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Plot Summary:
Two lads receive a simple job with a big payout. All is not as it seems and if they break The Three Don'ts, they could be in for a world of hurt.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 60
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Horror
Country: Ireland
Duration: 96 min
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Monster From Bikini Beach (2008)
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MONSTER FROM BIKINI BEACH is the story of a primordial fiend who rises from the murky depths to quench its insatiable lust for Bikini-Clad Beauties. Will anyone save the Lovely Ladies of Camaroville from the beast's wanton rampage of total terror, or will they die trying?!.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: detective
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Undead Video: The Short Films of Johnny Dickie (2017)
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Fatal Birthday has a vengeful corpse return from the dead, The Reel American Tragedy has a low budget film director struggle to make a movie, and Dependency has a world on the edge of collapse as two drug dealers try to survive.
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Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min
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Hip Hop Locos (2001)
Plot Summary:
A couple of Cholos make plans to break into the music industry.
IMDB Rating: 1.1
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
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Headless Horseman (2022)
Plot Summary:
When seconds from death, a nearly decapitated and desperate man makes a deal with the Devil to protect the love of his life and seek revenge.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 198
Genere: Action, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
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The Nixer (2011)
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Two petty criminals, tired of living on the breadline and begging for scraps, decide to branch out on their own into a life of crime. They pull off their first job but quickly realize they've messed with the wrong person. Time is now running out as they try to escape retribution.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 26
Genere: Crime
Country: Ireland
Duration: 78 min
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The Hit Producer (2015)
Plot Summary:
Katelin Ballantine, a struggling movie producer in search of an investor, reluctantly follows the promise of money into Dublin's drug underworld where she witnesses a botched murder attempt. Forced to finish the job, she is blackmailed into killing for Edmund Murren, a small time, ruthless drug supplier hell bent on becoming top dog. Two years later, Katelin has put a who's who list of drug bosses six feet under and uses her producer role to maintain a low profile. But, when a seemingly simple job unexpectedly spirals out of control, and her identity becomes known to Murren's remaining ambitious and vengeful rivals, she is cut loose. Now the target, and with family in the line of fire, Katelin must adapt to survive the onslaught of the drug underworld as the thin veil masking her double life slips away.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, suspenseful, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, disturbing, contemplative, independent film
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Pursuit (2015)
Plot Summary:
Pursuit is a modern take on Irish mythology, adapting the legend of Diarmuid and Gráinne and transforming it into a road movie and gangster thriller for a contemporary audience.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Action, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: black comedy, road movie
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Hot Splash (1988)
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Matt and Woody's summer in Cocoa Beach is going to be awesome, but they're broke with no car and no women. In an effort to solve their little problem, Matt and Woody (by no will of their own) ends up in a deal with a gangster TJ Caruso.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, sexy, teen sex comedy, independent film
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Let the Wrong One In (2021)
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16 year old Matt is a little too nice for his own good, and when he discovers that his older, estranged brother Deco has turned into a vampire, he's faced with a dilemma: will he risk his own life to help his sibling, with blood being thicker than water; or will he stake him before he spreads the infection further?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Ireland
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: horror comedy, suspense, perverse, independent film, dark, grim
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Headrush (2003)
Plot Summary:
Headrush is a crime comedy about two disillusioned youths, struggling through a haze of cannabis, who hope to solve all their problems by smuggling a consignement of drugs for a local gangster. It's set in the present day in Dublin, Ireland against the backdrop of the end of the Celtic Tiger: the bursting of the bubble of this economy boom that's supposed to have done wonders for us all.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 314
Genere: Action, Drama, Comedy, Crime
Country: Ireland, Netherlands, UK
Duration: 85 min
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The Halo Effect (2004)
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Fatso is the proprietor of what may be the worst eaterie in the city, and is struggling to keep a sinking ship afloat. His compulsive gambling is getting the better of him and he has to contend with an endless succession of loan sharks and debt collectors. He employs hopelessly incompetent staff and generally manages to keep the entire community around him ticking over. However just as Fatso seems to be getting everything under control, he is faced with a dilemma that could destroy him for good.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 232
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: cult film
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The Savage Eye (2009)
Plot Summary:
The show is a satirical and often surreal examination of subjects close to the hearts of the Irish people. It takes the form of a fake anthropological documentary as if made by British television. Each show explores one subject from it's history through to the present covering 6 or 7 topics (or subheadings) using voxpops and informed opinion to inspire comedy sketches and unflinching rants from numerous created characters. The third series is performed by comedians David McSavage, John Colleary, Pat McDonnell and Dermot McMorrow among others. The topics we are covering this year range from Media and Politics to Christmas and Family.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland
Duration: 26 min
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Moon Dogs (2016)
Plot Summary:
A wonderfully sustained feature debut from Philip John (who directed episodes of Downton Abbey and Outlander), this anarchic coming-of-age story makes the very best of some stunning Scottish locations. It follows the misadventures of two teenage step brothers (Jack Parry-Jones and Christy O’Donnell) as they head off on a road trip across Scotland, with their relationship challenged by Caitlin (a charismatic Tara Lee), the free spirited and enigmatic girl who comes between them. Cameos from Denis Lawson and Shauna Macdonald and Anton Newcombe’s soundtrack add much to the film.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 303
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 93 min
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Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster (1989)
Plot Summary:
A Vietnam vet breaks out of a mental institution to go after drug-dealing gangsters who are selling contaminated product that is killing people.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 605
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: perverse, independent film
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8ish (2019)
