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Writer/director 'Woody Allen' (qv) explains that when he was asked to supervise the making of the definitive spy thriller, what he decided to do was acquire the rights to a B-grade Japanese spy caper (_Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi (1965)_ (qv)) filmed with Japanese actors in Japanese, dele …te the existing soundtrack, and redub into English and reorder select scenes to create an entirely new movie, a comedy, having nothing to do with the original story-line. The result... International spy Phil Moscowitz, working out of the Asia bureau, is a self-professed lovable rogue with sex always on his mind. He inadvertently gets involved in a mission, the client the Grand Exalted High Majah of Raspur. The success of the mission will determine if Raspur, a non-existent country that nonetheless sounds real, will indeed become real. Moscowitz is to retrieve something stolen from the Majah by criminal Shepherd Wong: the best ever egg salad recipe. Phil is to be assisted by two of the Majah's own agents, sisters Teri and Suki Yaki, the latter a recent prison escapee. The mission becomes more difficult when they learn that Shepherd is an egg salad junkie who will do anything to keep the recipe. The mission gets even more complicated when they also learn that they are in competition to retrieve the recipe by Wing Fat, another criminal who plans to steal the recipe then sell it back to addicted Shepherd. The success or failure of the mission for Phil and the Yaki sisters may be depend… (Read More)
Subgenre: | spy spoofindependent film |
Themes: | escape from prisonabductionblackmailangerrobberyescapetortureprisonbetrayalkidnapping |
Mood: | spoof |
Locations: | gas stationstrip clubshipjapantaxinightclubboatairplanehotel |
Characters: | sniperjapanese woman |
Story: | woman in showerredubbed with comedy soundtrackreference to claude rainsreference to w.c. fieldsson hits motherjumping onto a carreference to peter lorreman tied to a chairwoman wearing bra and pantieswoman tied to a chairlighting a matchreference to james cagneyhead in toiletcovered female frontal nudityhairpin …shadow puppetlimerickfictitious countrywoman wearing a towelman and woman in bedlooking through a keyholeanimated title sequencebreaking down a doorpoison gassafecrackerventriloquistcobrarecipereference to john waynefake moustachemagnifying glassman wearing glassesoverhead camera shotjumping into waterdrillcodeknocked unconsciousanimal abusebag of moneyharborgovernment agentpalaceflamethrowersailordynamitesafedelusionreverse footageswitchbladegas maskfarceflirtingcasinodirectorial debutsilencerratundercoverorganized crimeelectrocutionstripteasescreamingprologuebinocularsdouble crossquestion in titlesnakerock bandspystrippervoyeurheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootoutshowerdancingsexinterview (See All) |
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.
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | angerescapetorturebetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | gas stationnightclubhotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | bag of moneydirectorial debutorganized crimescreamingbinocularsdouble crossheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootoutshowerinterview |
Jackie Chan, a top secret militant soldier, crashes into the South African jungle after his mission of kidnapping three scientists (who were experimenting with a powerful mineral) has gone awry. Waking up in a village of local natives, Chan has no memory of who he is, thus being addressed as "Who Am … I". His journey with aid from two female sidekicks to find out his identity leads him all the way to Rotterdam where he coincidentally discovers the location of the organization that kidnapped the three scientists. With no memory, Chan is thirsty for answers by any means necessary. (Read More)
Subgenre: | spy spoofindependent film |
Themes: | escapetorturebetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | taxiairplanehotel |
Story: | silencerundercoverscreamingprologuebinocularsdouble crosssnakespyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootout |
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 … needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars. (Read More)
Themes: | escapetortureprisonbetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | shipairplanehotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | silencerundercoverelectrocutionbinocularsdouble crossheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootout |
Bond is back and his next mission takes him to Fort Knox, where Auric Goldfinger and his henchman are planning to raid Fort Knox and obliterate the world economy. To save the world once again, Bond will need to become friends with Goldfinger, dodge killer hats and avoid Goldfinger's personal pilot, …the sexy Pussy Galore. She might not have feelings for Bond, but will 007 help her change her mind? (Read More)
Themes: | robberyescape |
Locations: | nightclubairplanehotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | poison gasknocked unconsciousreverse footagegas maskorganized crimeelectrocutionprologuebinocularsdouble crossspymachine gunshootout |
Friday and Streebek are assigned to some very strange robberies, like i.e. the stealing of one bat, a 30 foot long snake and the mane of a lion from a zoo. All the latest BAIT magazines were also recently stolen, and some chemicals that when are mixed correctly develops a very deadly gas. All these …thefts have one thing in common; visit cards with the word "PAGAN" left at the crime scenes. Solving these crimes, including why plenty of police vehicles have been stolen lately, involves the usual; to drink coffee at strip tease bars, rescue kidnapped virgins from drowning and lose their jobs. (Read More)
Themes: | robberykidnapping |
Mood: | spoof |
Locations: | strip clubairplane |
Story: | poison gasfake moustacheswitchbladegas maskundercoversnakeheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootoutsex |
SPECTRE agents under the command of Ernst Blofeld infiltrate a US air force base situated in the UK and steal two Tomahawk cruise missiles. When NATO is held to ransom, the British reactive their "00" agents and send James Bond to recapture the warheads and kill Blofeld.
Themes: | escapebetrayal |
Locations: | shipboatairplanehotel |
Story: | casinosilencerundercoverelectrocutionbinocularssnakespyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootoutshowersex |
Two low-level government employees, Emmitt Fitz-Hume (played by Chevy Chase) and Austin Milbarge (Dan Aykroyd), are chosen for a top-secret CIA mission. They are unsuitable as CIA agents but are deliberately chosen for this reason, as their mission is a decoy one and they are expendable. After being … fast-tracked through training they are parachuted into Pakistan where all manner of adventures await them. (Read More)
Subgenre: | spy spoof |
Themes: | escapetorturebetrayal |
Mood: | spoof |
Story: | flamethrowerfarceundercoverbinocularsdouble crossspyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunshootout |
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 …(Tip T.I. Harris), a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "takers" carefully plot their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer (Matt Dillon) inches closer to apprehending the criminals. (Read More)
Themes: | robberytortureprisonbetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | gas stationtaxinightclubairplanehotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | bag of moneyharborreverse footageorganized crimedouble crossheld at gunpointmachine gunfistfightshootoutinterview |
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 …tually become reluctant friends. Discussing robbery techniques, they decide to get back at the boss by robbing an office safe containing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Life is further complicated by another pair of robbers who chase the first two for infringing on their territory. (Read More)
Themes: | robberyescapekidnapping |
Locations: | gas stationstrip clubtaxinightclubhotel |
Story: | bag of moneysafefarcestripperheld at gunpointfistfightdancing |
When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.S. government, one of the United States' top spies, Alex Scott, is called to action. What he doesn't expect is to get teamed up with a cocky civilian, World Class Boxing Champion Kelly Robinson, …on a dangerous top secret espionage mission. Their assignment: using equal parts skill and humor, catch Arnold Gundars, one of the world's most successful illegal arms dealers, and foil his treacherous plans for the plane. (Read More)
Subgenre: | spy spoof |
Themes: | kidnapping |
Mood: | spoof |
Locations: | hotel |
Story: | flamethrowersilencerelectrocutiondouble crossspyheld at gunpointmachine gunfistfightshootout |
Four American soldiers who are in Iraq are sent on a mission to recover plates for printing 100 dollar bills that were used to print a billion dollars. After doing the job and returning to the base their commanding officer is killed in an explosion and the plates are stolen by another operative. The …y would be court martialed and sent to different prisons. 6 months later, the leader, Hannibal Smith is visited by a CIA spook who tells him he knows where the man who took the plates is and wants him and his men to recover it. So he helps him escape and he breaks out the others and they go after the plates. But after doing it, they discover that the spook might not be ok. And a military intelligence officer who was involved with one of them is pursuing them. (Read More)
Themes: | escape from prisonrobberyescapetortureprisonbetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | shipairplanehotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | overhead camera shotgovernment agentdynamitegas masksilencerdouble crossheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunshootout |
