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Last updated May 10, 2024
Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition
2010 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsBased on Stieg Larsson's best-selling novels, this gripping trilogy follows computer hacker Lisbeth Salander, starting with her investigation into a 40-year-old cold case and ending with a court case involving murder and government conspiracy.
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Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition
2010 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsBased on Stieg Larsson's best-selling novels, this gripping trilogy follows computer hacker Lisbeth Salander, starting with her investigation into a 40-year-old cold case and ending with a court case involving murder and government conspiracy.
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The Man from Nowhere
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsTae-Sik is a widower with a mysterious past. When a young girl he befriends is kidnapped by a vicious drug gang, Tae-Sik rushes to save her. Hell-bent on justice after being framed by the nasty criminals, he takes the law into his own hands.
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End of Watch
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsOfficers Taylor and Zavala patrol the streets of South Central Los Angeles, an area of the city ruled by gangs and riddled with drug violence. Their perilous beat is captured on security footage and with the HD cameras of cops, criminals and victims.
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The Boondock Saints
1999 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsSensing a God-given mission to cleanse the earth of all evil, twin brothers Conner (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy (Norman Reedus) set out to rid Boston of crime. But instead of joining the police force, these Irish Americans decide to kick criminal butt their own way. Willem Dafoe co-stars in writer-director Troy Duffy's crime thriller as the openly gay FBI special agent who's assigned to investigate the siblings' activities.
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Pulp Fiction
1994 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsWeaving together three stories featuring a burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner and a washed-up boxer, Quentin Tarantino influenced a generation of filmmakers with this crime caper's stylized, over-the-top violence and dark comic spirit.
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I Saw the Devil
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsSecret agent Kim Soo-hyeon learns how far he'll go for revenge after his fiancée is brutally slain by a serial killer. With police baffled, Soo-hyeon decides to catch the murderer, but his growing violence makes him wonder who the monster really is.
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe third in the original trio of films inspired by author Stieg Larsson's "Millennium Trilogy," this thriller follows feisty computer hacker Lisbeth Salander as she finds herself hospitalized, suspected of murder and targeted for death by thugs.
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The Untouchables
1987 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsG-Man Eliot Ness will stop at nothing to take down legendary gangster Al Capone -- even if it means bending some rules -- in director Brian De Palma's period crime drama penned by playwright David Mamet.
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Witness for the Prosecution
1957 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsBased on an Agatha Christie play, this Oscar-nominated mystery directed and co-written by Billy Wilder concerns an esteemed and aging lawyer. On the eve of retiring, he takes on the defense of an alleged murderer accused of killing a wealthy widow.
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New World
2013 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsAfter the head of Korea's largest crime syndicate dies, undercover cop Ja-seong, who is exhausted and conflicted by his lengthy assignment, is ordered by his potentially corrupt boss to help the number two man in the organization become its leader.
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The Lincoln Lawyer
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsTasked with defending rich lothario Louis Roulet, who's been charged with assault, lawyer Mick Haller finds himself and his family in danger when he deduces the truth behind this and former cases he's worked on.
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Masterpiece Mystery!: Endeavour
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsShaun Evans steps into John Thaw's shoes as the younger version of Colin Dexter's iconic creation, Inspector Morse, shedding new light on the origins of the detective famed for his love of crosswords, classical music, real ale and classic cars.
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Charade
1963 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsCary Grant stars as Peter, who may or may not be a flimflam man who aids the recently widowed Regina in her mission to recover a fortune hidden by her late husband. But three sinister crooks -- who'll stop at nothing -- also covet the loot.
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Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsTom Selleck returns to the role of police chief Jesse Stone in this third chapter of the crime-mystery series. As Stone obsesses over solving the murder of a teenage girl found floating in the lake, he also works a deadly domestic violence case.
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Reservoir Dogs
1992 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsQuentin Tarantino's directorial debut is raw, violent, often mimicked -- and unforgettable. A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors unravel.
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Jesse Stone: Night Passage
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsAfter hard-drinking Jesse Stone is hired as police chief of the idyllic seaside town of Paradise, Mass., it doesn't take long for him to uncover the dark side of Paradise in this made-for-TV movie based on the writings of Robert B. Parker.
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In Too Deep
1999 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsRookie Cincinnati cop Jeffrey Cole poses as a drug dealer to take down a powerful crime lord known on the streets as "God." But soon, Cole gets caught up in God's underworld of bribery, intimidation and murder.
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Talaash
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsSet in the jumbled landscape of Mumbai, this mystery drama centers on a police inspector who's trying to cope with the collapse of his marriage. When he meets a prostitute while investigating a recent death, events conspire to further entangle them.
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The Girl Who Played with Fire
2009 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsHacker Lisbeth Salander becomes the prime suspect when two journalists die after magazine publisher Mikael Blomkvist launches an expose of the Swedish sex trade, so the vampiric Salander vanishes as Blomkvist digs deep into a possible conspiracy.
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Jesse Stone: Stone Cold
2005 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn a quiet coastal town in Massachusetts, jaded police chief Jesse Stone maintains a low profile -- but when a corpse washes ashore and multiple assailants rape a high school student, the former big-city cop jumps into action.
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Jesse Stone: Sea Change
2007 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsTom Selleck reprises his role as Jesse Stone, chief of police in sleepy Paradise, Mass. In this installment, Stone's investigation into an old rape case is stonewalled as the town tries to keep the incident quiet to minimize the effect on tourism.
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Parker
2013 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsParker is a thief who lives by a personal code of ethics: Don't steal from people who can't afford it, and don't hurt people who don't deserve it. But when his crew double-crosses him, Parker teams up with an unlikely partner to even the score.
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Legend of the Fist: Return of Chen Zhen
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsPlaying the hero first portrayed by Bruce Lee in Fist of Fury, Donnie Yen reprises his role as legendary fighter Chen Zhen in this breakneck kung fu thriller set in Shanghai during its occupation by the Japanese in World War II.
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The Iceman
2013 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThis thriller based on a true story follows Richard Kuklinski, who killed more than 100 people for the mob -- and his own pleasure -- between 1964 and 1986. Despite his prolific violence, Kuklinski was a devoted husband and father of two daughters.
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