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    Operation Pope 2025 POSTER

    Operation Pope

    2025

    Polish

    2

    assassination

    cold war

    Drama

    Thriller

    At the Kremlin's behest, Bulgarian secret services, along with Polish comrades, prepare for an attempt on the Pope's life. The best candidate to cover up the tracks and eliminate the assassin is retired SB agent Konstanty Brusicki, nicknamed 'Bruno', who has only one month left to live.
    Zamach na papieza 2025 POSTER

    Zamach na papieza

    2025

    Polish

    assassination

    cold war

    Drama

    Thriller

    At the Kremlin's behest, Bulgarian secret services, along with Polish comrades, prepare for an attempt on the Pope's life. The best candidate to cover up the tracks and eliminate the assassin is retired SB agent Konstanty Brusicki, nicknamed 'Bruno', who has only one month left to live.
    Heaven 2002 POSTER

    Heaven

    2002

    English

    6.9

    22

    73%

    76%

    Action

    assassination

    bomb

    court

    Crime

    Drama

    love

    police

    Romance

    terrorist

    Thriller

    Tom Tykwer Tom Tykwer Director Giovanni Ribisi Giovanni Ribisi as Filippo Remo Girone Remo Girone as Filippo's Father Cate Blanchett Cate Blanchett as Philippa Stefania Orsola Garello Stefania Orsola Garello as Vendice's Secretary
    Cate Blanchett stars as Philippa, a British teacher living in Turin, Italy, who has seen many friends, including her husband, fall victim to drug overdoses. Philippa has repeatedly contacted the police with information about Turin's biggest drug dealer but, complicit in his dealings, they have completely ignored her. So Philippa decides to dole out her own form of justice with a homemade bomb -- setting her off on a journey from young widow to fugitive on the run.
    Smoke Screen 2017 POSTER

    Smoke Screen

    2017

    English

    4.7

    2

    Action

    assassination

    attorney general

    clandestine forces

    Thriller

    Sean Buttimer Sean Buttimer Director John Borras John Borras as Frank Kissane Tom DiNardo Tom DiNardo as Jimmy Sean Buttimer Sean Buttimer as Padraic Mason Robert D. Heath Jr. Robert D. Heath Jr. as Richard Hill
    A botched assassination of the US Attorney General forces its perpetrators to go into hiding. Meanwhile, clandestine forces awaken to correct the situation.
    Human Desire 1954 POSTER

    Human Desire

    1954

    English

    7.1

    20

    60%

    74%

    Action

    assassination

    deceit

    Drama

    dysfunctional marriage

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    noir

    Romance

    train ride

    Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Director Edgar Buchanan Edgar Buchanan as Alec Simmons Paul Brinegar Paul Brinegar as Brakeman Grandon Rhodes Grandon Rhodes as John Owens Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame as Vicki Buckley
    A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife and murder. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, in 1997.
    Killing Lincoln 2013 POSTER

    Killing Lincoln

    2013

    English

    6.7

    18

    61%

    61%

    19th century

    abraham lincoln

    Action

    assassination

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    usa president

    War

    Adrian Moat Adrian Moat Director Billy Campbell Billy Campbell as Abraham Lincoln Graham Beckel Graham Beckel as Edwin Stanton Tom Hanks Tom Hanks as Himself - Narrator David Foster David Foster as James Gifford
    April 14, 1865. One gunshot. One assassin hell-bent on killing a tyrant, as he charged the 16th President of the United States. And in one moment, our nation was forever changed. This is the most dramatic and resonant crime in American history—the true story of the killing of Abraham Lincoln.
    Mrs. Brown 1997 POSTER

    Mrs. Brown

    1997

    English

    7.2

    15

    92%

    79%

    Action

    assassination

    Biography

    Drama

    england

    History

    queen

    queen victoria

    Romance

    scotland

    widow

    John Madden John Madden Director Gerard Butler Gerard Butler as Archie Brown Richard Pasco Richard Pasco as Doctor Jenner Sara Stewart Sara Stewart as Princess Alexandra Judi Dench Judi Dench as Queen Victoria
    When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown. But their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil to the monarchy.
    Sharpshooter 2007 POSTER

