Category Archives: Thriller
Limitless
Release 2011
Genre Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Neil Burger
Writers: Leslie Dixon, Alan Glynn
Stars: Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish, Andrew Howard, Anna Friel
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219289/
With the help of a mysterious pill that enables the user to access 100 percent of his brain abilities, a struggling writer becomes a financial wizard, but it also puts him in a new world with lots of dangers.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Release 2011
Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: David Fincher
Writers: Steven Zaillian, Stieg Larsson
Stars: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård, Steven Berkoff
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568346/
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker.
Sucker Punch
Release 2011
Genre Action, Fantasy, Thriller
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Director: Zack Snyder
Writers: Zack Snyder, Steve Shibuya
Stars: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0978764/
A young girl is institutionalized by her abusive stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which will help her escape from the mental facility.
Super 8
Release 2011
Genre Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: J.J. Abrams
Stars: Joel Courtney, Jessica Tuck, Joel McKinnon Miller, Ryan Lee, Zach Mills
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1650062/
During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.
The Lincoln Lawyer
Release 2011
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Director: Brad Furman
Writers: John Romano, Michael Connelly
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, William H. Macy, Josh Lucas
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1189340/
A defense attorney has a crisis of conscience when he represents a wealthy client who has a foolproof plan to beat the system.
Haunter
Release 2013
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Vincenzo Natali
Writers: Brian King, Matthew Brian King
Stars: Abigail Breslin, Peter Outerbridge, Michelle Nolden, Stephen McHattie, Peter DaCunha
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2345567/
The ghost of a teenager who died years ago reaches out to the land of the living in order to save someone from suffering her same fate.
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Release 2012
Genre Action, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: John Hyams
Writers: John Hyams, Doug Magnuson, Jon Greenhalgh, Moshe Diamant, Richard Rothstein, Christopher Leitch, Dean Devlin
Stars: Scott Adkins, Dolph Lundgren, Andrei Arlovski, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mariah Bonner
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1659343/
John looks to take down Luc Deveraux after a home invasion claims his wife and daughter. The fight pits John against Andrew Scott and an army of genetically enhanced warriors; meanwhile, he must contend with a UniSol in relentless pursuit.
Afflicted
Release 2013
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Director: Derek Lee, Clif Prowse
Stars: Derek Lee, Clif Prowse, Michael Gill, Baya Rehaz, Benjamin Zeitoun
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2309961/
Two best friends see their trip of a lifetime take a dark turn when one of them is struck by a mysterious affliction. Now, in a foreign land, they race to uncover the source before it consumes him completely.
Snitch
Release 2013
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Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Writers: Justin Haythe, Ric Roman Waugh
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Barry Pepper, Jon Bernthal, Susan Sarandon, Michael K. Williams
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0882977/
A father goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son who was imprisoned after being set up in drug deal.
A Haunted House
Release 2013
Genre Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Michael Tiddes
Writers: Marlon Wayans, Rick Alvarez
Stars: Marlon Wayans, Marlene Forte, Essence Atkins, David Koechner, Dave Sheridan
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2243537/
Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm - determined to keep his sex life on track - turns to a priest, a psychic, and a team of ghost-busters for help.