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Plot Summary:
Film from Serge Rodnunsky.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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November Children (1972)
Plot Summary:
After their candidates win control of a farming community in an election, fruit-pickers start getting harassed by the local law enforcement officials.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags:
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Perseguida (1991)
Plot Summary:
A journalist Lorena and her friend photographer Raul decide to try to take an interview from influential politician Hermenegildo Parra. After several unsuccessful attempts they decide to break into his house and make some photos there but when they enter his cabinet they see him stabbed with the knife. The next day the newspaper announces his death and start to celebrate a big amount of sold copies but during the fiesta a phone calls and it was Mr.Parra "alive and kicking". After this scandal Lorena becomes pursued by some mysterious killers who want to take the negatives from her at any price. The solution of this mystery is very unexpected.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 31
Genere: Drama, Action, Crime
Country: Mexico
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: political
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The Legend of the Mask (1990)
Plot Summary:
A reporter starts investigating the life of the recently deceased wrestler "The Masked Angel".
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 70
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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Chrome Soldiers (1992)
Plot Summary:
Five ex-soldiers go to a small town in Oregon to help a friend investigate the murder of his brother.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 232
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Street Wars (1991)
Plot Summary:
A young man takes over as the head of a crack dealing outfit after his brother, the gang's leader, is murdered.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Hostage (1986)
Plot Summary:
The leader of a South African Nation is imprisoned. His followers, led by Zabo, hijack a plane with the intent to use the passengers as hostages to trade for his release. They select a plane carrying a religious leader to use as their main hostage. They soon learn that they have an added bonus of the daughter and grandson of Colonel Shaw, a bigwig in the country. The grandson all the while has to cope with the dual problems of being hijacked and held hostage while needing a kidney transplant. The hijackers have everything in their favor, except that the colonel's daughter is the sweetheart of Major Sam Striker. Striker puts together a band of mercenaries and sets about freeing the hostages.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Angel III: The Final Chapter (1988)
Plot Summary:
Molly is now a freelance photographer in New York. She runs across a woman at an art show that looks familiar. She goes to L.A. to find out that this woman is in fact, her mother. She also finds out she has a sister. The reunion is short-lived when her mother calls her to tell her that her sister is in danger and later, gets killed in an explosion. Molly must once again, become Angel to try and find her sister.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 886
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: action adventure, serious
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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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End of the Line (2016)
Plot Summary:
Andrew has been in hiding ever since his mob boss father, killed his mother. Once his father gains word of his whereabouts he must make a decision to run, or finally confront his father.
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Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, captivating, suspense, realistic
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Viper (1988)
Plot Summary:
After Laura's husband James is murdered, she decides to find out who did it and why. She finds herself in a fight against an anti-terrorist organization in her desire for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense, independent film
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Birador (1998)
Plot Summary:
Mike Santana is technically as person for he uses his position as a policeman to savagely murder people; he also manhandles his wife Gina. His partner in service is Frankie, a young loyal police who sticks with him through thick and thin. But in end he betrays him for good. Because of that he pours out all of his frustrations to his wife, and as he continues to be rude, his wife Gina finally leaves him for her family. His teenage gets gang-raped by men. As he gets to live all alone, with all the people blaming him for their shortcomings; he starts to realize his mistakes which will transform from being soulless to a sensible human being. He would also meet Michelle who teaches him not to regret the act of forgiveness. Suddenly, his crooked ways backfire on him when he gets accused of killing a pro-laborer advocate. As he tries to come clean and liquidate the real criminals, another threat would come to take his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 26
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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Defense Play (1988)
Plot Summary:
Professor Vandemeer works on a secret project for the US-Air-Force called DART: a very small helicopter for scouting and defense. When he gets killed, Colonel Denton gets under suspicion. His son Scott and Vandemeers daughter Karen believe in his innocence and search for the true murderer and his motives.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Cop Killers (1977)
Plot Summary:
Two hippies on their way to a cocaine deal get stopped by the police at a roadblock, resulting in a shootout where they kill the cops. They then go on a crime spree of robbery and murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 314
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: road movie, grindhouse, poliziottesco, tripping, surprise ending, psychotronic, cult film
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Manhattan Chase (2000)
Plot Summary:
After six years as a guest of the state, mob hit man Jason Reed wants nothing more than to get an honest job and spend time with his young son, Tommy. He is not ten steps outside of the prison before being greeted by Keither, an old crony anxious to pick up where they left off. While out for a drive with his son, Jason saves a young woman from a gun wielding thug, not realizing that he has just managed to ruin Keith's plans to recover some stolen heroin. While fending off various retaliatory attacks from his old buddies, Jason must also deal with his ex-wife, a reformed drug addict who has returned from out of nowhere intent on re-uniting with Tommy.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 178
