The Foreigner

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The Foreigner (2017)

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1980 ★ 7.2

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The Devil's Own

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1997 ★ 6.2

Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie's real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom's growing suspicions, forces Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder.

Layer Cake

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2004 ★ 6.9

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1998 ★ 6.7

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War

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2007 ★ 6.4

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The Jackal

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1997 ★ 6.4

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In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

1993 ★ 7.9

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Patriot Games

Patriot Games

1992 ★ 6.7

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Best of the Best 2

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1993 ★ 5.9

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Diablo

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2025 ★ 7.3

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Run All Night

Run All Night

2015 ★ 6.4

Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.

Extraction 2

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2023 ★ 7.4

Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.

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Wire Room

2022 ★ 6.1

New recruit Justin Rosa must monitor arms-smuggling cartel member Eddie Flynn — and keep him alive at all costs. When a SWAT team descends on Flynn’s home, Rosa breaks protocol and contacts the gangster directly to save his life. As gunmen break into the Wire Room and chaos erupts, Mueller and Rosa make a final, desperate stand against the corrupt agents and officials who seek to destroy evidence and kill them both.

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2007 ★ 5.9

Anthony Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin—and everyone hates him. After a serious accident, he is placed into an induced coma, but emerges from it a better person who wants to put things right.

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