tales. He combined these two loves in this two-part examination of lust. The first story features an elderly jeweler's adventures with his unsatisfied wife, a handsome neighbor, and the neighborhood bordello. The second is a more modern tale of sex, lies, and videotape.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: anthology, sex comedy
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Hard As Nails (2001)
Plot Summary:
After being punished for disobedience and arranging an arms deal with Russian mobsters, young member Takura violently takes over control of his Japanese mafia family. Takura takes advantage of his new position and is proceeding his deal with the Russians, his recklessness attracts the attention of an undercover cop.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: crime drama, neo noir, independent film, detective
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The Family (1970)
Plot Summary:
A hitman is double-crossed by his girlfriend and barely escapes a murder attempt. He then sets out to take his revenge on the woman and the gang boss who put her up to it.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, action thriller, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Coogan's Bluff (1968)
Plot Summary:
Coogan (Clint Eastwood) an Arizona deputy sheriff goes to New York to pick up a prisoner. While escorting the prisoner to the airport he escapes and Coogan heads into the City to recapture him.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: light, black comedy, exciting, cult classic, entertaining, retro, psychedelic, rough, serious, realistic
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Sunset Strip (1985)
Plot Summary:
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
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Driven to Kill (2009)
Plot Summary:
A former Russian mobster named Ruslan, who is now a crime novelist, returns home and discovers his daughter is marrying his arch nemesis. His past also comes back to haunt him when his family is threatened. Hungry for justice, Ruslan returns to the life he once knew...with a vengeance.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Russia
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, captivating, psychological, exciting, bloody, action packed, rough, realistic, suspenseful
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The Squeeze (1987)
Plot Summary:
Harry Berg is both a con artist and an actual artist -- he constructs large sculptures out of television sets -- but he is not particularly successful in either role. He owes some money, which gets him involved with Rachel Dobs, a police detective who works with a collection agency. When Harry comes into possession of a strange parcel, both the con man and the detective find themselves wrapped up in a sinister corporate plot to fix the lottery.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, light, captivating, entertaining, detective, rough, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious
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Grand Theft Auto (1977)
Plot Summary:
A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of reward seekers are determined to stop her.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: realistic, witty, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, slapstick, road movie, action comedy, independent film, fast
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The Out-Laws (2023)
Plot Summary:
A straight-laced bank manager is about to marry the love of his life. When his bank is held up by infamous Ghost Bandits during his wedding week, he believes his future in-laws who just arrived in town, are the infamous Out-Laws.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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Stakeout (1987)
Plot Summary:
Two cops are given the 'dirty' job of staking out the home of an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend. Chris and the beautiful girlfriend accidentally meet and fall in love. Just as Chris' confesses, the convict appears, but will she betray him ?.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: detective, funny, humorous, suspenseful, offbeat, neo noir, action comedy, comedy drama, realistic, semi serious
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The Gauntlet (1977)
Plot Summary:
Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness named Gus Mally from Vegas. Mally turns out to be a belligerent prostitute with mob ties and incriminating information regarding a high-placed figure.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: exciting, road movie, suspense, entertaining, neo noir, anime, action thriller, rough, serious, realistic
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Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Plot Summary:
Detroit cop, Axel Foley heads for the land of sunshine and palm trees to find out who shot police Captain Andrew Bogomil. Thanks to a couple of old friends, Axel's investigation uncovers a series of robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin – and the chase is on.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 127000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, cult classic, suspense, entertaining, action comedy, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, witty, semi serious
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Money Talks (1997)
Plot Summary:
Money Talks is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Brett Ratner. Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, funny, clever, action packed, hilarious
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Midnight Run (1988)
Plot Summary:
An accountant embezzles $15 million of mob money, jumps bail and is chased by bounty hunters, the FBI, and the Mafia.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 93000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: road movie, funny, humorous, witty, talky, clever, intense, cult classic, buddy comedy, exciting
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The Enforcer (1976)
Plot Summary:
Dirty Harry Callahan returns again, this time saddled with a rookie female partner. Together, they must stop a terrorist group consisting of angry Vietnam veterans.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspenseful, detective, retro, sexy, grindhouse, crime drama, perverse, action thriller, mind blowing
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48 Hrs. (1982)
Plot Summary:
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, detective, funny, neo noir, humorous, intense, tense, suspenseful, rough, realistic
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Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Plot Summary:
Tough-talking Detroit cop Axel Foley heads to the rarified world of Beverly Hills in his beat-up Chevy Nova to investigate a friend's murder. But soon, he realizes he's stumbled onto something much more complicated. Bungling rookie detective Billy Rosewood joins the fish-out-of-water Axel and shows him the West Los Angeles ropes.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 197000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy, humorous, funny, exciting, action comedy, witty, entertaining, cult classic, detective, hilarious
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Bad Boys for Life (2020)
Plot Summary:
Marcus Burnett is now a police inspector and Mike Lowery is in a midlife crisis. They unite again when an Albanian mercenary, whose brother they killed, promises them an important bonus.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 172000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy, humorous, action comedy, exciting, tense, captivating, entertaining, funny, epic, saga
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Bad Boys (1995)
Plot Summary:
Marcus Burnett is a hen-pecked family man. Mike Lowry is a foot-loose and fancy free ladies' man. Both are Miami policemen, and both have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 281000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy, entertaining, humorous, exciting, funny, action comedy, action packed, stylized, talky, suspense