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspense, realistic
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Fighting Mad (1976)
Plot Summary:
An evil corporation tries to pressure a bunch of Arkansas farmers and ranchers to sell their land so they can strip-mine it for coal. The fiercely proud and stubborn Hunter family refuse to give in. This leads to a bitter conflict that results in several casualties. Eventually the take-charge no-nonsense Tom Hunter exacts a harsh revenge on the villains with the help of his bow and arrow.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 652
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: political, tense, rough, bleak, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
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Break of Dawn (2002)
Plot Summary:
The story of two ex-legionnaires in a mission of political assasination in Romania. A candid portrayal of the human side of assassins.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 439
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, captivating
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Merchant of Death (1997)
Plot Summary:
Jim Rendall is 6 when his family gets killed. 25 years later he finds out why.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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In Her Line of Fire (2006)
Plot Summary:
When the Vice President's plane goes down near a remote Pacific island, he is kidnapped by rebel forces and held for ransom. It is up to his female Secret Service agent and a press secretary to infiltrate the camp and save him.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, serious, suspense, cliffhanger, rough
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Ashok (2006)
Plot Summary:
Ashok (Telugu: అశోక్, Aśōk ?) (Dubbed into Hindi as Ghayal:The Fighter Man) is a 2006 Telugu film directed by Surender Reddy (of Athanokkade fame). The film, which was released on 13 July 2006, stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Sameera Reddy.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 821
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Pratibandh (1990)
Plot Summary:
Film starring Chiranjeevi, Juhi Chawla and Rami Reddy.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 159 min
Plot tags:
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Ulterior Motives (1992)
Plot Summary:
A private eye becomes the bodyguard of a beautiful reporter being pursued by a Japanese mob.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: crime drama, neo noir, suspense, independent film, cult film
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Angel 4: Undercover (1994)
Plot Summary:
Angel, the high school student by day / hooker by night, has grown into a smart successful career woman. A prostitute is brutally murdered. The police dismiss it as "just another dead whore." Now Angel must take to the streets of Hollywood once again, seeking justice, using a weapon as deadly as any gun...her own body.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 372
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, saga
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The Florida Connection (1975)
Plot Summary:
Dan Gordon arrives in town on the edge of the Florida Everglades, planning to take part in a drug smuggling operation. He's aided by his friend, Mule Tucker, but runs into opposition from corrupt local cops.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: independent film
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.357 Magnum (1977)
Plot Summary:
American Jonathan "Johnny" Hightower (James Whitworth) works as a contract secret agent for some British-accented guy. He wants Johnny to kill another guy called Clay. Clay is in Hong Kong and then moves on to Tokyo. He walks a lot, has vague phone conversations but also shoots a few people.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
Plot tags: independent film
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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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Back to Back (1996)
Plot Summary:
An ex-cop finds himself caught up in a battle between Japanese mobsters and local gangland thugs and discovers that he was framed for wrong-doings by a corrupt cop.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 841
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: crime drama, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast
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Deep Dark Canyon (2013)
Plot Summary:
Bloom Towne is a small-town sheriff under the thumb of the well-established, deeply influential Mayor Dick Cavanaugh's family. When Bloom's two teenage sons, Nate and Skylar accidentally shoot and kill Dick during a deer-hunt, Bloom's long-held allegiance to the reigning Cavanaugh clan is tested. Skylar (still a minor) decides to take the wrap for his older brother Nate, claiming he fired the fatal shot. The Cavanaugh family's quick retaliation sends Skylar on his way to county jail, soon to be tried as an adult. Desperate and guilt-ridden, Nate breaks Skylar out of jail and sets off a chain of lawless acts, which send them deep into the woods and on the run. Bloom's choice between the law and his sons leads to revelations of old family secrets that threaten to destroy everything he loves.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, serious, realistic, independent film
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Raven Hawk (1995)
Plot Summary:
A Native-American woman, who was framed for the murders of her parents years before, returns to her reservation to seek revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 898
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: bleak, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, psychological
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Black Eagle (1988)
Plot Summary:
One of the US Air Force's most modern tactical aircrafts, an F-100 with a new laser guidance system, crashes into the sea near Malta - a region where the Soviet forces are highly present, too. The CIA immediately sends out their best secret agent, Ken Tami, to salvage the system before it falls into enemy hands. To ensure his loyalty, they bring his two young sons to a nearby hotel on the island.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: cult classic, independent film, serious, realistic, cult film
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Animal (2005)
Plot Summary:
His name: infamous. His reputation: ruthless. But when James "Animal"Allen is locked up in a maximum security prison, he meets a revolutionary who changes his life. Now a reformed man, James is released only to find that his own son has assumed a life of crime and violence. Can a father haunted by his past redeem his family from the very streets he created, or will he be forced to make the ultimate sacrifice?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, serious, realistic, crime drama, bleak