    Sharpshooter

    2007

    English

    4.6

    5

    20%

    20%

    Action

    assassin

    assassination

    central intelligence agency (cia)

    cia

    Thriller

    Armand Mastroianni Armand Mastroianni Director Dominic Rains Dominic Rains as Aiig James Remar James Remar as Dillon John Prosky John Prosky as Hostage Walker Andre Ware Andre Ware as Jake
    An assassin working for the CIA decides to take one final job before quitting only to find out that he is the target of his CIA boss.
    The Man with the Iron Heart 2017 POSTER

    The Man with the Iron Heart

    2017

    English

    6.4

    125

    67%

    47%

    Action

    assassination

    based on novel or book

    Biography

    czech history

    nazi

    operation anthropoid

    Thriller

    War

    world war ii

    Cédric Jimenez Cédric Jimenez Director Stephen Graham Stephen Graham as Heinrich Himmler Jack O'Connell Jack O'Connell as Jan Kubis Rosamund Pike Rosamund Pike as Lina Heydrich Jason Clarke Jason Clarke as Reinhard Heydrich
    With the Third Reich at its peak in 1942, the Czech resistance in London plans the most ambitious military operation of WWII – Anthropoid. Two young recruits are sent to Prague to assassinate the most ruthless Nazi leader – Reinhard Heydrich, head of the Reich Security Main Office, the Gestapo and the architect of the Final Solution.
    Malibu Express 1985 POSTER

    Malibu Express

    1985

    English

    4.7

    28

    32%

    32%

    Action

    assassination

    boat

    car race

    Comedy

    Crime

    helicopter

    Mystery

    silly

    Thriller

    transvestism

    Andy Sidaris Andy Sidaris Director Darby Hinton Darby Hinton as Cody Abilene Sybil Danning Sybil Danning as Contessa Luciana Art Metrano Art Metrano as Matthew Regis Philbin Regis Philbin as Regis Philbin
    In this erotic spy tale private eye Cody Abilene teams up with the Contessa Luciana and policewoman Beverly McAfee to infiltrate a mansion and discover who is sending computer secrets to the Russians.
    Schizopolis 1996 POSTER

    Schizopolis

    1996

    English

    6.7

    10

    68%

    80%

    Action

    assassination

    Comedy

    dentist

    exterminator

    Fantasy

    Mystery

    Steven Soderbergh Steven Soderbergh Director John Mese John Mese as Depressed Guy Katherine LaNasa Katherine LaNasa as Diane Steven Soderbergh Steven Soderbergh as Fletcher Munson / Dr. Jeffrey Korchek Betsy Brantley Betsy Brantley as Mrs. Munson / Attractive Woman #2
    A man works for the unpleasant guru of a Scientology-like movement.
    Monarch 2000 POSTER

    Monarch

    2000

    English

    5.8

    1

    Action

    assassination

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    england

    History

    Horror

    monarchy

    Mystery

    Thriller

    John Walsh John Walsh Director Mark Montgomerie Mark Montgomerie as Paul Breen Paul Breen as Guard #1 David Aldous David Aldous as Guard #3 Jean Marsh Jean Marsh as The Queens
    From double BAFTA nominated Writer and Director John Walsh. Monarch is part fact, part fiction and unfolds around one night when the injured ruler arrives at a manor house closed for the season.
    The Great Manhunt 1950 POSTER

    The Great Manhunt

    1950

    English

    7.0

    8

    Action

    assassination

    based on novel or book

    blackmail

    dictator

    Drama

    letter

    operation

    Romance

    Thriller

    Sidney Gilliat Sidney Gilliat Director Richard Marner Richard Marner as 2nd Officer at Billin Police Headquarters Leonard Sachs Leonard Sachs as Dr. Poldoi Peter Illing Peter Illing as Macco, the magician Robert Cawdron Robert Cawdron as State Policeman
    While working in England, an American surgeon Dr. John Marlowe is invited to Vosnia (a fictitious East-European country) to receive an award and demonstrate his life-saving surgery. Unwittingly caught in the middle of a dangerous and corrupt series of political events, Marlowe then becomes the object of a shoot-to-kill, vicious pursuit. Fleeing, he seeks help from an English-speaking actress, Lisa Robinson, and the two attempt to escape across the treacherous mountains of Vosnia.
    Abraham Lincoln 1930 POSTER

