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An intertwined drama about the United States' war on drugs, seen through the eyes of a once conservative judge, now newly-appointed drug czar, his crack-addicted daughter, two DEA agents, a jailed drug kingpin's wife, and a Mexican cop who begins to question his boss's motives.
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | police corruptiondrug addictionsurveillancedrug usecorruptionfuneralescapetorturepregnancypoliticsdrugsmarriagekidnappingmurderdeath |
Mood: | high school |
Locations: | mexico citycar bombcar explosiongay barmexicocourtroomdeserthelicopterswimming pool |
Characters: | old friendsniperinterracial relationshiphitmanteenage girlfather daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | drug rehabilitationfood poisoningrunaway childtijuana mexicou.s. mexico borderla jolla californiacrack cocainesan diego californiateenage prostitutiongeorgetown washington d.c.man on the verge of tearscolor filterremuneration12 step programel paso texas β¦drug couriercrack housecolumbus ohiodrug ringcincinnati ohiodrug warinterlinked storiessexual favormexican borderlemonadeensemble filmmultiple perspectivesgrave diggingalcoholics anonymouswiretappingdrug carteldirector also cinematographercorrupt officialshot in the footmercedes benzteenage daughterrehabilitationdrug traffickingpoisoninginformantgolf clubdrug smugglingplastic surgerymultiple storylinestolen carmeetingbulletproof vestghettoensemble castattorneydrug overdoseinterracial friendshipdrug dealinggun battlewhite housebreakfastpress conferencedrug abuseloss of friendwashington d.c.runawayteenage sexheroinsilencerwitnessthreatorganized crimesuburbbased on tv seriesdrug addictassassinationjudgejokecocainewomancaliforniaassassinshot in the backf wordcriminalclassroomhandcuffsprostitutionmarijuanashootingarrestremakecell phonechaseinterracial sexone word titleviolenceflashback (See All) |
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.
Themes: | police corruptionsurveillancecorruptionescapetorturekidnappingdeathmurder |
Locations: | mexicodeserthelicopter |
Characters: | sniperhitman |
Story: | u.s. mexico borderel paso texasdrug carteldrug smugglingbulletproof vestinterracial friendshipsilencerthreatorganized crimeassassinationcocaineassassinshot in the backf wordhandcuffs β¦arrestcell phoneone word titleviolence (See All) |
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: | drug addictionsurveillancecorruptionfuneralescapetorturedrugsdeathmurder |
Locations: | courtroomswimming pool |
Characters: | hitmanpolice |
Story: | drug rehabilitationcrack cocaineshot in the footinformantbulletproof vestghettodrug dealingherointhreatorganized crimedrug addictjudgecocaineshot in the backf word β¦criminalhandcuffsshootingarrestcell phonechaseviolenceflashback (See All) |
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: | drug addictiondrug useescapepregnancydrugsmarriagedeathmurder |
Locations: | mexicocourtroomswimming pool |
Characters: | father daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | drug courierdrug ringdrug carteldrug traffickingdrug smugglingdrug overdosedrug dealingorganized crimejudgecocainecaliforniacriminalmarijuanashootingarrest β¦one word titleflashback (See All) |
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: | police corruptionsurveillancecorruptionescapetorturedrugskidnappingmurderdeath |
Locations: | car bombhelicopter |
Characters: | interracial relationshiphitmanpolice |
Story: | crack cocaineinformantbulletproof vestghettointerracial friendshiploss of friendorganized crimedrug addictcocainef wordcriminalhandcuffsarrestcell phonechase β¦violence (See All) |
1950's Los Angeles is the seedy backdrop for this intricate noir-ish tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style: Ed Exley, the golden boy of the police force, willing to do almost anything to get ahead, except sell out; β¦Bud White, ready to break the rules to seek justice, but barely able to keep his raging violence under control; and Jack Vincennes, always looking for celebrity and a quick buck until his conscience drives him to join Exley and White down the one-way path to find the truth behind the dark world of L.A. crime. (Read More)
Themes: | police corruptionsurveillancecorruptiondeathmurder |
Characters: | police |
Story: | man on the verge of tearsplastic surgeryensemble castdrug overdosedrug dealingheroinorganized crimeshot in the backf wordhandcuffsmarijuanaarrestviolenceflashback |
In California, the former Navy SEAL Chon and his best friend, the peaceful botanist Ben, are successful entrepreneurs producing and dealing high-quality weed. Chon brought seeds from Afghanistan and Ben used his knowledge to develop the best marijuana in the country. Chon and Ben share the pothead l β¦over Ophelia and she loves both of them since they complete each other - Chon is a powerful and strong lover and Ben is a sensible and loving lover. Their comfortable life changes when the Mexican Baja Cartel demands a partnership in their business. Chon and Ben refuse the deal and the leader of the cartel Elena sends her right-arm in America, Lado, to abduct Ophelia to press the American drug dealers. Chon and Ben ask the support of the dirty DEA Agent Dennis and get inside information to begin a secret war against the Baja Cartel to release Ophelia. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancecorruptiontorturekidnappingmurderdeath |
Locations: | deserthelicopterswimming pool |
Characters: | sniperhitman |
Story: | tijuana mexicou.s. mexico borderdrug cartelpress conferencesilencerorganized crimewomanassassinshot in the backhandcuffsmarijuanaarrestinterracial sexone word titleviolence β¦flashback (See All) |
William Friedkin's gritty police drama portrays two tough New York City cops trying to intercept a huge heroin shipment coming from France. An interesting contrast is established between 'Popeye' Doyle, a short-tempered alcoholic bigot who is nevertheless a hard-working and dedicated police officer, β¦ and his nemesis Alain Charnier, a suave and urbane gentleman who is nevertheless a criminal and one of the largest drug suppliers of pure heroin to North America. During the surveillance and eventual bust, Friedkin provides one of the most gripping and memorable car chase sequences ever filmed. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedrugsmurder |
Characters: | sniperhitmanpolice |
Story: | drug ringwiretappinginformantdrug smugglingdrug dealingwhite housewashington d.c.heroinorganized crimeassassinshot in the backcriminalhandcuffsarrestchase |
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.
Themes: | escapepregnancydrugsmurderdeath |
Mood: | high school |
Characters: | police |
Story: | ghettodrug overdosedrug dealingheroinorganized crimedrug addictcocainecaliforniashot in the backf wordcriminalhandcuffsshootingarrestchase β¦violenceflashback (See All) |
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: | drug addictioncorruptiondrugsmarriagedeathmurder |
Locations: | car bombhelicopterswimming pool |
Characters: | sniperinterracial relationshippolice |
Story: | drug cartelcorrupt officialdrug smugglingdrug dealingloss of friendsilencerorganized crimedrug addictcocainewomanassassinshot in the backf wordcriminalshooting β¦arrestremakeone word titleviolence (See All) |
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)
Themes: | corruptionfuneraltorturekidnappingmurderdeath |
Characters: | hitman |
Story: | wiretappinginformantbulletproof vestensemble castdrug dealingpress conferenceheroinwitnessorganized crimedrug addictcocainewomanshot in the backf wordcriminal β¦handcuffsarrestviolenceflashback (See All) |
Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John β¦ convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedrugsmurderdeath |
Locations: | mexico |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | u.s. mexico borderdrug carteldrug traffickinginformantdrug smugglingghettothreatorganized crimecocainewomanshot in the backhandcuffsarrestcell phoneone word title β¦violence (See All) |
Jack Ryan is back and this time the bad guys are in his own government. When Admiral James Greer becomes sick with cancer, Ryan is appointed acting CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. Almost before he can draw a breath in his new position, one of the president's closest friends and his family are m β¦urdered in their sleep by what appears to by drug cartels. Ryan is called in to investigate, but unknown to him the CIA has already sent a secret field operative to lead an illegal paramilitary force in Colombia against cartels. Things get even more complicated when his team is set up and he loses an agent in the field and a friend of his wife's, who was the murdered agent's secretary, is murdered that same day. Ryan must then risk not only his career, but his life to expose the truth behind the mystery. (Read More)
Themes: | corruptionfuneralescapetorturepoliticsdrugskidnappingdeathmurder |
Locations: | helicopter |
Characters: | sniperhitmanfather daughter relationship |
Story: | drug cartelcorrupt officialgolf clubbulletproof vestgun battlewhite housepress conferencewashington d.c.silencerorganized crimeassassinationcocaineassassinshot in the backcell phone β¦chaseviolence (See All) |
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)
Themes: | police corruptiondrug addictiondrug useescapetorturekidnappingmurderdeath |
Characters: | interracial relationshipteenage girlpolice |
Story: | shot in the footinformantmultiple storylineghettodrug dealingorganized crimedrug addictassassinationcocaineshot in the backcriminalprostitutionmarijuanashootingarrest β¦chaseinterracial sexviolenceflashback (See All) |
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.
Themes: | drug addictioncorruptionescapetorturekidnappingdeathmurder |
Locations: | car bombcar explosionhelicopterswimming pool |
Characters: | sniperhitmanteenage girlfather daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | shot in the footgolf clubinterracial friendshipgun battleorganized crimedrug addictcocaineassassinshot in the backf wordarrestchaseflashbackviolence |
Themes: | surveillanceescapedrugskidnappingdeathmurder |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | sniperhitmanteenage girlfather daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | alcoholics anonymousherointhreatorganized crimedrug addictcocainecaliforniaassassinshot in the backf wordcriminalarrestcell phonechaseviolence |
Martin Riggs is an L.A. cop with suicidal tendencies and Roger Murtaugh is the unlucky police officer with whom Riggs is assigned. Together they uncover a huge drug-smuggling operation, and as their success rate grows so does their friendship.
Themes: | drug addictiontorturedrugskidnappingdeath |
Locations: | deserthelicopterswimming pool |
Characters: | sniperinterracial relationshipfather daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | drug smugglingbulletproof vestheroincocaineassassinhandcuffsprostitutioncell phonechaseviolence |
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: | surveillancefuneralescapetorturedeathmurder |
Characters: | sniperhitman |
Story: | wiretappinginformantbulletproof vestdrug overdosewhite housepress conferenceloss of friendwashington d.c.silencerorganized crimeassassinationassassinshot in the backf wordcriminal β¦handcuffsarrestcell phonechaseflashbackviolence (See All) |
Ricardo Tubbs is urbane and dead smart. He lives with Bronx-born Intel analyst Trudy, as they work undercover transporting drug loads into South Florida to identify a group responsible for three murders. Sonny Crockett [to the untrained eye, his presentation may seem unorthodox, but procedurally, he β¦ is sound] is charismatic and flirtatious until - while undercover working with the supplier of the South Florida group - he gets romantically entangled with Isabella, the Chinese-Cuban wife of an arms and drugs trafficker. The best undercover identity is oneself with the volume turned up and restraint unplugged. The intensity of the case pushes Crockett and Tubbs out onto the edge where identity and fabrication become blurred, where cop and player become one - especially for Crockett in his romance with Isabella and for Tubbs in the provocation of an assault on those he loves. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedrugskidnappingdeathmurder |
Locations: | helicopter |
Characters: | police |
Story: | drug traffickinginformantdrug smugglingbulletproof vestinterracial friendshipdrug dealinggun battleheroinbased on tv seriescocainewomanf wordhandcuffsremakecell phone β¦interracial sexviolence (See All) |
In a totalitarian society in a near future, the undercover detective Bob Archor is working with a small time group of drug users trying to reach the big distributors of a brain-damaging drug called Substance D. His assignment is promoted by the recovery center New Path Corporation, and when Bob begi β¦ns to lose his own identity and have schizophrenic behavior, he is submitted to tests to check his mental conditions. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictionsurveillancedrug usedrugsdeath |
Characters: | police |
Story: | drug rehabilitationsan diego californiadrug warinformantdrug abusesilencerdrug addictcocainecaliforniaf wordhandcuffsmarijuanaarrestcell phoneflashback |
The highly skilled Federale Machete is hired by some unsavory types to assassinate a senator. But just as he's about to take the shot, he notices someone aiming at him and realizes he's been set up. He barely survives the sniper's bullet, and is soon out for revenge on his former employers, with the β¦ reluctant assistance of his brother Cheech Marin, who has become a priest and taken a vow of nonviolence. If you hire him to take out the bad guys, make sure the bad guys aren't you! (Read More)
Themes: | police corruptionsurveillancecorruptionescapetorturekidnappingmurder |
Locations: | mexicodesertswimming pool |
Characters: | sniperhitmanfather daughter relationship |
Story: | u.s. mexico bordercorrupt officialbulletproof vestdrug overdosepress conferencesilencerdrug addictassassinationassassinshot in the backhandcuffsarrestcell phonechaseinterracial sex β¦one word titleflashbackviolence (See All) |
On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and criminals to save themselves from a mob looking to kill mobster Marion Bishop.
Themes: | police corruptionescapedeathmurder |
Locations: | helicopter |
Characters: | sniperpolice |
Story: | bulletproof vestdrug abusesilencerdrug addictcocainewomanshot in the backf wordcriminalremakecell phonechaseviolence |
Brooklyn, 1988. Crime is rife, especially drugs and drug violence. A Russian thug is building his heroin trade, while everyone laughs at the cops. Brothers have chosen different paths: Joe has followed his father Bert into New York's Finest; he's a rising star. Bobby, who uses his mother's maiden na β¦me, manages a club. Bobby too is on the rise: he has a new girlfriend and a green-light to develop a Manhattan club. Joe and Bert ask him to help with intelligence gathering; he declines. Then, Joe raids Bobby's club to arrest the Russian. From there, things spiral out of control: the Russian puts out a hit on Joe, personal losses mount, and Bobby's loyalties face the test. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usefuneralescapedrugsmurderdeath |
Locations: | car bomb |
Characters: | police |
Story: | drug traffickinginformantdrug smugglingheroinorganized crimeassassinationcocaineshot in the backf wordmarijuanashootingarrestchaseviolenceflashback |
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: | drug addictionsurveillancetorturedrugsmurderdeath |
Locations: | car bombcourtroomdeserthelicopterswimming pool |
Characters: | hitmanpolice |
Story: | drug overdosedrug abusesilencerthreatorganized crimecocainewomanshot in the backf wordcriminalprostitutionone word titleviolence |
Martin Blank is a freelance hitman who starts to develop a conscience, which causes him to muff a couple of routine assignments. On the advice of his secretary and his psychiatrist, he attends his 10th year High School reunion in Grosse Pointe, Michigan (a Detroit suburb where he's also contracted t β¦o kill someone). Hot on his tail are a couple of over-enthusiastic federal agents, another assassin who wants to kill him, and Grocer, an assassin who wants him to join an "Assassin's Union." (Read More)
Themes: | drug usecorruptionescapemurderdeath |
Mood: | high school |
Characters: | old friendsniperhitmanfather daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | wiretappinginformantsilencersuburbassassinationassassinshot in the backf wordmarijuanacell phonechaseviolence |
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)
Themes: | police corruptionsurveillancecorruptionfuneraltorturepregnancydrugsmurderdeath |
Locations: | swimming pool |
Characters: | hitmanpolice |
Story: | wiretappinginformantgolf clubensemble castheroinsilencerwitnessorganized crimedrug addictcocainecriminalhandcuffsshootingarrestremake β¦cell phonechaseviolenceflashback (See All) |
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: | surveillancefuneralescapetorturepregnancykidnappingmurderdeath |
Characters: | sniperhitmanfather daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | interracial friendshipsilencerdrug addictassassinationassassinshot in the backcell phonechaseflashbackviolence |
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)
Themes: | police corruptioncorruptiontorturedrugskidnappingdeath |
Locations: | car explosion |
Characters: | police |
Story: | drug overdosedrug dealingheroinorganized crimedrug addictwomanshot in the backcriminalprostitutionshootingremakeviolenceflashback |
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: | police corruptionsurveillancecorruptionescapedrugskidnappingdeathmurder |
Locations: | helicopter |
Characters: | police |
Story: | drug smugglingbulletproof vestdrug dealingheroinorganized crimewomanshot in the backf wordcriminalhandcuffsarrestcell phonechaseviolence |
The RIDE ALONG 2 sequel picks up about a year after our heroes' last adventure. Plans for a quick trip to Miami go bad. With the wedding upcoming, James reluctantly takes Ben with him to Miami to follow up on a lead connected to a drug ring case he's been trying to crack. In Miami, they meet Maya, a β¦ no-BS homicide detective who lets them know Miami is her turf. They also encounter AJ, a shady cocky computer hacker who reveals evidence that implicates a well-respected local businessman, the wealthy Antonio Pope. Pope harbors a vicious streak and rules South Florida's drug trade. If Ben and James can convince the authorities that Pope is a brutal crime boss they'll stop his spree. If they fail, well there may not be a wedding after all. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancecorruptionescapedrugsmarriagedeathmurder |
Locations: | car bombhelicopter |
Characters: | hitmanpolice |
Story: | drug ringwiretappingcorrupt officialdrug smugglingbulletproof vestsilencerorganized crimeassassinshot in the backhandcuffsarrestcell phonechaseviolence |
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs in β¦to the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. It is also the story of a dedicated and honest policeman, Richie Roberts, who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government. Based on a true story. (Read More)
Themes: | police corruptioncorruptiondrugsdeathmurder |
Locations: | car bombcourtroom |
Characters: | police |
Story: | drug traffickingdrug smugglingghettodrug overdoseloss of friendheroinorganized crimedrug addictcocainecriminalshootingchaseviolenceflashback |
A successful cocaine dealer, who has earned a respected place among England's Mafia elite, plans an early retirement from the business. However, big boss Jimmy Price hands down a tough assignment: find Charlotte Ryder, the missing rich princess daughter of Jimmy's old pal Edward, a powerful construc β¦tion business player and gossip papers socialite. Complicating matters are two million pounds' worth of Grade A ecstasy, a brutal Serbian gang and a whole series of double crossings. The title "LAYER CAKE" refers to the layers or levels anyone in business goes through in rising to the top. What is revealed is a modern underworld where the rules have changed. There are no 'codes', or 'families' and respect lasts as long as a line. Not knowing who he can trust, he has to use all his 'savvy', 'telling' and skills which make him one of the best, to escape his own. The ultimate last job, a love interest called Tammy, and an international drug ring threaten to draw him back into the 'cake mix'. But, time is running out and the penalty will endure a lifetime.. (Read More)
Themes: | drug addictiondrug useescapetorturedrugskidnappingdeathmurder |
Locations: | swimming pool |
Characters: | old friendsniperhitmanfather daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | drug ringwiretappingdrug overdosedrug dealingsilencerthreatorganized crimedrug addictassassinationcocaineassassincell phonechaseviolenceflashback |
In Los Angeles, a city where streets are overrun by drug dealers, those who have sworn to uphold the law are breaking them to clean up the streets. Denzel Washington plays L.A.P.D. detective Alonzo Harris, a veteran narcotics officer whose methods of enforcing the law are questionable, if not corrup β¦t. 'Training Day' follows Harris as he trains rookie Jake Hoyt over a 24-hour period. Ethical dilemmas arise for Hoyt as well as the audience as questions present themselves as to whether or not Harris' methodology for ridding the streets of South Central Los Angeles of drugs is right or wrong. (Read More)
Themes: | police corruptiondrug usedrugsdeathmurder |
Locations: | helicopter |
Characters: | interracial relationshipteenage girlpolice |
Story: | crack cocainebulletproof vestghettodrug dealingdrug addictcocainecaliforniaf wordhandcuffsmarijuanashootingchaseviolence |
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.
Themes: | drug useescapetorturepoliticsdrugsdeathmurder |
Characters: | hitman |
Story: | heroinorganized crimedrug addictassassinf wordcriminalhandcuffsarrestviolenceflashback |
In the third movie of Rodriguez's "Mariachi" trilogy, a Mexican drug lord pretends to overthrow the Mexican government, and is connected to a corrupt CIA agent who at that time, demands retribution from his worst enemy to carry out the drug lord's uprising against the government.
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | escapetorturepregnancymarriagemurderdeath |
Locations: | car explosionmexico |
Characters: | hitmanfather daughter relationship |
Story: | drug carteldirector also cinematographershot in the footinformantplastic surgerygun battlesilencerorganized crimeassassinshot in the backhandcuffsshootingflashbackviolence |
U.S. Marshal deputy John Kruger is one of the toughest Marshals, his methods are to "Erase" The identities of his witnesses he is assigned to protect. Meanwhile, a woman named Lee Cullen who works for a corporation named Cyrez performed an undercover job for the FBI to unveil a top secret weapon whi β¦ch uses an electromagnetic pulse to dispatch targets. Cyrez discovered this about Lee and are now out to kill her, Kruger's job is now to protect Lee so she can testify against Cyrez. But, when Kruger was assigned to perform a job with another Marshal named Robert Deguerin, he discovers that Deguerin is behind some kind of scam that will involve the EM Gun, which will change hands to a Russian criminal if Kruger does not stop them, Kruger must not only protect Lee's life but his own. (Read More)
Themes: | corruptionkidnappingdeathmurder |
Locations: | car bombgay barhelicopter |
Characters: | sniperhitman |
Story: | shot in the footgun battlewashington d.c.silencerwitnesswomancaliforniaassassinshot in the backcriminalshootingchaseone word titleviolence |
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: | surveillancecorruptionescapepoliticsmurderdeath |
Locations: | courtroom |
Characters: | interracial relationshiphitmanpolice |
Story: | wiretappingcorrupt officialmeetingghettosilencerjudgewomanf wordhandcuffsarrestcell phoneviolenceflashback |
Based on the true story of Daniel Lugo ('Mark Wahlberg (I)' (qv)) a Miami bodybuilder who wants to live the American dream. He would like to have the money that other people have. So he enlists the help of fellow bodybuilder Adrian Doorbal ('Anthony Mackie' (qv)) and ex-convict, Christian bodybuilde β¦r Paul Doyle ('Dwayne Johnson (I)' (qv)). Their kidnapping and extortion scheme goes terribly wrong since they have muscles for brains and they're left to haphazardly try to hold onto the elusive American dream. (Read More)
Themes: | escapetorturekidnappingmurder |
Locations: | mexicocourtroomhelicopterswimming pool |
Characters: | sniperinterracial relationshippolice |
Story: | shot in the footstolen cardrug overdoseinterracial friendshipdrug addictjudgecocainef wordcriminalhandcuffsarrestcell phonechaseinterracial sexflashback |
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: | police corruptionsurveillancecorruptiontorturemurderdeath |
Locations: | helicopter |
Characters: | hitmanteenage girl |
Story: | silencerthreatorganized crimebased on tv seriesassassinshot in the backf wordcriminalhandcuffsarrestremakecell phonechaseflashbackviolence |
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: | corruptionescapepoliticsmurderdeath |
Characters: | sniperhitmanfather daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | wiretappingwhite housepress conferencewashington d.c.silencerwitnesswomanshot in the backhandcuffsarrestchaseviolence |
After Katrina, police sergeant Terence McDonagh rescues a prisoner, hurts his back in the process and earns a promotion to lieutenant plus an addiction to cocaine and painkillers. Six months later, a family is murdered over drugs; Terence runs the investigation. His drug-using prostitute girlfriend, β¦ his alcoholic father's dog, run-ins with two old women and a well-connected john, gambling losses, a nervous young witness, and thefts of police property put Terence's job and then his life in danger. He starts seeing things. He wants a big score to get out from under mounting debts, so he joins forces with drug dealers. The murders remain unsolved. A bad lieutenant gets worse. (Read More)
Themes: | police corruptiondrug addictionsurveillancedrug usecorruptionfuneralpregnancydrugsdeathmurder |
Characters: | police |
Story: | crack cocaineheroinwitnessorganized crimedrug addictcocainehandcuffsarrestviolence |
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)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | police corruptionfuneraldrugsmarriagemurderdeath |
Locations: | car bomb |
Characters: | hitmanfather daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | attorneydrug dealingorganized crimeassassinationwomanassassinshot in the backcriminalshootingviolence |
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 speβ¦ (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | police corruptioncorruptionfuneralescapetorturedrugskidnappingdeathmurder |
