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Plot Summary:
"Arbitrageur Constantine "Connie" Harper is sentenced to a maximum security prison for fraud and decking the DA at his trial. Upon his release, one of his cellmates asks him to bodyguard his sister Rosie, who is being threatened by a diamond broker over some diamonds. Connie becomes a reluctant bodyguard to Rosie. While in prison, his name got on "the list," a collection of people to go to when you've exhausted all other options. - Written by Jeff Cross ".
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags:
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Wild Zone (1989)
Plot Summary:
Set in the outback of Africa's Okavango Delta, Wayne Garrison, a former Green Beret, dedicated to the conservation of the region, finds himself forced back into action.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Action
Country: South Africa
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Diamond Ruff (2015)
Plot Summary:
Action - Orphan, con artist, crime boss and millionaire, Diamond Ruff has seen it all. In prison for a murder he did not commit, he meets the Reverend Trek Woods, who overwhelms him with kindness, character and faith in god. Falling in love with April, a young woman with terminal illness, Ruff is again challenged to grow and change. Will he be redeemed? There are no easy answers. - Felicia Pearson, Fredro Starr, Michael Barra.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 99
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: hood
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Spy Games: The Black Wolf Hunt (2006)
Plot Summary:
Retired Colonel Matveev takes on an unofficial assignment to revenge his friend's death and catch one of the most dangerous terrorists who managed to escape to America during a failed operation in Chechnya.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Action
Country: USA, Russia
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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The Protector (1998)
Plot Summary:
A man of mystery with no memory is haunted by a vicious crime lord and a band of lethal assassins from a secret government agency. A "Protector"...from an unlikely source joins the man in the battle to save the economic world and recapture both a past and a kidnapped son.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 83
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Jaguar Lives! (1979)
Plot Summary:
The world's newest kung fu legend, Joe Lewis, takes on evil gangsters and saves the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 534
Genere: Action
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: semi serious, suspense, entertaining, grindhouse, captivating, psychotronic, independent film, fast
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The Vault (2005)
Plot Summary:
After terrorist take over a museum, a Reformed Jewel Thief must decide if he should help them steal a priceless diamond or if he should save the day.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
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Ninja Phantom Heroes (1987)
Plot Summary:
In this actioner, one of a pair of imprisoned Vietnam veterans escapes and forms an organization of secret ninjas.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Slow Burn (1989)
Plot Summary:
A veteran cop is after a Mafia hitman, who killed his partner. Unbeknownst to him, a rookie cop has gone undercover to also catch the hitman, who murdered his parents. In order to get close to the hitman, the rookie has cozied up to the hitman's boss, who is in the middle of a gang war with a rival Chinese mob.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Action
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: crime drama
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Split Lip (2019)
Plot Summary:
In the underground world of contract killers, mistakes cannot be tolerated. Set "Doreé Seay", a top brutal mercenary with an icy exterior, finds out the hard way when one mistake sends her on a treacherous mission to clear her name. Hunted by her former mentor Karlton "DeJean Brown" and his roster of psychopaths, she forms an unlikely alliance with a mysterious stranger and his sister as Set races against the clock to out-wit and out-fight the dark forces gunning for her life.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Blood Ring 2: The Killer Instinct (1995)
Plot Summary:
Convicted for a crime he did not commit, kickboxer Max Rivers is sentenced to life imprisonment in Carcel de Cordoba, the world's most impenetrable prison. He discovers a corrupt regime run by the chief warden, who organizes high-stake fighting contests. When Rivers' appeal is quashed by a crooked judge, he finds himself forced to rely once again on his fighting instincts as he enters the ring in the prison.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Act of War (1998)
Plot Summary:
Jack Gracy, a former security guard at the American Embassy in Russia, has shown up uninvited to a party at the embassy in the former Soviet Republic of Bazrhikistan, where his estranged girlfriend is working. As the two are talking upstairs, a group of terrorists disguised as caterers burst in and take all the guests downstairs hostage. The terrorists are threatening to launch nuclear missles at America if their demands are not met, but they haven't planned on Jack being their to spoil the party.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 185
Genere: Action
Country: Canada, Czech Republic
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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Province 77 (2002)
Plot Summary:
Thai Town is a six-block area near Hollywood, Los Angeles, which is home to over 50,000 expatriated Thais. The town is such a gateway for Thais entering America it was dubbed Thailand's 77th Province. The movie follows a Thai family as it struggles to survive in Los Angeles' fast-paced consumerist culture, while still maintaining traditional values. The identity struggle between Thai-ness and the high octane way of life on the west coast of America, defined by hip-hop, drugs, street racing and violence, affects Pat, a good boy tempted by a life of crime, and his sister.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags:
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The Killing Zone (1991)
Plot Summary:
Convict is recruited from a chain gang to help capture a Mexican drug lord.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Action
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir
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Double Agent 73 (1974)
Plot Summary:
Underworld drug king Toplar is flooding the market with low-grade heroin. Agent 99 gets a bit too close to the truth, but manages to gasp out a clue as to the identity of Toplar: he has a scar. Jane (Agent 73) is called in to find Toplar, and gets a camera implanted in her breast in order to photograph the bad guys she dispatches so headquarters will be able to identify Toplar when she finds him. Meanwhile she begins falling in love with fellow agent Jim.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 885
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: independent film, psychotronic, action thriller, erotic, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, fast, sexy
