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Film · 10 connectionsA famous drug kingpin escapes from prison. The mexican president wants him back in jail whereas the U.S. government wants him dead.
Directed byAxel Uriegas
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2010 · 148 min · Action · Comedy · Crime · Drama · Western
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2012 · 96 min · Action · Crime · Drama · Thriller
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2015 · 85 min · Drama · Thriller
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2012 · 109 min · Action · Crime · Drama · Thriller
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2022 · 105 min · Action · Mystery · Thriller
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2024 · 94 min · Action · Thriller
Dominique, a well-trained assassin, flees from her troubled past in an attempt to begin a new life in South America. However, she soon finds herself in a town plagued with violence and corruption. Facing brutal attacks from the police and mafia, Dominique must decide whether to protect herself or an innocent family that has taken her in.
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2018 · 111 min · Action · Comedy · Crime
An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico.
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