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Action films based on actual events
The Aeronauts
In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While breaking recor...
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Etharkkum Thunindhavan
A lawyer turns judge jury and executioner and goes after a gang, led by a minister's son, that threatens women with videos of them.
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Snitch
Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory...
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Pain & Gain
Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adri...
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Sand Castle
Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village.
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Silverton Siege
After a failed sabotage mission, a trio of anti-apartheid freedom fighters ends up in a tense bank hostage situation. Based on a true story.
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Emancipation
Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a peril...
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Battle of Jangsari
Korean War, September 1950. In order to fight the enemy forces based in the South of the peninsula, General MacArthur orders the start of the Incheon Landing Operation, deploying diversionary attacks...
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The Hunter
During his long career, bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson has caught over 5,000 criminals. Now, while he is working on apprehending fugitives in Illinois, Texas and Nebraska, he himself is being hunt...
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Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon
The aging Zhao embarks on his final and greatest campaign, a road to adventure that will crown his name in glory for all time.
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