Warren Stacy (Gene Davis), a deranged serial killer who enjoys slaying young women in the nude, goes one step too far when he targets the daughter of hard-nosed cop Leo Kessler (Charles Bronson). In an act of desperation, Kessler plants false evidence on the killer and is kicked off the force as a result. Unable to give up on the case, Kessler becomes a vigilante and goes after the killer himself, unwilling to let the law get in the way of justice. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. With Wilford Brimley. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1983.
10 to Midnight
Tommy (James Marsden) returns to his tough Philadelphia neighborhood after serving in Desert Storm. Facing hard time for some trouble he caused in the service, Tommy is offered a deal by the FBI. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself mixed up with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier. Directed by Robert Moresco. With Giovanni Ribisi, Brian Dennehy, Dennis Hopper and Piper Perabo. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
10th & Wolf
Twelve jurors must decide the fate of a Chechen teenager (Apti Magamaev) who allegedly killed his Russian stepfather. While all signs point to the boy being the killer, one juror (Sergei Makovetsky) votes for aquittal. With the knowledge that they hold a life in their hands, the jurors review every detail of the case to see if they can come to a unanimous decision. Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. With Mikhail Yefremov, Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergey Garmash, Aleksei Petrenko, Yuriy Stoyanov, Sergei Gazarov, Valentin Gaft, Mikhail Yefremov, Aleksey Gorbunov, Sergei Artsybashev, Viktor Verzhbitsky and Roman Madyanov. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War, Foreign Film. Year: 2007.
12
Detective> Danny Fisher (John Cena, of WWF fame) is shocked when an internationally-known terrorist named Miles Jackson (Aidan Gillen) kidnaps his girlfriend Molly (Ashley Scott). He is forced to play 12 rounds of dangerous games on the streets of New Orleans. Danny struggles to complete these tasks, as he battles the clock to keep Molly safe. Directed by Renny Harlin. With Peter Navy Tuiasosopo, Taylor Cole, and Gonzalo Menendez. Categories: Action, Thriller. Year: 2009.
12 Rounds
After finding a set of instructions intended for someone else, the normally unadventurous Sebastian (George Babluani) decides to follow them, even though he's not sure where they will lead. Trailed by policeman, Sabastian eventually makes it to his destination and finds himself in the middle of an sinister underground society where men bet on the lives of other men. Directed by Géla Babluani. With Pascal Bongard, Aurélien Recoing, Fred Ulysse and Nicolas Pignon. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2005.
13 Tzameti
Mike Enslin (John Cusack), a cynical writer who investigates supernatural phenomena, travels to spend a night in room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel. The hotel's manager, Gerald Olin (Samuel L. Jackson), initally objects to allowing Mike to stay in the room, which is said to harbor evil spirits and is off limits to guests. But, after he threatens to sue the establishment, Gerald checks Mike into the room and sends him off to a sleepless night. Directed by Mikael Håfström. With Jasmine Jessica Anthony and Mary McCormack. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Drama. Year:2007.
1408
On his way home at the end of his shift, Jack Mosely (Bruce Willis), a burnt-out, aging cop, is assigned to escort an annoying, fast-talking convict (Mos Def) from the police station to the courthouse. What Jack doesn't know is that the convict is a witness to some shady police business, and a group of fellow police officers will stop at nothing to prevent the pair from reaching their destination. Directed by Richard Donner. With David Morse. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
16 Blocks
Coinciding with the end of the Mayan calendar, a series of cataclysmic events devastes the earth and leaves humanity on the brink of the apocalypse. Directed by Roland Emmerich. With John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, Woody Harrelson, Danny Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Oliver Platt. Categories: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2009.
2012
Cristina Peck (Naomi Watts) is forced to suffer the loss of her husband Michael (Danny Huston) and their two daughters, killed in a hit-and-run by born-again ex-con Jack Jordan (Benicio Del Toro). Paul Rivers (Sean Penn), a college professor dying of heart failure, becomes the recipient of Michael's transplanted heart and is drawn to Cristina out of the debt of life he owes to her husband. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Categories: Drama, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2003.
21 Grams
Six months after a virus ripped through Great Britain turning its inhabitants into blood-thirsty zombies, the US Army has helped to secure a small area of London for the survivors to repopulate and start again. But, when a carrier enters the safe zone, the Army's plan fails and the infection spreads once again. Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. With Jeremy Renner, Catherine McCormack, Robert Carlyle, Harold Perrineau, Idris Elba, Imogen Poots, Mackintosh Muggleton and Rose Byrne. Categories: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2007.
28 Weeks Later
When the sun sets in Barrow, Alaska, the town is plunged into thirty straight days of darkness. As the light fades, bloodthirsty vampires move in from across the frozen, barren wasteland to feed on the citizens of this normally quiet town. Their only hope is the over-matched police force, consisting of Sheriff Eben Olemaun (Josh Hartnett) and Deputy Stella Olemaun (Melissa George), a husband and wife who are torn between their own survival and saving the town they love. Directed by David Slade. With Ben Foster. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2007.
30 Days of Night
On the eve of serial killer Jon Forster's execution, Dr. Jack Gramm (Al Pacino), the forensic psychiatrist who influenced the jury to send Forster to death row, receives a phone call stating that he has eighty-eight minutes to live. While Gramm tries to track down possible suspects, a copycat killer strikes in Seattle using Forster's same twisted methods. To save his life and prevent himself from being framed for murder, Gramm will need to use all of his skills and years of training, along with the help of his ex-wife (Amy Brenneman), his assistant (Alicia Witt) and an FBI agent (William Forsythe). Directed by Jon Avnet. With Leelee Sobieski and Benjamin McKenzie. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
88 Minutes
When a civilian diving team is hired to assist the US Navy in recovering a destroyed nuclear submarine, what they discover is more awesome than anything they could have expected. Thousand of feet beneath the cold, murky waters, the team comes upon a mysterious force that could decide the fate of humanity. Directed by James Cameron. With Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn and Todd Graff. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1989.
The Abyss
Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey), a screwball private eye and animal lover, is on the trail of Snowflake, the Miami Dolphins' beloved mascot, that has gone missing just a week before the Super Bowl. Racing to solve the case, Ace is joined by Dolphins publicist Melissa Robinson (Courteney Cox) and his cop friend, Emilio (Tone Loc), as he uses his crazy antics and uncanny investigative skills to blow the case wide open. Directed by Tom Shadyac. With Sean Young and Dan Marino. Categories: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1994.
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
In the year 2415, the world's population has been so drastically decimated by a sweeping virus that all of the earth's inhabitants live within one walled "perfect" city, Bregna. Bregna is ruled by a tribunal of scientists who exert complete control over its citizens. However, an underground rebellion is underway, led by the Handler (Frances McDormand). Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron), a skilled, acrobatic assassin, is assigned with a critical mission - to kill Trevor Goodchild (Marton Csokas), the government's sinister leader. Directed by Karyn Kusama. With Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo and Amelia Warner. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Aeon Flux
Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz) is a typical, fun-loving teen by day, but after hours he is a top secret agent. For his newest mission, Cody must enter prep school and befriend Natalie Connors (Hilary Duff) in order to locate find her father, a scientist unknowingly developing a swarm of deadly nanobots. Cody's wits and charm are put to the test as he tries to save the world and get the girl. Directed by Harald Zwart. With Angie Harmon, Keith David, Cynthia Stevenson and Daniel Roebuck. Categories: Action, Thriller, Comedy, Adventure, Family. Year: 2003.
Agent Cody Banks
After a visit to Moscow, President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) becomes a hostage when Air Force One is taken over by neo-nationalists from Kazakhstan. Led by Ivan Korshunov (Gary Oldman), the terrorists take control of the aircraft and demand the release of their leader, General Radek. But, after previously declaring that the US doesn't negotiate with terrorists, President Marshal fights back to save his family and prevent an international incident. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen. With Glenn Close and William H. Macy. Categories: Action, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1997.
Air Force One
Thirty years after a bomb destroys Tokyo, triggering World War III, Neo-Tokyo has been built under Japan's new political system. Kaneda (Cam Clarke), the leader of a biker gang in the desperate, poverty stricken city, must deal with anti-government activists, corrupt politicians, evil scientists and a powerful military leader as he goes on a quest to save his friend, Tetsuo (Joshua Seth). Meanwhile, Tesuo, who has been captured by the Akira Project, is subjected to a number of tests which ultimately cause him to morph into another life form and unleash his supernatural powers upon the city. Directed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo. Categories: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Cult Classics. Year: 1988.
Akira
In deep space, the crew of the mining ship Nostromo investigates a suspected SOS signal being sent from a moon orbiting a nearby planet. Discovering a derelict ship on the moon's surface, Captain Dallas (Tom Skerritt), Kane (John Hurt) and Lambert (Veronica Cartwright) enter and come upon a chamber filled with large, forboding eggs. When Kane is suddenly attacked by a mysterious parasite that attaches itself to his face, Warrant Officer Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) initially refuses them re-entrance to the ship, siting quarantine protocol. But, Science Officer Ash (Ian Holm) disregards her order and lets them in. Directed by Ridley Scott. With Harry Dean Stanton and Yaphet Kotto. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1979.
Alien
After escaping from the Alien planet in the Colonial Marine spaceship Sulaco, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) awakes to discover that her escape pod has crash landed on a deep space penal colony, killing the rest of her crew. Welcomed with great hesitation, she awaits rescue from the company and befriends the facility's doctor, Clemens (Charles Dance) to protect herself from the murderers and rapists who maintain the colony's ore foundry. But, when it is discovered that an Alien stowed away on Ripley's ship, she must form an alliance with Dillon (Charles S. Dutton), a criminal who has found religion, in order to organize the prisoners and fight back against the beast. Directed by David Fincher. With Brian Glover, Danny Webb, Lance Henriksen and Ralph Brown. Categories: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1992.
Alien 3
200 years after her death, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is reborn as a clone. Scientists have used her DNA to bring her back to life and get their hands on the Queen Alien that grows within her chest. As scientist begin to breed more Aliens, Ripley adjusts to being alive again - remembering bits and pieces of her former life. Soon, though, the Aliens escape and begin ravaging the ship's crew. Together with a band of space pirates, including a second generation android (Winona Ryder), Ripley must find a way to defeat the Aliens yet again before the ship crash lands on Earth. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. With Dominique Pinon, Ron Perlman, Gary Dourdan, Michael Wincott, Dan Hedaya, J.E. Freeman, Brad Dourif and Leland Orser. Categories: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1997.
Alien: Resurrection
Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the sole survivor of a mining company ship that was attacked by a vicious, parasitic Alien. When she gives her story to the company executives, they dismiss her claims and tell her that the Alien planet has been colonized while she was adrift in space. But, when all communication with the colonists is cut off, Ripley is asked to return to the planet in order to terminate the Aliens once and for all. She is joined by a squadron of marines, an android (Lance Henriksen) and a shifty corporate lawyer (Paul Reiser) with a mission of his own. Directed by James Cameron. With Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton and Carrie Henn. Categories: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1986.
Aliens
A peaceful Colorado town becomes the center of an intergalactic battle when a Predator scout ship crash lands and releases the Aliens on board. As the Aliens begin to infect the town, a lone “Wolf” Predator (Ian Whyte) is sent to exterminate the hoard. Meanwhile, the townspeople caught in the middle of the brutal face-off set out to the stop the Alien outbreak before the military carpet bombs the area. Directed by Colin Strause and Greg Strause. With Steven Pasquale, Reiko Aylesworth, John Ortiz, Johnny Lewis, David Paetkau and Chelah Horsdal. Categories: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2007. Release Date: December 25, 2007.
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
After the death of the top gangster in Harlem, Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), the man's former driver, moves into a position of great power in the drug market. Striking a deal with a Thai general, Lucas is able to smuggle heroin in the coffins of soldiers who died in Vietnam and makes a fortune. But, Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe), a NJ detective with close ties to the streets, aims to bring Lucas down after he is put in charge of a drug trafficking task force. With Roberts bearing down on him, Lucas must do everything he can to stay on top, including dealing with the Italian mafia and corrupt NYPD officers. Directed by Ridley Scott. With Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Armand Assante and T.I.. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a True Story. Year: 2007.
American Gangster
Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) has it all: a designer wardrobe, a luxury apartment and more money than he can spend. But, beneath the surface, Bateman struggles to fit in with his Wall Street cohorts. And, the harder he tries, the more unhinged he becomes and the less control he has over the bloody urges that make him feel like an individual. Directed by Mary Harron. With Willem Dafoe, Reese Witherspoon and Chloë Sevigny. Categories: Drama, Horror, Comedy, Thriller. Year: 2000.
American Psycho
George (James Brolin) and Kathy (Margot Kidder) Lutz are newly married and couldn't be happier. Together with their three kids, they move into a huge Long Island house. They seem to have made a good life for themselves until strange things begin to happen inside their new home. After a series of disturbing accidents, they call upon the help of a family priest, who is helpless to combat the terrible spirit preying upon this once happy household. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg. With Rod Steiger, Don Stroud and Murray Hamilton. Categories: Cult Classics, Horror, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1979.
The Amityville Horror
Octavio (Gael García Bernal) wants to run away with his sister-in-law (Vanessa Bauche), but after a dogfight goes bad he runs a red light and causes a violent accident. Octavio hits Daniel (Álvaro Guerrero), a businessman who has abandoned his family, and Valeria (Goya Toledo), a beautiful model who loses her leg in the accident. The collision is witnessed by El Chiro (Emilio Echevarría), a homeless former revolutionary who is trying to reconnect with his daughter. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2000.
Amores Perros
Deep in the rainforest of Borneo grows the Blood Orchid, a mysterious flower said to grant longer life when consumed. A scientific expedition embarks on a journey to find this flower, but uncover a terrible threat: anacondas, enormous snakes with superior size, speed and intelligence because of the powers of the Blood Orchid. Caught totally unprepared, the scientific quest becomes a fight for survival. Directed by Dwight H. Little. With Johnny Messner, KaDee Strickland, Matthew Marsden, Nicholas Gonzalez and Eugene Byrd. Categories: Adventure, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) investigates the murder of a prominent physicist with the help of his daughter Vittoria (Ayelet Zurer). As the trail leads them to the Vatican, Robert and Vittoria find clues linking the murder, as well as the kidnapping of four cardinals, to the Illuminati, a powerful ancient group long thought to be extinct. With the group intending to carry out a terrorist attack during a papal conclave, Robert and Vittoria must discover the truth before more innocent lives are lost. Directed by Ron Howard. With Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård, David Pasquesi, Cosimo Fusco and Armin Mueller-Stahl. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Angels & Demons
A shuttle disaster in outer space alerts NASA to an unthinkable danger: an asteroid the size of Texas is on a collision course with Earth. In a desperate attempt for survival, NASA calls on the world's best deepcore driller, Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis), and his team (Ben Affleck, Will Patton, Michael Clarke Duncan and Owen Wilson) to detonate a nuclear device deep within the asteroid and destroy it before it reaches Earth. Directed by Michael Bay. With Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare and William Fichtner. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1998.
Armageddon
Matt Dillon, Laurence Fishburne, Amaury Nolasco, Skeet Ulrich and Jean Reno star as a group of drivers of armored trucks that carry cash. When one of them falls into dire financial straits and might lose his house, the others give in to the temptation to steal some of the money they carry every day. No one will get hurt, and they stage a robbery to fool their bosses. The plan is brilliant, but a few unexpected events that take place pit the men against each other. Directed by Nimród Antal. With, Fred Ward and Columbus Short. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Armored
Robert Rath (Sylvester Stallone ) is a tired killer who wants out of the business. Opposing him is Bain (Antonio Banderas), an eager young hitman who wants to scrap the older model and reign as assassin supreme. Teaming up with a hacker named Electra (Julianne Moore), Rath must take down Bain so that he can retire from the game with his body and mind intact. Directed by Richard Donner. With Anatoli Davydov, Muse Watson and Steve Kahan. Categories: Action, Thriller, Crime. Year: 1995.
Assassins
Directed by Rand Ravich. With Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron and Joe Morton. Categories: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Astronaut's Wife
A team of archeologists and other scientists assembled by billionaire Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Henriksen) set off for Antarctica after satellites detect a mysterious energy source deep beneath the ice. Led by adventurer Alexa Woods (Sanaa Lathan), the team heads below the surface and discovers an incredibly intricate pyramid displaying inscriptions from three ancient civilizations. Soon, the team discovers the structure's true purpose: a breeding ground for the universe's ultimate prey (the Aliens) for its most deadly hunters (the Predators). Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. With Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon and Tommy Flanagan. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Action, Sci-Fi. Year: 2004.
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Clay Beresford (Hayden Christensen) suffers from a heart condition that requires a heart transplant. When he receives a call informing him that a donor has been found, he believes that his life has been saved. But, during surgery, Clay experiences a phenomenon called "anesthetic awareness," leaving him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. To escape the pain, Clay has an out of body experience, and discovers that his new wife, Sam (Jessica Alba), and his trusted friend, Dr. Jack Harper (Terrence Howard) are involved in a plot to take his life. Directed by Joby Harold. With Lena Olin and Christopher McDonald. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Awake
In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out, detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couple’s frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny illegally crossing into Mexico with two American children, and a rebelious Japanese teen whose father is sought by the police in Tokyo. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. With Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Gael García Bernal. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Babel
Toorop (Vin Diesel) is a mercenary tasked with escorting a package from Eastern Europe to New York City, through a crumbling, post-apocalyptic landscape. As it turns out, the package is a woman named Aurora (Mélanie Thierry) who carries a genetically modified organism that could spell doom for humanity. Complcating matters is a dangerous cult that wants the organism so that they can produce the next Messiah. Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. With Michelle Yeoh, Lambert Wilson, Mark Strong and Gérard Depardieu. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Babylon A.D.
Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) and Mike Lowry (Will Smith) are two Miami policemen on the most dangerous case of their careers. Tasked to recover a large amount of stolen heroin, they have to find the criminals responsible while protecting a hysterical murder witness (Téa Leoni). Directed by Michael Bay. With Michael Imperioli, Joe Pantoliano and Theresa Randle. Categories: Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime. Year: 1995.
Bad Boys
While working as part of a high-tech task force assigned to stop the flow of ecstasy into Miami, detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) uncover a conspiracy involving Johnny Tapia (Jordi Mollà), a ruthless drug lord determined to take control of the city’s narcotics trade. The assignment is further complicated when a romance begins between Mike and Syd (Gabrielle Union), Marcus's beautiful sister who is an undercover DEA agent. Directed by Michael Bay. With Joe Pantoliano and Peter Stormare. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Bad Boys II
When Joe (Nicolas Cage), a cold-blooded assassin, travels to Bangkok for a series of contract killings, he hires a street punk named Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm) to run errands, intending to execute him when the job is over. Instead, Joe begins mentoring the young man and falls for Fon (Charlie Yeung), a local shop girl. When the true nature of his latest assignment comes to light, Joe begins to question his isolated existence and must fight for his life when his boss decides it's time to clean house. Directed by Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang. With James With and Panward Hemmanee. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller, Remake. Year: 2008.
Bangkok Dangerous
When Martine (Saffron Burrows) offers her old friend Terry (Jason Statham) a lead on a foolproof job targeting a London bank, Terry assembles a crew to tunnel into a room containing the safety deposit boxes of some of Great Britain's richest and most powerful people. Terry and his team are after millions in cash and jewelry, but along with the loot they discover a collection of dirty secrets. Realizing that Martine had other motives in organizing the robbery, Terry and his partners are thrust into a storm of corruption and scandal that leads to the highest levels of the British government, and must make a mad dash for freedom and their lives. Directed by Roger Donaldson. With Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, Richard Lintern and Peter Bowles. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Based on a True Story. Year: 2008.
The Bank Job
Barton Fink (John Turturro) is an intellectual playwright, delving into deep social and philosophical issues in his home city of New York. In 1941, he moves to Hollywood to write a wrestling film when disaster strikes: a severe case of writer's block. Compounded by a series of bizarre of events that keep him miserable and lonely in the mysterious Hotel Earle, not even the attention of his neighbor Charlie Meadows (John Goodman) can lift him from his doldrums. Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. With Steve Buscemi, Judy Davis. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 1991.
Barton Fink
When a former rock star and nightclub owner (Bill Cable) is found murdered, Detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) is put on the case. A recovering alcoholic and drug addict, Curran starts suspecting Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), an intelligent and manipulative novelist. As Curran becomes more involved with Tramell, everyone becomes a suspect and he realizes that he is in over his head. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. With George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Wayne Knight. Categories: Cult Classics, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1992.
Basic Instinct
Gotham City teems with corruption and decay, made worse by the presence of the Joker (Jack Nicholson), a deformed psychopath who wishes only to kill. Ready to take him on is Batman (Michael Keaton), the alter-ego of billionaire Bruce Wayne. With reporter Vicky Vale (Kim Basinger) hot on the case and threatening to win his heart, Batman must put everything on the line to keep the Joker from taking out the entire city. Directed by Tim Burton. Categories: Action, Thriller, Crime, Fantasy. Year: 1989.
Batman
Batman (George Clooney) and Robin (Chris O'Donnell) team up to stop Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) from turning Gotham City into a permanent winter wonderland. But first, the dynamic duo must overcome seductive temptress Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), who turns the pair against one another with her poisonous kiss. Directed by Joel Schumacher. With Alicia Silverstone, Elle Macpherson and Vivica A. Fox. Categories: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Batman & Robin
As a young child, Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) watched helplessly as his parents were gunned down, victims of a petty criminal in corrupt Gotham city. Grown up and hardened by training under the ninja lord Ra's Al-Ghul (Ken Watanabe), Wayne returns to Gotham to become a force of justice: Batman. His first task is dealing with and old friend-turned-foe, Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson), whose League of Shadows intends on driving the Gotham's citizens mad using an exotic poison. Director Christopher Nolan (Memento) returns the series to its dark and serious roots. With Michael Caine, Katie Holmes and Morgan Freeman. Categories: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Batman Begins
In the future, the nation of Japan is on the brink of collapse. As teenage violence climbs out of control, the government enacts a radical new plan to isolate select groups of students on a small island and force them to fight each other to the death. Shuya (Tatsuya Fujiwara), Noriko (Aki Maeda) and Taro Yamamoto) are three students forced to fight on the island. Together, they must defeat the evil overlord Kitano (Takeshi Kitano) and win their freedom. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror, Foreign Film. Year: 2000.
Battle Royale
The sequel to Behind Enemy Lines tells the story of a team of U.S. Navy SEALs assigned to destroy a North Korean missile site and avert a possible nuclear strike. But when the mission is abruptly aborted, some soldiers (Matt Bushell, Keith David, and Nicholas Gonzalez) are left stranded in enemy territory. In order to survive, they must defeat the rebel forces that threaten their lives. Directed by James Dodson. With Bruce McGill, Denis Arndt and Ben Cross. Categories: Action, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
When Detroit cop Axel Foley's (Eddie Murphy) friend is killed right in front of him, he follows the killer to Beverly Hills. After detectives Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) are assigned to keep an eye on him, Axel investigates the case and learns that the murder is connected to a drug ring run by Victor Maitland (Steven Berkoff), a vicious kingpin. Directed by Martin Brest. With Lisa Eilbacher. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1984.
Beverly Hills Cop
Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart (John Ashton) and Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) investigate Chief Bogamil's (Ronny Cox) near-fatal shooting and the series of strange robberies associated with it. Directed by Tony Scott. With Jürgen Prochnow, Brigitte Nielsen and Paul Reiser. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1987.
Beverly Hills Cop II
Directed by George Armitage. With Sara Foster, Owen Wilson, Gary Sinise and Morgan Freeman. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Comedy. Year: 2004.
The Big Bounce
Melvin Smiley (Mark Wahlberg) is a successful young hit man living a double life away from his fiancée, Pam (Christina Applegate). He and his three teammates, Cisco (Lou Diamond Phillips), Crunch (Bokeem Woodbine) and Vince (Antonio Sabato Jr.), work exclusively for a man named Paris (Avery Brooks). But, when the team tries to make a play on their own, they accidentally kidnap the daughter (China Chow) of a former millionaire who happens to be their boss's goddaughter. Directed by Sab Shimono. With Elliott Gould. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1998.
The Big Hit
FBI special agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) returns to action and goes undercover to nail his ex-partner's murderer. While posing as a nanny to infiltrate the house of a suspect, Turner grows attached to the three children he takes care of. Directed by John Whitesell. With Nia Long and Emily Procter. Categories: Comedy, Action, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Big Momma's House 2
Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) follows Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) to the quiet coastal town of Bodega Bay, where Mitch spends his weekends with his sister and mother. Shortly after she arrives, Melanie is attacked by a sea gull. What starts out as an isolated incident turns into a plague, as an immense flock of birds descends upon the town and begins to kill its innocent citizens. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Suzanne Pleshette. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 1963.
The Birds
Based on the true story of one of the most notorious crimes in California history, this film stars Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart as two police detectives in 1940s Los Angeles. An aspiring actress (Mia Kirshner) is found murdered and mutilated and the detectives are put on the case. Bucky (Hartnett) begins a romance with a mysterious woman (Hilary Swank), who resembles the dead woman, and also gets involved in a love triangle with Lee (Eckhart) and his girlfriend (Scarlett Johansson). Directed by Brian De Palma. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Black Dahlia
Blade (Wesley Snipes) is the child of a woman bitten by a vampire while pregnant. Born as a half-vampire, with all their skills but without their insatiable bloodlust, Blade dedicates his life to ridding the world of the undead menace. Sought by the vampires for his unusual traits, Blade must defend himself and eradicate his foes. Directed by Stephen Norrington. With Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, Traci Lords and Kevin Patrick Walls. Categories: Action, Horror, Thriller. Year: 1998.
Blade
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.
Blade II
Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is a blade runner, a cop specializing in the termination of replicated humans. When four replicants escape from an offworld colony and make it back to Earth, Deckard is forced out of retirement to take down the rogue creatures. Directed by Ridley Scott. With Rutger Hauer, Sean Young and Daryl Hannah. Categories: Cult Classics, Sci-Fi, Drama, Action, Thriller. Year: 1982.
Blade Runner
Blade (Wesley Snipes) is the Daywalker, a half-vampire attempting to rid the world of his evil full-blooded kin. Hunted by the FBI and marked by the vampires, Blade must stay on the run and defeat the deadliest vampire in the history of the world: Dracula. Directed by David S. Goyer. With Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds and Parker Posey. Categories: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Blade: Trinity
When a mysterious epidemic of blindness sweeps over a city and panics its citizens, the US Minister of Health (Sandra Oh) responds by placing the afflicted into strict quarantine. Meant to keep the newly blind safe until a cure is developed and order is restored, the plan proves to have unexpected consequences when a renegade patient (Gael García Bernal) proclaims himself ruler of the hospital and his followers take control of the facilities. Amongst the chaos, a woman (Julianne Moore) who followed her afflicted husband (Mark Ruffalo) into quarantine and has kept her health a secret, bands together with a group of strangers to find their way to freedom. Directed by Fernando Meirelles. With Alice Braga and Danny Glover. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Blindness
The very different lives of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio), an ex-mercenary, and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a poor African fisherman, converge in the search for a rare and precious pink diamond. While in jail for smuggling, Danny learns that Solomon has hidden the precious stone. Knowing this, he convinces Solomon to trade the diamond in exchange for his assistance in locating his lost family. Aided by an idealistic American journalist, Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), the two journey through rebel territory in war-torn Sierra Leone in search for the diamond that can dramatically alter both of their lives. Directed by Edward Zwick. With Kagiso Kuypers, Arnold Vosloo, Antony Coleman and Benu Mabhena. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Blood Diamond
After finding a severed human ear in a field, Jeffrey Beaumont begins an investigation into a small-town murder mystery. With the help of a police detective’s daughter (Laura Dern), Jeffrey tracks down a beautiful nightclub singer (Isabella Rossellini) and a psychopathic kidnapper (Dennis Hopper), and learns that his quiet suburb has a seedy underworld that he never knew existed. Directed by David Lynch. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1986.
Blue Velvet
After uncovering a lead on a major terrorist operating out of Jordan, CIA operative Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) must convince his higher up Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe) to back his plan to infiltrate the terrorist's network. While Ferris forms a tenative alliance with Hani (Mark Strong), the head of Jordanian intelligence, he must also deal with the manipulative Hoffman's questionable support. In enemy territory with his life on the line, Ferris must decide if he can trust these men to see that his operation succeeds. Directed by Ridley Scott. With Carice van Houten, Michael Gaston and Golshifteh Farahani. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Action. Year: 2008.
Body of Lies
Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington) is a quadriplegic ex-detective ready to end it all when a string of gruesome murders convinces him to hold it together long enough to find the killer. Bedridden and totally dependent on his live-in nurse Thelma (Queen Latifah), Lincoln must rely on young detective Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie) to gather the clues, as she contends with her own unsettling past. Directed by Phillip Noyce. With Michael Rooker, Luis Guzmán and Mike McGlone. Categories: Mystery, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Bone Collector
After accidentally killing some mafia thugs, two Irish Catholic brothers, Conner (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy MacManus (Norman Reedus), turn themselves in to police but are released as heroes. Encouraged by the public's praise, the brothers see it as a calling from God and start taking out mafia gang members one by one. Willem Dafoe plays the FBI detective investigating the case. Directed by Troy Duffy. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Boondock Saints
Discovered by a fisherman and riddled with bullets, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is near death and can remember nothing of his life before his rescue. As he begins to try to rebuild his memory, Bourne soon realizes that he is being hunted and takes off with a woman named Marie (Franka Potente) on a search to find out who he is and why people are out to kill him. Directed by Doug Liman. With Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. Categories: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Adventure. Year: 2002.
The Bourne Identity
When Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is framed for a botched CIA operation, he and Marie (Franka Potente) must leave the quiet village where they have been living and set out on the road once again. After promising retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, Bourne is forced to resume his life as a trained assassin and eliminate anyone who stands in his way. Directed by Paul Greengrass. With Brian Cox, Julia Stiles and Joan Allen. Categories: Adventure, Mystery, Thriller, Action, Drama. Year: 2004.
The Bourne Supremacy
Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is back and determined to discover the truth about his past once and for all. Still suffering from amnesia, Bourne teams up with a reporter (Paddy Considine) who has information about the organization that trained him. With the woman he loved murdered, Bourne will stop at nothing to fight his way through a group of highly-trained assassins to finally learn who he really is. Directed by Paul Greengrass. With Edgar Ramirez, Julia Stiles, Brian Cox, David Strathairn, Chris Cooper and Joan Allen. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Bourne Ultimatum
Cameron Diaz and James Mardsen play an ordinary suburban couple who receive a strange box in the mail. If they push the button on it, they will receive $1 million in cash. However, at the same time, someone else will be killed. They have a day to decide what to do. Directed by Richard Kelly. With Frank Langella. Categories: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Box
Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) is living the charmed life with her fiance, David (Naveen Andrews), when her life is abruptly turned upside down by a startling attack that causes David's death and leaves Erica wounded. The tragedy shakes her to her core and sends her on a personal vigilante quest to avenge her fiance's death. Erica is forced to grapple with whether her chosen path has transformed her into the very thing she is trying to eradicate. Directed by Neil Jordan. With Terrence Howard, Mary Steenburgen and Nicky Katt. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Brave One
In his quest to be made an FBI agent, computer specialist Eric O'Neill (Ryan Phillippe) is assigned to clerk for senior agent Robert Hanssen (Chris Cooper) and write down everything he does. Initially told he's a part of an investigation into Hanssen's sexual habits, O'Neill eventually finds that the FBI suspects Hanssen of selling sensitive US intelligence to the Soviet Union. As the pair grows closer, O'Neill digs deeper into the life a devout Catholic he has come to respect and finds it more and more difficult to keep his personal and professional lives separate. Directed by Billy Ray. With Laura Linney, Caroline Dhavernas, Gary Cole, Dennis Haysbert and Kathleen Quinlan. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Breach
Jude Law plays a London high-tech entrepreneur. He is involved with a talented filmmaker (Robin Wright Penn) who has given up her work to care for her autistic daughter. When a young Bosnian immigrant (Rafi Gavron) breaks into his office, the entrepreneur follows the burglar home and meets his mother (Juliette Binoche). He and the mother are drawn into an intense relationship that takes both of them by surprise. Directed by Anthony Minghella. Categories: Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Breaking and Entering
When a group of college friends fly to an isolated island for a short vacation, their retreat turns into a fight for survival. After discovering a pack of genetically-engineered killer dogs inhabiting the island, these friends must hold them off long enough to find a way to escape. Directed by Nicholas Mastandrea. With Michelle Rodriguez, Oliver Hudson, Taryn Manning. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Breed
Agnes (Ashley Judd), a lonely waitress with a dark past, spends her days in run-down motel living in fear of her abusive, recently paroled ex-husband (Harry Connick Jr.). After meeting Peter (Michael Shannon), an eccentric, nervous war veteran, she begins to regain hope through their tenative romance. But, when Peter moves in and they spend more time together, their relationship deteriorates into paranoid, drug-fueled existence complicated by a mysterious bug infestation. Directed by William Friedkin. With Lynn Collins. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Bug
Tough San Francisco cop Frank Bullitt (Steve McQueen) is assigned to guard a mafia informant by Senator Walter Chalmers (Robert Vaughn), an ambitious politian. The simple assignment is complicated when both of Bullitt's partners and the informant are shot by a hitman. Bullitt sets out to track down the killer and locate the leak that tipped him off, while Chalmers tries to shut down the investigation. Directed by Peter Yates. With Jacqueline Bisset and Robert Duvall. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller and Cult Classics. Year: 1968.
Bullitt
Even Treborn (Ashton Kutcher) has suffered from mysterious blackouts all his life. They always seem to happen in times of great distress and violence, but it isn't until one day in college that he realizes the terrifying truth: by remembering these confusing and tragic moments, he is able to change them, and by doing so change his past and future. A gift with devastating consequences. Directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber. With Melora Walters, Amy Smart and Elden Henson. Categories: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2004.
The Butterfly Effect
Francis (Friedrich Feher) narrates the story of his friend Alan (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski), the victim of a brutal murder. Earlier, his death is foretold by the mysterious Dr. Caligari (Werner Krauss), a traveling scientists with a clairvoyant somnambulist named Cesare (Conrad Veidt). Soon after Alan is murdered, the beautiful Jane (Lil Dagover) is kidnapped by Cesare. Suspicious of Caligari, Francis tracks him to a mental asylum he apparently directs. But what is really happening? Directed by Robert Wiene. With Rudolf Lettinger and Ludwig Rex. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller, Classic, Foreign Film. Year: 1920.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Parisian talk-show host Georges Laurent's (Daniel Auteuil) comfortable life with his wife Anne (Juliette Binoche) is threatened when they begin to receive videos of their most private moments filmed with a hidden camera. With the police of little help, George and Anne must follow the clues in the tapes to find out who is behind the surveillance and what their motives might be. Directed by Michael Haneke. With Daniel Duval. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2005.
Caché
Following his release from prison after serving time for a rape conviction, Max Cady (Robert De Niro) seeks revenge on Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte), the public defender who represented him during his trial. Cady believes that Bowden deliberately held back important information about his case that could have kept him out of jail. As payback, the psychopath sets off to terrorize Bowden, his wife (Jessica Lange) and their 15 year-old daughter (Juliette Lewis). Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Joe Don Baker, Martin Balsam and Fred Dalton Thompson. Categories: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 1991.
Cape Fear
Jennifer Tree (Elisha Cuthbert) is a beautiful, famous fashion model with the eyes of America eager to see her every move. But, one fan wants America's sweetheart all for himself. Drugged and kidnapped at a charity event, Jennifer awakes to find that she is confined to a cell. Kept in dark, close quarters, Jennifer is subjected to a series of twisted, sadistic tortures conceived by the her demented captor. Directed by Roland Joffé. With Daniel Gillies, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Michael Harney and Laz Alonso. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Captivity
Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino), released early from prison after a five year stint, pledges to change his ways and to never return to the life of crime and drug dealing that he had before. Hoping to raise enough money to get away from New York, Carlito runs a nightclub while renewing an affair with a dancer (Penelope Ann Miller). But because of his past connections and a feeling of obligation to his lawyer and best friend (Sean Penn), Carlito is gradually dragged back into the world he promised to give up forever. Directed by Brian De Palma. With John Leguizamo, Luis Guzmán and Viggo Mortensen. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1993.
Carlito's Way
Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) is a disturbed girl from a broken home. When Tommy Ross (William Katt), the hottest guy in school, asks her to the senior prom, Carrie can't believe her luck. But, when another student decides to publicly humiliate her, Carrie's growing telekinetic powers are unleashed in a fit of rage rising from all the years of torment she has suffered. Directed by Brian De Palma. With Piper Laurie, Amy Irving and John Travolta. Categories: Cult Classics, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Based on a Novel. Year: 1976.
Carrie
A deadly virus threatens to wipe out humanity. Four young people flee south to try to escape it: Danny (Lou Taylor Pucci); his brother, Brian (Chris Pine), his girlfriend, Bobby (Piper Perabo); and Danny's friend, Kate (Emily VanCamp). Over the course of four days, the group is faced with difficult decisions and they discover that their greatest enemy is the darkness within themselves. Directed by David Pastor. Categories: Thriller, Drama, Horror. Year: 2009.
Carriers
Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) is an ex-soldier who owns a nightclub in Casablanca. When his old love Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) comes into town, Rick learns that she is connected to underground leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), a man the Germans are desperate to apprehend. A cynical, bitter man, Blaine must choose to help his former love escape or turn his back on her entirely. Directed by Michael Curtiz. With Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt and Sydney Greenstreet. Categories: Drama, Romance, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1942.
Casablanca
On his very first outing as a secret agent, James Bond (Daniel Craig) infiltrates a high stakes casino housing the banker to the world's most sinister terrorist organizations. The story begins during James Bond's formative years and reveals how he developed his taste for Aston Martins, martinis and beautiful women. Directed by Martin Campbell. With Eva Green, Judi Dench and Caterina Murino. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 2006.
Casino Royale
Ian (Ewan McGregor) and Terry (Colin Farrell), two dead broke brothers living in London, are approached by their rich Uncle Howard (Tom Wilkinson) with a money making propostion. All they have to do is "take care of" one of Howard's old business associates to keep his troubles from ruining the life he's built. The brothers struggle with the immorality of the request, and end up becoming enemies when each chooses a different side. Directed by Woody Allen. With Hayley Atwell and Sally Hawkins. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Cassandra's Dream
One strange, stray cat links three horror vignettes in this adaptation of the Stephen King novel. A tennis pro in trouble with the mob, a cigarette addiction treatment center with a brutal recovery plan, and a little girl terrorized by an evil monster are brought together by the mysterious presence of the cat. Directed by Lewis Teague. Starring Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Robert Hays and Alan King. Categories: Comedy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 1985.
Cat's Eye
Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio), a brilliant conman, uses his wit and multiple identities to stay a step ahead of the FBI for years. Impersonating a doctor, an airline pilot, a lawyer and more, Abagnale cashes more than two million dollars in forged checks over his career before being brought down by FBI Agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks). Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Jennifer Garner and Nathalie Baye. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, New York. Year: 2002.
Catch Me If You Can
Ryan (Chris Evans) answers his cell phone and hears the voice of Jessica (Kim Basinger), a woman held hostage by a madman (Jason Statham) with a deadly agenda. Imprisoned and helpless, Jessica must rely on Ryan's long distance help as he struggles to keep her on the line and keep her alive. Directed by David R. Ellis. With Caroline Aaron and Jessica Biel. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Cellular
When software mogul Eric Knox (Sam Rockwell) is kidnapped, Natalie (Cameron Diaz), Dylan (Drew Barrymore) and Alex (Lucy Liu), three beautiful private detectives, are tasked with the case by their mysterious boss Charlie (John Forsythe), whom they only speak to over an intercom. Aided by their handler Bosley (Bill Murray), these wild women use their patented mix of martial arts, disguises and playful hijinks to track down the culprits and make them pay. Directed by McG. With Kelly Lynch, Tim Curry, Crispin Glover, Luke Wilson, Matt LeBlanc and Tom Green. Categories:Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller, Based on a TV Series. Year: 2000.
Charlie's Angels
When two titanium rings that hold the names of everyone in the witness protection program go missing, Natalie (Cameron Diaz), Dylan (Drew Barrymore) and Alex (Lucy Liu) go undercover to locate the rings and find out who has been offing the witnesses. With Bosley's (Bernie Mac) help, the Angels track the case from Mongolia to the sunny beaches of California, and end up coming face-to-face with Madison Lee (Demi Moore), a former Angel who has a vendetta against Charlie (John Forsythe), the Angels' mysterious boss. Directed by McG. With Crispin Glover, Shia LaBeouf, Justin Theroux, Luke Wilson and Matt LeBlanc. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Based on a TV Series. Year: 2003.
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
In a world where humans have lost the ability to reproduce, chaos reigns as the world comes to grips with the likelihood of its own extinction. When the first woman to successfully become pregnant in 27 years is found, a disillusioned former activist (Clive Owen) is asked to help transport her to a hidden sanctuary, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind. With Julianne Moore, Michael Caine and Claire-Hope Ashitey. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Children of Men
Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is a private detective working the case of a murdered engineer. Hired by Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway), the dead man's wife, Gittes uncovers a real-estate conspiracy involving millions of dollars in undeveloped land. During his investigation, Gittes gets mixed up with Noah Cross (John Huston), the murdered man's one-time business partner and a powerful suspect in this murky case. Directed by Roman Polanski. With Diane Ladd and Perry Lopez. Categories: Politics, Cult Classics, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1974.
Chinatown
Mark "Chopper" Reed (Eric Bana) is an insanely violent small-time criminal who becomes a celebrity in Australia after writing an exaggerated account of his exploits. Chopper's gift for storytelling is shown as he relates trumped-up confessions of the crimes he has committed, which are interspersed with vivid flashbacks to his dirty deeds. Directed by Andrew Dominik. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Foreign Film. Year: 2000.
Chopper
In one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest neighborhoods, Buscapé (Alexandre Rodrigues) grows up in a violent environment filled with guns and drugs. With the keen eye of a self-taught photographer, Buscapé narrates a true-life tale of a street war fought between Li'l Zé (Leandro Firmino) and Knockout Ned (Seu Jorge). Directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2002.
City of God
Directed by Renny Harlin. With Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes, Ed Harris, Luis Guzm_n and Robert Forster. Categories: Crime, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Cleaner
Gabe Walker (Sylvester Stallone) is a mountaineering expert assisting on an emergency rescue mission high in the mountains. When Gabe discovers that the people sending the distress signal are in fact a group of terrorists trying to recover a hundred million dollars, he must use all his skill in order to take them down before they kill any more innocent victims. Directed by Renny Harlin. With John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, Janine Turner and Caroline Goodall. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller. Year: 1993.
Cliffhanger
In a futuristic and violent Britain, Alex (Malcolm McDowell), a maniacal young killer, and his gang of thugs rape and murder at will, terrorizing anyone unfortuante enough to cross their path. But, when his gang turns on him, Alex is captured by the police and forced to undergo a powerful brainwashing treatment in exchange for shortened jail time. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Patrick Magee. Categories: Politics, Cult Classics, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1971.
A Clockwork Orange
When a building-sized monster begins to wreak havoc upon New York City, a group of friends flee a going-away party armed with only a handheld camera. As they attempt to avoid the behemoth's path of destruction, the friends record their escape over previously recorded footage. With no time to spare, the group must make the difficult decision whether or not to stray from their course to locate a missing friend. Directed by Matt Reeves. With Michael Stahl-David, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Odette Yustman and Mike Vogel. Categories: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Cloverfield
A cab driver named Max (Jamie Foxx) has his mundane life interrupted when he is taken hostage by Vince (Tom Cruise), an engaging contract killer making his rounds from hit to hit during one night in LA. Max is too afraid to act at first, but as the seriousness of what is happening becomes apparent, he decides he must find a way to save both himself and one last victim. Directed by Michael Mann. With Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill and Debi Mazar. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Collateral
A Los Angeles fireman (Arnold Schwarzenegger) sees his wife and son killed by a terrorist's bomb and devotes himself to getting revenge. This takes him to the jungles of Colombia, where he finds himself in conflict with drug-dealing gangs, unfriendly locals and a mystery man (Elias Koteas) who may or may not be an FBI agent. Directed by Andrew Davis. With Cliff Curtis, John Turturro, Francesca Neri, Lindsay Frost, and Ethan Dampf. Categories: Action, Thriller. Year: 2002.
Collateral Damage
After being paroled, Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage), a former military man, finds himself in the middle of a mid-air hijacking of a plane full of inmates masterminded by Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (John Malkovich). On the ground, U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin (John Cusack) tries to get the plane back in one piece and a group of the most dangerous and notorious prisoners in the US back behind bars. Directed by Simon West. With Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Monica Potter and Dave Chappelle. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Con Air
John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) is a supernatural detective who travels to Hell to solve mysterious happenings in Los Angeles. Teaming up with policewoman Angela Dodson (Rachel Weisz), Constantine must contend with Angels and Devils alike in order to unravel the mysterious suicide of Angela's sister. Directed by Francis Lawrence. With Shia LaBeouf and Djimon Hounsou. Categories: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Constantine
Ray Keene (John Cusack) takes his son on a hiking trip hoping to reconnect with the boy after his mother's death. But, when the pair witness a car wreck, Keene is tasked with bringing world-class assassin Frank Cardin (Morgan Freeman) to justice when the US Marshall escorting him dies from his injuries. In an attempt to redeem himself in the eyes of his son, Keene must evade the assassin's team who are methodically hunting them down in the wilderness. Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Jamie Anderson. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2006.
The Contract
When geologists discover that the Earth's core will soon stop spinning, hysteria and panic sweeps over the globe. In order to prevent disaster, a team of scientists, including Aaron Eckhart, Bruce Greenwood and Hilary Swank), is assembled to detonate a nuclear device deep within the center of the Earth to restart its rotation. Directed by Jon Amiel. With Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, DJ Qualls and Alfre Woodard. Categories: Drama, Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller. Year: 2003.
The Core
Decorated policeman Nick Chen (Yun-Fat Chow) is assigned to defuse a turf war in Chinatown between the Triads and the Fukienese Dragons. As the action heats up, Chen is teamed up with young cop Danny Wallace (Mark Wahlberg), who is unaware of how power and influence have compromised his superiors. When Wallace is offered a bribe, Chen is forced to realign the loyalties that have helped him rise through the ranks. Directed by James Foley. With Brian Cox. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Corruptor
Facing a Chinese mobster who has stolen his heart and replaced it with an electronic device, hitman Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) races through the streets of LA in high speed pursuit. Needing regular jolts of electricty to keep his blood pumping, Chelios must track down his enemy before he runs out of juice. Directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. With Amy Smart, Bai Ling, Corey Haim, Efren Ramirez, Glenn Howerton and Dwight Yoakam. Categories: Action. Year: 2009.
Crank 2: High Voltage
After Russian rebels take over a nuclear missile site, the US Navy calls upon Captain Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman) to lead the USS Alabama, a nuclear strategic missile submarine, on a patrol mission, and be at the ready should a pre-emptive strike be necessary. Captain Ramsey, one of the few commanding officers in the Navy with combat experience, chooses Lieutenant Commander Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington), who has an extensive education in military history and tactics, as his executive officer. Whenthe order comes through, the crew prepares to launch. But, when follow-up message is interrupted by an attack on the sub, the already tense situation boils over as Ramsey and Hunter battle over their course of action. Directed by Tony Scott. With James Gandolfini and Viggo Mortensen. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year 1995.
Crimson Tide
Following the discovery of several communal gravesites filled with children's bodies in Ecuador, Manolo Bonilla (John Leguizamo), a reporter for a Miami-based tabloid television show, flies down with his crew to cover the story. Manolo is convinced that it is the work of a single, monstrous serial killer. Tension in the town reaches a boiling point when Vinicio Cepeda (Damián Alcázar) accidentally runs over a child, and an angry mob led by the child's father, Don Lucho (Henry Layana), tries to burn him alive. Directed by Sebastián Cordero. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2004.
Cronicas
Jody (Forest Whitaker) is a British soldier captured by an IRA terrorist named Jude (Miranda Richardson). Fergus (Stephen Rea), an IRA terrorist, befriends Jody until the kidnapping goes wrong and heflees to London. There, Fergus finds Dil (Jaye Davidson), Jody's lover, and begins seeing her under a false identity. However, Dil has an incredible secret of her own. Directed by Neil Jordan. With Stephen Rea, Adrian Dunbar and Joe Savino. Categories: Politics, Cult Classics, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1992.
The Crying Game
Driving home from a party, Ellie (Christina Ricci) and her brother, Jimmy (Jesse Eisenberg), get into a violent car accident. While trying to rescue the injured woman in the other car, Ellie and Jimmy are attacked by a mysterious creature. Soon, they find themselves to be inordinately strong and alluring to others. When Jimmy realizes that the monster that attacked them was a werewolf, they must kill the beast before the curse becomes permanent. Directed by Wes Craven. With Portia de Rossi, Mya, Milo Ventimiglia, Shannon Elizabeth and Joshua Jackson. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Cursed
Professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned to the Louvre after a body covered in mysterious writing is found. After escaping from a suspicious police inspector (Jean Reno), Langon and his new partner (Audrey Tautou) set off on an adventure as he attempts to unravel the code of the holy grail and solve the greatest mystery of all time. Directed by Ron Howard. With Ian McKellen, Paul Bettany and Alfred Molina. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Based on a Novel. Year: 2006.
