Waist Deep
An ex-convict gets tangled up with a gang after his car is hijacked with his son inside.
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Damage
2009★ 6.6
An ex-con battles it out in the cage to pay for the operation that would save the daughter of his victim. Along the way he finds fatherly love, and friendship, in the most unlikely of places.
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Rise of the Footsoldier
2007★ 6.3
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2020★ 6.1
Jesse Freeman is a former special forces officer and explosives expert now working a regular job as a security guard in a state-of-the-art basketball arena. Trouble erupts when a tech-savvy cadre of terrorists kidnap the team's owner and Jesse's daughter during opening night. Facing a ticking clock and impossible odds, it's up to Jesse to not only save them but also a full house of fans in this highly charged action thriller.
The Enforcer
2022★ 7.0
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Nowhere to Run
1993★ 6.5
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children.
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2014★ 6.0
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Hunting Season
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Coffy
1973★ 6.6
After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.
Run All Night
2015★ 6.4
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2015★ 6.5
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1990★ 5.9
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