Tag: Violence
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Millers Crossing (1990)
A highly styled ‘genre’ film which can perhaps be seen as a pastiche of all gangster movies. Tom Reagan is the laconic anti-hero of this amoral tale which is also, paradoxically, a look at morals within the criminal underworld of the 1930s. Two rival gangs vie for control of a city where the police are…
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Tesis (1996)
Why is death and violence so fascinating? Is it morally correct to show violence in movies? If so, is there a limit to what we should show? That’s the subject of Ángela’s examination paper. She is a young student at a film school in Madrid. Together with the student Chema (who is totally obsessed with…
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L.A. Confidential (1997)
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…
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Harsh Times (2005)
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying…
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Solomon Kane (2009)
Once a mercenary of Queen Elizabeth I fighting Spaniards in Africa, Solomon met the Devil’s Reaper and discovered he was bound for hell. Barely escaping, he soon renounced violence to atone for his past sins, seeking out redemption in a life of peace. That is until the followers of sorcerer Malachi kidnap a Puritan girl,…
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Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance (2002)
In Seoul, Ryu, a deaf worker has a sister who needs a kidney transplant. He tries to donate his own kidney to his sister, but his blood type is not compatible with hers. When Ryu is fired from Ilshin Electronics, he meets illegal dealers of organs, and the criminals propose that he give them his…
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Once Were Warriors (1994)
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Categories: UncategorizedTags: ViolenceDirector: Lee TamahoriCountries: New ZealandRating: 7.9Set in urban Auckland (New Zealand) this movie tells the story of the Heke family. Jake Heke is a violent man who beats his wife frequently when drunk, and yet obviously loves both her and his family. The movie follows a period of several weeks in the family’s life showing Jake’s frequent outburst of violence…
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Arena (2011)
David Lord finds himself forced into the savage world of a modern gladiatorial arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses. Arena Jonah Loop USA 4.9 IMDb
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Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead (1988)
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Categories: Prison DramaTags: ViolenceDirector: John HillcoatCountries: AustraliaRating: 0The inmates and guards of a modern, clean and efficient maximum security wing are slowly and increasingly brutalised until they erupt in violence. Dark and macabre, and based in truth, the story is told in a traditional dramatic style combined with telephone interviews and narration. Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead John Hillcoat Australia 0 IMDb
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Funny Games U.S. (2007)
In this English-language remake of a deconstruction in the way violence is portrayed in the media, a family settles into its vacation home, which happens to be the next stop for a pair of young, articulate, white-gloved serial killers on an excursion through the neighborhood.—–In this exploration of our violent society and how depictions of…