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Subgenre Sampler

 
Judgement in BerlinJudgement in Berlin (1988)
Dir. Leo Penn
Feat. Martin Sheen, Sean Penn, Sam Wanamaker
Stolid courtroom drama about the trial of an man who hijacked an airplane in order to flee East Germany for the West, Martin Sheen plays the American…
Patty HearstPatty Hearst (1988)
Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Natasha Richardson, William Forsythe, Ving Rhames
Intense depiction of Patty Hearst's kidnapping, confinement and brain–washing by 'urban guerillas' the SLA, from that specialist in American…
Prayer for the DyingPrayer for the Dying (1987)
Dir. Mike Hodges
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates
Adaptation of Jack Higgins' novel in which Mickey Rourke plays a retired IRA hitman who is enticed into one final killing, with disasterous…
Wanted Dead or AliveWanted Dead or Alive (1987)
Dir. Gary Sherman
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Gene Simmons, Robert Guillaume
Hauer stars as a bounty hunter coming to grips with Middle Eastern terrorism. Explicitly violent, with a knock–out finale.
Little Drummer GirlLittle Drummer Girl (1984)
Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Diane Keaton, Klaus Kinski
Diane Keaton excels in this politically even handed labyrinthine terrorist thriller. The screenplay was adapted with the assistance of John Le Carre…
CorruptCorrupt (a.k.a Copkiller; Order Of Death; L'assassino Dei Poliziotti) (1983)
Dir. Roberto Faenza
Feat. Harvey Keitel, John Lydon, Nicole Garcia
Surprisingly intense thriller has Harvey Keitel playing a dodgy NYC detective taunted by disturbed youth John Lydon (formerly 'Johnny Rotten' of the…
ExposedExposed (1983)
Dir. James Toback
Feat. Nastassja Kinski, Harvey Keitel, Rudolph Nureyev
Typically unrestrained effort from cult director Toback has Nastassja Kinski in fine form as a midwestern girl seeking fame in New York CIty. If…
Night HawksNight Hawks (1981)
Dir. Bruce Malmuth
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Rutger Hauer
Two undercover NYC cops are faced with the unenviable task of tracking down Europe's number one terrorist in this underrated 80's action flick.…
Smash PalaceSmash Palace (1981) Aro Favourite
Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Bruno Lawrence, Grier Robson
One of local cinema's finest hours is this rural tale of a brusque auto–mechanic (Bruno Lawrence) whose estrangement from his family leads him…
Octagon, The Octagon, The (1980)
Dir. Eric Karson
Feat. Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson, Lee Van Cleef
Economical Chuck Norris martial arts adventure focusing on a retired karate champion recruited to take out a group of Central American terrorists he…

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