Peter Devereaux is a former CIA agent who is asked by the man he worked for to extract a woman who is in Russia and is presently close to a man running for President, who is believed to have committed crimes during the Chechen war. She can give them the name of someone who can prove it. His friend s …ays that she will only come to him. So he goes and she gets the info and tries to get out but the man finds out and tries to stop her. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | angerkidnapping |
Locations: | strip clubtaxinightclubhotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | safesilencerundercoverdouble crossspystripperheld at gunpointrescuefistfightshootoutshower |
In the US-government's special ops, Scott is a shooter, not a planner, doing the job without regard to quaint or obsolete convention. When a Harvard undergrad goes missing (the daughter of a US leader), it's Scott who applies the pressure, first to her boyfriend, then to a madam whose cathouse is th …e initial stop en route to a white slavery auction in Dubai. The abductors may not know the girl's identity, but once they figure it out, she's doomed. Deadly double crosses force Scott to become a planner. Through it all, earnest TV newscasters read the drivel they're handed. (Read More)
Themes: | abductionescapetorturebetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | gas stationtaxinightclubboatairplane |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | codegovernment agentundercoverbinocularsdouble crossspyrescuemachine gunfistfightshootout |
Rowan plays the eponymous lead character in a spoof spy thriller. During the course of the story we follow our hero as he attempts to single-handedly save the country from falling into the hands of a despot.
Subgenre: | spy spoof |
Themes: | robberyprison |
Mood: | spoof |
Locations: | airplane |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | farcespyfistfightshootoutshowerdancing |
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 …ring a breakneck, action-packed finale filled with double-crosses, greed and revenge. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | blackmailangerrobberyescapetortureprisonbetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | strip clubnightclubairplane |
Story: | codebag of moneyreverse footageorganized crimeelectrocutiondouble crossstripperheld at gunpointmachine gunshootout |
Frank Martin, played by newcomer Ed Skrein, a former special-ops mercenary, is now living a less perilous life - or so he thinks - transporting classified packages for questionable people. When Frank's father (Ray Stevenson) pays him a visit in the south of France, their father-son bonding weekend t …akes a turn for the worse when Frank is engaged by a cunning femme-fatale, Anna (Loan Chabanol), and her three seductive sidekicks to orchestrate the bank heist of the century. Frank must use his covert expertise and knowledge of fast cars, fast driving and fast women to outrun a sinister Russian kingpin, and worse than that, he is thrust into a dangerous game of chess with a team of gorgeous women out for revenge. From the producers of LUCY and the TAKEN trilogy, THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED is a fresh personification of the iconic role of Frank Martin, that launches the high-octane franchise into the present-day and introduces it to the next generation of thrill-seekers. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | abductionblackmailrobberyescapebetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | nightclubairplanehotel |
Story: | reference to john waynesafegas masksilencerorganized crimeprologuedouble crossheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootoutdancing |
A tale of double cross and revenge, centered upon the members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. The team-Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar -find themselves the target of a lethal betrayal instigated from inside by a powerful enemy … known only as Max. Presumed dead, the group makes plans to even the score when they're joined by the mysterious Aisha, a beautiful operative with her own agenda. Working together, they must remain deep undercover while tracking the heavily-guarded Max, a ruthless man bent on embroiling the world in a new high-tech global war. (Read More)
Themes: | robberytorturebetrayal |
Locations: | shipairplanehotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | gas maskflirtingsilencerundercoverelectrocutionbinocularsdouble crossheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunshootout |
Twenty three-year-old Mitch lost his parents to a tragic car accident at the age of fourteen, and his girlfriend to a terrorist attack just as they were engaged. Seeking revenge, he is enlisted by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy as a black ops recruit. Kennedy then assigns Cold War veteran Stan Hu …rley to train Mitch. Together they will later on investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets. The discovery of a pattern in the violence leads them to a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent to stop a mysterious operative intent on starting a world war in the Middle East. (Read More)
