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Tangled(2010)

PG
| 1h 40min | Animation, Kids & Family
3.8/5 (with 5,112 votes)

When the kingdom's most wanted-and most charming-bandit Flynn Rider hides out in a mysterious tower, he's taken hostage by Rapunzel, a beautiful and feisty tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical, golden hair. Flynn's curious captor, who's looking for her ticket out of the tower where she's been locked away for years, strikes a deal with the handsome thief and the unlikely duo sets off on an action-packed escapade, complete with a super-cop horse, an over-protective chameleon and a gruff gang of pub thugs.

Directed by Byron Howard, Nathan Greno
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Captive(2015)

PG-13
| 1h 37min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 120 votes)

Based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, is the dramatic, thrilling, and spiritual journey of Ashley Smith and Brian Nichols. After being taken hostage by Brian in her own apartment, Ashley turns to Rick Warren’s inspirational book, The Purpose Driven Life, for guidance. In reading from the book, Ashley not only finds purpose in her own life, but helps Brian find a more peaceful resolution to a harrowing situation.

Directed by Jerry Jameson - With Kate Mara, Claudia Church, David Oyelowo, E. Roger Mitchell, Michael K. Williams, Jessica Oyelowo, ...

The Equalizer(2014)

R
| 2h 12min | Thriller, Action, Crime
3.7/5 (with 4,167 votes)

McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua - With Chloë Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas, Melissa Leo, Haley Bennett, Denzel Washington, David Harbour, ...
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Toy Story 3(2010)

G
| 1h 43min | Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
3.9/5 (with 6,718 votes)

Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home to Andy.

Directed by Lee Unkrich
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Inferno(1999)

R
| 1h 35min | Action, Drama, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 120 votes)

Eddie Lomax (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny (Danny Trejo). Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town where Johnny once lived, Lomax is confronted by a gang of toughs, who beat him and steal his bike. However, Lomax is not a man to take an injustice lying down, and soon he begins exacting a violent revenge on the men who stole his motorcycle, with local handyman Jubal Early (Pat Morita) lending a hand and several area ladies offering aid and comfort.

Directed by John G. Avildsen - With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Danny Trejo, Pat Morita, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, Larry Drake, Vincent Schiavelli, ...
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The Dark Knight Rises(2012)

PG-13
| 2h 45min | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.9/5 (with 10,320 votes)

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

Directed by Christopher Nolan - With Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, ...
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The Equalizer 2(2018)

R
| 2h 1min | Action, Thriller, Crime
3.3/5 (with 2,203 votes)

Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when a long-time girl friend is murdered.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua - With Denzel Washington, Ashton Sanders, Pedro Pascal, Jonathan Scarfe, Sakina Jaffrey, Melissa Leo, ...
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Prisoners(2013)

R
| 2h 33min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
4.0/5 (with 5,260 votes)

Keller Dover faces a parent's worst nightmare when his 6-year-old daughter, Anna, and her friend go missing. The only lead is an old motorhome that had been parked on their street. The head of the investigation, Detective Loki, arrests the driver, but a lack of evidence forces Loki to release his only suspect. Dover, knowing that his daughter's life is at stake, decides that he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

Directed by Denis Villeneuve - With Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano, Maria Bello, Viola Davis, ...
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra(2009)

PG-13
| 1h 58min | Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
2.9/5 (with 2,080 votes)

From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.

Directed by Stephen Sommers - With Channing Tatum, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lee Byung-hun, Sienna Miller, ...
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Live Free or Die Hard(2007)

PG-13
| 2h 8min | Action, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 2,587 votes)

John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he's working for Homeland Security. He calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.

Directed by Len Wiseman - With Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Timothy Olyphant, Cliff Curtis, Maggie Q, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, ...
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Die Hard(1988)

R
| 2h 11min | Action, Thriller
3.9/5 (with 4,953 votes)

NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.

Directed by John McTiernan - With Bruce Willis, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson, William Atherton, Paul Gleason, ...
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21 Bridges(2019)

R
| 1h 39min | Crime, Action, Drama
3.4/5 (with 869 votes)

An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him.

Directed by Brian Kirk - With Chadwick Boseman, J. K. Simmons, Sienna Miller, Taylor Kitsch, Stephan James, Toby Hemingway, ...
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Munich(2005)

R
| 2h 44min | Drama, Action, History, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 1,153 votes)

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.

