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    Smashing the 0-Line 1960 POSTER

    Smashing the 0-Line

    1960

    Japanese

    6.3

    7

    Action

    Crime

    drug dealer

    japan

    reporter

    smuggling (contraband)

    undercover

    Seijun Suzuki Seijun Suzuki Director Kotoe Hatsui Kotoe Hatsui as Tomo'o Nagai Tomo'o Nagai as Yûzô Kiura Yûzô Kiura as Yûji Odaka Yûji Odaka as (as Yuji Kodaka)
    Katiri is a reporter so ambitiously amoral that he’ll sell out anyone—including his partner and the drug dealer he’s sleeping with—to get a scoop. But what happens when an even more ruthless female gang boss kidnaps his sister?
    Pardon Us 1931 POSTER

    Pardon Us

    1931

    English

    6.8

    18

    67%

    67%

    bloodhound

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    Musical

    plantation

    prison escape

    prohibition era

    riot

    smuggling (contraband)

    James Parrott James Parrott Director Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Dental Assistant Jack Hill Jack Hill as Insurgent Convict Baldwin Cooke Baldwin Cooke as Insurgent Convict Gordon Douglas Gordon Douglas as Typist
    It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.
    Sgt. Bilko 1996 POSTER

    Sgt. Bilko

    1996

    English

    5.9

    21

    31%

    47%

    Action

    Comedy

    gambling

    gulf war

    military spoof

    not family genre

    smuggling (contraband)

    us army

    Jonathan Lynn Jonathan Lynn Director Dale Dye Dale Dye as First Engineer Richard Herd Richard Herd as Gen. Tennyson Travis Tritt Travis Tritt as Himself Austin Pendleton Austin Pendleton as Maj. Ebersole
    The US army is known for churning out lean mean fighting machines intent on protecting our great nation. Sergeant Ernie Bilko is the leader of a ragtag group of the sorriest soldiers ever to enlist in the armed forces.
    Welcome to Acapulco 2019 POSTER

    Welcome to Acapulco

    2019

    English

    4.1

    22

    43%

    43%

    Action

    airport

    central intelligence agency (cia)

    cia

    Comedy

    hitman

    mexico

    smuggling (contraband)

    Thriller

    Guillermo Iván Guillermo Iván Director Bradley Gregg Bradley Gregg as Anthony William Baldwin William Baldwin as Drake Savage Jeannine Kaspar Jeannine Kaspar as Miss Ryker Loris Curci Loris Curci as Spider
    When Matt Booth sets off to meet his fiance for a foreign wedding he couldn't have imagined the dangerous world he was about to step into. Betrayed and set up, Matt finds himself on the run from the CIA and hired mercenaries, all looking for a package that he has supposedly smuggled through customs. Hunted on all sides, Matt is aided by Agent Adriana Vasquez, a femme fatale with orders of her own to follow.
    Disappearances 2006 POSTER

    Disappearances

    2006

    English

    5.0

    3

    52%

    44%

    1930s

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    father son relationship

    great depression

    prohibition era

    smuggling (contraband)

    whiskey

    Jay Craven Jay Craven Director Luis Guzmán Luis Guzmán as Brother St. Hilaire Gary Farmer Gary Farmer as Herny Coville William Sanderson William Sanderson as Rat Kinneson Charlie McDermott Charlie McDermott as Wild Bill Bonhomme
    Quebec Bill Bohomme is a hardy schemer and dreamer, who, desperate to raise money to preserve his endangered herd through the rapidly approaching winter, resorts to whiskey-smuggling, a traditional family occupation. Quebec Bill takes his son, Wild Bill, on the journey. Also Henry Coville, an inscrutable whiskey smuggler, and Rat Kinneson, Quebec Bill's perpetually disconsolate ex-con hired man. Together, they cross the border into vast reaches of Canadian wilderness for an unforgettable four days "full of terror, full of wonder."
    Night Creatures 1962 POSTER

    Night Creatures

    1962

    English

    6.6

    9

    59%

    59%

    18th century

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    Horror

    marsh

    Mystery

    phantom

    pirate

    Romance

    smuggling (contraband)

    Peter Graham Scott Peter Graham Scott Director Kate O'Mara Kate O'Mara as Girl at Inn Daphne Anderson Daphne Anderson as Mrs. Rash Colin Douglas Colin Douglas as Pirate Bosun Peter Cushing Peter Cushing as Rev. Dr. Blyss
    A captain and his sailors investigate the rampaging "Marsh Phantoms" terrorizing a coastal town, but their search is hindered by a local reverend and a horrifying curse.
    The Sicilian Connection 1972 POSTER

