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City of Industry [DVD] [1997] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
1.  City of Industry [DVD] [1997] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Harvey Keitel
The list author says:
  "Glorious thick-ear actioner as Harvey Keitel thumps his way through to revenge himself on sly double-crossing Steven Dorff"
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Candy Snatchers [DVD] [2005] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
2.  Candy Snatchers [DVD] [2005] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Tiffany Bolling
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  "Low budget but well acted, nihilistic feature about a kidnapping gone wrong. Unpredictable, pacy and scary. A real hidden gem.."
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Straight Time [DVD] [1978] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
3.  Straight Time [DVD] [1978] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Dustin Hoffman
The list author says:
  "Movie version of Edward Bunker's great novel 'No Beast so Fierce'. Top notch acting all round; screenplay differs from novel which actually softens its impact. Should've been leaner & meaner."
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Villain [DVD]
4.  Villain [DVD] DVD ~ Richard Burton
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  "Jags, blags and plenty of claret! Burton makes a good fist of a cockney accent, but is a great movie!"
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Seven Ups [DVD] [1973] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
5.  Seven Ups [DVD] [1973] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Roy Scheider
The list author says:
  "Thought of as being the poor-man's idea of The French Connection due to its script being by Sonny Rosso and starring the late Roy Scheider, but fast paced & good car chase!"
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Vigilante [1983] (NTSC) [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import]
6.  Vigilante [1983] (NTSC) [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] DVD ~ Robert Forster
The list author says:
  "Surprisingly good schlocker in a Death Wish mould, directed by William Lustig who made horror classic Maniac. Not brilliant, but good enough!"
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Year of the Gun [DVD] [1991] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
7.  Year of the Gun [DVD] [1991] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Andrew McCarthy
The list author says:
  "McCarthy is woefully miscast, but Frankenheimer knows how to pace a good Euro-thriller. Set during the days when the Red Brigade looked set to overthrow the Italian govt."
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Fear Is The Key [DVD]
8.  Fear Is The Key [DVD] DVD ~ Barry Newman
The list author says:
  "Fear Is The Key was new to me, but thanks to Amazon, I find another great long-lost crime actioner. Fantastic car-chase & hardcore violence. Gandhi is the baddy would you believe!"
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Hell Drivers [Special Edition] [DVD]
9.  Hell Drivers [Special Edition] [DVD] DVD ~ Stanley Baker
The list author says:
  "Stanley Baker is ice and nails as he battles loon Patrick McGoohan in gravel trucks. Ace support too."
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Silent Partner [DVD] [1978] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
10.  Silent Partner [DVD] [1978] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Elliott Gould
The list author says:
  "Bank Clerk Elliot Gould outsmarts vicious robber Christopher Plummer, starting cat and mouse game of increasing violence. Ace low-key movie."
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Phoenix [DVD]
11.  Phoenix [DVD] DVD ~ Ray Liotta
The list author says:
  "Bombed without a trace, but didn't deserve to. Bent cops, a Tarantinoesque heist, shootouts, and great acting."
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Salton Sea [DVD]
12.  Salton Sea [DVD] DVD ~ Val Kilmer
The list author says:
  "Val Kilmer in one of his best roles, undercover among junkies and Vincent D'Onofrio as noseless prize loony Poohbear. A thriller that keeps you guessing until the end."
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52 Pick Up [DVD]
13.  52 Pick Up [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Frankenheimer keeps the pace lean and mean, just like the original Elmore Leonard novel. Another forgotten movie worth dusting off."
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Robbery [DVD]
14.  Robbery [DVD] DVD ~ Stanley Baker
The list author says:
  "Now on DVD, but not widescreen... Almost a 'how-to' in pacy moviemaking as well as a fluid but fictional re-enactment of the Great Train Robbery."
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Hickey and Boggs (REGION 1) (NTSC)
15.  Hickey and Boggs (REGION 1) (NTSC) DVD ~ Bill Cosby
The list author says:
  "Culp and Cosby from I-Spy as tough-guy private-eyes? Actually it works pretty well and if I say Walter Hill wrote the script, you'll know there's dead bodies aplenty! Surprisingly dark & moody."
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Across 110th Street [DVD] [1972] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
16.  Across 110th Street [DVD] [1972] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Anthony Quinn
The list author says:
  "A candidate for most violent movie of the early 70s. Huggy Bear's crucifixion cut from DVD release, but briskly paced actioner with Kotto & Quinn trying to stop thieves being killed by mobsters"
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St Ives [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
17.  St Ives [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Charles Bronson
The list author says:
  "Forgotten low-key private eye movie with Charles Bronson on form and a great turn by John Houseman as the 'man with the plans'."
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Vice Squad [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
18.  Vice Squad [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Season Hubley
The list author says:
  "Gary Sherman keeps the wheels on this schlock about a pimp beating his prostitutes to death and a cop out to stop him whatever the cost."
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State of Grace [DVD] [1991] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
19.  State of Grace [DVD] [1991] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Sean Penn
The list author says:
  "Atmospheric story of Irish gangsters in Hell's Kitchen with Sean Penn pitted against Ed Harris. Great slow-mo final shootout."
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Class of 1984 [DVD]
20.  Class of 1984 [DVD] DVD ~ Roddy Mcdowell
The list author says:
  "Cult movie. A new teacher makes a stand against drug-dealing thugs in his school; suffers the consequence, then gets even. Cue punks burned alive, sliced up with circular saws etc. Nice and violent!"
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