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Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent, student at M.I.T. in Boston who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine with the desire to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 for the four to five years of schooling as he comes from β¦a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor Micky Rosa into a small but secretive club of five. Students Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa of the skill of card counting at blackjack. Intrigued by the desire to make money, Ben joins his new friends on secret weekend trips to Las Vegas where, using their skills of code talk and hand signals, they have Ben make hundreds of thousands of dollars in winning blackjack at casino after casino. Ben only wants to make enough money for the tuition to Harvard and then back out. But as fellow card counter, Jill Taylor, predicts, Ben becomes corrupted by greed and his arrogance at winning which lets his feelings get in the way, and it also puts Professor Rosa, as well as the group, on the radar of a brutal casino security enforcer, named Cole Williams, who holds a personal grudge of some kind against Rosa which threatens to undo everything the students have learned and earned. (Read More)
Themes: | roboticstechnologysurveillancegamblingdrunkennessbetrayalmoneyrevengefriendship |
Locations: | airplane tripstrip clubairportbicyclenightclubairplanehotelbar |
Characters: | professorsecurity guardsingle motherbest friendthiefstudentmother son relationship |
Story: | massachusetts institute of technologygambling casinoharvard universitycambridge massachusettsboston massachusettssurveillance footagevideo surveillancesurveillance cameraairplane ticketmoney falling through the airhidden moneycard countinghigh rollerlife savingsnude statue β¦hidden lootlas vegas stripturning the tablescheating at cardsinternal revenue servicechipssalesclerktax evasionsignaltrippyharvardpensionhandsmedical schoolmathematicianaliasjob promotionclothing storefacefake moustacherise and fallblackjackcamera phonereference to googlemetal detectorcodemassachusettsscholarshiprestroomclose uplectureloss of jobburglaryretirementassaultcasinolas vegas nevadapremarital sexcontestringfired from the joblibrarylimousinebirthday partydouble crossnonlinear timelinesubwaywidowbasketballdisguisebedroomcompetitionrobotbedbeerslow motion scenedigit in titlebeatingbased on bookvoice over narrationbased on true storysurprise endingchasetitle spoken by characternumber in title (See All) |
An extremely wealthy man, dying from cancer, undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness into the body of a healthy young man. But all is not as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origin and the organization that will kill to protect its cause.
Themes: | betrayalmoneyrevengefriendship |
Locations: | airportnightclubairplanebar |
Characters: | professorsecurity guardsingle mothermother son relationship |
Story: | trippycamera phonereference to googleretirementpremarital sexlimousinedouble crosswidowbasketballslow motion scenebeatingsurprise endingchase |
The high stakes thriller Paranoia takes us deep behind the scenes of global success to a deadly world of greed and deception. The two most powerful tech billionaires in the world ('Harrison Ford (I)' (qv) and 'Gary Oldman (I)' (qv)) are bitter rivals with a complicated past who will stop at nothing β¦to destroy each other. A young superstar ('Liam Hemsworth' (qv)), seduced by unlimited wealth and power falls between them, and becomes trapped in the middle of the twists and turns of their life-and-death game of corporate espionage. By the time he realizes his life is in danger, he is in far too deep and knows far too much for them to let him walk away. (Read More)
Themes: | technologysurveillancedrunkennessbetrayalfriendshiprevenge |
Locations: | nightclubbar |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | surveillance footagecamera phonemetal detectorpremarital sexfired from the jobdouble crossnonlinear timelinesubwaybasketballbeerslow motion scenevoice over narrationsurprise endingchase |
David Ghantt discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. He is an uncomplicated man stuck in a monotonous life. Day in and day out he drives an armored vehicle, transporting millions of other people's money with no escape in sight. The only glimmer of excitement is his fli β¦rtatious work crush Kelly Campbell who soon lures him into the scheme of a lifetime. Along with a group of half-brained criminals led by Steve Chambers and an absurdly faulted heist plan, David manages the impossible and makes off with $17 million in cash...only problem is he foolishly hands the money over to this wild group of double crossers and has been set up to take the fall. With the bandits blowing the millions on lavish and ridiculous luxuries, they leave behind a glaring trail of evidence. Now on the lam and in over his head, David must dodge the authorities, evade a hilarious hit man, Mike McKinney, and try to turn the tables on the ones he trusted most. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancebetrayalmoneyrevenge |
Locations: | airportbicycleairplanehotelbar |
Characters: | security guardthiefmother son relationship |
Story: | surveillance footagesurveillance camerahandsmetal detectorfired from the jobdouble crossdisguiseslow motion scenevoice over narrationbased on true storysurprise endingchase |
