BookAdaptation
The Foreigner (2017) Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb
The Foreigner
6.0 (6 ratings) director: Martin Campbell actor: Pierce Brosnan / Jackie Chan
other title: O Estrangeiro / El extranjero
Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
Jan. 7, 2026 to watch I read the book this is based on ("The Chinaman" by Stephen Leather) back in the 90s.

Reminder:
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Legit stream for me: Prime
2010s Action BookAdaptation JackieChan Thriller
Night and the City (1950) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Night and the City
director: Jules Dassin actor: Richard Widmark / Francis L. Sullivan
other title: I trafficanti della notte / Foragidos da Noite
Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.
The Warriors (1979) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Warriors
director: Walter Hill actor: Michael Beck / James Remar
other title: I guerrieri della notte / Krigerne
Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.
Jan. 1, 2026 to watch Saw it last maybe early 80s. Definitely need to rewatch.

https://play.mercadolibre.com.mx/ver/los-guerreros/3f661545e2034f05968681fa2388930c
1970s Action BookAdaptation Crime DavidHarris
Miami Blues (1990) ReviewDB IMDb TMDB
Miami Blues
director: George Armitage actor: Alec Baldwin / Jennifer Jason Leigh
other title: 迈阿密特别行动 / Balada de Miami
After Junior is released from prison, he plans on starting a new life in Miami. But when he kills a man in the airport, he flees the scene and finds Susie, a mild-mannered prostitute searching for stability. The two opposites become romantically involved, and Junior steals a badge and gun from a veteran detective. Using the officer's identity, Junior embarks on a crime spree and convinces Susie that he is the perfect man.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
8.3 (6 ratings) director: Robert Zemeckis actor: Bob Hoskins / Christopher Lloyd
other title: Chi ha incastrato Roger Rabbit / Hvem Snørede Roger Rabbit?
'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.
Fail Safe (1964) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Fail Safe
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Henry Fonda / Walter Matthau
other title: A prova di errore / Fejl-sikker
Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.
Dune (1984) TMDB IMDb NeoDB Douban WikiData
Dune
director: David Lynch actor: Kyle MacLachlan / Francesca Annis
other title: Dune - Ørkenplaneten / Dune - Duna
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.
The Horse Whisperer (1998) TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Horse Whisperer
director: Robert Redford actor: Robert Redford / Kristin Scott Thomas
other title: L'uomo che sussurrava ai cavalli / Hestehviskeren
The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.