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Empire (2002)
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Empire (2002)

A big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal and a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this will be his chance to go out on top, Victor soon finds out that he has been double crossed and his last option is to get r β€¦evenge. (Read More)

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Themes:
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Mood:
nightmare
Locations:
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Characters:
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Story:
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Scarface (1983)
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Scarface (1983)

Tony Montana manages to leave Cuba during the Mariel exodus of 1980. He finds himself in a Florida refugee camp but his friend Manny has a way out for them: undertake a contract killing and arrangements will be made to get a green card. He's soon working for drug dealer Frank Lopez and shows his met β€¦tle when a deal with Colombian drug dealers goes bad. He also brings a new level of violence to Miami. Tony is protective of his younger sister but his mother knows what he does for a living and disowns him. Tony is impatient and wants it all however, including Frank's empire and his mistress Elvira Hancock. Once at the top however, Tony's outrageous actions make him a target and everything comes crumbling down. (Read More)

Themes:
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Locations:
nightclubbathtubswimming poolnew york city
Characters:
latinobrother sister relationshipfriendmother son relationshippolice
Story:
money launderingloss of friendwrathlatingang warvideo surveillanceloss of husbandmiami floridadeath of friendshot in the armdangershot in the foreheadshot in the leganti herodrug dealer β€¦criminalrevolverinterrogationshootingarrestslow motion sceneshot in the headface slapshot to deathtelephone callfemale nudityviolencebloodgun (See All)

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Menace II Society (1993)
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Menace II Society (1993)

This urban nightmare chronicles several days in the life of Caine Lawson, following his high-school graduation, as he attempts to escape his violent existence in the projects of Watts, CA.

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independent film
Themes:
vengeanceangerdrunkennesspregnancybetrayalmoneydeathfriendshiprevengemurder
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nightmare
Locations:
hospital
Characters:
brother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
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New Jack City (1991)
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New Jack City (1991)

The gangster Nino has a gang who call themselves Cash Money Brothers. They get into the crack business and not before long they make a million dollars every week. A cop, Scotty, is after them. He tries to get into the gang by letting an ex-drug addict infiltrate the gang, but the attempt fails miser β€¦ably. The only thing that remains is that Scotty himself becomes a drug pusher. (Read More)

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independent film
Themes:
vengeanceangerbetrayalmoneydeathrevengefriendshipmurder
Locations:
nightclubswimming poolnew york city
Characters:
boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendpolice
Story:
chrysler building manhattan new york cityshot point blankwrathgang wardeath of friendsecurity camerathreatdangerracial slurdouble crossanti herodrug dealermanhattan new york citycriminalrevolver β€¦interrogationshootingarrestslow motion sceneshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathbeatingcell phonetelephone callpartyfemale nudityflashbackgunbloodviolence (See All)

Triple 9 (2016) is one of the best movies like Empire (2002)
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Triple 9 (2016)

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)

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Locations:
nightclubhospital
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brother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
loss of friendaccidental killinginterracial friendshipdeath of frienddesperationsecurity camerapot smokingdangershot in the foreheadracial slurcigar smokingdouble crossdrug dealercriminalrevolver β€¦interrogationarrestshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathbeatingcell phonepartycigarette smokingbloodviolence (See All)

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Blood Father (2016)
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Blood Father (2016)

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angerbetrayalmoneydeathfriendshipmurderrevenge
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boyfriend girlfriend relationshippolice
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death of frienddesperationthreatshot in the shoulderdangershot in the foreheadracial slurshot in the legdouble crossanti herodrug dealercriminalrevolverarrestslow motion scene β€¦shot in the headface slapshot in the chestshot to deathbeatingcell phonetelephone callpartyviolencegunblood (See All)

Live By Night (2016)
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Live By Night (2016)

