The Killing (1956)
Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller
A gang of greedy petty criminals plan a race track robbery. The plan gets foiled and disaster ensues.
Starring: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen, Elisha Cook Jr.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Action | Crime | Drama | Western
In Arizona in the late 1800's, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Russel Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail — and dangers at every turn — the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man's destiny. In theaters September 7th.
Starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Ben Foster
Director: James Mangold
Righteous Ties / Georukhan gyebo (2006)
Action | Crime | Drama
Chi-sung, a gangster, is sent to prison for seven years after stabbing a man on orders from his boss. But his boss betrays him and tries to have him killed, though the attempt is unsuccessful and Chi-sung manages to escape. His childhood friend Joo-joong is given the task of tracking him down, forcing him to choose between his friendship and loyalty to his gang.
Starring: Jae-yeong Jeong, Jun-ho Jeong, Seung-yong Ryoo
Director: Jin Jang
NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series 2009- )
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
NCIS: LOS ANGELES is a drama about the high stakes world of undercover surveillance at the Office of Special Projects (OSP), a division of NCIS that is charged with apprehending dangerous and elusive criminals that pose a threat to the nation's security. By assuming false identities and utilizing the most advanced technology, this team of highly trained agents goes deep undercover, putting their lives on the line in the field to bring down their targets. Special Agent "G" Callen (Chris O'Donnell) is a chameleon who transforms himself into whomever he needs to be to infiltrate the criminal underworld. His partner is Special Agent Sam Hanna (LL COOL J), a former U.S. Navy SEAL who has seen action in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and a surveillance expert who uses state of the art monitoring equipment to look out for those in the field and feed them crucial information. Both Callen and Hanna report to Special Agent Lara Macy (Louise Lombard), the OSP team leader responsible for directing the operations and making life-or-death decisions. Assisting the team is Special Agent Kensi Lo (Daniela Ruah), the exceptionally bright daughter of a slain Marine who lives for the adrenalin rush that comes with undercover work, and Operational Psychologist Nate Getz (Peter Cambor), adept at getting into anybody's head, profiling the target and monitoring agents' states of mind before, during and after missions. Armed with the latest in high tech gear and sent regularly into life-threatening situations, this tight-knit team relies on each other to do what is necessary to protect national interests. Shane Brennan ("NCIS") is the executive producer for CBS Television Studios.
Starring: Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Linda Hunt, Barrett Foa, Renée Felice Smith, Peter Cambor
Creator: Shane Brennan
NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series 2009- )
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
NCIS: LOS ANGELES is a drama about the high stakes world of undercover surveillance at the Office of Special Projects (OSP), a division of NCIS that is charged with apprehending dangerous and elusive criminals that pose a threat to the nation's security. By assuming false identities and utilizing the most advanced technology, this team of highly trained agents goes deep undercover, putting their lives on the line in the field to bring down their targets. Special Agent "G" Callen (Chris O'Donnell) is a chameleon who transforms himself into whomever he needs to be to infiltrate the criminal underworld. His partner is Special Agent Sam Hanna (LL COOL J), a former U.S. Navy SEAL who has seen action in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and a surveillance expert who uses state of the art monitoring equipment to look out for those in the field and feed them crucial information. Both Callen and Hanna report to Special Agent Lara Macy (Louise Lombard), the OSP team leader responsible for directing the operations and making life-or-death decisions. Assisting the team is Special Agent Kensi Lo (Daniela Ruah), the exceptionally bright daughter of a slain Marine who lives for the adrenalin rush that comes with undercover work, and Operational Psychologist Nate Getz (Peter Cambor), adept at getting into anybody's head, profiling the target and monitoring agents' states of mind before, during and after missions. Armed with the latest in high tech gear and sent regularly into life-threatening situations, this tight-knit team relies on each other to do what is necessary to protect national interests. Shane Brennan ("NCIS") is the executive producer for CBS Television Studios.
