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After her triumph at the Miss The states pageant, FBI amanuensis Gracie Hart becomes an overnight awareness -- and the new "face of the FBI." But it'southward fourth dimension to spring into activeness again when the pageant's winner, Cheryl, and emcee, Stan, are abducted.

Mark	imdb: 3.ix
Genre	activity, thriller, drama, crime
Country	Canada, U.s.a.
Characters	Series killers, Special agents, FBI, Lawyers
Plot	Martial Arts, Investigation, Expiry, Pursuit, Rivalry
Fashion	Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing

A troubled detective travels to Memphis in order to runway down a pair of series killers.

Marker	imdb: 5.6
Genre	action, thriller, crime
State	Thailand, Canada, USA
Duration	01:36
Characters	Gangsters, Heroes, Scammers, FBI, Partners
Plot	Martial Arts, Revenge, Slavery, Investigation, Rivalry
Place	Asia
Style	Exciting, Heavy, Tense, Explicit scenes, Serious

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After his family is killed past a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to South.E. Asia and teams upward with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.

Mark	imdb: 4.3
Genre	action, thriller, drama
Country	USA, Australia, Canada
Elapsing	01:32
Characters	Spy, Special agents, FBI
Plot	On real events, Investigation
Identify	Australia, New York
Way	Heady, Fascinating, Heavy, Serious, Disturbing

A widowed reporter recruits the aid of a federal agent to investigate her late husband's secrets, merely the two become the target of unknown attackers. When FBI Amanuensis John Nelson'southward key informant, Miles, is abducted and shot, all that'southward left is a severed finger. In order to notice a new pb, Nelson travels to New York City to inform widowed magazine reporter Rebecca Scott that her long dead husband, Miles, had only recently been murdered to see if she had heard from him in contempo years. Perplexed, Scott joins Agent Nelson in the wealthy enclave of Australia's Gold Coast to find out what really happened. The ii soon find Miles may accept been office of an elaborate "Ponzi scheme" to bilk investors, and a vengeful billionaire, out of millions of dollars. As more than layers of Miles' secret life are exposed, can the two stay alee of the mysterious attackers who will cease at nothing to halt their investigation?

Marking	imdb: six.2
Genre	thriller, crime, detective
Country	U.s.a., United Kingdom
Duration	01:49
Characters	Serial killers, Stiff women, Special agents, FBI
Plot	Investigation
Fashion	Unexpected ending, Action, Twisted plot, Tense, Gothic

Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a series killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a thing of time before the killer strikes once again. Her near promising lead is a museum employee who might exist the killer'south but eyewitness.

Marker	imdb: 6.ii
Genre	horror, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, take chances, offense, detective
State	Usa
Elapsing	02:40
Characters	Special agents, FBI
Plot	Investigation, Justice
Place	Us
Style	Exciting, Psychological bug, Twisted plot, Fascinating, Tense

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders is a drama well-nigh the specialized International Segmentation of the FBI tasked with solving crimes and coming to the rescue of Americans who find themselves in danger while abroad.

Mark	imdb: 5.9
Genre	action, thriller, drama, crime
Country	USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration	01:38
Characters	CIA, Spy, Special agents
Plot	Investigation, Chase, Rivalry
Place	USA
Style	Unexpected catastrophe, Activity, Twisted plot, Tense, Serious

The mysterious murder of a U.s.a. senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin 'Cassius', forces retired CIA operative, Paul Shepherson to team with rookie FBI amanuensis, Ben Geary to solve the crime. Having spent his career chasing Cassius, Shepherdson is convinced his nemesis is long dead, but is pushed to take on the example by his former supervisor, Tom Highland. Geary, who wrote his Master'southward thesis on Shepherdson'southward pursuit of the Soviet killer, is certain that Cassius has resurfaced.

Marking	imdb: 6.ii
Genre	thriller, criminal offence, detective
Country	The states
Duration	01:40
Characters	Maniacs, Hackers, Serial killers, Killers, Special agents
Plot	Revenge, Investigation, Chase, Internet, Technology
Way	Heavy, Tense, Agonizing

Special Amanuensis Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) works in an aristocracy division of the FBI dedicated to fighting cybercrime. She thinks she has seen it all, until a particularly sadistic criminal arises on the Internet. This tech-savvy killer posts live feeds of his crimes on his website; the more than hits the site gets, the faster the victim dies. Marsh and her team must find the elusive killer before fourth dimension runs out.