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Day of the Survivalist (1986)
Plot Summary:
Vietnam vet leaves the ugly congestion of Los Angeles and moves north to the "paradise" of rural Oregon. He is soon befriended by a group of hardcore paramilitary survivalists, who try to bring him into their circle of righteous Armageddon-ready warriors. Put off by their extreme views, he refuses their offer and, now knowing too much, becomes the target of their aggression... fighting to survive against the odds in the wilderness.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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Injury Slight... Please Advise (2008)
Plot Summary:
This film re-enacts the true account of ace fighter pilot Charles O'Sullivan, shot down in the jungles of New Guinea during World War II.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags:
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Without Mercy (1995)
Plot Summary:
He' s been betrayed by his country, stripped of his honor and exiled to a foreign land. Now maverick Marine officer Frank Zagarino has found a way to get back what was stolen from him. And he'll get it-no matter what it takes.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 144
Genere: Action
Country: Indonesia, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Hard Justice (1995)
Plot Summary:
When A.T.F. agent Nick Adams (David Bradley) goes undercover in a prison to unravel the mystery of a fellow agents death there. Warden Pike (Charles Napier) and his pet goons are involved in all kinds of corrupt activities; dope dealing and gun smuggling to name a few.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 470
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: bloody, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, neo noir
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Plato's Run (1997)
Plot Summary:
Hired to rescue escaped inmates, a Florida man is framed for a Cuban gangster's assassination.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 528
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Final Kill (2020)
Plot Summary:
Billy Zane, Randy Couture and Ed Morrone star in this action-packed thriller about a mercenary hired to protect a couple hiding out in Central America from a ruthless crime family. In his final assignment as a protector, it quickly turns deadly as a group of mafia henchman descend on the tranquil Costa Rican village. Soon the agent learns that the job is far more than it seems and it will take all of his experience to get them out alive.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating
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Escape from Death Block 13 (2021)
Plot Summary:
After the death of his brother, Mick travels to America to seek Justice. Wrongly convicted of extortion and attempted murder, Mick is sent to Pleasant Hill Penitentiary's notorious death block 13. Seething with revenge after discovering the truth behind his brother's death, Mick's rage ignites an explosive riot as he makes a daring escape from Death Block 13.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 390
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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First Target (2000)
Plot Summary:
The Secret Service attempts to prevent an elaborately plotted assassination attempt on the President.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 716
Genere: Action
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, cliffhanger
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A Mission to Kill (1992)
Plot Summary:
His activities in Viet Nam would be denied by the U S Government. Only two others providing similar service returned to the states. Now he's getting mental help in a military institution, escapes, and must be recaptured.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 70
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: cult film
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Riot (2015)
Plot Summary:
Copper Jack Stone purposefully orchestrates a bank robbery in order to be thrown into prison with the notorious Russian kingpin Balam. Balam is more than just a mob criminal; he's a very cunning and dangerous lord who controls the police force from behind bars. Balam lives in prison as a cover for his real power, which is King of the city. His cell is a lavish private room built specifically for him, inaccessible to most in the depths of the prison structure. Even the warden fears venturing into his area of the prison. However, even surrounded by his loyal henchmen and guards in his sectioned off fortress, Balam doesn't know Jack is coming for him to avenge his family, who Balam murdered in cold blood. Balam is tough... but Jack is tougher.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, perverse
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Raging Inferno (2007)
Plot Summary:
A fire breaks out in the Berlin Fernsehturm (Radio Tower) trapping several people in the restaurant and observation deck at the top. A team of firefighters, including a disgraced former member, rush to the rescue as chaos erupts among the trapped.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 325
Genere: Action
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disaster movie
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Bet Your Life (2004)
Plot Summary:
A man makes a bet in Las Vegas with some men who want to kill him. He bets he can stay alive for 24 hours, then comes to Cleveland to elude them.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 727
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, grindhouse
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Con Games (2001)
Plot Summary:
A decorated Army veteran goes undercover as a prison inmate to investigate the death of a Senator's grandson, who was killed while behind bars. Once under lock and key, he finds himself at the mercy of an all-powerful guard whose deadly influence reaches far beyond the prison walls. His only chance for freedom now is to escape ... or die.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 388
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspense, tense
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Caged Fury (1990)
Plot Summary:
Kat arrives in Los Angeles to audition for movies. However, after meeting a sleazy producer, she and her new friend find themselves in a women's prison run by sadistic guards and a lesbian warden.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: erotic, sensual, cult classic, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexual, fast
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Black Dawn (2005)
Plot Summary:
Jonathan Cold returns, this time he goes Undercover to stop a group of Terrorists before they bomb Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, spiritual, fast, freeze frame
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Redline (2007)
Plot Summary:
A gorgeous young automobile fanatic--and front to the hottest unsigned band on the West coast--finds herself caught up in illegal drag-racing competitions organized by exotic car fanatics.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, sentimental, feel good, entertaining, serious, realistic, fast