Boston, 1926. The '20s are roaring. Liquor is flowing, bullets are flying, and one man sets out to make his mark on the world. Prohibition has given rise to an endless network of underground distilleries, speakeasies, gangsters, and corrupt cops. Joe Coughlin, the youngest son of a prominent Boston  β€¦police captain, has long since turned his back on his strict and proper upbringing. Now having graduated from a childhood of petty theft to a career in the pay of the city's most fearsome mobsters, Joe enjoys the spoils, thrills, and notoriety of being an outlaw. But life on the dark side carries a heavy price. In a time when ruthless men of ambition, armed with cash, illegal booze, and guns, battle for control, no one-neither family nor friend, enemy nor lover-can be trusted. Beyond money and power, even the threat of prison, one fate seems most likely for men like Joe: an early death. But until that day, he and his friends are determined to live life to the hilt. Joe embarks on a dizzying journey up the ladder of organized crime that takes him from the flash of Jazz Age Boston to the sensual shimmer of Tampa's Latin Quarter to the sizzling streets of Cuba. Live by Night is a riveting epic layered with a diverse cast of loyal friends and callous enemies, tough rumrunners and sultry femmes fatales, Bible-quoting evangelists and cruel Klansmen, all battling for survival and their piece of the American dream. At once a sweeping love story and a compelling saga of revenge, it is a spe… (Read More)

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Locations:
nightclubhospital
Characters:
brother sister relationshipfriendfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
shot point blankgang warmiami floridadesperationshot in the armthreatshot in the shoulderdangershot in the foreheadracial slurshot in the legcigar smokingnecklacedouble crossassassination β€¦anti herocriminalrevolverinterrogationarrestslow motion sceneshot in the headface slapshot in the chestshot to deathbeatingvoice over narrationtelephone callpartycigarette smokingbloodviolence (See All)

The Devil's Rejects (2005)
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The Devil's Rejects (2005)

In Ruggsville, Texas, the police under the command of Sheriff John Quincy Wydell attack the house of the sadistic serial killers Firefly family (a.k.a. The Devil's Reject) and they arrest mother Firefly, but Otis B. Driftwood and Baby Firefly escape from the siege. Tiny is wandering nearby the house β€¦ and also escapes. Otis and Baby call their patriarch, the mad clown Captain Spaulding and they schedule to reunite at an isolated motel in the desert. When Otis and Baby arrive, they kidnap two families of singers, using sadism and violence against the harmless persons. Meanwhile, Sheriff Wydell promises to capture and kill the runaways, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, the Deputy George Wydell. (Read More)

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Mood:
nightmare
Locations:
bathtub
Characters:
brother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
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Run All Night (2015) is one of the best movies like Empire (2002)
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Run All Night (2015)

Professional Brooklyn hitman Jimmy Conlon is more commonly known as THE GRAVEDIGGER. Jimmy was a mob hit-man, who was best friends with his boss Sean Maguire. But when Jimmy's son, Michael, is marked for death by the mob, Jimmy must go up against Sean to protect Michael at all costs. Together, he an β€¦d Michael must avoid corrupt cops, contract killers and the mob to survive the night. (Read More)

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independent film
Themes:
drunkennessdeathmurderrevenge
Locations:
new york cityhospital
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brother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
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The Godfather (1972)
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The Godfather (1972)

When the aging head of a famous crime family decides to transfer his position to one of his subalterns, a series of unfortunate events start happening to the family, and a war begins between all the well-known families leading to insolence, deportation, murder and revenge, and ends with the favorabl β€¦e successor being finally chosen. (Read More)

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Locations:
bathtubnew york cityhospital
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brother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
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Black Mass (2015)
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Black Mass (2015)

Based on a true story of James "Whitey" Bulger, an Irish Mob godfather and FBI informant who had a "secret trading" deal with his brother, William "Billy" Bulger, a state senator and a Boston public figure, and John Connolly, an FBI agent. They planned to take down the Italian mob and mafia in Bosto β€¦n, which went awry and things turned massively violent. When the credence for each other began fading out, drug dealing, murders, and extortion started to rise, and forced the FBI's Boston office to confirm that Whitey Bulger was one of the most notorious criminals in US history and also one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List criminals. (Read More)

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Alpha Dog (2006)
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Alpha Dog (2006)

1999, Claremont, California. Middle-class kids, in their 20s, talk trash, wave guns, hang out in a pack. Johnny Truelove, drug dealer and son of a underworld figure, threatens Jake Mazursky, an explosive head case who owes Johnny money; Jake responds by breaking into Johnny's house. On impulse, John β€¦ny and a couple pals kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother, Zach. Zach's okay with it, figuring his brother will pay the debt soon. Johnny assigns his buddy Frankie to be Zach's minder, and they develop a brotherly friendship. Zach parties with his captors as things begin to spin out of control. Group think, amorality, and fear of prison assert a hold on the pack. Is Zach in danger? (Read More)

Subgenre:
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Themes:
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Locations:
swimming pool
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The Basketball Diaries (1995) is one of the best movies like Empire (2002)
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The Basketball Diaries (1995)

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 β€¦ 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. (Read More)

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Themes:
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Mood:
nightmare
Locations:
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Story:
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The Way Of The Gun (2000)
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The Way Of The Gun (2000)

Two petty if violent criminals kidnap a girl being paid $1m to be a surrogate mother. As the baby is for a gangster the pair's demand for money sees several henchmen and assorted other ruthless characters head after them to Mexico. Bullets rather than talking are always going to settle this one.

