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Plot Summary:
A multicultural band of acrobatic do-gooders take on gangsters of three great nations in this action-packed sequel to the French box-office smash Yamakasi. The Yamakasi are a team of crime fighters who can scale buildings and urban towers with the ease of a fly walking up the wall; after leaving their home base in Paris to set up operations in England, the men decide to set up a satellite facility.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Spain
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: semi serious, exciting, sincere, realistic, witty
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Way of the Dragon 2 (1979)
Plot Summary:
A classic tribute to a legendary Kung-Fu master. The high-powered action and deadly fistfights don’t let up for a moment. When all the chips are down, the Dragon Master will prevail!.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful
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Sucker Punch (2008)
Plot Summary:
Ray 'Harley' Davidson is a hustler. With flash clothes and a fast mouth, Harley lives life in the fast lane. With his passion for all things gambling, money runs like water through Harley's hands and as quickly as he makes a killing he takes a beating, normally at the poker table. Nominally an illegal prize-fight manager, Harley hasn't produced a live one in months, until Charles Buchinsky literally wanders into his life. Charles Buchinsky, street fighter extraordinaire. He's from out of town looking for a fight and the chance to tie up a few loose ends. Keeps himself to himself, lets his fists do the talking and his word is his bond. Victor Maitland, top illegal fight promoter and porn baron. Hates losing and loves the prestige of managing the best hitter in town. Harley dreams of bringing Maitland down and after seeing Buchinsky at work, engineers a fragile partnership. The duo soon becomes a hot ticket.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, humorous, realistic, semi serious, entertaining, action adventure, fairy tale, remake of american film
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Chok Dee: The Kickboxer (2005)
Plot Summary:
Dida Diafat plays himself in this story based around his thai boxing career.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 713
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, sincere, rough, captivating, serious, realistic
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Double Blast (1994)
Plot Summary:
Two kids with martial arts training and their black belt father rescue a professor from gangsters who want a stone tablet that she has discovered may lead to untold riches.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 138
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, suspenseful, semi serious
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Angels Hard as They Come (1971)
Plot Summary:
A group of crazy bikers meet up with a group of drug-addicted hippies in a small town, but the two roving factions are soon at odds with one another and chaos ensues.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 503
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, witty, semi serious, independent film, humorous
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Hell's Belles (1969)
Plot Summary:
When hot-headed Dan out-drives the thoroughly vicious Tony in a motorcycle race and wins a brand new bike, he sets in motion a chain of events that includes one blazing gas station and a disastrous rock slide.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, period piece, independent film, road movie, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic
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3 Musketeers (2011)
Plot Summary:
Alexandra D'Artagnan, junior member of NSA uncovers a conspiracy that the goal is to assassinate the American president. Alexandra has secured the support of three famous and notorious international spies in order to stop the assassination.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 695
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, mockbuster
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Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
Plot Summary:
When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, cult classic, semi serious, cult film
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The Iron-Fisted Monk (1977)
Plot Summary:
Iron Fisted Monk, heavyweight HK superstar Sammo Hung's directorial debut, is a powerful old school kung fu movie which sees the portly one at his physical peak on screen as well as calling the shots behind the camera. Husker (Sammo) is a student of the Shaolin monks, learning kung fu so that he can avenge his uncle, who was murdered by the nasty Manchus who control the province. He leaves his training early, desperate to teach the killers a lesson and teams up with a martial artist monk (Chan Sing) who is teaching a group of factory workers how to defend themselves. When the Manchus attack the factory and kill everyone there, Husker and his Buddhist pal decide it's time to even the score.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: realistic, stylized, semi serious
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Never Surrender (2009)
Plot Summary:
From the cage to the big screen, the world's greatest Mixed Martial Arts Champions come together for the first time in a major motion picture. When an MMA world champion is lured into the illegal world of underground cage fighting by an elusive promoter, he quickly realizes that the only way out is to kill or to be killed.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: serious, rough, realistic, exciting, suspenseful
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Total western (2000)
