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Thriller
Chicago homicide detective Dan Lawson is called upon by Scottish authorities to assist in the investigation of a string of serial killings alongside another detective, Walker Bravo. Lawson discerns a pattern that connects with another kill…
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Action, crime film, thriller film
In Italy, wealthy families often hire bodyguards to protect family members from the threat of kidnapping. A wealthy family that needs a bodyguard hires Christian Creasy, a burned-out ex-CIA agent turned mercenary, to protect their daughter…
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Action, Justice Drama, Psychodrama, action film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, exploitation film, girls with guns, horror film, independent film, mystery film, neo-noir, rape and revenge film, suspense film, thriller film, vigilante film
While walking home from work, Thana, a mute seamstress in New York City's Garment District, is raped at gunpoint in an alley by a masked attacker. Returning to her apartment, she is raped a second time by a burglar. Thana strikes this seco…
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Drama, Horror, Thriller, comedy film, comedy horror, drama film, horror film, independent film, mystery film, psychological drama film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, rape and revenge film, suspense film, thriller film
Carol Ledoux, a shy Belgian manicurist, lives in London with her older sister Helen. Carol is remarkably detached and struggles in her daily interactions. A suitor, Colin, is enamoured of her and makes fervent attempts to court her, but Ca…
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Action, action film, adventure film, drama film, fantasy film, historical film
Commander Raiden is surprised when aging nobleman Bartok makes him heir to his kingdom, a vassal to a corrupt empire. When minister Geza Mott beats Bartok for failing to provide an adequate bribe, Bartok retaliates and is put to trial wher…
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Action, Crime, action film, crime film, rape and revenge film, thriller film, vigilante film
Roughly eight years after the events of the first film, Paul Kersey has recovered from his shattered life and moved on, now living in Los Angeles and working as a freelance architect. One of his clients is close friend Elliot Cass, who own…
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Coming Of Age, Komödie, Road Movie, comedy film, drama film, road movie, tragicomedy
Cheyenne is a wealthy former rock star, now bored and jaded in his 20-year retirement in Dublin. He retired after two of his teenaged fans died by suicide. He travels to New York to reconcile with his estranged father during his final hour…
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Thriller, psychological thriller film
David Chamberlain, an expectant father, drives to the hospital where his wife is in labor. On the way there, a stranger gets into the back of his car, simply known as “The Passenger” and tells him to pick a card while holding a gun to his …
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Psychological Thriller, drama film, mystery film, rape and revenge film
One year prior, in Portland, Oregon, Jillian "Jill" Conway was kidnapped by a brutal serial killer who held her captive in a mass grave of his victims. Police refuse to believe her due to Jill previously being institutionalized. In the pre…
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Criminal Comedy Film, comedy film, drama film
Jesus Quintana is released from prison and is reminded by the warden that one more strike will get him locked up for good; he is also thanked for winning a bowling tournament for the prison. Jesus's friend Petey picks him up and they go in…
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Action, Police Film, Thriller, action film, crime thriller film, thriller film
Sgt. Paul Cutler is an ex-military Los Angeles Police Department S.W.A.T. officer and considered to be one of the best, even holding a record of having no civilian casualties for ten years straight.
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Action, action film, thriller film
In 1995, Russian criminal mobster Arkady Karasov and his associates Leo Imasov and Yuri took over rival gangs' sex trafficking business at the French Riviera. One of the prostitutes is a young Anna and Maïssa. Karasov takes an interest in …
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Action, Thriller, horror film, thriller film
Emma is unhappily married to her cold and controlling husband, Mark, who works as a criminal attorney. After ending her affair with Tom, a partner at her husband's firm, Emma goes out with Mark to celebrate their anniversary. Mark surprise…
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Historie, Thriller, drama film, historical film
Hannah (Weaving) is a veteran of the British army who is working as an investigator for the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC). While drunkenly interrogating a member of the Young Ireland movement, Hannah loses his temper over the prisoner's r…
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Action, action film, crime film, rape and revenge film, vigilante film
Roughly 3–4 years after the events of the previous film, Paul Kersey has been traveling the country as a vigilante in various cities. He returns to New York City for the first time after having been forced to leave for what he did over ten…
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Action, action film, drama film, dystopian film, exploitation film, horror film, splatter film, thriller film, vigilante film
An unnamed hobo arrives by boxcar in the city of Hope Town, where its graffitied welcome sign reads "Scum Town". The city is ruled over by a ruthless crime lord named "The Drake" and his sadistic sons Ivan and Slick. The Hobo walks the tow…
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Crime, Drama, Thriller, action film, drama film, rape and revenge film, science fiction film, thriller film
Andrew Norris is the new music teacher at Lincoln High School, a troubled inner city school. As he arrives on his first day, he meets fellow teacher Terry Corrigan, who is carrying a gun. When Andrew asks about the firearm, Terry assures h…
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Political Drama, Psychological Thriller, drama film, mystery film, rape and revenge film
Paulina Escobar is a housewife married to a prominent lawyer, Gerardo, in an unnamed South American country, which is implied to be Chile. One day, a storm forces Gerardo to ride home with a charming stranger, Dr. Miranda, while the power …
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Action Comedy, action film
Former safecracker Red is released from prison after two years. Red reconnects with his wife Chloe, their daughter "Bea" Beatrice (who now only speaks in her mother's native French after learning it from her nanny Lolita) and his former co…
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Action, action film, romance film
Eddie Lomax rides an Indian motorcycle in a salt flat. When his bike breaks down, he begins drinking and passes out. When he awakes, he sees his old friend from the Army, Johnny Sixtos.
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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, biopunk, dystopian film, neo-noir, rape and revenge film, science fiction film
A man is in a hospital bed (John) distressed from dreaming intruders in the house brutally assault him, then watching as the leader shoots his wife and child dead. John awakens from a many-months coma to learn that his wife and daughter we…
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Western, Western film, rape and revenge film
Hannie Caulder is a frontier wife, living with her husband at a horse station between towns in the American West. After a disastrous failed bank robbery raid, the inept Clemens gang, three brothers, arrive at the horse station. After actin…
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Drama, Thriller, drama film, rape and revenge film
Christine "Chris" McCormick is a highly paid fashion model whose image serves as the driving force of the ad campaign for a popular brand of lipstick and can be seen in magazines and on billboards all around the world. Gordon Stuart, a par…
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LGBTQ-related film, drama film, rape and revenge film, thriller film
Maya is an upcoming artist and college student. In the winter of her senior year, Maya attends a fraternity party and meets a student named Jared, who is portrayed as a classic jock. Jared immediately starts courting her using all his eloq…
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