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Cherry Bomb (2011)

Action

Set in 1984 in a small Texas town, Cherry Bomb follows the story of Cherry, an exotic dancer who is sexually assaulted by a group of people in the club where she works. Upon waking in the hospital, Cherry soon comes to find that all of the people have escaped justice, seemingly due to the help of corrupt local law enforcement. Against all odds, Cherry teams up with her estranged brother and vows revenge against the people who left her emotionally and physically broken.

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The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)

The Lone Ranger Rides Again follows the legendary masked hero The Lone Ranger and his loyal companion Tonto as they arrive in a troubled New Mexico valley to aid homesteaders under attack by a violent outlaw gang known as the Black Raiders. The Raiders, led by Bart Dolan, the son of wealthy rancher Craig Dolan, aim to drive out the settlers and maintain control of the land for their own benefit. Craig remains unaware of his son's criminal activities and believes the homesteaders are causing the unrest.

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Rock Monster (2008)

Action, fantasy film, Horror, Science fiction, thriller film

A group of traveling college students arrive at an Eastern European small village called Ivanovo after their bus broke down. One of the students, Jason, pulls a sword from a stone, unwittingly reviving a giant monster whose body is composed of rock. The monster goes on a killing spree, regenerating and blending in with mountain and stony hill features.

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Fugitive Rage (1996)

Action, Crime, Drama, thriller film

Tara McCormick is sent to prison for the attempted murder of a local drug lord named Tommy Stompanato. Inside, she befriends Josie and is approached by an agent of the government to finish the job she started in exchange for her freedom.

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Recoil (1998)

Action, Crime

When Los Angeles Police Department officers kill a young bank robber after a brutal bank heist, the slain criminal's father, mob boss Vincent Sloan, unleashes a blood bath on the police force. One by one, Detective Ray Morgan's partners are gunned down, but when his family is murdered, Morgan has nothing left to live for - except revenge. Becoming an unstoppable one man army, Morgan goes on the ultimate hunt for justice.

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Attack of the Gryphon (2007)

Action, fantasy film, Science fiction

Following the conflict between two princes of kingdom of Vallon, Lock and Delphus, who fight over their father's throne and culminated to the latter's defeat in a single combat 300 years prior to the present, the land had since split into two rivaling nations; Lockland and Delphi. At the eve of Lockland's destruction, the desperate Locklander king turns to his chief sorcerer Armand (Larry Drake) for help after his castle is besieged and his son and crown prince got killed in the ensuing struggle against the counsel of Amelia (Amber Benson), the prince's brother. With aid of a portion of the king's blood as well as his own, Armand brings a…

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Ring of Death (2009)

Action, Crime, Drama

Burke Wyatt (Johnny Messner) is a hardened ex-cop with a seasoned history of extreme and over-the-top methods during his time with the police, but having been dismissed for the past three years after drastically subduing a criminal, he wades through a rough stretch in his life; separated from his wife (Charlotte Ross), he plays a part-time father to their only son, Tommy (Uriah Shelton). He quietly harbors a desire to return to the force, and he gets the chance when approached by his old partner and friend, and now a successful FBI agent, Steve James (Derek Webster), who visits Burke to talk about an investigation into the suspicious and…

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Cane e gatto (1983)

Action, Comedy, Police Film

A playboy (Tomas Milian) who makes a living out of seducing women and stealing their jewellery accidentally ends up witnessing a Mafia murder. He must work together with the man who has been constantly trying to catch him, Lt. Alan Parker (Bud Spencer), in order to save his life.

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Bail Enforcers (2011)

Action

A group of people which specializes in catching people who have skipped bail or have a bounty on their heads. One night the group, consisting of Jules (Trish Stratus), Chase (Boomer Phillips), and Ridley (Frank J. Zupancic), catches an informant with a $100,000 bounty on his head.

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A Man Called Dagger (1967)

spy film

Secret agents Dick Dagger and Harper Davis are on the trail of former SS Colonel Rudolph Koffman, who is using a meat-packing plant as his secret lair. Ingrid is Koffman's mistress and runs a beauty spa. A massage therapist there, Joy, reveals to Dagger that another employee, Erica, is being held captive in Koffman's secret lair.

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Danger One (2018)

Action Comedy, Comedy horror

In Los Angeles, paramedics Dean and Eric pick up a dying man from a car wreck and find a million dollars hidden in his clothes. Dean and firefighter Max convince the hesitant Eric to keep the money, seeing it as a chance to escape their struggles. Meanwhile, immigration agent Beckwith is investigating the money smuggling operation connected to the wreck, and a ruthless enforcer, Craddock, is also on Dean and Eric’s trail.

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