M (German: M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder) is a 1931 German drama-thriller directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre. It was written by Lang and his wife Thea von Harbou and was Lang's first sound film, although he had directed more than a dozen films previously.
The film has become a classic which Lang himself considered his finest work.
The action opens with a group of children playing a game involving a song about a child murderer in the courtyard of an apartment building in Berlin. This foreshadows the appearance of Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre), a serial killer who preys on children.
The longest part of the movie is concerned with the public's reaction to a series of child murders, the frantic police investigation and, finally, the city's criminals, who organize their own manhunt because their criminal enterprises are being hampered by ever-present police activities. The audience sees Beckert only briefly until the second half of the movie; his presence is occasionally acknowledged by showing merely his shadow, shots of his body or the sound of his whistling "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg.
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Meet Cute is a special encounter between two people who may equally damage each other or save each other. Both come from dark walks of loss, loneliness and death and it's strange to discover they're not alone. But it might be just a little too late.
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Dennis Bond (Reid Brown) decides to start his own spy network after being constantly rejected by MI6. Dennis then proceeds to start his own network by asking his friends for help, which leads nowhere. Dennis spots his first case when he sees a doctor steal creamer from a local diner.
Keywords: independent-film
How do you start a spy network in real life?
A Blind Date gone wrong, horribly wrong.
Oh My God Guy: Oh my God.
Choose carefully
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'Nothing is as hard as not deceiving yourself' Awaken from alcohol and drug induced nightmare ex special ops soldier Gabriel, who hides heavy burden from the past, finds strange case with a gun, a photo, and instructions to kill a person for one million dollars. Surprised and unwilling to take the action that would lead to the cold murder Gabriel through private leads finds the secret agency that employed him. However, as all roads lead to Rome, his road eventually takes him to the hunted person, who actually might be the hunter. On a more subconscious level this is psychoanalytic exploration of problems caused by repression.
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Big national bank in on the verge of the fusion. Behind the scenes the game is getting rough and everyone plays by the rules most fit to themselves. Money and power make the people involved do desperate things and thus cause much harm to many innocent onlookers. This game has a connection to the daring attempt to smuggle a load of lethal plutonium from Russia to South Africa. When the carefully crafted plans start to fail the danger is more clear and present than anyone expected.
Keywords: bank, nuclear
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When Bond is sent to investigate a security leak at the high-tech Zorin Industries, he discovers a hotbed of murder and deception. The company's mysterious owner, Max Zorin has devised a plan to corner the world microchip market, even if he has to kill millions to do it! But before Bond can stop Zorin, he must confront the madman's beautiful and deadly companion May Day. With help from the gorgeous Stacey, Bond will launch an all-out assault on Zorin's deadly scheme, climaxing in a spine-tingling duel on the upper spans of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Keywords: 1980s, action-hero, ambush, ascot-racecourse, axe, axe-fight, ballerina, base-jumping, based-on-short-story, betrayal
Adventure Above And Beyond All Other Bonds
Bond Is Back - Action Packed As Ever [UK poster]
Has James Bond met his match? [USA]
Smooth Operator. [UK poster]
Sinister Adversary. Deadly Beauty. [UK poster]
Has James Bond finally met his match?
James Bond: Hello. My name is James St. John Smythe. I'm English.::Stacey Sutton: I never would have guessed.
[Zorin is going to kill Bond]::James Bond: My department know I'm here. When I don't report they'll retaliate.::Max Zorin: If you're the best they've got, they're more likely try and cover up your embarrassing incompetence.::James Bond: Don't count on it, Zorin.::Max Zorin: [laughs] Ha ha, you amuse me, Mr. Bond.::James Bond: It's not mutual.
James Bond: Well my dear, I take it you spend quite a lot of time in the saddle.::Jenny Flex: Yes, I love an early morning ride.::James Bond: Well, I'm an early riser myself.
[the morning after Bond sleeps with May Day]::Max Zorin: You slept well?::James Bond: A little restless but I got off eventually.
U.S. Police Captain: You're under arrest.::Stacey Sutton: Wait a minute, this is James Stock of the London Financial times.::James Bond: Well, actually, captain, I'm with the British Secret Service. The name is Bond, James Bond.::U.S. Police Captain: Is he?::Stacey Sutton: Are you?::James Bond: Yes.::U.S. Police Captain: And I'm Dick Tracy and you're still under arrest!
James Bond: Bond, James Bond
Howe: What have they done?::Max Zorin: You discharged her, so she and her accomplice came here to kill you. Then they set fire to the office, to conceal the crime but they were trapped in the elevator and perished in the flames.::Howe: But that means I would have to be...::Max Zorin: Dead!::[shoots him]::Max Zorin: That's rather neat, Don't you think?::James Bond: Brilliant. I'm almost speechless with admiration.::Max Zorin: Intuitive improvisation is the secret of genius.::James Bond: Herr Doktor Mortner would be proud of his creation.
Scarpine: It's time to flood the fault.::Bob Conley: But May Day and my men!::Max Zorin: Yes. A convenient coincidence.::Bob Conley: Mr. Zorin, those men are LOYAL to you! [Scarpine knocks him out]
[Hovering over Silicon Valley in their airship]::May Day: Wow! What a view!::Max Zorin: To a KILL!
James Bond: I take it you ride.::Max Zorin: I'm happiest in the saddle.::James Bond: A fellow sportsman. So, what about fishing? Fly-casting?::Max Zorin: [realizes he's been trapped] I'm neglecting my other guests. Enjoy yourself, you'll find the young ladies stimulating company.