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The Driver(1978)

R
| 1h 31min | Action, Crime, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 168 votes)

The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.

Directed by Walter Hill - With Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley, Felice Orlandi, Joseph Walsh, ...

Trauma Center(2019)

R
| 1h 27min | Action, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 166 votes)

Lt. Wakes is a vengeful police detective determined to solve the murders of his partner and an informant, and joins forces with a witness injured during the shootings. After the killers pursue the witness across the abandoned floor of a hospital, she confirms Wakes's worst fears.

Directed by Matt Eskandari - With Bruce Willis, Nicky Whelan, Tito Ortiz, Texas Battle, Sergio Rizzuto, Tyler J. Olson, ...

Manhunt(2017)

1h 46min | Action, Thriller, Crime
2.8/5 (with 55 votes)

Accused of a murder he didn't commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name.

Directed by John Woo
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Sniper 2(2002)

R
| 1h 37min | Action
2.7/5 (with 57 votes)

Sergeant Thomas Beckett is back - and this time he has teamed up with death row inmate B.J. Cole on a suicide mission to the Balkans. Their target: a rogue general accused of running ethnic cleansing missions. But when Becket discovers that the government is using him as a pawn in a bigger mission, the body count grows and bullets really start to fly.

Directed by Craig R. Baxley - With Tom Berenger, Bokeem Woodbine, Dan Butler, Linden Ashby, Erika Marozsán, Ferenc Kovács, ...
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Redbelt(2008)

R
| 1h 39min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 109 votes)

Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights, wants to see Mike in the ring making money, but to him competition is degrading. A woman sideswipes Mike's car and then, after an odd sequence of events, shoots out the studio's window. Later that evening, Mike rescues an action movie star in a fistfight at a bar. In return, the actor befriends Mike, gives him a gift, offers him work on his newest film, and introduces Mike's wife to his own - the women initiate business dealings. Then, things go sour all at once, Mike's debts mount, and going into the ring may be his only option.

Directed by David Mamet - With Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Emily Mortimer, Alice Braga, Rodrigo Santoro, Joe Mantegna, ...
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The Morning After(1986)

R
| 1h 42min | Crime, Mystery, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 42 votes)

Failed actress Alex Sternbergen wakes up hungover one morning in an apartment she does not recognize, unable to remember the previous evening -- and with a dead body in bed next to her. As she tries to piece together the events of the night, Alex cannot totally rely on friends or her estranged husband, Joaquin, for assistance. Only a single ally, loner ex-policeman Turner Kendall, can help her escape her predicament and find the true killer.

Directed by Sidney Lumet - With Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Raul Julia, Geoffrey Scott, Rick Rossovich, Bruce Vilanch, ...
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The Janitor(2014)

1h 52min | Drama, Action, Crime
2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

Crisanto Espina, a cop on suspension and under investigation, is tasked to eliminate the suspects involved in a bank robbery/massacre that shocked the whole nation.

Hysteria(1965)

NR
| 1h 25min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 5 votes)

An American wakes up in an English hospital unable to remember anything of his life before a recent car accident. With only a photograph torn from a newspaper to guide him, and an unknown benefactor, he attempts to unravel what looks increasingly like a bizarre murder.

Directed by Freddie Francis - With Robert Webber, Anthony Newlands, Jennifer Jayne, Maurice Denham, Lelia Goldoni, Marianne Stone, ...
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Twisted Trails(1916)

Western

Ranch foreman Tom Snow is being hounded by sheriff Luke Fisher and his deputy, Brad Foster. The pair are really cattle rustlers, and they're trying to pin the blame on Snow. Snow escapes from them and leads them on a death-defying escape over a chasm.

Directed by Tom Mix - With Al W. Filson, Bessie Eyton, Eugenie Besserer, Frank Clark, Tom Mix, George Clarke, ...

The Bill(2017)

29min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A group of friends go out for tapas after a day of golfing; but tempers escalate quickly when they can't agree on how to settle the bill. Who will pay the ultimate price?

Directed by Guillem Morales - With Philip Glenister, Jason Watkins, Ellie White, Callum Coates