Beyond Gyllenhaal,Rene RussoandRiz Ahmedgive killer performances as Bloom’s employer and assistant, respectively.

Two astronauts work together to survive after an accident leaves them stranded in space.

Don’t get it twisted, though:Ghost Protocolis no slouch when it comes to thrills.

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Truly, a consummate professional.

But when it comes to fine-tuned fights and pinpoint kills, no one does it quite likeChad Stahelski’sJohn Wickmovies.

An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who killed his dog and stole his car.

Lou aims his camera up while climbing a set of stairs in the film Nightcrawler

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When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.

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Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo movie

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Gina Rodriguez as Anya Thorensen in ‘Annihilation’ 2018

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Lena, a biologist and former soldier, joins a mission to uncover what happened to her husband inside Area X – a sinister and mysterious phenomenon that is expanding across the American coastline. Once inside, the expedition discovers a world of mutated landscapes and creatures, as dangerous as it is beautiful, that threatens both their lives and their sanity.

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Dr. Stone is tangled in a parachute cord. She holds a broken tether as she watches her colleague float away

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Two astronauts work together to survive after an accident leaves them stranded in space.

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Two men walking on walls in Inception.

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A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.

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Ethan Hunt scaling the side of the Burj Khalifa in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

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Uncut Gems

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A crime thriller from Josh and Benny Safdie, Uncut Gems follows New York jeweler Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) as his gambling addiction forces him to associate with increasingly dangerous individuals. After receiving an incredibly rare black opal, Howard believes he can finally free himself of his mounting debts, but not without engaging in one final high-stakes balancing act while fending off violent loan sharks.

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Max strapped to the front of a vehicle with mask on in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).

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Benicio Del Toro as Alejandro aiming a gun in Sicario

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An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

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Keanu Reeves as the title character holding his gun in the first ‘John Wick’ (2014).

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An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who killed his dog and stole his car.

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