Movies like Swordfish
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Swordfish (2001)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.
Style:
exciting, sexy, entertaining, suspenseful, surprise ending, scary, ridiculous, sincere, mind bending, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
hacker, spy, computer hacker, heist, bank robbery, computer, suspense, terrorism, twists and turns, hot and sexy, hostage, master criminal, technology, conspiracy, hacking, robbery, race against time, black ops, graphic violence, criminal heroes, sexual activity, internet, surveillance, swat team, chase ...
Time:
future, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
los angeles, usa, monte carlo, california, washington d.c., malibu california, oregon
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Most similar movies to Swordfish
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, realistic, entertaining and suspenseful films with plots about twists and turns, catastrophe, dialogue, mentor, suspense, chase and vengeance mostly in Thriller, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Swordfish: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009), Face/Off (1997), Hackers (1995), 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001), Live Free or Die Hard (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
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tense, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, intense ...
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boys' night
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train, hijacking, hostage, heist, suspense, terrorism, twists and turns, caper, race against time, kidnapping, chase, police investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, coney island brooklyn new york city, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
An antiterrorism agent goes under the knife to acquire the likeness of a terrorist and gather details about a bombing plot. When the terrorist escapes custody, he undergoes surgery to look like the agent so he can get close to the agent's ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, ridiculous, suspenseful, rough ...
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boys' night
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gunfight, revenge, fbi, prison, suspense, violence, master criminal, switching bodies, special agents, arch villain, hidden identity, transformation ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, hong kong, usa
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids, family outing
Plot:
hacker, cyberpunk, computer, hacking, computer cracker, internet, high school, secret service, programmer, computer virus, frame up, rivalry ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century, year 1995, year 1988
Place:
new york, grand central station manhattan new york city, usa, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all the money for himself and shot all his partners, including recently-freed ex-con Michael Zane. ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
betrayal, heist, robbery, twists and turns, cons and scams, casino, kidnapping, chase, disguise, court, crime gone awry, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, idaho, nevada, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he's working for Homeland Security. He calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, entertaining, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot:
hacker, gunfight, terrorism, police officer, tough cop, geek, lone hero, technology, hacking, computer hacker, car chase, fbi ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, maryland, los angeles, baltimore ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and ...
Style:
stylized, witty, humorous, talky, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
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gangsters, corruption, organized crime, gang leader, dark humor, mafia, twists and turns, homosexual, heist, robbery, crime gone awry, faked death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Japan, France, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Veteran spy Nathan Muir is on the verge of retiring from the CIA when he learns that his one-time protégé and close friend, Tom Bishop, is a political prisoner sentenced to die in Beijing. Although their friendship has been marred by bad blood and ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, stylized, rough, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, espionage, cia, mentor, terrorist, working undercover, suspense, undercover, secret agents, conspiracy, political corruption, cold war ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
china, washington d.c., saigon, cyprus, munich germany ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.
Style:
suspenseful, sexy, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, christmas, gambling, casino, twists and turns, betrayal, mistaken identity, robbery, gangsters, female nudity, car thief, girlfriend ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
las vegas, usa, michigan
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Italy, UK, Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, ...
Style:
clever, exciting, funny, entertaining, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
heist, robbery, car chase, bank robbery, revenge, mentor, perfect crime, caper, suspense, gold, chase, vengeance ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
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31%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
State-of-the-art security system creator, Jack Stanfield has cemented his reputation as a man who's thought of everything. But when a criminal finds a way into Jack's personal life, everything Jack holds dear is suddenly at stake.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, serious, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, suspense, rescue, family in danger, robbery, blackmail, computer, hostage, heist, surveillance, bank robbery, hacking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington state, usa, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.
Style:
exciting, clever, tricky, absurd, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, robbery, master criminal, con men, betrayal, caper, creativity, chase, police investigation, one last job, organized crime, suspense ...
Time:
future
Place:
new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
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27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest ...
Style:
surprise ending, exciting, tricky, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
heist, twists and turns, swat team, robbery, mind game, suspense, investigation, conspiracy, caper, thief, dishonesty, betrayal ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two cops, a rookie and a grizzled vet, pursue an accomplished bank robber.
Style:
surprise ending, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
robbery, bank robbery, police detective, investigation, police investigation, twists and turns, hostage, police, gangsters, surveillance, heist, vengeance ...
Place:
seattle, usa, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In "Sabotage", Arnold Schwarzenegger leads an elite DEA task force that takes on the world's deadliest drug cartels. When the team successfully executes a high-stakes raid on a cartel safe house, they think their work is done - until, ...
