Category: Action
Posted on September 28, 2013 |
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Run for the Money / Hard Cash (2002)
Action | Crime | Thriller
Fresh out of prison, Thomas Taylor (Christian Slater) assembles a team of outlaws to pull off his most brilliant heist yet. Alas, the stolen money is marked, enabling FBI agent Mark Cornell (Val Kilmer) to swiftly track down Taylor & Co. But the corrupt agent is not interested in making an arrest: Using his knowledge of Taylor's guilt as leverage, the wily agent coerces the crooks into engineering an even bigger robbery, this time targeting a high-profile riverboat casino.
Starring: Christian Slater, Val Kilmer, Sara Downing, Vincent Laresca, Balthazar Getty
Director: Predrag Antonijevic
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Posted on September 27, 2013 |
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Zombie Hunter (2013)
Action | Thriller
Post-apocalyptic zombie horror starring Danny Trejo and Martin Copping. After a new drug has turned the majority of the world's population into zombies with an appetite for human flesh, Hunter (Copping) travels the country behind the wheel of his car getting drunk and tracking down the undead. When an accident results in his vehicle coming off the road, he awakens confronted by another band of survivors led by Father Jesús (Trejo) and decides to join them while they look for a secure site to set up camp. But with hordes of the undead and grotesque mutants on the prowl for living flesh, the group will have to put everything they have into succeeding…
Starring: Martin Copping, Clare Niederpruem, Danny Trejo, Jade Regier, Jason K. Wixom
Director: Kevin King
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Tags: Clare Niederpruem, Danny Trejo, Jade Regier, Jason K. Wixom, Kevin King, Martin Copping
Posted on September 27, 2013 |
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Scanners III: The Takeover / Scanner Force (1991)
Action | Horror | Sci-Fi
A young female scanner turns from a sweet young thing into a murderous, power-crazed villain after she takes an experimental drug developed by her father. Her brother, who is also a scanner, is the only one powerful enough to stop her.
Starring: Liliana Komorowska, Valérie Valois, Steve Parrish, Colin Fox (I), Daniel Pilon, Peter Wight
Director: Christian Duguay
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Tags: Christian Duguay, Colin Fox (I), Daniel Pilon, Liliana Komorowska, Peter Wight, Steve Parrish, Valérie Valois
Posted on September 27, 2013 |
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Scanners II: The New Order (1991)
Action | Horror | Sci-Fi
In this sequel to David Cronenberg's original classic, a corrupt, power-crazed police official has high ambitions and plans to use the telepathic power of Scanners to achieve his goal. With the aid of a scientist and a new drug, he believes he can control their minds to do his bidding, but a rogue Scanner has other plans.
Starring: David Hewlett, Deborah Raffin, Yvan Ponton, Isabelle Mejias, Tom Butler, Raoul Trujillo
Director: Christian Duguay
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Tags: Christian Duguay, David Hewlett, Deborah Raffin, Isabelle Mejias, Raoul Trujillo, Tom Butler, Yvan Ponton
Posted on September 27, 2013 |
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Knightriders (1981)
Action | Adventure | Drama
Knightriders is the story of a troupe of motorcyclists who are members of a traveling Renaissance Faire. They move from town to town staging full medieval jousting tournaments with combatants in suits of armor, wielding lances, battle-axes, maces and broadswords. The spectacle of this magnificent pageant soon garners national attention much to the dismay of the current king of this Camelot.
Starring: Ed Harris, Tom Savini, Gary Lahti, Patricia Tallman
Director: George A. Romero
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Posted on September 26, 2013 |
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The Getaway (1994)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich "business"-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol McCoy) to tell him that he's for sale if Benyon can get him out of prison.
