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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
Deutsch
Description
In this wry German dark comedy, Walter (Jürgen Rissmann) is a professional hitman who has just botched a job. Forced to leave the city, he reluctantly takes up an offer from eccentric crime boss Berger (Reiner Schöne) to protect his house (and young, pretty, free-spirited wife Sybille) in a remote region of the Carpathian Mountains. At Walter's side is Micky (Thomas Wodianka), his chatty, thrill-seeking old friend. After a freak accident, what...
2) Crosshairs
Author
Language
English
Description
Events collide and hit man for hire, Jack Verlain, finds himself fighting to protect his identity and all he hold dear.
Author
Language
English
Description
Silent. Relentless. No attachments. This is Viktor’s code. The mantra that took him from the slums of Romania to the pinnacle of his profession – as a murderer for hire. Viktor knows the value of life more than most, which makes him the perfect killer. But after a ruthless betrayal by his bosses, he escapes to London, joins a new “family,” and finds himself caught in a vicious underworld power struggle. Viktor is now better, faster and more...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
Italiano
Description
The second film in Fernando Di Leo's Milieu Trilogy focuses on Luca Carnali, a small-time mobster and pimp who has been set up by his gangland boss. When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, Carnali is framed for the theft. Carnali is pursued through Milan by a pair of merciless American hit men- played by Henry Silva and Woody Strode, and referenced by Quentin Tarantino in Pulp Fiction - whom mistakenly believe that he has...
6) Suddenly
Author
Language
English
Description
Proceeding a presidential visit, a trio of impersonating FBI agents enter a home where John Baron (Frank Sinatra) reveals himself as an assassin. He kidnaps the family in order to use their house as his vantage point in his plot to kill the president.
7) The Living
Author
Language
English
Description
A man hires an ex-con to kill his sister's abusive husband, but the desperate act sets into motion a shocking series of events in this intense indie drama.
8) Boogie
Author
Language
English
Description
Boogie is a violent and ruthless hit man who follows his own rules. Women love him, criminals fear him. Exploding with irony, alcohol, and non-stop bullets, this is an action-packed, jaw-dropping, 3-D animated film.
12) Wolf Warrior
Author
Series
Language
Mandarin
Description
An Elite Squad of Mercenaries Just Met Their Deadliest Target. Sergeant Leng Feng (Wu Jing), top marksman of the Chinese Special Forces, is jailed under court martial for disobeying orders. But he's just the kind of fighter the Wolf Warriors are looking for. Silent. Stealthy. Deadly. The Wolves bring Feng into their pack, honing his skills to a knife's edge. But another team has Feng on their radar: a group of corrupt blades-for-hire, seeking revenge...
13) 3 Days In Havana
Author
Language
English
Description
An insurance executive attending a convention in Cuba has his world turned upside down when he gets caught up in an assassination plot. Taking the advice of a mysterious woman, Jack Petty skips the conference and takes in the sights of Havana instead. Brushing off a fortune teller's warning of impending danger, he befriends Harry Smith, a fun loving travel writer with a taste for cigars, rum and trouble. Harry takes Jack under his wing and out for...
14) eXistenZ
Author
Language
English
Description
Set in the near-future, eXistenZ depicts a society in which game designers are worshipped as superstars and players can organically enter inside the games. At the center of the story is Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh) whose latest games system eXistenZ taps so deeply into its users' fears and desires that it blurs the boundaries between reality and escapism. Forced to flee after a failed assassination attempt, Allegra teams with a novice security...
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