Posts Tagged ‘police-brutality’

The Godfather (1972)

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Marlon Brando | Al Pacino | James Caan | Richard S. Castellano | Robert Duvall | Sterling Hayden | Richard Conte | Al Lettieri | Diane Keaton | Abe Vigoda | Talia Shire | Gianni Russo | John Marley | Rudy Bond
Directors: Francis Ford Coppola
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The story begins as “Don” Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia “family”, oversees his daughter’s wedding. His beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father’s business. Through Michael’s life the nature of the family business becomes clear. The business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but given to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. Don Vito lives his life in the way of the old country, but times are changing and some don’t want to follow the old ways and look out for community and “family”. An up and coming rival of the Corleone family wants to start selling drugs in New York, and needs the Don’s influence to further his plan. The clash of the Don’s fading old world values and the new ways will demand a terrible price, especially from Michael, all for the sake of the family.

Dirty Harry (1971)

Monday, April 2nd, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Clint Eastwood | Harry Guardino | Reni Santoni | John Vernon | Andrew Robinson | John Larch | John Mitchum | Mae Mercer | Lyn Edgington
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In the year 1971, San Francisco faces the terror of a maniac known as Scorpio- who snipes at innocent victims and demands ransom through notes left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Harry Callahan (known as Dirty Harry by his peers through his reputation handling of homicidal cases) is assigned to the case along with his newest partner Inspector Chico Gonzalez to track down Scorpio and stop him. Using humiliation and cat and mouse type of games against Callahan, Scorpio is put to the test with the cop with a dirty attitude.

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Genres: Crime | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Kevin Spacey | Russell Crowe | Guy Pearce | James Cromwell | Kim Basinger | Danny DeVito | David Strathairn | Adam Rifkin | Matt McCoy | Paul Guilfoyle | Paolo Seganti | Graham Beckel | Sandra Taylor | Steve Rankin | Elisabeth Granli
Directors: Curtis Hanson
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1950’s Los Angeles is the seedy backdrop for this intricate noir-ish tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style: Ed Exley, the golden boy of the police force, willing to do almost anything to get ahead, except sell out; Bud White, ready to break the rules to seek justice, but barely able to keep his raging violence under control; and Jack Vincennes, always looking for celebrity and a quick buck until his conscience drives him to join Exley and White down the one-way path to find the truth behind the dark world of L.A. crime.

Freedomland (2006)

Friday, March 16th, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson | Julianne Moore | Edie Falco | Ron Eldard
Directors: Joe Roth
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When her son disappears and is believed to be dead, a single mother blames an African-American man from the projects for the kidnapping, creating a racial controversy. An African-American detective (Jackson) and a white missing child researcher team up to investigate the case, which they discover may be more complicated than they expected.

Donnie Brasco (1997)

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Al Pacino | Johnny Depp | Michael Madsen | Bruno Kirby | James Russo | Anne Heche | Zeljko Ivanek | Gerry Becker | Robert Miano | Brian Tarantina | Rocco Sisto | Zach Grenier | Walt MacPherson | Ronnie Farer | Terry Serpico
Directors: Mike Newell
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This true story follows FBI agent Joe Pistone as he infiltrates the mafia of New York. Befriending Lefty Ruggiero, Pistone (under the name Donnie Brasco) is able to embed himself in a mafia faction lead by Sonny Black. Ruggiero and Pistone become tight as the group goes about collecting money for ‘the bosses’. Eventually, the group become big time when Black himself becomes a boss, all the while Pistone collects evidence. However, the trials and tribulations of the undercover work become more than Pistone can bear. His marriage falls apart and to top it off, the mafia suspect a mole in the organization. The real dilemma is afforded to Pistone, who knows if he walks away from the mafia, Ruggiero will be the one punished.

There’s Something About Mary (1998)

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Cameron Diaz | Matt Dillon | Ben Stiller | Lee Evans | Chris Elliott | Lin Shaye | Jeffrey Tambor | Markie Post | Keith David | W. Earl Brown | Sarah Silverman | Khandi Alexander | Marnie Alexenburg | Danny Murphy | Richard Tyson
Directors: Bobby Farrelly | Peter Farrelly
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Ted was a geek in high school, who was going to go to the prom with one of the most popular girls in school, Mary. The prom date never happened, because Ted had a very unusual accident. Thirteen years later he realizes he is still in love with Mary, so he hires a private investigator to track her down. That investigator discovers he too may be in love with Mary, so he gives Ted some false information to keep him away from her. But soon Ted finds himself back into Mary’s life, as we watch one funny scene after another.

The Big Lebowski (1998)

Thursday, February 15th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Mystery
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Jeff Bridges | John Goodman | Julianne Moore | Steve Buscemi | David Huddleston | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Tara Reid | Philip Moon | Mark Pellegrino | Peter Stormare | Flea | Torsten Voges | Jimmie Dale Gilmore | Jack Kehler | John Turturro
Directors: Joel Coen
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When “The Dude” Lebowski is mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, two thugs urinate on his rug to coerce him into paying a debt he knows nothing about. While attempting to gain recompense for the ruined rug from his wealthy counterpart, he accepts a one-time job with high pay-off. He enlists the help of his bowling buddy, Walter, a gun-toting Jewish-convert with anger issues. Deception leads to more trouble, and it soon seems that everyone from porn empire tycoons to nihilists want something from The Dude.

Exit Wounds (2001)

Monday, February 12th, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: DMX | Steven Seagal | Isaiah Washington | Anthony Anderson | Michael Jai White | Bill Duke | Jill Hennessy | Tom Arnold | Bruce McGill | David Vadim | Eva Mendes | Matthew G. Taylor | Paolo Mastropietro | Shane Daly | Drag-On
Directors: Andrzej Bartkowiak
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Orin Boyd (Seagal) is a Detroit cop who doesn’t follow rules. After he saved the Vice President by violating every order he received he is transferred to one of the worst precincts in the city. There he quickly encounters some corrupt cops selling heroin to drug dealers. The problem is, it’s very difficult to tell who is the bad guy and who you can trust.

Passenger 57 (1992)

Monday, February 12th, 2007
Genres: Action | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Wesley Snipes | Bruce Payne | Tom Sizemore | Alex Datcher | Bruce Greenwood | Robert Hooks | Elizabeth Hurley | Michael Horse | Marc Macaulay | Ernie Lively | Duchess Tomasello | William Edward Roberts | James Short | Joel Fogel | Jane McPherson
Directors: Kevin Hooks
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An infamous terrorist has evaded capture for a long time by being extremely clever and ruthless. Things get interesting when he hijacks a plane carrying famous security expert John Cutter, who isn’t about to stand this sort of thing.

National Security (2003)

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Martin Lawrence | Steve Zahn | Colm Feore | Bill Duke | Eric Roberts | Timothy Busfield | Robinne Lee | Matt McCoy | Brett Cullen | Cleo King | Gerry Del Sol | Ken Lerner | Mari Morrow | Stephen Tobolowsky | Joe Flaherty
Directors: Dennis Dugan
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Earl and Hank have only one thing in common: they’re both L.A.P.D. rejects. One just got kicked out, the other can’t even get in. After confronting each other on opposite sides of the law during a traffic stop that escalates out of control, these two luckless individuals end up partnered as lowly security guards. Despite being damned to the lowest rung of the law enforcement ladder, Earl and Hank uncover a sophisticated smuggling operation led by Nash and his band of thugs. When Earl and Hank get their hands on some hot property, they go on the run from, first the bad guys, then the L.A.P.D.—led by Lt. Washington and Detective McDuff. What these two unlikely partners do to law enforcement is a crime, but they just might save the day. That is, if they don’t kill each other first.