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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 Criminals, Part 4: Assault (1977)
Plot Summary:
Part 1 : 'Maniac' - A gang is kidnapping and raping young women. Part 2: 'Queen of Temple Street' - A gambling addict sells his wife to a brothel to pay off his debts.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 42
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: anthology, poliziottesco
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Lo negro del Negro (1987)
Plot Summary:
Based on the book by the same name, the film follows the exploits of Arturo "El Negro" Durazo, who was the head of the police department in Mexico City, we witness his crimes and his eccentric life, that will inevitably lead to his fall.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration:
Plot tags:
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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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Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999)
Plot Summary:
A California congressman's wife and daughter are abducted and held hostage in a historic hotel and Logan McQueen (Reynolds) is rushed to the scene to assist his former partner, Charlie Duffy (Durning), who has been taken captive trying to broker the ransom deal. McQueen must risk his life to face the cunning killer (Carradine) and save the hostages and his long-time friend.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 458
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags:
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Devil's Three (1979)
Plot Summary:
An underworld kingpin's daughter is kidnapped by his own men. So, he calls in Cleopatra Wong, a beautiful karate queen. She brings a team with her - a 300+ pound psychic and a female impersonator.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Lowball (1996)
Plot Summary:
Two undercover police officer investigating a heroin ring find their covers blown.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 161
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Animal (2004)
Plot Summary:
Loosely based on a rape case that happened to two sisters in Cebu, Visayas, Philippines in late 1990s.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Ammajan (1999)
Plot Summary:
Ammajan (English: Dear Mother) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language film directed by Kazi Hayat and written by Monwar Hossain Dipjol. The film was released in 1999 in Bangladesh. It was produced by Monwar Hossain Dipjol. It is a drama film and superstars Manna, Shabnam Moushumi, Amin Khan, Monwar Hossain Dipjol, Miju Ahmed and more. It is all-time blockbuster Bangladeshi movie and it is one of the highest-grossing films at Bangladesh box-office.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 514
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags:
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Newsbreak (2000)
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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Mad Drivers (1978)
Plot Summary:
Spoiled rich boys get into drag-racing and end up in beeg trobbles.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 21
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Crime of Crimes (1989)
Plot Summary:
A Latino family new to Los Angeles find itself in trouble when the husband is arrested for a murder he didn't commit. His pregnant wife winds up in the hospital, and his little daughter is kidnapped by a child molester.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Human Hyena (1995)
Plot Summary:
The dead body of a young man who was kidnapped is found, the police looks for the kidnappers as a web of corruption its uncovered in the police department.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags:
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The King (2017)
Plot Summary:
Born in a poor family, Tae-su learns that the power is the most important thing in life and decides to become a prosecutor, the biggest symbol of power in the 90’s. After entering the most prestigious law school, experiencing democratic resistance in Korea, Tae-su finally reaches his goal of becoming a prosecutor but his life is no better than a salary man. By chance, he joins a clique of the powerful prosecutors with wealth and authority. He finally gets a taste of a life of the top hierarchy, but as he enjoys the sweetness of supremacy, he also sees the cruel side of it.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: crime drama, action drama
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Bolt (1995)
Plot Summary:
21 Jump Street heartthrob Richard Grieco stars in the 1994 motorcycle movie Bolt, released on DVD as Rebel Run. A tough New Jersey biker named Bolt (Grieco) travels across the country heading west. He encounters old gang rival Billy Niles (Michael Ironside). Bolt fights to protect his Indian girlfriend Patty Deerheart (Sean Young) from land-stealing bad guys.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, France
Duration:
Plot tags: independent film
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Street Warriors (1977)
Plot Summary:
Perros Callejeros is based on the juvenile delinquency of the 1970s and 80s in Spain. The story is set in Barrio de la Mina in Barcelona one of the most conflict neighbourhoods in Spain. The characters chosen were real juvenile delinquents all with criminal records, which the director used to give the film a realistic touch. This film is very powerful and dramatic, it shows how these kids were brought up to survive on the streets.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: social, hood, poliziottesco
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The Manhandlers (1974)
Plot Summary:
A gorgeous girl named Katie inherits her deceased uncle's business and decides that she too can be a businesswoman and hire two hot girlfriends. Katie doesn't like the brothel part so she gets rid of that and is soon giving legit massages. The mob doesn't like this and Katie is quickly being muscled by mob goons to turn up the heat or pay. Katie soon discovers more about the massage-parlor than she had wished.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
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The Big Sweat (1991)
Plot Summary:
An ex-con, just released from jail, returns home only to become immediately embroiled in a robbery. A tenacious FBI agent hounds him every step of the way.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Author's Crime (1974)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy Countess is warned that if she gives a valuable painting away as first prize in a music competition, the only thing handed out will be death. In rapid succession, the painting is stolen, the Countess murdered, her niece kidnapped, and the police baffled as the killings continue.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 63
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971)
Plot Summary:
Interpol investigates the freelance killings of drug and porn peddlers.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 372
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, West Germany, Spain
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: weird
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Night of the Juggler (1980)
Plot Summary:
An ex New York cop is desperate to find his kidnapped daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, hood, grim, cult film
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Terror and Black Lace (1986)
Plot Summary:
A psycho with a hair fetish is caught in the act of disposing of a body and the lonely housewife that witnesses it must fight for her life.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Jungle Assault (1989)
Plot Summary:
Two Vietnam vets with nothing to lose are called back into the bloodiest action of their lives. Their assignment: locate and destroy a terrorist base and bring back a General's daughter alive.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 118
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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Center of the Web (1992)
Plot Summary:
An actor is wrongly taken as a professional killer by a band planning to murder the Governor. Then he is hired by the Security Dept. to try to unmask and to catch the leaders.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 218
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, suspense
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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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Lamb of God (2008)
Plot Summary:
The kidnapping 77-year-old man in Argentina forces his daughter to return to Buenos Aires after years of exile abroad.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 384
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Argentina, France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: rough, thought provoking, serious, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, realistic
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Jailbait (1993)
Plot Summary:
Action - 17 year old Kyle comes to the big city in search of her half-sister Merci. Merci is on the run after being used to set up a murder. The police and the killers both want her. - C. Thomas Howell, Renée Humphrey, Krista Errickson.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 760
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Deathrow (2000)
Plot Summary:
A neglected and unloved orphan raised by poor relatives in the slums of Manila is wrongfully convicted of murder that resulted from a heist he was compelled to join. Unable to prove his innocence and his minor age, he is thrown into the cruel, perilous and horrifying world of death row where he is introduced to other inmates all awaiting their execution by lethal injection. One of them is a 70-year-old man who detests the jungle of jail and is feared by all the convicts. He would serve as the boy’s protector and savior and in the process touch and shape enormously the violated youth’s life in prison and beyond.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspense, realistic, suspenseful
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Killing Angels (2023)
Plot Summary:
A group of elitists recruit a freelance agent in an attempt to bring down the worlds biggest human trafficking network.
IMDB Rating:
IMDB Votes:
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Certain Fury (1985)
Plot Summary:
During a shooting in court young prostitute Scarlet manages to flee. In a state of confusion, the black Tracy, who was arrested for a minor delict, follows her. When she decides to leave Scarlett, an accident makes it impossible. So they're bound together on a flight from the police and some of the meanest criminals of New York.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 710
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, tense, captivating, independent film
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Shakti (1982)
Plot Summary:
A scrupulously honest cop refuses kidnappers' demands at grave risk to the life of his son. The son is rescued but lives forever scarred by his father's willingness to sacrifice his own son for the sake of his principles. This works out to devastating effect when the son grows up to be a Mafia don, and his father is assigned the job of bringing him in. Vijay Kumar grows up with a grudge against his father, a honest and incorruptible policeman, Ashwini, who refuses to negotiate his son's release from his kidnappers. Vijay grows up hating everything his dad stood for, and turns to crime. Now an established criminal, Vijay faces a murder charge, will his father help him now?.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 166 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful