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Entries Tagged as '24 hour time frame'

Go (1999)

June 14th, 2008 · 7 Comments

 
Synopsis
Ronna (Sarah Polley) spends Christmas Eve finishing her grocery store shift. On the verge of being evicted, she agrees to cover for co-worker Simon (Desmond Askew), a Brit who begs off work to join […]

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Tags: 24 hour time frame · Black comedy · Dreams and visions

The Warriors (1979)

June 2nd, 2008 · 10 Comments

 
Synopsis
A multi-ethnic street gang from Coney Island known as the Warriors sends nine of its members to a citywide gang summit in the Bronx. The chosen few include their leader Cleon (Dorsey Wright), […]

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Tags: 24 hour time frame · Based on novel · Cult favorite · Famous line · Psycho killer · Train

Collateral (2004)

April 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments

 
Synopsis
Max (Jamie Foxx) starts his shift driving a cab in Los Angeles. He picks up a fare named Annie (Jada Pinkett Smith) headed to the Federal Courthouse. Ignoring her instruction to take side streets, Max bets he […]

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Tags: 24 hour time frame · Hitman · No opening credits · Shootout · Train

Duel (1971)

April 9th, 2008 · 6 Comments

 
Synopsis
Leaving Los Angeles and driving through the desert for a business appointment, David Mann (Dennis Weaver) gets stuck behind a 1955 Peterbilt dripping with grease and billowing diesel fumes. Mann’s road etiquette appears to offend the unseen trucker, who […]

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Tags: 24 hour time frame · Based on novel · Paranoia · Road trip