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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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller, Dennis Quaid, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Christopher Eccleston, Rachel Nichols, Said Taghmaoui, Byung-hun Lee, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ray Park, Gregory Fitoussi, Leo Howard, Jonathan Pryce, Kevin J. O'Connor
Soldiers Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) are transporting a missile containing microscopic "nanomites" that are capable of destroying whole cities when their convoy is attacked by the evil Cobra organization, led by the Baroness (Sienna Miller). Duke and Ripcord are rescued by the G.I. Joes–Heavy Duty (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Scarlett (Rachel Nichols), and Breaker (Said Taghmaoui). They take Duke and Ripcord to their base beneath the Sahara Desert where Duke and Ripcord are recruited by General Abernathy (Dennis Quaid) to join their ranks. All goes well–until the Baroness returns, and the chase is on, culminating in Paris where the Eiffel Tower is toppled.
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The Good Thief 2002  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Nick Nolte, Tcheky Karyo, Said Taghmaoui, Nino Kukhianidze, Gerard Darmon, Marc Lavoine, Emir Kusturica, Ouassini Embarek, James Quattrochi, Patricia Kell, Mark Polish, Michael Polish
In an effort to change his luck, American expatriate gambler Bob Montagnet (Nick Nolte) plans to steal the art works from a Monte Carlo casino. But, is his luck really about to change?
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 Hidalgo 2004 PG-13, 136 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Joe Johnston
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif, Louise Lombard, Adam Alexi-Malle, Said Taghmaoui, Silas Carson, Harsh Nayyar, J.K. Simmons, Adoni Maropis, Victor Talmadge, Peter Mensah
Set in 1890, this story relates the exploits of ex-Pony Express rider Frank Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen) who heads to Saudi Arabia with his half-breed horse, Hidalgo, to compete against thoroughbreds in the dangerous "Oceans of Fire" race across the Saudi desert.
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Hideous Kinky 1998 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Cast: Kate Winslet, Said Taghmaoui, Bella Riza, Carrie Mullan, Pierre Clementi, Abigail Cruttenden, Ahmed Boulane, Sira Stampe, Amidou, Kevin McKidd
Set in the hippie-era 1970s, this is the story of a flower-child mother of two daughters who searches for that elusive spiritual enlightenment. The story of Julia's (Kate Winslet) sojourn to Africa with her two young girls in tow is effectively told through her youngest daughter.
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 Three Kings 1999  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Adventure / Comedy
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Nora Dunn, Jamie Kennedy, Mykelti Williamson, Cliff Curtis, Said Taghmaoui, Judy Greer, Liz Stauber, Marsha Horan, Christopher Lohr, Jon Sklaroff, Holt McCallany
Following the Persian Gulf War, U.S. soldiers–Archie Gates (George Clooney), Troy Barlow (Mark Wahlberg), and Chief Elgin (Ice Cube)–set out as "Three Kings" determined to retrieve $23 million in gold that Saddam Hussein reputedly stole from Kuwait. They follow the trail and steal the gold. But, in the process, they discover the consequences of America's policies in the Middle East when the U.S. encouraged civilians to rise up against Hussein. Those civilians now face execution, and the U.S. refuses to help. "The Three Kings" must decide whether or not to help the civilians get out of Kuwait–an effort that may entail losing their cache of gold.
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Traitor 2008 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Cast: Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Jeff Daniels, Said Taghmaoui, Neal McDonough, Aly Khan, Archie Panjabi, Raad Rawi, Hassam Ghancy, Mozhan Marno, Adeel Akhtar, Lorena Gale, Scali Delpeyrat, Mehdi Ortelsberg, Aizoun Abdelkader
At age 12, he saw his father killed in a car bombing in Sudan and then was raised by his mother in Chicago. Now, 30 years later, Samir Horn (Don Cheadle) is a Muslim jihad attempting to sell plastic explosives in Yemen. Samir is arrested and jailed where Omar (Said Taghmaoui) is also being held. Samir had served as a military advisor to Omar in the past. Now, Omar is part of an international terrorist ring recruiting young Muslims to fight a holy war against the West. FBI agents Roy Clayton (Guy Pearce) and Max Archer (Neal McDonough) offer Samir his freedom if he will talk, but Samir refuses the deal. When Omar's cohorts break him out of jail, Samir joins them, but now Clayton and Archer are on Samir's trail hoping to prevent an attack on American soil.
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Vantage Point 2008 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Pete Travis
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Bruce McGill, Edgar Ramirez, Said Taghmaoui, Ayelet Zurer, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt, James LeGros, Eduardo(2) Noriega, Richard T. Jones, Holt McCallany, Leonardo Nam
United States President Ashton (William Hurt) is at Plaza Major in Madrid when gunshots ring out, and the President falls. Moments later, an explosion creates more havoc in the area. Agents Kent Taylor (Matthew Fox) and Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid) begin their investigation into what has occurred. They start with American TV news producer Rex Brooks (Sigourney Weaver) who has been relaying events to viewers around the world. Meanwhile, an American tourist, Howard Lewis (Forest Whitaker), has also captured the scene, including who he thinks is the assassin, on videotape. As Brooks, Lewis, and others reveal their stories, the agents fit new clues from different perspectives into the puzzle while they search for answers about the assassination.
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| 1. Crime Spree (2003)
2. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
3. The Good Thief (2002)
4. Hidalgo (2004)
5. Hideous Kinky (1998)
6. Three Kings (1999)
7. Traitor (2008)
8. Vantage Point (2008)
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