 Collateral 2004  R, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill, Irma P. Hall, Barry Shabaka Henley, Richard T. Jones, Bodhi Elfman, Debi Mazar, Javier Bardem, Klea Scott, Emilio Rivera, Jamie McBride
Taxi driver Max (Jamie Foxx) dislikes the heavy daily L.A. traffic, so he drives at night when there is far less pressure–until he picks up Vincent (Tom Cruise). Max soon catches on that Vincent is a contract killer (the first victim is thrown out a window and lands on top of the taxi). Max is supposed to play the chauffeur on Vincent's rounds, which involves killing five people that night. Two Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Supporting Actor (Jamie Foxx)
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Harsh Times 2006  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Ayer
Cast: Christian Bale, Freddy Rodriguez, Eva Longoria Parker, Terry Crews, Noel Gugliemi, Chaka Forman, J.K. Simmons, Michael Monks, Tammy Trull, Emilio Rivera, Armando Riesco, Blue Mesquita
Jim Davis (Christian Bale) has recently returned from the Gulf War and settles into his old Hispanic neighborhood in Los Angeles while awaiting an opportunity to join the Los Angeles Police Department. The disturbed, angry Davis returns to his life as a petty thief after not getting the job, but now has an opportunity with Homeland Security. Will he clean up his act?
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High Crimes 2002 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Carl Franklin
Cast: Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, James Caviezel, Adam Scott, Amanda Peet, Bruce Davison, Tom Bower, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Michael Gaston, Jude Ciccolella, Michael Shannon, Dendrie Taylor, Paula Jai Parker, John Billingsley, Emilio Rivera
Attorney Claire Kubik (Ashley Judd) teams up with military lawyer Lt. Terrence Embry (Adam Scott) and civilian attorney Charles W. Grimes (Morgan Freeman) after her ex-USMC husband Tom(James Caviezel) is arrested and charged with murder for war crimes he supposedly committed while serving in El Salvador many years earlier.
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 A Man Apart 2003  R, 109 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast: Vin Diesel, Larenz Tate, Timothy Olyphant, Steve Eastin, Jacqueline Obradors, Geno Silva, Juan Fernandez, Mike Moroff, George Sharperson, Emilio Rivera, Santiago Verdu, Laura Salem, Jeff Kober, Marco Rodriguez, Alice Amter
DEA agents Sean Vetter (Vin Diesel) and Demetrius Hicks (Larenz Tate) track down the leader of a drug cartel operating along the California/Mexico border. When Sean's wife, Stacy (Jacqueline Obradors), is murdered as a result of the drug wars, Sean seeks revenge and will stop at nothing in his no-holds-barred vendetta.
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Next Day Air 2009 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Benny Boom
Cast: Donald Faison, Mike Epps, Darius McCrary, Mos Def, Wood Harris, Yasmin Deliz, Omari Hardwick, Emilio Rivera, Cisco Reyes, Lauren London, Lobo Sebastian, Malik Barhardt, Debbie Allen, Jo D. Jonz, Shawn Michael Howard
Impaired by his weed smoking, Next Day Air deliveryman Leo (Donald Faison) accidentally delivers 10 kilos of grade-A cocaine to inept criminals Brody (Mike Epps) and Guch (Wood Harris). They plot to sell the cocaine to Brody's cousin Shavoo (Omari Hardwick) who just happens to be a drug dealer. Meanwhile, the intended recipients of the cocaine package, mobster Jesus (Cisco Reyes) and his girlfriend Chita (Yasmin Deliz) start searching for the package before drug lord Bodega (Emilio Rivera) learns that it is missing. Double-crosses and schemes lie ahead in what will culminate in an all-out battle for what amounts to a million dollars in cash and drugs.
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Traffic 2000 R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Luis Guzman, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Steven Bauer, Jacob Vargas, Erika Christensen, Clifton Collins Jr., Tomas Milian, Miguel Ferrer, Jose Yengue, Emilio Rivera, Michael O'Neill
Interlocking stories allow this film to cover the cocaine world from several aspects. In one story, Tijuana cops (Benicio Del Toro and Jacob Vargas) are involved in efforts to crash a drug cartel, but they begin to suspect motives of authorities. Meanwhile, on the San Diego side of the border, DEA agents (Don Cheadle and Luis Guzman) arrest a big drug supplier (Steven Bauer), leaving his pregnant wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) in a precarious situation. Finally, an Ohio Supreme Court Justice (Michael Douglas) is appointed to head the U.S. war on drugs, but he has his own personal problems: a daughter who has been freebasing with friends. An excellent examination of the illegal drug world. The film won four Academy Awards, including Best Director and Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro). A nomination was also received for Best Picture. Based on the British miniseries "Traffik."
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| 1. Collateral (2004)
2. Harsh Times (2006)
3. High Crimes (2002)
4. A Man Apart (2003)
5. Next Day Air (2009)
6. Traffic (2000)
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