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Action movies
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Having pulverized Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) basks in his glory and starts resting on his laurels. He only fights against easy contenders for the title of champion. Swollen with fame and wealth, Rocky devotes less time to training and eventually loses the speed and precision of his punching. Besides, old traumas tell on him greatly. So when a young powerful hurricane-like boxer named Clubber Lang (Mr. T) gets into the ring, Rocky fails to withstand several knockout blows and finally falls as though dead. After the shameful fight nobody wants to know him any more. Only Apollo Creed, once his opponent and now his companion in misfortune, is inclined to give him morale support. |
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When a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return. To do so, however, he enlists the service of a woman with exceptional martial arts skills - who becomes the enforcer in the relationship. |
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After Harry's arrest of a gambling kingpin results in a conviction for murder, a group of thugs shoot up Harry's car and try to kill him. Harry overpowers them and is paired with a new partner, Insp. Al Quan (Evan Kim). Within days of this assignment Harry and Al find themselves working on a mysterious death of a rock star, who was on location filming a movie directed by Peter Swan (Liam Neeson). After one of Swan's crew is killed in a Chinatown robbery that is foiled by Al & Harry, Al discovers a list of celebrities on the dead man that includes the dead rock star and one Inspector Harry Callahan. They soon discover that this is part of a strange game called the Dead Pool, and it isn't long before other people on the list turn up dead...and someone starts making attempts on Harry's life... |
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"Empire" is the high-performance heroine-based cocktail invented by successful drug businessman Victor Rosa (John Leguizamo). His flourishing firm gave him a good fortune, he considers himself as a man who simply use economic opportunities of the ghetto black market to suit his own ends. Victor's beautiful girlfriend Carmen (Delilah Cotto) arranges his meeting with the other successful businessman Jack Wimmer (Peter Sarsgaard) who is an acceptable investor to buy into the prosperous business. Victor soon figures out the deal goes with too high prices and quickly he get into debts. He borrows hearty cash from La Columbiana (Isabella Rossellini), an abrupt drug tycoon, but soon it becomes clear that the choice he made was the wrong one. The stakes get higher and higher. |
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In 1638 Queen Anne of France gives Birth to a boy, who will inherit the throne one day. But, only known to few, there is a twin brother born minutes later. 22 years later, King Louis XIV rules the country of France, but due to his lifestyle and the costs of war, people are forced to suffer hunger and poverty. Of the Musketeers, who had served his father Louis XIII faithfully, only one is still on the king's side: D'Artagnan, the Capitain of the king's guards. His three companions Aramis, Athos and Porthos have retired into civil life long ago. One day on a royal party, the young and unliked king gets a crush on Christine. This young lady is the fiancé of soldier Raoul, the son of Athos. Without further ado, the king has Raoul recruited and sent to war, so that he himself can take care of her. Soon Raoul dies in combat and the king has him out of the way. But Athos, Aramis and Porthos think of a plan to take revenge on the king. Aramis points out that there is a man in an iron mask in a very secure prison, and that this man's existance can solve all present problems. So they free the king's hidden twin brother, and tell him who he is, as he of course feels free of guilt and has no idea whatsoever why he was imprisoned for 6 years with this mask forged around his head. The plan now is to replace the evil king with his brother at a masquerade party held soon. Only D'Artagnan still is guarding the king and so he has to turn against his old friends... |
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Blue Thunder is a specially modified helicopter. It is for police work, but is armed and designed to counter street insurgencies. It's makers want to show what it will do, but have to train a Los Angeles Police pilot Frank Murphy, to fly and use it in order to allow it to operate in the city. Murphy and the project pilot have differences going back to Vietnam. The conflict between them continues to heat up as Murphy begins to suspect that Blue Thunder is more than has been disclosed. |
