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The Hunt for Red October (1990)
7.5
PG-13
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Duration: 135min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: John McTiernan
Plot: In November 1984, the Soviet Union was on the eve of Gorbachev's ascension to power, and it was also the height of the Cold War between the two superpowers. The Soviet Union developed a new nuclear submarine, the Red October, and put the veteran Ramius in charge of the ship's first sea trial exercises. By this time, the CIA had also acquired information about Red October. En route, Captain Ramius kills him and orders the submarine to change course. Is a top Soviet general secretly carrying a super-military submarine, the Red Moon October, to defect to the United States or to start a nuclear war?
Cast: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones
Keywords: based on novel or book, 1980s, cold war, submarine, u.s. navy, intelligence, political thriller, defection, ex military, jack ryan
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Die Hard (1988)
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Munich (2005)
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Duration: 164min
Country: US
Plot: In an attempt to use blackmail to get Israel to free the organization's imprisoned members, the Palestinian extreme terrorist group "Black September" stormed into the Olympic Village during the 20th Olympic Games in 1972, which were hosted in the Federal Republic of Germany. The group abducted 11 Israeli athletes. When German authorities raided the terror group's hideout in an attempt to save lives with force, all 11 Israeli athletes perished. The Israeli Mossad's senior brass promptly prepared a crew of operatives to begin a century-long, brutal campaign of retaliation against the Palestinian organization "Black September" and its associates following the tragedy.
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Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
6.5
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Duration: 105min
Country: US
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A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
4.3
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Release Date: 2018-03-09
Duration: 109min
Country: US
Cast: Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Levi Miller
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Primal Fear (1996)
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Duration: 129min
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Plot: The violent assassination of the adored Chicago archbishop by nineteen-year-old Aaron Stampler garnered national attention. Martin, Aaron's defense attorney, is just interested in winning the case and becoming well-known; he is not concerned with the truth. Nevertheless, there was no murder witness discovered, and the proof of Aaron's purported sickness was dubious.
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