Two friends in their early 20s (Hill and Teller) living in Miami Beach during the Iraq War exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in ov β¦er their heads when they land a 300 million dollar deal to arm the Afghan Military - a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government. Based on true events. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkennessbetrayalmoneyfriendshiprevenge |
Locations: | airportbicyclenightclubairplanehotelbar |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | rise and fallcasinolas vegas nevadapremarital sexfired from the jobdouble crossnonlinear timelineslow motion scenebeatingvoice over narrationbased on true storysurprise endingchasetitle spoken by character |
A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld ('Christian Bale' (qv)), who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser ('Amy Adams (III)' (qv)) β¦is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso ('Bradley Cooper (I)' (qv)). DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. 'Jeremy Renner' (qv) is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn ('Jennifer Lawrence (III)' (qv)) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancegamblingdrunkennessbetrayalmoneyfriendship |
Locations: | strip clubnightclubairplanehotelbar |
Characters: | mother son relationship |
Story: | surveillance footagevideo surveillancecasinopremarital sexlimousinedouble crossnonlinear timelinedisguiseslow motion scenebeatingvoice over narrationbased on true storysurprise ending |
When a strange signal pulsates through all cell phone networks worldwide, it starts a murderous epidemic of epic proportions when users become bloodthirsty creatures, and a group of people in New England are among the survivors to deal with the ensuing chaos after.
Themes: | surveillancedrunkennessrevenge |
Locations: | airportairplanebar |
Characters: | security guardstudentmother son relationship |
Story: | boston massachusettssignalmetal detectordouble crosssubwayslow motion scenebeatingbased on booksurprise endingchasetitle spoken by character |
From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash, Jr. experienced it all. A mathematical genius, he made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a painful and harr β¦owing journey of self-discovery. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over his tragedy, and finally - late in life - received the Nobel Prize. (Read More)
Themes: | friendship |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | professorstudentmother son relationship |
Story: | massachusetts institute of technologycambridge massachusettsboston massachusettsharvardmathematicianlecturelibrarybeerbased on bookbased on true storychase |
In TRIPLE 9, a crew of dirty cops are blackmailed by the Russian mob to execute a virtually impossible heist. The only way to pull it off is to manufacture a 999, police code for "officer down". Their plan is turned upside down when the unsuspecting rookie they set up to die foils the attack, trigge β¦ring a breakneck, action-packed finale filled with double-crosses, greed and revenge. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedrunkennessbetrayalmoneyfriendshiprevenge |
Locations: | strip clubnightclubairplanebar |
Characters: | security guardthiefmother son relationship |
Story: | surveillance footagereference to googlecodelimousinedouble crossdigit in titlebeatingsurprise endingchasetitle spoken by characternumber in title |
Danny Ocean wants to score the biggest heist in history. He combines an eleven member team, including Frank Catton, Rusty Ryan and Linus Caldwell. Their target? The Bellagio, the Mirage and the MGM Grand. All casinos owned by Terry Benedict. It's not going to be easy, as they plan to get in secretly β¦ and out with $150 million. (Read More)
Themes: | gambling |
Locations: | strip clubairportnightclub |
Characters: | security guardthief |
Story: | video surveillancesurveillance cameramoney falling through the aircasinolas vegas nevadabeatingsurprise endingnumber in title |
Nick Wells, a professional criminal, decides to leave the business for good, since he nearly got caught on his last job. His plan is to live in peace with his girl Diane, running his Montreal jazz club. Soon afterward, Max, his good friend and financial partner, comes along with an offer Nick can't β¦refuse: A historical and priceless French scepter has been discovered while being smuggled into the country. It is now under massive surveillance in the Montreal Customs House, and soon to be returned to France. Nick has to team up with Max's man inside, the young, talented and aggressive thief Jack Teller to get the precious item. Only one question remains: Who will trick whom out of their share? (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancebetrayalmoney |
Locations: | airportnightclub |
Characters: | security guardthief |
Story: | surveillance camerametal detectorcodeburglarydouble crossbeatingsurprise endingchasetitle spoken by character |
Jim Bennett is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relations β¦hip with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett's future. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance... (Read More)
Themes: | gambling |
Locations: | strip club |
Characters: | professorstudentmother son relationship |
Story: | blackjackcasinoringlimousinebeating |
A touching tale of a wayward young man who struggles to find his identity, living in a world where he can solve any problem, except the one brewing deep within himself, until one day he meets his soul mate who opens his mind and his heart.
