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1. The Departed (2006)
directed by Martin Scorsese
featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin SheenLegendary director Martin Scorsese takes the helm for this tale of questionable loyalties and blurring identities set in the South Boston organized ... More
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2. No Country for Old Men (2007)
directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
featuring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly MacDonaldWhen a Vietnam veteran discovers two million dollars while wandering through the aftermath of a Texas drug deal gone horribly awry, his decision to ... More
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3. Drive (2011)
directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
featuring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Ron PerlmanA lone-wolf Hollywood stunt driver (Ryan Gosling) moonlights as a freelance getaway wheelman, and he finds his solitary existence taking on new ... More
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4. Sin City (2005)
directed by Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez
featuring Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Powers Boothe, Rosario DawsonThe Eisner Award-winning comic series Sin City comes to life in this live-action feature adaptation from director Robert Rodriguez and creator Frank ... More
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5. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
directed by John Singleton
featuring Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, James RemarVin Diesel opted to not appear in the sequel to the film the shot him to stardom in the first place, The Fast and the Furious. With the character of ... More
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6. Contraband (2012)
directed by Baltasar Kormákur
featuring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, Lukas HaasA former smuggler from New Orleans faces ruthless drug lords, vicious criminals, corrupt officials, and trigger-happy hit men after getting back into ... More
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7. The Blue Dahlia (1946)
directed by George Marshall
featuring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Doris DowlingThis neat, fast-paced perfectly cast film noir reflects the hard-boiled, grim wit of the author of its screenplay, Raymond Chandler. Johnny Morrison ... More
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8. True Romance (1993)
directed by Tony Scott
featuring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Brad PittQuentin Tarantino scripted this wild and wooly blend of action and dark comedy, which reached theaters a year before his breakthrough hit Pulp ... More
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9. Training Day (2001)
directed by Antoine Fuqua
featuring Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott GlennThe Fast and the Furious (2001) screenwriter David Ayer follows up that fast-paced action hit with this gritty cop drama from director Antoine Fuqua. ... More
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10. The Boondock Saints (2000)
directed by Troy Duffy
featuring Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Billy ConnollyFeeling that they are doing God's will, two Catholic men from Boston set out to kill everyone in this Reservoir Dogs-style vigilante thriller. ... More
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11. Angels & Demons (2009)
directed by Ron Howard
featuring Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård, Pierfrancesco FavinoList of all editionsAngels and Demons re-teams director Ron Howard and star Tom Hanks for the sequel to their international blockbuster adaptation of Dan Brown's novel ... More
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12. Swordfish (2001)
directed by Dominic Sena
featuring John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Vinnie JonesList of all editionsDirector Dominic Sena follows up his stylish action film Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) with this high-tech thriller. John Travolta stars as Gabriel Shear ... More
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13. The Fast and the Furious (2001)
directed by Rob Cohen
featuring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick YuneList of all editionsA magazine article about real-life car racing gangs for Vibe becomes this fast-paced automotive thriller from director Rob Cohen. Paul Walker stars ... More
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14. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
directed by Troy Duffy
featuring Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Billy Connolly, Clifton Collins, Jr., Julie BenzList of all editionsBoondock Saints, the 2000 crime picture renowned for the unique story of the fast rise and fall of its egomaniacal filmmaker, Troy Duffy, as well as ... More
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15. The Town (2010)
directed by Ben Affleck
featuring Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake LivelyList of all editionsBoston bank robber Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) falls for a woman his gang had previously taken hostage after feigning a chance meeting with her to ... More
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16. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
directed by Anthony Minghella
featuring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour HoffmanList of all editionsAfter the Oscar-winning The English Patient, writer/director Anthony Minghella attempted another tricky literary adaptation with The Talented Mr. ... More
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17. A History of Violence (2005)
directed by David Cronenberg
featuring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ashton Holmes, William Hurt, Stephen McHattieList of all editionsDavid Cronenberg directed this screen adaptation of a graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke which explores how an act of heroism unexpectedly ... More
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18. Entrapment (1999)
directed by Jon Amiel
featuring Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ving Rhames, Will Patton, Maury ChaykinList of all editionsAfter a long career playing good guys, Sean Connery gets to have some fun playing a crook for a change in the romantic crime thriller Entrapment -- ... More
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19. Strangers on a Train (1951)
directed by Alfred Hitchcock
featuring Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Leo G. Carroll, Patricia HitchcockList of all editionsIn one of Alfred Hitchcock's suspense classics, tennis pro Guy Haines (Farley Granger) chances to meet wealthy wastrel Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) ... More
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20. Hackers (1995)
directed by Iain Softley
featuring Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Jesse Bradford, Matthew Lillard, Lawrence MasonList of all editionsIn this high-tech thriller, Dade Murphy (Jonny Lee Miller) has been fascinated with computers all his life; at the age of 11, he was able to break ... More
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21. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
directed by Justin Lin
featuring Lucas Black, Bow Wow, Nathalie Kelley, Brian Tee, Kang SungList of all editionsBetter Luck Tomorrow director Justin Lin picks up where John Singleton left off to offer a high-octane look at the world of underground Japanese ... More
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22. Lord of War (2005)
directed by Andrew Niccol
featuring Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Ian Holm, Ethan HawkeList of all editionsOne man demonstrates how to get rich selling warring nations the tools of their deadly trade in this dark comedy drama. Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) is ... More
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23. Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
directed by Gary Fleder
featuring Don Cheadle, Jenny McCarthy, Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr., Andy Garcia, Christopher Lloyd, William Forsythe, Bill Nunn, Treat WilliamsList of all editionsIn the mode of Quentin Tarantino, this film, directed by Gary Fleder from a script by Scott Rosenberg, concerns itself with hip, smart gangsters. The ... More
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24. The Last Boy Scout (1991)
directed by Tony Scott
featuring Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham, Taylor NegronList of all editionsProducer Joel Silver, director Tony Scott, and screenwriters Shane Black and Greg Hicks team up for this gridiron-set action thriller. Bruce Willis ... More
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25. The Untouchables (1987)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De NiroList of all editionsLike the TV series that shared the same title, The Untouchables (1987) was an account of the battle between gangster Al Capone and lawman Eliot Ness, ... More