The Da Vinci Code
John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell) just woke up in a strange hotel, without a memory and wanted for several murders. Struggling to piece together his life, he discovers The Strangers, a group of supernatural beings able to put people to sleep and alter their lives. Alone in a mad city, Murdoch must attempt to reassemble his life and save it from these terrifying beings who want him dead. Directed by Alex Proyas. Starring William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland and Jennifer Connelly. Categories: Mystery, Thriller, Sci-Fi. Year: 1998.
Dark City
Batman (Christian Bale) continues his quest to bring down the criminal organizations that plague the streets of Gotham with the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). But, when mob bosses make an alliance with a psychotic mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger), Batman must use every weapon in his arsenal to put an end to the villain's deadly rampage. Directed by Christopher Nolan. With Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Michael Hall, William Fichtner and Michael Caine. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Based on a Comic. Year: 2008.
The Dark Knight
Chaz Davenport (Gabriel Mann) is the proprietor of what promises to be the most popular nightclub in town. Although Chaz is surrounded by the music he loves and has his pick of gorgeous women, he also has to deal with the city's constant blackouts and a menacing loan shark, both of which threaten his dream. Making matters worse, Chaz finds himself in a love triangle with Crystal (Bijou Phillips), the club's star performer, and Madelaine (Izabella Miko), a mysterious and seductive new singer. And, when people close to him begin turning up dead, Chaz must decide who he can trust as he's drawn into the city's darkest recesses. Directed by Rachel Samuels. With Elias Koteas, Jarreth J. Merz and Michael Fairman. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Music, Musical. Year: 2008.
Dark Streets
Dahlia Williams (Jennifer Connelly) is a desperate mother battling for custody of her young daughter, Ceci (Ariel Gade). After running out of money from the legal battle, Dahlia must move into a depressing new apartment. Strange things begin happening in her new home; unexplainable noises and frequent leaks of eerie dark water convince her that something supernatural is happening. Directed by Walter Salles. Starring John C. Reilly, Tim Roth and Dougray Scott. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Dark Water
Climatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) works to save the world from the effects of global warming while also trying to get to his son, Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), who is trapped in New York City. As super storms begin to appear across the globe, it becomes evident that the earth is entering its next ice age and humanities only hope is to head south. Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Sela Ward, Emmy Rossum and Ian Holm. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2004.
The Day After Tomorrow
Zombies have taken over the earth, forcing a group of military leaders and scientists into a small underground bunker in a last ditch effort to survive. Tension develops as the scientists begin using the undead in their experiments. Eventually, the soldiers force the scientists into the caves holding their undead subjects. Directed by George A. Romero. With Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato and Anthony Dileo Jr.. Categories: Cult Classics, Horror, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1985.
Day of the Dead
Charles H. Calthrop (Edward Fox), aka The Jackal, is an elite international assassin hired by members of the defunct French Foreign Legion to kill President Charles DeGaulle. As he scouts around 1960s Paris, his incredibly thorough planning makes this a hit he seemingly can't miss, but fate has more in store for him. Directed by Fred Zinnemann. With Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair and Alan Badel. Categories: Politics, Thriller. Year: 1973.
The Day of the Jackal
When the alien Klaatu (Keanu Reeves) lands on earth, he brings a message to the human race. All the world's people must learn to live in peace or they will be destroyed. Dr. Granier (Jon Hamm), a NASA official, recruits microbiologist Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) to join a scientific team investigating Klaatu. But, soon, Benson and her young stepson (Jaden Smith) get caught up in Klaatu's mission, and begin to understand the importance of his arrival. Directed by Scott Derrickson. With John Cleese, Kathy Bates, Brandon T. Jackson and James Hong. Categories: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Remake. Year: 2008.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Anton (Konstantin Khabensky) continues his fight against the forces of Darkness while attempting to locate his son. The ancient battle between the forces of Light and Darkness wages on in the streets of Moscow as each side gains a powerful Great Other. One being Anton’s son, Yegor (Dmitry Martynov), who has become a "Dark Other", while Anton's love interest Svetlana (Mariya Poroshina) is the hope of the "Light". After Anton destroys evidence that would incriminate Yegor, he is accused of murder and must seek out the "Chalk of Fate" to save himself and those he loves. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov. With Galina Tyunina. Categories: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006. Available October 30, 2007.
Day Watch
In the near future, vampires have taken over the earth and subdued the non-vampire population. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, they farm humans for their blood. A vampire scientist (Ethan Hawke) works on a way to reverse the process and turn vampires back into ordinary humans. Meanwhile, he meets a group of humans who are hiding out and want his help to rebuild humanity. Willem Dafoe plays one of the human leaders. Directed by Peter Spierig. With Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan and Isabel Lucas. Categories: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2010.
Daybreakers
After Krista's (Brittany Murphy) dead body is found by a lonely caretaker (Toni Collette), a forensics graduate student (Rose Byrne), whose sister went missing as a child, believes the girl is her lost sibling. Meanwhile, a woman (Mary Beth Hurt) in an abusive relationship discovers a disturbing connection between her husband (Nick Searcy) and Krista's murder. And, Melora (Marcia Gay Harden), a mother searching for answers about her runaway daughter, finds help in her quest from another troubled young woman (Kerry Washington). Directed by Karen Moncrieff. With Piper Laurie, Giovanni Ribisi, Mary Steenburgen and Bruce Davison. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Dead Girl
After Richard (Paddy Considine) joins the army, Anthony (Toby Kebbell), the simple-minded brother he has always protected, is taken in by a local drug dealer (Gary Stretch) and his gang. Seven years later, Richard returns to his hometown to take revenge on the men who abused and humiliated Anthony while he was away. Directed by Shane Meadows. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Dead Man's Shoes
As way out of his prison sentence, former Marine Tim Kearney (Paul Walker) accepts a deal from DEA agent Tad Gruzsa (Laurence Fishburne) to impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer. Kearney takes Bobby Z's place during a hostage switch with a crime lord, but when the negotiations go bad, Kearney escapes with Z's son in tow. Directed by John Herzfeld. With Olivia Wilde. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) is a former Hollywood stuntman with an invincible car and a taste for highway murder. Using charm, steel and gasoline, he hunts down beautiful women and takes them for a ride they'll never remember. But, after taking care of a disc jockey (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) and her pals (Jordan Ladd, Rose McGowan and Vanessa Ferlito) after a night at the bar in Austin, TX, Stuntman Mike meets his match on the back roads of Tennessee. There, he runs into two female stunt car drivers (Zoe Bell and Tracie Thoms) and their friends (Rosario Dawson and Mary Elizabeth Winstead), in town while shooting a movie. Unable to resist a challenge, Stuntman Mike pulls out all the stops and puts the pedal to the metal. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Quentin Tarantino. Categories: Action, Horror, Thriller, Comedy. Year: 2007.
Death Proof
When overcrowding pushes the US penal system to its breaking point, the Weyland Corporation takes over, seeing an opportunity to create new televised sport. Using expendable inmates as drivers, Warden Hennessey (Joan Allen) organizes a violent, high-speed race through a brutal course where only the winner survives. Former NASCAR champion Jensen Ames (Jason Statham) is chosen to headline their main event, but with only six weeks left on his sentence, he wants nothing to do with the race. Backed into a corner, Ames jumps behind the wheel of a monster car outfitted with deadly weapons in a winner take all battle to the death. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. With Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson, Natalie Martinez and Max Ryan. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Death Race
When Jonathan (Ewan McGregor), a mild-mannered accountant, meets Wyatt (Hugh Jackman), he sees the charismatic, womanizing lawyer as the personification of everything he wishes he could be. Introduced to a mysterious sex club, Jonathan begins to discover an exciting, erotic world he never dreamed of. But, when a woman disappears, Jonathan finds that he is the prime suspect in a plot that involves a million dollar heist. Directed by Marcel Langenegger. With Michelle Williams and Maggie Q. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Deception
The feeling of deja vu leads ATF agent Doug Carlin (Denzel Washington) on a quest to discover how a young woman's murder is connected to a tragic ferry bombing. Carlin races against time in an attempt to save the lives of hundreds and the murdered young woman, Claire (Paula Patton), who he begins to fall in love with while investigating the events leading up to her death. Directed by Tony Scott. With Val Kilmer, Bruce Greenwood, Adam Goldberg, James Caviezel, Erika Alexander and Enrique Castillo. Categories: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Deja Vu
Outdoorsman Lewis Medlock (Burt Reynolds) takes his city friends (Jon Voight, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox) on a canoe trip down the Cahulawassee River. Intent on seeing the land before it's flooded by a new dam, the group travels deep into the rugged back country. What starts out as a good time ends up being a life altering experience as the unfriendly locals become more and more of a threat. Directed by John Boorman. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Thriller. 1972.
Deliverance
Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to go undercover to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin and Kevin Corrigan. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Departed
Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston are Charles and Lucinda, strangers who meet on a train and strike up a flirtation. They head to a hotel for what they think will be a fling with no consequences, since both of them are married. But a psychotic man (Vincent Cassel) breaks into their room, robs Owen and rapes Aniston. They decide not to file a police report, but then the psycho starts blackmailing Owen and stalking both their families. Charles, an advertising executive, is forced to take desperate measures to protect himself, his family and Lucinda. Directed by Mikael Håfström. With Melissa George and Addison Timlin. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Derailed
One year after a tragic accident, a group of female friends set out on an outdoor adventure. Deep below the earth's surface, disaster strikes and the women are trapped in an undocumented cave. As emotions rise and friendships begin to disintegrate, things go from bad to worse when they are attacked by a group of terrifying, blood-thirsty creatures. Directed by Neil Marshall. With Shauna Macdonald and Natalie Jackson Mendoza. Categories: Adventure, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2005.
The Descent
After being brutally raped, a promising college student (Rosario Dawson) sets out for revenge and struggles to rebuild her life. Directed by Talia Lugacy. With Chad Faust, Marcus Patrick and Christopher DeBlasio. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Descent
Arthur Banks (Kiefer Sutherland) is a professional hitman who picks up single women to help with his work and then kills them when they are no longer of any use. Bennie (Melora Walters) is just such a woman, escaping from an abusive husband and on her way to Paradise, Arizona. As Arthur softens towards the seemingly innocent Bennie, the FBI is on his trail and his female companion reveals a dark secret of her own. Directed by Richard Greenberg. With Shawn Woods, Rachel Ticotin, Jamey Sheridan and Christopher Bersh. Categories: Action, Thriller. Year: 2002.
Desert Saints
El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), a musician without a home, sets out to hunt down Bucho (Joaquim de Almeida), the druglord responsible for his love's murder. When Bucho learns that El is in town, he unleashes his gunmen. After being wounded in a firefight, El takes cover in a bookstore and recieves help from Carolina (Salma Hayek), the beautiful shopgril. With Carolina by his side, El regroups and calls in reinforcements for the bloody, bullet-filled showdown with Bucho. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. With Quentin Tarantino, Steve Buscemi and Cheech Marin. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1995.
Desperado
Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) is a hotshot southern lawyer who heads to New York with his beautiful wife, Mary Ann (Charlize Theron), to join a prestigeous lawfirm. What he doesn't know is that his new boss (Al Pacino) hides a dark secret that gives him a powerful edge in the courtroom. As Kevin becomes consumed with life at the firm, Mary Ann begins to lose a grip on reality. And, when Kevin finally discovers the truth, it may be to late for redemption. With Charlize Theron. Directed by Taylor Hackford. Categories: Drama, Thriller, New York. Year: 1997.
The Devil's Advocate
Tony Wendice (Ray Milland), a one-time tennis pro, is trying to murder his wife (Grace Kelly) for her infidelity and her money. After blackmailing a police officer (John Williams) to commit the act, Tony must improvise an end to his scheme when the officer's attempt fails. But, with his wife alert, anyone might be the next victim. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Robert Cummings and Anthony Dawson. Categories: Thriller, Crime, Classic. Year: 1954.
Dial M for Murder
James Bond (Sean Connery) is a bold and daring British secret agent who never fails. After a fortune in diamonds is stolen from a South African mine, Bond goes undercover as a diamond smuggler to find the criminals. When his arch-enemy, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Charles Gray), turns out to be the mastermind, Bond is determined to bring him down for good. Directed by Guy Hamilton. With Jill St. John, Lana Wood and Jimmy Dean. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1971.
Diamonds Are Forever
After flying to LA to visit his family on Christmas Eve, John McClane (Bruce Willis), a tough New York City cop, gets trapped in a high-rise after the building is taken hostage during his wife's office party. Now, it's up to McClane to take out the terrorists and save the day. Directed by John McTiernan. With Reginald VelJohnson, Bonnie Bedelia, Alan Rickman and William Atherton. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller, Suspense. Year: 1988.
Die Hard
It's Christmas time again and New York City policeman John McClaine (Bruce Willis) is caught in the middle of another hostage situation. This time, he must stop an elite commando unit from kidnapping a big-time drug dealer and taking him to the Caribbean. And, he has to do it before his wife's plane, which has been circling overhead, runs out of fuel. Directed by Renny Harlin. With Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton, William Sadler, John Amos, Dennis Franz, Art Evans and Fred Dalton Thompson. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller. Year: 1990.
Die Hard 2
It's a hot summer day in New York City and an evil genius named Simon (Jeremy Irons) is forcing John McClane (Bruce Willis) to play a deadly game of cat and mouse. Seeking revenge against McClane, Simon sends him into the city to solve aseries of riddles. If McClane fails, bombs will be detonated around the city and innocent lives will be lost. Shopkeeper Zeus Carver (Samuel L. Jackson) joins McClane in his chase after saving his life in Harlem. Directed by John McTiernan. With Larry Bryggman, Graham Greene and Colleen Camp. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1995.
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) uses his own brand of justice to track down Scorpio (Andrew Robinson), a sniper who is terrorizing the citizens of San Francisco. Assigned to the case by the mayor (John Vernon) and Lt. Bressler (Harry Guardino), Harry is reluctantly paired with a new partner, Chico (Reni Santoni). With his trusty .44 magnum at his side, Harry is relentless in his pursuit of this vicious killer, and never hesitates to ignore procedure to make his city safe. Directed by Don Siegel. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1971.
Dirty Harry
When Tom Sanders (Michael Douglas), a happily married father, is passed over for a promotion at the high-tech firm where he works, he learns that CEO Bob Garvin (Donald Sutherland) has given the job to Meredith Johnson (Demi Moore), a woman with whom Tom had an affair with ten years earlier. As Tom's new boss, Meredith immediately makes an aggressive attempt to continue their affair, but Tom refuses. Fueled by ambition and rejection, Meredith puts Tom's career and marriage on the line by filing sexual harassment charges against him. To defend his good name and prove his innocence to his wife (Caroline Goodall), Tom countersues and hires fiery lawyer (Roma Maffia) to represent him in a trial that promises to be a long, uphill battle. Directed by Barry Levinson. With Dylan Baker and Dennis Miller. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 1994.
Disclosure
After his father's death, rebellious teenager Kale Brecht (Shia LaBeouf) is placed under house-arrest after punching his Spanish teacher. Content to watch TV and play video games, Kale is brought back to the reality of his situation when his mother (Carrie-Anne Moss) takes away all of his favorite forms of entertainment. With nothing left to do, Kale begins to spy on his neighbors, including an attractive new girl, Ashley (Sarah Roemer). But, what starts out as a way to pass the time, becomes an intense fight for survival when Kale, his best friend Ronnie (Aaron Yoo) and Ashley witness a murder in the house next door. Directed by D.J. Caruso. With David Morse. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Disturbia
Steve Clark (James Marsden) is a teenager in a new town who can't believe how perfect all the other kids seem to be. When he makes friends with the reject kids in school, they investigate the strange behavior of their classmates and reach a terrible conclusion: they've been lobotomized and turned into walking zombies! Directed by David Nutter. Starring Katie Holmes, Nick Stahl, Steve Railsback and Bruce Greenwood. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 1998.
Disturbing Behavior
Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino) thinks he has a simple plan. All he has to do is rob a bank and he'll be able to pay for his lover's sex-change operation. What he gets is a complicated, day-long standoff in a New York City bank, where nothing goes as planned. Directed by Sidney Lumet. With John Cazale, James Broderick and Charles Durning. Categories: Politics, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1975.
Dog Day Afternoon
Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley) is a former Ford model who leaves the fashion world behind for the gritty, hardcore life of a bounty hunter. She gets her first taste of adrenaline by smooth taking her way out of a stand-off with a roomful of gang members. From then on, Domino is hooked to the guns, the blood and the violence. Through the years of hard work and even harder living, Ed Mosely (Mickey Rourke) and Choco (Edgar Ramirez), her mentor and his longtime partner become her family. Directed by Tony Scott. With Delroy Lindo, Mo'Nique, Macy Gray and Christopher Walken. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005
Domino
Looking for a neverending party, seven British tourists who meet at a Mediterranean nightclub board a luxury yacht and set out into the ocean. But, when a freak accident leaves one of them dead, the survivors must decide who they trust and fight for their lives. Directed by Oliver Blackburn. With Robert Boulter, Sian Breckin, Tom Burke, Nichola Burley, Julian Morris, Jay Taylor and Jaime Winstone. Categories: Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2008.
Donkey Punch
Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI agent working in the New York mafia as part of a huge sting operation. Through his alliance with Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino), a mafia tough, Pistone excels under mafia leader Sonny Black (Michael Madsen). As his actual life deteriorates, Pistone is faced with the realization that if he stays undercover, he might be found out; but if he leaves, Ruggiero will pay for it. Directed by Mike Newell. With James Russo and Anne Heche. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a True Story. Year: 1997.
Donnie Brasco
Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) is your average 1980s suburban teenager, except that he is beset by visions of a giant, sinister rabbit and recently had an airplane engine fall through the roof of his bedroom. After the demonic bunny tells him that the world will end in 28 days, Donnie falls for the new girl in town (Jena Malone) and tries to make sense of his life before time runs out. Directed by Richard Kelly. With Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, Seth Rogen and Drew Barrymore. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Independent Film. Year: 2001.
Donnie Darko
Nearly three decades after millions of British citizens infected with a lethal virus were quarantined in Scotland and left to die, the aptly named Reaper virus resurfaces on the streets of London in 2035. After discovering that survivors remain in Scotland, the Department of Domestic Security assembles a team to enter the infected zone and seek out a cure. The elite group of specialists, lead by Major Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra), who escaped Scotland as a child, enter the lawless wasteland and must battle against a legion of cannibals, while searching for a way to save the world. Directed by Neil Marshall. With Bob Hoskins, Malcolm McDowell, Craig Conway, MyAnna Buring and David O'Hara. Categories: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Doomsday
Libby Parsons (Ashley Judd) is framed for her husband Nick’s (Bruce Greenwood) murder. After spending seven years in jail, she is released, armed with several important pieces of information: her husband is still alive, her son (Benjamin Weir) was put up for adoption, and if she kills her husband she cannot be tried for the crime. With the help of her parole officer, Travis (Tommy Lee Jones), the enraged Libby embarks on a journey to find her son and avenge the wrongs done to her. Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Jay Brazeau, John Maclaren, Roma Maffia and Annabeth Gish. Categories: Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Crime. Year: 1999.
Double Jeopardy
A disturbing, provocative movie about Nancy (Maria Bello), a woman in a long-term relationship that bores her. Depressed, she contacts a man (Jason Patric) via the Internet and asks him to kill her. He agrees, but when they meet, they fall in love and become involved in a sado-masochistic relationship. Amy Brenneman is the therapist who tries to counsel Nancy into sanity. Directed by Johan Renck. With Rufus Sewell. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Downloading Nancy
When a fellow British Intelligence agent is killed, James Bond (Sean Connery) travels to the West Indies to find out why. There, he finds a mysterious scientist, Dr. No (Joseph Wiseman), who is hatching a terrifying plot that only Bond can foil. Directed by Terence Young. With Ursula Andress, Jack Lord and Lois Maxwell. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1962.
Dr. No
Jonathan Harker (Keanu Reeves) is a young lawyer who ends up in the evil hands of Dracula (Gary Oldman). Infatuated with Harker's lover, Mina Murray (Winona Ryder), the Count travels to London and begins to seduce Mina's close friend Lucy Westenra (Sadie Frost). With blood already flowing, it's up to Harker and the mysterious Professor Van Helsing (Anthony Hopkins) to stop the undead monster before he captures the souls of any more innocent victims. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes and Monica Bellucci. Categories: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1992.
Dracula
Christine (Alison Lohman) plays Christine, a loan officer in a bank. When she denies an elderly woman (Lorna Raver) an extension on her mortgage payment, the women curses her. Christine is haunted by horrible visions and goes to see a psychic who tells her that under this curse, she will be tormented for three days and then will go to hell. To save herself, Christine must outwit the spirit that has cursed her. Directed by Sam Raimi. With Dileep Rao, David Paymer and Justin Long. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Drag Me to Hell
Based on the popular series of Dragonball fantasy novels, Dragonball Evolution tells the story of Goku (Justin Chatwin), whose grandfather (Randall Duk Kim) tells him to seek out Master Roshi (Yun-Fat Chow) and find the seven magical orbs that give their owner the power to rule the world. Goku and Master Roshi rush to find the dragonballs before the evil Lord Piccolo (James Marsters) gets them. Directed by James Wong. With Emmy Rossum and Jamie Chung and. Categories: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Dragonball Evolution
Ray Koval (Clive Owen) and Claire Stenwick (Julia Roberts) are two former government agents who have retired from international intelligence and become corporate spies. When both of their bosses set their sights on gaining control of a secret formula, the former lovers find themselves facing off for the prize. But, as the stakes rise, there's no denying their chemistry, and the pair ultimately decide to work together on an elaborate con. Directed by Tony Gilroy. With Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti, Carrie Preston, Thomas McCarthy and Ulrich Thomsen. Categories: Thriller, Drama, Romance. Year: 2009.
Duplicity
Jerry (Shia LaBeouf) and Rachel (Michelle Monaghan), two strangers, find themselves caught in the middle of a political assassination plot after being deceived by a mysterious woman whom they've never even met. Framed as terrorists and led only by a voice on their cell phones, Jerry and Rachel must work together to stop the plot and outwit the woman on the phone before she has them killed. Directed by D.J. Caruso. With Rosario Dawson, William Sadler, Ethan Embry, Eric Christian Olsen, Michael Chiklis and Billy Bob Thornton. Categories: Thriller, Drama, Action. Year: 2008.
Eagle Eye
Anna (Naomi Watts), an innocent midwife trying to return a lost diary, runs into trouble when she learns that the book may hold secrets of a notorious crime family. Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen), is tasked with recovering the evidence, setting off a harrowing chain of murder, deceit, and retribution. Directed by David Cronenberg. With Armin Mueller-Stahl, Vincent Cassel and Jerzy Skolimowski. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Eastern Promises
Max (Shane West), is an unsuspecting young man who gets caught up in international espionage when he receives a mysterious package in the mail. It contains a cell phone that gives him instructions on where to go and what to do. When he follows these instructions, he receives huge amounts of money, but also discovers that people are trying to kill him. Edward Burns, Ving Rhames and Martin Sheen play government agents who tail him. But can he trust them? Directed by Greg Marcks. With Yuriy Kutsenko and Sandra De Sousa. Categories: Action, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Echelon Conspiracy
El Mariachi (Carlos Gallardo), a traveling musician, moves from place to place to play his guitar and carry on a family tradition. But, when El arrives in a small town at the same time as an escaped convict who carries his guns in a guitar case, the local drug lord and his henchmen mistake El for the killer. As the criminals chase El around town, he's forced to trade his guitar for a gun and defend the life of Domino (Consuelo Gómez), a beautiful bar owner. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. With Peter Marquardt, Jaime de Hoyos and Reinol Martinez. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller, Western, Independent Film. Year: 1992.