Themes: | friendship |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | professor |
Story: | massachusetts institute of technologyharvard universityboston massachusettsharvardmathematicianlectureassaultpremarital sexslow motion scene |
This Martin Scorsese film depicts the Janus-like quality of Las Vegas--it has a glittering, glamorous face, as well as a brutal, cruel one. Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark, live and work in this paradoxical world. Seen through their eyes, each as a β¦foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970's and '80's are revealed. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals. However, they each have a tragic flaw--Ace falls in love with a hustler, Ginger, and Nicky falls into an ever-deepening spiral of drugs and violence. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancegamblingdrunkennessbetrayalmoneyrevenge |
Story: | gambling casinofacerise and fallcasinolas vegas nevadafired from the jobslow motion scenebeatingbased on bookvoice over narrationtitle spoken by character |
In an era when the country's first line of defense, intelligence, is more important than ever, this story opens the CIA's infamous closed doors and gives an insider's view into the Agency: how trainees are recruited, how they are prepared for the spy game, and what they learn to survive. James Clayt β¦on might not have the attitude of a typical recruit, but he is one of the smartest graduating seniors in the country - and he's just the person that Walter Burke wants in the Agency. James regards the CIA's mission as an intriguing alternative to an ordinary life, but before he becomes an Ops Officer, James has to survive the Agency's secret training ground, where green recruits are molded into seasoned veterans. As Burke teaches him the ropes and the rules of the game, James quickly rises through the ranks and falls for Layla, one of his fellow recruits. But just when James starts to question his role and his cat-and-mouse relationship with his mentor, Burke taps him for a special assignment to root out a mole. As the suspense builds toward a gripping climax, it soon becomes clear that the CIA's old maxims are true: "trust no one" and "nothing is what it seems." (Read More)
Themes: | technologysurveillancegamblingdrunkennessbetrayalrevenge |
Locations: | bicyclenightclubbar |
Story: | massachusetts institute of technologycambridge massachusettsboston massachusettsvideo surveillancecodeassaultdisguisebeatingsurprise endingchase |
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Themes: | surveillancedrunkennessmoneyfriendship |
Locations: | airportnightclubairplanehotelbar |
Characters: | thief |
Story: | video surveillanceairplane ticketburglaryretirementnonlinear timelinerobotbeatingvoice over narrationsurprise ending |
In the US-government's special ops, Scott is a shooter, not a planner, doing the job without regard to quaint or obsolete convention. When a Harvard undergrad goes missing (the daughter of a US leader), it's Scott who applies the pressure, first to her boyfriend, then to a madam whose cathouse is th β¦e initial stop en route to a white slavery auction in Dubai. The abductors may not know the girl's identity, but once they figure it out, she's doomed. Deadly double crosses force Scott to become a planner. Through it all, earnest TV newscasters read the drivel they're handed. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancebetrayal |
Locations: | airportnightclubairplanebar |
Characters: | professorstudent |
Story: | boston massachusettsvideo surveillancesurveillance cameraharvardcodedouble crossbeatingsurprise endingchasetitle spoken by character |
Famous symbologist on a trail of clues tied to the great Dante himself. When Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks, a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories. Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to stop a madman from unlea β¦shing a global virus that would wipe out half of the world's population. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancebetrayal |
Locations: | airportbicycleairplanehotel |
Characters: | professorsecurity guard |
Story: | surveillance footagereference to googlecodedouble crossdisguiseslow motion scenebased on booksurprise endingchasetitle spoken by character |
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. β¦A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkennessbetrayalfriendshiprevenge |
Locations: | nightclub |
Characters: | best friend |
Story: | harvard universitycambridge massachusettsharvardreference to googlelecturenonlinear timelinecompetitionslow motion scenebased on bookbased on true story |
Nick Wild (Jason Statham) is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss. Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chase β¦d by enforcers and wanted by the mob. Having raised the stakes, Nick has one last play to change his fortunes...and this time, it's all or nothing. (Read More)
Themes: | gamblingdrunkennessbetrayalmoneyrevengefriendship |
Locations: | hotelbar |
