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1) Act of valor
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When a covert mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative uncovers a chilling plot, elite, highly trained U.S. SEAL teams speed to hotspots around the globe, racing against the clock to stop a deadly terrorist attack. Pulse-pounding combat sequences, cutting-edge battlefield technology and raw emotion fuel this unprecedented blend of real-world heroism and original filmmaking, a thrilling tribute to the skills, courage and tenacity of the world's...
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U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield. However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world.
3) Seal team
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Master chief Devon Mackefy (Ken Gamble) heads the five-man special operations unit, including rookie petty officer Michael Davis (Jeremy Davis), that bleeds red, white and blue and is supposed to meet an Iraqi informant on a reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines. When an Iraqi boy is accidentally caught in the crossfire with enemy soldiers, Mackefy is brought face-to-face with the mental wounds and guilt surrounding the death of his own young...
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13 hours: A six-man security team struggles to fight off a militant attack on an American diplomatic compound in Libya.
American sniper : Legendary Navy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield. Returning home to his wife and kids after 4 tours of duty in Afghanistan, Chris finds it difficult to leave the war behind him.
Black Hawk down: It is a riveting documentary about the heroic efforts of the soldiers...
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It was just another day on the job for fifty-three-year-old Richard Phillips, captain of the Maersk Alabama, the United States-flagged cargo ship which was carrying, among other things, food and agricultural materials for the World Food Program. That all changed when armed Somali pirates boarded the ship. The pirates didn't expect the crew to fight back, nor did they expect Captain Phillips to offer himself as hostage in exchange for the safety of...
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"Bringing together a cast of fascinating characters in a riveting tale of ambition and corruption, politics, passion, and ultimate justice, Dangerous Games is a thrilling drama from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel. Television correspondent Alix Phillips dodges bullets and breaks rules to bring the most important news to the world--from riots in America to protests on the streets of Tehran. With her daughter in college, and working...
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Troubleshooters volume 10
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Navy SEAL Team Sixteen and the security experts from Troubleshooters Inc. have arranged a winter training exercise in the mountains of New Hampshire. While romance blooms between Petty Officer Mark Jenkins and former LAPD detective Lindsey Fontaine, Troubleshooter receptionist Tracy Shapiro, playing the role of the hostage, disappears. As the weather closes in, it is feared she's become the latest victim of a serial killer.
11) Lone survivor
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The story of four Navy SEALs sent on an ill-fated covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative. They are ambushed by enemy forces in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. Based on The New York Times bestseller.
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"Detroit": Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.
"The hurt locker": During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
"Point break": An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.
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