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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 704 films · Page 27.
Monster Film, horror film
Two groups of treasure hunters, each from all walks of life are dispatched to the Arctic to get items that a wealthy millionaire, Mills is interested in but both groups soon find themselves fighting for their lives as they battle the freez…
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Crime, heist film
Steve Wallace, a safecracker, has just been released from prison. He attempts one last burglary in Germany with the help of a circus gymnast.
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Action, Sci-Fi, adventure film, science fiction film
The main character, Ray Stokes (Olivier Gruner) is a down-on-his luck police officer on a distant, corruptly-ruled mining colony. He has already lost his wife Dana (Anna Karin) to his corrupt boss, John Dawson (Craig Wasson), not from any …
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Sci-Fi
A jewel thief in 2020s Los Angeles (Scott McNeil) tries to save a spaceship crew from the emerald smuggling criminals who are holding them captive.
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Crime Comedy, comedy film
Curt Taylor (David Hasselhoff) is released from California State Prison and to settle a debt he becomes a secretary for Cartier Rand (Joan Collins) as a form of amusing punishment, so that he can steal her jewels. During the course of his …
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Christmas film, drama film, heist film
On Christmas Eve, a radio talk show host named John Kingsley, his wealthy wife, their son with learning difficulties, and a judge are taken hostage by a group of terrorists. The group demand a new trial on air for their convicted comrade, …
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Crime, Drama, Film Noir, crime film, drama film, film noir, heist film
Willis Trent wants to rob the safety deposit box of a crooked Los Angeles businessman, Paul De Camp. He has lawyer Earl Farraday smooth-talk the guy's girlfriend, the two-timing Flo Randall, into revealing the bank box's number. Now they n…
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drama film, heist film
Frank Dayton leads a group of crooks in a caper to steal $2,500,000 from an Air Force base. Dayton is the tough-guy military leader who recruits Mike, ex-Nazi Max sadistic killer Barney Barry, and failed French artist Claude in the scheme.
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heist film
There is intrigue and deception at a small-town bank when it is discovered that an unsuspecting employee (Paul Sand) has embezzled $109,000 while acting as chief clerk. Fearing a public scandal could lead to the collapse of the bank despit…
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Horror, Thriller, horror film
The movie begins with a sole grave robber in 1979, who steals his way into the crypt in order to find jewelry. He is killed by the undead after he finds some jewelry and is trying to get more. Decades later, a man is shown getting out of p…
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Crime Comedy, heist film, romantic comedy
A thief, Reese Halperin, and his accomplice, computer expert Norman Barrie, devise a scheme to break into a Vancouver bank. While carrying out the bank's blueprints, Reese is inadvertently photographed by Stacey Bishop, who is taking pictu…
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Crime, crime film
Gang members Ronnie, Jackie and Phil, aboard a train, break through from a cabin into the parcel compartment where bags of money are being carried. They work in silence to remove the back of a seat and enter the compartment and remove the …
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Sci-Fi, Thriller, thriller
crime film, heist film
A group of international jewel thieves is planning to steal the world's largest diamond from its show display at the Millennium Dome, unaware that they have been under police surveillance from the moment they had begun planning their caper.
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teen film
Upon being caught cheating in his Leaving Certificate exam and being banned from sitting the exam for another three years, a young man commits suicide. A close friend of his subsequently plots to cheat in his own Leaving Certificate in ord…
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Crime, heist film
Long-distance independent lorry driver Terry meets homeless and unemployed Shirley at a transport cafe and gives her a lift. His vehicle, carrying a valuable shipment of whisky, is then hijacked under cover of a fake road accident. Who tip…
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drama film, heist film
Chuck Wheeler is released from prison and plans an elaborate heist of an armored truck carrying money from a Las Vegas casino. Chuck enlists the help of nightclub owner Joe Darren as well as Vi Victor, a sensational blonde married to Chuck…
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Crime, crime film, drama film, heist film
Harry is a small time crook who plans one last job before he retires, but things do not go quite according to plan. With his sidekick Nimmo, the plan is to ambush a truck containing £500,000 of diamonds in Leopard Street, but heavy securit…
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Italo-Western
At the start of the story, the band of Sanchez ambushes a military transport escorting $100,000 to Omaha. He leaves together with two men to take the money to Mexico, while the other gang members dress in the uniforms of the dead soldiers …
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Crime, heist film
drama film, heist film
After an evening of drinking with Professor Gissing (Fry), an art expert, and banker Allan Cruickshank (Collard), self-made millionaire Mike McKenzie (Henshall) and his friends devise a plan to rob one of the country's most high-profile ta…
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Western, Western film
A gunfighter, Kip Tanner, is ambushed by three men who believe Kip's brother Gene swindled their boss, rancher Seth Hainline. A last-minute arrival by Marshal Wilkinson results in the men riding off and Kip coming to town, where he intends…
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LGBTQ-related film, comedy drama, heist film
Troy and Duke have attended dozens of funerals for friends who have died of AIDS. Many of them were unable to afford the prohibitively expensive drugs they needed to stay alive. With their own funds running low, Troy and Duke decide to sta…
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Action, action film
An extremely rare artifact on a Greek island sets off a ferocious battle on the deck of a sinking ferryboat.
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