6 Movies Starring Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Legionnaire

Legionnaire

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-12-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (17399 Reviews)

Director:

Peter MacDonald

Cast:

Writer:

Sheldon Lettich (story)

Jean-Claude Van Damme (story)

Sheldon Lettich (screenplay)

Rebecca Morrison (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This plan fails and he seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the legion he tangles with abusive lieutenant Steinkampf and bonds with legionnaires Luther, Mackintosh and Rosetti. The mobster discover his whereabouts and enrolls two hitmen to finish him off. With their fort under siege and enemies within, Lefevre finds that second chances are difficult to come by in the Legion.

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-11-09

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA, Canada

Runtime:

117 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (32506 Reviews)

Director:

Jim Sheridan

Fullplot:

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-08-07

Languages:

English, French, Scottish Gaelic

Countries:

USA, Czech Republic

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (164423 Reviews)

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Cast:

Writer:

Stuart Beattie (screenplay)

David Elliot (screenplay)

Paul Lovett (screenplay)

Michael Gordon (story)

Stuart Beattie (story)

Stephen Sommers (story)

Fullplot:

Two soldiers stationed in Kazahkstan (Captain Duke Hauser and his partner "Ripcord") are ordered to transport special warheads created by MARS, an arms' manufacturer controlled by James McCullen. When they are attacked by thieves (led by Anastasia DeCobray, with whom Duke has history), they are saved by a top secret, international special forces unit known as "G.I. Joe". The leader of G.I. Joe, General Abernathy (or Hawk) is on the trail of the thieves: an evil organization called "Cobra". While Duke and Ripcord train to join the Joes, McCullen ("Destro") is secretly working for Cobra and plotting to recapture his metal-eating "Nanomite" warheads. Duke and Ripcord (with help from Heavy Duty, Snake Eyes, and the rest of the Joes) must prove that they are Real American Heroes -- by stopping the launch of these warheads before Cobra uses them to take over the world.

Bullet to the Head

Bullet to the Head

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-02-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (36884 Reviews)

Director:

Walter Hill

Cast:

Writer:

Alessandro Camon (screenplay)

Alexis Nolent (based on the graphic novel "Du plomb dans la tète" by)

Colin Wilson (based on the graphic novel "Du plomb dans la tète" illustrated by)

Fullplot:

In New Orleans, the hit men James Bonomo, a.k.a. Jimmy Bobo, and Louis Blanchard execute the dirty cop Hank Greely in a hotel room. But they are betrayed and Louis is stabbed in a bar by the mercenary Keegan while waiting for the payment of the contract. Meanwhile the Washington D.C. police detective Taylor Kwon comes to New Orleans to investigate the murder of Greely, who had stolen evidences from the Police Department. Soon he is shot by two dirty detectives but Jimmy saves his life. Jimmy brings Taylor to the shop of his daughter Lisa and she removes the bullet from his shoulder and nurses him. Taylor and Jimmy form the most unlikely partnership to investigate the crimes and after contacting the intermediate Ronnie Earl that had hired Jimmy and Louis, they discover a network of corruption formed by the lawyer Marcus Baptiste and the entrepreneur Robert Nkomo Morel.

Pompeii

Pompeii

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-02-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada, Germany, USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (75453 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Janet Scott Batchler (screenplay)

Lee Batchler (screenplay)

Michael Robert Johnson (screenplay)

B.L. Jurgens (unproduced Roman Polanski version)

Fullplot:

Set in 79 A.D., POMPEII tells the epic story of Milo (Kit Harington), a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia (Emily Browning), the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-01-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (3583 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

A coming-of-age story about two inner city boys who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.

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