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The American film, John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), is a neo-noir action thriller directed and co-produced by Chad Stahelski. Shay Hatten and Michael Finch are credited as writers. In the movie, John Wick prepares for revenge against the High Table while hiding underground with the Bowery King in New York City. He later travels to Morocco where he takes down the Elder, known as ‘the one who sits above the Table’. Upon hearing of this, Marquis Vincent Bisset de Gramont, a member of the High Table, summons New York Continental Hotel manager Winston and his concierge Charon. The Marquis expresses disappointment in ...

The Contractor (2022) is a high-stakes action movie directed by Tarik Saleh for his English-language debut. SFC James Harper, a decorated Green Beret, is discharged from the army due to his use of illegal steroids to treat a debilitating knee injury. Desperate for financial stability, he reaches out to his friend Mike, who works for a private military company under fellow veteran Rusty Jennings’ leadership. Despite receiving lucrative offers from numerous military contracting firms, Harper feels a sense of duty to his country. Mike informs him that Rusty conducts undercover operations for the Department of ...

Greenland (2020), an apocalyptic thriller directed by Ric Roman Waugh and written by Chris Sparling, follows the story of John Garrity, a structural engineer residing in Atlanta, Georgia with his estranged wife Allison and diabetic son Nathan. As they gather together to witness the passing of a newly-discovered interstellar comet named ‘Clarke’, John receives an automated message from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) informing him that he and his family have been selected for emergency sheltering. With chaos erupting around them, John rushes back home ...

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) is an American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski. The story follows John Wick as he navigates through Manhattan, where he finds himself in trouble for the unauthorized assassination of High Table crime lord Santino D’Antonio on Continental grounds. While at the New York Public Library, he acquires a marker medallion and rosary before being injured in a fight with hitman Ernest. Seeking medical treatment from an underworld doctor, John’s excommunicado status becomes active, forcing him to finish the suturing himself before being pursued by a ...

Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) is a thriller directed by Stefano Sollima and written by Taylor Sheridan. After ISIS commits a deadly bombing in Kansas City, CIA agent Matt Graver is recruited by the U.S. government to investigate. Suspecting involvement from Mexican drug cartels, Graver enlists Alejandro Gillick and collaborates with Department of Defense officials to instigate conflict between rival factions. To maintain plausible deniability, Graver seeks assistance from PMC official Andy Wheeldon for mercenaries, helicopters, and communication equipment. Meanwhile, ...

In the film John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad, John finds his stolen Ford Mustang in the hands of Abram Tarasov, brother of Viggo who was killed in the first film. He goes on a violent rampage against Tarasov’s men, causing significant damage to his car. However, he spares Tarasov and returns home. John then takes his Mustang to be repaired by chop-shop owner Aurelio. Later on, he is visited by Santino D’Antonio, a crime boss from the Camorra who reminds him of the ‘impossible task’ that John ...

Sicario (2015) is an American action thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Taylor Sheridan. Set in Chandler, Arizona, it follows FBI Special Agents Kate Macer and Reggie Wayne as they lead a raid on a Sonora Cartel safe house, where they make a gruesome discovery. During the operation, two police officers are killed by an explosive booby trap. As a result of her performance, Kate joins a Joint Task Force run by CIA Officer Matt Graver and former Mexican prosecutor turned CIA-trained assassin Alejandro Gillick. Together, they aim to locate and capture ...

John Wick (2014), an American action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad, tells the story of a grieving man in New York City. After the death of his wife Helen, John receives a beagle puppy from her to help him cope. However, a group of Russian gangsters led by Iosef Tarasov approach John at a gas station, attempting to intimidate him into selling them his prized 1969 Boss 429 Mustang. When their efforts fail, they break into John’s home, attacking him and ultimately killing the puppy while stealing the car. In an attempt to remove ...

The Town (2010) is an American crime thriller film co-written and directed by Ben Affleck, adapted from Chuck Hogan’s 2004 novel Prince of Thieves. Four lifelong friends from the neighborhood of Charlestown, Boston, Douglas ‘Doug’ MacRay, James ‘Jem’ Coughlin, Albert ‘Gloansy’ MacGloan, and Desmond ‘Dez’ Elden, rob a bank wearing masks. Against Doug’s wishes, Jem takes bank manager Claire Keesey hostage but later releases her unharmed. After finding out that Claire lives in their neighborhood, Doug ...