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Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2012 IMDB Rating: 7.4

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.

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Kuttram 23

Kuttram 23

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 2017 IMDB Rating: 7.3

A case involving the disappearance of a pregnant woman turns into a personal one for the cop who is tasked with investigating it.​

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Patriots Day

Patriots Day

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 7.3

In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the Boston Mara...

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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 7.3

An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

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Snowden

Snowden

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 7.3

CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.

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The Courier

The Courier

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2020 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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The Devil's Double

The Devil's Double

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Film Age rating: 17 Year: 2011 IMDB Rating: 7.1

A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.

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Valkyrie

Valkyrie

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Film Age rating: 11 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitl...

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The Whistleblower

The Whistleblower

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Film Age rating: 17 Year: 2010 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac discovers a deadly sex trafficking ring while serving as a U.N. peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Risking her own life to save the lives of others, she uncovers an internat...

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Everest

Everest

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Film Age rating: 11 Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions chal...

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