El Mariachi
Elektra (Jennifer Garner) is a mystical warrior combining incredibly physical strength with a supernatural ability to tell the future. An assassin by trade, she abandons the protection of her master Kirigi (Will Yun Lee) and begins a bitter struggle to protect her two latest targets, Mark Miller (Goran Visnjic) and his young daughter Abby (Kirsten Prout), from the warriors trying to kill them. Directed by Rob Bowman. With Terence Stamp and Bob Sapp. Categories: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Elektra
While Joe (Daniel Craig) and Claire (Samantha Morton) enjoy their anniversary in the park, an out of control hot air balloon drifts into view. Joe and three other men are unable to save the people in the basket. Weeks later, one of the rescuers, Jed Parry (Rhys Ifans), contacts Joe to reflect on the day. The initial contact soon turns to stalking as Jed torments Joe's life, forcing him to relive and come to terms with the tragic day. Directed by Roger Michell. With Bill Nighy, Susan Lynch and Ben Whishaw. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Enduring Love
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. With Jude Law, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins and Joseph Fiennes. Categories: Drama, History, Thriller, War. Year: 2001.
Enemy at the Gates
Robert Clayton Dean (Will Smith) is a successful lawyer who stumbles upon evidence of a high-stakes political murder conspiracy. Hunted by a rogue NSA agent (Jon Voight) and his henchmen, Dean must turn to a surveillance expert and former spy (Gene Hackman) to help him escape the network of assassins coming after him. Directed by Tony Scott. With Jason Lee, Lisa Bonet, Barry Pepper and Stuart Wilson. Categories: Politics, Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1998.
Enemy of the State
In his final film before his untimely death, Bruce Lee plays a monk who enters a deadly martial arts tournament against the world's toughest warriors. Also acting as a spy for the British government, Lee must prove that the man running the contest is a drug kingpin while fighting for his life. Directed by Robert Clouse. With John Saxon, Jim Kelly and Kien Shih. Categories: Action, Thriller. Year: 1973.
Enter the Dragon
Virginia Baker (Catherine Zeta-Jones), an undercover government agent, convinces master thief Robert Macdougal (Sean Connery) to take her on as a student. As their relationship develops, Baker's loyalty to her organization begins to waver as she and Macdougal contend with their growing romance while training for a complicated heist. Directed by Jon Amiel. With Ving Rhames, Will Patton, Terry O'Neill and David Yip. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Romance. Year: 1999.
Entrapment
In a fascist future, with the government regulating every aspect of the human life, citizens are required to take daily doses of Prozium, a drug that suppresses their natural emotions. High-ranking official John Preston (Christian Bale) is entrusted with preventing the spread of feelings of any kind, hunting down contraband books and smuggled paintings. But, while fighting against an underground revolution that hopes to free humanity from its numb existence, Preston misses his dose of Prozium and experiences what it means to truly live for the first time. As Preston begins to understand the motives of his bitter enemies, he discovers his passion for freedom. Directed by Kurt Wimmer. With Dominic Purcell, Sean Bean, William Fichtner, Angus Macfadyen and Emily Watson. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2002.
Equilibrium
John Kruger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a US Marshal protecting Dr. Lee Cullen (Vanessa L. Williams), a scientist for an enormous weapons manufacturer. Soon to testify about a conspiracy within her company, Cullen must follow Kruger into hiding to protect both of their lives as they realize that the plot extends beyond her corporation's walls. Directed by Chuck Russell. With James Caan, James Coburn, Robert Pastorelli, Andy Romano. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1996.
Eraser
Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood) leads a group of inmates in a daring jailbreak from the supposedly inescapable Alcatraz Prison. Using their own cunning and supplies found inside the prison walls, execute an intricate plan to gain their freedom. But, once they break free, they must still cross the cold, dangerous waters that surround the island. Directed by Don Siegel. With Fred Ward, Patrick McGoohan, Jack Thibeau, Roberts Blossom and Frank Ronzio. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 1979.
Escape from Alcatraz
When terrorists hijack an airplane flying to Washington, D.C., intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) convinces the military to let him accompany a crew of soldiers boarding the plane in mid-air and rescue its passengers. When the team discovers a bomb aboard, Grant must race against time to subdue the terrorists and dismantle the explosives. Directed by Stuart Baird. With Steven Seagal, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt and Joe Morton. Categories: Politics, Action, Adventure, Thriller. Year: 1996.
Executive Decision
In an extremely rare decision, the Catholic Church officially recognizes the demonic possession of 19-year-old college freshman Emily Rose (Jennifer Carpenter). Told in flashbacks, this is the haunting trial of the priest (Tom Wilkinson) accused of negligence resulting in the death of the young girl and the lawyer (Laura Linney) who takes on the task of defending him. Directed by Scott Derrickson. With Campbell Scott. Categories: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2005.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
When Regan (Linda Blair), a 12-year-old girl, is possessed by the devil, her mother (Ellen Burstyn) exhausts every option that science and medicine have to offer before realizing the true nature of her daughter's affliction. Pursuing a religious solution, she turns to Father Karras (Jason Miller) for an exorcism. With the help of mysterious Jesuit exorcist Father Merrin (Max von Sydow), Karras faces off with the demon who uses his mother's death and faltering faith to undermine his attempts to rescue the innocent girl. Directed by William Friedkin. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 1973.
The Exorcist
After World War II, Father Merrin (Stellan Skarsgård) wanders aimlessly through the world, having lost his faith in God after witnessing the atrocities of battle. Asked to help recover a lost artifact from an excavated church in Africa, he comes in contact with an evil far beyond his imagination. Directed by Renny Harlin. With Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy, Ben Cross and James Bellamy. Categories: Horror, Action, Adventure, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Exorcist: The Beginning
After Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba), a beautiful, blind violinist, undergoes a cornea transplant, she struggles to understand a new world that she has not seen since she was a young girl. When Sydney begins to see blurry figures and horrific visions around her, her therapist, Paul Faulkner (Alessandro Nivola) explains that the phenomena are just her mind's way of interpreting the new stimuli. But, as the visions become more real, Sydney sets out to discover whose eyes she has inherited, in order to put an end to the terror that surrounds her. Directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud. With Parker Posey and Rade Serbedzija. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Drama. Year: 2008.
The Eye
Karen McCaan (Sally Field) falls apart after the horrible rape and murder of her young daughter, Julie (Olivia Burnette). After the police deny her request to hold Robert Doob (Kiefer Sutherland), the suspect in the case, Karen decides to take matters into her own hands. While her quest for revenge is temporarily delayed by her husband Mack (Ed Harris), Doob's return convinces Karen that she must defend her family using any means necessary. Directed by John Schlesinger. With Joe Mantegna, Beverly D'Angelo and Darrell Larson. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 1996.
Eye for an Eye
After his wife Alice (Nicole Kidman) admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she saw briefly while the two were vactioning in Cape Cod, Dr. Bill Harford (Tom Cruise) is haunted by the idea of his wife being with another man. Pushed to an emotional brink, Bill finds himself in increasingly sexually charged situations as he succombs to an obsession with living out his fantasies. Eventually, Bill finds himself at a mysterious party at a huge mansion where masked participants engage in group sex. After being discovered as an outsider, Bill realizes that he is in over his head and that his life and marriage are in grave danger. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Sydney Pollack and Todd Field. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1999.
Eyes Wide Shut
FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) assumes the identity of sadistic criminal Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) through the use of a revolutionary plastic surgery technique in order to infiltrate his organization. But, when Troy wakes from a coma and discovers what has happened, he forces the doctors to give him Archer's face and proceeds to take over his life. Directed by John Woo. With Joan Allen and Gina Gershon. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Face/Off
Bobby Rayburn (Wesley Snipes) is a professional baseball player at the top of his game. After a move to the San Francisco Giants is followed by the worst performance of his career, an obsessed fan named Gil Renard (Robert De Niro) decides to help Bobby recover his game by whatever means necessary. Directed by Tony Scott. With Ellen Barkin, John Leguizamo, Benicio Del Toro and Kurt Fuller. Categories: Thriller, Sports. Year: 1996.
The Fan
Dan (Michael Douglas), a married man, gives into temptation and has a fling with Alex (Glenn Close), while his wife (Anne Archer) and kids are away. When his family gets back, it's over, as far as he's concerned. But Alex is in love with him, and starts stalking him and threatening his family. As she terrorizes them, Dan has to figure out how he can get her to leave his family alone. Directed by Adrian Lyne. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 1987.
Fatal Attraction
Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) and Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore) are military defense lawyers assigned to defend two U.S. infantrymen accused of the murder of another soldier. Kaffee and Galloway must crack the impenetrable Col. Nathan R. Jessep (Jack Nicholson), the commanding officer who supposedly gave the order that lead to the soldier's death, amidst a storm of military intrigue and tight-lipped hostility between the men on trial and the lawyers trying to defend them. Directed by Rob Reiner. With Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak and J.T. Walsh. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1992.
A Few Good Men
When the future of humanity is threatened by a mysterious evil force, taxi driver Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) becomes a reluctant hero when Leeloo (Milla Jovovich), a beautiful alien who holds the key to Earth's survival, falls through the roof of his cab. With Leeloo's help, Korben, an ex-soldier, tracks down five magic stones and fights off Mr. Zorg (Gary Oldman) and a legion of extraterrestrial mercenaries. Directed by Luc Besson. With Ian Holm, Chris Tucker and Tommy 'Tiny' Lister. Categories: Action, Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1997.
The Fifth Element
The narrator (Edward Norton), a product liability evaluator and insomniac who is addicted to self-help groups, is liberated from his cookie-cutter, mail-order life after meeting Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), a sado-masochistic anarchist who runs a nationwide network of fight clubs. As their friendship grows, the narrator discovers that Durden is secretly plotting a series of calculated pranks and terrorist attcks in order to overthrow the capitalist system. As the narrator struggles with a decision between right and wrong, his relationship with a fellow self-helper (Helena Bonham Carter) begins to unravel, along with his grip on reality. Directed by David Fincher. With Meat Loaf, Jared Leto and Zach Grenier. Categories: Cult Classics, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Action. Year: 1999.
Fight Club
While boarding a flight for a school trip to France, Alex (Devon Sawa) has a terrifying premonition that the plane will explode. When events from his vision begin to happen for real, Alex becomes hysterical and tries to get everyone off the aircraft, but only succeeds in getting himself and some classmates thrown off the flight. When the plane does explode just after takeoff, Alex and his friends think that they have cheated death. But, after the survivors begin to die under mysterious circumstances, they realize that death has tracked them down and will not stop until their debt is paid. Directed by James Wong. With Ali Larter,Kerr Smith, Seann William Scott, Kristen Cloke and Amanda Detmer. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy. Year: 2000.
Final Destination
Harrison Ford plays Jack Stanfield, the chief of security at a large corporation. When his wife (Virginia Madsen), daughter (Carly Schroeder), and son (Jimmy Bennett) are kidnapped by a gang of psychopaths, Jack is forced to hack into his company's computer system and steal money for them. Then he must turn the tables in order to free his family and clear his name. Paul Bettany plays the leader of the gang. Directed by Richard Loncraine. Categories: Crime, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Firewall
Mitch McDeere (Tom Cruise) is an up-and-coming lawyer whose powerful job in a prestigious law firm becomes a desperate bid for survival. While the luxurious benefits of his employment initially hide the company's dark side, the truth becomes too great to ignore when two Associates are murdered and the FBI request Mitch's help solving the case. With his life in danger, Mitch must decide who is a greater threat: the FBI or the Firm. Directed by Sydney Pollack. With Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris and Holly Hunter. Categories: Politics, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1993.
The Firm
Directed by Ted Kotcheff. With Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy and Bill McKinney. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1982.
First Blood
Jimmy Starks (Guy Pearce) is a confident, intense, smooth-talking salesman certain he's on the brink of a big score. When his car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Jimmy decides to pass the time by visiting a roadside fortune teller, Vacaro (J.K. Simmons). Although Vacaro assures Jimmy that a windfall is on its way, he ends the reading abruptly without explanation. Brushing it off as nothing more than a con, Jimmy goes back to work. But, when his boss suddenly agrees to financially back Jimmy's business venture, the details of the deal make Jimmy think that Vacaro knew more than he said, ultimately leading to an his obsession with his ultimate fate. Directed by Mark Fergus. With Piper Perabo, Rick Gonzalez and William Fichtner. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
First Snow
When a group of medical students begins experimenting with near-death experiences, the secrets they unlock threaten to destroy them all. After having their hearts stopped, the students are revived and experience flashbacks of horrifying events from their childhoods. In their quest for answers, they have no choice but to journey deeper into the unknown to find a way to save themselves. Directed by Joel Schumacher. With Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt and Kimberly Scott. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi. Year: 1990.
Flatliners
Kyle Pratt (Jodie Foster), an aeronautical engineer who has recently lost her husband, and her daughter, Julia (Marlene Lawston), fly home from Berlin on a new aircraft that she helped design. But, when Julia goes missing at 30,000 feet, Kyle begins to question her sanity when no one on board will admit that the little girl was ever on the plane. With few clues, Kyle must overcome a corrupt crew and her own doubt to complete the desperate search. Directed by Robert Schwentke. With Peter Sarsgaard, Erika Christensen and Sean Bean. Categories: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Flightplan
Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum), a brilliant scientist, develops a machine that molecularly transports objects from one point to another in seconds. But, during a trial run, he inadvertently combines his DNA with that of a fly. Investigative journalist Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis) documents Brundle's transformation as he searches for a cure. Directed by: David Cronenberg. With John Getz. Categories: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1986.
The Fly
When a spy ship sinks at sea, James Bond (Roger Moore), the dashing British secret agent, is sent to recover a valuable encryption device from the wreckage of the ship. With the Soviet military desperate to get their hands on the equipment, Bond must find the device before the Soviets use it to take over the entire British navy. Directed by John Glen. With Lynn-Holly Johnson, Carole Bouquet and Julian Glover. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1981.
For Your Eyes Only
Telly Paretta (Julianne Moore), a grieving mother, is trying to get over the loss of her young son - until her psychiatrist (Gary Sinise) tells her that she made up the boy, that she has never been a mother and that even the man she thinks is her husband (Anthony Edwards) is a stranger. As Telly struggles to explain her apparent insanity, recurring encounters with a man whose tale seems eerily like her own convinces her that the truth is out there. Directed by Joseph Ruben. Categories: Thriller, Drama, New York. Year: 2004.
The Forgotten
After their adoptive mother is murdered during a seemingly random grocery store hold-up, the four Mercer brothers (Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin and Garrett Hedlund) band together to bring their personal form of justice to the people responsible for her death. But, as they track down the killer, they quickly realize that there is more to the murder than they thought and they are up against a bigger battle than they ever imagined. Directed by John Singleton. With Terrence Howard and Fionnula Flanagan. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Four Brothers
Young, hotshot lawyer Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling), who's set to join a prestigious civil-law firm, is tasked with prosecuting Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins), a wealthy, brilliant structural engineer who confessed to killing his wife and entrapping her lover. After asserting his right to represent himself at his trial, Crawford sets out to expose Beachum's one weakness in order to orchestrate a crime with exact precision. Directed by Gregory Hoblit. With David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz and Billy Burke. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Fracture
Directed by Bill Paxton. With Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe and Matthew McConaughey. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2001.
Frailty
Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman), a tough New York City detective, and his partner, Buddy (Roy Scheider), uncover an international drug smuggling ring run by Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey). While working to intercept a record heroin shipment coming in from France, Popeye is involved in one of the greatest car chase sequences of all time. Directed by William Friedkin. Categories: Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama. Year: 1971.
The French Connection
Professional criminals Seth (George Clooney) and Richard Gecko (Quentin Tarantino) kidnap a family and hijack their RV, after a bloody robbery in Texas. Once across the border into Mexico, the Geckoes take the former pastor (Harvey Keitel), his teenage daughter (Juliette Lewis) and adopted son (Ernest Liu) to a rough biker bar where they need to pay off a debt. But, as night falls, it becomes apparent that the bar caters to a clientele with a taste for human blood. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. With Salma Hayek, Cheech Marin and Danny Trejo. Categories: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 1996.
From Dusk Till Dawn
When James Bond (Sean Connery) travels to Istanbul to purchase a Russian cipher machine from a renegade Russian agent, he unwittingly falls into a trap set by members of an international terrorist outfit to avenge their comrade Dr. No. Directed by Terence Young. With Daniela Bianchi, Pedro Armendariz, Lotte Lenya, Robert Shaw and Bernard Lee. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1963.
From Russia with Love
After his wife is killed by a one-armed man, Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) is accused of the murder. After being convicted of the crime, Kimble escapes during transport and goes on the run to clear his name and find the real killer. But, fast on his trail is the tenacious Marshal Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones), who will not rest until he gets his man. Directed by Andrew Davis. With Sela Ward and Julianne Moore. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1993.
The Fugitive
Just as Ann (Naomi Watts), George (Tim Roth) and their son Georgie (Devon Gearhart) begin to settle into their lake house for a relaxing summer vacation, they are introduced to Peter (Brady Corbet) and Paul (Michael Pitt), two polite, articulate young men with a disturbing hidden agenda. After killing the family dog and breaking George's leg with a golf club, Peter and Paul hold the family hostage and torture them for their own amusement. To stay alive until morning, Ann, George and Georgie will have to play a series of sadistic games and do whatever Peter and Paul say. Directed by Michael Haneke. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Funny Games
Dennis Quaid stars as the head of a secret army unit that fights terrorism. Based on the popular animated television series, it tells the story of the unit's fight against a shadowy crime organization headed by a Scottish arms dealer (Christopher Eccleston). Sienna Miller and Rachel Nichols are among the well-toned crime fighters. Directed by Stephen Sommers. With Channing Tatum and Marlon Wayans. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2009.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
On his 48th birthday, bored billionaire Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) receives an unusual gift from his brother, Conrad (Sean Penn): an invitation to a high-stakes game with mysterious, unknown rules. Once signed up, Nicholas enters a personally-tailored, all-encompassing experience, and is soon unable to distinguish between what is real and what is an illusion. Directed by David Fincher. With Deborah Kara Unger and James Rebhorn. Categories: Thriller, Action, Adventure, Mystery. Year: 1997.
The Game
This movie is set in a future where death-row inmates are forced to play in real-life enactments of computer games. If the convicts win, they can prolong their lives, but most of them are killed for the pleasure of elite gamers. Gerard Butler plays a star player who wants to stop the game and take down the mastermind behind it (Michael C. Hall). Rapper Ludacris has a role as one of the players. Directed by Brian Taylor. With Amber Valletta and Kyra Sedgwick. Categories: Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Gamer
A science-fiction film set in the near future, it's about a world controlled by the Gattaca Corporation, where everyone is categorized according to their DNA. Ethan Hawke stars as Vincent, a man whose genes have been deemed inferior by the powers-that-be. He dreams of traveling to space, but is considered fit only for menial jobs. He manages to take some genetic material from an angry disabled man (Jude Law) who is genetically superior. Uma Thurman is the woman who falls in love with Vincent, without knowing who he really is. Directed by Andrew Niccol. With Alan Arkin. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Gattaca
Scandals, cover-ups and sex are at the center of this thriller. John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe play army officers and former lovers who investigate the torture killing of the daughter (Leslie Stefanson) of a prominent general (James Cromwell). Their investigation leads them back to West Point, and to abuses by powerful men. Should they risk their own careers to bring the truth to light? James Woods plays a high-ranking officer with something to hide. Directed by Simon West. Clarence Williams III. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The General's Daughter
In order to protect the woman he loves, motorcycle stunt performer Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) sells his soul to Mephisto (Peter Fonda), but ends up losing Roxanne (Eva Mendes) anyway. Years later, Mephisto returns with a deal. In exchange for his soul, Blaze agrees to become the Ghost Rider, an avenging spirit that takes its form at night as a demon with a flaming skull and motorcycle. Directed by Mark Steven Johnson. With Wes Bentley and Sam Elliott. Categories: Action, Fantasy, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Ghost Rider
When a Russian General (Gottfried John) steals the space weapon Goldeneye, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) must team up with Natalya Siminova (Izabella Scorupco), a scientist who helped create the weapon. Together they take on the beautiful killer Xenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen) and Alec Trevelyan (Sean Bean), a rogue British agent out for revenge. Directed by Martin Campbell. With Judi Dench and Alan Cumming. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1995.
GoldenEye
Hot on the trail of international gold dealer Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe), James Bond (Sean Connery) uncovers a maniacal plot to contaminate the U.S. gold reserves at Fort Knox. Racing to beat the clock, Bond must take down the mastermind Goldfinger and prevent the economic collapse of the entire western world. Directed by Guy Hamilton. With Honor Blackman, Shirley Eaton and Bernard Lee. Categories: Action, Thriller, Adventure, James Bond. Year: 1964.
Goldfinger
Randall Raines (Nicolas Cage) is a legendary car thief who gets dragged into one last job when his brother, Kip (Giovanni Ribisi), winds up in debt with the vicious stolen car merchant Raymond Calitri (Christopher Eccleston). Tasked with stealing 50 different luxury cars in 4 days, Raines assembles a dream team of thieves (including Angelina Jolie, T.J. Cross, Will Patton, James Duval and Scott Caan) and tries to save his brother's life while dodging the shrewd detectives Castlebeck (Delroy Lindo) and Drycoff (Timothy Olyphant). Directed by Dominic Sena. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2000.
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Jake Geismer (George Clooney), an American journalist, finds himself in post-World War II Berlin covering the upcoming Potsdam Peace Conference. Having once run a news bureau in Berlin, Jake has also returned to find a lost love, Lena (Cate Blanchett). When Jake's seemingly wholesome and well-meaning driver, Corporal Tully (Tobey Maguire), is found murdered, Jake is drawn into the mystery of his death, puzzled by the idleness the American and Russian authorities. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Robin Weigert, Dave Power, Leland Orser and Tony Curran. Categories: Drama, Mystery, War. Year: 2006.
The Good German
Matt Damon stars Edward Wilson, as an idealistic young man who is recruited to start the Central Intelligence Organization. Angelina Jolie is his neglected young wife and William Hurt is a more experienced spy who takes Wilson under his wing. Robert De Niro (who also directed) has a small role as Wilson's aging boss. The film is based on fact and incorporates details of many real historical events. Directed by Robert De Niro. With Alec Baldwin and Billy Crudup. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Good Shepherd
Halle Berry is an accomplished psychologist who works with disturbed patients in a mental hospital. After interviewing one of them, played by Penélope Cruz, the psychologist gets into a car accident caused by a young woman who suddenly appears in the road. Before she knows what is happening, the doctor finds herself a patient in the hospital where she used to work, accused of murdering her husband. Her former boss (Robert Downey Jr.) says she can trust him, but she isn't sure. Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Mystery. Year: 2003.
Gothika
Unable to get along with his grown children or his foreign neighbors, Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood), a surly, gruff widower set in his ways, passes his time taking care of a 1973 Gran Torino muscle car that he keeps in perfect condition. When Tao (Bee Vang), a young Hmong teenager, tries to steal his prize possession as part of a gang initiation, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth by teaching him the value of hard work. Eventually, Kowalski is begrudgingly drawn into the life of Tao's family and devotes himself to protecting the boy and his sister Sue (Ahney Her) from the dangerous gang. Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Geraldine Hughes, Brian Haley, Chee Thao, Brooke Chia Thao and Sonny Vue. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Gran Torino
Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) is a decent and hard-working prison guard at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. When John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), who has been convicted of rape and murder, is sent to Cold Mountain's death row, Edgemcomb and the other guards (David Morse and Barry Pepper) sense that Coffey is no ordinary prisoner. When Coffey is discovered to have a special gift, the guards face a moral dilemma in deciding whether or not to carry out their duties. Directed by Frank Darabont. With Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell, Sam Rockwell, William Sadler, Patricia Clarkson and Gary Sinise. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Green Mile
Martin Bank (John Cusack) is a depressed assassin who feels like his life is going nowhere. When he is assigned a mission in the Detroit suburb where he grew up, Bank decides to attend his ten-year high school reunion and try to rekindle a romance with his old girlfriend (Minnie Driver). But, when things don't go as planned, Bank is forced to make a choice between the life he knows and the life he wants to have. Directed by George Armitage. With Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack and Hank Azaria. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Grosse Pointe Blank
When Karen (Sarah Michelle Gellar), an exchange student working in Japan, agrees to cover for a homestay nurse who doesn't show up for work, she discovers the Grudge, a terrifying curse that controls an othewise normal house in Tokyo. Anyone who falls under the Grudge dies a horrible death and passes the curse on to whoever next enters the house. Karen must uncover the secret to stopping the curse before it destroys her life. Directed by Takashi Shimizu. With Jason Behr, William Mapother, Bill Pullman and Ted Raimi. Categories: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2004.
The Grudge
Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) thought the terror was over. Thirty-five years ago, her deranged brother, Michael Myers (Chris Durand), killed their sister and many of her friends in a murderous rampage. With a new life and a new son, Laurie thought that Michael was gone forever. But, when Micheal reappears, Laurie must settle the score for good or become his last victim. Directed by Steve Miner. With Josh Hartnett, Adam Arkin, LL Cool J and Michelle Williams. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 1998.