    Abraham Lincoln

    1930

    English

    5.7

    11

    75%

    36%

    Action

    american civil war

    assassination

    biography

    Biography

    courtship

    debate

    Drama

    History

    illinois

    War

    D.W. Griffith D.W. Griffith Director Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing as Armstrong Henry B. Walthall Henry B. Walthall as Colonel Marshall Jason Robards Sr. Jason Robards Sr. as Herndon E. Alyn Warren E. Alyn Warren as Stephen A. Douglas / General Grant
    A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln's life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; his early years as a country lawyer; his marriage to Mary Todd; his debates with Stephen A. Douglas; the election of 1860; his presidency during the Civil War; and his assassination in Ford’s Theater in 1865.
    Munich 2005 POSTER

    Munich

    2005

    English

    7.5

    122

    79%

    83%

    Action

    assassination

    beirut, lebanon

    Biography

    Crime

    Drama

    History

    hotel room

    israel

    mossad

    plo

    Thriller

    Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Director Eric Bana Eric Bana as Avner Alon Aboutboul Alon Aboutboul as Israeli Soldier with Zamir Hiam Abbass Hiam Abbass as Marie Claude Hamshari Daniel Craig Daniel Craig as Steve
    During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
    The Hired Killer 1966 POSTER

    The Hired Killer

    1966

    Italian

    5.9

    6

    Action

    assassination

    Crime

    Drama

    Thriller

    Francesco Prosperi Francesco Prosperi Director Cec Linder Cec Linder as Gastel Valentino Macchi Valentino Macchi as Photographic Lab Assistant Franco Nero Franco Nero as Tony Lo Bello Giovanni Cianfriglia Giovanni Cianfriglia as (uncredited)
    Hit-man Clint Harris has one more job to do before he can retire. The corporation which hires him demands that Harris "erase" an ex-employee who has become a snitch for the police. At first Harris refuses but when his own brother is assassinated he accepts the job.
    Stand Alone 1985 POSTER

    Stand Alone

    1985

    English

    5.2

    4

    36%

    36%

    Action

    assassination

    Drama

    murder

    old man

    police

    revenge

    witness

    Alan Beattie Alan Beattie Director Pam Grier Pam Grier as Cathryn Bolan Joey Miyashima Joey Miyashima as Japanese Soldier #2 Alan Marcus Alan Marcus as Machine Gun Bert Remsen Bert Remsen as Paddie
    A World War II vet is pushed to the limit when gang members and drug dealers take over his neighborhood.
    Julius Caesar 1953 POSTER

    Julius Caesar

    1953

    English

    7.2

    20

    96%

    81%

    1st century

    1st century bc

    Action

    ancient rome

    assassination

    Biography

    conspiracy

    Drama

    epic

    History

    Joseph L. Mankiewicz Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director Ned Glass Ned Glass as Cobbler Douglass Dumbrille Douglass Dumbrille as Lepidus Michael Ansara Michael Ansara as Pindarus Richard Hale Richard Hale as Soothsayer
    The assassination of the would-be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and for the republic.
    Death Has Blue Eyes 1976 POSTER

    Death Has Blue Eyes

    1976

    Greek

    4.5

    3

    Action

    assassination

    Crime

    Sci-Fi

    telepathy

    Thriller

    Nico Mastorakis Nico Mastorakis Director Bill Peyton Bill Peyton as George Ranger George Ranger as Danny Rochas Danny Rochas as Louise Melinda Louise Melinda as
    Bob and Ches are two bachelors on the make. They are hired by Geraldine to guard her and her daughter, Christine. It seems Christine is psychic, and knows all the details of a political murder.
    Revolver 1973 POSTER

    Revolver

    1973

    Italian

    10

    Action

    assassination

    blackmail

    Crime

    Drama

    friendship

    male friendship

    prison

    Thriller

    Sergio Sollima Sergio Sollima Director Carla Mancini Carla Mancini as Marco Mariani Marco Mariani as Carlo DeGregori Peter Berling Peter Berling as Grappa Oliver Reed Oliver Reed as Vito Cipriani
    An Italian prison official's wife is kidnapped, and the kidnappers demand that a notorious prisoner be released in order for the man to get his wife back. He gets the man released - but then kidnaps him himself, in order to ensure that the man's colleagues don't kill his wife. Enraged, the gang sets out to free their compatriot and kill the man who took him.
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