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Josh Kovaks is the manager of a high-rise condominium in New York. He is close to all the tenants, especially financier Arthur Shaw. One day Shaw is arrested by the FBI for fraud. Josh thinks it's a misunderstanding that can be resolved, but later he learns that the employees' pension fund - which h β¦e asked Shaw to handle - is gone. When one of the employees tries to kill himself, Josh's views of Shaw change. He goes to see him and loses his temper, and his job. The FBI agent in charge tells him that Shaw might walk, and recovering the pension fund is unlikely. She tells him that it's been rumored that Shaw has $20 million lying around if he needs it in a hurry. Josh thinks he knows where it is, so with two other fired employees and an evicted tenant, they set out to get into Shaw's penthouse to get the money. But they realize they need the assistance of someone who knows how to steal, so Josh asks an old acquaintance named Slide who he knows is a thief to help them. (Read More)
Subgenre: | caper comedyheist moviecaperheist |
Themes: | homelessnesssurveillancedeceptiondrunkennessprisonrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentelevatorsnowcarswimming poolbarnew york city |
Characters: | security guardpregnant wifemaidthieflawyer |
Story: | shopping mallsecurity cameracorrupt businessmanfbi agentelevator shaftapartment buildinghouse arrestfemale lawyerstealing a carcar accidentreference to sponge bobrikers island new york cityreference to gregory peckreference to tina turnerreference to steve mcqueen β¦hidden safeponzi schemeempty safereference to paul mccartneyledgerunlikely criminallobbyreference to robin hoodlocked in a closethigh risereference to frankensteinrecruitingconciergecareer criminalinvestorplanningjamaicansafecrackerpenthouserenovationswindlerdoormansledgehammerferrarilegovaultsecuritybillionairemallskyscrapertowerevictionaccountantlocation in titlethanksgivinglens flaretitle at the enddeceitghettoensemble castconstruction siteplayboy magazineshopliftingparadefraudworking classgoldstrong female characterchesssubtitled sceneclass differencescharacter says i love youdie hard scenariomanagercharacter's point of view camera shotfired from the jobcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguefbibusinessmansubwaysuicide attemptarrestpistolsurprise endingchasebare chested maletwo word title (See All) |
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)
Subgenre: | caper comedycaperheist |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptiondrunkennessprison |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | thief |
Story: | shopping mallsecurity camerastealing a carcar accidentplanningmallconstruction sitegoldsubtitled scenesubwayarrestpistolsurprise ending |
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)
Subgenre: | caper comedycaperheist |
Themes: | deceptionprison |
Characters: | security guardthief |
Story: | security camerafbi agentelevator shaftrecruitingcareer criminalplanningvaultensemble castcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguearrestpistolsurprise endingbare chested male |
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)
Subgenre: | heist moviecaperheist |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptiondrunkennessrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentelevatorsnowswimming poolbar |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | security camerafbi agentelevator shaftcar accidentrecruitingplanningsecuritylens flareconstruction sitefbiarrestpistolsurprise endingchase |
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as an L.A.P.D. detecti β¦ve... (Read More)
Subgenre: | caperheist |
Themes: | prison |
Locations: | elevator |
Characters: | security guardthieflawyer |
Story: | security camerafbi agentelevator shaftstealing a carcar accidentsafecrackersecurityconstruction sitecharacter's point of view camera shotfbiarrestpistolchase |
In New Orleans, the notorious bank thief and family man Will Montgomery steals $10m with his partners Vincent, Riley Jeffers and Hoyt. However, he has an argument with Vincent in the runaway and Hoyt leaves Will behind. He tries to flee but the FBI agent Tim Harlend organizes a manhunt and Will is c β¦aptured, but he burns the stolen money to get rid of the evidence against him. Eight years later, Will leaves the prison and he goes to the house of his teenage daughter Alison Loeb, who has issues against him. Alison leaves Will alone in a coffee shop and takes a cab to go to a session with her shrink. However, a couple of minutes later, Will receives a phone call from Vincent, who is presumed dead, telling that he has abducted Alison and will kill her unless he receives the $10m of the last robbery. Now Will has twelve hours to find a way to rescue his daughter from the hands of the psychopath Vincent. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptiondrunkennessprisonrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentelevatorbar |
Characters: | thief |
Story: | security camerafbi agentstealing a carcar accidentcareer criminalsafecrackerlens flaregoldsubtitled scenecharacter says i love youdie hard scenariocharacter's point of view camera shotcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguefbiarrest β¦pistolsurprise endingchasebare chested male (See All) |
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)
Subgenre: | caperheist |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionprisonrevenge |
Locations: | swimming poolbar |
Characters: | security guardthief |
Story: | shopping mallsecurity camerafbi agentstealing a carcar accidentvaultsecuritytitle at the endfired from the jobfbiarrestpistolsurprise endingchase |
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)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionprisonrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentcarswimming poolbar |
Characters: | security guardthief |
Story: | security camerastealing a carcareer criminalplanningaccountantensemble castcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguesubwayarrestpistolsurprise endingbare chested male |
Paul Blart is a mild-mannered man who works as a security guard in a New Jersey mall. For years, he has applied to become a cop, but he always fails the physical exam because he is overweight. One day, a gang of organized criminals put the mall under siege and take hostages. Blart becomes trapped in β¦side, and because of his sense of duty, refuses to leave. He thus becomes the police department's eyes on the inside and attempts to stop the criminals on his own. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkenness |
Locations: | elevator |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | shopping mallsecurity camerasecuritymallthanksgivingcharacter says i love youdie hard scenarioarrestpistolsurprise 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)
Subgenre: | caperheist |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionprisonrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentelevatorbarnew york city |
Characters: | security guardthief |
Story: | corrupt businessmanfbi agentreference to robin hoodpenthousesubtitled scenecharacter's point of view camera shotfbisubwayarrestpistolsurprise ending |
Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight, in which he took the rap for Dent's crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its police force which is struggling to cope with Bane's plans to destroy the city.
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | homelessnesssurveillancedeceptionprisonrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentelevatorsnowbar |
Characters: | security guardmaidthieflawyer |
Story: | security cameracorrupt businessmanstealing a carcar accidentreference to robin hoodbillionairelens flaretitle at the endconstruction siteclass differencesdie hard scenariocharacter's point of view camera shotcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguesubwaypistol β¦surprise endingchasebare chested male (See All) |
An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The nearest New York Police officer immediately responds to a screaming woman and calls dispatch. More Officers arrive with SWAT and tactical command along with fire-fighters. The police then dispatch a police psycho β¦logist personally requested to talk him down from the ledge. However, things aren't as they seem. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionprisonrevenge |
Locations: | elevatorbarnew york city |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | security cameracorrupt businessmanelevator shaftvaultlocation in titlestrong female characterbusinessmanarrestpistolsurprise endingchase |
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)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionrevenge |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | security guardthief |
Story: | security camerastealing a carcar accidentghettoshopliftingclass differencesarrestpistolsurprise endingchase |
John McClane is now almost a full-blown alcoholic and is suspended from the NYPD. But when a bomb goes off in the Bonwit Teller Department Store the police go insane trying to figure out what's going on. Soon, a man named Simon calls and asks for McClane. Simon tells Inspector Walter Cobb that McCla β¦ne is going to play a game called "Simon Says". He says that McClane is going to do the tasks he assigns him. If not, he'll set off another bomb. With the help of a Harlem electrician, John McClane must race all over New York trying to figure out the frustrating puzzles that the crafty terrorist gives him. But when a bomb goes off in a subway station right by the Federal Reserve (the biggest gold storage in the world) things start to get heated. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionrevenge |
Locations: | elevatornew york city |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | security camerafbi agentstealing a carcar accidentlens flareghettoconstruction sitegoldsubtitled scenedie hard scenariofbisubwaypistolsurprise endingchase |
In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloe Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can't stand idly β¦ 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. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedeception |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | security cameracorrupt businessmanfbi agentlens flaretitle at the endconstruction sitechesssubtitled scenedie hard scenariocharacter's point of view camera shotcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguefbiarrestpistolchase β¦bare chested maletwo word title (See All) |