Story: | las vegas stripblackjackcasinolas vegas nevadalimousinedouble crossslow motion scenebeatingsurprise ending |
Inspector Wing of the Hong Kong Police Force has become the victim of a gang, led by the evil Joe. When his entire team is killed, Wing becomes a hapless drunk, feeling guilty for the deaths of his team. A young man with a troubled past pretends to be a police officer working on the case with Wing, β¦to get him back on his feet and begin an adventure to get revenge on the evil Joe and his Gang of Five, especially when it becomes personal. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedrunkennessbetrayalmoneyfriendshiprevenge |
Locations: | bicyclebar |
Characters: | thiefmother son relationship |
Story: | surveillance footagesurveillance cameramoney falling through the aircamera phonedouble crossnonlinear timelinedisguiseslow motion scenebeatingsurprise endingchase |
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark β¦question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife? (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancemoneyrevenge |
Locations: | airporthotelbar |
Characters: | thiefmother son relationship |
Story: | surveillance cameraloss of jobcasinononlinear timelinedisguisebedroombedbeerbased on bookvoice over narrationsurprise ending |
One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public's adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, The Four Horsemen resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than Walter Mabry β¦, a tech prodigy who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off their most impossible heist yet. Their only hope is to perform one last unprecedented stunt to clear their names and reveal the mastermind behind it all. (Read More)
Themes: | technologysurveillancebetrayalrevenge |
Locations: | airplanebar |
Characters: | security guardthief |
Story: | metal detectorcasinolibrarylimousinedouble crosssubwaydisguiseslow motion scenedigit in titlesurprise endingnumber in title |
Jason Bourne is again being hunted by the CIA. It begins when Nicky Parson a former CIA operative who helped Bourne, who went under and now works with a man who's a whistle blower and is out to expose the CIA's black ops. Nicky hacks into the CIA and downloads everything on all their Black Ops, incl β¦uding Treadstone which Bourne was a part of. And Heather Lee, a CIA agent, discovers the hack and brings it to the attention of CIA Director Dewey, the man behind the Black Ops. He orders Parsons be found and, hopefully, Bourne, too. (Read More)
Themes: | technologysurveillancebetrayalrevenge |
Locations: | airportairplanehotel |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | video surveillancecamera phonereference to googlecasinolas vegas nevadalimousinedisguisebeatingsurprise endingchasetitle spoken by character |
After a successful last score, a master thief retires to an island paradise. His lifelong nemesis, a crafty FBI agent, washes ashore to ensure he's making good on his promise. The pair soon enters into a new game of cat-and-mouse.
Themes: | surveillancedrunkenness |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | thief |
Story: | video surveillanceretirementcasinolimousinebasketballdisguisesurprise endingchase |
Charlie's got a 'Job' to do. Having just left prison, he finds one of his friends has attempted a high risk job in Italy right under the nose of the Mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far so Charlie takes over the 'Job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a couple of Jaguars and a bus, he hopes to brin β¦g Torino to a standstill, steal the Gold and escape. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedrunkenness |
Locations: | airportbicycleairplanehotel |
Characters: | professorthief |
Story: | restroomassaultsubwaywidowdisguisebeersurprise ending |
A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings (Idris Elba), John Rahway (Paul Walker), A.J. (Hayden Christensen), and brothers Jake (Michael Ealy) and Jesse (Chris Brown) Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost β¦(Tip T.I. Harris), a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "takers" carefully plot their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer (Matt Dillon) inches closer to apprehending the criminals. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancebetrayalrevenge |
Locations: | airportnightclubairplanehotelbar |
Characters: | security guardthief |
Story: | surveillance footagedouble crosssubwaydisguiseslow motion scenebeatingsurprise endingtitle spoken by character |
Martin Bishop is the head of a group of experts who specialise in testing security systems. When he is blackmailed by Government agents into stealing a top secret black box, the team find themselves embroiled in a game of danger and intrigue. After they recover the box, they discover that it has the β¦ capability to decode all existing encryption systems around the world, and that the agents who hired them didn't work for the Government after all... (Read More)
