A documentary detailing an indiscriminate terrorist attack that left 71 dead in Kenya.
A documentary detailing an indiscriminate terrorist attack that left 71 dead in Kenya.
2014-09-15
7.8
Terrorism Meets Heroism
Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.
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When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
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A documentary on the events when a bomb went off at the Ariana Grande concert.
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