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Last updated April 19, 2024
Sleepless Night
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsVincent is one of two French cops whose bold drug heist goes bad, leading the mobster whose cocaine they've snatched to kidnap his son. Given one night to return the drugs to their owner, Vincent desperately tries to save the boy's life.
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Race 2
2013 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this sequel set in the world of horse racing, half-brothers Ranvir and Rajiv Singh return for another complex tale of love, greed and violence. Also returning for the second feature is Inspector Robert D'Costa, still on the brothers' case.
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In Bruges
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAfter killing an innocent boy in London, hit men Ray and Ken are ordered to lay low at a bed-and-breakfast in Bruges, Belgium, until their boss phones with further instructions. But when he calls, Ken doesn't like the assignment.
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Walking Tall: Part II
1975 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsSheriff Buford Pusser returns to avenge his wife's murder in this sequel to Walking Tall, based on the true story of a Tennessee lawman who almost single-handedly rid a small town of graft and corruption by meting out his own brand of tough justice.
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The Hunted
2003 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsTommy Lee Jones stars as L.T. Bonham, a retired special ops agent enlisted to track down an assassin with a strange proclivity -- he makes a sport of murdering deer hunters. Bonham gets his man, but the killer escapes while being transported.
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Suave Patria
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsA con man hires two unemployed actors to play a dangerous prank on a top executive. But they soon discover that the joke is actually on them, and now they're on the run from the police and a cartel of mobsters.
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Bad Ass
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsLoosely based on a true incident, this tale follows a lonely Vietnam vet who bravely takes on two menacing hoods on a bus. When his heroics are caught on video, Frank sees his life transformed -- but not for very long.
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Bobby Z
2007 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen jailed ex-Marine Tim Kearney is offered a way out of prison by posing as legendary drug dealer Bobby Z in a hostage exchange, Kearney takes the bait. But the plan goes awry, and he soon finds himself on the run -- with Bobby's young son in tow.
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Interview with a Hitman
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsViktor knows the value of life more than most, which makes him the perfect killer. But after a ruthless betrayal by his bosses, he escapes to London, joins a new family, and finds himself caught in a vicious underworld power struggle.
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Rough Cut
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this blood-and-guts Korean action drama, a film-within-the-film threatens to become more real -- and more deadly -- than the life of its bad-boy star (Su-hyeon Hong) when he hires a real gangster to take on an important role. Desperate to avoid scandal and career suicide after beating a fellow actor half to death, spoiled superstar Su-Tae gets more than he bargained for from the performer's lethally stoic replacement, Gang-Pae (Ji-seob So).
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Freelancers
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThe son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops. When the truth about his father's death is revealed, he swears to exact revenge.
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Young Sherlock Holmes
1985 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWith the ever-present Watson by his side, future detective genius Sherlock Holmes embarks on an exciting adventure as he attempts to unravel a series of mysterious deaths near the campus of the prestigious Brompton Academy.
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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsGiven a new face and identity, street-smart NYC cop Remo Williams is recruited into a secret organization that roots out powerful crooks. With the help of a mischievous martial arts trainer, Remo will be the agency's instrument of justice.
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The Hit List
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis gripping thriller follows a man who chats up a stranger during a night of drinking -- and accidentally sentences the people he gripes about to die. But as those on his theoretical "hit list" start turning up dead, a detective gets suspicious.
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Blitz
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWith a serial killer on the loose in London, Detective Brant takes to the case while working out his own aggression with a police-appointed psychiatrist. But when he and his partner corner a suspect, they don't have enough evidence to apprehend him.
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Redemption
2013 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsBack home after a harrowing tour in Afghanistan and haunted by his dark past, veteran Joey Jones takes on an assumed identity and tries to atone. But when his pregnant girlfriend is murdered, he must risk stepping into the light to get revenge.
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Operation Condor
1991 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn what many consider to be one of Jackie Chan's best roles, he plays a secret agent embarking on his biggest mission yet: To find the fortune in gold that the Nazis buried in the Sahara Desert during World War II. This recut American version of Chan's 1991 hit (also known as Armour of God II) features stunning locations from Spain, Morocco and the Philippines as well as some of Chan's greatest set pieces, including the famous wind tunnel climax.
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District 13
2004 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this stylized action-thriller, the Parisian government has sealed off the city's ghettos, the most dangerous of which is District B13. Joining forces to infiltrate the sector, an elite-unit cop and a former thug attempt to retrieve a stolen nuke.
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The Sweeney
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis update of the 1970s cult hit series follows members of the Sweeney Flying Squad, London police officers who often bend the law to get results. Led by partners Jack Regan and George Carter, the Sweeney hunts down a dangerous robber on the loose.
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The Thieves
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsCranking up the action to full throttle, this slick caper flick finds two teams of Korean and Chinese professional thieves working together to pinch a $20 million diamond from an impenetrable casino vault in Macao.
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Miami Connection
1987 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThe year is 1987. Motorcycle ninjas tighten their grip on Florida's narcotics trade, annihilating anyone who dares to move in on their turf. Martial arts rock band Dragon Sound has had enough and embarks on a wave of crime-crushing justice.
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The Raven
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAfter discovering that a string of baffling murders seems to be inspired by the macabre short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Baltimore cop Emmett Fields turns to the brilliant-but-boozy author to help solve the crimes.
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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsRyu sells a kidney to pay for his sister's operation, but the buyer rips him off, so his anarchist girlfriend hatches an alternate plan to raise the money: kidnap the daughter of a rich executive and demand a ransom.
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Frank & Jesse
1995 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsSoon after the Civil War, Jesse James and his brother Frank return home to the defeated South. When their younger brother is murdered, the men join forces with other local ruffians and mete out their own form of justice.
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Dhoom 2
2006 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsHot on the tail of notorious globe-trotting thief who's eyeing a target in Mumbai, two cops team with a lovely expert on the crook's methods. Now, each side tries to outwit the other in a race against time.
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