Themes: | angerescapetorturebetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | boatairplanehotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | harborgovernment agentreverse footagegas masksilencerundercoverorganized crimeelectrocutiondouble crossspyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootout …interview (See All) |
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 …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: | angerrobberytortureprisonbetrayal |
Locations: | gas stationboat |
Story: | breaking down a doormagnifying glassbag of moneyswitchbladesilencerundercoverorganized crimescreamingprologuedouble crossspyheld at gunpointmachine gunfistfightshootout …showerinterview (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: | blackmailescapetorturebetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | strip clubhotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | knocked unconsciousreverse footageswitchbladeorganized crimeelectrocutiondouble crossstripperheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootoutdancinginterview |
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 …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: | angerescapetorturebetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | strip clubnightclubboatairplanehotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | silencerundercoverorganized crimebinocularsdouble crossspyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootout |
Susan Cooper is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency's most dangerous missions. But when her partner falls off the grid and another top agent is compromised, she volunteers to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent a glo …bal crisis. (Read More)
Subgenre: | spy spoof |
Themes: | escapebetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | taxinightclubairplanehotel |
Story: | casinoundercoverdouble crossspyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootout |
Bill Pope (Ryan Reynolds) is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous convict Jericho Stewart (Kevin Costner). When he wakes up …with the CIA agent's memories, his mission is to find The Dutchman and make the deal with him before the hacker launches ICBM's and starts World War III. But complications soon arise and the mission turns personal. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | robberyescapetortureprisonbetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | taxiairplane |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | bag of moneygovernment agentratundercoverelectrocutiondouble crossspyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootoutshower |
In the 1960s with the Cold War in play, CIA agent Napoleon Solo successfully helps Gaby Teller defect to West Germany despite the intimidating opposition of KGB agent Illya Kuryakin. Later, all three unexpectedly find themselves working together in a joint mission to stop a private criminal organiza …tion from using Gaby's father's scientific expertise to construct their own nuclear bomb. Through clenched teeth and stylish poise, all three must find a way to cooperate for the sake of world peace, even as they each pursue their own agendas. (Read More)
Themes: | angerrobberyescapetorturebetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | boathotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | safeswitchbladeflirtingsilencerelectrocutionbinocularsdouble crossspyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootoutdancing |
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 …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)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | angerrobberyescapetorturebetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | gas stationhotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | reverse footagesilencerorganized crimeprologuedouble crossheld at gunpointrescuefistfightshootoutshower |
James Bond is on possibly his most brutal mission yet. Bond's good friend, Felix Leiter, is left near death, by drug baron Franz Sanchez. Bond sets off on the hunt for Sanchez, but not everyone is happy. MI6 does not feel Sanchez is their problem and strips Bond of his license to kill making Bond mo …re dangerous than ever. Bond gains the aid of one of Leiter's friends, known as Pam Bouvier and sneaks his way into the drug factories, which Sanchez owns. Will Bond be able to keep his identity secret, or will Sanchez see Bond's true intentions? (Read More)
Themes: | angerescapetorturebetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | boatairplane |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | flirtingcasinosilencerundercoverorganized crimedouble crossspyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootout |
James Bond continues on his fourth mission, with his aim to recover two stolen warheads. They have been taken by the evil SPECTRE organization. The world is held hostage and Bond heads to Nassau. Here, he meets the beautiful Domino and is forced into a thrilling confrontation with SPECTRE agent Emil …io Largo, on board his boat, the Disco Volante. Will 007 prevent the killing of millions of innocent victims? (Read More)
Themes: | blackmailtorture |
Locations: | nightclubboatairplanehotel |
Story: | casinosilencerorganized crimeelectrocutionprologuedouble crossspyfistfightshootoutshowerdancing |
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 …rtatious work crush Kelly Campbell who soon lures him into the scheme of a lifetime. Along with a group of half-brained criminals led by Steve Chambers and an absurdly faulted heist plan, David manages the impossible and makes off with $17 million in cash...only problem is he foolishly hands the money over to this wild group of double crossers and has been set up to take the fall. With the bandits blowing the millions on lavish and ridiculous luxuries, they leave behind a glaring trail of evidence. Now on the lam and in over his head, David must dodge the authorities, evade a hilarious hit man, Mike McKinney, and try to turn the tables on the ones he trusted most. (Read More)
Themes: | angerrobberyescapeprisonbetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | gas stationtaxiboatairplanehotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | bag of moneyfarcedouble crossheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfight |
Small-town stoner Mike Howell ('Jesse Eisenberg' (qv)) spends most of his time getting high and writing a graphic novel about a superhero monkey. What Mike doesn't know is that he was trained by the CIA to be a lethal killing machine. When the agency targets him for termination, his former handler a …ctivates his latent skills, turning the mild-mannered slacker into a deadly weapon. Now, the utterly surprised Mike must use his newfound abilities to save himself and his girlfriend from getting wasted by the failed test subjects that are sent after him by the CIA. (Read More)
Subgenre: | spy spoofindependent film |
Themes: | blackmailescapebetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | gas stationstrip clubairplanehotel |
Story: | poison gasreverse footagegas maskundercoverdouble crossspyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootout |
In the near future, the worst ghettos of Paris, France are literally walled off and among the worst is District B13. Controlled by the ruthless crime lord, Taha, a young righteous punk named Leito is determined to bring him down. When the boss retaliates by kidnapping his sister, Lola, a rescue atte …mpt by Leito is destroyed by betrayal that gets him arrested and Lola kept in the clutches in Taha. Six months later, a crackerjack undercover cop named Damien is given a urgent mission: a neutron bomb has been stolen by Taha in District B13 which has an automatic timer function engaged and set to detonate in less than 24 hours. Now with time running out, Damien and Leito must work together to find and stop the bomb, but there is far more to this crisis than any of the field players realize. (Read More)
Themes: | robberyescapetortureprisonbetrayalkidnapping |
Story: | switchbladecasinoratundercoverorganized crimeprologueheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunshootout |
Now that Dom and Letty are on their honeymoon and Brian and Mia have retired from the game-and the rest of the crew has been exonerated-the globetrotting team has found a semblance of a normal life. But when a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of crime he can't seem to escape and a betraya …l of those closest to him, they will face trials that will test them as never before. From the shores of Cuba and the streets of New York City to the icy plains off the arctic Barents Sea, the elite force will crisscross the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos on the world's stage... and to bring home the man who made them a family. (Read More)
Themes: | angerescapeprisonbetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | taxiairplanehotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | government agentsilencerelectrocutionbinocularsdouble crossspyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootout |
Themes: | escapetorturekidnapping |
Locations: | nightclubboatairplane |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | government agentsilencerspyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootout |
CIA chief Hunley (Baldwin) convinces a Senate committee to disband the IMF (Impossible Mission Force), of which Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is a key member. Hunley argues that the IMF is too reckless. Now on his own, Hunt goes after a shadowy and deadly rogue organization called the Syndicate.
