Still reeling from the death of his wife, Los Angeles detective Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves) is devastated when he’s named as a suspect in the murder of his partner (Terry Crews). With the help of a young homicide detective (Chris Evans), Ludlow struggles to clear his name. His boss (Forest Whitaker), meanwhile, tries to protect him from a tough Internal Affairs investigator (Hugh Laurie) who’s determined to put Ludlow behind bars.
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Country music legend Willie Nelson stars in this action-packed thriller as Will, an aging hit man whose interest in a young, beautiful assassin named Ray (Kelli Fleming) leads him to take her under his wing and assign her to a series of high-profile jobs. When one of Ray’s jobs goes terribly awry, Will finds himself having to choose between his new apprentice and the ruthless crime boss who wants her head on a platter.
This double feature of kung fu flicks from 1981 and 1979 delivers plenty of brave heroes, dastardly villains and fist-flying action. Chiu Lee’s comedic Fearless Dragons stars Jang Lee Hwang and Phillip Ko as two con artists accused of a robbery they didn’t commit. In 7 Steps of Kung Fu, directed by Hua Chung Ting, a young boy pleads with his uncle to teach him the art of the seven steps when a merciless gang threatens to take over their village.