Taxman (1998)
Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, thriller film
A tax investigator chasing a tax evader stumbles upon a series of bloody murders and gets wrapped up in an investigation with a rookie cop despite his boss's orders to stay out of the way.
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Explore action, physical conflict and high-stakes confrontations.
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Firestorm (1998)
Action, disaster film, thriller film
During a forest fire in northern Wyoming, smokejumper Jesse Graves and his mentor Wynt Perkins are rescuing trapped civilians when a woman begs them to rescue her daughter from a burning cabin. They locate the girl, but Wynt is injured by a travel trailer sent flying by an explosion. Jesse manages to free Wynt and rescue both him and the girl from a flashover; Wynt's injuries mean that he must retire from active duty, but he balks at the idea of "full" retirement due to his inadequate pension plan.
Cowboy (1958)
Classical Western, Western
Frank Harris is a Chicago hotel clerk who dreams of making his fortune in the cattle business and has also fallen in love with Maria, the daughter of hotel guest and Mexican cattle baron Señor Vidal. When Vidal finds out about the relationship, he orders Harris to stay away and arranges to return immediately to Mexico with his daughter. Meanwhile, Tom Reece finishes a cattle drive and takes over an entire wing of the hotel, as usual.
Vigilante (1983)
Action, Crime, Drama, thriller film
Eddie Marino is a factory worker in New York City and has a wife named Vickie and an eight-year-old son named Scott. Eddie's friend and co-worker Nick and two other co-workers Burke and Ramon have formed a secret vigilante group because Nick and the group are fed up with the crime in their neighborhood. Nick and his group are also tired of the police, because the police always fail to protect people.
Where the Money Is (2000)
Comedy, Criminal Comedy Film, Drama, Heist
Professional thief Henry Manning is in an Oregon nursing home's care. Having apparently had a massive stroke, he is immobile and mute. Henry is in the care of Carol Ann McKay, a high school prom queen who married her boyfriend Wayne, the prom king and star of her school's football team.
Logorama (2009)
Action, Crime
In Los Angeles, the city and neighborhoods are constructed from corporate emblems: Bentley and Aston Martin logos soar overhead like birds in flight, while MSN's butterflies flutter nearby; the AOL Man appears as pedestrians strolling along the streets; and highway signs display logos from Atlantic Records among others. The original Pringles mascot drives through Malibu, eventually parking in a diner's lot and approaching a break-time Esso waitress smoking a Air France cigarette, trying to flirt, but she declines, tossing her cigarette aside as she walks off. Meanwhile, by from the Santa Monica Pier, two police officers as Michelin Men…
Next Day Air (2009)
Action, Action Comedy, Comedy, hood film
Leo works for Next Day Air (NDA), a package delivery company, where his mother happens to be his boss, but is at risk of getting fired for any more mistakes. While delivering a package addressed to Jesus in apartment 303, Leo accidentally delivers it to apartment 302. Before Leo can leave Jesus asks if Leo has the package and gets worried when he is empty-handed.
Fled (1996)
Action, buddy film, Comedy, Gangster Film, thriller film
An interrogator prepares a man to take the stand against mob boss Frank Matajano on an Air Force base. A driver delivers takeout, which is taken to the interrogation room. Once opened, it explodes, killing the witness.
The Art of War II: Betrayal (2008)
Action, Martial arts, thriller film
When Agent Neil Shaw comes out of hiding to vindicate his former mentor's murder, he winds up on the trail of betrayal and lethal corruption. Under the charge of his friend and a senatorial candidate, his mission is to set things straight. But when more people turn up dead, Shaw realizes that he's been set up as bait.
9 Bullets (2022)
Action, thriller film
Gypsy, a former burlesque dancer who seeks redemption, takes a second chance at life by becoming an author, all while risking everything to rescue Sam, her young neighbor who witnessed his parents' murder. While determined to write her memoir, she spends much of her time trying to bring the boy to safety by evading the local crime boss and her longtime ex-lover, who wants what the boy possesses—access to his missing money. Sam's father has cheated a certain Jack out of $750,000, so Jack has his entire family shot to make an example of him.
Survive the Night (2020)
Action, thriller film
Two criminals, Jamie and Matthias, are involved in the attempted robbery of a garage that goes wrong: Jamie on a spur of the moment attempted to rob the garage, but the owner fought back. Jamie shoots a hostage, and Matthias gets shot in the leg. They escape, but Matthias needs medical attention.
Capsized: Blood in the Water (2019)
Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Horror, natural horror film, survival film, suspense film, television film, thriller film
Based on a true story; in October 1982, the Trashman yacht sailing in a routine transfer from Maine to Florida, is capsized following an unexpected storm. The crew is left adrift in open water for days in the cold, shark-infested waters. The group realizes that they must do everything they can to survive exhaustion, dehydration, insanity and the sharks below.
