Tag Archives: shot to death

The Rundown

IMDB Rating: 6.50
10223 votes

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In order to get out of hock with mobster Billy Walker, restaraunteur-turned-"retrieval expert" Beck has to go down to Brazil and retrieve Billy's ne'er-do-well archaeologist-wannabe son Travis, who is searching for an ancient gold idol called the Gato del Diablo. This idol is prized by not only the local population as the path to their salvation, but by Cornelius Hatcher, slavedriving operator of the Helldorado mining town who oppresses said population in the name of profits, and Hatcher just won't let Beck leave with Travis.
Actors
BeckChris Rock
BeckThe Rock
TravisSeann William Scott
Also posted in 2003, Action, Adventure, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (3)

Saving Private Ryan

IMDB Rating: 8.40
172681 votes

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Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third brother is KIA. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all three of the grave telegrams on the same day. The United States Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, is given an opportunity to alleviate some of her grief when he learns of a fourth brother, Private James Ryan, and decides to send out 8 men (Cpt. Miller and select members from 2nd Rangers) to find him and bring him back home to his mother...
Actors
Captain John H. MillerTom Hanks
Sergeant Mike HorvathTom Sizemore
Pvt. Richard ReibenEdward Burns
Also posted in 1998, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, War | Comments (1)

The Italian Job

IMDB Rating: 6.90
41943 votes

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A gang of robbers, lead by career criminal Charlie Croker, create the largest traffic jam in Los Angeles history, giving them time to pull off a theft of gold bullion. They get away in their Mini Coopers, which are small enough to drive on sidewalks so they can make a clean get away before the traffic jam clears.
Actors
Charlie CrokerMark Wahlberg
Stella BridgerCharlize Theron
John BridgerDonald Sutherland
Also posted in 2003, Action, Crime, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (8)

Vampires

IMDB Rating: 5.70
12888 votes

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The church has long known that vampires exist. However, it is discovered that a group of vampires are searching for a powerful doom for mankind. The Vatican then secretly enlists a team of vampire-hunters, led by Jack Crow, to hunt down and destroy the vampires before they find the crucifix.
Actors
James Woods
Tim Guinee
Sheryl Lee
Also posted in 1998, Action, Horror, Thriller | Comments (0)

Pale Rider

IMDB Rating: 7.00
8742 votes

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Clint Eastwood is a mysterious preacher who comes to a gold mining camp near a small town in the mountains. The miners are in grave danger as a ruthless landowner decides to take their land, with the support of the sheriff. The only one who seems brave enough to save them is this preacher who came from nowhere and nobody knows his past or his real name. Why is the sheriff afraid of him? Why is he such a good shooter? Is he really a preacher?
Actors
PreacherClint Eastwood
Hull BarretMichael Moriarty
Sarah WheelerCarrie Snodgress
Also posted in 1985, Action, High IMDB rating, Western | Comments (0)

Severance

IMDB Rating: 6.80
7963 votes

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When a weapons multi-national Palisade Defence reward their European sales division with a team-building weekend in the mountains of Eastern Europe, comedy blends with horror as the team fight first amongst themselves, and later for survival against a group of war-crazed killers intent on revenge.
Actors
HarrisToby Stephens
JillClaudie Blakley
GordonAndy Nyman
Also posted in 2006, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Horror, Thriller | Comments (0)

We Own the Night

IMDB Rating: 7.40
4662 votes

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A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hit men.
Actors
Robert 'Bobby' GreenJoaquin Phoenix
Amada JuarezEva Mendes
Capt. Joseph 'Joe' GrusinskyMark Wahlberg
Also posted in 2007, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | 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)

Shoot ‘Em Up

IMDB Rating: 7.40
11583 votes

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Late at night, in an unnamed U.S. city, a solitary man sits at a bus stop. A pregnant woman runs by, pursued by a man with a gun. With reluctance, the man at the bus stop rescues her and assists with the baby's delivery, while additional pursuers fire at them, including the gang's particularly nasty leader, an intuitive man named Hertz. Our hero, known only as Smith, determines to save the child and find out why Hertz wants the baby dead. At a local bordello, he tries to employ a lactating hooker to watch the child, but things quickly escalate, and this makeshift family is soon on the run. Heavy metal music calms the baby. Why? A laboratory, a gun factory, and a presidential campaign all figure in Smith's search for the child's ultimate safety.
Actors
SmithClive Owen
HertzPaul Giamatti
Donna QuintanoMonica Bellucci
Also posted in 2007, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Saw IV

IMDB Rating: 6.40
10108 votes

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Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw's latest grisly remains and piecing together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg is abducted and thrust into a game, the last officer untouched by Jigsaw has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of demented traps and save an old friend or face the deadly consequences.
Actors
Jigsaw/JohnTobin Bell
HoffmanCostas Mandylor
Agent StrahmScott Patterson
Also posted in 2007, Crime, High IMDB rating, Horror, Thriller | Comments (0)