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Crime, Drama
The movie is based on the book, Act of Vengeance by Trevor Armbrister, a fact-based story about the corruption that occurred during the United Mine Workers' presidential elections in 1969. The film also portrayed the murder of Joseph "Jock" Yablonski.
Crime, Drama, Noir, romance film
After blacking out from an all-night drinking binge, dock worker Bobo wakes up in a decrepit shack on a San Pablo Bay barge. The barge's owner, fisherman Takeo, reminds him how they met the previous night and that he agreed to work for Takeo. Bobo does not remember the encounter and intends to leave.
Action, Comedy, comedy thriller, Crime Comedy, Dark Comedy, thriller film
Cosmo works as a bookie for Mafioso Max. He lives a dull life, residing in the basement of a retirement home, never having had a girlfriend or a date, but regularly seeing prostitute Honey. When Max dies, new Boss Gordon "promotes" Cosmo to hitman, against his wishes.
Crime, Horror, thriller film
William Bonin is a Vietnam veteran who works as a delivery driver in Southern California. Bonin, when not preoccupied with his job or his ailing mother, tortures and kills young men with the aid of an occultist named Vernon Butts. The two committed a string of murders in Orange County before relocating to Los Angeles.
Crime, thriller film
Sam Dietz is a rookie Los Angeles detective recently transferred from New York City. He is paired up with veteran detective Bill Malloy in order to find and stop a serial killer. The killer is Arthur "Buck" Taylor, the son of a former LAPD cop whose motive for killing is frustration over not having been accepted into the force and a failure in the eyes of his father.
Crime
Action, Crime, Drama, thriller film
Jake Peterson (Charlie Sheen) is a dedicated vice unit detective, whose strong-will and dedication to duty begins to take a toll on his marriage to wife Rebecca (Meredith Salenger). Jake's father, Bill Peterson (Martin Sheen) is a veteran detective in the same unit as Jake. As well as the strain of a troubled marriage, Jake is also under pressure to live up to his father's reputation.
Action, Drama, Gangster Film, Heist
Cousins Micky Mannock (Frank Harper) and Ray Collishaw (Craig Fairbrass) run London's top firm. But their supremacy in the capital's gangster underworld is threatened when they lose a drug shipment belonging to the Russian Mafia. They plan a heist in Berlin which, if successful, could pay off their debts and set them up for life.
mystery film, thriller film
Tim Brett is a former drug addict who has written a book about his experiences, which has been published. He has been clean for about a year, and visits his aunt, a wealthy philanthropist, in an Italian coastal hotel. She expresses interest in helping some of Brett's former acquaintances.
Crime, Drama, neo-noir, thriller film
Near the San Francisco Bay, in a meeting with his secretary Miss Lee, ailing shipping magnate Matthew S. Cabot calls for his wife Sheila and his personal physician David Rivera. As Matthew is administered an injection, he asks David about his new hospital job in Zurich.
Drama
Newspaper headlines blare that 15-year-old Danielle Miller (Joey Heatherton) has murdered a man, Rick Lazich, who was the latest lover of her mother, Valerie Hayden (Susan Hayward). When Dani's father, Luke Miller (Mike Connors) is informed of the situation, he travels to see his daughter, and describes the events that led to the tragedy. Near the end of World War II, Army Air Forces hero Luke is in San Francisco for a parade in his honor, and meets Valerie at an art show where one of her works is being exhibited.
Action, Blaxploitation, thriller film
After the father of Vietnam veteran and ex-Green Beret captain Slaughter is killed by a car bomb, he becomes obsessed with avenging the murder. He learns it was arranged by a Cleveland organized-crime gang and tracks down the mobster responsible, killing a Mafia member in the process. The murderer, however, manages to escape.
Christmas film, Comedy, Criminal Comedy Film, Heist
Suave convict J. Chalmers "Pressure" Maxwell decides to go straight. Just before he is released from Sing Sing prison along with his none-too-bright accomplice Jug Martin, he rejects a proposal by fellow inmate Leo Dexter to rob a bank.
A young woman, Erin, breaks up with her boyfriend, Billy, after kissing their mutual friend Kevin and deciding to pursue a relationship with him. Enraged, Billy bludgeons Erin to death and conceals the crime. Some time later, college student Laurel starts a relationship with Billy, who has assumed Kevin's identity.
Crime, Drama, romance film, silent film, trial film
thumb|thumbtime=13|left|The full film Bored and lonely living on her husband's rubber plantation down in Singapore, Leslie Crosbie, takes a lover, Geoffrey Hammond, but he eventually tires of her and takes a Chinese mistress, Li-Ti. When Leslie learns of Geoffrey's new mistress, she insists on seeing him while her husband is away and tries to rekindle his love. However, Geoffrey is not moved and informs Leslie that he prefers Li-Ti.
Crime, mystery film
The film is set in London. Fu Manchu is thought to have died twenty years ago, wrongly believing that Sir John Petrie was responsible for the death of his family during the Boxer Rebellion. He swore revenge on Sir John and his family.
Drama, prison film
The story is set in Central Industrial Prison, a privately run maximum security prison in the middle of the Australian desert. An outbreak of violence within the prison has resulted in a total lockdown. A committee is appointed by the prison's governors to investigate the cause of the outbreak, but their findings are in stark contrast to the facts behind the riot.
Crime, Drama
The movie opens with Isabella Ford (Embeth Davidtz) travelling alone from Selmouth to Addisford on foot, and in an increasingly pathetic state. In a deserted cabin on the way, she gives birth to a stillborn baby. She buries it and continues her journey.
Crime, thriller film
After four years, Chris returns to his hometown with the ostensible purpose of attending a party, but his true motive is to reconnect with his old friend Shifty, whom he left behind. During his time away, Chris has embraced a responsible adult life, complete with a mortgage and a good job. However, he is taken aback to discover that Shifty has been involved in cocaine dealing for quite some time, supplied by the double-dealing Glen.
Comedy, Drama
Middle-aged Martin Mirkhein (Griffin Dunne) is a complete failure. He has run a successful business into debt, his marriage is falling apart, and now he owes the IRS $147,956 in back taxes. Martin may not have much going for him but he has read "Daniel Strong," a best-selling, self-help novel by the popular TV guru Dr.
Action, Blaxploitation, Crime, Drama
Duke Johnson, a former black activist, arrives in Bucktown to bury his brother Ben, a bar owner who was killed for refusing to pay crooked white cops for protection. Ben’s widow, Aretha is hostile towards him as he never contacted Ben while he was still alive even though her friend, Harley tries to calm them down. Duke tries to settle Ben’s estate, but is disgruntled when he learns he has to wait 60 days for everything to be settled.
Crime, Horror, Psychological Thriller, thriller film
A young man, David , is in an interrogation room talking to an unnamed, unsympathetic police officer . David is in handcuffs, and he has blood on his face and shirt. He is smoking a cigarette.
Crime, Drama, Noir
Under heavy police protection, gangster Joe Rico arrives late at night at the courthouse to testify against crime boss Albert Mendoza. There have already been several attempts on Rico's life, but lead prosecutor Martin Ferguson reminds him that he faces numerous charges unless he cooperates. After another attempt on his life, Rico escapes his bodyguards but falls to his death from the ledge outside an eighth-floor window.
Crime, Drama, Heist
The story revolves around Steve Skorsky, who has built himself a reputation in security transport for financial institutions. His security trucks are considered impregnable with armed guards and computer controlled routing. No one has ever successfully raided a Skorsky truck until now.