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4) Hot fuzz
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English
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Nicholas Angel is the finest cop London has to offer. He has an arrest record that is higher than any other officer on the force. As a result, Angel's superiors send him to a place where his talents won't be quite so obvious. They send him to the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of Sandford. He is partnered with the well-meaning but overeager police officer Danny Butterman, who is the son of the police chief. Danny is a huge action movie fan...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"The behind-the-scenes story of the larger-than-life action stars who ruled '80s and '90s Hollywood-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Jackie Chan, Steven Seagal, Chuck Norris, Dolph Lundgren, and Jean-Claude Van Damme-and the beloved films that made them stars, including Die Hard, Rambo, and The Terminator. The Last Action Heroes opens in 1990, at the Cannes film festival, where Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone finally...
6) Arbitrage
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Robert Miller is a New York hedge-fund magnate who appears to have it all: money, power, a loving wife, and a devoted daughter working by his side. But behind the gilded walls of his mansion, Miller is running on borrowed time, trying to unload his crippled trading company before his frauds are revealed. A deadly error throws Miller's life into a tailspin, raising the suspicions of a detective and threatening the future of his financial empire.
7) Oblivion
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Jack Harper is the lone security repairman stationed on a desolate, nearly ruined future Earth. When he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft, her arrival triggers a nonstop chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows, and leaves humanity's fate in his hands.
8) The sentinel
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Pete Garrison is on the presidential protection detail when another Secret Service agent is murdered. An informer tells Garrison about an elaborate assassination conspiracy that is related to this murder and is well underway. Garrison also happens to be having an affair with the First Lady, the stress of which causes him to flunk a lie detector test when word of the plot to kill the president becomes more than just paranoia. Garrison is soon on the...
9) Unstoppable
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Sequences of action and peril, and some language.
A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Scranton, Pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it: a veteran engineer and a young conductor. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as these ordinary heroes attempt to chase down one million tons of hurtling steel and prevent an epic disaster.
10) Holes
Pub. Date
2003.
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English
Description
A group of teenagers are at a detention camp in the desert. The warden has them dig holes in the desert to build character. One of the boys begins to wonder what the real reason is for the digging and giving the warden anything 'special' that they find.
"A faithful and richly satisfying adaptation of Louis Sachar's novel."--Charlotte Observer
"As kids' films go, it's a thoughtful, superior piece of work..."--San Francisco Chronicle
"The acting...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"ACTION explores the ways that a modern-day writer can successfully tell an action story that not only stands apart, but wins the war on clichés. Teaming up with the former co-host of The Story Toolkit, Bassim El-Wakil, legendary story lecturer Robert McKee guides writers to award-winning originality by deconstructing the action genre, illuminating the challenges, and, more importantly, demonstrating how to master the demands of plot with surprising...
12) Godzilla
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
Description
From visionary new director Gareth Edwards comes a powerful story of human courage and reconciliation in the face of titanic forces of nature, when the awe-inspiring Godzilla rises to restore balance as humanity stands defenseless.
Del visionario el nuevo director Gareth Eduardo viene una historia poderosa de coraje humano y reconciliación ante fuerzas de naturaleza titánicas, cuando Godzilla imponente se eleva para restaurar el equilibrio como...
13) Van helsing
Pub. Date
2004.
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English
Description
Legendary monster hunter Van Helsing is summoned to mysterious Transylvania on a mission that will thrust him into a sweeping battle against the forces of darkness!
"A fun, action-packed, highly interesting movie."--Reeltalk Movie Reviews
"Spectacular and fun."--Roger Ebert
"The rare kind of movie where the badness just adds to the fun."--Miami Herald
Pub. Date
[2001]
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English
Description
It's now 1933, 10 years after Rick and Evie met. They're married, settled in London and are raising their 8 year old son, Alex. Imhotep's corpse has been brought to the British Museum, and resurrected; the mummy walks the earth again, determined to become immortal. Another force born of the darkest rituals of ancient Egyptian mysticism, even more powerful than Imhotep, has also been set loose in the world. When these two forces clash, the world will...
17) The Iceman
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by actual events, The Iceman follows notorious contract killer Richard Kuklinski from his early days in the mob until his arrest for the murder of more than one hundred men. Appearing to be living the American dream as a devoted husband and father, in reality Kuklinski was a ruthless killer-for-hire. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor his daughters had any clue about his real profession.
18) Mad Max
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
In the desolate near future, road cop Mad Max tires of chasing after vicious roving gangs and quits. When his wife and child are murdered by a motorcycle gang he returns to seek revenge.
19) Terminal
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
Enjoy this twisted tale of two assassins carrying out a sinister mission, a teacher battling a fatal illness, an enigmatic janitor and a curious waitress leading a dangerous double life. Murderous consequences unravel in the dead of night as their lives all intertwine at the hands of a mysterious criminal mastermind hell-bent on revenge.
20) King Kong
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
A monster ape is brought to New York City by a film producer where it terrorizes the city before it is subdued.
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