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independent film
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nightclub
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old friend
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John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
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John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

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rooftopnew york city
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brother sister relationship
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female crime bossslide locked backshot in the armshot in the shoulderdangershot in the foreheadshot in the legcigar smokingdouble crossassassinationanti heromanhattan new york cityslow motion sceneshot in the headshot in the chest β€¦mirrorshot to deathcell phonepartycigarette smokingbloodviolencegunflashback (See All)

The Guest (2014)
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The Guest (2014)

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bloody nosedeath of friendpot smokingshot in the shouldershot in the foreheadshot in the legdouble crossdrug dealerrevolverarrestslow motion sceneshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathbeating β€¦partycigarette smokingbloodviolence (See All)

Gomorrah (2008) is one of the best movies like Empire (2002)
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Gomorrah (2008)

"Gomorra" is a contemporary Neapolitan mob drama that exposes Italy's criminal underbelly by telling five stories of individuals who think they can make their own compact with Camorra, the area's Mafia.

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betrayalmoneyfriendshipmurderdeath
Locations:
rooftopkitchennew york cityhospital
Characters:
friendmother son relationshippolice
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Sicario (2015)
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Sicario (2015)

When drug violence worsens on the USA Mexico border, the FBI sends an idealistic agent, Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) on a mission to eradicate a drug cartel responsible for a bomb that had killed members of her team.

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money launderinginterracial friendshipsecurity camerachild murdershot in the armdeath of childthreatshot in the shouldershot in the foreheadshot in the legdouble crossassassinationanti herointerrogationarrest β€¦shot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathbeatingcell phonecigarette smokingviolence (See All)

Boyz N The Hood (1991)
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Boyz N The Hood (1991)

John Singleton's portrayal of social problems in inner-city Los Angeles takes the form of a tale of three friends growing up together 'in the 'hood.' Half-brothers Doughboy and Ricky Baker are foils for each other's personality, presenting very different approaches to the tough lives they face. Rick β€¦y is the 'All-American' athlete, looking to win a football scholarship to USC and seeks salvation through sports, while 'Dough' succumbs to the violence, alcohol, and crime surrounding him in his environment, but maintains a strong sense of pride and code of honor. Between these two is their friend Tre, who is lucky to have a father, 'Furious' Styles, to teach him to have the strength of character to do what is right and to always take responsibility for his actions. (Read More)

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Themes:
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Characters:
brother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
loss of friendloss of sondeath of frienddangerracial slurshot in the legdrug dealerrevolverinterrogationshootingarrestslow motion sceneshot in the headshot in the chestshot to death β€¦beatingpartycigarette smokingfemale nudityviolencebloodgun (See All)

The Departed (2006)
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The Departed (2006)

In South Boston, the state police force is waging war on Irish-American organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Frank Costello. While Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal wh β€¦o has infiltrated the state police as an informer for the syndicate is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by their double lives, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations they have penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there is a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy - and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save themselves. But is either willing to turn on their friends and comrades they've made during their long stints undercover? (Read More)

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Locations:
rooftopkitchenswimming poolhospital
Characters:
boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendpolice
Story:
drug dealaccidental killingbloody nosedeath of frienddangershot in the foreheadracial slurshot in the legdouble crossdrug dealercriminalrevolverinterrogationshootingarrest β€¦shot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathbeatingcell phonetelephone callcigarette smokingfemale nudityviolenceflashbackgunblood (See All)

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Takers (2010) is one of the best movies like Empire (2002)
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Takers (2010)

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)

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betrayalrevengedeathmurder
Locations:
nightclubswimming poolhospital
Characters:
brother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshippolice
Story:
interracial friendshipdeath of frienddesperationsecurity camerashot in the shouldershot in the foreheadshot in the legcigar smokingdouble crossdrug dealerinterrogationarrestslow motion sceneshot in the chestshot to death β€¦beatingcell phonecigarette smokingviolenceblood (See All)

