Tag Archives: assassination

The Long Riders

IMDB Rating: 7.10
2325 votes

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The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the Jesse James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of of revenge.
Actors
Cole YoungerDavid Carradine
Jim YoungerKeith Carradine
Bob YoungerRobert Carradine
Also posted in 1980, High IMDB rating, Western | Comments (0)

Zoolander

IMDB Rating: 6.20
40059 votes

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Male supermodel Derek Zoolander is on his way down after three years of continuously winning the "Male Model of the Year" award. When he is beaten by the hot newcomer Hansel, Derek starts searching for a new meaning in his life. Just then fashion czar Mugatu offers Derek a comeback in his new "Derelicte"-line. What nobody suspected is that Mugatu plans to assassinate the new Malaysian Prime Minister on his visit to New York, so that cheap child labor is still available for Mugatu's fashion producing. By brainwashing Zoolander, Mugatu and his evil associate Katinka create a dumb and willing killer to do the job. Only in Time Magazine journalist Matilda suspicion arises slowly, and she tries to stop Derek.
Actors
Derek ZoolanderBen Stiller
HanselOwen Wilson
Matilda JeffriesChristine Taylor
Also posted in 2001, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Mystery | Comments (0)

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

IMDB Rating: 6.70
24865 votes

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While Ben is presenting new information about John Wilkes Booth and the 18 pages missing from Booth's diary, one man stands up and presents a missing page of John Wilkes Booth's diary. Thomas Gates, Ben's great-grandfather, is mentioned in the page. It shows that Ben's great-grandfather could have been a person involved with Abraham Lincoln's murder. When doing more research, the conspiracy takes Ben, Abigail, and Riley to Buckingham Palace(which they break into). It takes them to a book in the White House(which they break into also)and they even steal a page from the book. But in order to see more from the book, their choice is either get elected president or kidnap the President of the United States. Which do they choose? It's obvious. The conspiracy then crosses to Mount Rushmore and they even mention the JFK conspiracy. Could Ben clear his family's name? Or will his family be known as the descendant of Abraham Licoln's murderer?
Actors
Riley PooleJustin Bartha
Connor HamiltonTy Burrell
Ben GatesNicolas Cage
Also posted in 2007, Action, Adventure, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Godfather: Part II

IMDB Rating: 9.00
141221 votes

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The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Actors
Don Michael CorleoneAl Pacino
Tom HagenRobert Duvall
Kay CorleoneDiane Keaton
Also posted in 1974, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (1)

Taxi Driver

IMDB Rating: 8.60
91854 votes

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Vietnam vet Travis Bickle is 26, a loner in the mean streets of New York City, slipping slowly into isolation and violent misanthropy. In solving his insomnia by driving a yellow cab on the night shift, he grows increasingly disgusted by the low-lifes that hang out at night: "Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets." His touching attempts to woo Betsy, a Senator's campaign worker, turn sour when he takes her to a porn movie on their first date. He even fails in his attempt to persuade child prostitute Iris to desert her pimp and return to her parents and school. Driven to the edge by powerlessness, he buys four handguns and sets out to assassinate the Senator, heading for the infamy of a 'lone crazed gunman'...
Actors
Travis BickleRobert De Niro
BetsyCybill Shepherd
WizardPeter Boyle
Also posted in 1976, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (1)

Up Pompeii

IMDB Rating: 5.40
256 votes

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Roman slave Lurkio inadvertently becomes the possessor of a scroll naming the proposed assassins of the Emperor Nero. Administering to the participants of his master's orgy guests seems small compared to the trouble the scroll brings - but all are in for a nasty shock when Mount Vesuvius decides to erupt.
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LurcioFrankie Howerd
Ludicrus SextusMichael Hordern
AmmoniaBarbara Murray
Also posted in 1971, Comedy | Comments (0)

Pursuit to Algiers

IMDB Rating: 7.30
926 votes

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Holmes and Watson are recruited in a serpentine fashion to escort the heir to a European throne back to his native country following his father's assassination. Because the prince has been educated in Great Britain, Holmes persuades him to masquerade as Watson's nephew Nicolas on a ocean liner bound for Algiers. Unfortunately the ship is filled with red herrings as well as real assassins, and Holmes is challenged to outwit them all and deliver his charge to his destination. Among the suspects are a knife-throwing circus performer, two shadowy archaeologists, a hulking deaf mute, an enigmatic ship's steward, a chanteuse with a mysterious song case, and a gun-toting British dowager.
Actors
Sherlock HolmesBasil Rathbone
Dr. John H. WatsonNigel Bruce
Sheila WoodburyMarjorie Riordan
Also posted in 1945, Adventure, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery | Comments (0)

War

IMDB Rating: 6.30
8077 votes

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After his partner Tom Wynne (Terry Chen) and family are killed apparently by the infamous and elusive assassin Rogue (Jet Li), FBI agent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) becomes obsessed with revenge as his world unravels into a vortex of guilt and betrayal. Rogue eventually resurfaces to settle a score of his own, setting off a bloody crime war between Asian mob rivals Chang (John Lone) of the Triad's and Yakuza boss Shiro (Ryo Ishibashi). When Jack and Rogue finally come face to face, the ultimate truth of their pasts will be revealed.
Actors
Special Agent Jack CrawfordJason Statham
RogueJet Li
Li ChangJohn Lone
Also posted in 2007, Action, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Sudden Death

IMDB Rating: 5.10
5595 votes

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The Vice-President is being held at gunpoint. The Pittsburgh Civic Arena is wired with enough explosives to blow up the whole city. And if $1 billion isn't delivered soon, thousands will die... ...Darren McCord is in the arena. An arson investigator, he's seen what explosives can do to people. And he won't let it happen again. Because this time, one wrong move and his daughter dies, too...
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Darren McCordJean-Claude Van Damme
Joshua FossPowers Boothe
Vice PresidentRaymond J. Barry
Also posted in 1995, Action, Drama, Thriller | Comments (0)

Death of a President

IMDB Rating: 6.30
2247 votes

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Years after the assassination of President George W. Bush in Chicago, an investigative documentary examines that as-yet-unsolved crime.
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Zahra Abi ZikriHend Ayoub
Larry StaffordBrian Boland
Eleanor DrakeBecky Ann Baker
Also posted in 2006, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)