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Last updated April 19, 2025
Ballistica
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen a terrorist organization uses a just-developed experimental bomb to threaten the lives of millions, the CIA must move swiftly to defuse the problem, turning to a man uniquely qualified for the job: a deadly operative called Damian (Paul Logan). Will his expertise with guns, ballistics and hand-to-hand combat be enough, though, to take down the enemy and keep alive the one person who can deactivate the bomb, Dr. Alexa Tanner (C.B. Spencer)?
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The Heavy
2010 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhile mob enforcer Mitchell "Boots" Mason is tailing a young American woman, he ends up looking out for himself after learning a corrupt cop has marked him for death. Could the hit be related to Mason's brother, who's running for prime minister?
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Restitution
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen a crime writer investigates a string of murders in a small town, he uncovers shocking secrets even as his informants start turning up dead. He soon realizes that he can trust nobody -- and that he may become the next victim.
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The Colombian Connection
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsJack Hooks is an ex-cop set up by his corrupt partner and sent to jail for a drug crime he didn't commit. Yanked out of prison with an early release deal by the DEA, he's sent on a mission to bring down the drug trade of his former partner.
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The Gangster
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsBased on a true story and set in 1950s and '60s Bangkok, this Thai crime drama tells the tale of Jod, a promising young gangster moving through the ranks of the city's mafia as he battles for turf against rival gangs and the Chinese triads.
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Dirty Deeds
2002 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAustralian mobster Barry Ryan (Bryan Brown) controls the city's gambling scene, making a killing off the casino slot machines. This attracts the attention of the American Mafia, who send in pensive veteran Tony (John Goodman) and his violent sidekick (Felix Williamson) for a piece of the action. Ryan must also contend with his feisty wife (Toni Collette), his needy mistress (Kestie Morassi) and a crooked cop (Sam Neill).
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The Assassin Next Door
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsTwo apartment-dwelling neighbors -- and virtual strangers -- on the rough side of town discover that they share more than an address: They're both looking for an escape from their tortured lives and are willing to go to great lengths to find one. Under duress, Galia (Olga Kurylenko) escalates from prostitution to murder-for-hire, while Elinor (Ninette Tayeb) is trapped under the thumb of an abusive husband ... but all that's about to change.
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Road of No Return
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsDetermined to win the war on drugs, two rogue DEA agents hire a team of hit men to take out the nation's top drug dealers. But when the assassins also rescue an orphan girl from sex traffickers, they find themselves next on their bosses' hit list.
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Storage
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAfter his father's murder, grieving teen Jimmy (Matt Scully) goes to live with his uncle, who runs an underground storage facility. As he wanders through the mazelike corridors, Jimmy begins to suspect that one of the renters is hiding evidence of a vicious crime. Aided by his new friend Zia (Saskia Burmeister), Jimmy investigates, but as his search takes him further into the man's twisted life, he learns that he may be in too deep.
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Miss Bala
2011 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsDetermined to escape the poverty of her hometown, Laura enters a beauty pageant. But after she inadvertently witnesses a gangland massacre, she becomes a pawn in a violent game between the gang's brutal leader, his rivals and American DEA agents.
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Java Heat
2013 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsWhen a suicide bombing rocks Indonesia, expatriate American cop Jake Travers and local detective Hashim team up to find the culprit. The twisting trail of clues leads to a mysterious figure called Malik, who's more than just another terrorist.
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Tower Block
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsMonths after witnessing a brutal murder in their condemned London high-rise, a handful of tenants find themselves marked for death by a mysterious sniper. Despite escalating tensions, can they band together long enough to make an escape?
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Maximum Risk
1996 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAfter learning that the slain twin brother he never knew was a criminal who had juicy information on gangsters, FBI agents and drug dealers, French cop Alain Moreau takes on his sibling's identity to seek vengeance for his death.
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Replicant
2001 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsFrustrated by the fruitless attempts to bring down a homicidal maniac known as "the Torch" (Jean-Claude Van Damme), a secret government agency makes a clone (also Van Damme) of the psychopath, believing that the replicant will be able to predict the killer's next move. Directed by acclaimed Hong Kong director Ringo Lam (City on Fire), this high-paced action thriller also stars Michael Rooker (Jumper) and Catherine Dent.
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Hollywood Homicide
2003 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsIn writer-director Ron Shelton's action-comedy, two cops with ambitions beyond police work get sucked into the case of a lifetime. Det. Joe Gavilian (Harrison Ford) makes extra money in real estate, and his partner, K.C. Calden (Josh Hartnett), teaches yoga and dreams of acting. But when a rap group is killed onstage, the two must focus on solving the crime. The lead suspect is a controversial boss of a rap label whose head of security is also a cop.
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No Good Deed
2002 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsIn this film based on a Dashiell Hammett story, Samuel L. Jackson is Jack, a cop who, while chasing down a runaway, stumbles upon a mob robbing a bank and is abducted by the criminals. They keep Jack at a hideaway with only the ringleader's girlfriend, Erin (Milla Jovovich), to keep watch. Soon, the two begin to play on each other's weaknesses, trying to figure out who's manipulating whom, and later make a connection that trumps all others.
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Big Brother
2007 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAfter a big-shot politician's son throws acid on his sister's face, a mild-mannered man decides to take action. His choice to seek justice makes him a hero to his family and to the public, who are thrilled to see an ordinary person take a stand.
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Juncture
2007 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsLearning that she has just months left to live, soft-spoken businesswoman Anna Carter transforms herself into a ruthless vigilante bent on hunting down rapists and other vile criminals who have somehow eluded justice ... until now.
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Hannie Caulder
1971 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsWhen a trio of thugs shows up at her door, kills her husband and burns down her house, Hannie Caulder is raped and left for dead. But the resilient Wild West widow rallies to plot a fitting revenge against her attackers.
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The Bannen Way
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsThis Web-based action series follows the adventures of happy-go-lucky con man Neal Bannen, who tries to quit his life of crime but quickly finds himself in hock to a mobster who orders him to pull off one final job to settle the debt.
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X
2011 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsThis steamy thriller follows veteran call girl Holly Rowe and teen runaway turned hooker Shay Ryan, strangers who find themselves thrown together and running for their lives through the sinister world of Sydney, Australia's underground sex trade.
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House of the Rising Sun
2011 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsWhile working as a bouncer at a strip club, a former cop with a criminal past finds himself at the center of a violent robbery that exposes secrets he's worked hard to keep hidden. Now, to clear his own name, he has no choice but to mix with the mob.
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Paintball
2009 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsDuring a serious paintball competition, eight strangers fall under life-threatening attack by an invisible enemy in the woods. Reluctant to trust each other but too afraid to be alone, the group members struggle to make it through the ordeal alive.
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Surviving Crooked Lake
2008 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsYoung teen Steph and her three pals find themselves hopelessly lost deep in the wilderness when their guide perishes while leading them on a backcountry canoe trip. Now the four girls must survive the perils of the wild and find their way back.
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3 Musketeers
2011 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsUnlike the big-screen swashbuckler of the same name, this B-movie takes a modern twist as NSA agent Alexandra D'Artagnan rounds up three famous spies to foil an assassination plot on the president of the United States.
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