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Charlie, the mastermind of a Venice heist, is overseen by John, a lifelong criminal. But the thieves are ruthlessly double-crossed by one of their own, Steve. In order to get their stolen gold bars back, Charlie enlists John's reluctant safecracking-prodigy daughter, Stella. But Steve proves himself to be one step ahead of them, and Charlie finds that he'll have to make some daring last-minute changes to their plan by creating the largest traffic...
Language
English
Description
Rachel Verinder finds herself inheriting a large Indian diamond on her eighteenth birthday as a legacy from her uncle, a corrupt British army officer who served in India. The diamond, associated with the Hindu moon god, is of great religious significance as well as being extremely valuable, and there are whispers of a curse placed upon it. Sure enough, the stone is stolen from Rachel's bedroom later that night. and a period of turmoil, unhappiness,...
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther diamond, Clouseau is assigned to a dream team of international detectives who are under pressure to bring the master thief to justice before he strikes again.
6) Purple noon
Series
Criterion collection volume 637
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2012
Language
Français
Description
An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, this film stars Alain Delon as Tom Ripley, a duplicitous American charmer in Rome on a mission to bring his privileged acquaintance Philippe Greenleaf back to the United States; what initially seems a carefree tale of friendship soon morphs into a thrilling saga of seduction, identity theft, and murder. Bonus features include the original English language trailer, an archival interview...
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[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate...
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Français
Description
Simon Carrerra has just been released from prison and is now on parole. His friend Albert persuades him back to his old ways with the idea of a big-time heist of a celebrated diamond in Antwerp; the "Florentine." The jewel's owner, Marie Neuville, suddenly passes away and her daughter, Julia, is left in charge of the sale. Simon encounters Julia while posing as a friend of Julia's mother. Slowly but surely, the two become closer.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The criminal organization THRUSH steals the A-bomb H975 and demands a ransom to be delivered within 72 hours by their former antagonist Solo. Now, 15 years out of the business, U.N.C.L.E. must reactivate Solo and Kuryakin to take down THRUSH once and for all.
10) Arthur Newman
Publisher
Cinedigm Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Divorced, disconnected from his son and dissatisfied with his love life, Wallce Avery ... decides to make a radical change. He walks away from his old life, forges a new identity and hits the road as Arthur Newman to start over... A cross-country odyssey of self-discovery and renewal, Arthur Newman is a comic romance about two unlikely souls who fall in love and find out who they really are"--Container.
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[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
Français
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Simon lives with his older sister in a housing complex below a luxury Swiss ski resort. Every day, he takes the lift up to the opulent ski world above, stealing equipment from rich tourists to resell to the local kids down in the valley. But when Simon partners with a crooked British seasonal worker, he begins to lose his boundaries, affecting his relationship with his sister and plummeting him into dangerous territory.
12) Locked down
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A couple living in London on the brink of a COVID-accelerated breakup bypass therapy to attempt a high-risk, high-stakes jewelry heist at a department store.
13) Persian lessons
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Deutsch
Description
Occupied France, 1942. Gilles is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, but Gilles gets assigned a life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to the Head of Camp Koch, who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Through an ingenious trick, Gilles manages to survive by...
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Steve Ford is an L.A., based private investigator whose professional and personal worlds collide after his pet, Buddy, is stolen by a gang. Due to bizarre circumstances, Steve does the gang's bidding while being chased by two vengeful Samoan brothers, a loan shark's goons and a few other shady characters. Steve shows how far a man will go to be reunited with his best friend.
15) To catch a thief
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Robie is suspected of a new rash of gem thefts in the luxury hotels of the French Riviera, and he must set out to clear himself. Meeting pampered heiress Frances, he sees a chance to bait the mysterious thief with her mother's fabulous jewels. His plan backfires, however, but Frances, who believes him guilty, proves her love by helping him escape. In a spine-tingling climax, the real criminal is exposed.
16) Robin Hood
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
An action-packed retelling of the classic legend filled with thrilling battle sequences, mind-blowing fight choreography, and epic adventure. Returning home from the Crusades, Robin of Loxley finds his country oppressed by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. With the help of Moorish warrior Little John, Robin transforms into the heroic outlaw Robin Hood, taking up arms to fight the sheriff and win the heart of his love, Maid Marian.
17) Echo boomers
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A gripping crime thriller filled with pulse-pounding twists and turns. A recent college graduate, Lance Zutterland leaves school in debt, realizing everything he had worked toward was built on a lie. When he is pulled into a criminal underground operation, he finds his peers fighting the system by stealing from the rich and giving to themselves. With nothing to lose, they leave behind a trail of destruction.
18) Key of life
Series
Language
日本語
Description
Sakurai is a failed actor who switches identities with a stranger at a bath house. Only then to find out that he is suddenly filling the shoes of an elite assassin.
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The fourth and final season of the drama finds Lucas working with Veronica Dawson, a FBI profiler. An ex-con assumes the identity of the sheriff of a small, out-of-the-way Pennsylvania town, where he continues his criminal ways while trying to keep off the radar of ruthless mobsters he double-crossed years before.
20) Now you see me
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Language
English
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An elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against "The Four Horsemen", a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. The Four Horsemen pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law.
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