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Sean likes to keep things simple. Living the life of a gangster has been every inch of what he's about. As long as Sean stays 10 steps ahead of the IRA, he doesn't have to worry about his dark past catching up with him either. Up till now - life has been slick. He's right at the top of the business, has a tidy club as the front for his gang-crime and he answers to no-one...Well apart from his boss and uncle - Bill. All in all, things have been ticking along nicely. Unfortunately for Sean, however, life has other plans. When he falls for a gorgeous lady 'Ami' who frequents his club, Sean's life takes a turning point. Between his daily struggles with unruly drug-pushing cousin Dan; the increasing stresses from gang rivals 'The Dolans' (who forever challenge the O'Shea territory); and the unexpected secrets that surface from his past, Sean realizes he is out of sync with it all. Gang-life isn't what its all cut up to be and he just wants out.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration:
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Saltwater (2000)
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An Irish-Italian café owner in a seaside town faces a life crisis, as his wife recently died and he's severely in debt. His oldest son tries to help, but has serious problems of his own, while his younger son and daughter are having troubles in school.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 341
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 97 min
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The Courier (1988)
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When a courier at the D-Day Courier Service mistakenly finds a pile of money in his regular delivery, he does some digging only to discover that the messenger company is a front for a drug ring. A reformed drug user himself, he sets out to crack the lethal ring.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film, detective, poliziottesco
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California Dreaming (2017)
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Two Southern California College Students plot their escape after being kidnapped by a human trafficking ring while on Spring Break in Mexico.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: captivating, humorous, exciting, contemplative
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Jack Taylor: In Purgatory (2010)
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Jack and Darragh are hired by the head of a large software company to find out who has stolen valuable games data from the company. Jack takes an liking to the main suspect, but when she is killed, Jack suspects his employer and vows to bring him down.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 490
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland, Germany
Duration: 91 min
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Pretty Stoned (2023)
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A total stoner with no commitment to her job and a type-A high-achiever join forces when they find themselves in trouble after one of them disposes of $20,000 worth of pot from a drug queenpin and her henchwomen.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
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Skeleton Krew (2015)
Plot Summary:
One by one a group of workers are stalked and killed by a mysterious masked figure during a 12 hour night shift in a factory facing closure.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Ireland
Duration:
Plot tags: slasher, psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, disturbing
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Hard Times (2009)
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The village of Kilcoulins Leap was once a thriving spa town, and was home to a famous Holy Well, but now offers little by way of employment for its people, and its decline seems inexorable. When local Postie, Podger Byrnes, comes up with a plan to hijack a consignment of Viagra, and sell it on the open market in Amsterdam, his friends are desperate enough to try it. Not counting on the muscular response of Viagra's makers, the boys panic and hide the lorry load of Viagra down the town's Holy Well.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Ireland
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, witty, perverse, sexy, offbeat, independent film, sex comedy, sexual
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Finding Joy (2018)
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Orderly, structured Joy is dealing with a messy breakup when a new work assignment forces her to look for happiness in the most unusual places.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 698
Genere: Comedy
Country: Ireland
Duration: 25 min
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Next Day Air (2009)
Plot Summary:
Two inept criminals are mistakenly delivered a package of cocaine and think they've hit the jackpot, triggering a series of events that changes ten people's lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: hood, humorous, realistic, exciting, semi serious, black comedy, action comedy, independent film, fast, banned
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Nun Smack (2016)
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After breaking out of jail, two petty crooks find a trunk full of cocaine and decide to sell it to get rich before fleeing to Mexico. During one of their deals, they are both shot and arrive at a church looking for help - but instead find a gang of psychotic nuns with a sinister plan of their own.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Hackney's Finest (2014)
Plot Summary:
A small-time drug-dealer gets into big trouble when a corrupt East London cop tries to steal a consignment meant for Welsh-Jamaican Yardies.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 431
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, independent film
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Rise of the Footsoldier: Marbella (2019)
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Fresh out of prison, Pat Tate steps right back into his Essex nightclub. But still disgruntled, he soon sets out to Marbelle to revenge those that put him away for five years. While in Spain, Pat cannot turn away from the opportunity to score the biggest drug deal of his life. All he needs is for his Essex pals Tony and Craig to deliver the cash to Marbella to close the deal. But Craig, useless as ever, turns a simple plane trip to a massive road trip packed with trickery and danger. And Tony is more worried about making it back to England as he has promised to support his best friend Nigel Benn at the boxing match of his life. While waiting in Marbella, Pat proceeds with the violent revenge he has craved for years. Revenges are made and Tony and Carlton walk Nigel Benn out to what turns out to be one of the most tragic fights in history. But the drugs they bring back seems to be a bad batch and cause them more trouble than they have ever anticipated before.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating
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Plot Summary:
In Paris, two dysfunctional dealers use family ties to try to boost their small drug business in this crass comedy based on the webseries.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 727
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Concrete Blondes (2013)
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Three down-on-their-luck, twenty-something female roommates are living paycheck to paycheck in a rundown apartment, when one night they stumble across $3 million dollars in a suitcase amidst the bloody aftermath of a drug shootout. Despite wanting to keep the money and smuggle it out of the country, the girls are forced into a final showdown and must face off against seasoned criminals who want the cash for themselves.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 770
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, tense, captivating, rough, realistic, suspenseful
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Dead Meat (2004)
Plot Summary:
Helena and Martins vacation to Ireland quickly transforms into a nightmare as a virus which turns humans into flesh-eating zombies is starting to spread.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Ireland
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, rough, semi serious, humorous, suspense, horror comedy, scary, slasher, cult film