Themes: | escapetorturebetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | jumping into waterreverse footagesilencerelectrocutiondouble crossspyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootout |
Themes: | escapetortureprisonbetrayalkidnapping |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | silencerratundercoverorganized crimeheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootoutshower |
Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when a pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war t …o end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers and her true destiny. (Read More)
Themes: | angerescapetorturebetrayal |
Locations: | shipboatairplane |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | poison gasdynamitegas maskundercoverelectrocutionscreamingbinocularsdouble crossspyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootoutdancing |
Themes: | escapebetrayal |
Locations: | taxihotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | undercoverbinocularsdouble crosssnakespyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunshootout |
A Puerto Rican ex-con pledges to stay away from his former drug dealing ways but finds himself being dragged back by his past connections and the naive machinations of his lawyer and best friend. Hoping to raise enough money to get away from New York, Carlito Brigante takes on the job of running a n …ightclub, renews an affair with a dancer but old associates and old instincts suck him back into a world of violence and mistrust. (Read More)
Themes: | blackmailprisonbetrayal |
Locations: | strip clubtaxinightclubboat |
Story: | safesilencerorganized crimestrippervoyeurshootoutdancing |
Counter-terrorist Jack Quinn misses his target, Stavros, on the eve of his final mission. From there, he is sent to "The Colony", a rebirth for presumed-dead assassins. He breaks free from there, and seeks the aid of Yaz, a weapons dealer, for his final battle with Stavros.
Themes: | escapekidnapping |
Locations: | nightclubboatairplanehotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | government agentswitchbladespyrescuemachine gunfistfightshootout |
During an operation of a Mexican Cartel, Machete Cortez and Sartana Rivera intercept the criminals alone, but another group arrives and a masked man kills Sartana. Machete is arrested, accused of killing his beloved Sartana and Sheriff Doakes hangs Machete. But the President of the USA Rathcock pard …ons and recruits Machete to kill the revolutionary Marcos Mendez that has threatened the USA with a missile with a bomb. Machete goes to San Antonio to meet the Miss San Antonio Blanca Vasquez that will be the liaison between Machete and President Rathcock. Then Machete goes to the brothel of Madame Desdemona to seek out the prostitute Cereza that is Mendez's mistress. Machete meets Mendez and learns that his heart is connected to the missile and only the arm dealer Luther Voz is capable to disarm the bomb. Now Machete needs to bring Mendez to the USA in less than twenty-four hours and save his new country in a dangerous journey with betrayals. (Read More)
Subgenre: | spy spoofindependent film |
Themes: | escapetorturebetrayalkidnapping |
Mood: | spoof |
Locations: | gas station |
Story: | government agentflamethrowersilencerundercoverorganized crimeelectrocutiondouble crossspyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootout |
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 …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: | independent film |
Themes: | blackmailrobberyescapebetrayal |
Locations: | boatairplane |
Story: | knocked unconscioussafeorganized crimedouble crossheld at gunpointfistfightshootout |
When the coach of the France soccer team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium in the end of a game, and his expensive and huge ring with the diamond Pink Panther disappears, the ambitious Chief Insp. Dreyfus assigns the worst police inspector Jacques Clouseau to the case. His intention is to …give a diversion to the press, while he uses his best men to chase the killer and thief. He assigns Gendarme Gilbert Ponton to work with Clouseau and inform each step of the investigation. When Clouseau is nominated with honor to the highest prize in France, Dreyfus decides to humiliate Clouseau and take him out of the case. However Clouseau has already solved the mystery. (Read More)
Subgenre: | spy spoof |
Themes: | robbery |
Mood: | spoof |
Locations: | boathotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | animated title sequencepalacegas maskfarcecasinoelectrocutionspyheld at gunpointdancinginterview |
Erin Grant loses care and custody of her daughter when she's divorced from her husband Darrell, a small-time thief. Struggling for money, she is a dancer at a nightclub, where one night Congressman Dilbeck (in disguise) attacks another member of the audience. A spectator, who recognizes Dilbeck and …is fond of Erin, offers to get back her daughter by blackmailing Dilbeck. Things do not work out as planned, though. (Read More)
Themes: | blackmailkidnapping |
Locations: | strip clubnightclubboathotel |
Story: | farceorganized crimestripteasebinocularssnakestripperheld at gunpointdancing |