In the real-time, high stakes thriller Money Monster, George Clooney and Julia Roberts star as financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty, who are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor who has lost everything (Jack O'Connell) forcefully takes over their studio. During a tense st β¦andoff broadcast to millions on live TV, Lee and Patty must work furiously against the clock to unravel the mystery behind a conspiracy at the heart of today's fast-paced, high-tech global markets. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentelevatorbarnew york city |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | corrupt businessmaninvestorfraudstrong female charactersubtitled sceneclass differencesdie hard scenariocharacter repeating someone else's dialoguebusinessmanpistolsurprise ending |
A couple are driving home when their car breaks down just as the Purge commences. Meanwhile, a police sergeant goes out into the streets to get revenge on the man who killed his son, and a mother and daughter run from their home after assailants destroy it. The five people meet up as they attempt to β¦ survive the night in Los Angeles. (Read More)
Themes: | homelessnesssurveillancedeceptionrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentcar |
Story: | apartment buildingstealing a carlens flareghettoclass differencesdie hard scenariocharacter's point of view camera shotcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguesubwaypistolsurprise endingbare chested male |
In Jakarta, Indonesia, Lieutenant Wahyu organizes the invasion of an apartment building that is the safe house of the powerful and cruel drug lord Tama and his gang. The SWAT team breaks in the building but one lookout sees and warns the gangsters and the police force is trapped on the seventh floor β¦. They learn that Lt. Wahyu has not informed his superiors about the operation. Now the police officers have to fight with limited ammunition against the armed and dangerous gangsters. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillance |
Locations: | apartmentelevator |
Characters: | pregnant wife |
Story: | security cameraapartment buildinghigh risetitle at the endcharacter says i love youdie hard scenariocharacter repeating someone else's dialoguesuicide attemptarrestpistolsurprise endingbare chested male |
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)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptiondrunkennessprisonrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentelevatorcarbar |
Characters: | security guardthief |
Story: | security cameracar accidentlens flareghettosubtitled scenefbiarrestpistolsurprise endingchasebare chested maletwo word title |
Max and Page are a mother and daughter con team. Max seduces wealthy men into marrying her, then Page seduces them into infidelity so Max can rake them over the divorce court coals. And then it's on to the next victim.
Subgenre: | caper |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptiondrunkennessrevenge |
Locations: | swimming poolbarnew york city |
Characters: | security guardmaidlawyer |
Story: | security cameracar accidentbillionairedeceitfraudsurprise ending |
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)
Subgenre: | heist moviecaperheist |
Themes: | surveillancedeception |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | security guardthief |
Story: | security cameracar accidentgoldfbipistolsurprise ending |
With many people fearing the actions of super heroes, the government decides to push for the Hero Registration Act, a law that limits a hero's actions. This results in a division in The Avengers. Iron Man stands with this Act, claiming that their actions must be kept in check otherwise cities will c β¦ontinue to be destroyed, but Captain America feels that saving the world is daring enough and that they cannot rely on the government to protect the world. This escalates into an all-out war between Team Iron Man (Iron Man, Black Panther, Vision, Black Widow, War Machine, and Spider-Man) and Team Captain America (Captain America, Bucky Barnes, Falcon, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, and Ant Man) while a new villain emerges. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionprisonrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentsnowbarnew york city |
Characters: | security guardmaid |
Story: | security cameraelevator shafthouse arreststealing a carcar accidentbillionairelens flaretitle at the endensemble castchesssubtitled scenecharacter's point of view camera shotsuicide attemptarrestpistol β¦surprise endingchasebare chested male (See All) |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionprisonrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentelevator |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | security camerastealing a carcar accidentghettodie hard scenarioarrestpistolsurprise endingchasebare chested maletwo word title |
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacl β¦es, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world. (Read More)
Subgenre: | caperheist |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionprisonrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentswimming poolbar |
Characters: | security guardmaidthief |
Story: | security cameracareer criminalplanningvaultfired from the jobcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguearrestpistolsurprise endingchasebare chested male |
The story centers on a corporate climber who gets stuck working late on Christmas Eve and finds herself the target of an unhinged security guard. With no help in sight, the woman must overcome physical and psychological challenges to survive.
Themes: | surveillancedeceptiondrunkennessrevenge |
Locations: | elevatorsnowcarnew york city |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | security camerastealing a carcar accidentdoormansecurityaccountantdie hard scenariocharacter's point of view camera shotsurprise endingchase |
Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, for the first time, finds himself on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack - unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and bat β¦tling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionprisonrevenge |
Locations: | elevatorswimming poolnew york city |
Story: | security cameravaultlens flaresubtitled scenecharacter says i love youdie hard scenariocharacter's point of view camera shotcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguepistolsurprise endingbare chested male |
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)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionprisonrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentelevatorbar |
Characters: | security guardthieflawyer |
Story: | corrupt businessmanfemale lawyercar accidentpenthousebillionaireskyscraperaccountantlens flaretitle at the endparadesubtitled scenedie hard scenariocharacter's point of view camera shotcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguearrest β¦pistolsurprise endingchasebare chested male (See All) |
Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian's (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin's empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left their lives incomplete. Meanwhile, Hobbs (Johnson) has been track β¦ing an organization of lethally skilled mercenary drivers across 12 countries, whose mastermind (Evans) is aided by a ruthless second-in-command revealed to be the love Dom thought was dead, Letty (Rodriguez). The only way to stop the criminal outfit is to outmatch them at street level, so Hobbs asks Dom to assemble his elite team in London. Payment? Full pardons for all of them so they can return home and make their families whole again. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionprison |
Locations: | car |
Characters: | security guardthief |
Story: | security camerafbi agentcar accidentreference to robin hoodlens flaresubtitled scenecharacter repeating someone else's dialoguefbisubwayarrestpistolsurprise endingbare chested maletwo word title |
Welcome to a world where time has become the ultimate currency. You stop aging at 25, but there's a catch: you're genetically-engineered to live only one more year, unless you can buy your way out of it. The rich "earn" decades at a time (remaining at age 25), becoming essentially immortal, while th β¦e rest beg, borrow or steal enough hours to make it through the day. When a man from the wrong side of the tracks is falsely accused of murder, he is forced to go on the run with a beautiful hostage. Living minute to minute, the duo's love becomes a powerful tool in their war against the system. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedeceptiondrunkennessrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentelevatorcarbar |
Characters: | thief |
Story: | security cameracar accidentvaultbillionairelens flareghettoclass differencescharacter says i love youcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguepistolsurprise endingchasebare chested maletwo word title |
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)
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionprisonrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentbarnew york city |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | security cameracorrupt businessmanfbi agentaccountantgoldcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguefbiarrestpistolsurprise endingchasebare chested maletwo word title |
Ben must prove he is good enough to date cop James' sister. By doing this he goes on a "Ride Along" to show that he is not weak and he will do whatever it takes to get James' approval but along the way runs into a few obstacles that he has to overcome in a very funny way.
Themes: | deception |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | shopping mallsecurity camerastealing a carcar accidentlens flareconstruction sitecharacter's point of view camera shotcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguearrestpistolsurprise endingchasebare chested maletwo word title |
A fine art auctioneer mixed up with a gang joins forces with a hypnotherapist to recover a lost painting. As boundaries between desire, reality and hypnotic suggestion begin to blur the stakes rise faster than anyone could have anticipated.
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentelevatorswimming pool |
Characters: | security guardthief |
Story: | security camerastealing a carvaultlens flaresubtitled scenecharacter says i love youcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguesubwaypistolsurprise endingbare chested male |
Michael Mason, a pick-pocket living in Paris steals a bag with a teddy bear in it. Not realizing the toy contains a timed bomb, he tosses it aside on a busy street. A few seconds later it explodes, killing four people. CCTV footage reveals Masons face and the French police tag him as a terrorist thr β¦eat. The explosion, although botched, was set up by a select group of the French Interior Ministry as a decoy so they can make a half billion dollar digital transfer from a bank, (closed on French National Day) -hence the title Bastille Day. In a separate CIA investigation the unruly agent Sean Briar, discovers the real story behind Masons "terrorist attack". The two men, on different sides of the law, collaborate to bring the corrupt members of the Ministry down. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentelevatorbar |
Characters: | security guardthief |
Story: | car accidentcareer criminaltitle at the endparadegoldsubtitled scenecharacter's point of view camera shotcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguesubwayarrestpistolsurprise endingchase |
Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate β¦ espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible - inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | deception |
Locations: | elevatorsnowbar |
