The Frozen Ground

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The Frozen Ground (2013)

Thriller, Crime

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Vice Squad

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Blood for Dust

Blood for Dust

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The Way of the Gun

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Monster

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2003 ★ 7.2

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No Exit

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2022 ★ 6.8

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Eden

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2013 ★ 6.5

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Blood Work

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The Protector

The Protector

1985 ★ 6.0

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2018 ★ 8.0

On the night she plans on taking her own life, 17-year-old 'Lisa McVey' is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive and is raped. She manages to talk her attacker into releasing her, but when she returns home, no one believes her story except for one detective, who suspects she was abducted by a serial killer. Based on horrifying true events.

Body Brokers

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