Smiling Maniacs

Jan 16, 1975

1h 40m

★ 0.0

Women are their playthings...Violence is their game!

Overview

During an inquest, an ambitious judge finds out that a lot of high-rank politicians are corrupt to the core.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Filmes

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Cast

Judge Dani

Franco Nero

Judge Vanini

Fernando Rey

Erzi

Umberto Orsini

Flavia

Mara Danaud

Elena Vanini

Giovanna Benedetto

'Eccellenza'

Umberto D'Orsi

Prandó

Gabriele Ferzetti

Carlo Goja

Martin Balsam

Evelyn Hanack

Minister

Renato Montanari

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6.8

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7.4

What's Up, Doc?

Mar 9, 1972

The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.

5.5

Five Moons Plaza

May 9, 2003

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6.4

I Love You Phillip Morris

Feb 4, 2010

Steven Russell leads a seemingly average life – an organ player in the local church, happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force. That is until he has a severe car accident that leads him to the ultimate epiphany: he’s gay and he’s going to live life to the fullest – even if he has to break the law to do it. Taking on an extravagant lifestyle, Steven turns to cons and fraud to make ends meet and is eventually sent to the State Penitentiary where he meets the love of his life, a sensitive, soft-spoken man named Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts him to attempt (and often succeed at) one impossible con after another.

6.0

The Star Chamber

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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.

5.0

The Big Bounce

Jan 30, 2004

A small-time con artist and a Hawaiian real estate developer's mischievous, enterprising mistress team up for a potential $200,000 score.

5.5

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

Oct 20, 1995

Thrill-seeking teenagers resurrect a demon from his grave and a bloody rampage for revenge begins.

5.7

The Confession

Mar 26, 1999

After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own hands and kills the doctor, nurse and clerk responsible. Slick lawyer Roy Bleakie, looking only to win a case and not caring of the matters involved, is asked by Fertig's boss to defend him. Shocked to hear that his client wants to plead guilty, the case causes Bleakie to question his own morals by defending an honorable man.

6.5

Madea Goes to Jail

Feb 20, 2009

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7.0

Anything for Her

Dec 3, 2008

Lisa and Julien are married and lead a happy uneventful life with their son Oscar. But their life radically changes one morning, when the police comes to arrest Lisa on murder charges. She's sentenced to 20 years of prison. Convinced of his wife's innocence, Julien decides to act. How far will he be willing to go for her?

6.3

I Came By

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5.7

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4.7

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Apr 1, 1977

Truck driver searches for his brother, who has disappeared in a town run by a corrupt judge.

6.6

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5.6

Masquerade

Mar 11, 1988

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5.0

Female Perversions

Apr 25, 1997

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7.9

Just Mercy

Dec 25, 2019

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.

4.6

29 Palms

Jul 29, 2002

When a bag filled with money goes missing from a casino, the Hitman (Chris O'Donnell) must retrieve it. While he tracks the stash down, the bag changes hands numerous times, finding its way to the Drifter (Jeremy Davies) and the Waitress (Rachael Leigh Cook), among others. As the bag's journey continues, more characters, including the Cop (Michael Rapaport) and the Sheriff (Keith David), get drawn into the winding crime tale, and the search becomes increasingly desperate.

7.2

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