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23) Punch-drunk love
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Struggling to cope with his erratic temper, novelty toilet plunger salesman Barry Egan spends his days collecting frequent-flyer-mile coupons and dodging the insults of his seven sisters. The promise of a new life emerges when Barry inadvertently attracts the affections of a mysterious woman named Lena. But their budding relationship is threatened when he falls prey to the swindling operator of a phone sex line and her deranged boss.
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"Inspired by the true story of the biggest bank heist of all time, Harry Barber recounts how in 1972 a gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio attempted to steal $30 million in illegal campaign contributions from President Richard Nixon's secret fund. But the plan quickly goes sideways, prompting the biggest manhunt in FBI history with more than 125 agents assigned to the case"--Container.
26) Detour
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Criterion collection volume 966
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As he hitchhikes his way from New York to Los Angeles, a down-on-his-luck nightclub pianist finds himself with a dead body on his hands and nowhere to run.
29) of the beholder
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The Eye is an intelligence agent whose current assignment is to track Joanna Eris, a woman suspected of blackmailing a senior government official. But the Eye soon learns that Eris is far more than a blackmailer.
31) 52 pick-up
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After indulging in an illicit affair with a young woman, a wealthy executive falls prey to blackmailers. His wife is running for political office, and he refuses to involve the police.
32) Choke
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Blackmail and revenge are the going price for covering up murder in this riveting thriler.
33) Big nothing
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A scam artist hopeful, a gorgeous young girl, and an ex-teacher all decide to blackmail a corrupt pastor, only to find that he has been murdered and most of the town is involved in some way.
34) Run & gun
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After leaving a life of crime and violence, Ray is a reformed good guy, enjoying a quiet family life in the 'burbs. But when his past is discovered, Ray is blackmailed into one last job to collect a mysterious package. After a deadly double-cross, Ray finds himself wounded and on the run from ruthless assassins who will stop at nothing to get what he has. Now, with the lives of his loved ones hanging in the balance and danger at every turn, Ray's...
35) Goodbye Charlie
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"Shot by a jealous husband and lost at sea, Charles finds himself returned to the world as a woman named Charlie."--Container.
36) Pitfall
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John Forbes is a family man who's tired of the 9 to 5 humdrum of his job an insurance company executive. Life gets a little more exciting for him when he calls upon femme fatale Mona Stevens. Her boyfriend has robbed a store insured by Forbes' company and has showered her with gifts using the loot. Forbes comes to collect the ill-gotten gifts, but the boyfriend is in jail, and Forbes falls hard for Mona and begins an affair.
37) Cymbeline
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When extortion, betrayal, and fiery passions threaten his criminal empire, a drug kingpin is driven to desperate measures in this explosive, modern retelling of Shakespeare's timeless tragedy.
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Criterion collection volume 750
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English
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A striking crime drama based on a novel by Dorothy B. Hughes. A tough-talking former GI who comes to a small New Mexico town to shake down a gangster who killed his best friend; things quickly turn nasty.
39) Nick of time
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When a man's six-year-old daughter is kidnapped, he is told that she will be killed if he does not murder the governor within the next ninety minutes.
40) Born to be bad
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A childless couple agree to take a boy into their home after his mother is declared unfit. The mother is determined to take advantage of the man and tries to blackmail him. In the end, selfless love and charity are celebrated in this heartwarming movie.
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