    The Sicilian Connection

    1972

    Italian

    5.8

    4

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    drugs

    smuggling (contraband)

    Thriller

    Ferdinando Baldi Ferdinando Baldi Director Guy Mairesse Guy Mairesse as Ezio Sancrotti Ezio Sancrotti as Ben Gazzara Ben Gazzara as Giuseppe 'Joe' Coppola Giuseppe Castellano Giuseppe Castellano as Mike
    A small time hood smuggles drugs from Turkey to Italy in an effort to make it into the big time, but along the way everyone has to have their cut.
    Veerappan 2016 POSTER

    Veerappan

    2016

    Hindi

    5.3

    7

    Action

    Biography

    bollywood

    Crime

    docudrama

    smuggling (contraband)

    veerappan

    Ram Gopal Varma Ram Gopal Varma Director Sunit Razdan Sunit Razdan as Bhupi Zareen Khan Zareen Khan as Dancer Shaneel Sinha Shaneel Sinha as Gandhi Lisa Ray Lisa Ray as Shreya
    The journey of the world's most notorious sandalwood and ivory smuggler, Veerappan who was finally captured on October 18, 2004.
    Dangerous Trade in Kobe 1973 POSTER

    Dangerous Trade in Kobe

    1973

    Japanese

    6.7

    3

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    kobe japan

    smuggling (contraband)

    Eiichi Kudô Eiichi Kudô Director Tatsuo Endô Tatsuo Endô as Yuriko Mishima Yuriko Mishima as Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Rena Ichinose Rena Ichinose as
    Using a lesser mobster as bait a government agent infiltrates a narcotics-smuggling gang to try to capture the boss. But his survival has a price.
    Savage State 2019 POSTER

    Savage State

    2019

    French

    5.1

    3

    Action

    Drama

    family secrets

    husband wife relationship

    missouri

    sibling relationship

    smuggling (contraband)

    voodoo ritual

    Western

    David Perrault David Perrault Director Alice Isaaz Alice Isaaz as Esther Déborah François Déborah François as Justine Grégoire Colin Grégoire Colin as Monsieur de Lisle Kevin Janssens Kevin Janssens as Victor
    Saint Charles County, Missouri, December 1863. Edmond, a prosperous French perfume merchant, decides to flee to a safer place when the storms of the American Civil War start knocking at his door, threatening the life and fortune of his family.
    Cargo 2006 POSTER

    Cargo

    2006

    English

    5.0

    3

    20%

    20%

    Action

    Adventure

    chase

    Drama

    drug smuggling

    smuggling (contraband)

    stealing

    Thriller

    Clive Gordon Clive Gordon Director Daniel Brühl Daniel Brühl as Chris Gary Lewis Gary Lewis as Herman Christopher Fairbank Christopher Fairbank as Ralph Nikki Amuka-Bird Nikki Amuka-Bird as Subira
    A young backpacker gets into some trouble in Africa and stows away on a cargo ship heading to Europe.
    The Crossing of Paris 1956 POSTER

    The Crossing of Paris

    1956

    French

    7.3

    8

    Action

    black market

    Comedy

    Drama

    nazi occupation

    paris, france

    people smuggling

    smuggling (contraband)

    suitcase

    War

    Claude Autant-Lara Claude Autant-Lara Director Louis de Funès Louis de Funès as Jambier, l'épicier Harald Wolff Harald Wolff as Le commandant allemand Hubert Noël Hubert Noël as Le gigolo arrêté Jacques Marin Jacques Marin as Le patron du restaurant Saint Martin
    Two unlikely companions must smuggle four suitcases filled with contraband pork across Nazi-occupied Paris.
    Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies 1969 POSTER

    Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies

    1969

    English

    6.1

    3

    62%

    62%

    Action

    car race

    cheating

    Comedy

    monte carlo rally

    Romance

    smuggling (contraband)

    Ken Annakin Ken Annakin Director Dudley Moore Dudley Moore as Lt. Barrington Peter Cook Peter Cook as Maj. Dawlish Mireille Darc Mireille Darc as Marie-Claude Marie Dubois Marie Dubois as Pascale
    Sequel to "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines". This time an international car rally from England to Monte Carlo provides the comedic farce.
    Street People 1976 POSTER

