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2) The sting
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A 1930's ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con-man seek revenge on a crime lord who murdered one of their friends.
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It is summer, 2012. Charlie, a wealthy banker with an uneasy conscience, invites his troubled cousin Matthew to visit him and his wife in their idyllic mountaintop house. As the days grow hotter, the friendship between the three begins to reveal its fault lines, and with the arrival of a fourth character, the household finds itself suddenly in the grip of uncontrollable passions. As readers of James Lasdun's acclaimed fiction can expect, The Fall...
6) I am wrath
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A man is out for justice after a group of corrupt police officers are unable to catch his wife's killer.
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An incurable virus has wiped out one third of the world's population. Many infected commit suicide to end their agony. Those who cannot bring themselves to end their own lives hire professionals. This is the journey of a hitman's quest for peace as he navigates through a city on the brink of collapse, while on the run from a detective seeking revenge.
8) The tracker
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A troubled warrior returns home to solve the mystery of his family's murder, and punish those he finds guilty.
10) Angry neighbors
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When his ultra-wealthy neighbor in the Hamptons builds an obnoxious mega-mansion next door, grumpy retired novelist Harry March concocts an elaborate scheme for revenge that is destined to go hilariously awry.
11) Machete
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Set up, double-crossed and left for dead, Machete is an ass-kicking ex-Federale who lays waste to anything that gets in his path. As he takes on hitmen, vigilantes and a ruthless drug cartel, bullets fly, blades clash and the body count rises. Any way you slice it, vengeance has a new name: Machete.
13) The card counter
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William Tell is a gambler and former serviceman who sets out to reform a young man seeking revenge on a mutual enemy from their past. Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk.
15) Hennessy
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After his wife and child are killed during violence in Belfast, an Irishman plots to assassinate the Queen of England in revenge by bombing the British Parliament when the Royal Family is in attendance.
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Valentina and Sebastian are 'Camaleones.' Controlled by an unknown mastermind, 'El Amo,' they pretend to be teachers in a school named Colegio San Bartolome, so they can avenge all the murders, injustice, and frauds, committed by Augusto Ponce de Leon, the school owner and director. Solange and Ulises will be the key that will help the Cameleonesto catch evil Augusto.
17) The protege
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Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody, Anna is the world's most skilled contract killer. However, when Moody is brutally killed, she vows revenge for the man who taught her everything she knows.
18) Big driver
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Tess Thorne, a famous writer, faces a long drive home following a book signing. On a lonely New England road, her tire blows out, leaving her stranded. Relieved when another driver stops and offers assistance, Tess quickly discovers her savior is actually a serial killer who assaults her. Left for dead, Tess escapes, determined to find her attacker and seek revenge.
19) Blue ruin
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A strange outsider's life suddenly changes when he returns to his childhood home to implement an act of vengeance. Proving himself a novice assassin, he ends up in a ruthless fight to protect his estranged family.
20) Moving on
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Claire and Evelyn are estranged friends who reunite to get even with Howard, the petulant widower of their recently deceased best friend. Along the way, Claire reunites with Ralph, her great love from her younger years, as each woman must make peace with her past and learn to treasure the value of a good friend.
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