Category Archives: Crime
Hustle & Flow
Release 2005
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Director: Craig Brewer
Writers: Craig Brewer
Stars: Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Anthony Anderson |
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0410097/
With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
Ninja Assassin
Release 2009
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Director: James McTeigue
Writers: Matthew Sand, J. Michael Straczynski
Stars: Rain, Joon Lee, Jonathan Chan-Pensley, Ill-Young Kim, Yuki Iwamoto
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186367/
A young ninja turns his back on the orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.
Machete Kills
Release 2013
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Director: Robert Rodriguez
Writers: Kyle Ward, Robert Rodriguez, Marcel Rodriguez
Stars: Danny Trejo, Mel Gibson, Demian Bichir, Amber Heard, Michelle Rodriguez
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2002718/
The U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space.
Super Troopers
Release 2001
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Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Writers: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske
Stars: André Vippolis, Joey Kern, Geoffrey Arend, Erik Stolhanske, Jay Chandrasekhar
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247745/
Five Vermont state troopers, avid pranksters with a knack for screwing up, try to save their jobs and out-do the local police department by solving a crime.
Chrysalis
Release 2014
Genre Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: John Klein
Writers: Ben Kurstin
Stars: Sara Gorsky, Cole Simon, Tanya Thai McBride, Clayton Stamper, Kate Black-Spence
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2836260/
Joshua and Penelope are survivors of a deadly infection that laid waste to humanity 25 years ago. When they encounter fellow survivor Abira, their lives are forever changed as they fight off the remnants of the infected.
Sabotage
Release 2014
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: David Ayer
Writers: Skip Woods, David Ayer
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Joe Manganiello, Josh Holloway, Terrence Howard
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1742334/
Members of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house.
The Raid 2: Berandal
Release 2014
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Director: Gareth Evans
Stars: Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Julie Estelle, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2265171/
Only a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force.
Batman Begins
Release 2005
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Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Bob Kane, David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan
Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372784/
After training with his mentor, Batman begins his war on crime to free the crime-ridden Gotham City from corruption that the Scarecrow and the League of Shadows have cast upon it.
Se7en
Release 1995
Genre Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: David Fincher
Writers: Andrew Kevin Walker
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Andrew Kevin Walker, Daniel Zacapa, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114369/
Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.
Need for Speed
Release 2014
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Scott Waugh
Writers: George Gatins, John Gatins
Stars: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Scott Mescudi, Rami Malek
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2369135/
Fresh from prison, a street racer who was framed by a wealthy business associate joins a cross country race with revenge in mind. His ex-partner, learning of the plan, places a massive bounty on his head as the race begins.