Out Of The Furnace (2013)
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Out Of The Furnace (2013)

Russell and his younger brother Rodney live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his brother becomes involved with one of the most violent and ruthless crime rings in the Northea β€¦st - a mistake that will cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom, or risk it all to seek justice for his brother. (Read More)

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Characters:
brother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
shot point blankbloody nosedeath of childshot in the foreheadshot in the legdouble crossanti herodrug dealerrevolvershootingshot in the headface slapshot in the chestmirrorshot to death β€¦beatingcell phonevoice over narrationtelephone callcigarette smokingflashbackgunbloodviolence (See All)

New Police Story (2004)
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New Police Story (2004)

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)

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Locations:
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Story:
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Gangster Squad (2013)
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Gangster Squad (2013)

It's 1949 Los Angeles, and gangster Mickey Cohen has moved in, with the intention of controlling all criminal activity in the city. He has bought local judges and police, and no one is willing to cross him or testify against him. Everyone except Sergeant John O'Mara, a former World War II soldier, w β€¦hose goal is to settle with his family in a peaceful Los Angeles. Police Chief William Parker decides to form a special unit whose mission is to take down Cohen, and chooses O'Mara to lead the unit. O'Mara chooses 4 cops and asks another cop and vet, Jerry Wooters to join him but Wooters is not interested. But when he witnesses the murder of a young boy by Cohen's people, he joins them, and they decide to take apart Cohen's organization. Cohen wonders if a rival is going after him, but eventually he realizes it's the cops. (Read More)

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The Accountant (2016)

Christian Wolff is a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small-town CPA office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world's most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Department's Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King, star β€¦ting to close in, Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state-of-the-art robotics company where an accounting clerk has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise. (Read More)

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angerjealousybetrayalmoneydeathmurderrevenge
Locations:
new york city
Characters:
brother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
money launderingloss of friendbloody nosedeath of friendsecurity cameradangershot in the foreheadshot in the legdouble crossassassinationanti herocriminalinterrogationarrestslow motion scene β€¦shot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathbeatingcell phoneviolenceflashbackbloodgun (See All)

Don't Say A Word (2001)
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Don't Say A Word (2001)

A group of thieves steal a rare gem, but in the process, two of the men double cross the leader of the thieving group, Patrick, and take off with the precious stone. Ten years later, prominent psychiatrist Nathan Conrad is invited to examine a disturbed young woman named Elisabeth. Patrick immediate β€¦ly kidnaps Nathan's daughter, forcing Nathan to attempt to get Elisabeth to reveal a secret number which will ultimately lead Patrick to the whereabouts of the precious gem that has eluded him. (Read More)

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Locations:
new york city
Characters:
mother daughter relationshippolice
Story:
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Harry Brown (2009)
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Harry Brown (2009)

In England, retired Royal Marine Harry Brown spends his lonely life between the hospital, where his beloved wife Kath is terminally ill, and playing chess with his only friend Leonard Attwell in the Barge pub owned by Sid Rourke. After the death of Kath, Len tells his grieving friend that the local  β€¦gang is harassing him and he is carrying an old bayonet for self-defense; the widower suggests him to go to the police. When Len is beaten, then stabbed to death in an underground passage, Inspector Alice Frampton and her partner Sergeant Terry Hicock are sent to investigate. They pay Harry a visit but don't have good news; the police have not found any other evidence, other than the bayonet, in order to arrest the hoodlums. This mean that should the case go to trial the gang would claim self-defense. Harry Brown sees that justice will not be granted and decides to take matters into his own hands. (Read More)

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15 Minutes (2001)
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15 Minutes (2001)

When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and ma β€¦ke them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show "Top Story." (Read More)

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Locations:
rooftopbathtubnew york city
Characters:
boyfriend girlfriend relationshippolice
Story:
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Paranoia (2013)

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)

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boyfriend girlfriend relationship
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City Of God (2002)
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City Of God (2002)

Brazil, 1960s, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970s: Li'l Ze has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bene is the only one to keep him on t β€¦he good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980s: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God. (Read More)

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moneyfriendshipdeathmurderrevenge
Locations:
nightclub
Characters:
brother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
Story:
gang warcon manpot smokingchild murderclass differencesdeath of childshot in the foreheadracial slurassassinationdrug dealercriminalshootingarrestshot in the headface slap β€¦shot in the chestshot to deathvoice over narrationtelephone callpartyfemale nudityflashbackviolencegunblood (See All)

