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Harvard, America’s most prestigious university and home to the world’s greatest minds, is a place where some trailer park families – like John’s (Jason Lee) – could never afford to go. But now, John’s niece has the chance of a lifetime, and all she needs is the tuition that he had promised to pay if she got into a good college…{dollar}29,879…which he doesn’t have. When John turns to his clueless friend Duff (Tom Green) for help,...
Pub. Date
1978.
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English
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Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman stars as a paroled convict who--confronted by a sadistic parole officer and felony record that haunts him--returns to a life of crime in this probing and edgy look into the mind of a hardened criminal.Based on the novel No Beast So Fierce by Edward Bunker.
5) City of Men
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Portuguese
Description
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
6) La Chèvre
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
English
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A French tycoon sends his accident-prone accountant (Pierre Richard) and a private eye (Gérard Depardieu) to Mexico to find his missing daughter.
7) Tsotsi
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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A criminal turned killer realizes that the woman he murdered left a baby in the backseat of her car, and soon becomes more attached to the tot than he ever thought possible.
8) Delicatessen
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
Français
Description
It has been fifteen years since the nuclear disaster. In the middle of a vacant lot stands an old building inhabited by some rather strange people whose primary concern is food. The entire Tapioca family; Mr. and Mrs. Interligator, a couple of dreadful snobs; the Kube brothers, who do nothing but manufacture little round boxes that moo when turned upside-down; Mr. Potin, holed up with his frogs and snails; and Miss Plusse, a lady of uncertain virtue;...
9) Caper
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New York Times bestselling author Lawrence Sanders spins the tale of a mystery writer caught up in the perfect crime. My name is Jannie Shean. I go by many other names (including, heaven help me, Brick Wall), all of them male, and all of them designed to entice the macho readers who read my hard-boiled thrillers. But after my last Big Caper novel, everything changed. My publisher decided I was out of touch and needed to get out in the real world to...
10) Rogue Agent
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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The true story of conman Robert Freegard, who posed as an undercover MI5 agent kidnapping countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt until the woman who fell for him brought him to justice.
11) In the Shadow
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Polish
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In the former Czechoslovakia, 1950s, police captain Hakl investigates a jewelery robbery. An opened safe deposit leads to a known burglar. What seems an easy case soon starts to tangle. When he is called off the case, he continues on his own. The investigation leads him onto thin ice. Can he beat a stronger enemy and save his family and his own life?
12) Out of Blue
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Mike Hoolihan is an unconventional New Orleans cop investigating the murder of renowned astrophysicist Jennifer Rockwell, a black hole expert found shot to death in her observatory. As Mike tumbles down the rabbit hole of the disturbing case, she finds herself grappling with increasingly existential questions of quantum mechanics, parallel universes, and exploding stars - cosmic secrets that may hold the key to unraveling the crime, while throwing...
14) Licensed to Kill
Pub. Date
1997.
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English
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Takes a riveting journey into the minds of men whose contempt for homosexuals led them to murder. Attacked in 1977 by gay bashers on the streets of San Francisco, filmmaker Arthur Dong confronts murderers of gay men face-to-face in his film. He asks them directly: “Why did you do it?”Probing on-camera interviews with seven convicted killers behind bars propel the narrative drive of LICENSED TO KILL. These inmates include a wide range of distinct...
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Korean
Description
This film is dubbedDetective Ma Seok-do investigates a murder case uncovering a Yakuza drug operation in South Korea. Conflict arises with the DEA Captain Joo when Ma's squad clashes with his jurisdiction, hindering their investigation. When Yakuza boss Ichizo senses his business is in danger, he sends hitman Ricky and his gang to South Korea to bring about order…
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
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Exploding a seemingly simple premise – a nameless “cowboy” courier arrives in pre-Handover Hong Kong to deliver a mysterious briefcase to a mercurial Mob boss whilst becoming entangled with his femme fatale mistress. Independent filmmaking legend Wayne Wang’s LIFE IS CHEAP…BUT TOILET PAPER IS EXPENSIVE barrels through inspired genre deconstruction, guerrilla docu-fiction and fierce political jeremiad, all with a keen sense of humor...
18) Point Blank
Pub. Date
1967.
Language
English
Description
Lee Marvin stars as Walker, a gangster shot "point blank" and left for dead on Alcatraz by his partner--who leaves with Walker's money and his wife. But Walker doesn't die. Now, ruthless and unstoppable, he pursues the people who betrayed him.Based on the novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake.Remade as Payback starring Mel Gibson.
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In the tranquil setting of the South Downs a killer is at large as a young girl suffers a cruel death, the second such death in the area. Law enforcement officers are under extreme pressure to apprehend the culprit and suspicion falls on a mild-mannered music teacher who is wholly innocent of the crime. Lies are told in open court that ensures his conviction and he is sentenced to life imprisonment. Young Detective Sergeant Josie Prentiss is deeply...
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