Starring: Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J, Daniela Ruah, Linda Hunt, Barrett Foa, Peter Cambor, Eric Christian Olsen
Creator: Shane Brennan
Fast Five / Fast & Furious 5 (2011)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Dominic and his crew find themselves on the wrong side of the law once again as they try to switch lanes between a ruthless drug lord and a relentless federal agent.
Starring: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson
Director: Justin Lin
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance / Boksuneun naui geot (2002)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
A deaf-mute man, Ryu, works in a smelting factory and inhabits his own silent world, oblivious to the din both at work and in his downscale apartment building. He idolizes his sister, who urgently needs a kidney transplant, and when he's laid off and then tricked out of his savings by organ traffickers, his wacko girlfriend, Yeong-mi, suggests kidnapping his former boss's daughter to pay for his sister's operation. Yeong-mi sees it as social revenge. Ryu, initially scared of the consequences, finally agrees after seeing another laid-off worker attempt hara- kiri outside the boss's home. After kidnapping the boss's daughter, their whole plan starts to quickly unravel with horrible consequences.
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Ha-kyun Shin, Doona Bae, Ji-Eun Lim, Bo-bae Han, Se-dong Kim, Dae-yeon Lee
Director: Chan-wook Park
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Thomas Crown (Pierce Bronson) is a self-made billionaire who can buy anything he wants and is irresistible to women. But there are some things that money can't buy. Thomas Crown has run out of challenges. When an alarm sounds at a a world class museum and someone walks out with a priceless Monet, Crown is the last person the New York police suspect. Who would steal something he could easily afford to buy and why would he? But one person suspects him: Catherine Banning (Renne Ruso), the brilliant female investigator hired to retrieve the painting no matter what it takes. Catherine loves the chase as much as he does and she's on to his game. Crown has found his challenge. The Thomas Crown Affair is based on the 1968 movie with the same title starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunnaway.
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary, Ben Gazzara, Frankie R. Faison
Director: John McTiernan
Casino Royale (2006)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
Casino Royale introduces James Bond before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to "00" status. "M" (Judi Dench), head of the British Secret Service, sends the newly-promoted 007 on his first mission that takes him to Madagascar, the Bahamas and eventually leads him to Montenegro to face Le Chiffre, a ruthless financier under threat from his terrorist clientele, who is attempting to restore his funds in a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Royale. "M" places Bond under the watchful eye of the Treasury official Vesper Lynd. At first skeptical of what value Vesper can provide, Bond's interest in her deepens as they brave danger together. Le Chiffre's cunning and cruelty come to bear on them both in a way Bond could never imagine, and he learns his most important lesson: Trust no one.
Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino, Jeffrey Wright
Director: Martin Campbell
Live and Let Die (1973)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
James Bond battles the forces of black magic in this high-octane adventure that hurtles him from the streets of New York City to Louisiana's bayou country. With charm, wit and deadly assurance, Roger Moore steps in as Agent 007 and takes on a powerful drug lord (Yaphet Kotto) with a diabolical scheme to conquer the world.
Starring: Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour, Clifton James, Julius Harris, David Hedison
Director: Guy Hamilton
Die Another Day (2002)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
When his top-secret mission is sabotaged, James Bond finds himself captured by the enemy, abandoned by M16 and stripped of his 00-license. Determined to get revenge, Bond goes head-to-head with a sultry spy, a frosty agent (and a shadowy billionaire (Toby Stephens) whose business is diamonds… but whose secret is a diabolical weapon that could bring the world to its knees.
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Judi Dench, Madonna
Director: Lee Tamahori
Blood Ties / Huan hun (2009)
Crime | Horror | Thriller
On the 7th night of his death, Shun's spirit returns to possess his little sister Qing to exact revenge on those who brutally murdered him and his beloved wife. The whole story unfolds in the course of one night, as we see how a little girl possessed by a man, hunts down his killers one by one.
Starring: Pei-pei Cheng, David Leong, Joey Leong, Vincent Tee, Kenneth Tsang, Jeszlene Zhou
Director: Yee-Wei Chai
Jack Said (2009)
Crime
Some journeys are measured by what you sacrifice to get there.