Strange Days (1995)
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Strange Days (1995)

Set in the year 1999 during the last days of the old millennium, the movie tells the story of Lenny Nero, an ex-cop who now deals with data-discs containing recorded memories and emotions. One day he receives a disc which contains the memories of a murderer killing a prostitute. Lenny investigates a β€¦nd is pulled deeper and deeper in a whirl of blackmail, murder and rape. Will he survive and solve the case? (Read More)

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betrayalmurderdeathrevenge
Locations:
rooftopkitchennightclubswimming pool
Characters:
mother son relationshippolice
Story:
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Rumble In The Bronx (1995)
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Rumble In The Bronx (1995)

Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up some neighborhood thugs who cause problems at the market. β€¦ Meanwhile, one of those petty thugs in the local gang stumbles into a criminal situation way over his head. Blinded by greed, his involvement draws his gang, the kid, Keong, and the whole neighborhood into a deadly crossfire. When the lazy cops fail to successfully resolve matters, Keong takes things into his own hands. Needless to say, much spectacular kung-fu and outrageous action sequences follow.... (Read More)

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

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...

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Locations:
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old friendboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshippolice
Story:
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The Last Boy Scout (1991)
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The Last Boy Scout (1991)

A down and out cynical detective teams up with a down and out ex-quarterback to try and solve a murder case involving a pro football team and a politician.

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betrayalmoneydeathmurderrevengefriendship
Locations:
swimming pool
Characters:
boyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshippolice
Story:
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Bad Boys II (2003)
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Bad Boys II (2003)

Narcotics cops Mike Lowrey ('Will Smith (I)' (qv)) and Marcus Burnett ('Martin Lawrence (I)' (qv)) head up a task force investigating the flow of ecstasy into Miami. Their search leads to a dangerous kingpin Johnny Tapia ('Jordi Molla' (qv)), whose plan to control the city's drug traffic has touched β€¦ off an underground war. Meanwhile, things get sexy between Mike and Syd ('Gabrielle Union' (qv)), Marcus's sister. (Read More)

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Locations:
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Story:
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Killing Them Softly (2012)
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Killing Them Softly (2012)

Three amateurs stickup a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. Brad Pitt plays the hitman hired to track them down and restore order.

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Seeking Justice (2011)

In New Orleans, English teacher of the high school Rampart High, Will Gerard, and his wife, musician Laura Gerard, are in love with each other. One night, Laura leaves a rehearsal and is assaulted, while Will is playing chess with his friend Jimmy. Will is visiting her in hospital when, out of the b β€¦lue, a stranger named Simon tells him that he belongs to an organization of vigilantes and offers to eliminate the assailant. In return, the organisation would want a favor from Will in the future. Will agrees, and the criminal is murdered. Six months later, Simon collects his debt with Will. He demands that Will kill Alan Marsh, a pedophile. Will accidentally kills Alan and soon he learns that the victim was an awarded journalist that was investigating the organization. Now he seeks evidences to prove his innocence but the network of the organization is powerful and is seeking Will out to eliminate him. (Read More)

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Themes:
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hospital
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friendpolice
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Payback (1999)
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Payback (1999)

Porter is bad, but his neighbours are worse. Street-wise and tough, an ex-marine, he is betrayed by a one-time partner, and shot in the back by his junkie wife. He survives and returns, looking to recover his share from the robbery of an Asian crime gang. The money has passed into the hands of "the  β€¦Outfit", a slick gangster organisation that runs the city. He has to make his way through a world populated by heroin dealers, prostitutes, sado-masochists, gunmen and crooked cops, a place where torture is a way of life. His only friend is a former employer, a prostitute, and her loyalty is in question, given she now works for the Outfit. He makes good early progress, but then falls into the hands of Fairfax, the crime boss. (Read More)

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Characters:
friendpolice
Story:
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El Mariachi (1992)
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El Mariachi (1992)

El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor...a killer who carries his guns in a guitar case. The drug lord and his henchmen mistake El Mariachi for the killer, Azul, and chase him around town tryin β€¦g to kill him and get his guitar case. (Read More)

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Mood:
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The International (2009)
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The International (2009)

