Category Archives: Thriller
The Call(2014)
Release 2013
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Director: Brad Anderson
Writers: Richard D'Ovidio, Nicole D'Ovidio, Jon Bokenkamp
Stars: Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin, Morris Chestnut, Michael Eklund, David Otunga
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1911644/
When a veteran 911 operator takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl who has just been abducted, she realizes that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life.
Dark Skies
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Scott Stewart
Stars: Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett, J.K. Simmons
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2387433/
As the Barret family's peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them.
Runner Runner
Release 2013
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Director: Brad Furman
Writers: Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Stars: Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck, Gemma Arterton, Anthony Mackie, Michael Esper
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2364841/
When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.
21 & Over
Release 2013
Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Stars: Miles Teller, Skylar Astin, Justin Chon, Sarah Wright, Jonathan Keltz
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1711425/
The night before his big medical school interview, a promising student celebrates his 21st birthday with his two best friends.
The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman
Release 2013
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
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Director: Fredrik Bond
Writers: Matt Drake
Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen, Til Schweiger, Rupert Grint
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196948/
While traveling abroad, a guy falls for a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in her violent, charismatic ex.
Only God Forgives
Release 2013
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Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm, Gordon Brown, Yayaying Rhatha Phongam
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1602613/
Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death.
Sinister
Release 2012
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Scott Derrickson
Writers: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, Fred Dalton Thompson, James Ransone, Michael Hall D'Addario
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1922777/
A true-crime writer finds a cache of 8mm home movies films that suggest the murder he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose career dates back to the 1960s.
Get the Gringo
Release 2012
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Adrian Grunberg
Writers: Mel Gibson, Stacy Perskie, Adrian Grunberg
Stars: Mel Gibson, Kevin Hernandez, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Jesús Ochoa, Dolores Heredia
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1567609/
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a young boy.
Safe House
Release 2012
Genre Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Daniel Espinosa
Writers: David Guggenheim
Stars: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1599348/
A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge.
Broken City
Release 2013
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Director: Allen Hughes
Writers: Brian Tucker
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Barry Pepper
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235522/
In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler.