Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "assassination", "illegal-immigrant"

1. Machete (2010)

R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

6.6

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60 Metascore

After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.

Directors: Ethan Maniquis, Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba

Votes: 204,119 | Gross: $26.59M

2. Unknown (I) (2011)

PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

6.8

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56 Metascore

When a man awakens from a coma only to discover that someone has taken on his identity, he teams up with a young woman to prove who he is.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn

Votes: 269,410 | Gross: $63.69M

3. Across the Universe (2007)

PG-13 | 133 min | Drama, Fantasy, History

7.3

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56 Metascore

The music of The Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.

Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs

Votes: 114,291 | Gross: $51.66M

4. The Jackal (1997)

R | 124 min | Action, Crime, Drama

6.4

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36 Metascore

An imprisoned I.R.A. fighter is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly "faceless" assassin from completing his next job.

Director: Michael Caton-Jones | Stars: Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora

Votes: 124,223 | Gross: $54.93M

5. Max Payne 3 (2012 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

8.6

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The ex-cop turned private security guard for a wealthy family in Sao Paulo, Brazil finds himself thrown into a new deadly conflict.

Stars: James McCaffrey, Julian Rebolledo, Frank Rodriguez, Benedita Pereira

Votes: 11,566

6. The Yellow Sea (2010)

R | 136 min | Action, Crime, Drama

7.3

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70 Metascore

When the attempt to kill a professor goes wrong, a series of violent events are triggered which force a taxi driver to run for his life.

Director: Na Hong-jin | Stars: Lee Yoo-mi, Ha Jung-woo, Lee Hee-joon, Kim Yoon-seok

Votes: 22,965

7. Shinjuku Incident (2009)

R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama

6.9

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63 Metascore

A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet.

Director: Tung-Shing Yee | Stars: Jackie Chan, Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu, Jinglei Xu

Votes: 13,581

8. Quicksand (2003)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

5.2

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After a workaholic banker journeys to Monaco to investigate the suspicious activities of a company, he finds himself framed for murder and running for his life.

Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: Michael Keaton, Michael Caine, Judith Godrèche, Rade Serbedzija

Votes: 2,761

9. Wave of Crimes (2018)

TV-MA | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

5.2

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A desperate housewife tries to cover up her son after he kills his father.

Director: Gracia Querejeta | Stars: Maribel Verdú, Juana Acosta, Paula Echevarría, Antonio Resines

Votes: 1,728

10. The Falcon's Brother (1942)

Approved | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

6.4

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Tom Lawrence, Gay's brother, takes over for his injured sibling in a case which involves Nazi espionage and political assassination.

Director: Stanley Logan | Stars: George Sanders, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Don Barclay

Votes: 972

11. Sleeper Cell (2005–2006)
Episode: Scholar (2005)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

8.0

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Farik sends biochemical student Eddy Pangetsu (from episode 2) on a flight to Vancouver, Canada, to drive a shipment of real anthrax across the Canadian border and down to Los Angeles.

Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Michael Ealy, Oded Fehr, Henri Lubatti, Alex Nesic

Votes: 149

12. Major Crimes (2012–2018)
Episode: Long Shot (2012)

Not Rated | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

8.4

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A sniper kills a judge, and both Major Crimes and the FBI try to get to an eyewitness who can identify the shooter before the shooter can kill him. Meanwhile, Sharon takes steps to protect Rusty from his father.

Director: Sheelin Choksey | Stars: Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan

Votes: 333