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
When a epidemic that causes its victims to commit suicide begins sweeping across the Northeast, high school science teacher Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg) flees Philadelphia with his estranged wife (Zooey Deschanel) and the 8-year-old daughter (Ashlyn Sanchez) of his best friend, Julian (John Leguizamo). With the cause of the epidemic unknown, Elliot and his fellow survivors steer clear of highly populated areas and head for the state line. But, when more and more people begin to kill themselves, Elliot begins to suspect that the whole world may be in danger. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. With Betty Buckley, Alan Ruck and Spencer Breslin. Categories: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2008.
The Happening
After world-weary card shark Sydney (Philip Baker Hall) meets John (John C. Reilly), a reckless, down-and-out gambler, he takes the downtrodden young man under his wing and shows him how to exploit the casino perk system. Years later, the surrogate father and son enjoy being successful gamblers, until John falls for a troubled cocktail waitress (Gwyneth Paltrow) and gets mixed up with an untrustworthy stranger (Samuel L. Jackson). Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. With Philip Seymour Hoffman. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1996.
Hard Eight
Selected to be Hogwarts' representative in a dangerous Triwizard Tournament, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) must compete in a series of increasingly terrifying contests, even as the evil wizard Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) begins his return to the land of the living. Directed by Mike Newell. With Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman and Maggie Smith. Categories: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
During an anniversary trip with his wife Sara (Marsha Thomason) and their two children (Marc John Jefferies and Aree Davis), workaholic realtor Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy) makes a detour to an historic but rundown mansion in the hopes of turning a big profit. After receiving a cold welcome from the creepy butler Ramsley (Terence Stamp), the family is introduced to Master Gracey (Nathaniel Parker), the eccentric owner of the estate. When a violent thunderstorm forces the family to stay the night, the Evers soon find themselves in a real-life haunted house, and discover that Sara shares an unexpected connection to its ghostly past. Directed by Rob Minkoff. With Jennifer Tilly and Wallace Shawn. Categories: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Thriller. Year: 2003.
The Haunted Mansion
When their teenage son Matt (Kyle Gallner) is diagnosed with cancer, Sara (Virginia Madsen) and Peter Campbell (Martin Donovan) are forced to relocate near a clinic where Matt can receive treatment. While the family tries to settle into their new home, Matt begins experiencing disturbing, paranormal events that his parents initially blame on his illness. But, when the activity escalates and the family discovers that their new house is a converted mortuary, Sara seeks help from an enigmatic priest (Elias Koteas). Directed by Peter Cornwell. With Amanda Crew, D.W. Brown, Ty Wood and Sophi Knight. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Haunting in Connecticut
Attempting to escape her troubled past, Molly Hartley (Haley Bennett) transfers to a new school to make a fresh start. Things begin to look up when she attracts the attention of Joseph Young (Chace Crawford), one of the most popular boys in school. But, with her 18th birthday approaching, Molly discovers that her parents made a pact with the devil to save her life, and terrible things begin to happen when he comes to collect. Directed by Mickey Liddell. With Shannon Marie Woodward, Nina Siemaszko and AnnaLynne McCord. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Horror. Year: 2008.
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
George (Harvey Keitel) and Nathalie (Cameron Diaz) are recently married and on vacation at a quiet island retreat. When Natalie's ex-lover Kent (Billy Zane) shows up and sweeps her off her feet, the stage is set for a fiasco of epic proportions. Directed by Jim Wilson. With Craig Sheffer and Shay Duffin. Categories: Comedy, Thriller. Year: 1996.
Head Above Water
Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is a professional thief based in Los Angeles. With his team of expert criminals, he pulls off a series of high-stakes robberies that attract the attention of Detective Vince Hanna (Al Pacino). As Neil and his team prepare for the biggest job of their careers, Vince begins to track them down, leading to a violent showdown. Directed by Michael Mann. With Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore and Ashley Judd. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1995.
Heat
When authorities ignore the investigation of her husband's drug-related death, Philippa (Cate Blanchett), an English teacher working in Italy, decides to take matters into her own hands. After an attempted bombing at the drug-dealer's office building, Philippa escapes police custody with the help of a young officer named Filippo (Giovanni Ribisi), and the two become fugitives on the run. Directed by Tom Tykwer. With Remo Girone, Mattia Sbragia and Alberto Di Stasio. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2002.
Heaven
When Dr. Philip Channard (Kenneth Cranham) meets Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Laurence), a patient who claims to have witnessed demonic attacks, he is determined to pull the truth from her and open a portal to hell. Caught in a web of pain and sorrow, Kirsty must follow the doctor into the underworld and try to rescue her father. Directed by Tony Randel. With Clare Higgins, Imogen Boorman and Sean Chapman. Categories: Cult Classics, Horror, Thriller. Year: 1988.
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Directed by Brian Smrz. With Cuba Gooding Jr., Christa Campbell and Ray Liotta. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Hero Wanted
Directed by Carl Franklin. With Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Adam Scott, James Caviezel and Bruce Davison. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Drama. Year: 2002.
High Crimes
After a lengthy prison term, gangster Roy "Mad Dog" Earle (Humphrey Bogart) is paroled with the help of an old associate who wants him to mastermid a heist a resort hotel in California. When things fall apart and a man is shot and killed, Earle is forced to flee and becomes a fugitive. Hhiding out from the police and the press, who are both out for his blood, Earle may be undone by two women he befriended before his life took its final turn for the worse. Directed by Raoul Walsh. With Alan Curtis, Joan Leslie, Barton MacLane, Henry Travers and Elisabeth Risdon. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Classic. Year: 1941.
High Sierra
Marie (Cécile De France) and Alexa (Maïwenn Le Besco) set off from college to Alexa's parents' country home to relax and study. But, when a mysterious killer breaks in and kills Alexa's family and Alexa is captured by the killer, Marie is left alone to elude the killer and try to save her friend. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Categories: Crime, Horror, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2003.
High Tension
Rennie Cray (James Caviezel) has been prowling the highways of America for five years on a relentless search for the serial killer who murdered his wife in a gruesome hit and run. The killer is the deranged James Fargo (Colm Feore), a man who uses his car to kill the women he hunts. The presence of the mysterious Molly (Rhona Mitra) promises a collision course between the two disturbed men. Directed by Robert Harmon. With Gordon Currie and Andrea Roth. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Highwaymen
To celebrate their wedding anniversary, Big Bob Carter (Ted Levine) and his wife, Ethel (Kathleen Quinlan), take their family on a road trip to California, hoping for some much needed bonding. But, when the Carters have some unexpected vehicle trouble in a desolate stretch of desert, the family discovers that there is a group of blood-thirsty mutants in the hills surrounding them. Directed by Alexandre Aja. With Emilie de Ravin, Aaron Stanford and Vinessa Shaw. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Hills Have Eyes
When a group of National Guard trainees marching through the New Mexico desert find the camp that they were bringing supplies to deserted, the team follows a blurred distress signal to try to determine why the soldiers and scientists who were supposed to be there vanished. What they find instead is a hoard of blood-thirsty mutants who crave human flesh and females to carry on their grotesque breed. Directed by Martin Weisz. With Jessica Stroup, Michael McMillian, Daniella Alonso and Lee Thompson Young. Categories: Horror, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Hills Have Eyes II
In the big screen adaptation of the popular video game, Agent 47 (Timothy Olyphant) is the genetic spawn of brtual criminals created by a team of scientists to be a hired assassin. Caught in the middle of a political conspiracy, Agent 47 must battle both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Eastern Europe. Directed by Xavier Gens. With Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko and Robert Knepper. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Hitman
Liz (Thora Birch) and four of her friends (Desmond Harrington, Daniel Brocklebank, Keira Knightley and Laurence Fox) at a British high school go on what they think will be a fun adventure, climbing into an abandoned bunker from World War II. But this outing turns into a nightmare. They get stuck and start playing psychological games with each, which soon turn deadly. Directed by Nick Hamm. Categories: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2001.
The Hole
Joe Gavilan (Harrison Ford) and his rookie partner Kasey Calden (Josh Hartnett) are two Tinseltown homicide detectives who work second jobs for extra cash. Gavilan moonlights as a real estate broker and Calden teaches yoga in between acting auditions. When the two are assigned to investigate the murder of four members of rap group gunned down in a nightclub, they delve into the recording industry, using every opportunity they get seek out potential buyers and casting directors. Directed by Ron Shelton. With Lena Olin, Isaiah Washington, Master P and Bruce Greenwood. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Hollywood Homicide
Mike (Matt Long) was the star quarterback in a blue-collar small town. He receives a football scholarship to an out-of-town university and he returns home over Christmas break. Everyone is surprised to see him with a new girlfriend, Elizabeth (Jessica Stroup), a pretty rich girl from Chicago. No one is more shocked than Mike's homecoming queen ex-girlfriend, Shelby (Mischa Barton), who desperately wants Elizabeth out of the picture. After a freak car accident leaves an injured Elizabeth at the mercy of Shelby, all hell breaks loose. Directed by Morgan J. Freeman. With Michael Landes. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Homecoming
When a giant, hideous creature emerges from Seoul's Han River, Gang-du (Kang-ho Song), an immature and unmotivated father watches helplessly as his daughter, Hyun-seo (Ah-sung Ko) is captured by the monster and taken back to its lair. With the help of his strict father (Hie-bong Byeon), grumbling younger brother (Hae-il Park) and talented archer sister (Du-na Bae), Gang-du searches for his lost daughter while the creature devastates the city and its people. Directed by Joon-ho Bong. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2006.
The Host
Three female college students (Lauren German, Heather Matarazzo and Bijou Phillips) studying in Rome are lured to a Slovakian hostel with the promise of seclusion, safety and rejuvenation. Instead, they are captured and sold to the highest bidder amongst a group of disturb individuals who lust for torture and murder. At the same time, two American men (Roger Bart and Richard Burgi) join this depraved auction to experince what it feels life to take another's life. Directed by Eli Roth. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Hostel: Part II
A hotel manager (Don Cheadle) fights impossible odds to provide shelter for over a thousand Tutsis refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda. While the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world, in only three months one million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions, an ordinary man summons extraordinary courage to save as many lives as he can. Directed by Terry George. With Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix and Sophie Okonedo. Categories: Drama, History, Thriller, War. Year: 2004.
Hotel Rwanda
Captain Marko Ramius (Sean Connery), the man in charge of the USSR's newest nuclear submarine, defies orders and sets the Red October on a course for the USA. CIA agent Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin) investigates the case, trying to determine if Ramius is defecting or starting WWIII. Directed by John McTiernan. With Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones and Peter Firth. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller. Year: 1990.
The Hunt for Red October
Aaron Hallam (Benicio Del Toro), a trained assassin AWOL from the Special Forces, hides out in the forest and kills some hunters. FBI Special Agent Abby Durrell (Connie Nielsen) turns to L.T. Bonham (Tommy Lee Jones), the one man tough enough to capture him. Bonham realizes he trained Hallam and can't say no to the assignment. Deep in the woods, it's hard to tell who is the hunter and who is the hunted. Directed by William Friedkin. With Leslie Stefanson and Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2003.
The Hunted
Years after an on-air meltdown, discredited newsreporter Simon Hunt (Richard Gere) reunites with his old cameraman, Duck (Terrence Howard), and a young journalist (Jesse Eisenberg), promising to help them find Bosnia's most wanted war criminal. When the team embarks on the dangerous, unauthorized mission, they are mistaken for a CIA hit squad while deep in enemy territory. Directed by Richard Shepard. With James Brolin. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Hunting Party
A film about elite soldiers who disarm bombs in Iraq. A new sergeant, James (Jeremy Renner), takes over a highly trained bomb-disposal team during the war in Iraq, he decides to change many of the team's routines. Two of the men under his command, Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Eldridge (Brian Geraghty), are upset by his decision to become involved in what they think is a reckless and deadly game of urban combat. James doesn't seem to care about the dangers he is exposing them to. All the men are changed as the struggles among them heat up. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. With David Morse. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller, War. Year: 2008.
The Hurt Locker
After she escapes from a sadistic serial killer who abducted and tortured her, Aubrey Fleming (Lindsay Lohan) insists that she is not who people think she is. Regaining consciousness in a hospital, the traumatized girl contends that she is Dakota Moss, a character Aubrey invented for an English assignment, and that the real Aubrey Fleming is still in mortal danger. Directed by Chris Sivertson. With Julia Ormond, Neal McDonough, Garcelle Beauvais and Gregory Itzin. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
I Know Who Killed Me
Chicago police officer Del Spooner (Will Smith) is investigating the case of the century: an apparent murder by a robot (Alan Tudyk). In a world totally dependent on artificially intelligent machines, the possibility of a robot homicide could destroy the fabric of society. Joined by psychologist Susan Calvin (Bridget Moynahan), Spooner must out-smart mankind's most intelligent creation in order to save its future. Directed by Alex Proyas. With James Cromwell, Bruce Greenwood and Adrian Ricard. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2004.
I, Robot
On Christmas Eve, Charlie Arglist (John Cusack), a crooked mob attorney, and his associate, Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton), have just stolen $2 million from Kansas City crime boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid). When a severe ice storm shuts down the city of Witchita Falls, the pair must make other plans since a quick escape is no longer an option. While Charlie waits out the storm, he must contend with the boss's girl, Renata (Connie Nielsen), take care of his drinking buddy, Pete Van Heuten (Oliver Platt), and even survive a double-cross from his old pal Vic. Directed by Harold Ramis. With Mike Starr. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
The Ice Harvest
Ten strangers get stuck in a Nevada motel during a storm, only to discover the guests are being killed off, one by one. Amanda Peet plays a prostitute who may never make it to a better life, while John Cusack is a limousine driver for a movie star. A cop (Ray Liotta) is there transporting a shackled killer to another prison. Directed by James Mangold. With John Hawkes and John C. McGinley. Categories: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Identity
In turn-of-the-century Vienna, Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is a gifted magician who falls in love with a woman (Jessica Biel) well above his social standing. When she becomes engaged to the Crown Prince (Rufus Sewell), Eisenheim uses his abilities to win her heart and, in turn, undermines the stability of the royal house of Vienna. Directed by Neil Burger. With Paul Giamatti. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Illusionist
Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) is haunted by the fateful day in Dallas when he became one of the few men in his line of duty to lose a President. Now, with former CIA assassin Mitch Leary (John Malkovich), who feels betrayed by the government he served, stalking the current President, Horrigan faces a new adversary. Leary has been studying Horrigan and taunts him at every turn, but Horrigan is determined not to let history repeat itself. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen. With Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole and John Mahoney. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 1993.
In the Line of Fire
Directed by Andrew Fleming. With Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks, Candice Bergen, Ryan Reynolds and Lindsay Sloane. Categories: Action, Comedy, Thriller. Year: 2003.
The In-Laws (2003)
When worldwide communications systems go haywire and an enormous unidentified object is spotted orbiting Earth, David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum), an MIT graduate who works at a cable company, decodes a hidden message and discovers that aliens are planning to destroy major cities around the world. When Levinson's prediction come true, the survivors of the US attacks, including Marine Corp. fighter pilot Steven Hiller (Will Smith) and President Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman), converge on Area 51 and try to formulate a plan to prevent the aliens from enslaving the human race. Using a captured alien spacecraft and a ragtag squadron of volunteer pilots, the survivors take flight on July 4th to fight for their freedom. Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Robert Loggia, Randy Quaid, Margaret Colin and Vivica A. Fox. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1996.
Independence Day
This time around, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) teams up with his father (Sean Connery) to outwit the Nazis in their attempt to locate the Holy Grail. After a daring rescue from a Nazi-occupied castle, Indiana and his father set out on a race to beat the Nazis to the sacred treasure. But, once they find its hidden location, Indiana must survive three tests of faith put forth by the Grail's ancient guardian. Directed by Steven Spielberg. With John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott and Alison Doody. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller. Year: 1989.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is a professor of archaeology who travels the world hunting down priceless artifacts and treasures, while occasionally making it home in time to teach his classes at the university. In his first adventure, Indiana must retrieve the Lost Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis hand it over to Adolf Hitler, who plans on using its power to guarantee his global conquest. Directed by Steven Spielberg. With John Rhys-Davies, Paul Freeman and Ronald Lacey. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller. Year: 1981.
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
After escaping a Shanghai nightclub, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) finds himself trekking through India with his young sidekick, Short Round (Jonathan Ke Quan), and a beautiful but spoiled singer (Kate Capshaw). When they happen upon a village, the elders in the community ask Indiana to find a magic stone that has been stolen and rescue their missing children. The trail leads Indiana and crew to a mysterious palace where evil lurks beneath its regal surface and an ancient cult is regaining its strength. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller. Year: 1984.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
This film is based on the true story of Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon), the highest-ranked corporate whistler-blower in American history. Whitacre, who suffered from bi-polar disorder, nevertheless put himself on the line to expose corrupt business practices at Archer Daniels Midland, his employer. The film contrasts his own indiscretions and his struggles with his mental problems against his heroism. Scott Bakula is an FBI agent and Melanie Lynskey plays Whitacre's wife. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Joel McHale and Tony Hale. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Informant!
A group of people living on the edge in Los Angeles in 1983 spend their days trying to advance their careers and their nights in a drug-fueled haze. Winona Ryder plays a newswoman, while Billy Bob Thornton is a studio head who likes to party with more than one woman at a time. Kim Basinger is his pill-popping wife, while Mickey Rourke plays an uncle who is a dangerous influence on his nephew (Brad Renfro), a would-be actor. Directed by Gregor Jordan. With Jon Foster, Amber Heard, Chris Isaak, Austin Nichols. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Informers
Detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) faces off against a master bank robber (Clive Owen) who has planned the perfect heist. But, when the robbery turns into a drawn out hostage situation, Frazier begins to suspect that there is an even bigger story lurking beneath the surface. His suspicions prove to be correct when a powerful negotiator (Jodie Foster) with a hidden agenda enters the picture. Directed by Spike Lee. With Christopher Plummer and Willem Dafoe. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Inside Man
Dr. Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) knows that the information he holds concerning the truth about cigarette addiction and tobacco industry malpractice could open a floodgate of litigation against Big Tobacco. After Wigand contacts Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino), a producer for CBS's "60 Minutes," the industry sets out to discredit the doctor and shut him down any way they can. With Bergman's backing, Wigand's story finally makes it to the air and the two men form a relationship built upon a shared struggle to reveal the truth despite personal and professional hardships. Directed by Michael Mann. With Christopher Plummer, Michael Gambon and Diane Venora. Categories: Biography, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Insider
After uncovering a conspiracy involving one of the world's largest banks, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) follow an international money trail in order to bring the powerful institution to justice. Racing across the globe, Salinger and Whitman find themselves in a dangerous, high-stakes face-off with an enemy that will stop at nothing to keep their dark secrets hidden. Directed by Tom Tykwer. With Ulrich Thomsen, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Jack McGee. Categoires: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2009.
The International
When UN Translator Silvia Broome (Nicole Kidman) overhears a death threat against an African head of state, she becomes a target for the same group of killers. Placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller (Sean Penn), everything seems under control, until Tobin begins to question Silvia's motives. As the conspiracy grows, Silvia and Tobin grapple with the realization that in this dangerous game, anyone could be the enemy. Directed by Sydney Pollack. With George Harris, Michael Wright and Catherine Keener. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
The Interpreter
After a mysterious epidemic suddenly grips the nation, Carol (Nicole Kidman), a Washington-based psychiatrist, discovers that the disease stems from an extraterrestrial invasion. She and her colleague, Ben (Daniel Craig), attempt to find a cure and protect her son (Jackson Bond), who might actually hold the key to the cure. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel and James McTeigue. With Jeremy Northam, Jeffrey Wright and Veronica Cartwright. Categories: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Invasion
Nick Powell (Justin Chatwin), a high school senior, wants to be a writer and plans on leaving for London to pursure his dream. But, before he can leave his hometown for good, Nick is brutally attacked by a troubled teen named Annie (Margarita Levieva) and her group of thugs in a case of mistaken identity. Left for dead, Nick awakes to find that he is invisible. He can see and hear everything around him, but no one sees him -- except for Annie. With no one else to help him, Nick must convince Annie to lead authorities to his body before it's too late. Directed by David S. Goyer. With Marcia Gay Harden, Chris Marquette, Alex O'Loughlin, Callum Keith Rennie and Michelle Harrison. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Invisible
When billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is kidnapped in Afghanistan and forced to assemble a secret weapon, he instead creates a high-tech metal suit that helps him escape. Forced to wear the armor to stay alive after an accident, Stark redesigns his weaponry upon his return to the US and sets out to stop an evil plot. Directed by Jon Favreau. With Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges and Samuel L. Jackson. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Based on a Comic. Year: 2008.
Iron Man
Lincoln Six-Echo (Ewan McGregor) and Jordan Two-Delta (Scarlett Johansson) live among hundreds of fellow inhabitants in a contained, carefully controlled facility in the mid-21st century. The only way out is to be chosen by lottery to go to the Island, the last piece of paradise left on Earth. Recently, Lincoln has begun to question his reality, but he is unprepared for the truth when his curiosity leads him to discover that everything about his existence is a lie. Directed by Michael Bay. With Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi and Michael Clarke Duncan. Categories: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2005.
The Island
After pulling off an amazing heist of millions in dollars of gold from a heavily guarded palazzo in Venice, Italy, criminal mastermind Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg) watches as his intricate plan falls apart when Steve (Edward Norton), a member of his own team, double crosses them all. After losing their gold and being left for dead, Charlie and his gang (Jason Statham, Seth Green and Mos Def) team up with their ex-leader's safe-cracking daughter (Charlize Theron) to beat Steve at his own game. Directed by F. Gary Gray. With Donald Sutherland and Fausto Callegarini. Categories: Adventure, Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2003.
The Italian Job
Jack (Adrien Brody), a soldier who was shot in the head by a child in Iraq, returns to America suffering from bouts of amnesia. He is wrongly accused of killing a cop and thrown into a mental hospital. He meets a young woman (Keira Knightley) who believes in his innocence, but she can't influence the doctors (Kris Kristofferson and Jennifer Jason Leigh). If he can find a woman he met just before the killing, she can provide him with an alibi. Directed by John Maybury. Categories: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2005.
The Jacket
Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is a flight attendant who makes her real living smuggling gun money through airport security. When Federal agent Ray Nicolet (Michael Keaton) and police officer Mark Dargus (Michael Bowen) come down on her for her crimes, Jackie has to choose whether to risk her life by selling out her boss, Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson), or try and play both sides in order to walk away with the money. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Robert De Niro and Chris Tucker. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Jackie Brown
Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) teams up with marine biologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and an old seafarer named Quint to battle a deadly great white shark that terrorizes a New England community. Bloody attacks on swimmers empty the busy vacation beaches as the team works to track and kill the giant, seemingly indestructible predator. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Categories: Adventure, Horror, Thriller, Suspense. Year: 1975.
Jaws
Deadly cheerleaders from hell are the focus of this film starring Megan Fox. She plays a murderous teen who takes pleasure in offing any males who displease her. Amanda Seyfriend is the girlfriend who becomes her partner in crime. This is a twist on the usual teen-slasher movie in which scantily clad girls are the victims. Directed by Karyn Kusama. Categories: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Jennifer's Body
When John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas, Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner), an attorney from New Orleans, believes that the FBI isn't telling the whole story. As he begins a one man search for the truth, the details of that terrible day are revealed as the only criminal investigation connected to the assassination is brought to trial. Directed by Oliver Stone. With Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Vincent D'Onofrio, Joe Pesci, Walter Matthau, Sissy Spacek, Donald Sutherland and Jack Lemmon. Categories: Politics, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, History. Year: 1991.
JFK
On an annual fishing trip with his friends in the Australian outback, Stewart Kane (Gabriel Byrne) happens upon the body of a murdered young woman in the river. Rather than return to town and report the death immediately, Stewart and his friends continue fishing and report their gruesome find days later. When Stewart's wife, Claire (Laura Linney), discovers what happened, she is deeply trouble by her husband's inaction and questions her faith in their relationship. As Claire tries to make things right with the dead girl's family, her marriage is pushed to its limit and she risks losing her once peaceful life. Directed by Ray Lawrence. With Tatea Reilly, Sean Rees-Wemyss and Eva Lazzaro. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Jindabyne
Johnny Mnemonic (Keanu Reeves) is a futuristic messenger who transports sensitive data in a chip in his brain. When he accepts a contract from a pair of rogue scientists, the upload is too much for his implant to handle and Johnny must find the secret code to allow him to get rid of the information before it kills him. But, after learning that he is carrying the cure of a disease that afflicts half of the Earth's population, Johnny becomes a target of the Japanese mafia and a group of underground hackers led by J-Bone (Ice-T). Directed by Robert Longo. With Henry Rollins, Takeshi Kitano and Dolph Lundgren. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1995.
