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Hong Kong 97 (1994)
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Hong Kong 97 (1994)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Hong Kong 97 takes place in Hong Kong right before the transfer of power from Britain to China. Reginald Cameron, an assassin affiliated with a large corporation with interests in the colony, guns down key members of the Chinese envoy which will take charge of Hong Kong the next day. Suddenly, he becomes a target for every two-bit mercenary in the city. With the help of his company mentor, a clueless friend, and his ex-girlfriend, Cameron must unravel the motives behind his sudden target status and escape Hong Kong alive.
Style: cult classic, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heroes, hitman, chase, male nudity, survival, murder, life is a bitch, best friend, disaster, frame up, chases and races, escapades, rivalry, danger, law enforcement, false accusation, assassination, race against time, dishonesty, partners against crime, wrongfully committed, fight, violence, mercenary, assassin ...
Time: 90s, near future, year 1997
Place: hong kong, china, england, asia, europe
Keyword: gangsters

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Terminal Rush (1996)
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Duration: 94 min.
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Country: Canada, USA
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The Contractor (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Bulgaria, UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Former CIA Operative, James Dial is coaxed back into action to kill a terrorist in London, but it all goes wrong and he is forced into hiding, where he meets and befriends a 12 year old girl.
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Duration: 90 min.
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Duration: 96 min.
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