Marker	imdb: five.three
Genre	thriller, drama, crime, detective
Country	U.s.
Duration	01:37
Characters	Serial killers, Special agents, FBI, Psychiatrists
Plot	Obsession, Chase, Rivalry
Place	Chicago, Los Angeles
Style	Heavy, Tense, Serious, For men, Disturbing

FBI agent Joel Campbell, burnt-out and shell-shocked afterward years spent chasing serial killers, flees L.A. to begin a new life for himself in Chicago. Just 5 months later, Joel's best laid plans are abruptly cut brusque when his new hometown becomes the setting for some peculiarly gruesome murders--murders that could only have been committed past 1 man: David Allen Griffin. 1 of Joel's most elusive and cunning nemeses, Griffin has followed his former pursuer to Chicago in order to play a sadistic game of true cat and mouse. Taunting Joel with photographs of his intended victims and leaving his criminal offense scenes meticulously free of clues in order to keep the constabulary at bay, Griffin derives as much pleasure out of watching Joel react to every movement as watching his victims die. But when Griffin moves into Joel's inner circle, Joel must chop-chop find some style to stop him before someone close to him becomes the next one to dice.

Mark	imdb: 5.four
Genre	action, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
Country	U.s.a., Nihon
Duration	01:44
Characters	Gangsters, Hired assassins, Special agents, Partners
Plot	Investigation, Rivalry
Place	Los Angeles
Style	Heavy, Serious, For men, Agonizing

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Rita Rizzoli is a narcotics cop with a plethora of disguises. When a drug shipment is hijacked, the thieves don't know that the drug is unusually pure and packs of 'Fatal Beauty' brainstorm turning up next to too many dead bodies. Mike works for the original possessor of the drugs and tries to tell himself that since he does not handle the drugs, he is 'clean'. Mike becomes Rita's constant companion.

Mark	imdb: 7.ii
Genre	comedy, drama
Country	United states, Mainland china
Duration	02:18
Characters	Mafia, Spy, Special agents, Scammers, FBI
Plot	On real events, Robbery, Investigation, Cheating
Identify	Us
Style	Activity, Twisted plot

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A con human being, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI amanuensis, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia.

Mark	imdb: 5.8
Genre	fantastic, thriller, criminal offence
Country	Uk, Germany, U.s.
Duration	01:39
Characters	Vampire, Serial killers, Special agents, FBI
Plot	Investigation, Obsession, Supernatural, Mental disorders, Curses
Manner	Action, Atmospheric, Heavy, Serious, Agonizing

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A killer is on the loose, and an FBI amanuensis sifts through clues and learns that the bloodthirsty felon's victims of selection are other serial killers.

Marking	imdb: 6.one
Genre	horror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
Country	Canada, USA
Duration	01:48
Characters	Maniacs, Serial killers, Scientists, FBI
Plot	Investigation, Religious, Life later on death, Mystery, Rivalry
Place	Chicago
Style	Activeness, Heavy, Serious, Disturbing

A seasoned law detective and his partner have merely uncovered a string of unusual murders that pb them to a serial killer, who believes that he is the descendant of Judas.

Marker	imdb: 6.ix
Genre	comedy, drama, crime
State	The states
Duration	01:31
Characters	Gangsters, Hired assassins, Police, Special agents, Friends
Plot	Run a risk, Revenge, Investigation, Friendship, Hip Hop
Place	Prison, Deserts, Hotels, Small cities
Way	Heady, Action, Heavy, Serious, Disturbing

After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch determine to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox plan. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one office to another while being chased by drug dealers and the police.

Mark	imdb: 7.two
Genre	one-act, take chances
Country	Us
Duration	01:46
Characters	CIA, Spy, Heroes, Special agents, FBI
Plot	Revenge, KGB, Rivalry
Place	England, Frg
Time	Cold War
Style	By books, Disturbing

When CIA operative Miles Kendig deliberately lets KGB agent Yaskov become away, his boss threatens to retire him. Kendig beats him to information technology, however, destroying his own records and traveling to Austria where he begins work on a memoir that will expose all his sometime agency's covert practices. The CIA catches wind of the book and sends other agents after him, initiating a frenetic game of cat and mouse that spans the globe.

