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Security (2017)
Security
Alain Desrochers actor: Antonio Banderas / Ben Kingsley …
other title: Assalto ao Shopping
An ex-special services veteran, down on his luck and desperate for work, takes a job as a security guard at a run-down mall in a rough area of town. On his first night on the job, he opens the door to a distraught and desperate young girl who has fled the hijacking of a Police motorcade that was transporting her to testify as a witness in a trial. Hot on her heels is the psychopathic hijacker and his team of henchmen, who will stop at nothing to extract and eliminate the witness.
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Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard
★ 8.7 35 ratings
John McTiernan actor: Bruce Willis / Alan Rickman …
other title: Trappola di cristallo / Assalto ao Arranha-Céus …
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
Watched
Dec. 27, 2025
One of my all time faves! An action movie with just the right sprinkling of vulnerability, character and humour.

1st watched in the cinema, in Leicester Square.
Last rewatched: in #FridayThrillerClub watch party on Mastodon.
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The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
The Long Kiss Goodnight
★ 7.6 5 ratings
Renny Harlin actor: Geena Davis / Samuel L. Jackson …
other title: Spy / A Profissional …
Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private investigator, Samantha must return to her old ways to take down the people who tried to erase her.
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Tomb Invader (2018)
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James Thomas actor: Gina Vitori / Tammy Klein …
other title: Invasores de tumbas
Archaeologist Alabama Channing sets off to uncover the ancient tomb of Quin Shi Haung, which promises riches and answers to family mysteries.
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The Octagon (1980)
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Eric Karson actor: Larry D. Mann / Larry D. Mann …
other title: Mænd uden nåde / A Fortaleza Secreta …
Scott James, a veteran martial arts expert, is recruited as the protector of the wealthy and beautiful Justine after she becomes the target of a ninja clan. When Scott finds out that his ruthless arch-nemesis, McCarn , is involved with the stealthy and dangerous criminals, he is eager to settle old scores. Soon Scott is facing off against McCarn and the entire ninja horde in an effort to take them all down.
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Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025)
Reflet dans un diamant mort
★ 6.6 10 ratings
Bruno Forzani / Hélène Cattet actor: Fabio Testi / Yannick Renier …
other title: Reflection In A Dead Diamond / Reflet dans un diamant mort
When the mysterious woman in the room next door disappears, a debonair 70-year-old ex-spy living in a luxury hotel on the Côte d'Azur is confronted by the demons and darlings of a lurid past in which moviemaking, memories and madness collide.
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Yes, Madam! (1985)
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★ 6.2 5 ratings
Corey Yuen actor: Yeoh Choo Kheng / John Shum Kin-Fun …
other title: Yes, Madam / Ultra Force 2 …
Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport with a hidden microfilm wanted by a triad boss. Two ass-kicking women cops—one Chinese, one British—are on the case.
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Over the Top (1987)
Over the Top
Menahem Golan actor: Sylvester Stallone / Robert Loggia …
other title: O Lutador / Over the Top : Le Bras de fer …
Lincoln Hawk a hard-luck big-rig trucker takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life by capturing the first-place prize money, and the love of the son he abandoned years earlier into the keeping of his rich, ruthless father-in-law.
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Terminus (1987)
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Pierre-William Glenn actor: Johnny Hallyday / Karen Allen …
A lone driver navigates a high-tech truck through dangerous territory in a deadly cross-country racing sport. After the guidance system fails, a new driver must bond with the truck's AI while dodging attacks and uncovering sinister plots.
Watched
Nov. 12, 2025
Mad Max influenced-sci-fi that's an incomprehensible mess by the end of which I didn't know or care what happened to the characters.

Only earns that half-star by having Jürgen Prochnow in a red troll wig.
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The Kremlin Letter (1970)
The Kremlin Letter
John Huston actor: Bibi Andersson / Richard Boone …
other title: Lettera al Kremlino / Der Brief an den Kreml …
After an unauthorized letter suggesting U.S. support for a Russian attack on China is sent to Moscow, a former naval officer and his team go undercover to retrieve it. Their plans are disrupted when a cunning politician raids their hideout.
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Double Team (1997)
Double Team
Tsui Hark actor: Jean-Claude Van Damme / Dennis Rodman …
other title: Double Team - Gioco di squadra / Duplo Team
A CIA agent is interned for failing to kill an international terrorist. Escaping from his island exile, he teams up with a flamboyant arms dealer and sets out to find the terrorist and rescue the agent's family. Together they're a two-man arsenal... with enough voltage to rock the free world.
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Romeo Must Die (2000)
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Andrzej Bartkowiak actor: Jet Li / Aaliyah …
other title: Romeo deve morire / Romeo Deve Morrer …
Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead … or worse!
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The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers
★ 8.8 8 ratings
John Landis actor: Dan Aykroyd / John Belushi …
other title: The Blues Brothers - I fratelli Blues / Blues Brothers …
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
Watched
March 1, 2026
One of my all time faves!

Seen multiple times over the decades. This latest watch (28 February 2026) was of the extended version (2hrs 28mins), which I missed in the #SundayFunnies watch party on Mastodon.
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