Starring: Danny Dyer, David O'Hara, Simon Phillips
Director: Lee Basannavar, Michael Tchoubouroff
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
James Bond (Agent 007) must find the missing "Solex Agitator," a device that will harness the sun's radiation and give awesome power to whomever possesses it. Also vying for the prize is Francisco Scaramanga, a world-class assassin who brandishes a distinctive golden gun. When 007 discovers he is to be Scaramanga's next target, he is hurled into a deadly game of cat- and-mouse, continuing the search as he evades the killer on his trail. Bond must also contend with Scaramanga's exotic lover Andrea Anders, and Nick Nack, whose small size belies his lethal abilities. Even as 007 enlists the aid of sensuous Mary Goodnight, he must overcome ferocious odds to survive an explosive showdown on Scaramanga's remote island. His adventures draw him into a gripping boat pursuit, a wild automobile chase through Bangkok, and an unthinkable confrontation against an entire martial arts school.
Starring: Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Maud Adams, Herve Villechaize, Clifton James
Director: Guy Hamilton
Thorne: Sleepyhead (2010)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
Thorne Sleepyhead: follows DI Tom Thornes investigation into a mysterious serial killer. His first three victims ended up dead. His fourth was not so fortunate. Alison Willetts is unlucky to be alive. She has survived a stroke, deliberately induced by manipulation of pressure points on the head and neck. She can see, hear and feel, she is aware of everything going on around her, but she is unable to move or communicate. In leaving Alison alive, the police believe the killer's made his first mistake.
Starring: Martin Butler, Stephen Campbell Moore, Joshua Close
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
Action | Comedy | Crime
Dooley, a cop wrongly sacked for corruption, teams up with a useless defence lawyer in their new careers… as security guards. When the two are made fall guys for a robbery at a location they are guarding, the pair begin to investigate corruption within the company and their union. They soon make enemies of everyone, but can the unlikely duo save the day?
Starring: John Candy, Meg Ryan, Eugene Levy, Robert Loggia, Brion James
Director: Mark L. Lester
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
Action | Crime | Fantasy | Thriller
Brace yourself for the hard-hitting action and high-flying excitement of Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun-Li including an all new unrated cut! Based on the wildly popular Street Fighter video game series, this powerful martial arts adventure explores the origins of the Street Fighter universe through Chun-Li (Kristen Kreuk), who avenges her father's death at the hands of Bison (Neil McDonough) and his evil Shadaloo Empire. Now the stage is set, the challenge is clear, the legend will be forged…but who will prevail? Round One. Fight!
Starring: Kristin Kreuk, Neal McDonough, Michael Clarke Duncan, Chris Klein, Robin Shou, Moon Bloodgood, Josie Ho
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Goldfinger (1964)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
From its shocking prologue to an exhilarating mid-air climax, this lightning-paced 007 thriller features Sean Connery battling cunning international smugglers intent on infiltrating Fort Knox.
Starring: Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe, Honor Blackman, Shirley Eaton, Tania Mallet, Harold Sakata, Bernard Lee
Director: Guy Hamilton
Fatal Move / Duo shuai (2008)
Action | Crime
In the violent world of Hong Kong's Triad societies, one false move can be fatal. A series of unexpected misfortunes challenge the very existence of gang leader Lung and his mob, eventually leading to a bloody gangster war. Battle after battle Lung and his gang are moving closer to destruction. A drug deal turns bad, a kidnap turns into murder, a secret mission turns into a savage massacre of the police. Who is the mastermind behind these evil plots, and will Lung be able to defy fate and survive or will the once powerful gang face extinction? To fight with destiny can sometimes be deadly.
Starring: Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, Danny Lee, Jacky Wu, Suet Lam, Maggie Siu, Pinky Cheung
Director: Dennis Law
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York / Home Alone II (1992)
Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family
The McCallisters are rushing once again as they embark on a trip to Florida. In their haste, Kevin is separated from them and winds up on a plane bound for New York.
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara, John Heard
Director: Chris Columbus
