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Die Hard (1988) NeoDB TMDB IMDb Douban
Die Hard
8.2 (15 ratings) director: 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.
Dec. 27, 2025 watched
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.
USA JohnMcTiernan Action BruceWillis 1980s
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The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) IMDb WikiData
The Long Kiss Goodnight
director: 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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Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Reflet dans un diamant mort
6.6 (10 ratings) director: 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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Descent Into Hell (1986) IMDb TMDB WikiData
Descente aux enfers
director: Francis Girod actor: Claude Brasseur / Sophie Marceau …
other title: Discesa all'inferno / Abstieg zur Hölle …
The marriage of the famous writer Alan and his young wife Lola is in a crisis. On a vacation in Haiti Lola wants to decide if their relationship still has a future...
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Kamikaze (1986) IMDb WikiData TMDB
Kamikaze
director: Didier Grousset actor: Richard Bohringer / Dominique Lavanant …
other title: Kamikaze - TV-Tod live / Kamikaze – TV-Tod live
1986 film by Didier Grousset
Nov. 11, 2025 to watch > A crazy old and bored scientist invents a system which allows him to reach through the airwaves and transform live TV cameras into weapons to kill whoever is being filmed.
Thriller LucBesson SciFi 1980s RichardBohringer
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The Kremlin Letter (1970) IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Kremlin Letter
director: 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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Thief (1981) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Thief
director: Michael Mann actor: James Caan / Tuesday Weld …
other title: Strade violente / Voldens gade …
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.
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Blue Hell (1986) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Bleu comme l'enfer
director: Yves Boisset actor: Lambert Wilson / Myriem Roussel …
other title: Das Blau der Hölle / Bleu comme l'enfer …
Ned, a petty criminal, falls into the trap laid by Frank, a sadistic cop who, after having beaten him, takes him home. But Frank's wife Lily helps Ned escape and they fall in love.
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The Mad Bomber (1973) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Mad Bomber
director: Bert I. Gordon actor: Vince Edwards / Chuck Connors …
other title: Mad Bomber - L'uomo sputato dall'inferno / Aus der Hölle gespuckt …
Los Angeles detectives Minelli and Blake must track down a serial rapist who may know the identity of a mentally disturbed bomber.
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By Dawn's Early Light (1990) TMDB IMDb WikiData
By Dawn's Early Light
director: Jack Sholder actor: Powers Boothe / Rebecca De Mornay …
other title: Codice Trinity- Attacco all'alba / Condition Red …
A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over.
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Boiler Room (2000) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Boiler Room
director: Ben Younger actor: Giovanni Ribisi / Vin Diesel …
other title: 1 km da Wall Street / O Primeiro Milhão …
A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm and is on the fast track to success—but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.
Oct. 25, 2025 watched
Not bad, but not quite as good as the films it name-checks, like Wall Street and Glengarry Glenn Ross.

Watched in #FridayThrillerClub #WatchParty on Mastodon
GiovanniRibisi NickyKatt 2000s WatchParty Drama