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RoboCop

IMDB Rating: 7.30
25290 votes

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In a near future, the Motor City known as Detroit slowly becomes the spawn-ground for Crime as a gang of Cop Killers goes on the rise. Private organism, Omni Consomer Products (OCP) eventually seizes control of local law enforcement to ensure a secure an Urban pacification program. Just assigned to the Metro West Precint, Officer Alex Murphy is massacred to death by this gang, as his partner Anne Lewis is barely able to do nothing. At the same time, a young visionary executive, Bob Morton, seizes the chance when the ED-209 law enforcement Droid shows lack of perfection by killing a fellow executive to create the Perfect Cop. The near death Murphy is used as the subject. With his memories erased, he is resurrected as Robocop, the future of law enforcement. As he sweeps away with crime, case by case, he eventually becomes involved with the Cop Killing Gang, and Anne Lewis herself. All of this, triggering his dormant memories of his past life as he searches for who he really is, and uncover a conspiracy going deep in OCP with the Senior Vice President himself.
Actors
Officer Alex J. Murphy/RoboCopPeter Weller
Officer Anne LewisNancy Allen
The Old ManDan O'Herlihy
Also posted in 1987, Action, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Redbelt

IMDB Rating: 7.30
3204 votes

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A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.
Actors
CelebrityJeffrey Addiss
SecurityJoseph Alfieri
Chet FrankTim Allen
Also posted in 2008, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

IMDB Rating: 7.10
22141 votes

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Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. The center of the film is held by Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer dude who faces off with the resolute Mr. Hand, who is convinced that everyone is on dope.
Actors
Jeff SpicoliSean Penn
Brad HamiltonJudge Reinhold
Mike DamoneRobert Romanus
Also posted in 1982, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

The Karate Kid

IMDB Rating: 6.80
23027 votes

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Daniel is new in town, and is getting picked on by the local bullies, who all are adept in karate. Determined to stick up for himself, Daniel begins to teach himself karate, only to discover that the caretaker at his apartment seems to be a grand master in karate. Agreeing to teach Daniel, Mr. Miyagi shows Daniel that there is more to karate than violence, and perhaps the best way to solve the problem he has with the bullies is in the All Valley Karate Championship.
Actors
Daniel LarussoRalph Macchio
Mr. Kesuke MiyagiPat Morita
John KreeseMartin Kove
Also posted in 1984, Drama, Family, High IMDB rating, Sport | Comments (0)

To Live and Die in L.A.

IMDB Rating: 7.00
6731 votes

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Two cops in Los Angeles try to track down the vicious criminal Eric Masters. Then, one of them is killed by Masters and the other one swears revenge no matter what the cost. After that, the hunt becomes an ob- session and the law he once swore to uphold becomes meaningless to him.
Actors
William Petersen
Richard ChanceWilliam L. Petersen
Eric 'Rick' MastersWillem Dafoe
Also posted in 1985, Action, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge

IMDB Rating: 4.70
10072 votes

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A new family moves into the house on Elm Street, and before long, the kids are again having nightmares about deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger. This time, Freddy attempts to possess a teenage boy to cause havoc in the real world, and can only be overcome if the boy's sweetheart can master her fear.
Actors
Jesse WalshMark Patton
Lisa WebberKim Myers
Ron GradyRobert Rusler
Also posted in 1985, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Machinist

IMDB Rating: 7.80
32951 votes

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"The Machinist" is a film about a man who hasn't slept in a year, and he starts thinking that he's losing his mind, when he starts seeing hallucinations, and his perception of reality becomes twisted. He's haunted by a co-worker that no one else can see, and keeps finding post-it notes with secret messages on his fridge...
Actors
Trevor ReznikChristian Bale
StevieJennifer Jason Leigh
MarieAitana Sánchez-Gijón
Also posted in 2004, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

Stranger Than Fiction

IMDB Rating: 7.90
37809 votes

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For twelve years, the methodic IRF agent Harold Crick has had a routine lonely life guided by his wristwatch. However, one day he hears the narration of his life in off, telling that he is going to die pretty soon. Meanwhile, he audits Ana Pascal, the owner of a bakery that is in debt with the IRF, and falls in love for her. Harold is advised by Professor Jules Hilbert to change his monotonous lifestyle while he tries to find Karen Eiffel, the author of the story of his life, who is researching means of killing the character, and convince her to change the ending of the story.
Actors
Harold CrickWill Ferrell
Penny EscherQueen Latifah
IRS Co-Worker #5Peter Grosz
Also posted in 2006, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Heaven Can Wait

IMDB Rating: 6.70
5421 votes

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Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant, the murderers, are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.
Actors
Joe PendletonWarren Beatty
Betty LoganJulie Christie
Mr. JordanJames Mason
Also posted in 1978, Comedy, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Sport | Comments (0)

The Basketball Diaries

IMDB Rating: 6.90
12964 votes

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Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin — all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity.
Actors
Jim CarrollLeonardo DiCaprio
Jim's MotherLorraine Bracco
Chanting WomanMarilyn Sokol
Also posted in 1995, Biography, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Sport | Comments (0)
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