Down and Dangerous (2014)
Director
Zak Forsman
Main cast
John T. Woods; Paulie Redding; Ross Marquand; Judd Nelson; Ernest Curcio
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Description
An inventive and resourceful cocaine smuggler defends his trade against violent rival traffickers, a monstrous and vengeful killer, and the DEA agents who want to lock him up â all while falling for a stunningly beautiful woman with a taste for danger.
Zak Forsman
Main cast
John T. Woods; Paulie Redding; Ross Marquand; Judd Nelson; Ernest Curcio
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Description
An inventive and resourceful cocaine smuggler defends his trade against violent rival traffickers, a monstrous and vengeful killer, and the DEA agents who want to lock him up â all while falling for a stunningly beautiful woman with a taste for danger.
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