Plot Summary:
After a drug deal gone wrong, Bédé goes into hiding in the countryside at a reformative school for criminal youth. His location is found out, and he and the pupils have to protect themselves with whatever means they have.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 737
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, realistic, witty, cynical, spaghetti western
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Johnny Was (2006)
Plot Summary:
Johnny Doyle escapes a violent past in Ireland to lie low in London, until his former mentor Flynn breaks out of Brixton Prison.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: serious, sincere, rough, realistic, neo noir, bleak, contemplative
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Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back (1995)
Plot Summary:
Tommy Lee (Phillip Rhee) comes to visit his sister and finds that the town is being overrun with members of the Arian brotherhood. These Arian brothers certainly weren't expecting a Taekwondo expert to show up. Tommy and his sister's husband played by Christopher Mcdonald team up to stop the racism. whats better than watching neo-nazis get the crap kicked out of them? when the person kicking the crap out of them is dressed like homie the killer clown, complete with big red shoes and a foam nose. and thats just ONE of the MANY many many many many many cinematic jewels contained within this action packed blessing to the silver screen.this is the best worst martial arts film since sonny chiba's street fighter! you don't believe me? see for yourself namby-pants and check out the best of the best 3. now!!!.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, feel good, unusual plot structure, humorous, entertaining, surreal
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Hong Kong 97 (1994)
Plot Summary:
Hong Kong 97 takes place in Hong Kong right before the transfer of power from Britain to China. Reginald Cameron, an assassin affiliated with a large corporation with interests in the colony, guns down key members of the Chinese envoy which will take charge of Hong Kong the next day. Suddenly, he becomes a target for every two-bit mercenary in the city. With the help of his company mentor, a clueless friend, and his ex-girlfriend, Cameron must unravel the motives behind his sudden target status and escape Hong Kong alive.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: cult classic, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
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200 M.P.H. (2011)
Plot Summary:
When the older brother (Tommy Nash) he idolizes is run off the road by a ruthless drug dealer (Darren Thomas) during a nighttime street race known as Sepulveda Suicide, Rick Merchant (Jaz Martin) channels his grief into getting revenge behind the wheel. But to win, he’ll need to modify his trusty 1978 Datsun 280Z — with help from a pretty mechanic (Hennely Jimenez) — to get the maximum speed out of its machinery.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, mockbuster, fast
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The Purifiers (2004)
Plot Summary:
The story of martial arts clubs who have created their own city infrastructure after tiring of government initiatives. Responding to the greed and corruption creeping into the other clubs, headed by capitalist-wannabe Moses, The Purifiers battle to maintain the successful system which has rid the city of crime and violence.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 772
Genere: Action
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, grindhouse, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized
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Yamakasi (2001)
Plot Summary:
Yamakasi - Les samouraïs des temps modernes is a 2001 French movie written by Luc Besson. It demonstrates the skills of the Yamakasi, a group of traceurs who battle against injustice in the Paris ghetto. They use parkour to steal from the rich in order to pay off medical bills for a kid injured copying their techniques.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: witty, semi serious, exciting, sincere, realistic, action thriller
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Pride of Lions (2014)
Plot Summary:
Action / Comedy - Five retired ex-military men attempt the unthinkable and dust off their old uniforms for one last explosive mission. The team quickly discovers that they are up against an enemy from their past. This time, The Dependables mission is personal. With guns blazing, the group puts their lives on the line to defeat their arch nemesis and save their grandchildren.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, captivating, realistic
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Muay Thai Fighter (2007)
Plot Summary:
After learning the art of muay thai fighting from skilled masters, small town friends Piak (Akara Amarttayakul) and Phao (Thawatchai Phanpakdee) move their passion to Bangkok, where they become active in underground activities that put what they've learned to the test. But in the process of fighting for their lives, they also resurrect the sport -- and cement the bonds of their lifelong friendship.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 772
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, fast
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The Scorpion (2007)
Plot Summary:
Featuring a mix of Thai Boxing and Ultimate Fighting, SCORPION has been dubbed The French Fight Club. It stars Jerome Le Banner, who is also known as Hyper Battle Cyborg and The Bulldog of Paris, a true kickboxer, famous for his aggressive style - 43 of his 57 wins have come by knockout.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 792
