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Auto Recovery (2008)

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A heart warming story about three young men who specialize in recovering high end, expensive and well protected autos that are hard to retrieve due to lack of payments.

IMDB Rating: 3.3

IMDB Votes: 95

Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama

Country: USA

Duration: 113 min

Plot tags: captivating, exciting, suspense, semi serious, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, fast