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Training Day(2001)

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Assault on Precinct 13(2005)

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The Fugitive(1993)

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The 86(2017)

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American Gangster(2007)

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The Big Combo(1955)

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Peppermint(2018)

A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.

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Walking Tall(1973)

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Lolita's Club(2007)

The divergent lives of twin brothers, Raúl, a violent policeman, and Valentín, a mentally handicapped man, cross paths again when the former decides to visit his family.

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The Custodian(1994)

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