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Although Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is named after the legendary Roman political leader, the central character is thought by many to be Marcus Brutus, Caesar's friend turned foe who struggles throughout the play with conflicting obligations of friendship and duty. While Caesar is warned in a prophecy to "beware the Ides of March" the Roman senators, including Brutus are secretly plotting his assassination, hoping to rid Rome of the
...3) War, Inc
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Turaqistan is a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former U.S. vice-president. In an effort to monopolize the opportunities the war-torn nation offers, the corporation's CEO hires a troubled hit man to kill a Middle East oil minister. Now, struggling with his own growning demons, the assassin must pose as the corporation's Trade Show producer in order to pull off his current hit. He has to do all this while maintaining his...
4) The mechanic
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A hitman seeks revenge for the murder of his mentor and friend.
5) The hit list
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A vengeful man jokingly gives a list of five names to a supposed hit man, and soon finds out that his targets begin to turn up dead.
7) Faster
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
After being released from prison, a man seeking revenge for his brother's death sets out on a mission to kill everyone who double-crossed them, and he is tracked by a cop and a paid assassin.
8) Killers
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
After a skilled government spy and assassin settles down and gets married, he and his wife discover that there is someone out to kill him.
10) Sicario
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
After an idealistic FBI agent is recruited by a government task-force official to pursue a drug lord, she begins a perilous mission that forces her to question everything she believes, and pits her against a shadowy consultant with a dangerous agenda.
11) The hollow point
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The new sheriff of a U.S./Mexico border town investigates a botched cartel arms deal.
13) Zoolander No. 2
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Beloved model Derek Zoolander and his rival-turned-partner Hansel are facing a threat to their continued success.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Aaron Cross is an agent groomed by the government program that also unleashed Jason Bourne, but with a few new wrinkles. Cross is busy training in Alaska when he's caught in a tsunami of hurt, thus beginning a frantic search for answers to who and what he is.
15) Hanna
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A 16-year-old who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Nederlands
Description
International hit man Angelo decides to retire after he begins to suffer from Alzheimer's. He takes one last offer, but when learning one target is a teenage girl, he breaks the deal. Angelo then tries to discover who would want a young girl dead.
17) Amnesia
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
When a bicycle messenger suffering from amnesia is framed for murder, he sets out trying to clear his name while fighting off mysterious assassins.
Publisher
ADV Films
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
日本語
Description
In the world of Gilgamesh, the sky has been turned into a mirror, assassins transform into terrifying winged creatures and children are born with amazing powers. Two orphans, brother and sister, are hunted by dueling organizations with dark agendas.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
In his latest mission, Johnny English must stop a group of international assassins before they eliminate a world leader and cause global chaos. With just one shot at redemption, he will use (or misuse) the latest high-tech gadgets and every trick in his playbook to protect us all.
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