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, James Woods, David Morse, Jennifer Tilly
Director: Roger Donaldson
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Posted on September 25, 2013 |
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Shield of Straw / Wara no tate (2013)
Action | Thriller
Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru (Tatsuya Fujiwara). Kunihide Kiyomaru has a prior conviction for assaulting and killing a girl 8 years ago. The police could never apprehend the suspect in the prior killing. Three months after the murder of his granddaughter, Ninagawa places a whole page ad in the 3 big Japanese newspapers. The ad states "Please kill this man Kunihide Kiyomaru and I will pay you 1,000,000,000 yen as a reward." Meanwhile, Kunihide Kiyomaru sees the ad and begins to fear for his life. Kunihide Kiyomaru then turns himself in at the Fukuoka Police Station. Five detectives from the security section (SP) of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department travel to Fukuoka to escort Kunihide Kiyomaru back to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The distance between Fukuoka and Tokyo is apprixmately 1,200 km. During their fateful trip, a significant portion of the Japanese population plot to kill Kunihide Kiyomaru. Many of those people, actually pursue Kunihide Kiyomaru while he goes back to Tokyo to get the 1 billion yen reward. The lonely fight of the five detectives to protect this man begins…
Starring: Nanako Matsushima, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takao Ohsawa, Gorô Kishitani, Masatô Ibu, Kento Nagayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo, Hirotarô Honda
Director: Takashi Miike
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Tags: Gorô Kishitani, Hirotarô Honda, Kento Nagayama, Kimiko Yo, Masatô Ibu, Nanako Matsushima, Takao Ohsawa, Takashi Miike, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Posted on September 25, 2013 |
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Speed Racer (2008)
Action | Family | Sport
Born to race cars, Speed Racer is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized – the legendary Rex Racer, whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer, the designer of Speed's thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company's maniacal owner but uncovers a terrible secret – some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won't drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line. The only way for Speed to save his family's business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie, Speed teams with his one-time rival – the mysterious Racer X – to win the race that had taken his brother's life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox, John Goodman, Rain
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
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Posted on September 25, 2013 |
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New Police Story / Xin jing cha gu shi (2004)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Massive explosions and incredible stunts abound as Jackie Chan makes what many refer to as a comeback with this Chinese release. He plays the burned-out Inspector Wing, whose motivation died when the rest of his police team was wiped out at the hands of a wily and brutal new gang. When, against the odds, a rookie cop rouses the weathered Inspector to go after the gang, however, there is no stopping him until justice has been served.
Starring: Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Daniel Wu, Charlie Yeung, Charlene Choi, Dave Wong, Andy On, Terence Yin, Rongguang Yu, Coco Chiang, Tony Leung
Director: Benny Chan
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Tags: Andy On, Benny Chan, Charlene Choi, Charlie Yeung, Coco Chiang, Daniel Wu, Dave Wong, Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Rongguang Yu, Terence Yin, Tony Leung
Posted on September 25, 2013 |
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Police Story II / Ging chaat goo si juk jaap (1988)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
His personal war against crime has earned Kevin Chan a demotion from detective to traffic cop just as Hong Kong is hit with a wave of bomb scares. Chan unofficially follows up his own leads and tracks down the bombers, but not before his girlfriend is abducted.
Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Kwok-Hung Lam, Bill Tung
Director: Jackie Chan
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Posted on September 25, 2013 |
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Police Story / Ging chat goo si (1985)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
A police raid on a drug gang goes awry, and for detective Kevin Chan, nothing seems to go right from there. Even when the gang boss is brought to trial, he is acquitted when Kevin's evidence disappears from under his nose. His attempt to rescue a beautiful but reluctant key witness results in Kevin being wanted for murder and on the run from both the gang and his own squad. To bring the gang to justice he has to find the evidence and the witness–and stay alive long enough to convince his colleagues of his innocence.
Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Kwok-Hung Lam, Bill Tung
Director: Jackie Chan
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Posted on September 24, 2013 |
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A Legend or Was It? / Legend of a Duel to the Death / Shito no densetsu (1963)
Action | Drama
A young woman who has been evacuated to Hokkaido with her family during wartime receives a marriage proposal from the son of the village head, but declines on account of his barbarous acts during the war. She and her family are ousted from the village, but her suitor refuses to give up…
Starring: Shima Iwashita, Gô Katô, Mariko Kaga, Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsutomu Matsukawa, Bunta Sugawara, Yoshi Katô, Kikue Môri, Tatsuya Ishiguro
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
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Tags: Bunta Sugawara, Gô Katô, Keisuke Kinoshita, Kikue Môri, Kinuyo Tanaka, Mariko Kaga, Shima Iwashita, Tatsuya Ishiguro, Tsutomu Matsukawa, Yoshi Katô
Posted on September 23, 2013 |
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Nordvest / Northwest (2013)
Action | Crime | Drama
18-year-old Caspar wants to reach the top, no matter what. He carries out small-time break-ins for Jamal, before moving on to work for big player Björn. All goes well, until Jamal's gang decide they want revenge. What starts with pushing and shoving soon escalates into armed conflict. This is a big test for Caspar: is he ruthless enough for this battle? And will he drag his younger brother into it?
