Teens P.J. and Goose get their thrills on BMX bikes, performing hair-raising tricks all across Sydney, Australia. Along with their new friend Judy, they discover a box of walkie-talkies -- and find out that a gang of criminals intends to use them to monitor police signals during a bank robbery. When the young trio snatches the devices, it propels them on a hair-raising adventure in which their pedaling skills might just save their necks.

Suicide Kings

1997

English

6.9

♡ 38

34%

Peter O'Fallon Director

Jay Mohr as Brett Cambell

Christopher Walken as Carlo Bartolucci / Charlie Barret

Sean Whalen as Widowmaker

Barry Del Sherman as Window Washer

Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.

Hard Night Falling

2019

English

3.4

♡ 19

Giorgio Bruno Director

Natalie Burn as Emma

Andrea Scarduzio as Frank

Dolph Lundgren as Michael Anderson

Gioia Vicari as Sara Rossini

Goro, a criminal mastermind, plot to steal a massive cache of gold from the Rossini family. Unbeknownst to Goro and his soldiers of fortune, one of Rossini's guest is a highly trained foreign operative who fights to not only save the hostages and the gold, but his imperiled family.

Mrs. Miniver

1942

English

7.6

♡ 12

93%

84%

Action

based on novel or book

William Wyler Director

Ian Wolfe as Dentist

Tom Conway as Man

Sidney D'Albrook as Man in Store

Forrester Harvey as Mr. Huggins

Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.

Death Before Dishonor

1987

English

4.9

♡ 3

33%

Terry Leonard Director

Brian Keith as Col. Halloran

Joanna Pacula as Elli

Peter Parros as James

Sasha Mitchell as Ruggieri

Gunnery Sergeant Burns reports for duty to an American Embassy in the Middle East. However due to the 'enlightened' views of the Ambassador, the marine security detachment he is in charge of is severely restricted in their functions and presence to avoid upsetting the host government. As a result, when terrorists attack the compound, they are able to kidnap hostages and escape with little opposition. Burns ignores the Ambassador's restrictions, and throws the rule books out the window, as he becomes a one man army in an attempt to rescue the hostages, and wipe out the terrorists.

Carnage Park

2016

English

4.9

♡ 29

61%

Mickey Keating Director

Darby Stanchfield as Ellen San Diego

James Landry Hébert as 'Scorpion' Joe Clay

Alan Ruck as Sheriff Moss

Larry Fessenden as Travis 'Whiskey' Ginger

Part crime caper gone awry, part survival horror film, this 1970s set thriller depicts a harrowing fight for survival after a pair of wannabe crooks botch a bank heist and flee into the desert, where they inexplicably stumble upon Carnage Park, a remote stretch of wilderness occupied by a psychotic ex-military sniper.

A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe

1975

Italian

6.2

♡ 6

Damiano Damiani Director

Giuseppe Transocchi as Brothel Customer with Pipe

Vittorio Fanfoni as Jail guard

Terence Hill as Joe Thanks

Carla Cassola as Prostitute

Expert conman Joe Thanks teams up with half-breed Bill and naive Lucy to steal $300,000 from the Indian-hating Major Cabot. Their elaborate plan is full of disguises, double-crosses, and chases, but Joe always seems to know what he's doing.

The Visitors

1972

English

6.3

♡ 4

36%

Elia Kazan Director

James Woods as Bill Schmidt

Patrick McVey as Harry Wayne

Steve Railsback as Sgt. Mike Nickerson

Chico Martínez as Tony Rodriguez

Bill, Martha and their little child Hal are spending a quiet winter Sunday in their cosy house when they get an unexpected visit from Mike Nickerson and Tony Rodriguez. Mike and Tony are old acquaintances of Bill; a few years back, in Vietnam, they were in the same platoon. They also became opposed parties in a court martial - for a reason that Bill never explained to Martha. What happened in Vietnam, and what is the reason for the presence of Mike and Tony ?