Johnny Mnemonic
In Sao Paulo's dangerous criminal underworld, a father (Scott Glenn) and son (Brendan Fraser) set a plan in motion to help them escape the desolation of the city's sex trade. But, when things don't go as they should, the men must choose between family and the freedom only money can bring. Directed by Eric Eason. With Mos Def and Catalina Sandino Moreno. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
Journey to the End of the Night
David Rice (Hayden Christensen) belives he is one of a kind. With a genetic anomaly that allows him to teleport anywhere in the world at a moment's notice, David is the master of his own universe. But, when he discovers this gift has existed for centuries and there is a secret society, the Paladins, intent on stopping all "Jumpers," David must team up with a childhood friend (Rachel Bilson) and a fellow Jumper (Jamie Bell) as he enters an ancient war with the leader of the Paladins (Samuel L. Jackson). Directed by Doug Liman. With Diane Lane, Michael Rooker, AnnaSophia Robb and Kristen Stewart. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Jumper
A group of geneticists employed by John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), a wealthy entrepreneur, use prehistoric DNA to clone an island full of dinosaurs. Intending to open the island as a theme park, Hammond invites a group of prominent scientists (Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum) to take a tour of the facilities before its grand opening. But, when an employee sabotages the security system in an attempt sell a few dino-embryos, the huge creatures are let loose and the scientists must find a way to escape before they become the prey. Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Samuel L. Jackson, Joseph Mazzello, Ariana Richards and Wayne Knight. Categories: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1993.
Jurassic Park
Journalist Brian Kessler (David Duchovny) and his photographer girlfriend Carrie (Michelle Forbes) set out to visit a collection of murder sites while doing research on serial killers. Sharing the ride and their expenses is Early Grayce (Brad Pitt), a white trash criminal, and his girlfriend Adele (Juliette Lewis). As Early becomes more and more unstable, Brian and Carrie begin to fear that they may learn about serial killers first hand. Directed by Dominic Sena. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1993.
Kalifornia
When Frank (Humphrey Bogart) travels to Florida to visit Nora (Lauren Bacall), the wife of a friend who died in the war, he finds that the hotel she runs with her disabled father-in-law (Lionel Barrymore) has been taken over by a gangster named Rocco (Edward G. Robinson) and his gang of thugs. At first, Frank decides not to cause trouble, but, after witnessing the gangster's ruthlessness firsthand, Frank is convinced that Rocco must be stopped. Directed by John Huston. With Claire Trevor. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1948.
Key Largo
After being betrayed by her boss, the Bride (Uma Thurman), a deadly assassin, emerges from a coma and swears revenge on her former master, Bill (David Carradine). But, before she can get to Bill, the Bride must take out his deadly squad of international killers (Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox and Michael Madsen) one by one with the aid of a special sword. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Sonny Chiba, Julie Dreyfus and Chiaki Kuriyama. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
After crossing off two names from her list of bloody revenge, the Bride (Uma Thurman) continues her quest for vengeance against her former boss, Bill (David Carradine), and the two remaining members of his assassin squad: Bill's younger brother, Budd (Michael Madsen), and his latest flame, the one-eyed Elle (Daryl Hannah). As an added bonus before the big showdown, we get to see the Bride's training at the hands of the wise but ruthless Pai Mei (Chia Hui Liu). Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Chia Hui Liu. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
After getting out of prison, Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) and his cohorts mastermind a complex race-track heist. Clay plans on settling down to a respectable life with Fay (Coleen Gray) when the job is finished, but inner tensions and bad luck lead to a disastrous failure. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Vince Edwards and Jay C. Flippen. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1956.
The Killing
Laura (Goya Toledo), a beautiful psychiatrist, is locked in a basement and forced to watch a video confession made by the man that kidnapped her. When the tape is finished, Ramon (Darío Grandinetti), a seemingly mild-mannered man who is, in fact, a serial killer, challenges Laura to a word game. If she wins, her life continues, but if she loses she will face horrible consequences. Directed by Laura Mañá. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2003.
Killing Words
After Carmen (Diane Lane) and Wayne Colson (Thomas Jane) witness a violent crime, they are placed into the Federal Witness Protection program. Although they think they are safe for a time, Carmen and Wayne find out that Armand "The Blackbird" Degas (Mickey Rourke), the vicious hitman they outed, and Richie Nix (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), his sociopathic partner, have tracked them down. In the tense struggle that follows, Carmen will have to take matters into her own hands and fight for her life. Directed by John Madden. With Hal Holbrook and Rosario Dawson. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Killshot
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.
King Kong
When a terrorist bomb is detonated inside a Western housing compound in Saudi Arabia, FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury (Jamie Foxx) assembles an elite team for a secret mission to locate the terrorists behind the bombing. After landing in the desert, Fleury and his team find Saudi authorities unhelpful, wishing to handle the investigation of the attack themselves. Despite the difficulties faced by their mission, the team is relentless in their pursuit and will do what ever it takes to bring the people responisible to justice. Directed by Peter Berg. With Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman and Jeremy Piven. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Kingdom
Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.), a petty thief on the run from the law, stumbles into a movie audition and gets the part. This stroke of luck leads him to Hollywood where he meets Gay Perry (Val Kilmer), a homosexual private eye, and Harmony Faith Lane (Michelle Monaghan), a beautiful aspiring actress who turns out to be his childhood crush. While conducting some research for his movie role with Perry, Lockheart finds himself in the middle of an intricate murder investigation and sets out to uncover the case's sordid details. Directed by Shane Black. With Larry Miller and Corbin Bernsen. Categories: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Forensic detective Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) is shaken by the sudden disappearance of his niece, Naomi (Gina Ravera), and heads to her North Carolina college campus to investigate. There, Alex meets Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd), a young woman who managed to escape from the same man who kidnapped Naomi. With seven women missing and two already found dead, Alex and Kate must work quickly if they are to save Naomi and the other girls before this sick, self-described "Cassanova" takes their lives. Directed by Gary Fleder. With Cary Elwes, Alex McArthur, Tony Goldwyn, Tatyana Ali, Jeremy Piven and Mena Suvari. Categories: Thriller, Drama, Crime, Mystery. Year: 1997.
Kiss the Girls
When a time capsule buried behind his son's elementary school is unearthed one year early, professor Ted Myles (Nicolas Cage) discovers that amongst a set of children's drawings is a sheet of paper covered in a series of random numbers. When Ted deciphers the code, he realizes that the numbers are actually the dates of every major disaster that has occurred in the last 50 years. With only three date remaining, Ted sets out with Diana Whelan (Rose Byrne), the daughter of the woman who wrote the numbers, to prevent the cataclysmic events that he fears are destined to become a reality. Directed by Alex Proyas. With Chandler Canterbury, Lara Robinson, Ben Mendelsohn and Adrienne Pickering. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Knowing
A brutal mass killing at an all-night coffee shop brings three cops with different attitudes and agendas onto the case. Ed Exley (Guy Pearce) is an straight-laced, by-the-book detective trying to live up to his family name. Bud White (Russell Crowe) is a tough, seasoned cop with a temper, whose ex-partner was one of the killer's victims. Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) a slick Hollywood cop, who takes down celebrities for the kickbacks and notoriety. Together, they uncover a deadly conspiracy involving crooked cops and a beautiful blonde (Kim Basinger). Directed by Curtis Hanson. With James Cromwell and Danny DeVito. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1997.
L.A. Confidential
Firefighter Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix) struggles to cope with a dangerous, demanding job that often keeps him away from his wife and kids. He relies on the support of his captain (John Travolta) and the brotherly bond between the men of the firehouse. But, after being trapped in the worst blaze of his career, Jack starts to reevaluate his life and the things he holds important. Directed by Jay Russell. With Jacinda Barrett, Robert Patrick and Morris Chestnut. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Ladder 49
Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti), an unassuming building manager, rescues a mysterious young woman (Bryce Dallas Howard) from the pool he maintains and discovers she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make her way back home. As Cleveland begins to fall in love with the woman, he convinces his tenants to help protect his new friend from the deadly creatures that are determined to keep her in our world. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. With Jeffrey Wright and Freddy Rodríguez. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Lady in the Water
After moving into their dream home, Chris (Patrick Wilson) and Lisa Mattson (Kerry Washington), an interracial couple, receive a less than warm welcome from Abel Turner (Samuel L. Jackson), their new next door neighbor. As Abel's unfriendly behavior becomes outright harrassment, the Mattson's find that they have nowhere to turn since Abel is a powerful police officer. With no other option, the couple decides to fight back, despite their fears that the feud could turn deadly. Directed by Neil LaBute. With Regine Nehy, Jaishon Fisher and Jay Hernandez. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2008.
Lakeview Terrace
Beautiful and bold archaeologist Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) discovers a mysterious orb that will lead her to the legendary Pandora's box. When the orb falls into the hands of an evil scientist, Lara is recruited by the British secret service to get the orb back. Accompanying her is Terry Sheridan (Gerard Butler), a mercenary and Lara's one-time love interest. Directed by Jan de Bont. Categories: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Joe Hallenback (Bruce Willis) is a grizzled detective hired to protect Cory (Halle Berry), a stripper with important information. When Cory is murdered in a mysterious drive-by shooting, Hallenback teams up with her boyfriend, ex-football star Jim Dix (Damon Wayans), to uncover the plot and bring those responsible to justice. Directed by Tony Scott. With Chelsea Field, Danielle Harris and Bruce McGill. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Sports. Year: 1991.
The Last Boy Scout
After being kidnapped and left for dead by an escaped murderer (Garret Dillahunt) and his crew, Mari Collingwood (Sara Paxton) and her friend Paige (Martha MacIsaac) try desperately to return to her parents' lakehouse. But, when it's discovered that the deadly gang has taken shelter in the Collingwood's guesthouse, Mari and her parents (Monica Potter and Tony Goldwyn) formulate a plan to take bloody revenge. Directed by Dennis Iliadis. With Spencer Treat Clark, Riki Lindhome, Aaron Paul and Joshua Cox. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Last House on the Left
Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy), a young, aspiring doctor, moves to Uganda to stand up to his father and make a difference in the world. While working at a mission in a remote village, Nicholas crosses paths with newly elected President Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker), who instantly takes a liking to the Scotsman and hires him as his personal physician. At first, Nicholas is taken in by the lavish parties and comfortable lifestyle provided by his new boss, but when he witnesses Amin's ruthless treatment of his people firsthand, Nicholas realizes that he is aiding a cruel, unstable monster. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. With Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney and David Oyelowo. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Based on a True Story. Year: 2006.
The Last King of Scotland
Billy Byrne (Max Beesley) is the only person who knows that time is running out. Once thought to be the next big thing by London's glitterazzi, Byrne's fame is short lived and his world comes crashing down. Before he knows what's happening, Byrne is thrown straight into the dangerous London underground, a land of murderers, thieves and talent agents. Directed by Stephen Norrington. With Kate Ashfield and Stephen Dorff. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2001.
The Last Minute
In northern Alaska, a team of oil workers sets out to establish a drilling base on the pristine, artic land. But, after one of team members is found dead, the others slowly lose their sanity and succumb to a mysterious fear. In a last-ditch effort, two remaining team members set out into the wilderness for help, only to realize that they are being stalked by an invisible, menacing phantom. Directed by Larry Fessenden. With Ron Perlman, James LeGros, Connie Britton and Kevin Corrigan. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Last Winter
A slick, professional drug dealer (Daniel Craig) planning his early retirement is faced with completing two difficult tasks before his boss (Kenneth Cranham) will let him out of the business. First, he must track down the drug addict daughter of a powerful criminal (Michael Gambon). Second, he has to clean up the mess surrounding a fortune in stolen ecstasy by negotiating a deal with a petty crook playing out of his league. The path to retirement becomes increasingly bumpy as hidden alliances and double-croses come into play, and the drug dealer realizes that getting out of the game won't be as easy as he thought. Directed by Matthew Vaughn. With George Harris, Jamie Foreman, Colm Meaney and Sienna Miller. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a Novel. Year: 2004.
Layer Cake
Directed by Scott Stewart. With Adrianne Palicki, Willa Holland, Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid and Tyrese Gibson. Categories: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2010.
Legion
Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson), a young detective with a suicidal death wish, is paired with Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover), a good cop and family man. While investigating an apparent suicide, the pair uncovers an international drug smuggling operation run by a group of Vietnam War special forces veterans. As they set out to bring down the ruthless retired general (Mitch Ryan) in charge, Riggs and Murtaugh find mutal respect and become reluctant friends. Directed by Richard Donner. With Gary Busey. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1987.
Lethal Weapon
Directed by Richard Donner. With Mel Gibson, Rene Russo and Danny Glover. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1992.
Lethal Weapon 3
When Joe (Wesley Snipes), a former CIA agent, loses his daughter in a school shooting, he devises a way to make Liberty Wallace (Linda Fiorentino), an executive at a leading gun manufacturer and the daughter of the company founder, think about the scope of her own actions. By taking Liberty hostage, Joe hopes to be able to force her to use her political connections to spark public debate on the Second Amendment and bring the shady dealings of her company into the light. Directed by Kari Skogland. With Ed Anders, Garvin Cross and Oliver Platt. Categories: Thriller, Drama. Year: 2002.
Liberty Stands Still
Denied revenge by the British Secret Service, James Bond (Timothy Dalton) leaves his post to carry out a one man vendetta against Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi), the drug lord who disfigured his friend, CIA agent Felix Leiter (David Hedison), and murdered the American's new wife. To take the kingpin down, Bond will have to infiltrate Sanchez's network and team up with ex-CIA agent Pam Bouvier (Carey Lowell). Directed by John Glen. With Talisa Soto and Benicio Del Toro. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1989.
Licence to Kill
On the 15th anniversary of a violent school shooting, Diana (Uma Thurman), a suburban wife and mother, begins to question her seemingly happy life. As she remembers the events days leading up to the tragedy, Diana is reminded of of her best friend Maureen (Eva Amurri) and the strain that their relationship had been under before she was killed. The more memories that come to the surface, the more Diana begins to unravel, realizing that there are mysterious circumstances that she has yet to face. Directed by Vadim Perelman. With Evan Rachel Wood, Brett Cullen and Gabrielle Brennan. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Based on a Novel. Year: 2007.
The Life Before Her Eyes
After his daughter, Jenny (Melissa George), is murdered in Los Angeles, English ex-con Wilson (Terence Stamp) comes to America to find out why. A stranger in a strange land, Wilson teams up with a criminal named Eduardo Roel (Luis Guzmán) to track Terry Valentine (Peter Fonda), a sleazy record producer who was having an affair with Jenny when she was killed. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Lesley Ann Warren, Amelia Heinle and Barry Newman. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Limey
A dream-like movie set in contemporary Spain, this film stars Isaach De Bankolé as a mysterious high-level criminal who is very much a loner. But several women, played by Tilda Swinton, Paz de la Huerta and Hiam Abbass try to win his favor, while Bill Murray is a threatening crime boss. Gael García Bernal is a drifter who tries to befriend him. The film was directed by Jim Jarmusch, who made the films "Broken Flowers," "Down By Law" and "Stranger than Paradise." Directed by Jim Jarmusch. With John Hurt and Youki Kudoh. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Limits of Control
Life insurance investigator Abe Holt (Forest Whitaker) is sent to verify the death of a escaped convict with a million-dollar policy. After finding the fatal car accident suspicious, Abe is drawn into a conflict the dead man's sister, Isold (Julia Stiles), and her husband (Jeremy Renner). Abe knows the truth, but wants to help Isold escape her difficult life. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur. With Peter Coyote. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Independent Film. Year: 2005.
A Little Trip to Heaven
When three fellow British agents are killed in New York City, famous spy James Bond (Roger Moore) is sent to investigate the circumstances of their murders. Uncovering a plot perpetrated by villainous drug lord Mr. Big (Yaphet Kotto), Bond must evade vicious assassins and work his magic on a Tarot card reader (Jane Seymour), who is the key to Mr. Big's masterplan. Directed by Guy Hamilton. With Geoffrey Holder, Clifton James and Julius Harris. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Crime, James Bond. Year: 1973.
Live and Let Die
With the help of a young computer hacker (Justin Long), John McClane (Bruce Willis) takes on an Internet-based terrorist who is taking the US's computer infrastructure hostage and crippling the nation. While the villain thinks he's planned for every conceivable scenario, he never imagined he'd have to deal with an old school cop with a talent for taking out bad guys the hard way. Directed by Len Wiseman. With Timothy Olyphant, Jeffrey Wright, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Kevin Smith. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Live Free or Die Hard
After helping Russian General Georgi Koskov (Jeroen Krabbe) escape from the Soviet Union, James Bond (Timothy Dalton) begins an international manhunt, accompanied by the beautiful and deadly Kara Milovy (Maryam d'Abo). After realizing that he has been double crossed by Koskov, Bond and Milovy set out to stop the General and maniacal arms dealer Brad Whitaker (Joe Don Baker) before they can complete a complex arms deal with global implications. Directed by John Glen. With John Rhys-Davies and Desmond Llewelyn. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1987.
The Living Daylights
When Eddie (Nick Moran) loses half-a-million pounds in a crooked card game, he has one week to get the money or he can kiss his fingers goodbye. In order to payoff Hachet Harry (P.H. Moriarty), Eddie and the friends who paid his way into the game decide to rip off their criminal neighbors after overhearing the theives' plan to rob a bunch of ganja farmers. Their plan seems simple enough, but when the drug dealers set out to get their money back and the thieves figure out what happened, Eddie and his crew have to deal with three sets of criminals after their blood. Directed by Guy Ritchie. With Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Jason Statham, Vinnie Jones and Sting. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1998.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Martha Beck (Salma Hayek) and Raymond Fernandez (Jared Leto) are a pair of murdering lovers in the 1940s, luring grieving war widows to their doom through personal ads. With Martha posing as Raymond's sister, the "Lonely Hearts Killers" milk their marks of their life savings before killing them in a bloody, sex-fueled frenzy. Hot on their trail is a pair of detectives (John Travolta and James Gandolfini), who will risk their personal and professional lives in order to put an end to their murderous rampage. Directed by Todd Robinson. With Scott Caan and Laura Dern. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Lonely Hearts
Before a tragic car accident left his short-term memory severely damaged, Chris Pratt(Joseph Gordon-Levitt) was a promising, popular high school hockey player. Now working as a janitor at a small town bank, he struggles through his day to day life relying a notepad and help from his blind friend, Lewis (Jeff Daniels). When a group of petty criminals learns of Chris's disability, they decide to use him to gain access to the bank for a planned robbery. At first, Chris enjoys making some new friends, but slowly he begins to piece together their true motives and decides to put an end to their plans. DIrected by Scott Frank. With Matthew Goode, Isla Fisher, Carla Gugino, Bruce McGill and Alberta Watson. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Lookout
Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) is a Ukrainian immigrant to Brooklyn, NY who decides to make a name for himself as an international arms dealer. While doing business in the world's deadliest war zones, Yuri and his brother, Vitaly (Jared Leto), struggle to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent (Ethan Hawke), their business rivals, and even some of their customers who intend on using the merchandise against them. Directed by Andrew Niccol. With Bridget Moynahan and Ian Holm. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Lord of War
When Lucy Emerson (Dianne Wiest) and her two sons, Michael (Jason Patric) and Sam (Corey Haim), move to Santa Carla, California, they are unaware of the dark secret that lurks beneath the surface of this beach community. As Michael begins to spend more time with a group of mysterious punk bikers, Sam begins to suspect that his brother's new friends are vampires. Teaming up with a pair of amateur vampir hunters (Corey Feldman and Jamison Newlander), Sam sets out to stop Michael's transformation. Directed by Joel Schumacher. With Kiefer Sutherland, Barnard Hughes, Jami Gertz and Edward Herrmann. Categories: Cult Classics, Action, Horror, Thriller. Year: 1987.
The Lost Boys
Fred Madison (Bill Pullman), a jazz musician, fears that his wife, Renee (Patricia Arquette), is having an affair. Suddenly, he finds himself accused of her murder and sent to jail. At the same time, a mechanic, Pete Dayton (Balthazar Getty), is seduced by Alice Wakefield (Patricia Arquette), a sultry temptress, who is cheating on her gangster boyfriend. Upon Fred's release from death row, the two men's lives begin to intertwine in surreal and inexplicable ways. They are further linked by the fact that Renee and Alice might actually be the same woman. Directed by David Lynch. With Robert Loggia and Robert Blake. Categories: Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Drama. Year: 1997.
Lost Highway
Directed by Peter Jackson. With Reece Ritchie, Michael Imperioli, Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg and Saoirse Ronan. Categories: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Lovely Bones
Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) is a psychopathic child murderer with an entire German city out to find him. The public is hysteric and the police are so desperate that even low level criminals are joining in the manhunt for this cold-blooded killer. A classic of German Expressionism. Directed by Fritz Lang. With Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke and Theodor Loos. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1931.
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Trevor Reznik (Christian Bale) is a lathe-operator dying from a lack of food and sleep deprivation. When his insomnia contributes to an accident that seriously injures a coworker, Trevor descends even deeper into a world of paranoia. As he tries to understand the meaning of cryptic notes left in his apartment and bizarre visions that are only visible to him, Trevor must face a terrible truth he has buried deep within his psyche. Directed by Brad Anderson. With Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, John Sharian and Michael Ironside. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2004.
The Machinist
After a series of kidnappings sweep through Mexico City, John Creasy (Denzel Washington), an alcoholic ex-CIA operative, is hired to be the bodyguard for nine-year-old Pita Ramos (Dakota Fanning). Creasy is disinterested in his assignment and can barely tolerate the girl, but eventually the Pita's kind, cheerful demeanor leads him to open up to her. Creasy's newfound purpose in life is shattered when Pita is kidnapped, and he vows to track down and kill anyone involved in the crime. Directed by Tony Scott. With Christopher Walken, Mickey Rourke, Marc Anthony, Radha Mitchell and Rachel Ticotin. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Man on Fire
When a brilliant scientist working on a device that can harness the sun's radiation is killed, James Bond (Roger Moore) links a professional assassin, Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee), to the job. As Bond investigates further, he realizes that Scaramanga is hunting him as well. As the international spy faces off against the international assassin, Bond enters into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse that leads to a deadly showdown on a remote island. Directed by Guy Hamilton. With Britt Ekland, Maud Adams and Hervé Villechaize. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1974.
The Man with the Golden Gun
Maria (Catalina Sandino Moreno) is only seventeen years old when an unplanned pregnancy leaves her family in dire straits. Desperate to find a job, Maria agrees to transport cocaine to New York City as a drug mule. When she arrives, with seventy bags of cocaine in her stomach, trouble finds her almost immediately. Directed by Joshua Marston. With Virgina Ariza, Yenny Paola Vega and Wilson Guerrero. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2004.
Maria Full of Grace
Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is a former tennis prowho climbs into the world of the British upper crust when he gets engaged to one of his wealthy tennis students (Emily Mortimer). But, Wilton soon falls for Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson), a sexy American actress who is dating his rival and soon-to-be brother-in-law (Matthew Goode). Directed by Woody Allen. With Brian Cox. Categories: Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Match Point
When a hacker named Neo (Keanu Reeves) is contacted by the mysterious rebel leader Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), he learns a terrifying secret: our world is an illusion created by the Matrix, a hyper-intelligent computer network enslaving the human race for their biological energy. Neo must decide whether to join the fight for freedom, or remain in the comforts of a false reality. Deciding to team up with the few humans who have escaped into the real world, including the beautiful and deadly Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), Neo sets out to subvert the forces of the Matrix, led by the sinister Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving), and free humanity. Directed by Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski. With Joe Pantoliano and Gloria Foster. Categories: Cult Classics, Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi. Year: 1999.
The Matrix
Neo (Keanu Reeves) must master his growing abilities as the Machine Army of the Matrix come closer to reaching Zion, the last real human settlement. As Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) announces the Sentinel's imminent arrival and inspires courage in Zion's people, Neo and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) re-enter the Matrix to visit the oracle and uncover the truth behind the prophecy of the One from the Architect (Helmut Bakaitis). As Zion erupts in battle, an altered Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) assumes human form and Neo must make a difficult choice that will decide the fate of humanity. Directed by Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski. With Monica Bellucci and Jada Pinkett Smith. Categories: Cult Classics, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2003.