Directed by Steven Spielberg - With Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Ayelet Zurer, Geoffrey Rush, ...
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Inside Man(2006)

R
| 2h 9min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 2,568 votes)

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

Directed by Spike Lee - With Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, ...
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Eagle Eye(2008)

PG-13
| 1h 58min | Mystery, Thriller, Action
3.2/5 (with 1,254 votes)

Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push them into increasing danger. As events escalate, Jerry and Rachel become the country's most-wanted fugitives and must figure out what is happening to them.

Directed by D.J. Caruso - With Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis, Anthony Mackie, Billy Bob Thornton, ...
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Collateral(2004)

R
| 2h | Drama, Crime, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 2,486 votes)

Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.

Directed by Michael Mann - With Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill, ...
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer(2017)

R
| 2h 1min | Drama, Thriller, Mystery
3.5/5 (with 1,731 votes)

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways.

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos - With Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Alicia Silverstone, Raffey Cassidy, Barry Keoghan, Bill Camp, ...
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The Place Beyond the Pines(2013)

R
| 2h 20min | Drama, Crime
3.5/5 (with 2,285 votes)

A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.

Directed by Derek Cianfrance - With Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Rose Byrne, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Harris Yulin, ...
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Escape from New York(1981)

R
| 1h 39min | Science Fiction, Action
3.5/5 (with 1,330 votes)

In the future, crime is out of control and New York City's Manhattan is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to prison life, is coerced into bringing the President, and his cargo, out of this land of undesirables.

Directed by John Carpenter - With Ernest Borgnine, Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau, Harry Dean Stanton, ...
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Air Force One(1997)

R
| 2h 4min | Action, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 1,311 votes)

Russian terrorists conspire to hijack the aircraft with the president and his family on board. The commander in chief finds himself facing an impossible predicament: give in to the terrorists and sacrifice his family, or risk everything to uphold his principles - and the integrity of the nation.

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen - With Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Dean Stockwell, Xander Berkeley, William H. Macy, ...
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Nocturnal Animals(2016)

R
| 1h 56min | Drama, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 3,628 votes)

Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.

Directed by Tom Ford - With Jake Gyllenhaal, Amy Adams, Laura Linney, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Shannon, Isla Fisher, ...
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3(2009)

R
| 1h 46min | Thriller, Crime, Action
3.2/5 (with 1,372 votes)

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

Directed by Tony Scott - With Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, John Turturro, Michael Rispoli, Ramón Rodríguez, ...
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Midnight Special(2016)

PG-13
| 1h 52min | Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
3.1/5 (with 843 votes)

A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.

Directed by Jeff Nichols - With Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Sam Shepard, Wayne Pére, ...
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Dog Day Afternoon(1975)

R
| 2h 5min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.9/5 (with 1,262 votes)

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturale. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.

Directed by Sidney Lumet - With Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Carol Kane, Chris Sarandon, Lance Henriksen, ...
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Street Fighter(1994)

PG-13
| 1h 42min | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
2.3/5 (with 627 votes)

Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.

Directed by Steven E. de Souza - With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Kylie Minogue, Damian Chapa, Wes Studi, Ming-Na Wen, ...
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Dragged Across Concrete(2018)

R
| 2h 38min | Crime, Action, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 403 votes)

Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour. Low on cash and with no other options, these two embittered soldiers descend into the criminal underworld to gain their just due, but instead find far more than they wanted awaiting them in the shadows.

Directed by Steven Craig Zahler - With Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn
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Dogtooth(2009)

1h 38min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 921 votes)

Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. Hence 'the sea' refers to a large armchair and 'zombies' are little yellow flowers. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his disobedience, the uber-controlling parents terrorize their offspring into submission.

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos - With Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Marie Tsoni, Anna Kalaitzidou, Christos Passalis, ...
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Swordfish(2001)

R
| 1h 39min | Action, Crime, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 1,235 votes)

Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.

Directed by Dominic Sena - With John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Vinnie Jones, Sam Shepard, ...
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The Long Kiss Goodnight(1996)

R
| 2h 1min | Crime, Action, Mystery, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 499 votes)

Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, is a school teacher and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on her head, she begins to remember small parts of her previous life as a lethal, top-secret agent.

Directed by Renny Harlin - With Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Malahide, Craig Bierko, Brian Cox, Yvonne Zima, ...
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The Passenger(2023)

1h 34min | Crime, Thriller, Horror
3.1/5 (with 21 votes)

Randolph Bradley is perfectly content fading into the background, but when his coworker Benson snaps and goes on a violent killing spree, he’s forced to face his fears and confront his troubled past in order to find a way to survive.

Directed by Carter Smith - With Kyle Gallner, Johnny Berchtold, Liza Weil
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