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Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he's done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and is dedicated to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can't stand idly by; he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened.
4) The A-Team
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English
Description
Convicted by a military court for a crime they didn't commit, a daring team of former Special Forces soldiers must utilize their unique talents to break out of prison and tackle their toughest mission yet. It's going to take guts, split-second timing and an arsenal of explosive weapons--this is a job for The A-Team!
5) 12 strong
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Set in the days following 9/11 when a U.S. Special Forces team is chosen to be the first U.S. troops sent into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission. There, in the rugged mountains, they must convince the Northern Alliance to join forces with them to fight the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies. In addition to overcoming mutual distrust and a vast cultural divide, the Americans must adopt the rudimentary tactics of the Afghan horse soldiers....
6) Haywire
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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After freeing a Chinese journalist held hostage, Mallory is double-crossed and left for dead, by someone in her own agency. Suddenly the target of assassins who know her every move, Mallory unleashes the fury of her fighting skills to uncover the truth and turn the tables on her ruthless adversary.
7) MacGruber
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Former special operative MacGruber is called back to action when his enemy declares that he will destroy Washington, D.C., with a nuclear weapon.
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
From the creator of Ghost in the Shell and the director of Appleseed comes the intense post-apocalyptic prequel, Appleseed: Alpha. Left to survive in a post-World War society, two mercenary soldiers, Deunan and her cyborg partner Briareos, must protect two citizens from the utopian city of Olympus in order to help save humanity's last hope.
9) The breed
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
An FBI agent and his synthetic-blood sucking vampire partner are assigned to track down a renegade human-blood sucking vampire who is determined to trigger a war betweenthe "breeds". Neither men easily fits into the other's world and they must work together in order to restore harmony.
10) The chamber
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A special ops unit commandeers a commercial research vessel and its submersible to locate a mysterious item at the bottom of the Yellow Sea off the coast of North Korea. When an explosion causes the sub to take on water, the crew begins to understand that not all of them will escape and a fight for survival ensues.
14) Traitor
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Responsibility for a series of bombings points to an American Special Ops officer covertly working with a terrorist cell.
17) Virtually heroes
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Two self-aware characters in a Call of Duty-inspired video game battle endless supplies of Vietcong, absurdly powerful level bosses, and their existential crises. With the help of Mark Hamill's Yoda-like monk, they attempt to win the game and get the girl.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
From World War II to today, men and women have undertaken roles that involve overwhelming peril, seemingly unbeatable odds, and almost certain death. From lumberjacks in remote forests to truckers on an ice road to tank crews and pathfinders in war zones. Witness terrifying assignments as paratroopers land behind enemy lines, Navy demolition units clear obstacles before D-Day, British battalions take out German gun batteries, just to name a few.
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Video games like Modern Warfare, America's Army, Medal of Honor, and Battlefield are part of an exploding market of war games whose revenues now far outpace even the biggest Hollywood blockbusters. The sophistication of these games is undeniable, offering users a stunningly realistic experience of ground combat and a glimpse into the increasingly virtual world of long-distance, push-button warfare. Far less clear, though, is what these games are doing...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Granger, a lethal ex-Special Forces soldier, finds himself transported back to a mystical age of sorcery, dragons, and savage hand-to-hand combat. He has been summoned to defeat the forces of darkness and fulfill an ancient prophecy. But as he fights his way to the truth, Granger learns no one can be trusted, and one wrong move could cost him not only his life, but the future of his world.
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