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Premium rush is a 2012 american actionthriller film directed by david koepp and written by koepp and john kamps. Aug 24, 2012 joseph gordon levitt has come a long way since his supporting actor days in childhood films like beethoven and angels in the outfield not to mention his breakout hit, alongside fellow batfranchise veteran, heath ledger, with 10 things i hate about you. Directed by writerdirector david koepp the trigger effect, secret window the story follows a new york city bike courier jgl who is accidentally carrying something that a crooked. A bike courier on a parlee is the equivalent of a pizzadelivery guy zipping around in a.
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