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The Protégé (2021), an American action thriller film directed by Martin Campbell with a screenplay by Richard Wenk, follows the story of Anna, an assassin who was taken in and trained by Moody after he rescued her from a violent ordeal in Da Nang. Together, they traveled the world and completed high-profile contracts before settling down in England. While Anna runs a rare-book store, Moody resides in a grand manor house. On one fateful day, Rembrandt walks into Anna’s shop under the guise of buying a gift. In present times, Anna and Moody collaborate to take down a ...

Philly Kid (2012) is an American drama film directed by Jason Connery and produced by After Dark Films. Written by Adam Mervis, the movie was shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana starting in May 2011. Its production team included around ten department heads associated with the Wright State University film program or Dayton, Ohio. The film received an ‘R’ rating from MPAA and hit theaters on May 11, 2012. It was also part of the After Dark Action bundle and had a simultaneous video on demand release. While it received mixed reviews, Variety noted that it provided ...

The Black Dahlia (2006), an American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Josh Friedman, is based on the 1987 novel of the same name by James Ellroy. The plot is inspired by the widely sensationalized murder of Elizabeth Short. LAPD detectives Dwight ‘Bucky’ Bleichert and Lee Blanchard are partners, paired after engaging in a boxing match to raise public support for the department. During this time, Lee introduces Bucky to his girlfriend Kay Lake, and the three become ...