After finishing working as volunteers in China, Americans Roy (Woody Harrelson) and Jessie (Emily Mortimer) take the Trans-siberian Express train from Beijing to Moscow. Along the way, they meet Carlos (Eduardo Noriega) and Abby (Kate Mara), two fellow travelers, and make an instant bond. But, when Roy gets separated from the group, Jessie realizes that Carlos and Abby aren't who they seem to be. Trapped in a foreign land, Jessie must fight to escape from a drug conspiracy and reunite with her husband. Directed by Brad Anderson. With Ben Kingsley and Thomas Kretschmann. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Thomas Kretschmann in Transsiberian
At the height of WWII, Col. Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) assembles a group of high-ranking Nazi officers to carry out a plot intent on assassinating Hitler (David Bamber) and seizing control of the military in order to end the war. Codenamed "Valkyrie," after Hitler's own emergency plan to address a revolt against the German government, the operation is seen as the last chance to stop a mad man and bring justice and honor back to Germany. With everything seemingly in place and millions of lives hanging in the balance, von Stauffenberg must take matters into his own hands and accepts the charge of killing Hitler himself. Directed by Bryan Singer. With Carice van Houten, Eddie Izzard, Bill Nighy, Terence Stamp, Tom Wilkinson and Kenneth Branagh. Categories: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, Based on a True Story. Year: 2008.
Thomas Kretschmann in Valkyrie
Stuck in the monotony of a dead end job and routinely ignored by his girlfriend, Wes's (James McAvoy) life is going nowhere fast. Things quickly change when he meets a devastatingly gorgeous woman named Fox (Angelina Jolie). Formerly an apathetic nobody, Wes is recruited into the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins that trains him to avenge his estranged father's death by unlocking his dormant powers. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov. With Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp, Common and David O'Hara. Categories: Action, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Thomas Kretschmann in Wanted
Las Vegas magician Cris Johnson (Nicolas Cage) can see the future. But, to escape the tests and examinations he went through as a child, he now lives under an assumed name and keeps his powerful abilities a secret. When a terrorist group threatens LA with a nuclear attack, government agent Callie Ferris (Julianne Moore) must convince Johnson to use his gift to help her stop the destruction before it's too late. Directed by Lee Tamahori. With Jessica Biel. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Thomas Kretschmann in Next
Filmmaker Carl Denham (Jack Black) sets off with his crew to Skull Island to film his latest epic with leading lady Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts). Filming is interrupted, however, when natives kidnap Ann and a giant gorilla name Kong appears. Later, after being captured and put on display in New York, the giant beast escapes and searches for Ann while the city erupts in panic. Directed by Peter Jackson. With Adrien Brody, Colin Hanks and Jamie Bell. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Thomas Kretschmann in King Kong
After the Hive, a secret genetic research facility run by the Umbrella Corporation, is reopened, the deadly viral outbreak contained within its walls is unleased on the population of Raccoon City, turning its citizens into a horde of walking, undead monsters. Alice (Milla Jovovich), a genetically modified warrior already an expert at fighting the mutated creatures, teams up with two of Umbrella Corp's elite soldiers, Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory) and Carlos Oliviera (Oded Fehr), in a battle to survive and escape Raccoon City before the Umbrella Corporation erases its experiment from the face of the earth. Directed by Alexander Witt. With Jared Harris, Sophie Vavasseur, Thomas Kretschmann, Mike Epps and Zack Ward. Categories: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi. Year: 2004.
Thomas Kretschmann in Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Blade (Wesley Snipes) is a Vampire hunter who must team up with his mortal enemies to rid the world of an even deadlier threat: the Reaper, a vampire that feasts on humans and vampires alike, turning them into unstoppable killers. Together with the Bloodpack, an elite group of vampire fighters, Blade must set aside his hatred long enough to prevent the destruction of mankind. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. With Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Matt Schulze and Leonor Varela. Categories: Action, Thriller, Horror. Year: 2002.
Thomas Kretschmann in Blade II
Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody), a renowned composer and pianist, struggles for survival amidst the violence and inhumanity of World War II. After his family is taken to a concentration camp, Szpilman spends time doing forced labor before escaping to hide in the ruins of Warsaw, scavenging for food and shelter. Just as he is losing hope and succumbing to starvation, he finds help in an unlikely place. Directed by Roman Polanski. With Emilia Fox, Thomas Kretschmann and Michal Zebrowski. Categories: Drama, Biography, War, Music. Year: 2002.
Thomas Kretschmann in The Pianist
A US submarine is set to capture a German U-boat and that has a machine with the key to the Enigma Code on board. The young crew is terrified, knowing they may have been given a suicide mission. Matthew McConaughey is a young officer sure he is ready to command, but his superiors (Harvey Keitel and Bill Paxton) aren't so sure. Rocker Jon Bon Jovi plays a sailor who just wants to get home in one piece. Directed by Jonathan Mostow. Categories: Action, Drama, War. Year: 2000.
Thomas Kretschmann in U-571