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Ice Road
Plot A mine collapse in Manitoba Canada traps 26 miners below the surface. To get them out, it requires large drilling equipment too big to fly in. The CEO enlists Jim Goldenrod, a veteran trucker to assist. Jim hires brothers Mike and John “Gurty” McCann to travel along with himself, the no nonsense Tantoo –…
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Beverly Hills Cop 3
Plot When Axel Foley’s boss, Captain Todd, is murdered, and the investigations lead him back to Beverly Hills – he is once again joined by Billy Rosewood – and his primary suspect is the big boss of the “Disney” like Wonder World. But of course, no one believes this “hero of the community” is up…
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Air Force One
Plot America and Russia have joined forces to capture General Radek, a dictator and leader of a terrorist regime in Kazakhstan. On the way back to the US from Russia, Air Force One is hijacked by six Radek supporters – who hold the plane hostage, vowing to kill hostages unless Radek is released. President James…
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Novocaine
Plot Nathan Caine is a overly careful Assistant Bank Manager, who has CIPA(Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis) – so every aspect of his life is careful. He meets new teller, Sherry who is smitten by him, and they go on a date – and the following day the bank is robbed, and sherry is…
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Taking of Pelham 123 (1974)
Plot Four men, Mr’s Blue, Grey, Green and Brown hold hostage 17 people in a train car. They demand $1m in one hour or they are going to start executing hostages. Mr Blue, the leader communicates with Lt Zach Garber – a transit police officer in the communications office – who must work with the…
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The Siege (1998)
Dir Edward Zwick Written by Edward Zwick, Menno Meyjez, Lawrence Wright Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub, Sami Bouajila, David Proval, Mark Valley, Lance Reddick. In New York City (in a pre 9/11), a series of terrorist attacks are occurring, due to America’s holding of known terrorist bomber. FBI agents Anthony ‘Hub’ Hubbard…
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Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Dir Richard Donner Written by Jeffrey Boam, Robert Mark Kamen Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Stuart Wilson, Steve Kahan, Darlene Love, Traci Woolfe. In the third film in the franchise, Murtaugh (Glover) is preparing for retirement. he and Riggs (Gibson) are soon demoted due to mistake that saw them accidentally blow up…
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Red (2010)
Dir Robert Schwentke Written by Joh Hoeber, Erich Hoeber (based on DC Comics RED) Bruce Willis, Mary Louise Parker, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban, Brian Cox, Richard Dreyfus, Julian McMahon, Ernest Borgnine, James Remar, Rebecca Pidgeon. Frank Moses (Willis) is a retired, extremely dangerous (R.E.D), CIA black ops agent, who enjoys his…
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Jurassic Park (1993)
Dir Steven Spielberg Written by Michael Crichton, David Koepp Sam Neil, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Ariana Richards, Joseph Mazello, Samuel L Jackson, Bob Peck, Martin Ferrero, BD Wong, Wayne Knight A wealthy businessman, John Hammond (Attenborough) has spent the last five years developing an island where his scientific team have brought Dinosaurs back…
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Speed (1994)
Directed by Jan de BontWritten by Graham Yost Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Daniels, Joe Morton, Alan Ruck, Beth Grant, Hawthorne James Months after stopping him from blowing up an elevator, LAPD Detective Jack Traven (Reeves), is called back in by bomber Hopper, who has now put a bomb on a bus. When…
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The Nice Guys (2016)
Dir Shane Black Written by Shane Black and Anthony Bagarozzi Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Kim Basinger, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Yaya DaCosta, Keith David, Beau Knapp, Lois Smith, In 1977, two PI’s (Crowe and Gosling) find themselves paired together to investigate a missing young woman named Amelia (Qualley). When people she has been…
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The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Directed by Tony ScottWritten by Shane Black & Greg Hicks Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham, Taylor Negron, Danielle Harris, Halle Berry, Bruce McGill, Kim Coats, Chelcie Ross Quintessential early 1990’s action romp, sees PI Willis tagged with protecting dancer Berry, despite her boyfriend Damon’s wishes. When things go sour, Damon and Willis…
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Lethal Weapon 2
Directed by Richard DonnerWritten by Jeffrey Boam, Shane Black, Warren Murphy Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Joss Ackland, Derrick O’Connor, Patsy Kensit, Darlene Love, Traci Wolfe, Steve Kahan, Mark Rolston, Jenette Goldstein, Dean Norris, Grand L Bush. In the sequel to 1987’s buddy cop action romp, sees Riggs and Murtaugh (Gibson and Glover) on…
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The Town (2010)
Directed by Ben AffleckWritten by Peter Craig, Aaron Stockard, Ben Affleck. Based on the novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Titus Welliver, Pete Postlethwaite, Chris Cooper, George Carroll, Owen Burke, Victor Garber. In the neighbourhood of Charlestown, Boston – a group of friends are…
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Hard Rain
Directed by Mikael SalomonWritten by Graham Yost Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver, Richard Dysart, Betty White, Ed Asner, Michael Goorjian, Dann Florek, Ricky Harris, Mark Rolston, Peter Murnik, Wayne Duvall. From the writer of Speed (perhaps the best action movies of the 1990s), Graham Yost, comes this action yarn from the late…
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