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Blade Runner

Blade Runner

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1982 IMDB Rating: 8.1

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way t...

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Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1989 IMDB Rating: 7.2

In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling oper...

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Runaway Train

Runaway Train

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Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1985 IMDB Rating: 7.2

A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the...

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The Hidden

The Hidden

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 7

When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher determine the cause.

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Streets of Fire

Streets of Fire

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Film Age rating: 13 Year: 1984 IMDB Rating: 6.7

Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to sa...

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F/X

F/X

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1986 IMDB Rating: 6.7

A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangste...

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Extreme Prejudice

Extreme Prejudice

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 6.6

A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries...

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The Principal

The Principal

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 6.3

Burglary. Drugs. Assault. Rape. The students at Brandel High are more than new Principal Rick Latimer bargained for. Gangs fight to control the school using knives - even guns - when they have to. Whe...

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Maniac Cop

Maniac Cop

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1988 IMDB Rating: 6

In New York, people are slain and strangled to death brutally on the open street. All witnesses agree that the murderer was in a cop's uniform. Soon the police search and find a suspect in its own ran...

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The Exterminator

The Exterminator

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Film Age rating: 18 Year: 1980 IMDB Rating: 5.7

When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a war zone.

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