Marking	imdb: six.4
Genre	one-act, drama, criminal offence, biography
Country	The states
Elapsing	01:48
Characters	Special agents, FBI
Plot	On real events, Investigation
Style	Psychological issues, Action, Twisted plot, Smart

A ascent star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Marker Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company'due south multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion.

Mark	imdb: 5.3
Genre	activity, law-breaking
Land	U.s.
Duration	01:44
Characters	Spy, Heroes, Special agents, FBI
Plot	Pursuit, Rivalry
Place	Aircraft
Style	Serious, For men, Disturbing

The successful undercover agent Victor Cooper is assigned for his ninth mission: to find how the loadings of drug is being brought to Miami. He suspects that the drug is coming through the air and joins a team of sky diving, under the leadership of Red Line, a fanatic and considered the athlete number one in this sport in the earth. Due to his contour of winner, Vic gets involved with the group and he "disconnects" from his position of infiltrated agent, "connecting" with the team.

Marking	imdb: five.3
Genre	activeness, thriller, adventure, crime, sport
Country	USA, Canada, Red china, Frg, Republic of austria, Italian republic
Elapsing	02:25
Characters	Thieves, Special agents, FBI, Surfers
Plot	Robbery, Friendship, Death, Surfing, Chase
Identify	Ocean, Italia, Helicopters
Fashion	Exciting, Disturbing

A young hugger-mugger FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a mutual involvement in extreme sports. A remake of the 1991 moving-picture show, "Point Break".

Mark	imdb: 5.ix
Genre	horror, fantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective
Country	Us, Canada
Characters	Aliens, Special agents, FBI, Surgeons, Partners
Plot	Abduction, Superpowers, Investigation, Obsession, Supernatural
Fashion	Exciting, Twisted plot, Tense, Disturbing

Six years after the events of The X-Files series finale, former FBI amanuensis Dr. Dana Scully is now a staff physician at Our Lady of Sorrows, a Catholic hospital, and treating a boy named Christian who has Sandhoff affliction, a terminal encephalon condition. FBI amanuensis Drummy arrives to ask Scully's assistance in locating Fox Mulder, the fugitive old head of the X-Files division, and says they will telephone call off its manhunt for him if he will aid investigate the disappearances of several women, including immature FBI agent Monica Banan. Mulder and Scully are called back to duty past the FBI when a onetime priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.

Marker	imdb: 5.four
Genre	action, thriller, melodrama, drama, criminal offence, history
Country	USA
Duration	01:30
Characters	Vampire, Spy, Special agents
Plot	Investigation, Political, Chase, Conspiracies, Rivalry
Place	USA
Time	World State of war 2
Style	Exciting, Serious, Disturbing

House Un-American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter come to postal service state of war Hawaii to track Communist Party activities even though belonging to the political party was legal at the time. They are interested in everything from insurance fraud to the sabotage of a U.South. naval vessel.

Mark	imdb: 6
Genre	thriller, drama
Country	USA
Duration	01:37
Characters	Teens, Spy, Special agents, FBI
Plot	Investigation, Death, KGB
Place	USSR, Los Angeles
Style	Exciting, Activity, Serious, For men, Disturbing

Roy Parmenter is an FBI amanuensis in San Diego; xx years ago his partner was killed past a Soviet spy, nicknamed Scuba, still at large. Scuba is now trying to extort the Soviets; to prove he's serious, he's killing their agents one by one, including "sleepers," agents under deep encompass awaiting orders. Roy interviews a high school lad, Jeff Grant, an applicant to the Air Strength Academy. In a routine background check, Roy discovers that Jeff's parents are sleepers. He must see if Jeff is also a spy, face the parents yet protect them, and grab his nemesis. Meanwhile, the Soviets have sent their own spy-catcher, the loner Karpov, to reel in Scuba. Alliances shift; it's true cat and mouse.

