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Synopsis: In the futuristic action-thriller “Repo Men,” humans have extended and improved our lives through highly sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs created by a company called The Union.
Win advance passes to REPO MEN in Kansas City! » Scene-Stealers 2010
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It's also an action-thriller starring Matt Dillon, Laurence Fishburne and Jean Reno, so there's that.
Vampires Are Among The Quartet Of Wide Releases In This Week’s Box Office Poll » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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It won't win any awards from UMMAH, but films like Executive Decision are arguably far more useful as anti-Muslin propaganda than this cheerfully silly action-thriller.
Scott Mendelson: As Arnold Schwarzenegger Plans His Comeback, a Look Back at His Best Films Scott Mendelson 2011
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Ultimately, it hailed from my love for action-thriller movies (and comic books) that featured ensemble casts.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Author Interview: J.C. Hutchins, part 2 2010
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Derek Strange, the black ex-cop and private detective who is but one of several focal characters in George Pelecanos's dandy action-thriller "What It Was" Reagan Arthur, 246 pages, $9.99 —a fast-paced tale set in Washington, D.C., in 1972—is a different type of fellow from McGill: much younger, not so angst-ridden.
A Couple of Complicated Men Tom Nolan 2012
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February debuts -- especially of the action-thriller variety -- apparently are very good to Neeson.
Weekend box office: 'Unknown' wins, 'I Am Number Four' is actually No. 2 2011
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In its opening weekend, "Haywire," an action-thriller starring mixed martial arts sensation Gina Carano as well as Channing Tatum and Ewan McGregor , earned $9 million.
'Underworld' Nabs Top Spot at the Box Office Erica Orden 2012
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Doug Liman helped reinvent the action-thriller with The Bourne Identity, though credit also belongs to Paul Greengrass, who handled the two sequels, and contributed to the burgeoning post-9/11 genre with United 93.
Fair Game revisits the George W Bush years but is it too soon? 2011
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His film opens with a scene from a silent action-thriller, playing out on the screen at a mammoth movie palace in Hollywood.
Marshall Fine: Movie review: The Artist Marshall Fine 2011
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It's not that Red is a breakthrough or a game-changer in any way -- it's just a highly enjoyable comic action-thriller with a sense of humor about itself.
Marshall Fine: Movie Review: Red Marshall Fine 2010
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