The Matrix Reloaded
As the soldiers of Zion battle against the horde of Sentinels swarming into the humans' last remaining settlement, Neo (Keanu Reeves) faces off against Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving), who has gone rogue in an attempt to overthrow the Matrix and gain total control over the world. Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) aid Neo in his quest to contact the Deus Ex Machina, the ultimate power in the Machine world, and negotiate an agreement in order to save both of their civilizations from destruction. Directed by Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski. With Monica Bellucci and Jada Pinkett Smith. Categories: Cult Classics, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2003.
The Matrix Revolutions
After his wife and child are slain by the mob and he is framed for killing his partner, undercover DEA agent Max Payne (Mark Wahlberg) begins a dangerous investigation in order to seek revenge upon the men responsible. Entering a dark and mysterious underworld, Payne finds an ally in an assassin (Mila Kunis), who seeks to avange her own sister's murder. Hunted by the police, the mob and an evil corporation, a sinister conspiracy unfolds, and Payne must face enemies from beyond this world. Directed by John Moore. With Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Marianthi Evans, Jamie Hector and Amaury Nolasco. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Max Payne
After learning that his younger brother Sam (Rory Culkin) is being beaten up on a daily basis by local bully George Tooney (Josh Peck), Rocky (Trevor Morgan) and his friends Clyde (Ryan Kelley) and Marty (Scott Mechlowicz) work out a plan to give George a little payback. But, as they set off together on a river trip, Sam begins to see that George is merely lonely and deserate for friendship and attention. With the plan already set in motion, it will be hard for Sam to convince Rocky to call the whole thing off. Directed by Jacob Aaron Estes. With Carly Schroeder and Branden Williams. Categories: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Mean Creek
Angelo Ledda (Jan Decleir), an international hitman with Alzheimer's, is hired to eliminate two people in Belgium. After the first murder, the Antwerp police force puts Vincke (Koen De Bouw) and Verstuyft (Werner De Smedt), its top investigators on the case. When Ledda realizes that his second target is a twelve-year-old girl, he breaks his contract and turns his vengeance toward his boss, Gilles (Patrick Descamps), and the other men behind the plot. Directed by Erik Van Looy. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a Novel, Foreign Film. Year: 2003.
The Memory of a Killer
During the summer following his high school graduation, Caine Lawson (Tyrin Turner) attempts to escape his violent existence in the projects of Watts, CA while maintaining his credibility on the street. Torn between the violent world he shares with his friend O-Dog (Larenz Tate) and the chance for a new life with his girl Ronnie (Jada Pinkett Smith), Caine must decide where his allegiance lies and what kind of life he wants to have. Directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes. With Samuel L. Jackson, Glenn Plummer and Charles S. Dutton. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1993.
Menace II Society
After their daughter, Jess (Kristen Stewart), injures their son, Ben (Evan Turner), in a drunk driving accident, Roy (Dylan McDermott) and Denise Solomon (Penelope Ann Miller) move their family from Chicago to an abandoned farm in North Dakota in order to rebuild their lives. Soon after their arrival, an ominous darkness invades the farm that is only visible to Jess and Ben, who is now mute. As the strange and supernatural occurances grow more frequent, Jess begins to suspect that their farmhand, Burwell (John Corbett), is not who he seems and may know what happened to the farm's previous owners. Directed by Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang. With William B. Davis and Brent Briscoe. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Messengers
Maria (Brigitte Helm) is the leader of the working class in a future society divided between workers and thinkers. After meeting Freder Fredersen (Gustav Frohlich), the son of Johhan Fredersen (Alfred Abel), who is the Lord of their city, Maria falls in love, playing into the hands of the heartless Lord Fredersen who wants to rid Metropolis of its poor working masses. Directed by Fritz Lang. With Fritz Rasp and Grete Berger. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Classic, Silent Film. Year: 1927.
Metropolis
Vice detectives Sonny Crockett (Colin Farrell) and Ricardo Tubbs (Jamie Foxx) work deep undercover in the world of drug and arms trafficking in South Florida. To identify a group responsible for three murders, both Crockett and Tubbs come dangerously close to assuming their fabricated identities, blurring the line between cop and criminal. Based on the hit 1980s TV show. Directed by Michael Mann. With Li Gong and Naomie Harris. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a TV Series. Year: 2006.
Miami Vice
Former criminal prosecuter Michael Clayton (George Clooney) takes care of the unseen dirty work for one of New York's largest corporate law firms. Though burned out and disillusioned by his job, Clayton is tied to the firm and must clean up any mess that co-founder Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack) lays at his feet. Meanwhile, litigator Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) career rests on the settlement of a class action suit that Clayton's firm is set to win. But, when Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson), the firm's lead attorney, sabotages the case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his life. Directed by Tony Gilroy. With Sean Cullen and Michael O'Keefe. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Michael Clayton
When Daniel Pearl (Dan Futterman), a Wall Street Journal reporter, is kidnapped during an interview with an Islamic fundamentalist cleric in Karachi, Pakistan, his pregnant wife and fellow reporter, Mariane Pearl (Angelina Jolie), initiates the search to find her husband. As Pakistani police, American embassy personnel and the FBI investigate witnesses, phone records, e-mails, and hard drives for leads on Daniel's whereabouts and who has taken him, Mariane writes about his disappearance, the intense effort to find him and his eventual murder. Directed by Michael Winterbottom. With Archie Panjabi. Categories: Drama, History, Thriller. Year: 2007.
A Mighty Heart
Leo (Albert Finney) is a crime boss at war with Johnny Caspar (Jon Polito), the only mobster able to stand up to Leo's criminal empire. When tension between the gangs reaches a boiling point, Tom Reagan (Gabriel Byrne) steps in to keep the peace, but finds himself in over his head when he's ordered to kill the lowlife Bernie (John Turturro), brother to Leo's girlfriend Verna (Marcia Gay Harden). Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. With Al Mancini and Mike Starr. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1990.
Miller's Crossing
A group of alienated Los Angeles residents come together after a young man's death in this atmospheric film by Wim Wenders. Mel Gibson plays a detective investigating the incident. Harris Yulin is the young man's wealthy father. Milla Jovovich plays a burned-out prostitute and Jeremy Davies is a suicidal young man who loves her. Directed by Wim Wenders. With Jimmy Smits. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2000.
The Million Dollar Hotel
When four black soldiers (Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso and Omar Benson Miller) get separated from their unit behind enemy lines in Italy during WWII, they find that they are treated with less respect than the enemy they are fighting. Risking their lives to save an Italian boy, the soldiers have a life-changing experience in a small Tuscan village, come to possess a piece of a rare sculpture. Directed by Spike Lee. With John Turturro, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Leguizamo, Kerry Washington and James Gandolfini. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War. Year: 2008.
Miracle at St. Anna
Ben Carson (Kiefer Sutherland), a troubled ex-cop, works night security at a burned out department store that was once a psychiatric hospital. When the empty store is plagued by a series of unexplained deaths, Ben and his family are haunted by the souls of the patients who died in the hospital. Using mirrors as a gateway back into the living world, the ghosts control the family's reflections to exact their terrifying revenge. Directed by Alexandre Aja. With Paula Patton, Cameron Boyce, Erica Gluck, Amy Smart and Mary Beth Peil. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Remake. Year: 2008.
Mirrors
After crashing his car on a snowy deserted road, famous writer Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is rescued by Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), his number one fan. Initially thankful to be alive, Paul soon learns that he has been thrown into a nightmare. Crippled, drugged and restrained by his unstable captor, Paul is forced to write the last novel in his famous series, while he secretly tries to find a way to escape. Directed by Rob Reiner. With Richard Farnsworth and Lauren Bacall. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Horror. Year: 1990.
Misery
The first manned mission to Mars fails catastrophically, killing every participating astronaut except for Commander Luke Graham (Don Cheadle). Commander Jim McConnell (Gary Sinise) leads a rescue mission, accompanied by Woody Blake (Tim Robbins), Phil Ohlmeyer (Jerry O'Connell) and Terri Fisher (Connie Nielsen), to discover what happened on the red planet. Instead of answers to the crew's disappearance, they find a mysterious intelligence that may be the key to existence in the universe. Directed by Brian De Palma. With Kavan Smith, Kim Delaney and Jill Teed. Categories: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adventure. Year: 2000.
Mission to Mars
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is a secret agent who specializes in performing the impossible. When everyone else on his team of agents is killed, Hunt becomes the target of a vast search for a traitor in his agency. Knowing he isn't the mole, Hunt must recruit his own rogue group to find the real double agent and take him to justice. Directed by Brian De Palma. With Jon Voight, Ving Rhames, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vanessa Redgrave and Henry Czerny. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Mystery. Year: 1996.
Mission: Impossible
IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) must retrieve a deadly genetically created disease known as Chimera befre it is released on an unsuspecting public. Opposing him is a gang of terrorists led by a rogue IMF agent (Dougray Scott), who want nothing more than the destruction of humanity. During Hunt's work with the master thief Nyah (Thandie Newton), she is infected with the disease, forcing Hunt to step up his quest to save her life and the world. Directed by John Woo. With Ving Rhames, Anthony Hopkins and Dominic Purcell. Categories: Action, Thriller, Adventure. Year: 2000.
Mission: Impossible II
Former IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is engaged and set to be married when he is called back into action to rescue his former protege (Keri Russell). During the mission, Ethan learns of internal corruption at the IMF, which leads to his fiancée (Michelle Monaghan) being kidnapped. Unsure of who to trust, Ethan faces off with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer (Philip Seymour Hoffman) in order to save the life of the woman he loves, protect the free world and keep his identity a secret. Directed by J.J. Abrams. With Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Maggie Q and Laurence Fishburne. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Mission: Impossible III
Franklin Hatchett (Chris Tucker) is a small-time con man who instantly becomes famous after he escapes from prison. Mistakenly wanted for murder by the police, Hatchett's only hope to clear his name and get out of this mess is a television reporter, James Russell (Charlie Sheen). Heather Locklear plays a gorgeous woman who gets mixed up in the scam. Directed by Brett Ratner. With Paul Sorvino. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Money Talks
Aileen Wuornos (Charlize Theron), a troubled Daytona Beach prostitute, becomes the nation's first female serial killer. Amongst the horrors of murders and life on the fringes of society, a love story unfolds between Wuornos and Selby Wall (Christina Ricci), a teenager sent to live with an aunt in Florida in order to "cure her homosexuality." Directed by Patty Jenkins. With Bruce Dern, Annie Corley and Pruitt Taylor Vince. Categories: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Monster
A sci-fi thriller in which Sam Rockwell plays an astronaut stationed on the moon for three years, to supervise mining operation. He has only two weeks left when he gets a report of a problem, so he heads off to check it out and discovers a man who looks just like him. The only problem is, he is the only human on the moon. Fearing he may be losing his mind, he tries to get to the bottom of the mystery. Directed by Duncan Jones. With Kevin Spacey, Robin Chalk, Malcolm Stewart, Moon and Dominique McElligott. Categories: Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Moon
When an airplane carrying a US space shuttle on loan to the United Kingdom crashes in the Atlantic Ocean, James Bond (Roger Moore) is put on the case. Discovering that no evidence of the spacecraft is found in the wreckage, Bond sets out on a mission that will take him deep into space to stop the evil Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale). Directed by Lewis Gilbert. With Lois Chiles and Richard Kiel. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1979.
Moonraker
John (Brad Pitt) and Jane (Angelina Jolie), a seemingly typical, suburban couple, are bored silent, uncomfortable dinners and looking for a way out of their passionless marriage. What each of them doesn't know is that the other is a high-priced, international assassin, killing on command for the highest bidder. The action heats up when they realize that their next targets are each other, turning their quiet neighborhood into an explosive battleground. Directed by Doug Liman. With Vince Vaughn, Adam Brody, Kerry Washington and Michelle Monaghan. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. Brooks (Kevin Costner) is a successful businessman and loving father with a dark secret. Underneath his perfect exterior, lies Mr. Brooks' alter ego, Marshal (William Hurt), a vicious, insatiable serial killer. No one suspects a thing until an amateur photographer witnesses him in the act. Now, with detective Tracy Atwood (Demi Moore) closing in on him, Mr. Brooks must tie up all his loose ends to keep the truth from being revealed. Directed by Bruce A. Evans. With Dane Cook, Marg Helgenberger and Danielle Panabaker. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Mr. Brooks
After traveling to Los Angeles in search of stardom, wide-eyed Hollywood hopeful Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) crosses paths with Rita (Laura Harring), an amnesic woman who has just been in a violent car accident. While tracking down clues that might explain the events leading up to Rita's memory loss, the pair becomes engulfed in a murderous conspiracy, which leaves them wondering where illusion ends and reality begins. Directed by David Lynch. With Ann Miller, Dan Hedaya, Justin Theroux, Brent Briscoe, Robert Forster, Patrick Fischler and Michael Cooke. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2001.
Mulholland Dr.
This sequel to The Mummy takes place nine years after the events of the first film. Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) have married and are raising their son in England. But when the evil mummy Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) returns to life and breaks out of the British Museum, where he was housed, the couple gets involved in the struggle between Imhotep and the Scorpion King (Dwayne Johnson). It's a struggle that involves Meela (Patricia Velasquez), a sorceress, and threatens the life of their son. Directed by Stephen Sommers. Categories: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2001.
The Mummy Returns
Explorer Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) returns in a new adventure, traveling through the Far East to do battle with the resurrected Emperor Han (Jet Li). Joining Rick as he races from the catacombs of ancient China to the snow-covered Himalayas are his son Alex (Luke Ford), his wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother Jonathan (John Hannah). Released from a 2,000-year-old curse, the Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 soldiers set out to enslave the world, with only the O'Connells standing in their way. Directed by Rob Cohen. With Michelle Yeoh. Categories: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller. Year: 2008.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
After a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September kidnaps and murders eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, a secret squad of Israeli assassins is assigned to track down and kill those responsible one by one. Putting their own lives in danger to complete a mission of ulitmate revenge takes an emotional toll on the team and its leader, Avner (Eric Bana), who leaves his pregnant wife (Ayelet Zurer) to hunt down the killers. Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Daniel Craig, Geoffrey Rush, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz and Hanns Zischler. Categories: Drama, History, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Munich
Ten years ago as an inexperienced coal miner, Tom Hanniger (Jensen Ackles) was responsible for an accident that resulted in the deaths of five men and left Harry Warden (Richard John Walters) in a coma. On Valentine's Day exactly one year after the accident, Harry awoke and sought out revenge by massacring 22 people with a pickax. Returning to his hometown on the anniversary of the killings, Tom struggles to make amends for his past and reconnect with his ex-girlfriend, Sarah (Jaime King). But, when the killings start up again, Tom becomes a suspect and it seems that Sarah is the only one who believes he's innocent. Directed by Patrick Lussier. With Kerr Smith, Andrew Larson, Tom Atkins, Edi Gathegi, Betsy Rue and Megan Boone. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2009.
My Bloody Valentine 3-D
Mickey (Woody Harrelson) and Mallory (Juliette Lewis) are two young lovers who lose control and turn into brutal, psychopathic serial killers. On a drug-fueled road trip, they shoot, slash and bludgeon their way to media stardom. Careful to leave at least one victim alive at each scene, their story is picked up by sensationalistic reporter Wayne Gale (Robert Downey Jr.). Directed by Oliver Stone. With Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield and Tommy Lee Jones. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1994.
Natural Born Killers
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.
Next
After witnessing their father, Ben (Peter Graves), hide the $10,000 he received for committing murder, young Pearl (Sally Jane Bruce) and John Harper (Billy Chapin) promise not to tell anyone as he is taken to jail to await execution. There, Ben shares a cell with Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum), an evil, psychopathic con man who overhears Ben's story before he is hanged. After being paroled, Powell finds Harper's home and seduces his wife, Willa (Shelley Winters), as he begins his brutal quest for the fortune only the children can reveal. Directed by Charles Laughton. With Lillian Gish and Evelyn Varden. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Horror. Year: 1955.
The Night of the Hunter
When radiation from a malfuntioning satellite causes the dead to rise from their graves in search of human flesh, a small group of strangers, including Ben (Duane Jones), Barbara (Judith O'Dea, Tom (Keith Wayne) and Judy (Judith Ridley), barricade themselves inside a small farmhouse and endure the most terrible night of their lives. Directed by George A. Romero. With Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman and Kyra Schon. Categories: Cult Classics, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1968.
Night of the Living Dead
In modern day Moscow, the forces of light and darkness have a long standing truce. But, peace between the two supernatural armies is put in jeopardy by a prophecy that a chosen warrior will chose one side over the other and tip the scales of power. Anton (Konstantin Khabensky), one of the forces of light, discovers that he has a son who is at the very center of the struggle. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov. With Galina Tyunina and Dmitry Martynov. Categories: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Night Watch
Nikita (Anne Parillaud) is just a young woman when she commits robbery and murder while under the influence of drugs. Instead of being sent to jail, she is trained as a deadly spy and assassin, held by the hand until one day when she is suddenly given a gun and told to kill someone nearby in a restaurant. That single act throws her into a web of murder and conspiracy. Directed by Luc Besson. With Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana and Laura Chron. Categories: Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 1990.
Nikita
In a series of three interconnected short films, a troubled actor, a television show runner and an acclaimed videogame designer (all played by Ryan Reynolds) find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways. As the actor finds himself under house arrest, the show runner deals with post-production on his new network drama and the game designer faces car trouble deep in an unpopulated stretch of woods. Directed by John August. With Hope Davis, Melissa McCarthy and Elle Fanning. Categories: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Nines
Winston Smith (John Hurt) is a citizen of Oceania, one of the three superpowers left after nuclear war destroys much of the planet. In a tightly controlled society, Big Brother, the watchful eyes of a totalitarian regime, is willing to kill individuals or even rewrite history in order to maintain its power. After a chance meeting with Julia (Suzanna Hamilton), a proletariat worker, Winston begins to question the horrors of his government's actions with the help of O'Brien (Richard Burton), a top level member of the ruling party. Directed by Michael Radford. With Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher and Andrew Wilde. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Based on a Novel. Year: 1984.
Nineteen Eighty-Four
While hunting in the Texas countryside, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) discovers a group of dead bodies, a cache of heroin and more than $2 million in cash. After taking the money and setting out on the road to sort out the details, Moss is pursued by a ruthless assassin (Javier Bardem) intent on covering up the crime and recovering the lost money. Realizing that Llewelyn and his wife (Kelly Macdonald) are in great danger, Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), the local sheriff, investigates the case and attempts to keep the town from being destroyed by violence, despite the suspicion that the times may have past him by. Directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen. With Woody Harrelson, Garret Dillahunt and Barry Corbin. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
No Country for Old Men
When New York City advertising executive Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) is mistaken for a secret government agent by a group of murderous spies, he must flee across the country under hot pursuit. With Roger's life in great peril, he is joined by Eve (Eva Marie Saint), a beautiful woman committed to helping him escape this dangerous fiasco. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis, Josephine Hutchinson and Martin Landau. Categories: Adventure, Mystery, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1959.
North by Northwest
The mysterious Count Orlok (Max Schreck) seems like one more creepy eccentric in town, until his lust for the beautiful young Nina Harker (Greta Schroder) pushes her husband Jonathon (Gustav von Wangenheim) to desperation as the evil lord of darkness weaves a web designed to catch them all. Directed by F.W. Murnau. With Alexander Granach, Georg H. Schnell and Ruth Landshoff. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Classic, Silent Film. Year: 1922.
Nosferatu
After writing a story about a government scandal in which she reveals the name of a covert CIA agent, political journalist Rachel Armstrong (Kate Beckinsale) finds herself facing a possible jail sentence for refusing to reveal her source. Struggling to defend the principles she has built her career upon, Rachel finds an ally in Alan Burnside (Alan Alda), an attorney who works to win her freedom. Directed by Rod Lurie. With Preston Bailey, Noah Wyle, Angela Bassett, Matt Dillon and Kristen Bough. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Independent Film. Year: 2008.
Nothing But the Truth
Walter Sparrow (Jim Carrey), a good-natured dog-catcher, becomes obsessed with a cryptic novel given to him by his wife (Virginia Madsen) for his birthday. As Walter dives deeper into the book, he is mesmerized by the murder mystery's use of numerology that constantly returns to the number 23. Finding more and more connections between the book and his own life, Walter sets out to find the truth behind the story, putting himself and his family in danger. Directed by Joel Schumacher. With Logan Lerman, Danny Huston and Rhona Mitra. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Number 23
Pop star Beyonce Knowles hits the big screen again in this psychological thriller. She plays the wife of a successful business executive (Idris Elba), who flirts with a temp (Ali Larter) at work, only to have the temp begin to stalk him. Jerry O'Connell is the co-worker who tries to warn the executive, and Christine Lahti plays a police detective who gets involved in the case. Directed by Steve Shill. With Bruce McGill. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Obsessed
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) is a charismatic master criminal with a plan for the heist of a lifetime. He wants to rob the vault shared by three of Las Vegas's biggest casinos during a huge boxing match, but he can't do it alone. To accomplish his mission, he assembles a group of ten accomplices, including Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, each with a special skill required to get the job done. When it's revealed that the casinos' owner, the ruthless entrepreneur Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), is dating Ocean's beautiful ex-wife, Tess (Julia Roberts), it becomes clear that the job is about more than money. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Elliott Gould, Scott Caan, Carl Reiner and Don Cheadle. Categories: Comedy, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2001.
Ocean's Eleven
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his band of professional thieves return to take down Willy Bank (Al Pacino), after the ruthless casino owner double-crossed their pal, Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould). This time, Danny and company will have to team up with their old nemesis, Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), in order to infitrate the most sophisitcated security system ever developed. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Ellen Barkin, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Don Cheadle, Carl Reiner and Shaobo Qin. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Ocean's Thirteen
Daniel Ocean (George Clooney) is forced to regroup his team of con artists and thieves in order to pull off three major European heists and pay back his debt to Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia). Adding to their trouble is a dedicated Europol agent (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and a mysterious rival known as the "Night Fox." To come out on top, Ocean's team will have to prove that they are the best by executing their most difficult heist ever. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon and Elliott Gould. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Ocean's Twelve
After a priceless Faberge egg is found on a murdered British agent, James Bond (Roger Moore) is chosen to crack the case. As he delves deeper into the mystery, he discovers a heinous, elaborate plot to start World War III. Directed by John Glen. With Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kabir Bedi and Steven Berkoff. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1983.
Octopussy
When James Bond (George Lazenby) saves a girl from suicide, her crime lord father agrees to lead the dashing spy to his arch-enemy, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Telly Savalas), in exchange for Bond marrying his daughter Tracy (Diana Rigg). As Bond's growing love for Tracy contends with his enduring hatred of Blofeld, a new plot by the villain to infect humanity with a lethal virus threatens to destroy Bond's marriage, his life and the world. Directed by Peter R. Hunt. With Gabriele Ferzetti, Ilse Steppat and Lois Maxwell. Categories: Action, Romance, Adventure, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1969.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), the deadly Mexican assassin, returns to take down one of his biggest targets yet. Hired to take out a tyrannical general trying to become the next president of Mexico, El Mariachi must contend with a crooked CIA agent (Johnny Depp) and the actions of a fearsome drug lord (Willem Dafoe) who are both struggling for power. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. With Salma Hayek, Mickey Rourke, Eva Mendes, Enrique Iglesias and Cheech Marin. Director: Robert Rodriguez. Categories: Crime, Action, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
After two of Beth Raymond's (Shannyn Sossamon) friends suffer gruesome deaths, she tells police that before they died her friends received cell phone messages with recordings of their last moments. The calls were received days before they died, but each death occurred precisely when and how the messages foretold. The only person who believes her story is Detective Jack Andrews (Edward Burns), whose own sister was killed in the same terrifying way. Directed by Eric Valette. With Azura Skye and Margaret Cho. Categories: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2008.
One Missed Call
Luis Vargas (Antonio Banderas) is a wealthy Cuban merchant seeking an American mail-order bride. When Julia Russell (Angelina Jolie) responds to his advertisement, he invites her to Cuba and marries her as soon as she steps off the boat. Their relationship quickly explodes into a mystery of hidden identities and menacing strangers. As Luis loses his faith in love, Julia finds hers for the first time, but the arrival of her ex partner-in-crime, the sadistic Walter Downs (Thomas Jane), threatens more than their marriage. Directed by Michael Cristofer. Categories: Thriller, Drama, Romance. Year: 2001.
Original Sin
Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga play two loving parents who decide to adopt a third child. They hope to bring joy into her life and theirs, but Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman), the girl they adopt, has a dark secret. She is no ordinary child, and anyone who crosses her soon finds that out, as they suffer accidents and even death. Her adopted parents don't know what to do with a girl who looks so angelic but is really anything but. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. With CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett, Karel Roden and Aryana Engineer. Categories: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Orphan
Grace (Nicole Kidman) lives with her two children on a remote island in a huge mansion during World War II. Grace's husband is a soldier but Grace has given him up for dead. The children need to live in this isolated spot because they are extremely sensitive to sunlight. Everything is peaceful at first, but when three mysterious servants start working at the house, they reveal terrifying secrets. Directed by Alejandro Amenábar. With Fionnula Flanagan. Categories: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2001.