Starring: Gustav Dyekjær Giese, Oscar Dyekjær Giese, Lene Maria Christensen, Annemieke Bredahl Peppink, Nicholas Westwood Kidd, Roland Møller, Dulfi Al-Jabouri
Director: Michael Noer
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Tags: Annemieke Bredahl Peppink, Dulfi Al-Jabouri, Gustav Dyekjær Giese, Lene Maria Christensen, Michael Noer, Nicholas Westwood Kidd, Oscar Dyekjær Giese, Roland Møller
Posted on September 22, 2013 |
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After Earth (2013)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help.
Starring: Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Isabelle Fuhrman, Zoe Kravitz, David Denman, Lincoln Lewis
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
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Posted on September 19, 2013 |
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Thursday (1998)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
A former L.A. drug dealer has moved to Houston to make a new life for himself as a married architect. Everything falls apart when he is suddenly visited by one of his former cohorts who comes carrying heroin. Discovering the dope, the architect flushes it down the drain. This sets up a series of tough customers seeking the dope including a Rasta hit-man, an ex-lover Dallas who ties him up and rapes him, a criminal called Billy with a penchant for torture, and a rogue cop.
Starring: Thomas Jane, Aaron Eckhart, James LeGros, Paula Marshall, Michael Jeter, Glenn Plummer
Director: Skip Woods
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Tags: Aaron Eckhart, Glenn Plummer, James LeGros, Michael Jeter, Paula Marshall, Skip Woods, Thomas Jane
Posted on September 19, 2013 |
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Earthquake (1974)
Action | Drama | Thriller
This prime example of the Seventies cycle of disaster movies centres on the repercussions of a massive earthquake that rips Los Angeles apart. Amongst those attempting to restore order are construction engineer Stewart Graff (Charlton Heston) and streetwise cop Lew Slade (George Kennedy), whilst construction company owner Sam Royce (Lorna Greene) struggles to escape from his own devastated building.
Starring: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, Geneviève Bujold, Richard Roundtree
Director: Mark Robson
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Tags: Ava Gardner, Charlton Heston, Geneviève Bujold, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, Mark Robson, Richard Roundtree
Posted on September 18, 2013 |
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Inside Story / Inside Story: The Science of HIV/AIDS (2011)
Action | Drama | Sport
INSIDE STORY THE SCIENCE OF HIV AIDS is a media-based initiative designed to educate the sub-Saharan African public about the basic science of HIV and AIDS. At the center of this initiative is a unique feature-length film that brings together the best of fiction and non-fiction storytelling in order to unravel the mysteries of HIV. Audiences are engaged and transported to a vibrant, inner world where hard-to-grasp science is transformed into a compelling visual reality. The aim is to demonstrate the science of how HIV works in a personal, practical, and memorable way. Misunderstanding is replaced with facts, demystifying the virus, and motivating informed health decisions.
Starring: Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Fana Mokoena, Kevin Ndege Mamboleo, Kendra Etufunwa, Sdumo Mtshali, Seth Zweli Zimu
Director: Rolie Nikiwe
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Tags: Fana Mokoena, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Kendra Etufunwa, Kevin Ndege Mamboleo, Rolie Nikiwe, Sdumo Mtshali, Seth Zweli Zimu
Posted on September 18, 2013 |
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Krull / Dragons of Krull (1983)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.
Starring: Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones, Francesca Annis, Liam Neeson
Director: Peter Yates
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Posted on September 17, 2013 |
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Blood of Redemption (2013)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Quinn Forte had it all: power, money, a brother who idolized him, and a woman who loved him. He also had enemies. In the course of one night, he loses everything. Betrayed by someone in his inner circle, Quinn is set up and arrested. His father, the patriarch of the criminal empire is killed and his brother suspects that Quinn is behind it all. When he's released from jail he tries to escape the demons from his past, but that becomes an impossible task. Campbell, the ruthless new leader of "The Company" won't let him leave in peace. So instead of escaping them, Quinn fights back. He joins forces with his former henchman and friend, The Swede, and takes on his enemies head on.
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Billy Zane, Vinnie Jones, Robert Davi, Gianni Capaldi
Director: Giorgio Serafini, Shawn Sourgose
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Posted on September 17, 2013 |
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Breakout (2013)
Action | Thriller
An innocent camping trip takes a dark turn for a young brother and sister, when they witness a murder. The young siblings become the killers' next target as they are chased and hunted through the wilderness. Serving time over a protest gone terribly wrong, their father, Jack Damson (Fraser), devises a plan to break out of prison and rescue his kids from the pair of criminals, Tommy (Purcell) and Kenny (Suplee). A fight for survival ensues in the action-packed thriller where the hunters become the hunted.
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Dominic Purcell, Ethan Suplee
Director: Damian Lee
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