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Plot Summary:
In a not too distant future, a totalitarian state run by ‘The Director” (Seagal) controls all aspects of life. All enemies of the state are dealt in the harshest way. Most of them are executed by the secret government’s assassins. The best operative is code-named “Condor” (Messner) – an elite agent and hit man for the government. However, in his latest assignment, “Condor” fails to kill an opposition leader, and finds himself on the run from the very same government agency that he works for. This sets in motion a chain of events with unforseen consequences for all involved.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain, Sweden
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspense, futuristic, tense, captivating, surprise ending, neo noir, independent film, sinister
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The Blood Bond (2011)
Plot Summary:
In a war-torn Asian land, peace lies in the hands of the Bagwun, a revered religious leader. When he is wounded in an assassination attempt, his sworn protector, Deva, sets out on a dangerous journey to find the one man who can provide the rare blood type needed to save her master's life. The potential donor is John Tremayne (Biehn), an embittered form US Special Forces operative. Together, this unlikely pair must run the gauntlet laid down by rebel leader Lompoc (Yam) and his aide Guang Di (Pei).
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 282
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, intense, independent film
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Bounty Killer (2013)
Plot Summary:
It’s been 20 years since the corporations took over the world’s governments. Their thirst for power and profits led to the Corporate Wars, a fierce global battle that laid waste to society as we know it. Born from the ash, the Council of Nine rose as a new law and order for this dark age. To avenge the corporations’ reckless destruction, the Council issues death warrants for all white collar criminals. Their hunters—the bounty killer. From amateur savage to graceful assassin, the bounty killers now compete for body count, fame and a fat stack of cash. They’re ending the plague of corporate greed and providing the survivors of the apocalypse with retribution. These are the new heroes. This is the age of the BOUNTY KILLER.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, futuristic, grindhouse, suspense, apocalyptic, tense, retro, absurd, cult classic, humorous
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Criminal (2016)
Plot Summary:
Bill Pope is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous ex-convict Jericho Stewart. When he wakes up with the CIA agent's memories, his mission is to find The Dutchman and eliminate him before the hacker launches ICBM's and starts World War III. But complications soon arise and the mission turns personal.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 69000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, intense, disturbing, action adventure, rough, political, suspenseful, smart, cult classic
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Gemini Man (2019)
Plot Summary:
Henry Brogen, an aging assassin tries to get out of the business but finds himself in the ultimate battle: fighting his own clone who is 25 years younger than him and at the peak of his abilities.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 120000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China, USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: action adventure, exciting, captivating, tense, intense, psychological, entertaining, predictable, neo noir, surprise ending
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CIA Code Name: Alexa (1992)
Plot Summary:
A CIA operative kills a terrorist during a prison break. When a group of terrorists attempts to recover a microchip implanted in the man's body, one of them is captured and convinced by the CIA to work for them as an informer.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 794
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, surprise ending, neo noir, detective
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Chain of Command (1994)
Plot Summary:
When Merrill Ross (Michael Dudikoff) is thought to be a C.I.A. agent gone bad and teaming with some other alphabet named agency to take over the oil rich country of Qumir, he finds he's in the middle of a very explosive situation. Not knowing who he can trust, he's forced to use a process of elimination thru the chain of operatives he encounters.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 610
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, grindhouse, perverse, surprise ending, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy, campy
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The Eleventh Hour (2008)
Plot Summary:
An ex-Navy SEAL, Michael Adams, (Matthew Reese) was captured during a raid to free Japanese prisoners from a North Korean prison camp. He endures the North Koreans torture for three years -- seen only as flashbacks -- then released back into civilian life. A renegade North Korean General wants revenge for the raid on his camp, he follows Adams back to the United States with a plot to manipulate the former soldier into assassinating the leader of the raid, now a United States senator, Mason Chambers (K. Danor Gerald). The General targets Adams' estranged wife, Rachel (Jennifer Klekas) has her attacked so a doctor on the North Koreans payroll can insert a bomb into her head. Then Adam is captured, given the assignment and warned he must assassinate the senator within 12 hours or the bomb will detonate.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 902
