RZA (Rapper)
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Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn't commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison....
43) Clean
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A garbage collector sucked into the orbit of a local crime boss must face the violence of his past to find redemption in this bloody thrill ride.
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Based on a true story, American Gangster is the story of two men: Frank Lucas, former driver, bouncer, and collector for Bumpy Johnson, the so-called Robin Hood of Harlem; and Richie Roberts, night-school lawyer, detective, and honest cop. Frank is importing heroin direct from Bangkok--by-passing the Italian and Sicilian mafia--undercutting their prices, delivering superior product, and making a fortune. Richie, loathed by cops on the take for turning...
46) AWOL-72
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Conrad Miller is an AWOL military officer who has been accused of selling secrets to ex-KGB during the Cold War. When Miller realizes he has been tracked by his counterpart hitman Myron, Miller knows his love and his compromise have been threatened, and he does the only thing humanly possible. RUN. The Soviets enlist the services of Detective Adams to aid them in the local hunt to track down Miller by any means necessary.
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East meets West in this hip-hop infused samurai-gangster story in which a professional killer goes by the name of Ghost Dog and who lives by the age-old code of the samurai. When Ghost Dog's code is dangerously betrayed by the dysfunctional mafia family that occasionally employs him, he must find a way to defend himself without breaking the code of the samurai.
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'The Bride' was a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, lead by her lover 'Bill.' Upon realizing she was pregnant with Bill's child, she decides to escape her life as a killer. She flees to Texas, where she meets a young man, and on the day of their wedding is gunned down by an angry and jealous Bill and other members of the Squad. Four years later, 'The Bride' wakes from a coma, and discovers her baby is gone. She decides to seek revenge...
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After an encounter with a faulty airline toilet, Dakwon sues the offending airline, and wins 100 million dollars for his pain and suffering. Flushed with cash, Dakwon decides to start his own airline called NWA. With a purple exterior, an interior to die for, the first flight of the new airline is about to take off. But with a pilot who can't fly, white passengers who are clearly out of their element, crazy security officers, and a crew too wrapped...
51) Afro samurai
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Afro is out on a mission to seek revenge for the wrongful death of his father. A warrior who travels a solitary path encountering a myriad of enemies, friends, and challenges beyond imagination.
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"12 Reasons To Die is a brutal tale of gangsters, betrayal, and one vengeful soul hunting the 12 mob bosses who conspired his murder. Created by Ghostface Killah and produced by RZA, this hard-knuckled horror/crime hybrid follows multiple timelines - and multiple artists - in the quest for revenge."--Back cover.
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Criterion collection volume 1057
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Jim Jarmusch combines his love for the ice-cool crime dramas with the philosophical dimensions of samurai mythology for an eccentrically postmodern take on the hit-man thriller. In one of his defining roles, Forest Whitaker brings a commanding serenity to his portrayal of a Zen contract killer working for a bumbling mob outfit, a modern man who adheres steadfastly to the ideals of the Japanese warrior code even as chaos and violence spiral around...
55) AWOL-72
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Conrad Miller is an AWOL Marine in possession of secret government information. He's a wanted man pursued by Russian special ops, the LAPD, and a dangerous assassin. Highly capable and tormented by his past, he's short on time, but a lethal weapon who will lay waste to anyone who stands in his way.