Assassination Attempt
"assassination attempt" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Bob Marley: One Love
Synopsis:
Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley overcomes adversity to become the most famous reggae musician in the world.
Starring:
Lashana Lynch,
Michael Gandolfini,
James Norton
#2
The Bricklayer
Synopsis:
Someone is blackmailing the CIA by assassinating foreign journalists and making it look like the agency is responsible. As the world begins to unite against the U.S., the CIA must lure its most brilliant – and rebellious – operative out of retirement, forcing him to confront his checkered past while unraveling an international conspiracy.
Starring:
Ori Pfeffer,
Tim Blake Nelson,
Aaron Eckhart
#3
The Killer
Synopsis:
After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
Starring:
Michael Fassbender,
Kerry O'Malley,
Sala Baker
Plot:
based on comic book,
based on graphic novel,
assassin,
murder,
based on comic,
revenge,
secretary,
gym,
male nudity,
blood
...
#4
Zoolander
Synopsis:
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda can Derek make the world safe for male …
Starring:
Ben Stiller,
Jon Voight,
Owen Wilson
#5
Z
Synopsis:
Repression is the rule of the day in this film that skewers Greek governance of the 1960s. Z, a leftist rabble rouser, is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. But given the political climate, the death of such a prominent activist raises troubling questions. Though it's too late to save Z's life, a postmortem examination suggests that the ruling party was behind his death. As the fact…
Starring:
Jacques Perrin,
Jean-Louis Trintignant,
Magali Noël
Plot:
murder investigation,
rally,
right wing,
police,
government,
military,
politician,
1960s,
violence,
political cover up
...
#6
You Only Live Twice
Synopsis:
A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.
Starring:
Sean Connery,
Bernard Lee,
Lois Maxwell
#7
X2
Synopsis:
Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join their usual nemeses—Magneto and Mystique—to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.
Starring:
James Marsden,
Ian McKellen,
Hugh Jackman
#8
Wild Wild West
Synopsis:
Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President U.S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus Gordon. The two must team up to thwart Loveless' plans.
Starring:
Will Smith,
Kenneth Branagh,
Kevin Kline
#9
Traffic
Synopsis:
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and i…
Starring:
Dennis Quaid,
Michael Douglas,
Don Cheadle
Plot:
mexico,
judge,
cocaine,
interlinked stories,
drug smuggling,
kidnapping,
drug cartel,
drug trafficking,
color filter,
drug war
...
#10
Tomorrow Never Dies
Synopsis:
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
Starring:
Judi Dench,
Jonathan Pryce,
Michelle Yeoh
#11
The World Is Not Enough
Synopsis:
Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.
Starring:
Robbie Coltrane,
John Cleese,
Judi Dench
#12
The Scorpion King
Synopsis:
In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.
Starring:
Kelly Hu,
Michael Clarke Duncan,
Dwayne Johnson
Plot:
sorceress,
desert,
king,
showdown,
shared universe,
bow and arrow,
projectile weapon,
animal,
night,
quadruped
...
#13
The Return of the Pink Panther
Synopsis:
The famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The Phantom' has returned and utilises all of his resources – himself and his Asian manservant – to reveal the identity of 'The Phantom'.
Starring:
Christopher Plummer,
Peter Sellers,
Herbert Lom
#14
The Punisher
Synopsis:
When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.
Starring:
Will Patton,
Thomas Jane,
John Travolta
#15
The Pelican Brief
Synopsis:
Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.
Starring:
Denzel Washington,
Stanley Tucci,
John Heard
#16
The One
Synopsis:
A sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alternate self he kills.
Starring:
Jason Statham,
Delroy Lindo,
Dean Norris
#17
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Synopsis:
When the incompetent Lieutenant Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
Starring:
Leslie Nielsen,
Ricardo Montalban,
George Kennedy
#18
The Mechanic
Synopsis:
Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and lonely that he takes on one of his victim's sons, Steve McKenna, as his apprentice. Arthur puts him through a rigorous training period and brings him on several hits. As Steven improves…
Starring:
Keenan Wynn,
Charles Bronson,
Jan-Michael Vincent
#19
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Synopsis:
A widescreen, Technicolor remake by Hitchcock of his 1934 film of the same title. A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence, they have to take matters into their own hands to save him.
Starring:
James Stewart,
Bernard Miles,
Alan Mowbray
#20
The Man in the Iron Mask
Synopsis:
Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.
Starring:
Hugh Laurie,
Jeremy Irons,
John Malkovich
Plot:
17th century,
france,
twin,
musketeer,
three musketeers,
two brothers,
outnumbered,
death scene,
twin brothers,
masquerade ball
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