Themes: | technologysurveillancedrunkennessbetrayalmoneyrevengefriendship |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | professorsecurity guard |
Story: | video surveillancemathematicianburglarylimousinedouble crossdisguisesurprise endingchase |
In the millenium version of this classic Gothic horror we find Abraham Van Helsing (Plummer), who has tangled with Count Dracula (Butler) in the past, working as an English antiques dealer. Simon (Miller) is a vampire hunter in training under his apprenticeship. Van Helsing and Simon travel from Lon β¦don to New Orleans to rescue Van Helsing's daughter Mary (Waddell) from the family's life long nemesis - Dracula. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancebetrayalrevengefriendship |
Locations: | airportairplane |
Characters: | professorsecurity guardthief |
Story: | burglarypremarital sexlibrarydouble crossdisguisebedroombedslow motion scenesurprise endingchasenumber in title |
The hacker Josh invades the computer of Douglas Ziegler, who is developing a powerful wireless signal, and accidentally releases a mysterious force that takes the will to live of human beings, generating a suicide epidemic and increasing the force. His girlfriend and student of psychology, Mattie, s β¦ees each one of their common friends die and the destruction of the modern world, and together with her new acquaintance Dexter, they try to plan a virus developed by Josh in the network to shutdown the system and save mankind. (Read More)
Themes: | technologysurveillance |
Locations: | airplanebar |
Characters: | professorsecurity guardstudent |
Story: | video surveillancesignalmetal detectorrestroomlibrarybeersurprise endingtitle spoken by character |
The unluckiest man in Vegas - a guy whose bad luck is contagious - is used by the last of the old time mob run casinos to kill high rollers' action. That is, until he falls in love with a cocktail waitress and gets "lady luck," which throws the situation into reverse. Things turn nasty when the casi β¦no director tries to break up the romance. (Read More)
Themes: | gamblingmoney |
Locations: | nightclubhotelbar |
Characters: | mother son relationship |
Story: | high rollerblackjackretirementcasinolas vegas nevadalimousinebedbeating |
David Mamet takes this story of thieves along many twists and turns, some of which work and some of which don't. Gene Hackman plays the brilliant leader of a gang (Delroy Lindo, Ricky Jay & Rebecca Pigeon as Hackman's youngish wife), which pulls off complex heists for a despicable fence (Danny DeVit β¦o). After stiffing the gang on a jewelry robbery, DeVito forces the gang to go after a Swiss gold shipment and to use his nephew (Sam Rockwell) in the crime. No one trusts anyone and every step is shaded with the unexpected. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancebetrayalmoneyfriendship |
Locations: | airportairplanebar |
Characters: | security guardthief |
Story: | boston massachusettsretirementdouble crossdisguisesurprise ending |
When a man (Robbins) believes he has discovered that his wife is having an affair with his boss, it sets off a chain reaction of events. First he wanders into a ghetto where a robber (Lawrence) tries to take his money at gunpoint, but instead sets a wild ride from California to Arizona. The two even β¦tually become reluctant friends. Discussing robbery techniques, they decide to get back at the boss by robbing an office safe containing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Life is further complicated by another pair of robbers who chase the first two for infringing on their territory. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancemoneyfriendshiprevenge |
Locations: | strip clubnightclubhotelbar |
Characters: | security guardthiefmother son relationship |
Story: | burglarypremarital sexlimousinesurprise endingchase |
Marisa Ventura is a single mother born and bred in the boroughs of New York City, who works as a maid in a first-class Manhattan hotel. By a twist of fate and mistaken identity, Marisa meets Christopher Marshall, a handsome heir to a political dynasty, who believes that she is a guest at the hotel. β¦Fate steps in and throws the unlikely pair together for one night. When Marisa's true identity is revealed, the two find that they are worlds apart, even though the distance separating them is just a subway ride between Manhattan and the Bronx. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancefriendship |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | single mothermother son relationship |
Story: | video surveillancehandsclothing storereference to googlepremarital sexfired from the joblimousinesubwaydisguise |
John and Jane Smith are a normal married couple, living a normal life in a normal suburb, working normal jobs...well, if you can call secretly being assassins "normal". But neither Jane nor John knows about their spouse's secret, until they are surprised to find each other as targets! But on their q β¦uest to kill each other, they learn a lot more about each other than they ever did in five (or six) years of marriage. (Read More)
Themes: | technologygamblingdrunkennessmoneyfriendship |
