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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 11,132 films · Page 339.

Midnight Man (1994)

Action, Martial arts, thriller film

LAPD Detective John Kang (Lamas) dreams of a quiet life with his wife and child, but after a blown surveillance operation, those dreams quickly turn bloody when he is targeted for assassination by a ruthless Cambodian warlord. Plagued by memories of a forgotten childhood and trapped in the middle of a brutal gang war, Kang must fight to save his family as the world's deadliest hitman closes in for the kill.

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Death of a Ghost Hunter (2007)

Ghost, Horror

Ghost hunter Carter Simms is offered $5,000 to stay a weekend in the Masterson house to investigate paranormal activity. The owner of the house also hires Colin Green as the videographer and Yvette Sandoval as a journalist. Together they set up equipment and begin searching for evidence of ghosts or paranormal activity.

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Goth (2003)

Horror, Psychodrama, Slasher, thriller film

Frozen with Fear (2001)

Mysterie

Katherine Sullivan, a severe agoraphobic, witnesses the murder of her husband and speaks with the investigating detective. Then both the body and the detective disappear. Katherine hires private investigator Jack Mize to figure out, only Mize isn't so sure that Katherine's version of reality is the truth.

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The Cat Creeps (1946)

thriller film

Journalist Terry Nichols is hired by his boss, Sampler, to research a mysterious letter received by the Morning Chronicle from a Cora Williams, who writes that she discovered a $200,000 fortune and considers it proof of Eric Goran's murder, which was ruled a suicide fifteen years prior. Cora's relative, Walter Elliott, once a suspect in Eric's murder, is now running for the United States senate against Sampler's brother-in-law. Terry is hesitant to take the job due to the fact that he is dating Walter's daughter, Gay, but agrees.

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Livers Ain't Cheap (1996)

Action, Crime, Drama, thriller film

Rupert Little is an ex-con, has decided to go straight. His little brother James wants to pursue a life of delinquency. After being released from jail, James tells Rupert that while he was in jail, he overheard Dexter, a criminal who was arrested for a purse snatching incident, tells his friend Collin that he plans to heist a nightclub on New Year's Eve.

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Danger by My Side (1962)

Crime, thriller film

Bernie Hewson is a member of a gang which ambushes a security van. He gets stranded when the gang makes their getaway with the money, and carries the can for the job. On his release from prison he visits the gang's leader, Nicky Venning, asking for a cut of the money.

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The Shanghai Cobra (1945)

Crime, mystery film

When three bank employees are killed with cobra venom, Detective Chan recalls an oddly similar case ten years earlier in Shanghai. In Shanghai in 1937, criminal Jan Van Horn was badly burned when the Japanese bombed Shanghai. After plastic surgery, he escaped custody and nobody knows what he looks like today.

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Clay Pigeon (1971)

Action, Crime, Drama, thriller film

A Vietnam War veteran has been using illegal drugs, but eventually decides that he wants to escape that life. But before he can leave it behind, a CIA narcotics agent recruits him to go undercover in Los Angeles to help expose other ex-soldiers who are involved in drug dealing and drug kingpin Neilson.

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The Limit (2004)

Crime, crime thriller film, Drama

This story takes place in an undisclosed area of New York City and is told in both real-time and multiple flashback scenes. Monica "Moni" Prince (Claire Forlani) is an undercover police detective working on investigating a heroin-dealing operation run by a gang who call themselves "The Crew". It is headed by Gale Carmody (Pete Postlethwaite) with whom Monica is forced to have a sexual relationship.

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Vendetta (1995)

Action, thriller film

Carl Hamilton is assigned to go to Sicily to free two Swedish businessmen who are held captive by a local villain named Don Tommaso. The Don wants a Swedish naval robot system in exchange for his hostages. In the beginning Hamilton acts merely as a negotiator, but when he cannot accept the demands of his counterpart, the situation escalates.

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Barracuda (1978)

Adventure, Animal horror, Horror, monster film, thriller film

A top secret government experiment leads to fatal barracuda attacks on the beaches of a small coastal town formerly renowned for its lobster. A marine biologist (Wayne Crawford) and sheriff (William Kerwin) uncover a plot involving a mentally unstable former war-medic (Evers) pioneering research into hypoglycemia and its effects on human behavior.

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Linda (1993)

thriller film

Two couples, the Cowleys (Paul and Linda) and the Jeffries (Brandon/"Jeff" and Stella), have been friends for about a year. They spend so much time together they decide to vacation together in Florida. Jeff and Linda are secretly having an affair.

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Shark City (2009)

Comedy

right|thumb|Left to right:Adam Rodness, Samantha Gutstadt, Corey Haim discuss Shark City in 2009 At the infamous club Shark City, successful roommates – real estate agent Dagen and stock broker Kenny, are the popular guys who get all the girls. One night Dagen meets Samantha, who he begins to pursue, but as she rejects him time and time again, he begins to actually fall in love with her though she is the daughter of the dangerous and powerful mob boss Ventura Ritt. Despite the declining housing market as reported by trusted news anchor Veronica Wolf, Dagen is able to sell a million dollar home to none other than Ventura Ritt, who is…

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The Kill-Off (1990)

Drama, neo-noir

In a small coastal community in New Jersey, the only action in town is a nightclub called The Pavilion. The owner, Pete, can barely make the payroll so in an effort to bring in more business, he hires a sultry stripper named Danny Lee. Danny Lee's act soon turns the head of Ralph, which is not good news for his bed-ridden wife Luane.

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Farewell, My Love (2000)

Action, girls with guns, thriller film

A mysterious assassin named Brigit (Fitzpatrick) starts killing apparently unrelated Russian criminals. She befriends an old arms dealer, Renault (James) who trains her and helps her. Brigit reveals that four of them; George (Mitchell), Natalya (Wynter), Sergei (Lauter) and Peter (Foster) invaded her home when she was a teen, killed her father by shooting him, gang-raped and killed her mother, and then molested and wounded her leaving her for dead.

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I Mobster (1958)

Crime, crime drama film, crime thriller film, Drama, Gangster Film, Noir, thriller film

Joe Sante is a small time crook, who works as a bookie's runner and small time drug pusher. Through ruthlessness and hard work, he begins to climb the ranks of organized crime until he becomes one of the main crime czars in his city. Eventually, he is betrayed and killed by his criminal cohorts who desire his wealth and power.

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Car 99 (1935)

thriller film

A story of the Michigan State Police and the strong sense of loyalty and duty it instills in its men. It follows the career of a newly inducted rookie, Ross Martin, who has joined the force at the urging of his sweetheart, Mary Adams. Martin soon distinguishes himself by his bravery in the apprehension of criminals.

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