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, psychological, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Out of Inferno (2013)
Plot Summary:
On the hottest day in 50 years, a serious fire incident happened to a busy commercial tower, a gaggle of fire fighters with an indestructible enthusiasm are going to save lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 915
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspense, captivating, tense, rough, suspenseful, stylized, disaster movie
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Merantau Warrior (2009)
Plot Summary:
In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, action thriller, action packed, non stop action, fast
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Bodyguard: A New Beginning (2008)
Plot Summary:
'A New Beginning' focuses around the story of Leung, the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even his own errant son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destroy the family and all that his father has worked hard to protect.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, suspense, crime drama, rough, realistic
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Switch (2013)
Plot Summary:
In search of an ancient Chinese scroll, a Chinese agent battles against Japanese Yakuzas and British mercenaries.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, realistic, fast
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The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
Plot Summary:
Having spent 10 years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala is finally ordered released by the South African Supreme Court but he finds himself almost immediately on the run after a run-in with the police. Assisted by his lawyer Rina Van Niekirk and visiting British engineer Jim Keogh, he heads for Capetown where he hopes to recover a stash of diamonds, meant to finance revolutionary activities, that he had entrusted to a dentist before his incarceration. Along the way, they are followed by Major Horn of the South African State security bureau and it becomes apparent that he has no intention of arresting them until they reach their final destination.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, captivating, political
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Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)
Plot Summary:
Young assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army and a dangerous clan, they meet Ginkaku, a person who shows a remarking resemblance with former friend Nachi.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, stylized, perverse, exciting, rough
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The Eliminator (2004)
Plot Summary:
Former LAPD cop, Dakota Varley, enters a power boat race seeking the prize of $250,000, but immediately discovers, first hand, that this race's risk matches the prize: one racer is killed, 3 others seriously injured in multiple action-packed crashes and explosions. Varley tries to leave the lake and collect his prize money but is drugged and kidnapped by Dawson and thrown into a different world: a world where survival means everything and no-one follows the rules. Surrounded by heavily-armed men, he soon learns that he and six other victims have been assembled to be contestants in the ultimate survival game: they will be hunted nightly by hunters with rifles until there is one remaining survivor, who will win a $10,000,000 cash prize!.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 554
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, rough, suspense, action packed, independent film, serious, realistic, fast
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Barbarian (2003)
Plot Summary:
An ancient land suffocates in the shadow of evil. A dark lord rules unopposed. One warrior will become legend. He is the Barbarian... the last great warrior king.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: semi serious, exciting, captivating, stylized, humorous
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Travellers (2011)
Plot Summary:
Four friends set out on a motorcycle adventure weekend, clocking up miles in an attempt to outrun their age and urban lifestyles. After bartering with a local land owner for a place to set up camp, they spend the night reminiscing over their wasted youth. The following morning they spot an ominous looking caravan, and decide to investigate. Within minutes, an idiotic prank leads to a series of brutal events and a deadly race for survival. A modern plunge back into the worlds created by movies such as 'Deliverance' and 'Southern Comfort' but with a gritty British twang. Kidnap, murder and a hidden past are just some of the reasons these four adventurers should have stayed at home. An action thriller that will make you question who the villains really are. You cant outrun what's in your blood.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 559
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, atmospheric, rough, serious, tense, captivating, bleak, realistic
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A Viking Saga: The Darkest Day (2013)
Plot Summary:
Cast into a violent and bloody world of murder, Hereward, a novice monk, must deliver the Holy Gospel of Lindisfarne - a book of great beauty and power - to the safety of the Iona monastery, while being pursued by a Viking death squad hell- bent on its capture. On his way to the monastery, he meets a fierce and skilled swordsman who answers his prayers and dedicates his life to protecting Hereward while he delivers the book. In the midst of their journey, they are confronted by Vikings ready to kill in order to get what they want, leaving Hereward and his protector at their mercy.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, historical drama, realistic