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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,422 films · Page 200.
Action
Murray Lonigan and Tony Agrosio are two drug dealers en route to a sale. After finding out that the two buyers planted a "homer" tracking device inside the briefcase containing their $1,000,000 payment, they gun both of them down. The commotion attracts the attention of the police Desperate, they store both the money and drugs inside a Corvette Stingray on a used car lot.
Comedy, silent film, Splatstick
left|thumb|Harold and Mary thumb|thumbtime=9|The Kid Brother (1927) The Hickorys are a respected family in Hickoryville. Sheriff Jim and his big, strong sons Leo and Olin have little respect for the youngest son, Harold, who does not have their muscles. When Jim, Leo and Olin go to an important town meeting to discuss a dam, Harold is left behind.
Crime, Crime Comedy
Robbers steal the "Koor-Hal Ruby", killing four in the process, and elude the police. Newspaper managing editor Phil Bane sends for conceited crime writer/criminologist George Melville to write stories and boost his circulation. Melville claims the crime was masterminded by Andre Berlea, a man thought to have died four years before.
Crime, Drama
An elderly professor and a mysterious stranger whom the professor has invited to his house are each very envious of the life of the other.
Crime, Drama, Gangster Film, Heist
Once you're in the life of drug dealing and organized crime, can you get out? During a brief jail stay two half-brothers, who had rarely seen each other while growing up begin to connect. One of them is 20/20 Mike, a name given because he can sense people nearby, who concocts a scheme in which him and his brother Billy will steal drugs from young couriers.
Crime, Drama, mystery film, romance film
CIA assassin John Cunningham, a cold-blooded killer with nerves of steel and no conscience, kills a man on election day, votes in the local election and spends the rest of the afternoon with Ellen, a prostitute. The next day, Cunningham goes to see James Ramsey, his mobilizer, a CIA man whose cover is a job as a college physics professor. Ramsey offers one final, lucrative job, or "hard contract" as he calls it, that can allow Cunningham to retire from the business for good.
Crime, Drama, Noir
Convict Van Duff is the sadistic leader of a large-scale prison break. The breakout succeeds with many casualties, as the six survivors hide out in a forgotten mine working near the prison. Amongst the six survivors are a wounded Van Duff, reverend-turned-religious fanatic Luther "Swanee" Remsen, hardened killers Pete Mendoza and "Monk" Collins, naive youngster Billy Lang, and greedy embezzler Joe Quinn- the only criminal of the lot to not be a murderer.
exploitation film
High school student Kim Bentley is having a tough time of things at the moment. She has been dumped by her boyfriend Kevin for rich girl Annette. Her grades are slipping, she has no money, and all her mother seems to care about is cleaning.
trial film
Situated in 1982, Shari Karney is a successful attorney, assigned to an incest case, involving a three-year-old girl, Christie, who is being molested by her father. She initially refuses to take the case, explaining that she isn't familiar with cases involving sexual abuse. She is later convinced by the child's mother, Darlene Holland, but the trial proves to be difficult.
Crime, Erotic Thriller, Psychological Thriller, thriller film
A young businessman and avid jogger finds a prime voyeurism spot on his nightly route. After some time spying he witnesses a murder instead. He soon becomes involved in a variety of situations stemming from the incident.
Crime
Crime
Laine, a drifter, falls asleep in her car at a motel's parking lot. In the morning, she hides a personalized money clip and meets the owner, Luanne, who gives Laine a free meal. A local police officer, Gault, explains a brutal murder has occurred in nearby Flagstaff while he changes Laine's flat tire.
Crime
While driving a van through Los Angeles, half-brothers Jack and Max argue about Jack's ex-girlfriend, Jasmine, who has called him to demand he retrieve his possessions from her place. Max says Jasmine never loved Jack and has always been obsessed with her dead boyfriend, who died in a carjacking. After arriving at a posh mansion, they don masks, pull out pistols, and kidnap Emma, who fights back.
Crime, Drama
Biography, Crime, police procedural
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, also known as "Clark Rockefeller," was a master imposter who successfully posed as various individuals, including a television host and a Pentagon advisor, before claiming to be a member of the famous Rockefeller family. He used his fabricated high society status to win the affections of Sandra Boss, a wealthy businesswoman, and the two eventually married and had a child. However, their relationship ended in divorce and custody battles, leading Clark to abduct their daughter.
Action, Crime, Drama, thriller film
Gangster boss Vic Luca (Rip Torn) is scheduled to appear in court and so hires a hit man/shoe salesman Chris Caleek (Lance Henriksen) to kill the witnesses. He has a mole in the police force who tells him names and locations of the witnesses. Unfortunately, during the last hit, the professional killer enters the wrong house.
Crime, Drama, mystery film
thumb|200px|left|Lightning in The Case of the Howling Dog Severely agitated by the howling of a German Shepherd police dog next door, millionaire Arthur Cartwright comes to Los Angeles lawyer Perry Mason to draw up his will, stating that the howling is a sign that a death has occurred. He wants to leave his money to the apparent wife of Clinton Foley, another millionaire and the dog's owner, explaining that while "Evelyn Foley" pretends to be Foley's wife, he is still legally married to someone else. Perry explains how Cartwright should word his odd bequest and after receiving a huge retainer fee, gives him a form to fill out and return.
Crime, Erotic Thriller, exploitation film, Horror, Slasher
A police officer Shane Newman fails in capturing a drug dealer in Los Angeles, so his boss Hugh Janus transfers him to Hawaii for disciplinary reasons. On the island some former female students are just gathering in a luxury hotel. The young ladies once belonged to the sorority "Omega Kappa Omega" and are now invited to an erotic photo shoot which is organised by Derek Simmons, the editor of the Cavalier Magazine.
Crime, Slasher
Three policewomen go undercover to try and trap a serial killer.
Comedy, Crime
The film is set during the Christmas season in Camden Town, London. It follows incompetent private detective Tim Diamond and his sharp-witted teenage brother, Nick, who are completely out of money, until they are hired by a South American client named Johnny Naples to protect a seemingly ordinary box of Maltesers chocolate. After watching Farewell My Lovely at the cinema, they return to find the office smashed up.
Action, Crime, Drama, Erotic Thriller, thriller film
A cop taking personal leave after he witnesses money stolen from the police property room becomes involved with a beautiful singer who may have killed her husband.
Crime
A young woman and two other people are killed in a Kindle County local bar. Experienced detective sergeant Larry Starczek (Tom Selleck) begins investigation on the murders. Soon everything points to the small-time thief, Squirrel.
Horror, Slasher
Wade Chen, who works for a rich and powerful CEO, Mr. Yang, accidentally sees his boss having sex with supermodel Dana. His boss supposedly rewards him by sending him to an exclusive party on company money.
Drama, war film
The film takes place in "the future" after the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, and centers on the trial of Wilhelm Grimm, a war criminal. Each character witness provides a flashback scene to a previous part of Grimm's life. In the trial, it is revealed that Grimm (Alexander Knox), who fought for Germany in World War I and lost a leg in battle, returns after the war to the small German village of Lidzbark (now part of Poland) where he had been a teacher.