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TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three have joined the team of stormchasers as they attempt to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of several extremely violent tornados. |
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Detroit cop Axel Foley is watching the news on TV when the reporter tells a story that Axel's friend, Beverly Hills police Captain Andrew Bogomil, has been shot by a tall woman. Axel heads out to Beverly Hills to visit Bogomil in the hospital, and this is where Axel is reunited with Bogomil's daughter Jan Bogomil. Axel is also reunited with Detective Billy Rosewood and Sergeant John Taggart. Billy and Taggart decide to let Axel help them find the woman who tried to kill Bogomil, even though abusive police chief Harold Lutz has been deliberately trying to find a reason to fire Billy and Taggart. Axel, Billy, and Taggart soon discover that the alphabet robberies, a series of robberies that have been going on in the area, are masterminded by weapons kingpin Maxwell Dent, and Dent had sent his fiancee Karla Fry to try to kill Bogomil because Bogomil had been after Dent. With this information, Axel, Billy, and Taggart try to find Dent and Karla. |
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The United States is trying to help the New Russia in the war against organized crime in that country. Presently, they are after Terek Murad, a deadly crime boss. When they raid one of his establishments, Murad's brother is killed. Murad seeks revenge against the ones who killed his brother, FBI agent Carter Preston and Russian Major Valentina Koslova, but most of all, he wants to send a message to the Americans about interfering in matters that don't concern them, so he hires an international assassin to kill the head of the FBI. When the assassin advises Murad to go into hiding until the job is done, he does. Desperate to know what Murad is doing, Preston allows the Russians to abduct Murad's errand boy and torture him to find out, and he utters the word "Jackal" which Preston recognizes as the name of an international assassin. They have to find him but unfortunatly, there is noone who knows who he is except for one person, whom they have to find and the only person who knows where that person is, is Declan Mulqueen, an IRA man, who is in prison, they offer to reduce his sentence is he helps them but refuses because all he wants is to be freed, so they decide to leave but he tells them that he knows who the Jackal is. So they release him and together they try to find the Jackal before he makes his move which won't be easy because he is very wily. |
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Two brothers, Ernie and Lars Smuntz (Nathan Lane, Lee Evans), inherit a string factory from the very old father, and an out-of-town, running-down mansion. The mansion was built by a very famous architector and many people want to buy it but the brothers have promised not to sell the building. When the auction is being held, it gets wrecked by a common... mouse! Later the mouse turns out to be not as common as it seems and brothers begin an all-out war against the advanced rodent. They invite the tough anti-pest specialist (Walken), but he gets ruined by the victorious mouse as well! Who will win this fight?
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When an old Japanese tycoon suspects that he may be murdered, he establishes a huge reward fund for the person who will find his killer. When the old man is killed, out-of-luck con man (Eric Tsang) and struggling "newbie' hitman (Jet Li) band together in hope of a big payday as they try to discover the identity of the "King of the Hitmen." |
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Dr. Bruce Banner (Eric Bana), a brilliant scientist at the Berkeley Nuclear Biotechnical Institute working on a new genetic technolodgy, is accidentally exposed to gamma radiation. After the terrible accident Bruce discovers whenever he gets into a rage he transforms into the Hulk - a giant green-skinned merciless monstrosity unable to control himself and destroying everything in sight. The military, under the command of General Ross (Sam Elliott), are tasked to hold the monster before it can jeopardize the world, and the Hulk has to be on the run. Even the most disgusting monster can love, and Bruce falls in love with his colleague, Dr. Betty Ross, who happens to be the General’s daughter. She may be the only person who understands the link between the scientist and the Hulk and can stop him from being angry. Betty makes great efforts to save both man and creature. |
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Matt is an elite ex-cop whose life has gone down hill since he was kicked off the Force. After a rough encounter with a mysterious henchman, Matt is brought face to face with his only chance at reclaiming his life and clearing his gambling debt markers. Only after he gets started on his new tasks does he recognize good guy from bad. Meanwhile Matt's love for his only daughter helps him battle one of his greatest enemies, alcoholism. |
