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Film Theme: One Against the Mob
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The list Film Theme: One Against the Mob includes
Road House, Sin City, Kung Fu Hustle, War and Walking Tall.
The list consists of 97 members.
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Road House
1989 American action film by Rowdy Herrington
Overview: Road House is a 1989 American action film directed by Rowdy Herrington and produced by Joel Silver. The film stars Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliott. In the film, a bouncer at a ...
Release date: 19 May 1989Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, ThrillerDirector: Rowdy HerringtonProducer: Tim Moore, Steve PerryWriter: David Lee Henry, Hilary HenkinA bouncer hired to clean up the baddest honkytonk in a Missouri town. Armed with a black belt in karate and a Ph.D. in philosophy, Patrick Swayze sets ...
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Walking Tall
1973 film by Phil Karlson
Overview: Walking Tall is a 1973 American neo-noir biographical vigilante action film based on the life of Buford Pusser, a professional wrestler-turned-lawman in McNairy County, Tennessee, played by Joe Don Baker ...
Release date: 22 February 1973Genre: Crime, Drama, ActionDirector: Phil KarlsonProducer: Joel Briskin, Mort BriskinWriter: Mort Briskin, Sean BainBased on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, who almost single-handedly cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost ... 0
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Sin City
2005 American crime thriller film written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez
Overview: Sin City (also known as Frank Miller's Sin City) is a 2005 American neo-noir action crime anthology film directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller based on Miller's comic book series of the same name ...
Release date: 28 March 2005Genre: Action, Crime, ThrillerDirector: Frank Miller, Quentin TarantinoProducer: Elizabeth Avellan, Bill ScottWriter: Frank Miller, Robert RodriguezAn exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption. 0
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Kung Fu Hustle
2004 Hong Kong action comedy film by Stephen Chow
Overview: Kung Fu Hustle (Chinese: 功夫; 'Kung Fu') is a 2004 martial arts action comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the leading role, alongside Huang Shengyi, Yuen ...
Release date: 14 September 2004Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, FantasyDirector: Stephen ChowProducer: Bill Borden, Wellson ChinWriter: Stephen Chow, Kan-Cheung TsangIn Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extr ... 0
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Illegal Tender
2007 film directed by Franc. Reyes
Overview: Illegal Tender is a 2007 American crime film written and directed by Franc. Reyes and produced by John Singleton. It stars Rick Gonzalez, Wanda De Jesus and Dania Ramirez. It also marks the film debut ...
Release date: 24 August 2007Genre: Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Franc. ReyesCast: Michael Philip Del Rio, Samuel Molina, Rick Sepulveda, Manny Perez, D.C. Benny, Mercedes MercadoProducer: Jill Footlick, Sueann HanWriter: Franc. ReyesWhen the thugs who killed his father come looking for him, a young Latino man and his mother flee from their home. 0
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War
2007 film by Philip Atwell
Overview: War is a 2007 American action film directed by Philip G. Atwell in his directorial debut and featuring stage combat choreographed by Corey Yuen. The film stars Jet Li and Jason Statham. The film was r ...
Release date: 24 August 2007Genre: Action, Crime, ThrillerDirector: Philip G. AtwellProducer: Peter Block, Steve ChasmanWriter: Lee Anthony Smith, Gregory J. BradleyAn FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as "Rogue" who murdered his partner. 0
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Waist Deep
2006 American action drama film directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall
Overview: Waist Deep is a 2006 American action drama film directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall and starring Tyrese Gibson and Meagan Good.
Release date: 28 April 2006Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Vondie Curtis-HallProducer: A. Demetrius Brown, Marc D. EvansWriter: Vondie Curtis-Hall, Darin ScottAn ex-convict (Tyrese) gets tangled up with a gang after his car is hijacked with his son inside. 0
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Veronica Guerin
2003 film
Overview: Veronica Guerin is a 2003 biographical crime film directed by Joel Schumacher from a screenplay by Carol Doyle and Mary Agnes Donoghue. The film stars Cate Blanchett, Gerard McSorley, Ciarán Hinds, Brenda ...
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Joel SchumacherProducer: Jerry Bruckheimer, Ned DowdWriter: Carol Doyle, Mary Agnes DonoghueAn Irish journalist writes a series of stories about drug dealers. 0
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The Transporter
2002 film by Louis Leterrier and Corey Yuen
Overview: The Transporter (French: Le Transporteur) is a 2002 English-language French action film directed by Corey Yuen and Louis Leterrier from a screenplay by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It is the first ...
Release date: 2 October 2002Genre: Action, Crime, ThrillerDirector: Louis Leterrier, Corey YuenProducer: Luc Besson, Steve ChasmanWriter: Luc Besson, Robert Mark KamenFrank is hired to "transport" packages for unknown clients and has made a very good living doing so. But when asked to move a package that begins ... 0
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The Punisher
2004 action film directed by Jonathan Hensleigh
Overview: The Punisher is a 2004 vigilante action film directed by Jonathan Hensleigh, who also wrote the film alongside Michael France. It stars Thomas Jane as the antihero Frank Castle and John Travolta as Howard ...
Release date: 16 April 2004Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, DramaDirector: Jonathan HensleighCast: A. Russell Andrews, Omar Avila, James Carpinello, Mark Collie, Russell Durham Comegys, Antoni CoroneWriter: Jonathan Hensleigh, Michael FranceAn undercover FBI agent becomes a vigilante and sets out to unleash his wrath upon the corrupt businessman who slaughtered his entire family at a reunion ... 0
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No Country for Old Men
2007 film directed by Ethan and Joel Coen
Overview: No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American neo-Western crime thriller film written, directed, produced and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel. Starring Tommy Lee Jones ...
Release date: 19 May 2007Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, WesternDirector: Ethan Coen, Joel CoenCast: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, Garret DillahuntProducer: Ethan Coen, Joel CoenWriter: Joel Coen, Ethan CoenWhile out hunting, Llewelyn finds the grisly aftermath of a drug deal. Though he knows better, he cannot resist the cash left behind and takes it. The ... 0
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Lucky Number Slevin
2006 crime thriller film by Paul McGuigan
Overview: Lucky Number Slevin (also known as The Wrong Man in Australia) is a 2006 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Paul McGuigan and written by Jason Smilovic. The film stars Josh Hartnett, Lucy ...
Release date: 24 February 2006Genre: Crime, ThrillerDirector: Paul McGuiganProducer: Jane Barclay, Don CarmodyWriter: Jason SmilovicA case of mistaken identity lands Slevin into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses. Under constant surveillance ... 0
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Kid Galahad
1962 film by Phil Karlson
Overview: Kid Galahad is a 1962 American musical film starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. It was released by United Artists in August 1962 and opened at #9 at the American box office. Variety ranked it #37 on its ...
Release date: 11 August 1962Genre: Sport, Drama, Crime, Comedy, MusicalDirector: Phil KarlsonProducer: Walter Mirisch, David WeisbartWriter: William Fay, Francis Wallace (writer)After completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a prof ... 0
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High Noon
1952 American Western film by Fred Zinnemann
Overview: High Noon is a 1952 American Western film produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, directed by Fred Zinnemann, and starring Gary Cooper. The plot, which occurs in real time, centers ...
Release date: 7 July 1952Genre: Drama, WesternDirector: Fred ZinnemannProducer: Carl Foreman, George GlassWriter: Carl Foreman, John W. CunninghamA town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high ... 0
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Dick Tracy
1990 action crime film directed by Warren Beatty
Overview: Dick Tracy is a 1990 American action crime film based on the 1930s comic strip character created by Chester Gould. Warren Beatty produced, directed and starred in the film, whose supporting cast includes ...
Release date: 14 June 1990Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Family, Thriller, Comedy, RomanceDirector: Warren BeattyCast: Warren Beatty, Charlie Korsmo, Michael Donovan O'Donnell, Jim Wilkey, Stig Eldred, Neil SummersProducer: Warren Beatty, Jon LandauWriter: Chester Gould, Jim CashThe comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Ca ... 0
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The Protector
2005 Thai martial arts film
Overview: Tom-Yum-Goong (Thai: ต้มยำกุ้ง, ) is a 2005 Thai martial arts film directed by Prachya Pinkaew and stars Tony Jaa in the lead role. Pinkaew also directed Jaa's prior breakout film Ong-Bak. As with Ong-Bak ...Release date: 11 August 2005Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Prachya PinkaewProducer: Piyalak Mahathanasap, Kevin McGrathWriter: Napalee, Piyaros ThongdeeA young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all ... 0
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The Big Combo
1955 American film noir crime film by Joseph H. Lewis
Overview: The Big Combo is a 1955 American crime film noir directed by Joseph H. Lewis, written by Philip Yordan and photographed by cinematographer John Alton, with music by David Raksin. The film stars Cornel ...Release date: 13 February 1955Genre: Film-Noir, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Joseph H. LewisProducer: Philip Yordan, Sidney HarmonPolice Lt. Diamond is told to close his surveillance of suspected mob boss Mr. Brown because it's costing... 0
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The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002 film
Overview: The Adventures of Pluto Nash is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy (in a dual role), Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay ...
Release date: 16 August 2002Genre: Comedy, Action, Sci-FiDirector: Ron UnderwoodProducer: Shakir Aibani, Bruce BermanWriter: Neil CuthbertIn the future, a man struggles to keep his lunar nightclub out of the hands of the Mafia. 0
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Last Man Standing
1996 American film
Overview: Last Man Standing is a 1996 American Neo-Western action film written and directed by Walter Hill, and starring Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken and Bruce Dern. It is a credited remake of Akira Kurosawa's ...Release date: 20 September 1996Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Walter HillCast: Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, William Sanderson, Christopher Walken, David Patrick Kelly, Karina LombardProducer: Michael De Luca, Paula HellerWriter: Ryûzô Kikushima, Akira KurosawaA drifting gunslinger-for-hire finds himself in the middle of an ongoing war between the Irish and Italian mafia in a Prohibition era ghost town. 0
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It Came from Outer Space
1953 US science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold
Overview: It Came from Outer Space is a 1953 American science fiction horror film, the first in the 3D process from Universal-International. It was produced by William Alland and directed by Jack Arnold. The film ...
Release date: 25 May 1953Genre: Thriller, Sci-Fi, HorrorDirector: Jack ArnoldProducer: William AllandWriter: Harry Essex, Ray BradburyA spaceship from another world crashes in the Arizona desert and only an amateur stargazer and a schoolteacher suspect alien influence when the local ... 0
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