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Thick as Thieves (2009) is an action-packed American/German heist thriller directed by Mimi Leder. In New York, experienced thief Keith Ripley enlists the help of a younger criminal, Gabriel Martin, to execute a final job and pay off his debt to the Russian mafia. Their previous partner, Victor Korolenko, was killed before they could complete the plan. Despite initially being hesitant about Ripley’s trustworthiness, Martin is convinced otherwise by Ripley’s goddaughter Alexandra Korolenko, Victor’s daughter. However, tensions arise as Ripley disapproves of their growing closeness. He reveals their ...

The American romantic comedy-drama anthology film, New York, I Love You (2008), showcases 11 short films directed by different filmmakers. Each of the shorts explores the theme of love and is set in one of the five boroughs of New York City. It first premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival in September and was later released in the United States on October 16, 2009. However, during a focus screening in New York, it was decided to cut two novellas from the original version: These Vagabond Shoes by Scarlett Johansson and Apocrypha by Andrei ...

Battle in Seattle (2007), a political action-thriller, marks Stuart Townsend’s directorial debut. The movie loosely revolves around the protest activity during the WTO Ministerial Conference in 1999. Thousands of activists gather in Seattle, Washington to demonstrate against the conference, as they believe the World Trade Organization is exacerbating the wealth divide and contributing to global issues such as hunger and disease. However, the WTO argues that it is working towards reducing these disparities and improving global conditions. During those five days in 1999, the film ...