Category Archives: Crime
Killer Elite
Release 2011
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Director: Gary McKendry
Writers: Matt Sherring, Ranulph Fiennes
Stars: Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro, Dominic Purcell, Aden Young
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1448755/
When his mentor is taken captive by a disgraced Arab sheik, a killer-for-hire is forced into action. His mission: kill three members of Britain's elite Special Air Service responsible for the death of his son.
The Mechanic
Release 2011
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Director: Simon West
Writers: Richard Wenk, Lewis John Carlino
Stars: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Tony Goldwyn, Donald Sutherland, Jeff Chase
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472399/
Follows an elite hit man as he teaches his trade to an apprentice who has a connection to one of his previous victims.
Safe
Release 2012
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Director: Boaz Yakin
Stars: Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Robert John Burke, James Hong, Anson Mount
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1656190/
Mei, a young girl whose memory holds a priceless numerical code, finds herself pursued by the Triads, the Russian mob, and corrupt NYC cops. Coming to her aid is an ex-cage fighter whose life was destroyed by the gangsters on Mei's trail.
The Transporter
Release 2002
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Director: Corey Yuen
Writers: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Stars: Jason Statham, Qi Shu, Matt Schulze, François Berléand, Ric Young
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293662/
This film is about a man whose job is to deliver packages without asking any questions. Complications arise when he breaks those rules.
The Shawshank Redemption
Release 1994
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Director: Frank Darabont
Writers: Stephen King, Frank Darabont
Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
The Dark Knight Rises
Release 2012
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Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Bob Kane
Stars: Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345836/
Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, the Dark Knight must return to defend Gotham City against the enigmatic jewel thief Catwoman and the ruthless mercenary Bane as the city teeters on the brink of complete annihilation.
American History X
Release 1998
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Director: Tony Kaye
Writers: David McKenna
Stars: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Lien, Ethan Suplee
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120586/
A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did.
Leon.The.Professional
Release 1994
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Director: Luc Besson
Stars: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110413/
A professional assassin rescues a young girl whose family were killed in a police raid.
The Godfather: Part II
Release 1974
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Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
Stars: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, John Cazale
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071562/
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on his crime syndicate stretching from Lake Tahoe, Nevada to pre-revolution 1958 Cuba.
The Godfather: Part III
Release 1990
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Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
Stars: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099674/
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don Michael Corleone seeks to vow for his sins while taking a young protégé under his wing.