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"I am...Tetsuo."
Akira
1988Directed By Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Quotable.
"I am...Tetsuo."
"I am...Tetsuo."
The ground-breaking Japanese anime movie. A disgruntled biker gang reject develops the ability to blow up the entire city with his brain, and unwittingly influences Kanye West's videos 20 years in the future.
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The 50 Greatest Action Movies of All Time
- Cobra
- Battle Royale
- The Incredibles
- Independence Day
- Minority Report
- Clear and Present Danger
- Akira
- Hard to Kill
- Enter the Dragon
- True Lies
- Con Air
- Desperado
- Sukiyaki Western Django
- The Delta Force
- La Femme Nikita
- Ong Bak
- Death Wish
- The Rock
- The Dirty Dozen
- Long Kiss Goodnight
- Taken
- Oldboy
- Blade
- The Road Warrior
- The Wild Bunch
- Gladiator
- Crank
- Escape From New York
- Total Recall
- Bad Boys
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