Mark	imdb: 5.vi
Genre	action, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
Land	The states
Duration	01:45
Characters	Mafia, Gangsters, Hired assassins, Special agents, FBI
Plot	Hostage, Rivalry, Lost retentiveness
Way	Heady, Action, Fascinating, Serious, For men

Boomer (Wiper) is a rookie cop based in the urban hellhole that is downtown Chicago. After his interest in a drug bust operation which results in the expiry of Carlos (Carmen Argenziano), his mentor and father figure, Boomer becomes disillusioned with the savage and inhumane nature of his job. Consequently, he decides to hand in his resignation to the Chicago Police Department and return to his habitation town of Joliet, where his fiancé, Kelly (Natasha Henstridge), awaits.While en route back to Joliet, however, Boomer makes a grievous fault in judgment when he stops for, and assists, an unfortunate motorist whose vehicle appears to have broken down; the naive ex-cop is swiftly attacked and rendered unconscious. Boomer awakes to observe that his car and wallet have been stolen, and that he has get involved in a dangerous game of mistaken identity.

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Marker	imdb: 4.1
Genre	activeness, one-act, criminal offence
Land	U.s.
Duration	01:24
Characters	Bikers, Special agents, FBI, Losers, Partners
Plot	Passion, Cars, Motorcycles, Chase, Pads
Fashion	Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing

Biker Cary Ford is framed past an old rival and biker gang leader for the murder of another gang member who happens to be the brother of Trey, leader of the nearly feared biker gang in the country. Ford is at present on the run trying to clear his proper noun from the murder with Trey and his gang looking for his claret.

Mark	imdb: five.7
Genre	comedy, crime
Country	USA
Duration	01:45
Characters	Special agents, FBI, Losers
Plot	Chase, Hugger-mugger
Place	Hotels, New York

Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bosom. Equally punishment, they are forced to escort a pair of socialites to the Hamptons, where they're going to be used every bit allurement for a kidnapper. But when the girls realize the FBI'due south programme, they decline to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from African-American men into a pair of blonde, white women.

Mark	imdb: 5.2
Genre	activity, thriller, crime
Country	U.s.a.
Duration	01:38
Characters	Snipers, Hired assassins, Special agents, FBI
Plot	Skirmishes, Revenge, Pursuit, Hostage, Rivalry
Time	New year
Way	Heady, Heavy, Serious, Disturbing

Deadly Impact follows hard-nosed cop Thomas Armstrong (Flanery) whose life was shattered when he became the helpless target of a mastermind murderer. Returning home subsequently a much-needed suspension, Armstrong joins the FBI to seek revenge and help track downwards the aforementioned killer that threatened his beingness, however this time the assassinator is dorsum to terrorize not simply a single person, only the unabridged metropolis.

Mark	imdb: vi.three
Genre	thriller, drama, crime, detective
Country	U.s., Germany, Canada
Characters	Serial killers, Special agents, FBI
Plot	Investigation, Obsession
Manner	Unexpected catastrophe, Twisted plot, Heavy, Smart, Serious

An FBI amanuensis tracks a serial killer with the assist of three of his would-be victims - all of whom have wildly different stories to tell.

Marker	imdb: half dozen.eight
Genre	action, thriller, drama, adventure, law-breaking
Land	USA, Canada
Duration	01:50
Characters	Horses, Serial killers, Bears, Special agents, FBI
Plot	Survival, Adventure, Investigation, Hunt
Place	Mountains, Canada
Style	Exciting, Smart, Serious, For men, Disturbing

When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI amanuensis Warren Stantin must exchange familiar city streets for unknown wilderness trails. Completely out of his element, Stantin is forced to enlist the assistance of expert tracker Jonathan Knox. It'due south a turbulent yet vital relationship they must maintain in club to survive... and one that becomes increasingly drastic when Knox's girlfriend Sarah becomes the killer'southward latest hostage!

Marking	imdb: vi
Genre	action, thriller, melodrama
Country	USA
Duration	01:24
Characters	Hired assassins, FBI
Plot	Travel, Investigation, Pursuit, Hunt, Rivalry
Place	Deserts, Mexico
Style	Exciting, Serious, For men, Disturbing

Banks is a hit man, the best, usually working for Latin American drug cartels. He picks upwards solitary women, uses them briefly for a job, then kills them. He's in the Southwest, headed toward Mexico, when he picks upwardly Bennie, a adult female leaving an abusive marriage, going to Paradise, Arizona. The movie follows three tracks: Banks's dull recruitment of Bennie, the set-upwards for the hit at a swank resort in Mexico, and the FBI's close pursuit of Banks, whom they desire alive in hopes he'll rat out his bosses. Bennie may not exist who she seems, and at that place may be a chink in Banks'southward tough-guy armor. Guns, money, and a chance at Paradise.