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Plot Summary:
Ex-kickboxing champion turned sports photographer Max Havoc again finds himself in Guam on a publicity photo shoot. Max's helpful ways land him in the lives of the vacationing sisters Jane and Christy Goody who have acquired a rare jade dragon, which belongs to the ruthless Japanese Yakuza who will stop at nothing to get it back. It's up to Max to stop the Yakuza, save the sisters and restore order to the peaceful island.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 968
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, realistic, serious, independent film, fast
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A disgraced cop goes to work for the mob, and must choose between good and evil when he goes up against his former friends on the force.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 379
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, captivating, suspense, crime drama
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IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, bloody, grindhouse, perverse, cult classic, action adventure
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, realistic, tense, serious, independent film
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Eight thieves steal a treasure map and split it into eight pieces, vowing to regroup three years later. But they'll have to deal with a deadly-kicking cop.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 168
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 98
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IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Votes: 545
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IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 314
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Duration: 89 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 884
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 632
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IMDB Votes: 649
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Two police detectives must protect a beautiful call girl from mob hitmen and a crooked cop.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 490
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IMDB Votes: 887
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IMDB Votes: 756
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IMDB Rating: 4.0
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