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Follows Barry Seal, a TWA pilot recruited by the CIA to provide reconnaissance on the burgeoning communist threat in Central America. Seal finds himself in charge of one of the biggest covert CIA operations in the history of the U.S., one that spawned the birth of the Medellin cartel and eventually almost brought down the Reagan White House through the Iran Contra scandal.

R Thriller Crime 1 hr, 55 mins

  • 3.7 / 5
46% 54%

Based on the life of drug-kingpin-turned-informant, Frank Lucas, who grew up in segregated North Carolina where he watched as his cousin was shot by the Klan for looking at a white girl. He eventually made his way to Harlem where he became a heroin kingpin by traveling to Asia's Golden Triangle to make connections, shipping heroin back to the US in the coffins of soldiers killed in Vietnam. He soon made upwards of one million dollars a day in drug sales. Lucas was shadowed by lawman, Richie Roberts, who finally helped bring the kingpin to justice. The two then worked together to expose the crooked cops and foreign nationals who made importing heroin so easy.

R Drama Crime 2 hrs, 37 mins

  • 3.1 / 5
33% 67%
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Two professional killers pursue an ex-prize fighter known. In the ensuing case that follows, an insurance investigator uncovers a tale of betrayal, crime, and a series of events that lead to fighter's ultimate demise.

Thriller Crime

11% 89%

Two brothers murder the wife and infant daughter of their younger brother. The killers claimed they were acting on orders from God, consistent with their interpretation of a fundamentalist interpretation that goes back to the formation of Mormonism.

Drama Crime

  • 2.5 / 5
83% 17%
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A mother prays for the return of her kidnapped son. When her prayers are answered, however, she begins to suspect the boy who comes back is not her child. Inspired by true events that took place in Los Angeles in the 1920s.

R Drama Crime 2 hrs, 21 mins

  • 4.4 / 5
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