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Plot Summary:
Ils sont cinq tueurs. Francis, le chef, Louis le parano, Victor, l'accro aux series tele, M'sieur, fan de tamagochi et Marchand, dont la femme est la seule certitude. Elle le croit representant en chaussures. Jusqu'au jour ou elle decouvre la verite. Une discussion plus qu'orageuse suit, au cours de laquelle il lui balance un coup de poing d'une telle force qu'elle tombe dans le coma. Marchand est effondre. Il acquiert la conviction que, s'il se rachete, elle se reveillera. Il decide non seulement de raccrocher mais encore de sauver ses hypothetiques victimes.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 194
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: dark comedy
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 96 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 386
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Ukraine
Duration: 100 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Comedy, Crime
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Duration: 89 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 30000
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 629
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 966
Genere: Comedy, Crime
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 568
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 80 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 291
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada, USA
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Plot Summary:
Serbian crime drama focusing on Belgrade's violent criminal underworld. Obituary For Escobar distinguishes itself from other recent crime dramas with its strong visual style and energetic approach. Borko was a young effeminate boy bullied at school by the self-styled 'Ghandi'. Years on, Ghandi is now a warlord, wrecking mayhem in pursuit of his ambition to become the leading drug lord in the Balkans. His execution of the rival 'Serbian Escobar' coincides with the mysterious placement of an obituary for the real Escobar by two stoners. In Ghandi's pursuit of the assailants he meets Lela, a stunning mystery woman who leads Ghandi to reconsider both "Borko" and his life in crime.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 814
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 36000
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 9000
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 12000
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 665
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 735
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 424
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 444
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 119
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 128000
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 271000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
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