Dying of brain cancer, a dangerous international spy is determined to give up his high stakes life to finally build a closer relationship with his estranged wife and daughter, whom he's previously kept at arm's length to keep out of danger; but first, he must complete one last mission - even if it m …eans juggling the two toughest assignments yet: hunt down the world's most ruthless terrorist and look after his teenage daughter for the first time in ten years while his wife is out of town. (Read More)
Themes: | torturekidnapping |
Locations: | strip clubnightclubhotel |
Story: | gas masksilencerundercoverelectrocutionbinocularsspystripperheld at gunpointmachine gunfistfightshootout |
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. … 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)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | robberyescapetorturekidnapping |
Locations: | taxinightclubboatairplane |
Story: | silencerundercoverorganized crimerock bandstripperheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootoutinterview |
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 …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: | blackmailangerescapetortureprisonbetrayal |
Locations: | hotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | government agentreverse footagesilencerorganized crimescreamingprologuedouble crossheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootout |
Joe is a professional hit man who picks someone off the street to do his errands, and after he is finished kills that person. His next assignment takes him to Bangkok, and as usual, he finds a street-wise guy named Kong to help him. After Kong has a close call and learns who Joe is, Kong asks him to … train him and he does. Joe also meets a local girl who is deaf and spends time with her. However, Joe has a hard time keeping his other life from her. It also appears that the person who hired Joe, breaks his rule of complete anonymity and tries to find him. (Read More)
Themes: | betrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | strip clubnightclub |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | silencerorganized crimeelectrocutionbinocularsstripperheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootoutdancingsex |
MI6's top assassin (Mark Strong) has a brother. Unfortunately for him, he's a football hooligan (Sacha Baron Cohen) from the town of Grimsby. Nobby has everything a man from the poor English fishing town of Grimsby could want - 9 children and the most attractive girlfriend in northern England (Rebel … Wilson). There's only one thing missing in his life: his little brother, Sebastian. After they were adopted by different families as children, Nobby spent 28 years searching for him. Upon hearing of his location, Nobby sets off to reunite with his brother, unaware that not only is his brother an MI6 agent, but he's just uncovered a plot that puts the world in danger. On the run and wrongfully accused, Sebastian realizes that if he is going to save the world, he will need the help of its biggest idiot. (Read More)
Subgenre: | spy spoof |
Themes: | escapetorturebetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | shipboatairplanehotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | reverse footagefarcesilencerundercoverbinocularsdouble crossspyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootout |
Spencer Aimes is just your average, undercover, government-hired super-assassin accustomed to a life of exotic European locales, flashy sports cars and even flashier women. But when he meets Jen Kornfeldt, a beautiful, fun-loving computer tech recovering from a bad break-up, he finds true love...and … happily trades international intrigue for domestic bliss. Three years later, Spencer and Jen are still enjoying a picture-perfect marriage - that is, until the morning after Spencer's 30th birthday. That's when Spencer and Jen learn he's the target of a multi-million dollar hit. Even worse, the hired killers have been stalking the happy couple for years, and could be anyone: friends, neighbors, the grocery store clerk, even that crabby old guy shuffling across the street. Now Spencer and Jen are on the run for their lives. As their suburban paradise turns into a paranoid game of dodge-the-bullet, they must find out who wants Spencer dead and why, all the while trying to save their marriage, manage his in-laws, keep up neighborly appearances ... and just plain survive. (Read More)
Themes: | escapebetrayal |
Locations: | shiptaxinightclubboatairplanehotel |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | farcesilencerundercoverdouble crossspyheld at gunpointmachine gunshootoutdancing |
In the near future, Major Motoko Kusanagi (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible terrorist attack, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the abilit …y to hack into people's minds and control them, Major Kusanagi is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major Kusanagi discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was stolen. She will stop at nothing to recover her past, find out who did this to her and stop them before they do it to others. (Read More)
Themes: | escapebetrayalkidnapping |
Locations: | japantaxinightclub |
Characters: | sniper |
Story: | harborgovernment agentreverse footageelectrocutionprologuebinocularsspyheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunfistfightshootoutdancing |