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Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
As a boy a young Bruce Wayne watched in horror as his millionaire parents were slain in front of his eyes. This trauma led him to become obsessed with revenge. After disappearing to the East where he seeks counsel with a ninja cult leader, he returns to his now decaying Gotham City. The City is now overrun by organized crime and dangerous individuals manipulating the system. The discovery of a cave under his mansion, and a prototype armoured suit...
2) Baywatch
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchanan butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Spider-Man's conflict has been within himself: the struggle between Peter Parker and the responsibilities of Spider-Man. But Peter Parker, finds that his greatest battle is about to begin. It's great to be Spider-Man, but being Spider-Man comes at a price: only Spider-Man can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the formidable villains that threaten the city. Peter must confront a foe far more powerful than he. Peter comes to realize that all of his...
4) Point break
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young FBI agent, Johnny Utah, infiltrates a cunning team of thrill-seeking elite athletes, led by the charismatic Bodhi. The athletes are suspected of carrying out a spate of crimes in extremely unusual ways. Deep undercover, and with his life in imminent danger, Utah strives to prove they are the architects of this string of inconceivable crimes.
5) Jack Reacher
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Ex-military investigator Jack Reacher leaps off the pages of Lee Child's bestselling novel and onto the big screen in this explosive thriller. When an unspeakable crime is committed, all evidence points to the suspect in custody who offers up a single note in defense: Get Jack Reacher! The law has its limits, but Reacher does not when his fight for the truth pits him against an unexpected enemy with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.
7) The departed
Language
English
Formats
Description
In South Boston, the Massachusetts State Police are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan is a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate. Colin is rising to a position of power within the Special Investigation...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The Coen Brothers Best Picture Oscar Nominee transforms into the season's most talked about TV debut. It features a new "true crime" story and new characters, all chilled in the trademark dry wit, murderous mayhem and "Minnesota nice" of the original classic film. Lorne Malvo, is a manipulative master criminal who changes the life of insurance salesmen Lester Nygaard. Gus Grimly and Molly Solverson are the small-town police officers who join forces...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Atlantic City, February 1924: Picking up 8 months after the events of Season 3, Nucky Thompson is laying low at the end of the Boardwalk after barely surviving an overthrow by gangster Gyp Rosetti. But the calm will be short-lived, as Nucky faces new challenges, including a clash with a violent Harlem power broker, a battle with his brother Eli over Eli's college-age son, and the irresistible lure of lucrative- and perilous- opportunities in Florida....
11) Ronin
Language
English
Description
In a world where loyalties are easily abandoned and allegiances can be bought, a new and deadlier terrorist threat has emerged -- free-agent killers! The Cold War may be over, but a new world order keeps a group of covert mercenaries employed by the highest bidder. These operatives, known as "Ronin, " are assembled in France by a mysterious client for a seemingly routine mission: steal a top-secret briefcase. But the simple task soon proves explosive...
12) Crank
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Chev Chelios is a professional assassin working for the West Coast crime syndicate. Chev is planning to quit the crime syndicate so he can spend more time with his girlfriend Eve. But for Chev, things go very bad when he learns he has been injected with a poison called "The Beijing Cocktail" by his rival Verona. The poison will kill Chev if his heart rate drops. Chev has to protect Eve and he sets out to find answers as well as exacting revenge on...
13) The purge
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity, including murder, becomes legal. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes.
14) Proud Mary
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
[English/French/Spanish version].
Language
English
Description
Mary is a hitwoman working for an organized crime family in Boston. Her life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes awry.
15) Fire with fire
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
[Limited edition].
Language
English
Description
After witnessing the brutal murders of a convenience store owner and his son; firefighter Jeremy Coleman nearly escapes with his life. As he is forced to testify against the crime lord, Hagan, he is placed in the witness protection program under the watch of the U.S. Marshalls.
16) GoodFellas
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
A young man grows up in the mob and works hard to advance himself through the ranks, enjoying the life of the rich and violent.
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Miami Beach, 1959. Ike rings in the New Year at his Miramar Playa Hotel. The Kennedys, the mob and the CIA all hold court here. But everything comes at a price. To finance his dream, Ike sold his soul to mob boss Ben 'The Butcher' Diamond. Everyone thinks he's an honorable man, but he can't break his pact with the devil. His life is a facade. Nothing at the Miramar Playa is what it seems. As Ike's world threatens to implode, he fights for his family,...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Español
Description
Antonio M. Lugo Olea supo encender la imaginacion y la esperanza de millones de mexicanos ofreciendo una lucha frontal contra la corrupcion, la impunidad y la delincuencia organizada. Tambien prometio hacer lo posible por terminar con la pobreza, la marginacion y la injusticia. Los ciudadanos, hartos de gobiernos de ineptos y ladrones, con su voto llevaron a AMLO a la presidencia del pais. Por si fuera poco, su partido tambin consiguio una avasalladora...
20) King of New York
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the downfall of New York drug kingpin Frank White. Frank is a criminal driven by personal demons and an idiosyncratic sesnse of social justice. Having grown rich via his illegal exploits, Frank decides to give back to the city by building a multi-milion dollar hospital in an impoverished neighborhood. He attempts this by joining forces with a Chinatown gangster which, in turn, enrages the local - and very racist - Mafia. Meanwhile, Frank...
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