    Street People

    1976

    Italian

    5.3

    4

    25%

    25%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    driver

    mafia

    smuggling (contraband)

    Maurizio Lucidi Maurizio Lucidi Director Remo De Angelis Remo De Angelis as Barkeeper Stacy Keach Stacy Keach as Charlie Hanson Andrea Fantasia Andrea Fantasia as Mafia Boss Roger Moore Roger Moore as Ulisse
    A Mafia boss is enraged when he is suspected of smuggling a heroin shipment into San Francisco. He dispatches his nephew, a hotshot Anglo-Sicilian lawyer, to identify the real culprit. The lawyer also enlists the aid of his best friend, a grand prix driver with an adventurous streak.
    Hurricane Smith 1992 POSTER

    Hurricane Smith

    1992

    English

    4.4

    4

    27%

    27%

    Action

    australia

    Drama

    drugs

    oil

    search

    sister

    smuggling (contraband)

    Colin Budds Colin Budds Director Glenn Ruehland Glenn Ruehland as Bernie Carl Weathers Carl Weathers as Billy 'Hurricane' Smith Jürgen Prochnow Jürgen Prochnow as Charlie Dowd John Ewart John Ewart as David Griffiths
    An oil-field worker from Texas journeys to Australia to look for his missing sister, and his search winds up getting him involved with a violent drug-smuggling gang.
    Mr. Nice 2010 POSTER

    Mr. Nice

    2010

    English

    6.3

    7

    53%

    44%

    Biography

    central intelligence agency (cia)

    cia

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    explosive

    prison

    smuggling (contraband)

    wales

    Bernard Rose Bernard Rose Director Crispin Glover Crispin Glover as Ernie Combs Elsa Pataky Elsa Pataky as Ilze Kadegis David Thewlis David Thewlis as Jim McCann Ken Russell Ken Russell as Russell Miegs
    Biopic about 1970s Welsh marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence. Based on Marks' biography with the same title.
    The Big Mouth 1967 POSTER

    The Big Mouth

    1967

    English

    5.5

    10

    40%

    59%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    diamond

    fisherman

    look-alike

    smuggling (contraband)

    Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis Director Frank De Vol Frank De Vol as Bogart Howard Morris Howard Morris as Cameo Role Harry Fleer Harry Fleer as Male Nurse William O'Connell William O'Connell as Psychiatrist
    A fisherman crosses paths with a diamond-smuggling gangster–who is his doppelgänger—and inadvertently takes his place at a resort hotel where he meets a special girl.
    Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow 1963 POSTER

    Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

    1963

    English

    7.3

    5

    90%

    90%

    Action

    Adventure

    british army

    oppression

    press gang

    scarecrow

    smuggling (contraband)

    taxes

    James Neilson James Neilson Director Bruce Seton Bruce Seton as Beadle Geoffrey Keen Geoffrey Keen as General Pugh Richard O'Sullivan Richard O'Sullivan as George Ransley David Buck David Buck as Harry Banks
    English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.
    The Long Haul 1957 POSTER

    The Long Haul

    1957

    English

    6.7

    5

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    gi

    london, england

    smuggling (contraband)

    Thriller

    truck driver

    war bride

    Ken Hughes Ken Hughes Director Liam Redmond Liam Redmond as Casey Diana Dors Diana Dors as Lynn John Harvey John Harvey as Supt. Macrea Sam Kydd Sam Kydd as Taxi Driver
    An American ex-GI takes a job as a truck driver to support his British war bride Connie. It isn't long, however, before Harry is blackmailed into joining a smuggling operation run by a conniving criminal.
    Out of Bounds 1986 POSTER

    Out of Bounds

    1986

    English

    5.5

    4

    43%

    43%

    Action

    airport

    bus

    chase

    Crime

    Drama

    heroin

    police

    smuggling (contraband)

    Thriller

    Richard Tuggle Richard Tuggle Director Raymond J. Barry Raymond J. Barry as Hurley Glynn Turman Glynn Turman as Lieutenant Delgado Jerry Levine Jerry Levine as Marshall Jeff Kober Jeff Kober as Roy Gaddis
    Farm boy Daryl Cage's parents ship him off to the big city to live with his brother, hoping he will have a better life there. After a baggage mixup at the airport, Daryl finds himself in possession of a drug cache, which a ruthless drug dealer wants back. The dealer murders Daryl's brother and the small town boy ends up all alone in the big city, being pursued by both the drug dealer and the police, who suspect him of the murder.
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