Category Archives: Crime
Fast Five
Release 2011
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Director: Justin Lin
Writers: Chris Morgan, Gary Scott Thompson
Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596343/
Dominic Toretto and his crew of street racers plan a massive heist to buy their freedom while in the sights of a powerful Brazilian drug lord and a dangerous federal agent.
Fast and Furious 4
Release 2009
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Justin Lin
Writers: Chris Morgan, Gary Scott Thompson
Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, John Ortiz
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1013752/
Brian O'Conner, now working for the FBI in LA, teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Release 2006
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Justin Lin
Writers: Chris Morgan
Stars: Lucas Black, Damien Marzette, Trula M. Marcus, Zachery Ty Bryan, Brandon Brendel
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463985/
Alabama teenager Sean Boswell becomes a major competitor in the world of drift racing after moving in with his father in Tokyo to avoid a jail sentence in America.
2 Fast 2 Furious
Release 2003
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Director: John Singleton
Writers: Gary Scott Thompson, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas
Stars: Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser, Ludacris
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0322259/
Brian O'Conner and childhood friend Roman Pearce are re-united by the FBI to bring down a Miami drug exporter in exchange for clear records.
Fast & Furious
Release 2001
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Director: Rob Cohen
Writers: Ken Li , Gary Scott Thompson
Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0232500/
Los Angeles police officer Brian O'Connor must decide where his loyalties really lie when he becomes enamored with the street racing world he has been sent undercover to destroy.
Kick-Ass 2
Release 2013
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Director: Jeff Wadlow
Writers: Jeff Wadlow, Mark Millar, John Romita Jr.
Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Morris Chestnut, Claudia Lee, Amy Anzel
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1650554/
The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight crime in costume. Meanwhile, the Red Mist plots an act of revenge that will affect everyone Kick-Ass knows.
The Iceman
Release 2012
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Director: Ariel Vromen
Writers: Morgan Land, Ariel Vromen, Anthony Bruno, Jim Thebaut
Stars: Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans, Ray Liotta, David Schwimmer
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1491044/
The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters have any clue about his real profession.
Taken 2
Release 2012
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Director: Olivier Megaton
Writers: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Stars: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, Jon Gries
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1397280/
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Taken
Release 2008
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Director: Pierre Morel
Writers: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Stars: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Holly Valance
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0936501/
A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.
End of Watch
Release 2012
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Director: David Ayer
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Natalie Martinez, Anna Kendrick, David Harbour
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1855199/
Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends, and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves.