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Action, Police investigation, Low-budget filmmaking, Africa, Cult classic, Independent film, Crime, Violence-moderate
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humorous, gritty
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Emotional Arc:
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Who Killed Captain Alex?

2010-03-01
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Recognized as Uganda’s first action film, Who Killed Captain Alex? is about the aftermath of a police raid in Kampala in which a police captain is killed.

Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama
Cast
Kakule William, Sserunya Ernest, G. Puffs, Bukenya Charles, Kavubu Muhammed, Kasumba Isma, Nakyambadde Prossy, Faizat Muhammed, Bisaso Dauda, Musisi David
Crew
Nabwana IGG, Nabwana IGG
Rating
6.6(161 votes)
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The Quiet Ones
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The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.



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22 Bullets
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Samurai Assassin
7.3

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Crime Busters
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An attempted robbery turns to be an unexpected recruitment when two unemployed men mistakenly break into a police office instead of a store.



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Sleepless Night
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Vincent, a police officer, and his partner Manuel steal a large amount of cocaine from José Marciano, a ruthless crime lord who is quick to seek revenge, endangering Vincent's life, career and family.



The Replacement Killers

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Mercenary for Justice

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One Night in Bangkok

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
7.97

An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.



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In Order of Disappearance

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La Classe américaine
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George Abitbol, the classiest man in the world, dies tragically during a cruise. The director of an American newspaper, wondering about the meaning of these intriguing final words, asks his three best investigators, Dave, Peter and Steven, to solve the mystery. (Sixteen French actors dub scenes from various Warner Bros. films to create a parody of Citizen Kane, 1941.)



Why Don't You Just Die!

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Golgo 13: The Professional

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Gen-X Cops
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Tony Arzenta
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A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea. Complications - and many bloody shootouts - ensue.



The Keeper of Lost Causes

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The Nile Hilton Incident

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How I Became a Gangster

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Yakuza Apocalypse

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The Dead Pool
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Shaft(1971)
6.4

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.



Out for a Kill
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Second in Command
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Armed insurgents attempt a coup d'etat in a troubled Eastern European country, and the president flees to the U.S. embassy for protection. When the U.S. ambassador is murdered by the ruthless and gun-happy rebels, it comes down to the second-in-command of the embassy, Sam Keenan, played by Belgian kickboxer Jean-Claude Van Damme, to use his amazing martial arts technique to defend the besieged.



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Murder on the Orient Express

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Above the Law
5.9

Frank Valken, high-flying robber, has just made a final masterful break. At least that’s what he believes… Ideal suspects, Valken and his gang find themselves involved in a criminal case of thirty years. It seems that the crazy killers are back.



My Name Is Vendetta

After old enemies kill his family, a former mafia enforcer and his feisty daughter flee to Milan, where they hide out while plotting their revenge.



Taxi 5
Taxi 5(2017)
5.4

A police officer who's transfered in the police of Marseille gets assigned to take down a group of Italian robbers who drive the powerfull Ferrari's with the older niece of Daniel, a terrible driver who gets the legendary white taxi.



Bomber
Bomber(1982)
6.405

Bomber is an unemployed boat captain. One day he meets Jerry, a manager of boxers who are struck by the force of his fists. That is when they see the chance to win big money.



Dolemite
Dolemite(1975)
5.8

Dolemite is a pimp who was set up by Willie Greene and the cops, who have planted drugs, stolen furs, and guns in his trunk and got him sentenced to 20 years in jail. One day, Queen B and a warden planned to get him out of Jail and get Willie Green and Mitchell busted for what they did to him.



Afro Samurai: Resurrection

Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path now burn out of control – and nowhere are the flames of hatred more intense than in the eyes of Sio.

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