Crime Spree 2003 R, 98 min. Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama
Director: Brad Mirman Cast: Harvey Keitel, Gerard Depardieu, Johnny Hallyday, Renaud, Said Taghmaoui, Stephane Freiss, Shawn Lawrence, Albert Dray, Joanne Kelly, Richard Bohringer, Abe Vigoda, Sal Figliomeni, Gino Marrocco, Diego Chambers, Carlos Diaz
A trio of French burglars, led by Daniel Foray (Gerard Depardieu), are sent to Chicago to pull off a jewel heist, but they mistakenly rob Chicago mob boss Frankie (Harvey Keitel). Now the Mafia, FBI, Chicago police, and street gangs are all after the burglars as they try to get back to Paris.
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The Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse 2004 R, 99 min. Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Olivier Dahan Cast: Jean Reno, Benoit Magimel, Camille Natta, Christopher Lee, Johnny Hallyday, Serge Riaboukine, Augustin Legrand, Gabrielle Lazure, Andre Penvern, Cyril Raffaelli
In the process of investigating a series of murders, Commissaire Niemans (Jean Reno) teams up with young policeman Reda (Benoit Magimel), and they uncover a superhuman group dressed as monks and calling themselves "The Angels of the Apocalypse."
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Detective 1985 N/R, 95 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jean-Luc Godard Cast: Nathalie Baye, Claude Brasseur, Johnny Hallyday, Stephane Ferrara, Laurent Terzieff, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Alain Cuny, Eugene Berthier, Cyril Autin, Julie Delpy
New Wave filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard sets this story in the elegant Hotel Concorde at St. Lazare, France, where a variety of characters seek love, money owed them, or even the solution to a murder mystery. The plot is confusing, but the feel is pure Godard.
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The Man on the Train 2002 R, 90 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Patrice Leconte Cast: Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday, Jean-Francois Stevenin, Isabelle Petit-Jacques, Charlie Nelson, Pascal Parmentier, Edith Scob, Maurice Chevit, Riton Liebman, Elsa Duclot
Two very different strangers–retired teacher Manesquier (Jean Rochefort) and aging gangster Milan (Johnny Hallyday)–meet in a small, French town. Manesquier invites Milan (who has just arrived on the train) to his home for the weekend. They become close, each admiring facets of the other's life but knowing that they have destinies to meet and that they will soon part.
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Money Money Money 1972 R, 115 min. Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Claude Lelouch Cast: Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Charles Denner, Charles Gerard, Aldo Maccione, Yves Robert, Johnny Hallyday, Nicole Courcel, Andre Falcon, Juan Luis Bunuel
Five thieves find that business is slowing with a change in the times. They decide they need new line of work and posing as terrorists, complete with abductions, is the business of choice. Business booms.
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The Pink Panther 2 2009 ', 92 min. Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Mystery
Director: Harald Zwart Cast: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, Yuki Matsuzaki, Aishwarya Rai, John Cleese, Lily Tomlin, Jeremy Irons, Johnny Hallyday, Geoffrey Palmer, Phillip Goodwin, Armel Bellec, Jack Metzger
Steve Martin is back in his role as Inspector Clouseau. This time around, a master thief, "The Tornado," has stolen the Magna Carta, the pope's ring, and the Pink Panther diamond. Chief Inspector Dreyfus (John Cleese) assigns Clouseau to head up an international "dream team"–Vincenzo (Andy Garcia), Pepperidge (Alfred Molina), Kenji (Yuki Matsuzaki), and Sonia (Aishwarya Rai)–and they set out to solve the case. Clouseau's partner Ponton (Jean Reno) and Clouseau's love interest, Nicole (Emily Mortimer), are also along on the trip from Paris to Rome and help in the bumbling search for the stolen artfacts.
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| 1. Crime Spree (2003)
2. The Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004)
3. Detective (1985)
4. The Iron Triangle (1989)
5. The Man on the Train (2002)
6. Money Money Money (1972)
7. The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
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