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police investigation, drug cartel, vengeance, crime scene, suspense, revenge, death of friend, dishonesty, tough law enforcer, heist, violent, investigation ...
Time:
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Place:
mexico, california, atlanta, georgia, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings (Idris Elba), John Rahway (Paul Walker), A.J. (Hayden Christensen), and brothers Jake (Michael Ealy) and Jesse Attica (Chris Brown) successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life ...
Style:
intense, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, thief, gangsters, gang, chase, armored car robbery, one last job, suspense, robbery, armored car, investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Mysterious cell phone messages promise a young American engineer untold wealth - then make him the target of a deadly international plot. Dangerous security operatives chase the engineer across the globe, while a powerful government official pursues ...
Style:
clever, tense, captivating, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
surveillance, chase, twists and turns, spy, computer, a.i., computer system, technology gone awry, computers and web, government agency, on the run, conspiracy ...
Time:
future
Place:
usa, russia, las vegas, washington d.c., czech republic ...
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26%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" Raines enlists help from a few "boost happy" pals to accomplish a seemingly ...
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intense, exciting, entertaining, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
heist, car chase, chase, car, race against time, car thief, master criminal, suspense, blackmail, betrayal, car theft, caper ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
13%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A DEA agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army ranger drill sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry.
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twist ending, surprise ending, confusing, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
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boys' night
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twists and turns, military, army investigation, corruption, investigation, suspense, conspiracy, missing person, jungle, murder mystery, life philosophy, brutality ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
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26%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A secret service agent is framed as the mole in an assassination attempt on the president. He must clear his name and foil another assassination attempt while on the run from a relentless FBI agent.
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suspenseful, intense, rough, sexy, slasher ...
Plot:
secret service, frame up, suspense, conspiracy, investigation, spy, assassination, espionage, on the run, double agent, blackmail, uncover truth ...
Time:
21st century
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25%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Master thief Will Montgomery is just released from the State penitentiary after serving a 10 year sentence, is contacted by Vincent, his ex comrade in crime, who is holding Will’s teenage daughter ransom in a hijacked taxi cab. Vincent will only ...
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exciting, intense, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
kidnapping, fbi, heist, father daughter relationship, robbery, chase, car chase, violence, thief, rescue, greed, ex convict ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
An untraceable group of elite bank robbers is chased by a suicidal FBI agent who uncovers a deeper purpose behind the robbery-homicides.
Style:
intense, enigmatic, clever, melancholic, twist ending ...
Plot:
bank robbery, fbi, heist, investigation, corruption, money, conspiracy, crime gone awry, twists and turns, greed, runaway, violence ...
Time:
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100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.
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suspenseful, twist ending, captivating, serious, realistic ...
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teens
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hacker, programmer, computer, conspiracy, murder, business, technology, betrayal, uncover truth, dishonesty, hacking, manipulation ...
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Place:
california, usa, portland oregon
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25%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
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new york, maryland, usa, san francisco, baltimore ...
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24%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then ...
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exciting, tense, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
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boys' night
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hitman, assassination, suspense, rivalry, foe turned friend, gangsters, assassin, sniper, spy, rescue, killer, criminal heroes ...
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Place:
usa, seattle, puerto rico, detroit, caribbean ...
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24%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Spain, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, breathtaking, perverse ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
revenge, murder, kidnapping, one man army, on the run, runaway, chase, frame up, hostage, police investigation, framed for murder, violence ...
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Place:
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24%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago – smuggling – to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farraday finds himself wanted by cops, crooks and killers alike.
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three minor delinquints (Danes, Ribisi, and Epps) are recruited by a cop (Farina) working undercover to bust a cop/drug ring. When the officer who recruited them is killed, they go above and beyond the call of duty to solve the murder; and bust the ...
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serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
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chase, police corruption, suspense, investigation, partners, working undercover, partners against crime, criminal heroes, conspiracy, drugs, prostitution, corruption ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An international terrorist has New York in a grip of panic and it's up to Det. Sgt. Deke DaSilva to take him down.
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exciting, suspenseful, harsh, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, chase, police officer, suspense, master criminal, stewardess, fighting crime, working undercover, police, murder, bomb ...
Time:
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Place:
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24%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor—against the cunning leader of a secret military society. Covering the globe from ...
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24%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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suspenseful, exciting, sexy, tense, realistic ...
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Time:
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Place:
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