Locations: | bicyclenightclubairplanehotelbar |
Characters: | best friendmother son relationship |
Story: | massachusetts institute of technologysurveillance camerabasketballbedbeersurprise endingchase |
Nicky Spurgeon is an extremely accomplished con man who takes an amateur con artist, Jess, under his wing. Nicky and Jess become romantically involved, and with Nicky's profession of being a liar and a cheater for a living, he realizes that deception and love are things that don't go together. They β¦split, only to see each other three years later... And things get messy. (Read More)
Themes: | gamblingdrunkennessbetrayalmoneyfriendshiprevenge |
Locations: | airportnightclubhotelbar |
Characters: | thief |
Story: | casinodouble crossslow motion scenebeatingsurprise endingtitle spoken by character |
Peter Devereaux is a former CIA agent who is asked by the man he worked for to extract a woman who is in Russia and is presently close to a man running for President, who is believed to have committed crimes during the Chechen war. She can give them the name of someone who can prove it. His friend s β¦ays that she will only come to him. So he goes and she gets the info and tries to get out but the man finds out and tries to stop her. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancerevenge |
Locations: | strip clubairportnightclubhotelbar |
Story: | camera phonepremarital sexlimousinedouble crossdisguiseslow motion scenebeatingsurprise endingchasetitle spoken by character |
Based on the novel by David Baldacci, Absolute Power is about the ruthlessness of people in power. The President believes that everything he does is beyond reproach, including an affair or two. That leads to murder and everyone around him is involved. There is only one witness, a thief named Luther β¦Whitney. They are sure he'll talk, but when? The Secret Service is determined to keep him quiet, but catching a thief isn't always easy. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkennessbetrayalfriendshiprevenge |
Locations: | airporthotelbar |
Characters: | thief |
Story: | fake moustachemetal detectorburglarylimousinedisguisebedbased on bookchase |
Erin Grant loses care and custody of her daughter when she's divorced from her husband Darrell, a small-time thief. Struggling for money, she is a dancer at a nightclub, where one night Congressman Dilbeck (in disguise) attacks another member of the audience. A spectator, who recognizes Dilbeck and β¦is fond of Erin, offers to get back her daughter by blackmailing Dilbeck. Things do not work out as planned, though. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkennessmoney |
Locations: | strip clubnightclubhotel |
Characters: | single motherthief |
Story: | loss of joblimousinedisguiseslow motion scenebeatingsurprise ending |
Themes: | drunkenness |
Locations: | bar |
Story: | surveillance footagesurveillance cameraloss of jobfired from the jobbasketballslow motion scenebeatingbased on bookbased on true storytitle spoken by character |
Wendell Rohr is a torts lawyer taking on the gun lobby. Rankin Fitch is the jury consultant for the Defendants and between them the battle is for the hearts and minds of the jury. But there is someone on the inside. Nicholas Easter is a juror with a girlfriend, Marlee, on the outside. they have a pa β¦st ..... and their own agenda. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancebetrayalmoneyrevenge |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | professorsecurity guardthiefmother son relationship |
Story: | job promotiondouble crosswidowbasketballdisguiseslow motion scenebeatingsurprise endingchase |
Brandon Lang loves football: an injury keeps him from the pros, but his quarterback's anticipation makes him a brilliant predictor of games' outcomes. Needing money, he leaves Vegas for Manhattan to work for Walter Abrams advising gamblers. Walter has a doting wife, a young daughter, and a thriving β¦business, but he has problems: a bum heart, a belief he's a master manipulator, and addictions barely kept in check. He remakes Brandon, and a father-son relationship grows. Then, things go awry. Walter may be running a con. The odds against Brandon mount. (Read More)
Themes: | gamblingmoney |
Locations: | airportbar |
Characters: | mother son relationship |
Story: | loss of joblas vegas nevadafired from the jobbirthday partybasketballvoice over narrationbased on true storynumber in title |
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, β¦and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price. (Read More)
Themes: | betrayalmoneyfriendship |
Locations: | airplanebar |
Characters: | thiefstudentmother son relationship |
Story: | boston massachusettsrise and fallringdouble crossbeerbeatingbased on bookvoice over narrationbased on true storytitle spoken by character |
A biochemist and his dishy wife arrive in Berlin for a conference at which a scientist and his controversial Arab funder will announce breakthrough research. While his wife checks into the hotel, he grabs a cab to return to the airport for his briefcase, left at the curb. En route, an auto accident β¦puts him in a coma, from which he awakes four days later without identification and with gaps in his memory. He goes to the hotel: his wife refuses to recognize him and another man has claimed his identity. With help from a nurse, the cab driver, a retired Stasi agent, and an academic friend, he tries to unravel what's going on. Is the answer in the briefcase? (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancemoney |
Locations: | airportnightclubhotel |
Characters: | professorsecurity guard |
Story: | surveillance footagevideo surveillancesurveillance camerasubwayslow motion scenebeatingsurprise ending |
Susan Cooper is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency's most dangerous missions. But when her partner falls off the grid and another top agent is compromised, she volunteers to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent a glo β¦bal crisis. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancegamblingbetrayalfriendshiprevenge |
Locations: | airportnightclubairplanehotelbar |
Story: | surveillance cameracasinodouble crossdisguiseslow motion scenebeatingsurprise endingchasetitle spoken by character |
Frank Dux has spent most his life being trained by Tanaka to participate in the Kumite, the ultimate martial arts tournament, where participants are seriously injured, even killed. Frank decides to go despite being told by his superiors in the army that he can't because they need him. Two army offic β¦ers are sent to get him and the trail leads to Hong Kong but Frank eludes them. While Frank advances, he knows that he may have to face Chong Li, the defending champion, who has killed a few participants. (Read More)
Themes: | betrayalrevengefriendship |
Locations: | airportairplanehotelbar |
Characters: | best friend |
Story: | facepremarital sexcontestcompetitionbeerslow motion scenebeatingbased on true storysurprise endingchasetitle spoken by character |
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, Welles relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into β¦ obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town private eye. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancebetrayalmoneyrevenge |
Locations: | strip clubairportbar |
Story: | premarital sexlibrarylimousinedouble crosswidowdigit in titlebeatingsurprise endingchasetitle spoken by characternumber in title |
On April 15, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts, Police Sgt, Tommy Saunders is pulling security duty on the annual Boston Marathon when the Tsarnaev brothers strike with their homemade bombs in an act of terrorism. In the resulting chaos as the wounded are cared for, Saunders and his comrades join forces wi β¦th the FBI to get to the bottom of this attack. As the investigation continues, the Tsarnaev brothers realize that the authorities are close to identifying them and attempt to flee the city to continue their fanatical mayhem. To stop them, a police manhunt is performed that would have bloody confrontations and a massive dragnet shutting down the City of Boston to make sure there is no escape from the law. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillance |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | massachusetts institute of technologyboston massachusettssurveillance footagemassachusettsdouble crossbeerslow motion scenebeatingbased on true storysurprise endingchasetitle spoken by character |
Wayne Beering and Buck Dolby are drugged out geniuses with lots of ideas but they can never seem to get their act together. But when they come up with the idea to create a porn site - and charge for it (the first ever site to do so), their idea may be too lucrative for them to handle. Straight-laced β¦ business man, Jack Harris, is brought in to team up with them and turn their profitable idea into a legit business. Making money in the pornography industry is pretty easy, but staying true to yourself when surrounded by that much wealth, luxury, sex, crime and temptations, is much harder. (Read More)
Themes: | betrayalmoney |
Locations: | strip clubairportnightclub |
Story: | rise and falllas vegas nevadafired from the joblimousinenonlinear timelineslow motion scenebeatingvoice over narrationbased on true storytitle spoken by character |
In Texas, after the death of his mother, the unemployed oil and gas worker Toby Howard is losing his ranch to the Texas Midlands Bank. Toby is divorced from his wife who lives with their two sons. When his brother Tanner Howard is released from the prison, they team up to rob agencies of the Texas M β¦idlands Bank to raise money to pay the loan so that Toby may leave the real estate to his sons. Meanwhile the Texas Ranger Marcus Hamilton who is near retirement and his Indian descendant partner Alberto Parker try to anticipate the next move of the thieves. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancegamblingdrunkennessbetrayalmoneyrevenge |
Locations: | hotelbar |
Characters: | security guardmother son relationship |
Story: | blackjackretirementcasinodouble crossbeerslow motion scenesurprise endingtitle spoken by character |