Characters: | thieflawyer |
Story: | elevator shaftcar accidentplanningvaultsecuritytitle at the endstrong female charactersubtitled scenedie hard scenariocharacter repeating someone else's dialoguebusinessmansuicide attemptpistolsurprise endingchase |
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: | surveillancedeceptiondrunkennessrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentelevatorbar |
Characters: | thieflawyer |
Story: | shopping mallsecurity cameracar accidentinvestorlegoskyscraperdie hard scenariocharacter's point of view camera shotcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguearrestpistolsurprise endingchasebare chested male |
Willie T. Stokes is a convicted con man who's led a miserable life. He drinks heavily and constantly embarrasses himself publicly. He only works once a year dressed as Santa. But then come Christmas Eve, he and his pint-sized helper dwarf Marcus stage elaborate robberies and take their department st β¦ores for everything they got. This year, they hit a mall in suburban Phoenix, Arizona. This time around, Willie gets distracted by having sex with large women, a bartender who is attracted to Santas, and a kid who's convinced he's the real deal. However, this time around Marcus must once again put up with Willie's heavy drinking and a series of incidents that constantly shoot themselves in the foot. Not to mention a nosy department store security guard who's onto them and wants his cut of the loot. Will Willie and Marcus make it to next Christmas? Or will this be the year the dynamic duo finally face justice? (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | deceptiondrunkennessprison |
Locations: | snowbar |
Characters: | security guardthief |
Story: | shopping mallcar accidentcareer criminalsafecrackersecuritymallshopliftingfired from the jobsuicide attemptsurprise endingchasetwo word title |
New Rochelle, the 1960s. High schooler Frank Abagnale Jr. idolizes his father, who's in trouble with the IRS. When his parents separate, Frank runs away to Manhattan with $25 in his checking account, vowing to regain dad's losses and get his parents back together. Just a few years later, the FBI tra β¦cks him down in France; he's extradited, tried, and jailed for passing more than $4,000,000 in bad checks. Along the way, he's posed as a Pan Am pilot, a pediatrician, and an attorney. And, from nearly the beginning of this life of crime, he's been pursued by a dour FBI agent, Carl Hanratty. What starts as cat and mouse becomes something akin to father and son. (Read More)
Subgenre: | caper |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionprisonrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentsnowcarswimming poolbarnew york city |
Characters: | security guardmaidthieflawyer |
Story: | fbi agentfraudcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguefbibusinessmanarrestpistolchasebare chested male |
Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He β¦ needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionprisonrevenge |
Characters: | lawyer |
Story: | security camerafemale lawyerplanningsecuritysubtitled scenecharacter's point of view camera shotcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguearrestpistolsurprise endingchasebare chested maletwo word title |
In the fourth installment of the Mission Impossible series, Ethan Hunt and a new team race against time to track down Hendricks, a dangerous terrorist who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt by the team to stop him at the Kremli β¦n ends in a disaster, with an explosion causing severe damage to the Kremlin and the IMF being implicated in the bombing, forcing the President to invoke Ghost Protocol, under which the IMF is disavowed, and will be offered no help or backup in any form. Undaunted, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks to Dubai, and from there to Mumbai, but several spectacular action sequences later, they might still be too late to stop a disaster. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionprisonrevenge |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | security camerastealing a carcar accidentplanninglens flaresubtitled scenedie hard scenariocharacter's point of view camera shotcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguepistolsurprise endingchasebare chested male |
This new version of the saga of CIA analyst Jack Ryan begins as Jack attends the London School of Economics. 9/11 happens. He subsequently enlists in the Marines, sustaining severe injuries when the chopper deploying him to Afghanistan is shot down. While in intense rehab, he grabs the attention of β¦Harper, a man who works for the CIA and who would like Jack to finish his studies, get a job on Wall Street, and seek out terrorist plots through their financial transactions. Ten years pass. Jack finds anomalies in the accounts of a Russian named Cherevin and thinks he should go to Russia to check out what's going on. He's told not to tell anyone who he is, including his girlfriend Cathy, which makes her doubt him when she catches him in some lies. In Russia, Cherevin assigns someone to assist Jack, but when the two are alone, the man tries to kill Jack instead, so Jack kills him. Obviously, Cherevin is hiding something. Jack goes to meet him and says he'll bring his fiancee along, but when Cathy shows up, Jack has to tell her the truth. Harper says Cathy has to go with Jack when she meets Cherevin. Jack doesn't want her to but Cathy says she's going, so the action begins that leads to the climax. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionrevenge |
Locations: | elevatornew york city |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | security cameracorrupt businessmanfbi agentstealing a carbillionairelens flareconstruction sitesubtitled scenecharacter says i love youcharacter's point of view camera shotcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguefbipistolbare chested male |
