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The Limey

1999 · TMDB 6.5

Directed by Steven Soderbergh

The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.

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Terence Stamp plays an ex-convict who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death, a poetic thriller about memory and the futility of revenge.

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