PLOT SUMMARY:
Filipino crime thriller inspired by a real-life scandal in which prison inmates are temporarily released from prison to work as contract killers on behalf of politicians and high ranking military officials.
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Showing posts with label Crime. Show all posts
On the Job (2013)
PLOT SUMMARY:
Filipino crime thriller inspired by a real-life scandal in which prison inmates are temporarily released from prison to work as contract killers on behalf of politicians and high ranking military officials.
American Hustle (2013)
PLOT SUMMARY:
A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive British partner, Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia.
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Ninja Assassin (2009)
PLOT SUMMARY:
A young ninja turns his back on the orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.
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Dhoom 3 (2013)
PLOT SUMMARY:
To avenge his father's death, a circus entertainer trained in magic and acrobatics turns thief to take down a corrupt bank in Chicago. Two cops from Mumbai are assigned to the case.
Down and Dangerous (2013)
PLOT SUMMARY:
Always one step ahead of the Feds, Paul Boxer is the most inventive and principled smuggler in the trade, and has never needed to carry a gun. When violent mid-level traffickers coerce him into designing a foolproof plan to bring several kilos of cocaine across the México border, he maneuvers to rid himself of their hold over him once and for all. But when a sharp-witted woman from his past enlists his help to escape this rival outfit, Paul must confront the man that is hunting him down, and choose between his livelihood as a smuggler and his integrity as a man.
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The Mask (1994)
PLOT SUMMARY:
Bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic super-hero when he wears a mysterious mask.
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Pulp Fiction (1994)
PLOT SUMMARY:
The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
PLOT SUMMARY:
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
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Speed (1994)
PLOT SUMMARY:
Bomber terrorist's elevator plan backfires, so he rigs a bomb to a LA city bus. The stipulation is: once armed, the bus must stay above 50 mph to keep from exploding. Also if LAPD Officer tries to unload any passengers off, Payne will detonate it. Joe Morton co-stars as Jack's superior, and Jeff Daniels supports Jack helping him try to defuse the bomb.
Runner, Runner (2013)
PLOT SUMMARY:
When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.
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Five Years (2013)
PLOT SUMMARY:
How Murat Kurnaz ended up in Guantanamo Bay is a mysterious story. 5 YEARS investigates the psychological aspect of this endless and unjustified "imprisonment" where Kurnaz had to endure never ending physical and psychological torture.
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Filth (2013)
PLOT SUMMARY:
A bipolar, bigoted junkie cop manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion and win back his wife and daughter.
Malavita (2013)
PLOT SUMMARY:
The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.
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Prisoners (2013)
PLOT SUMMARY:
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?
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Line of Duty (2013)
PLOT SUMMARY:
Four friends from the rough side of town grow apart when two are consumed by a life of crime, and the other two become FBI agents sent deep undercover - to bring down those childhood friends.
Shame the Devil (2013)
PLOT SUMMARY:
A London detective tracking a serial killer finds the killers "truth or die" methods take him to New York to solve the case.
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Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
PLOT SUMMARY:
Hobbs has Dom and Brian reassemble their crew in order to take down a mastermind who commands an organization of mercenary drivers across 12 countries. Payment? Full pardons for them all.
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Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
PLOT SUMMARY:
The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight crime in costume. Meanwhile, the Red Mist plots an act of revenge that will affect everyone Kick-Ass knows.
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Broken City (2013)
PLOT SUMMARY:
In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler.
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