Locations: | car bomb |
Characters: | interracial relationshiphitmanteenage girlfather daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | corrupt officialsilencerthreatorganized crimedrug addictassassinationassassinshot in the backf wordcriminalhandcuffsarrestchaseviolence |
After witnessing the brutal murders of a convenience store owner and his son, firefighter Jeremy Coleman barely escapes with his life. As he is forced to testify against the crime lord, Hagan, he is placed in the witness protection program under the watch of the U.S. Marshals. When his new identity β¦becomes compromised Jeremy is forced to take an unexpected course of action in order to get his life back and save the lives of those he loves. (Read More)
Themes: | escapetorturekidnappingdeathmurder |
Characters: | sniperinterracial relationshiphitman |
Story: | shot in the footgun battlesilencerwitnessorganized crimejudgeassassinshot in the backf wordcriminalcell phonechaseinterracial sexflashbackviolence |
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)
Themes: | police corruptionescapedeathmurder |
Locations: | helicopter |
Characters: | interracial relationshiphitmanpolice |
Story: | bulletproof vestheroinorganized crimecocaineassassinshot in the backf wordhandcuffsarrestcell phoneviolenceflashback |
An elite DEA team raids the safe house of a drug cartel and hide $10 million in the plumbing. When they go back to retrieve the money it is not there. The team is under investigation for the missing $10 million. Then after a couple months the investigation is lifted. The team trains together again a β¦nd then celebrates at a strip club. Then one of the team is murdered. He wakes up in his RV on railroad tracks. Then a second team member is nailed to the ceiling. The third team member is gunned down at his remote cabin. There is a female City of Atlanta investigator in charge of the murders. After investigating the cartel angle, the twisted truth comes to light. (Read More)
Themes: | police corruptioncorruptiontorturekidnappingmurderdeath |
Locations: | mexico |
Characters: | sniperinterracial relationship |
Story: | drug cartelbulletproof vestdrug addictcocainewomanassassinshot in the backf wordone word titleflashbackviolence |
In the midst of an elaborate conspiracy, an expert negotiator is driven to the edge when he's framed for the murder of his partner, as well as embezzling money from his department's pension fund. His only chance to prove his innocence is to take hostages himself, acquire the services of another expe β¦rt negotiator, and find out who's running the conspiracy before it's too late. (Read More)
Themes: | police corruptioncorruptionfuneralmarriagekidnappingmurderdeath |
Locations: | helicopter |
Characters: | sniperpolice |
Story: | wiretappinginformantbulletproof vestassassinationf wordhandcuffsviolence |
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his porn magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
Themes: | drug addictiondrug usedrugsmarriagemurderdeath |
Locations: | courtroomhelicopter |
Story: | cincinnati ohioattorneydrug overdoseorganized crimedrug addictassassinationjudgecocaineassassinshootingarrestviolence |
A gun-for-hire "Hitman" is a genetically-engineered, elite assassin known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Eastern Europe. But even 47 couldn' β¦t anticipate a "random equation" in his life exactitude: the unexpected stirrings of his conscience and the unfamiliar emotions aroused in him by a mysterious Russian woman. (Read More)
Themes: | corruptionfuneraltorturedeathmurder |
Locations: | helicopter |
Characters: | sniperhitmanpolice |
Story: | bulletproof vestsilencerassassinationwomanassassinshot in the backhandcuffsone word titleflashbackviolence |
Set in the 1970s in a metropolis called "Bay City," this is the tale of two police detective partners, Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson, and Dave Starsky, who always seem to get the toughest cases from their boss, Captain Dobey, rely on omniscient street informer Huggy Bear and race to the scene of the crimes β¦ in their souped-up 1974 Ford Torino hot rod, telling the story of their first big case (as a prequel to the TV show), which involved a former college campus drug dealer who went on to become a white collar criminal. (Read More)
Themes: | torturedrugsmurder |
Locations: | swimming pool |
Characters: | sniperhitmanfather daughter relationshippolice |
Story: | informantgolf clubinterracial friendshipsilencerorganized crimebased on tv seriescocainewomanassassincriminalremakeviolence |