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, disturbing, tense, thought provoking, independent film, detective, freeze frame, surprise ending
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Maximum Conviction (2012)
Plot Summary:
When former black ops operative Tom Steele and his partner Manning are assigned to decommission an old prison, they must oversee the arrival of two mysterious female prisoners. Before long, an elite force of mercenaries assault the prison in search of the new arrivals. As the true identities of the women are revealed, Steele realizes he's caught in the middle of something far bigger than he had imagined.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, rough, realistic, suspense, tense, surprise ending, independent film, freeze frame
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Black Water (2018)
Plot Summary:
A deep cover operative awakens to find himself imprisoned on a submarine. With the help of a fellow prisoner and an amateur agent, he must race against the clock to escape the vessel and expose who set him up.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, serious, captivating, tense, cult classic, surprise ending, independent film
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Hard Target 2 (2016)
Plot Summary:
Forced into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, a disgraced mixed martial arts fighter is hunted through the jungles of Southeast Asia.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, brutal, captivating, suspense, disturbing, cliffhanger, perverse, surprise ending, black comedy
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End of a Gun (2016)
Plot Summary:
A mall security guard -- and former federal agent -- crosses paths with a drug kingpin's enforcer after he saves a woman from danger.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, rough, suspense, suspenseful, neo noir, independent film, detective, freeze frame
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A Good Man (2014)
Plot Summary:
After an illustrious special ops career ends in disaster, Alexander goes off the grid and attempts to lead a quiet life as a handyman at an apartment complex. But when one of his tenants and her family fall under the thumb of a Russian gangster, Alexander is dragged into an all-out war between rival Chinese and Russian gangs; forcing him to not only defend the family, but bringing him face to face with an old foe, and giving him one more chance to reconcile his past.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychological, realistic, surprise ending, neo noir, independent film, detective, rough
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Contract to Kill (2016)
Plot Summary:
Harmon is a CIA/DEA enforcer investigating Arab terrorists captured in Mexico. With his team--seductive FBI agent Zara and spy-drone pilot Sharp--he flies to Istanbul and uncovers a brutal plot: Islamic extremists plan to use Sonora drug-smuggling routes to bring deadly weapons, and leaders, into the U.S. To prevent an attack on America, Harmon must turn these two savage forces against one another before his time--and his luck--run out.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Monaco
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, touching, captivating, suspense, independent film, freeze frame
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Cartels (2016)
Plot Summary:
An elite team of DEA agents are assigned to protect a dangerous drug lord and take refuge in a luxury hotel while they await extraction. They soon find themselves at the center of an ambush as the drug lord's former associates launch an explosive assault on the hotel.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Monaco, Romania
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, suspenseful, exciting, surprise ending, neo noir, ambiguous ending, independent film
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I Am Wrath (2016)
Plot Summary:
A man is out for justice after a group of corrupt police officers are unable to catch his wife's killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, suspense, bleak, neo noir, action thriller, surprise ending, detective, black comedy, dark comedy
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Triple Threat (2019)
Plot Summary:
A crime syndicate places a hit on a billionaire's daughter, making her the target of an elite assassin squad. A small band of down-and-out mercenaries protects her, fighting tooth and nail to stop the assassins from reaching their target.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Thailand, China, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: brutal, suspense, intense, bloody, cult classic, action thriller, mind twisting, surprise ending, independent film, black comedy
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The Purge: Election Year (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential election due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. On the night of what should be the final Purge, a betrayal from within the government forces Barnes and Roan out onto the street where they must fight to survive the night.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 108000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspense, brutal, intense, psychological, bloody, grindhouse, slasher, psychological thriller, suspenseful, scary
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The Last Survivors (2014)
Plot Summary:
In the near future, society collapses and water becomes scarce. When a greedy water baron starts violently clearing out survivors, Kendal, a 17-year-old teenager, fights the baron's henchman to keep a well open.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, teen, surprise ending, psychotronic, independent film
