Smuggling
"smuggling" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Witness for the Prosecution
Synopsis:
When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the lure of the criminal courts is too much for him, especially when the case is so difficult.
Starring:
John Williams,
Elsa Lanchester,
Marlene Dietrich
#2
The Untouchables
Synopsis:
Young Treasury Agent Eliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most honorable one on the force. He asks Malone to help him get Capone, but Malone warns him that if he goes after Capone, he is going to war.
Starring:
Charles Martin Smith,
Robert De Niro,
Andy García
#3
The Trip Across Paris
Synopsis:
Two unlikely companions must smuggle four suitcases filled with contraband pork across Nazi-occupied Paris.
Starring:
Louis de Funès,
Bourvil,
Laurence Badie
#4
The Sucker
Synopsis:
In this Frenco-Italian gangster parody, a shop keeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash which totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friends car from Napels to Bordeaux, but as it happens to be filled with such contraband as stolen money, jewelry and drugs, the involuntary and unwitting companions in crime soon attract all but recreat…
Starring:
Venantino Venantini,
Louis de Funès,
Lando Buzzanca
#5
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
#6
The Pianist
Synopsis:
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
Starring:
Adrien Brody,
Thomas Kretschmann,
Ed Stoppard
#7
The French Connection
Synopsis:
Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.
Starring:
Roy Scheider,
Gene Hackman,
Fernando Rey
#8
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Synopsis:
In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.
Starring:
Michel Piccoli,
Jean-Pierre Cassel,
Claude Piéplu
#9
The Diamond Arm
Synopsis:
In the southern town, a gang of "currency traders" is operating, led by the Chief and his assistant Kozodoyev. A modest Soviet clerk and an exemplary family man Semyon Semyonovich Gorbunkov goes on a foreign cruise on a motor ship, on which Kozodoyev also sailed, who must pick up diamonds in one of the eastern cities and transport them in a plaster hand. But due to a misunderstanding, instead of …
Starring:
Yuriy Nikulin,
Nina Grebeshkova,
Nonna Mordyukova
Plot:
smuggler,
plaster cast,
ship,
criminal,
password,
accomplice,
arm injury,
contraband,
plaster,
incompetence
...
#10
The Count of Monte Cristo
Synopsis:
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.
Starring:
Henry Cavill,
Guy Pearce,
Luis Guzmán
Plot:
violence,
revenge,
escape,
treasure,
prison,
priest,
whipping,
sword fight,
color remake of black and white film,
fireworks
...
#11
Tango & Cash
Synopsis:
Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are narcotics detectives who, while both being extremely successful, can't stand each other. Crime Lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income that Tango and Cash have caused him, frames the two for murder. Caught with the murder weapon on the scene of the crime, the two have no alibi. Thrown into prison with most of the criminals they helped convict, it appears tha…
Starring:
James Hong,
Sylvester Stallone,
Jack Palance
#12
Run Lola Run
Synopsis:
Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.
Starring:
Franka Potente,
Moritz Bleibtreu,
Herbert Knaup
#13
Pierrot le Fou
Synopsis:
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
Starring:
Anna Karina,
Jean-Paul Belmondo,
Samuel Fuller
Plot:
on the run,
smuggling,
mediterranean sea,
vietnam war,
party,
money,
beach,
babysitter,
nouvelle vague,
french new wave
...
#14
Outbreak
Synopsis:
A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.
Starring:
Kevin Spacey,
Donald Sutherland,
Morgan Freeman
Plot:
virus,
epidemic,
monkey,
disease,
quarantine,
helicopter,
hospital,
doctor,
dog,
chase
...
#15
Once Upon a Time in America
Synopsis:
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Starring:
Jennifer Connelly,
Robert De Niro,
James Woods
#16
Octopussy
Synopsis:
James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.
Starring:
Steven Berkoff,
Roger Moore,
Louis Jourdan
Plot:
time bomb,
agent,
faberge egg,
circus,
india,
race against time,
official bond film,
secret agent,
cold war,
007
...
#17
Midnight Express
Synopsis:
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
Starring:
John Hurt,
Randy Quaid,
Paolo Bonacelli
Plot:
gay kiss,
watching someone masturbate,
social masturbation,
1970s,
prison drama,
prison,
torture,
escape,
lawyer,
court
...
#18
Lethal Weapon 4
Synopsis:
In the combustible action franchise's final installment, maverick detectives Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh square off against Asian mobster Wah Sing Ku, who's up to his neck in slave trading and counterfeit currency. With help from gumshoe Leo Getz and smart-aleck rookie cop Lee Butters, Riggs and Murtaugh aim to take down Ku and his gang.
Starring:
Danny Glover,
Mel Gibson,
Chris Rock
Plot:
kung fu,
martial arts,
shoulder,
holster,
squad car,
squad,
car,
terrorism,
terrorist,
heavy rain
...
#19
Lethal Weapon 2
Synopsis:
In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under Murtaugh's toilet, the action explodes!
Starring:
Danny Glover,
Jenette Goldstein,
Mark Rolston
Plot:
krugerrand,
two man army,
shoulder,
holster,
squad car,
squad,
car,
wilhelm scream,
grocery store,
good versus evil
...
#20
Johnny Mnemonic
Synopsis:
In a dystopian 2021, Johnny is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to securely store data too sensitive for regular computer networks. On one delivery run, he accepts a package that not only exceeds the implant's safety limits—and will kill him if the data is not removed in time—but also contains information far more important and valuable than he had ever imagined. On a race aga…
Starring:
Udo Kier,
Dolph Lundgren,
Barbara Sukowa
Plot:
implanted memory,
cyberpunk,
virtual reality,
cyberspace,
based on story,
glasses,
hitman,
erased memory,
destroyed bridge,
hotel
...