The film starts in the early 1980s. Young Martin Asher took a bus for Canada. He meets another teen on the bus Matt Soulsby. When the bus broke they decided to rent a car and drive to Seattle. On the road the car gets a flat tire, and Matt starts changing the tire Martin comments on how he and Matt β¦are about the same height and he quickly pushes Matt in the way of an oncoming truck causing a huge accident where Matt and the driver both die. He took Matt's guitar and left singing like Matt did. Twenty years later, an FBI profiler, Illeana Scott comes to Canada to help hunting down a serial killer Martin Asher who killed multiple men and lived by their identities. Martin's mother claims that she saw Martin in Quebec city and she tells the police that Martin is evil. The police also has an eyewitness James Costa who saw Asher kill his last victim... (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentelevatorsnowcarbar |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | security camerafbi agentcar accidentlens flareconstruction sitestrong female charactersubtitled scenecharacter repeating someone else's dialoguefbipistolsurprise endingchasebare chested male |
In an innocent heartland city, five are shot dead by an expert sniper. The police quickly identify and arrest the culprit, and build a slam-dunk case. But instead of confessing, the accused man writes the words, "Get Jack Reacher." Reacher himself sees the news report and turns up in the city. The d β¦efense is immensely relieved, but Reacher has come to bury the guy. Shocked at the accused's request, Reacher sets out to confirm for himself the absolute certainty of the man's guilt, but comes up with more than he bargained for. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedeception |
Locations: | elevatorbar |
Story: | security camerafemale lawyerstealing a carlens flareconstruction sitecharacter's point of view camera shotcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguearrestpistolsurprise endingbare chested maletwo word title |
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)
Subgenre: | caper |
Themes: | surveillancedeceptiondrunkenness |
Locations: | apartmentbarnew york city |
Characters: | lawyer |
Story: | fbi agentcareer criminallens flareghettofraudstrong female charactersubtitled scenecharacter says i love youcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguefbiarrestpistolsurprise endingbare chested maletwo word title |
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)
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentelevatorbar |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | security cameracar accidentmalllens flarechesscharacter says i love youcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguearrestpistolsurprise endingchasebare chested maletwo word title |
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, wit β¦h the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionrevenge |
Locations: | elevatorswimming pool |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | security cameraelevator shaftcar accidentvaultsecuritylens flarecharacter says i love youdie hard scenariocharacter repeating someone else's dialoguefbipistolsurprise ending |
For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid, even though he's got a beautiful wife who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life - real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunte β¦d man as he finds himself on the run from the police. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedeceptiondrunkenness |
Locations: | apartmentelevatorbar |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | elevator shaftlens flarestrong female charactercharacter says i love youcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguesubwaypistolsurprise endingbare chested maletwo word title |
In New York City, detective Billy Taggart goes to court for the murder of the rapist Mikey Tavarez, but the Mayor Nicholas Hostetler and the Chief of Police Carl Fairbanks vanish with important evidence and Billy is declared not guilty by the judge; however, he leaves the police department. Seven ye β¦ars later, Billy is a private detective and lives with his girlfriend Natalie Barrow, who is an aspiring actress and the sister of Mikey's victim. His secretary Katy Bradshaw (Alona Tal) is trying to collect part of the debts to save their business. In the week of the elections, Hostetler summons Billy and offers $25,000 to investigate his wife, Cathleen Hostetler, whom he believes is having a love affair. Billy discovers that Cathleen is meeting Paul Andrews, who is the coordinator of the campaign of Jack Valliant, the opponent of Hostetler and favorite in the election. When Paul is found dead on the street, Billy finds that he had been double-crossed by Hostetler and he decides to investigate the truth behind Paul's murder. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedeceptiondrunkenness |
Locations: | apartmentcarbarnew york city |
Characters: | lawyer |
Story: | security camerafemale lawyercar accidentlens flareghettomanagercharacter repeating someone else's dialoguesubwayarrestpistolsurprise endingbare chested maletwo word title |
Dr. Alex Cross is on his last police duty to track down an assassin called Picasso, who's been torturing and killing rich businessmen in Detroit. Soon when the mission gets personal, Cross is pushed to the edge of his moral and psychological limits to end this once and for all.
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionprisonrevenge |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | security cameracorrupt businessmancar accidentbillionairedie hard scenariobusinessmanpistolchasebare chested maletwo word title |
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)
Themes: | surveillancedeceptionrevenge |
Locations: | apartmentsnowswimming poolbarnew york city |
Characters: | lawyer |
Story: | security camerafemale lawyersafecrackerthanksgivingghettocharacter says i love youcharacter's point of view camera shotcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguearrestpistolsurprise endingchasebare chested male |
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this dis β¦ease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillance |
Locations: | apartmentelevatornew york city |
Characters: | security guard |
Story: | security cameraapartment buildingstealing a carcar accidentvaultlens flaresubtitled scenedie hard scenariocharacter repeating someone else's dialoguepistolsurprise endingchasebare chested male |