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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 9,280 films · Page 271.

Project: Kill (1976)

Action, Crime, spy film

Nielsen plays John Trevor, who for six years has been training and leading a team of highly trained special forces men (Code Name: Project: Kill) whose performance is enhanced by drugs. Over time Trevor realises that his men, who work independently, are being used as assassins rather than to protect government installations and individuals. Trevor relates his worries to his second-in-command Frank Lassiter (Gary Lockwood), then decides to escape from his secret government base to the Philippines where two of his former comrades in arms reside.

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Vendetta (1986)

Action, Drama, thriller film, women in prison film

Laurie Collins (Chase) is an attractive and highly successful stuntwoman in the motion picture industry. Her job on one film takes her to a small town not far from where her younger sister Bonnie Cusack (Michelle Newkirk) lives. Because of the close proximity, Laurie invites Bonnie to come visit her on the set, as she likely will not have time to visit her on her own.

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Blind Rage (1978)

Action, Blaxploitation, Comedy, Martial arts

The United States government is transferring $15 million to a bank in Manila owned by Johnny Duran. In America, Duran is approached by a man named Simpson and accepts a bribe to cooperate with Simpson's plan to steal the money. Simpson reveals that the plan involves recruiting a team of blind men to perform the robbery.

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Marine Raiders (1944)

Action, Drama, romance film, war film

Major Steve Lockhart, commander of a Marine Raider battalion and Captain Dan Craig, commander of the Paramarines are together on Guadalcanal facing a Japanese assault that became the Battle of Edson's Ridge. When Captain Craig discovers the body of one of his lieutenants who had been tortured and executed by the Japanese, he goes on a one-man army kill crazy rampage of revenge in the jungle with his Reising gun (that jams) and his M1911 pistol. Major Lockhart, his enraged commander, criticises Craig for his disgraceful conduct that has no place in combat.

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The Gun That Won the West (1955)

Western

Colonel Carrington (Roy Gordon) and his command are assigned the job of constructing a chain of forts in the Sioux Indian territory of Wyoming during the 1880s. The Colonel recruits former cavalry soldiers turned frontier scouts Jim Bridger (Dennis Morgan) and "Dakota Jack" Gaines (Richard Denning), now running a Wild West show, to head the fort building. Bridger and Gaines are friendly with Sioux chief Red Cloud (Robert Bice) but have reservations about the chief's 2nd in command, Afraid of Horses (Michael Morgan).

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Street Law (1974)

Action, thriller film

Carlo Antonelli is an engineer from Genoa who is robbed, kidnapped and beaten during an armed bank robbery. After the police drop their investigation, he decides to find the gang and take justice into his own hands, with the help of a criminal who he blackmails to assist him.

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Airline Disaster (2010)

Action, disaster film, Drama

On a maiden flight with Coastal Airlines, the Starquest airliner program introduces the most sophisticated and enjoyable flying experience to date, with pilot Joseph Franklin (Scott Valentine) in charge. Special Agent Gina Vitale (Lindsey McKeon) is on the flight to protect Franklin, who is also the President's brother. At Franklin's house, two thugs break in, kill the housekeeper and abduct his wife and children.

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Raging Sharks (2005)

Action, Adventure, disaster film, Horror, natural horror film, Science fiction, science fiction horror film, thriller film

In outer space, two alien spaceships collide, one of which releases a capsule that lands at the bottom of the Bermuda Triangle. Five years later, the underwater research facility, the Oshona, discovers the crystals, and the facility's manager Mike Olsen retrieves them. As Mike leaves for the mainland, divers Don and Jake attempt to make repairs outside of the facility, but they are soon attacked by sharks.

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Resiklo (2007)

Action, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction

Set in December 2021, Resiklo is the story of Crisval Sarmiento, an ex-military Colonel who leads a rag-tag group of survivors in the Philippines against the insect-like alien invaders known as the Balangs (locusts). "Because of the enormous expenditures in resources during the invasion (hinted in the movie's opening credits), the humans are forced to scavenge the destroyed landscape for anything that could be recycled and put to use at their secret sanctuary, called Paraiso (Paradise). They are in a race against time, as in addition to the resource gathering, the survivors are fighting to eliminate the Balangs and their human…

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The Saint in London (1939)

Action, Crime

Simon Templar, alias "the Saint," meets and hires a reformed pickpocket and ex-convict named Dugan. Templar is recruited by Sir Richard Blake of British Intelligence to investigate Bruno Lang, a suspected spy. Templar tails Lang to his home after meeting a beautiful, adventurous young woman named Penny Parker, who has been fascinated by his exploits.

