Film "Cruel”Turned out to be ambiguous: on the one hand, it does not bring anything new to the genre and contains a lot of clichés, and on the other hand it looks easy and does not leave an unpleasant aftertaste. We decided to collect 10 more films similar to "Cruel", which are also ambiguous: did not receive awards, many went directly to DVD, but it’s interesting to watch them.
10. Sinners Have No Saints (2011)
Mickey O’Hara is a devoted member of the IRA, but his days of struggle for freedom have long passed and now he is forced to sell drugs and become disillusioned with life. When the next deal goes wrong, things are changing for Mickey, and he has to kill his partner.
Marked by death, Mickey flees to Los Angeles, deciding to start all over again and leave behind his cruel past. When his close friend encounters some influential drug dealers, Mickey temporarily resorts to his old skills to help him out of trouble. However, instead of doing better, Mickey unwittingly starts a chain of events that awaken the ghosts of his past and threaten to destroy everything that is dear to him.
«Sinners have no saints"- this is a film about the fact that in life it is rarely unambiguously black and white: halftones, half-malts and half-turns are most often found.
9. Because we are a gang (2008)
«Because we are a gang"- British crime drama of 2008, based on the novel" Outlaw "by Kevin Sampson.
After several years of work in the criminal business, Ged Brennan (Scott Williams) is ready to become a law-abiding citizen, however, in order to start a new life he will have to earn capital with the help of one last robbery. Everything goes awry when each member of his team decides to take the loot, forcing Ged to engage in a fierce war with former colleagues.
8. An eye for an eye (2008)
The plot of the South Korean drama "An eye for an eye"Is police detective veteran Back Song Chan, who is preparing to resign to pursue his own business. He is forced to suspend his plans when 1.8 billion pounds are stolen from a bank truck, and then 600 kg of gold from the airport, and the robber pretends to be Back.
The next day, he receives a package of stolen money from a thief who calls himself An Hyun Min. Beck pursues him and finds out that he is used as a pawn in a dangerous game, the goal of which is revenge.
7. Say (2014)
Ethan Tell is a small fraudster who manages to hit the jackpot and steal $ 1 million. Ironically, his life is radically changing for the worse when he discovers that the theft of money was the easiest, as he must now save it while his accomplice, wife and parole officer are trying to rob Ethan himself.
The original film "Tell me”Is called“ Tell, ”which echoes the name of the protagonist, Tell. In Russian localization, this highlight was lost due to language differences.
6. Sushi Girl (2012)
American girl Abby (Brittany Murphy), abandoned by her boyfriend in Tokyo, finds her vocation in an unexpected place: in a local restaurant run by a tyrannical chef who does not speak a word of English.
Not afraid of the chef’s rudeness, Abby convinces him to teach her the art of cooking ramen and, despite the cheerful clashes of different cultures and characters, she learns to invest passion and soul in cooking, at the same time trying to establish her life.
And again, we mention localization: in the original filmSushi Girl”Is called“ The ramen girl ”, which is more true, as in the story she learns to cook ramen (soup with wheat noodles), and not sushi. Due to the fact that this dish is practically unknown in our country (although it is very tasty), it was replaced with more popular sushi.
5. One Movement of God (2014)
Korean neonarial movie "God's One Movement”Talks about a gambler in go (an ancient board logic game, one of the five World Intellectual Games), who loses a large sum. He is framed, accused of killing his brother and imprisoned for 7 years. Having unwound his term, the hero longs for revenge, for which he gathers a team.
4. Punitive squad (2013)
A film directed by Kioni Waxman, scripted by Richard Beatty and Michael Black. Starring Steven Seagal, Ving Rhames and Danny Trejo. The “Punitive Squad” was the fourth joint project of Stephen Seagal and Kioni Waxman, and, it should be said, not the worst.
The plot is trivial: the criminal boss wants to leave banditry in the past and retire, but he is challenged by another authority who wants to take his place on the throne of the underworld. Now the hero and his faithful companion will have to take up arms and show who is the boss in the house.
Filmed for $ 10 million, the gunman passed theaters and immediately went on DVD.
3. Shooting (2002)
Film "Shooting”Tells the story of two young people, Biggs (played by Kai-Mani Marley, the son of Bob Marley) and Wayne (Spragga Benz), who grow together on the hard and dangerous streets of Kingston in Jamaica. As children, they rob a van with drinks and shoot the driver. The robbery money is used to buy visas to the United States, where they continue their criminal activities, but already on the streets of Miami.
Twenty years later, Biggs is deported to Jamaica, where he, with friends Wayne and Mad Max, also deported, begins to extort money from business people. Faced with police and politicians, they all return to Miami together, where they are informed that a new “king” has appeared in the city - Teddy Brooke Shut (Louis Rankin). The trinity of friends decides to profit at his expense, which will lead to fatal consequences.
2. St. George's Day (2012)
The infamous cousins Mickey Mannock (Frank Harper) and Ray Collisow (Craig Fairbrass) run a large London-based firm and run an illegal business. Their position in the metropolitan gangster underworld is in jeopardy when they lose a batch of cocaine belonging to the Russian mafia.
To get out, they plan a bold robbery in Berlin: if successful, it can pay off debts and provide them for life, but they have only one chance. With cops and Russians on the tail, the last thing they need is a snitch in a gang they suddenly discover.
View "St. George's Day"Stands at least because of Charles Dance (he played Tywin Lannister in" Game of Thrones "), which is magnificent as always.
1. Fake (2011)
In Detroit, three friends, Sonny (50 Cent), Dave (Brett Granstaff) and Vincent (Ryan Philip), are planning a daring robbery. Their plans become deadly when Vincent betrays his accomplices by shooting Sonny and Dave, who is dying on the spot.
Sonny manages to survive and now he seeks revenge by teaming up with the most dangerous mafia boss in the city (Bruce Willis), at the same time wanting to return the money that his former partner stole.
In addition to Bruce Willis, “Podstav” boasts a rather peppy action, in addition, the film takes less than an hour and a half, so the story simply does not have time to “sag”.