MACHETE

GENRE:  Action/ Comedy/ Thriller
MADE:  2010
CAST:  Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba
DIRECTOR:  Ethan Maniquis, Robert Rodriguez
WRITER:  Robert Rodriguez, Alvaro Rodriguez

PLOT:  Ex Federali now residing in the U.S. is set-up and is now being hunted by the authorities.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  From Dusk Till Dawn, Grindhouse, Once Upon A Time In Mexico

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SLEEPERS

GENRE:  Crime/ Drama/ Thriller
MADE:  1996
CAST:  Robert De Niro, Kevin Bacon, Brad Pitt, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Patric
DIRECTOR:  Barry Levinson
WRITER:  Lorenzo Carcaterra, Barry Levinson

PLOT:  A group of young boys end up in a harsh detention center when a prank goes wrong killing an innocent man.  Their stay at the detention center leads to them being brutalized and abused, and 10 years later they seek their revenge.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Shawshank Redemption, American History X, Liberty Heights, The Count Of Monte Cristo

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THE SCORE

GENRE:  Action/ Crime
MADE:  2001
CAST:  Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando, Angela Bassett
DIRECTOR:  Frank Oz
WRITER:  Daniel E. Taylor, Kario Salem, Lem Dobbs, Scott Marshall Smith

PLOT:  Nick Wells owns a bar and is also a professional thief on the verge of making the final decision to retire when a young man convinces him to join for one final ultimate steal.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Italian Job, Inside Man, Hudson Hawk

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CASINO

GENRE:  Crime/ Biographical/ Drama
MADE:  1995
CAST:  Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci
DIRECTOR:  Martin Scorsese
WRITER:  Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese

PLOT:  Sam and Nicky were the best of mobster friends until a casino came between them.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Blow, Scarface, Goodfellas, Ocean's Eleven

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