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"When Lauren Spierer--a gregarious young woman at a crossroads in her life--vanished from Indiana University in 2011, her story drew global attention from celebrities and news outlets such as People magazine, CNN, Fox News, and USA Today. What made the case so confounding to those outlets was that the 20-year-old was out with dozens of classmates in a bustling university town on the night she went missing. She was seen in public by witnesses and security...
3) White Chicks
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In this hilarious comedy Shawn and Marlon Wayans play two ambitious but unlucky FBI agents who go deep undercover as high society debutantes and infiltrate the sophisticated world of the Hamptons to investigate a kidnapping ring.
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New York City, 1971. Gangsters, drug dealers and high roller cops seem to run the metropolis. And first among the celebrity police detectives is Danny Ciello, known as a PRINCE OF THE CITY.Treat Williams ("Everwood") stars as Ciello in this searing drama based on the true story of a brilliant young policeman caught between his conscience, the mob, his loyalty to his friends and the ambitious federal prosecutors out to expose corruption among New York's...
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Harvard, America’s most prestigious university and home to the world’s greatest minds, is a place where some trailer park families – like John’s (Jason Lee) – could never afford to go. But now, John’s niece has the chance of a lifetime, and all she needs is the tuition that he had promised to pay if she got into a good college…{dollar}29,879…which he doesn’t have. When John turns to his clueless friend Duff (Tom Green) for help,...
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"True crime is a genre that captures readers of all ages, but oftentimes the stories are too intense—even for kids who love spooky books and movies. Curious Cases: True Crime for Kids presents a slew of fascinating stories that are all age-appropriate, including: -The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft ; -The cold case of D. B. Cooper ; -The disappearance of Masterpiece the poodle ; -Two brothers' cunning escape from Alcatraz ; -Sherlock Holmes...
8) Gigli
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From director Martin Brest comes GIGLI, an unconventional romantic comedy starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. When low-level hood Larry Gigli (Affleck) is given an assignment that gets him in way over his head, Ricki (Lopez), a gorgeous free spirited female enforcer is sent in to assist him. Gigli finds himself falling for the unavailable Ricki and goes to great lengths to win her affection. Yet the harder she resists him, the stronger their...
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When her mother, who disappeared 16 years before, reappears while a true crime documentary about her case is being filmed, 18-year-old Bel, not buying her mom's unbelievable story about what happened to her, must uncover the real reason Rachel Price is back from the dead.
10) The murder inn
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"When ex-cop Bill Robinson takes over The Inn by the Sea, all he wants is a quiet escape from the city. But when a crime boss moves into town and begins terrorizing Bill's friends, he can't just sit back and watch. It's not long before local criminals are turning up dead and The Inn comes under attack. With the help of The Inn's fearless residents, Bill must do everything he can to defend his town, his chosen family, and his home." --publisher's...
11) City of Men
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Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
13) The Outlaws
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In this sharp new comedy drama, an unlikely group of lawbreakers are forced together in a community payback project. Emmy and BAFTA winner Stephen Merchant writes, directs, and stars alongside Christopher Walken. When seven strangers are thrown together in a community service scheme, they realise they couldn’t be more different. Having broken the law, in their hometown of Bristol, is the one thing they have in common. As new friendships emerge,...
14) Revoir Paris
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A gunman opens fire on a Parisian bistro. Mia (Virginie Efira) survives with no memory of the attack. Determined to remember what happened that night, Mia finds herself repeatedly returning to the bistro where the shooting happened. In the process she forms bonds with fellow survivors, reliving the worst night of her life through the eyes of the only other people who could possibly understand.
15) Tsotsi
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A criminal turned killer realizes that the woman he murdered left a baby in the backseat of her car, and soon becomes more attached to the tot than he ever thought possible.
16) La Chèvre
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A French tycoon sends his accident-prone accountant (Pierre Richard) and a private eye (Gérard Depardieu) to Mexico to find his missing daughter.
17) Straight Time
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Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman stars as a paroled convict who--confronted by a sadistic parole officer and felony record that haunts him--returns to a life of crime in this probing and edgy look into the mind of a hardened criminal.Based on the novel No Beast So Fierce by Edward Bunker.
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"Genres collide in this dark and atmospheric reimagining of 1930s Shanghai for fans of Nghi Vo and S. A. Chakraborty. Jingwen spends her nights as a showgirl at the Paramount, one of the most lavish clubs in Shanghai, competing ruthlessly to charm wealthy patrons. To cap off her shifts, she runs money for her grandmother, the exclusive surgeon to the most powerful gang in the city. A position her grandmother is pressuring her to inherit... When a...
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The author has written a how to book on the art of conduct a surveillance on criminals. Gary Jenkins is a retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective and Gary uses real life situations to entertain and educate the reader in the art of surveillance. He tells about sitting in roach infested apartments for days and days, following a serial killer on foot though the back alleys of Kansas City and following professional criminals as they move...
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Get the Summary of Gary Weiss's Retail Gangster in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Retail Gangster" by Gary Weiss delves into the tumultuous saga of the Crazy Eddie electronics store chain and its founder, Eddie Antar. The book chronicles the rise and fall of the retail giant, known for its aggressive sales tactics and iconic commercials proclaiming "Crazy Eddie, his prices are insane!" The narrative unfolds against...
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