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Street KingsStreet Kings (2008)
Dir. David Ayer
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie, Forest Whitaker
LA CONFIDENTIAL author James Ellroy and the writer of TRAINING DAY team up for this ultra–macho, ultra–violent LAPD–centric…
Wallander (TV Series, UK)Wallander (TV Series, UK) (2008) Recommended
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Sarah Smart, Sadie Shimmin
UK adaptation of Henning Mankell’s crime novels sees Branagh take on the titular role of the grizzled Nordic detective, solving gristly crimes in…
Whitechapel (TV Mini-series)Whitechapel (TV Mini-series) (2008)
Feat. Rupert Penry-Jones, Phil Davis, Steve Pemberton
Atmospheric detective show focused on a group of detectives who are trying to track down a Jack The Ripper copycat. Filmed entirely in the East…
American GangsterAmerican Gangster (2007)
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Hefty gangster flick in the tradition of SCARFACE, SERPICO, et. al., but based on an amazing true story: Washington plays Frank Lucas, the driver to…
Brave One, TheBrave One, The (2007)
Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Jodie Foster, Naveen Andrews, Terrence Howard
Jodie’s gotta gun, here playing a radio jock turned vigilante avenging her husband's fatal mugging in Neil Jordan's tough stylish, revenge…
ChrysalisChrysalis (2007)
Dir. Julien Leclercq
Feat. Albert Dupontel, Marie Guillard, Marthe Keller
Relentless French sci–fi flick shot in gun–metal blue and packed with fine examples of classic and contemporary science–fictional…
Die Hard 4.0Die Hard 4.0 (Live Free or Die Hard) (2007)
Dir. Len Wiseman
Feat. Bruce Willis, Timothy Olyphant, Justin Long
Bruce Willis returns as hardass action copper John McClane, taking on a plugged–in, post–9/11 terrorist cell in this fourth addition to…
East West 101 (TV Series)East West 101 (TV Series) (2007)
Feat. Don Hany, William McInnes, Susie Porter
A contemporary, racially–charged policier by way of blue collar Sydney, observing the volatile working relationship between an old–school…
Elite SquadElite Squad (Tropa de Elite) (2007)
Dir. José Padilha
Feat. Wagner Moura, Andre Ramiro, Caio Junqueira
Brawny South American policier centred on a special division of Brazilian drug enforcement at war with the drug lords of Rio de Janeiro. Stacked…
Exodus Exodus (Cheut ai kup gei) (2007)
Dir. Pang Ho-Cheung
Feat. Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Annie Liu
An indifferent Hong Kong detective slowly becomes convinced that women are conspiring to kill off the entire male species in this curious melange of…

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