Restraint

2008

English

6.0

♡ 21

43%

David Denneen Director

Stephen Moyer as Andrew

Teresa Palmer as Dale

Travis Fimmel as Ron

Vanessa Redgrave as Sky News reader #2

Two fugitives land in hot water when they take a hostage who poses a threat to their well-being.

Fearless Faith

2020

English

5.1

♡ 2

96%

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

Kevin Rushing Director

Todd Terry as Captain Moore

Jason Burkey as Colton

Erin Bethea as Lauren

Ben Davies as Shep

The life of a respected sheriff's deputy spirals out of control as he questions God's will after witnessing his partner gunned down by an unknown assailant... then is confronted by a staggering truth delivered by a round little bald man. Can faith carry him through?

Women

2021

English

4.3

♡ 5

89%

Anton Sigurdsson Director

Anna Maiche as Hailey

Anna Marie Dobbins as Jennifer

Cindy Hogan as Mandy

Kylie Delre as Rose

A small town detective while investigating the disappearance of a local woman comes across an unassuming Sociology professor who is hiding a secret life.

The Black Battlefront Kidnappers

1973

Japanese

6.2

♡ 2

Eizô Sugawa Director

Hiroshi Fujioka as Akira Funaki

Ben Hiura as Kyô Kazama

Yoshio Inaba as Onimaru

Haruo Suzuki as Recorder

A taut, economical policier-cum-gang-hostage thriller.

Don't Touch the Loot

1954

French

7.7

♡ 8

liberation of hostage

noir

paris, france

ransom

Jacques Becker Director

Lino Ventura as Angelo Fraiser

Marilyn Buferd as Betty

Jeanne Moreau as Josy

Dominique Davray as Une prostituée

Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the details of the theft to his younger mistress, Josey -- who has secretly taken up with ambitious young rival gangster Angelo. Angelo then has Riton kidnapped and demands the stash of gold as ransom, which threatens Max's dreams of the perfect retirement.

Company Business

1991

English

5.7

♡ 6

32%

Action

central intelligence agency (cia)

Nicholas Meyer Director

Terry O'Quinn as Colonel Pierce Grissom

Daniel von Bargen as Mike Flinn

Boris Isarov as Russian Aide

Kate Harper as Secretary

An aging agent is called back by "the Company" to run a hostage trade of a Soviet spy for an American agent.

First Name: Carmen

1983

French

6.3

♡ 6

88%

61%

Action

bank

based on novel or book

Jean-Luc Godard Director

Maruschka Detmers as Carmen X

Jean-Luc Godard as Jeannot / L'oncle de Carmen-Carmen's Uncle

Christophe Odent as Le chef / Leader

Jacques Prat as Violon

The protagonist is Carmen X, a sexy female member of a terrorist gang. She asks her uncle Jean, a washed-up film director if she can borrow his beachside house to make a film with some friends, but they are in fact planning to rob a bank. During the robbery she falls in love with a security guard. The film intercuts between Carmen's escape with the guard, her uncle's attempt to make a comeback film, and a string quartet attempting to perform Beethoven.

Tokugawa Ieyasu

1965

Japanese

6.5

♡ 2

Daisuke Itô Director

Takahiro Tamura as

Kei Yamamoto as

Kinnosuke Nakamura as

Kin'ya Kitaôji as

In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a political hostage. His mother and his clan endure years of tribulations until he can return.

Colt 38 Special Squad

1976

Italian

6.7

♡ 3

53%

Massimo Dallamano Director

Margherita Horowitz as Casino Guest

Francesco Ferracini as Franco Lubrano

Ivan Rassimov as Marsigliese / Black Angel

Grace Jones as Self

The city of Turin is in the grip of a brutal crime boss known as "Il Marsigliese" and plenty of cops have good cause to want him dead — none more than Inspector Vanni, whose wife was murdered by the ruthless gangster. Having exhausted every other avenue, Vanni forms a crack squad of motorcycle-riding, Colt .38-toting elite officers, tasked with meting out justice on the margins of the law. But when "Il Marsigliese" launches a bombing campaign designed to extort a vast ransom from the city's authorities, Vanni finds himself in a race against time to exact his revenge and avert disaster.

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