Die Jurastudentin Darby Shaw mutmaßt in einer Abhandlung über die Ermordung zweier Richter des Obersten Gerichtshofs und die potentiellen Nutznießer dieser Tat. Ihr Freund und Rechtsprofessor Thomas Callahan übergibt das Dokument einem Bekannten, der für das FBI und die Regierung arbeitet. Darby scheint mit ihren Vermutungen genau ins Schwarze getroffen zu haben – nur knapp entkommt sie einem Mordanschlag, bei dem Thomas ums Leben kommt. Auf der Flucht vor ihren Verfolgern erhält Darby Unterstützung von dem Reporter Gray Grantham, mit dem sie der Verschwörung auf den Grund geht.

Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.

Jason Bourne versucht, trotz Verletzung und Gedächtnisverlust sein Leben zu rekonstruieren. Doch viele Menschen, denen er begegnet, trachten nach seinem Tod.

Wesley Gibson ist ein langweiliger Durchschnittstyp, der gute Gründe hat, sein Leben zu hassen: seine Chefin schikaniert ihn pausenlos und seine Freundin schläft mit seinem besten Freund. Doch dann trifft er die aufregende Fox, gerät mitten in eine Schießerei und erfährt, dass sein verschollener Vater gerade erst brutal ermordet wurde. Wes lernt die Bruderschaft kennen, einen mächtigen Geheimbund, der die Geschicke der Menschheit lenkt. Das frühere Weichei entwickelt durch Fox’ knallharte Ausbildung blitzschnelle Reflexe und übermenschliche Geschicklichkeit. Schließlich tritt Wes in die Fußstapfen seines Vaters, um Rache zu nehmen. Doch auch die Bruderschaft hat eine dunkle Seite und Wes muss entscheiden, wer eigentlich über sein Leben bestimmen soll.

Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then return to civilian life. But finding his way out of the world of contract killing grows ever more dangerous as Rath falls for his female target and becomes a marked man himself.

When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...

An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.

An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of ancient Japan finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.

Two young insurance corporation employees try to pretend that their murdered employer is alive by puppeteering his dead body, leading a hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.

Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant girlfriend. Instead, she delivers her baby and convinces Mikey to help her protect them both. As Rose weakens from cancer, Mikey becomes breadwinner for this unusual family. But tranquility will not last.

Eigentlich hat Seibei seine Samurai-Vergangenheit hinter sich lassen wollen. Gerade so schafft er es, sich und seine zwei Töchter durchzubringen, als er den Auftrag erhält, einen abtrünnigen Samurai zu töten, muss er ein letztes Mal in den Kampf ziehen.

Nikolai ist ein Spezialist für Nahkampf und Zerstörung. Er wird mit den gefährlichsten Sonderaufträgen der höchsten Geheimhaltungsstufe betraut. Eine gehorsame Killermaschine. Sein neuer Auftrag: Die Liquidierung des Rebellenführers von Mombaka. Als Nikolais Auftrag scheitert, erkennt er seinen wahren Feind. Er schließt sich den Rebellen an und wird zu ihrer tödlichen Waffe....

Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.

Gigli is ordered to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor. When plans go awry, Gigli's boss sends in Ricki, a gorgeous free-spirited female gangster who has her own set of orders to assist with the kidnapping. But Gigli begins falling for the decidedly unavailable Ricki, which could be a hazard to his occupation.

In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.

In war-torn Japan, the Tokugawa Shogun, desperate to restore peace to his people, orders the assassination of the hostile warlords. A beautiful young woman is raised from birth with nine other orphans, to become an assassin. Her name is Azumi, the ultimate assassin.

As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.

The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.