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The script of this action comedy revolves around the stolen letter which can expose Mafia bosses. |
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Everyone knows that police detective John Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson) is the toughest and smartest cop in New York City. He is one of those people who are ready to work themselves to the bone to fight for justice. This time Shaft is out to put away a spoiled preppie, Walter Wade (Christian Bale), who killed a young black student. Shaft arrests the perpetrator but he is soon set free on 200-thousand dollars bail and escapes to Switzerland. Two years later, Wade secretly returns to the United States and gets a bust. When Wade's father (Philip Bosco), a wealthy tycoon, posts a million dollars bail for his son once again, Shaft throws his badge and leaves police to lead his personal vendetta against Wade. Teamed up with his eye-catching fellow detective Carmen Vasquez (Vanessa L. Williams), Shaft must find barmaid Diane Palmieri (Toni Collette), who was an eye witness to the racially-motivated murder. Meanwhile, Wade asks his cellmate Peoples Hernandez (Jeffrey Wright), a Dominican drug lord, to kill the only witness of his crime. Hernandez, in his turn, gives a graft to two corrupt officers to find the girl. |
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When billionaire inventor Tony Stark uses break-through technology to physically raise a forgotten city, he awakens an unspeakable evil, giving life to the most vile of all emperors - the Mandarin. Only one man can stop this newly re-emerged force of evil. One who will don a powerful suit of armour forged from iron and advanced technology. To take on the mystical underworld forces of ancient China, he must become The Invincible Iron Man. |
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'The Mexican' is a priceless antique pistol belonging to big boss Arnold Margolese (Gene Hackman) who is about to get out of jail. A small-time gangster, Jerry Welbach (Brad Pitt), who has big problems with the mafia, is instructed to travel to Mexico so as to find this cursed legendary gun. What is worse is that he is at outs with his girl-friend Samantha (Julia Roberts) who demands that he break off with the mob. The problems multiply when the gun turns out to be hunted by many other bandits including two hired assassins. |
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Alan, son of a toy store owner, tries out some new action figures: The Commando Elite vs. The Gorgonites. What he does not know, is that both sets of toys were designed to move, talk and play back. The Commando Elite's purpose is to destroy the Gorgonites. Unfortunately, the toy designer who was responsible for the programming, bought highly intelligent military computer chips that are usually used for steering missiles - and are able to learn. Now, the Commando Elite, led by Major Chip Hazard, is up to destroying the Gorgonites, led by peaceful Archer, who hide in Alan's parents' house. Now, a battle, in which the destructive ability of creative computer chips against creative computer chips with a different attitude comes to light, is about to begin. |
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What can you do in 60 seconds? You can have a smoke or a cup of coffee. But there is a legendary thief named Randall "Memphis" Raines (Nicolas Cage) who can steal a car in a few seconds. Tired of playing hide-and-seek with the police and determined to turn over a new leaf, Randall leaves his "job", his home and his girlfriend Sara "Sway" Wayland (Angelina Jolie), and now he teaches carting driving to kids. However, five years later he finds out that his younger brother Kip (Giovanni Ribisi) who followed in his footsteps breaks a contract with a vicious British crime lord, Raymond Calitri (Christopher Eccleston), to deliver high end cars. Randall has no choice but to return to the criminal world in order to save his brother from the mafia and police. He reassembles his old team to steal 50 cars in one night. |
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Tony wants to be a hitman for the Mafia, but first he has to learn from a master. Enter Stevie California-cool, eats veggie burgers and quotes Neitzche. Tony may not agree with Stevie's style, but he has to complete his training so he can go back and kill the Mafia's accountant, who's about to turn state's evidence. His final test: kill whoever is randomly picked out of the yellow pages. His target: Angel Chaste. Angel works the graveyard shift at a mortuary. She thinks a doll is her baby. Her mother left when she was little. Basically, Angel has PROBLEMS. When Tony, Angel and Stevie collide, it will change all of their lives. |
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