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Enhanced (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of mutant outcasts including a young woman with enhanced super strength find themselves being hunted down, one by one by a sinister government organization. But when an even stronger enhanced serial killer emerges on the scene, agents and mutants are forced to question their allegiances.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 989
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, disturbing, surprise ending, neo noir, ambiguous ending, psychotronic
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Bleeding Steel (2017)
Plot Summary:
Jackie Chan stars as a hardened special forces agent who fights to protect a young woman from a sinister criminal gang. At the same time, he feels a special connection to the young woman, like they met in a different life.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, bleak, futuristic, action adventure, surprise ending, psychotronic, independent film, detective
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Assassin Club (2023)
Plot Summary:
In this world of contract killers, Morgan Gaines is the best of the best. When Morgan is hired to kill six people around the world, he soon discovers all the targets are also assassins unknowingly hired to kill each other.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, neo noir, independent film, detective
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Carter (2022)
Plot Summary:
A man wakes up missing his memories. Directed by a mysterious voice from a device in his ear, he sets off on a hostage rescue mission rife with danger.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, disturbing, twisted, suspense, apocalyptic, ambiguous ending, psychotronic, independent film, psychological thriller
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The Protege (2021)
Plot Summary:
Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: suspense, captivating, tense, perverse, cult classic, neo noir, realistic, surprise ending, serious
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Mile 22 (2018)
Plot Summary:
A CIA field officer and an Indonesian police officer are forced to work together in confronting political corruption. An informant must be moved twenty-two miles to safety.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 86000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, surprise ending, political, twist ending, fast paced, anamorphic
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S.W.A.T.: Under Siege (2017)
Plot Summary:
When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of assault teams attempting to recover the prisoner known as “The Scorpion” for the tattoo blazed across his back. When Travis discovers that his prisoner is a Secret Ops double agent planted within the cartel, it’s up to him and his expert S.W.A.T. team to keep “The Scorpion” and his billion dollar secrets safe.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, saga, surprise ending, neo noir
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Absolution (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a contract killer (Steven Seagal) encounters a girl on the run from a dangerous mob boss (Vinnie Jones) with powerful political ties, running a human trafficking operation, he is torn between protecting the girl, and remaining loyal to the government agency that hired him.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Romania, USA, Ukraine
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, captivating, suspense, surprise ending, neo noir, independent film, freeze frame
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Xtreme (2021)
Plot Summary:
Two years after the murder of his son and father, a retired hitman sets in motion a carefully crafted revenge plan against the killer: his own brother.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, hood, perverse, thrilling, surprise ending, neo noir, psychotronic, independent film
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Code of Honor (2016)
Plot Summary:
Colonel Robert Sikes is on a mission to rid his city of crime. As a stealthy, one-man assault team, he will take on street gangs, mobsters, and politicians with extreme prejudice until his mission is complete. His former protégé, William Porter, teams up with the local police department to bring his former commander to justice and prevent him from further vigilantism.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, suspense, suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir, ambiguous ending, independent film, detective
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The Asian Connection (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two American expatriates, Jack and Sam, unwittingly steal a drug lord's money when they rob a series of banks in Southeast Asia and become the target of the gang's vengeance.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending, exciting, tense, touching, captivating, scenic, neo noir, independent film, black comedy
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The Gray Man (2022)
Plot Summary:
When a shadowy CIA agent uncovers damning agency secrets, he's hunted across the globe by a sociopathic rogue operative who's put a bounty on his head.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 230000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic, UK, Canada, Thailand, Denmark, France, Cambodia, Vietnam
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, perverse, action thriller, neo noir, independent film, black comedy, mysterious