The Green Goblin's Last Stand (1992)
Action
Peter Parker, as his alias Spider-Man, is following a stolen vehicle. He stops the car and traps the two criminals. Afterwards, he meets his girlfriend Gwen Stacy.
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
Adventure, war film
thumb|left|280px|Stone (left) and McGregor hunting wild boar as a cover for an intelligence gathering mission On the northwest frontier of India during the British Raj, Scottish Canadian Lieutenant Alan McGregor, in charge of newcomers, welcomes two replacements to the 41st Bengal Lancers: Lieutenant John Forsythe and Lieutenant Donald Stone, the son of the unit's commander, Colonel Tom Stone. Lieutenant Stone, a "cub" (meaning a newly commissioned officer), eagerly anticipated serving on the Indian frontier, particularly because he specifically was requested and assumed that his father sent for him; Lieutenant Forsythe, an experienced…
Big Nothing (2006)
Comedy, Criminal Comedy Film
In a small Oregon town, a brutal serial killer nicknamed the "Oregon undertaker" has been murdering and mutilating young women. Charlie is an ex-teacher who is fired on his first day as a call center employee. His colleague Gus invites him to join a plot to blackmail a reverend, about whose visits to porn websites he has obtained evidence.
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (2007)
Action, Adventure, Science fiction, science fiction action film
Knights of the City (1986)
Action, musical film
The Royals are a multi-ethnic street gang led by Troy (Leon Isaac Kennedy). Troy is aware that a life on the mean streets can only lead to a dead end. Therefore, he has been trying through his own determination and musical ambitions to motivate the band towards a serious goal as professional performers.
North Sea Hijack (1980)
Action, Adventure
Eccentric and cat-lover counter-terrorism consultant Rufus Excalibur ffolkes is asked by Lloyd's of London to develop a contingency plan, should any of the North Sea oil installations it insures be threatened. Months later, a North Sea supply ship named Esther takes on board a group of men posing as reporters who are to visit the oil production platform Jennifer. The leader of this group, Lou Kramer, hijacks the ship; the gangsters attach limpet mines to the legs of Jennifer and its accompanying oil drilling rig, Ruth, then issue a ransom demand for £25 million to the British government.
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)
Comedy, Parody, Science fiction, science fiction comedy, Secret Agent, teen film
Mad scientist Dr. Goldfoot has created an army of beautiful female robots using his "bikini machine." These androids, dressed in gold bikinis, are programmed to seduce wealthy men and trick them into signing over their fortunes. Assisting him is his inept assistant Igor, who frequently bungles assignments but remains loyal.
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985)
Action, war film
In September 1944 US Army Major General Worden learns through the French Resistance that Waffen-SS General Dietrich and other high-ranking Nazi officials in German occupied France plan to make a second attempt on Adolf Hitler's life. Worden and other Allied generals are worried that if Dietrich succeeds in assassinating Hitler, more skilled leadership will replace him and prolong the war. Hitler's incompetence as a military commander is actually helping the Allies.
Turkey Shoot (1982)
Action, Dystopian, Horror, Science fiction, thriller film
Set in the then-future year of 1995, a totalitarian regime rules over the entire world and so-called "social deviants" are sent to mass prison camps for re-education and behaviour modification. The new arrivals at Camp 47 are Chris Walters, an innocent shopkeeper arrested when trying to help a rebel who was chased into her store and beaten by the police; Rita Daniels, a suspected prostitute; and Paul Anders, a political dissident and pirate radio broadcaster who has escaped from several other camps. Camp Master Charles Thatcher subjects his wards to brutal, inhuman treatment; Chris barely avoids being raped by the sadistic guards Red and…
Eraser: Reborn (2022)
Action
U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard specializes in "erasing" people – faking the deaths of high-risk witnesses. With the technological advances of the last 25 years, the game has upgraded, and it's just another day at the office when he's assigned to Rina Kimura, a crime boss' wife who's decided to turn state's evidence.
First Time Felon (1997)
Action, Drama
A young inexperienced drug dealer and Vice Lords gang member, Greg Yance, is arrested for drug possession in his hometown, Chicago. Because of Yance having five grams of drugs under his belt at the time of arrest, he is facing a five-year prison sentence with no parole for drug trafficking. Because it is his first offense, he is offered an alternate sentence of 120 days in an intensive boot camp.
Reform School Girls (1986)
Crime, Dark Comedy, Drama, exploitation film, prison film
The film is a satire of the women in prison film genre and deliberately implements many of the tropes commonly found in such films. Such scenes include nude shower scenes, fight scenes, and a suggested romantic relationship between one of the inmates and an administrator. The overall plot involves a new influx of girls coming to the school.