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We Are the Strange (2007)

Action, monster film

We Are the Strange focuses on "two diametrically opposed outcasts" as they "fight for survival in a sinister fantasy world." These two outcasts are an abused woman named Blue who has a mysterious degenerative disease and a living doll named . The two meet in the Forest of Still Life, where Blue follows to Stopmo City on a search for his ideal ice cream parlor. Upon arriving in Stopmo City, they are caught in the middle of a fierce battle between bizarre monsters, making their progress difficult.

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Born to the West (1937)

Western

On their way to Idaho, Dare Rudd and Dinkey Hooley encounter a fight between rustlers and ranchers, not knowing which is which. They join in, but leave when the sheriff's posse arrives and they find out they have joined the rustlers by mistake. They are followed, caught by one of the posse who turns out to be Rudd's cousin, Tom Fillmore, who Rudd was hoping to visit when they got to Wyoming.

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Ladykillers (1988)

Action, Crime, Drama

The scene takes place in a male striptease club of Los Angeles, where the performers are being murdered by an unknown female assailant. There are multiple suspects: Morganna King, the owner of the club; Lilah Corbett, the club's promot and the head stripper, who has mysteriously disappeared after being fired. Unable to gain a lead, investigating officer Lt.

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The Invader (1997)

Action, Aliens, Science fiction, thriller film

A day has come when not one, but two UFOs make their way into Earth's atmosphere. The larger ship is clearly chasing the smaller one, and the alien has the look of a soldier about him. The smaller ship is able to cause the larger one to crash, then lands itself.

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That Man Bolt (1973)

Action, Blaxploitation, Crime

Courier Jefferson Bolt is asked to take a briefcase from Hong Kong to Mexico City, but he is not told what is in it or the identity of the man who asks him, a man named Griffiths. Convinced he will get good pay and see a few good places, Bolt takes on the job, while looking out for anything suspicious. Soon he does find exotic places, beautiful women, and ruthless gunmen interested in the briefcase.

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Victim (2011)

Action, Coming-of-age, teen film

Tyson (Ashley Chin), Mannie (Jason Maza), and Jason (Michael Maris) grew up together in a working-class area of London's East End. With few opportunities available to them, the three turned to crime, committing armed robberies to support themselves. Davina (Anna Nightingale) assists the group by luring wealthy, unsuspecting men from nightclubs back to their flats, where Tyson and his associates then rob and assault them.

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Nilalang (2015)

Action, crime thriller film, Horror

NBI special crimes division agent Tony encounters an evil entity which is bent on killing and torturing beautiful women, one of which was his girlfriend, years after he thought to have killed the spirit. People close to Tony are placed in danger, including his partner Jane, who has a romantic interest towards him with everyone in the agency aware of this fact except for Tony. The spirit, who has killed many people in Japan, is thought to be targeting women from a certain clan of samurai.

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True Vengeance (1997)

Action, Drama, thriller film

In 1985, U.S. Navy SEAL Allen Griffin and his partner are dispatched to Colombia to eliminate a local kingpin. When Griffin notices that the criminal is accompanied by his wife and two children, he calls off the killing, but his colleague refuses and murders the entire family.

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American risciò (1990)

Action, thriller film

A manual rickshaw driver in Miami becomes embroiled in a murder case involving a recent acquaintance. He becomes caught in a conflict between opposing forces of good and evil: an ancient Chinese witch and an evangelist who is revealed to be the embodiment of the devil.

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Ultimate Force (2005)

Action, Martial arts

Agent Axon Rey (Filipović), a decorated war hero and former police officer is recruited by a secret government organization and trained to become "Sphinx", an assassin working for an anti-terrorist organization, undertaking missions where failure means death. After failing to execute one of his targets, his life is spared, however, and his supervisor, Janus (Galo), instead sends him to "Gulag 7", a rehabilitation island. Sphinx is forced to face five other government operatives in a battle of life and death.

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