In The International, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman are determined to bring to justice one of the world's most powerful banks. Uncovering illegal activities including money laundering, arms trading, and the destabilization of governments, Sal β€¦inger and Whitman's investigation takes them from Berlin to Milan to New York and to Istanbul. Finding themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as the bank will stop at nothing - even murder - to continue financing terror and war. (Read More)

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The Dark Knight (2008)

Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins, Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new district attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as the Joker appears in Gotham, creating a n β€¦ew wave of chaos. Batman's struggle against the Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to "confront everything he believes" and improve his technology to stop him. A love triangle develops between Bruce Wayne, Dent and Rachel Dawes. (Read More)

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Story:
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Crank (2006)
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Crank (2006)

When the hit-man Chev Chelios is poisoned by the criminal Verona, his friend and doctor Miles advises him that he must keep his adrenaline levels elevated to stay alive. Chev meets his girlfriend Eve and together they look for Verona to kill him.

Themes:
deathrevenge
Locations:
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Characters:
friend
Story:
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Heist (2001)
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Heist (2001)

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)

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police
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Nocturnal Animals (2016)
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Nocturnal Animals (2016)

A "story inside a story," in which the first part follows a woman named Susan who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, a man whom she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion. The second element follows the actual manuscript, called "Nocturnal Animals," which revolves around a man wh β€¦ose family vacation turns violent and deadly. It also continues to follow the story of Susan, who finds herself recalling her first marriage and confronting some dark truths about herself. (Read More)

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Locations:
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boyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationshipspolice
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American Psycho (2000)

Patrick Bateman is handsome, well educated and intelligent. He is twenty-seven and living his own American dream. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to complement the one he was born with. At night he descends into madness, as he experiments with fear and violence.

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Locations:
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boyfriend girlfriend relationshippolice
Story:
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Vampires (1998)
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Vampires (1998)

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.

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vengeanceangerdrunkennessbetrayaldeathmurderrevenge
Story:
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King Of New York (1990)
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King Of New York (1990)

After completing a lengthy prison sentence, one-time drug kingpin Frank White returns to New York intent on reestablishing his empire and making things as they were before he left. Others of course have taken over the business during his absence but that clearly isn't going to stop White. While he i β€¦s gunning down the opposition, he decides he's going to give away the money he'll make to modernize the hospital in his old neighborhood. Drug dealers aren't the only thing he has to worry about however: a group of rogue cops decide they are going to take him down. (Read More)

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Themes:
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Locations:
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Characters:
police
Story:
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The Killer (1989)
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The Killer (1989)

A violent Hong Kong action film, this is the story of an assassin, Jeffrey Chow (aka Mickey Mouse) who takes one last job so he can retire and care for his girlfriend Jenny. When his employers betray him, he reluctantly joins forces with Inspector Lee (aka Dumbo), the cop who is pursuing him. Togeth β€¦er, the new friends face the final confrontation of the gangsters out to kill them. (Read More)

Themes:
drunkennessbetrayaldeathrevengefriendshipmurder
Locations:
rooftopnightclubhospital
Characters:
boyfriend girlfriend relationshippolice
Story:
death of friendshot in the armshot in the shouldershot in the foreheadshot in the legdouble crossassassinationanti herocriminalshootingslow motion sceneshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathbeating β€¦cigarette smokingflashbackgunbloodviolence (See All)

Exit Wounds (2001) is one of the best movies like Empire (2002)
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Exit Wounds (2001)

Orin Boyd (Seagal) is a Detroit cop who doesn't follow rules. After he saved the Vice President by violating every order he received he is transferred to one of the worst precincts in the city. There he quickly encounters some corrupt cops selling heroin to drug dealers. The problem is, it's very di β€¦fficult to tell who is the bad guy and who you can trust. (Read More)

Themes:
betrayalmurderdeath
Locations:
rooftopnightclub
Characters:
brother brother relationshippolice
Story:
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The Warriors (1979)
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The Warriors (1979)

Cyrus, the leader of the most powerful gang in New York City, the Gramercy Riffs, calls a midnight summit for all the area gangs, with all asked to send nine unarmed representatives for the conclave. A gang called The Warriors are blamed for killing Cyrus as he gives his speech. They now have to cro β€¦ss the territory of rivals in order to get to their own 'hood. The Warriors slowly cross the dangerous Bronx and Manhattan territories, narrowly escaping police and other gangs every step of the way. (Read More)

Themes:
vengeancebetrayalfriendshipdeathmurderrevenge
Locations:
new york city
Characters:
latinopolice
Story:
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