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In the gritty underworld of Los Angeles, crime and justice collide in an intense game of cat and mouse. Jimmy Mercer (Wesley Snipes - Blade) is a tough and determined federal agent on the brink, who is out for revenge after his partner is brutally murdered. The killer is Red Diamond (Dennis Hopper - Easy Rider), a cunning and ruthless con man recently released from prison, trying to pull off one last big score before disappearing forever.As Mercer closes in, the stakes get higher and the lines between right and wrong blur. With tension escalating and time running out, Mercer must navigate a dangerous web of betrayal, deception, and violence.
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Boiling Point (1993)
92 min
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; but when Ronnie kills an undercover secret service agent, his partner Jimmy Mercer vows revenge and is given one week to catch the killers before being transferred.