The Others
Jack Foley (George Clooney) is a career bank robber with too much ego for his own good. After a successful prison break ends with him kidnapping a female US Marshal named Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez), there is an instant attraction between the two, even though they despise what the other does for a living. When Sisco is assigned to bring Foley back to justice, they each must decide where their loyalty lies. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Isaiah Washington, Steve Zahn, Luis Guzmán, Dennis Farina and Albert Brooks. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1998.
Out of Sight
When her car won't start and her cell phone loses signal, Angela (Rachel Nichols), an ambitious young executive, finds herself trapped in her office's parking garage on Christmas Eve. Thankfully, Thomas (Wes Bentley), the friendly night security guard, arrives and offers to help, and Angela believes she will make it home to her family for Christmas after all. But, when it turns out that Thomas has over motives, Angela will have to find a way to escape level P2 if she wants to make it out alive. Directed by Franck Khalfoun. With Philip Akin and Stephanie Moore. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year:2007.
P2
Ofelia (Ivana Baquero), an imaginitve girl in love with fairy tales, is forced to move with her pregnant mother (Ariadna Gil) to live with her stepfather (Sergi López), a cold and ruthless captain in the fascist Spanish Army. During her nighttime explorations, Ofelia meets a fairy who brings her to Pan (Doug Jones), a mysterious faun, in the center of a labyrinth, who explains that Ofelia may be a missing princess and must complete three difficult tasks to prove her royalty. Meanwhile, with her mother gravely ill, Ofelia's stepfather, Captain Vidal, carries out a brutal campaign to destroy the rebel forces living in the wooded mountains near their post. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. With Maribel Verdú. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Pan's Labyrinth
Two astronauts aboard a spaceship awaken from hypersleep, not knowing who they are or what their mission is. Bower (Ben Foster) explores the inner regions of the ship to try to discover what is happening, while Payton (Dennis Quaid) stays behind and tries to make contact with someone on Earth. As the two struggle with their goals, they realize that they are not alone and that someone or something on the ship is trying to kill them. Can they be the last survivors of humanity? Directed by Christian Alvart. With Cam Gigandet and Antje Traue. Categories: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2009
Pandorum
After purchasing a brownstone in Manhattan's Upper West Side, recently divorced Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) moves into her new home with her daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) to start a new life. During their first night in the house, three thieves (Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam and Jared Leto) break in and force Meg and Sarah to retreat to the panic room, a hidden, fortified room meant to keep them safe. The only problem is that these burglars know all about this room, and have a personal reason for wanting to get inside. Directed by David Fincher. Categories: Crime, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2002.
Panic Room
After a deadly plane crash, Claire (Anne Hathaway), a young therapist, is assigned to counsel the five survivors as they deal with the trauma. Drawn to Eric (Patrick Wilson), one of the passengers who seems to be hiding his true feelings, Claire enters into a romance that goes against her professional resposibilities. When the other passengers begin mysteriously disappearing one by one, Claire sets out with Eric to uncover the truth behind the accident, no matter what the consequences. Directed by Rodrigo García. With Andre Braugher, Dianne Wiest, David Morse and Clea DuVall. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Passengers
Ghost (Karl Urban), a Viking boy, is raised by a Native American tribe when his clan is defeated in a battle. After learning the ways of his new family, Ghost, who is now a man, must protect his people from the Vikings, who have returned to conquer and settle in North America. Directed by Marcus Nispel. With Moon Bloodgood and Russell Means. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War. Year: 2007.
Pathfinder
Directed by John Myhre. With Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, James Coburn, David Paymer, Kris Kristofferson and William Devane. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1999.
Payback
Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck) is a talented reverse engineer who is hired by technology firms to work on top secret projects and have his short term memory erased when he completes the job. When Michael begins work on his newest project for powerful businessman James Rethrick (Aaron Eckhart), he believes that he will receive four billion dollars for his troubles. Instead, he awakens to discover that he has forfeited his money and sent himself an envelope full of random objects. To figure out just what happened during the last few months, Michael will need the help of his friend Shorty (Paul Giamatti) and bioscientist Rachel Porter (Uma Thurman), his beautiful ex-coworker. Directed by John Woo. With Colm Feore, Michael C. Hall and Kathryn Morris. Categories: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Action, Mystery. Year: 2003.
Paycheck
Following the murder of two Supreme Court Justices, law school student Darby Shaw (Julia Roberts) researches the judges' records and cases pending before the court. When her professor (Sam Shepard) and his friend (John Heard) are killed soon after reading the resulting brief, which outlines who would benefit from the judges' deaths, Darby goes on the run in fear for her life. Turning to the only man she trusts, investigative reporter Gray Grantham (Denzel Washington), Darby sets out to uncover the truth, despite threats from a wealthy oil tycoon and the White House. Directed by Alan J. Pakula. With Tony Goldwyn, William Atherton, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Anthony Heald. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1993.
The Pelican Brief
Cliff (Steve Zahn) and Cydney (Milla Jovovich) are a couple who honeymoon on a remote Hawaiian island. But then they meet some other hikers discussing the bodies of another newlywed couple that were found on the beach and get worried. It becomes clear that they can't trust some of the hikers they've met along the way. Someone is trying to kill them, and their hiking skills provide their only protection. Directed by David Twohy. With Marley Shelton, Kiele Sanchez, Timothy Olyphant and Chris Hemsworth. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2009.
A Perfect Getaway
When Wall Street millionaire Steven Taylor (Michael Douglas) discovers that his wife Emily (Gwyneth Paltrow) is having an affair with penniless artist David Shaw (Viggo Mortensen), he reacts by setting up the perfect murder. After blackmailing Shaw into killing Emily, he goes out for the evening to secure his alibi. But, when he returns home expecting to find Emily dead, he instead finds that Emily has killed an intruder who is not Shaw. When Shaw phones him demanding money, Steven realizes that his plan is beginning to unravel and sets out to cover all of his tracks. Directed by Andrew Davis. Categories: Romance, Thriller. Year: 1998.
A Perfect Murder
After quitting her job as a reporter for a New York paper, Rowena Price (Halle Berry) goes undercover to expose ad exec Harrison Hill (Bruce Willis), who she suspects is her best friend's killer. After taking a temp job at Hill's agency, Price enters into a dangerous online relationship with her boss. Aiding Price in her investigation is Miles Haley (Giovanni Ribisi), a friend from her paper who has a secret and possibly dangerous crush on her. Directed by James Foley. With Richard Portnow and Gary Dourdan. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Perfect Stranger
Born in the putrid streets of 18th century Paris, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw) develops a superhuman sense of smell that makes him an invaluable tool for perfume manufacturers. But, overcome by his superior olfactory sense, Grenouille succumbs to desire and begins to kill young women in search of the perfect scent. Directed by Tom Tykwer. With Alan Rickman and Dustin Hoffman. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
When the mysterious Phantom (Gerard Butler), a disfigured musical genius who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, falls hopelessly in love with Christine (Emmy Rossum), he devotes himself to nurturing her extraordinary talents. But, things change with the arrival of Raoul (Patrick Wilson), Christine's onetime sweetheart and the new patron of the opera house. Driven into a jealous rage, the Phantom kidnaps Christine and forces Raoul into a showdown for the young girl's love and the lives of everyone involved.Directed by Joel Schumacher. With Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver and Simon Callow. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2004.
The Phantom of the Opera
Max Cohen (Sean Gullette) is a mathematician who believes that numbers can explain everything in nature. Using his brain and a supercomputer, Max is on the verge of decoding the pattern that lies beneath the stock market. Already beset with intense paranoia and debilitating migraines, Max now finds himself pursed by a powerful Wall Street firm and a Kabbalah sect intent on using his secret code for their own ends. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. With Mark Margolis. Categories: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Cult Classics, Independent Film. Year: 1998.
Pi
After Dale Denton (Seth Rogen), a lazy stoner, witnesses a crooked cop (Rosie Perez) and a dangerous drug lord (Gary Cole) commit a murder, he heads to his dealer Saul Silver's (James Franco) house to make sure that the rare weed he dropped at the scene can't be traced back to him. When it turns out that the Pineapple Express he left behind will lead the killers straight to Saul, Dale and his permanently stoned dealer go on the run. With their lives in danger, Dale and Saul will have to use every brain cell they have left to outsmart the killers on their trail. Directed by David Gordon Green. With Bill Hader, James Remar, Danny R. McBride, Craig Robinson and Kevin Corrigan. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Pineapple Express
When an experimental biological weapon is accidentally released at a remote military base, reformed outlaw El Ray (Freddy Rodríguez) and his sassy ex-girlfriend Cherry Darling (Rose McGowan) head up a team of locals as they defend themselves from a hoard of grotesque, flesh-eating zombies who have been exposed to the toxic nerve gas. While a local ER doctor (Josh Brolin) attempts to diagnose the epidemic and local police attempt to preserve order, El Ray's keen shot and deft reflexes fend off the hungry swarm, while Cherry Darling blasts her way through the "sickos" with a custom-made gun attached to her recently amputated leg. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. With Marley Shelton, Jeff Fahey, Michael Biehn, Bruce Willis, Naveen Andrews, Stacy Ferguson, Nicky Katt and Quentin Tarantino. Categories: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Planet Terror
Jack Nicholson stars as a police officer in a small town who is about to retire. Just before he works his final day, a 7-year-old girl is found murdered. He promises her mother that he will find out who killed her. But as he continues to work on the case, even after he leaves the force, one of his former colleagues (Aaron Eckhart) questions whether his interest in this case is as innocent as it appears. Directed by Sean Penn. With Dale Dickey. Categories: Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2001.
The Pledge
Dude (Zack Ward) was just laid off from his job and joins forces with cult leader Uncle Dave (Dave Foley) to rob an amusement park. But a group of recently arrived Taliban terrorist have the same idea, so a simple robbery turns into an international incident. There's something to offend everyone in this politically incorrect comedy. Directed by Uwe Boll. With Larry Thomas, Chris Coppola, Jackie Tohn, Verne Troyer and Brent Mendenhall. Categories: Action, Comedy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Postal
When an elite team of commandos and their leader, Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger), enter the jungles of Central America on a hostage rescue mission, they encounter something far more dangerous than terrorists: the Predator, an alien hunter with technology far superior to their own. As the team attempts to make it back to their extraction point, they are picked off one by one by the invisible killer. With his his men dying all around him, Dutch refuses to surrender and sets out to outwit and outmuscle the extraterrestrial in a battle to the death. Directed by John McTiernan. With Jesse Ventura, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Sonny Landham and Shane Black. Categories: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1987.
Predator
In the midst of a bloody drug war between dueling LA street gangs, Lt. Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) stumbles upon an even greater threat. The Predator (Kevin Peter Hall) has returned to Earth for a new season of hunting human beings. After discovering that the Predator has killed off two of the major drug lords and is responsibe for his longtime partner's (Rubén Blades) death, Harrigan sets out to take out the alien intruder before more innocent lives are lost. Standing in Harrigan's way is Special Agent Peter Keyes (Danny Glover), who intends on capturing the Predator for research purposes. Directed by Stephen Hopkins. With Maria Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, Robert Davi and Adam Baldwin. Categories: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1990.
Predator 2
Depressed housewife Linda Hanson's (Sandra Bullock) world is ripped apart when she receives word that her loving husband Jim (Julian McMahon) has been killed in a car accident. When she wakes up the next morning and finds that he is still alive, she believes the events of the previous day were all a bad dream. But, on the following day, Jim is dead again and Linda's sense of reality is shaken to its core. Desperate to save her family, Linda battles against time and fate to save the life she and Jim have built together. Directed by Mennan Yapo. With Nia Long, Amber Valletta and Peter Stormare. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Premonition
Two men working out of their garage build a device through trial and error without knowing exactly what they are creating. Eventually, they discover that the device can send objects through time. As they use the machine more and more, their once close friendship becomes strained as each begins to realize the power they now possess. Directed by Shane Carruth. With Shane Carruth and David Sullivan. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Independent Film. Year: 2004.
Primer
Orphaned after her family is killed by a crooked cop (Gary Oldman), Mathilda (Natalie Portman) takes shelter in the apartment of a neighbor, whom she barely knows. Leon (Jean Reno) is a quiet man and first generation immigrant, who also happens to be a professional assassin. After being brought together by chance, the pair forms a special bond, as Leon teaches Mathilda in the art of his trade so she can avenge her little brother's death. Directed by Luc Besson. With Danny Aiello. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1994.
The Professional
Donna (Brittany Snow), a beautiful high school senior with a tragic past, looks forward to spending her prom night partying with her best friends. But, when the festivities are interrupted by a bloody murder, Donna realizes that a man, whom she hoped had left her life forever, has returned. As the killer closes in, Donna and her friends must find a way to escape his sadistic plot and survive what was supposed to be the best night of their lives. Directed by Nelson McCormick. With Scott Porter, Jessica Stroup and Dana Davis. Categories: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Prom Night
Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) is sick of her life. An officer worker in Arizona, she seizes the chance to take $40,000 from her boss and heads out for her boyfriend (John Gavin) in California. Along the way, she stops at the Bates Hotel, a quiet roadside getaway with a suspicious owner (Anthony Perkins) and a terrifying secret. When she doesn't show up in California, her boyfriend and sister (Vera Miles) journey to the Hotel to investigate. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Martin Balsam, John McIntire and Simon Oakland. Categories: Cult Classics, Horror, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1960.
Psycho
Continuing his relentless vendetta against organized crime, Frank Castle (Ray Stevenson), a dark, ruthless vigilante, tracks down notorious mob boss Billy Russoti (Dominic West). When their confrontation leaves Russoti maimed and disfigured, the evil madman returns as Jigsaw. With a police task force trying to stop his renegade brand of law enforcement, Castle remains committed to putting an end to Jigsaw's reign of terror and taking out his formidable army. Directed by Lexi Alexander. With Julie Benz, Doug Hutchison and Colin Salmon. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a Comic. Year: 2008.
Punisher: War Zone
Hiding in China from a secret US government agency, Cassie Holmes (Dakota Fanning), Nick Gant (Chris Evans), Alyssa English (Camilla Belle) and the other members of a group of young American expats with telekinetic and clairvoyant abilities must band together to fight for their freedom. Using their unique talents, the group faces off with Agent Henry Carver (Djimon Hounsou), a government official with powers of his own. Directed by Paul McGuigan. With Maggie Siff, Cliff Curtis, Joel Gretsch, Neil Jackson and Nate Mooney. Categories: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Action. Year: 2009.
Push
Following his lover's death, James Bond (Daniel Craig) starts a relentless search for the truth behind her identity. Together with M (Judi Dench), Bond interrogates Mr. White (Jesper Christensen) and uncovers information about a sinister organization called Quantum. After receiving intelligence that takes him to Haiti, Bond meets Camille (Olga Kurylenko), a Russian-Bolivian agent, who leads him to Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a ruthless businessman bent on overthrowing the Bolivian government to take control of its water supply. To stop Greene and Quantum, 007 must stay one step ahead of his enemies within the terrorist group, the British government and the CIA. Directed by Marc Forster. With Gemma Arterton and Jeffrey Wright. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 2008.
Quantum of Solace
Assigned to spend a night with a Los Angeles fire station, television reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) follow the firemen on a call to an apartment building where a woman is suffering from an unidentified ailment. When residents begin being vicously attacked, everyone tries to evacuate, but finds that the building has been quarantined by the CDC. Trapped without any form of communication, Angela, the firemen and the remaining residents find that they are being hunted by an unknown evil lurking in the shadows. Directed by John Erick Dowdle. With Jay Hernandez, Columbus Short, Rade Serbedzija, Bernard White and Greg Germann. Categories: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Quarantine
After picking up two runaways, taxi driver Jack Bruno (Dwayne Johnson) discovers that the pair are actually siblings with paranormal powers. What's more, Tia (AnnaSophia Robb) and Tony (Alexander Ludwig) are being hunted by evil organization that wants to use their powers for their nefarious ends. Though he initially doesn't want to get involved in their trouble, ultimately it's up to Jack to protect the siblings and get them to Witch Mountain before it's too late. Directed by Andy Fickman. With Carla Gugino, Christine Lakin, Cheech Marin, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Everett Scott and Garry Marshall. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Family. Year: 2009.
Race to Witch Mountain
John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is called back into action when a group of Christian aid workers ask for his help in getting medical assistance and supplies to oppressed minorities in Burma. Reluctant to leave his secluded life in rural Thailand, Rambo nevertheless agrees to get them safely to their destination. But, when the aid workers are ambushed and held hostage, Rambo is charged with leading the rescue effort and assembles a team of mercenaries to carry out his most dangerous mission yet. Directed by Sylvester Stallone. With Julie Benz, Paul Schulze, Graham McTavish, Jake La Botz andMaung Maung Khin. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Rambo
Years after his affair with Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet), an attractive older woman, came to a mysterious end, Michael Berg (David Kross), now a law student, encounters his former love at the Nazi war trials. Hanna is on trial for a horrible crime, but refuses to defend herself. As the proceedings move along, Michael gradually realizes that Hanna is guarding a secret she considers to be more shameful than murder. Directed by Stephen Daldry. With Ralph Fiennes, Jeanette Hain, Hannah Herzsprung and Karoline Herfurth. Categories: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War. Year: 2008.
The Reader
L.B. Jeffries (James Stewart) is a professional photographer confined to his house after breaking his leg at a car race. Out of boredom, he starts spying on his neighbors from a window of his apartment, noting their schedules and relationships. When a young woman next door mysteriously disappears, Jeffries suspects foul play and asks his girlfriend Lisa (Grace Kelly) and nurse Stella (Thelma Ritter) to help him investigate. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Categories: Cult Classics, Mystery, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1954.
Rear Window
Korean War veteran Avery Ludlow (Brian Cox) lives alone in a small town, running a local hardware store with Red, his faithful dog, as his only companion. After local thugs, led by Danny McCormack (Noel Fisher), rob the old man and shoot and kill Red, Avery sets out for make Danny pay for his actions. When Avery confronts Danny's father (Tom Sizemore), Danny denies the whole thing. When the authorities prove just as unhelpful, Avery is forced to seek justice himself to honor the memory of his best friend. Directed by Trygve Allister Diesen. With Amanda Plummer. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Red
Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) never liked flying, but on an overnight flight to Miami she learns that planes are the least of her worries. Upon boarding, Lisa is pleased to find that she is seated next to Jackson (Cillian Murphy), a charming man she had a drink with at the airport terminal. But, just after takeoff, Jackson reveals that he is on a mission to kill the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, and Lisa is the key to the plot. Directed by Wes Craven. With Brian Cox and Jayma Mays. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Red Eye
Ivan Danko (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a Russian policeman, is tasked with accompanying a drug dealer working in Chicago back to their homeland. When the drug dealer escapes, Ivan teams up with Sgt. Art Riznik (James Belushi) to recapture the criminal and prevent an international crisis. Directed by Walter Hill. With Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross, Laurence Fishburne and Gina Gershon. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1988.
Red Heat
Dr. Albert Frock (James Whitmore ) works for the Chicago Museum of Natural History doing field acquisitions. After returning from South America with a collection of items, a series of murders convinces Frock that something unnatural is out there. Calling on the help of Dr. Margo Green (Penelope Ann Miller) and Lt. Vincent D'Agosta (Tom Sizemore), he must contain the monster before it turns the museum into a morgue. With Clayton Rohner and Robert Lesser. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 1997.
The Relic
In 2054, the people of Paris are monitored and recorded at every moment. When Ilona Tasuiev, a brilliant scientist, is kidnapped, Karas, a jaded police captain, is assigned to find her, with Avalon, the scientist's employer, applying pressure to speed her rescue. With the help of Ilona's sister, Bislane, Karas soon uncovers a plot involving identify theft, missing files, and hints that something back in 2006 may explain what's going on. Directed by Christian Volckman. With Ian Holm. Categories: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Renaissance
After the Egyptian born Anwar El-Ibrahimi (Omar Metwally) disappears on a flight from South Africa to Washington DC, his American wife, Isabella (Reese Witherspoon), travels to the nation's capital to try to learn the truth. Meanwhile, CIA analyst Douglas Freeman (Jake Gyllenhaal) begins to question his assignment after witnessing El-Ibrahimi's interrogation at a secret military detention center. Directed by Gavin Hood. With Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard and Alan Arkin. Cateogries: Thriller, Drama. Year: 2007.
Rendition
On their way home from his son's recital, college professor Ethan Learner (Joaquin Phoenix), his wife Grace (Jennifer Connelly), and their daughter Emma (Elle Fanning) watch as the boy is killed in a hit-and-run accident. The driver Dwight Arno (Mark Ruffalo) is returning his son Lucas (Eddie Alderson) to his ex-wife (Mira Sorvino) after attending a baseball game. In one terrible instant, the two father's lives are devasted. As Ethan sets out to track down his son's killer, Dwight makes the difficult choice to cover up his horrible act and deals with the unbearable guilt that follows. Directed by Terry George. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Reservation Road
Six criminals come together for a diamond store robbery without even knowing each others' names. After screwing up the job and getting two of their allies killed, the four remaining crooks meet back at a warehouse hideaway. Realizing that one of them must be a police informer, they are determined to find out who it is using whatever means are necessary. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi, Chris Penn and Edward Bunker. Categories: Cult Classics, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1992.
Reservoir Dogs
The Hive is a top-secret, underground genetic research facilty where scientists are developing a deadly virus for the Umbrella Corporation, a faceless bio-engineering conglomerate. When a viral outbreak occurs and the Hive is sealed off, the government sends in a team of commandos led by Alice (Milla Jovovich) and Rain (Michelle Rodriguez) to contain the virus before it spreads to the rest of humanity. Once inside, Alice and Rain discover that the scientists and their workers have been transformed into ravenous, blood-thirsty zombies. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. With Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes and Colin Salmon. Categories: Action, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi. Year: 2002.
Resident Evil
Years after the Raccoon City disaster, Alice (Milla Jovovich) teams up with a group of survivors traveling through the ruins of Las Vegas on their way to Alaska. Together, they must fight to survive against hordes of zombies, killer crows and the most terrifying creatures created as a result of the deadly T-Virus that has killed millions. Directed by Russell Mulcahy. With Ali Larter, Ashanti and Mike Epps. Categories: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Resident Evil: Extinction
Jake Green (Jason Statham), a hotshot gambler banned from most casinos, is invited to sit in on a private game with Dorothy Macha (Ray Liotta), a crime boss with little skill who wins by exploiting his reputation and violent intimidation. Jake isn't afraid of Macha, and, instead of letting the boss win, he takes his money and insults him at every turn. After the game, Macha puts out a hit on Jake, who teams up with a pair of brothers (Vincent Pastore and André Benjamin), who are out to take Macha down. Directed by Guy Ritchie. With Terence Maynard. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Revolver
When a series of dirty bombs are detonated across Los Angeles, Brad (Rory Cochrane) seals off his home from the toxic ash outside, accidentally stranding his wife, Lexi (Mary McCormack). With the city under siege and Martial Law in affect, Brad and Lexi, separated by thin sheets of plastic, struggle to survive with few supplies and a lack of information. Directed by Chris Gorak. Categories: Thriller. Year: 2006.
Right at Your Door
When four teenagers die exactly one week after watching a mysterious video tape, journalist Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) tracks down and watches the tape for herself. After witnessing the eerie, cryptic images it contains, Rachel is forced unravel the video's message as she races against time to save herself and a her son (David Dorfman) before the week is up. Her search leads her to a farm where a young girl was condemned to die in a well. Directed by Gore Verbinski. With Daveigh Chase, Martin Henderson and Shannon Cochran. Categories: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2002.
The Ring
After escaping from the curse of a mysterious video tape that killed everyone else unfortunate enough to watch it, journalist Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) and her son, Aidan (David Dorfman), move from Seattle to a small coastal town in Oregon, hoping to leave the horrifying tragedy behind them. But, after being in their new home for only a short time, another death occurs which seems eerily familiar to Rachel. When her investigation once again leads her to possess the dreaded tape, Rachels destroys it, believing that they curse may be put to rest once and for all. Her hopes prove to be short lived, however, when she returns home to discover that Samara, the young girl depicted in the tape, has made an intimate connection with Aiden that may cos thim his soul. Directed by Hideo Nakata. With Simon Baker, Elizabeth Perkins, Gary Cole, Sissy Spacek, Ryan Merriman and Emily VanCamp. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery. Year: 2005.
The Ring Two
Sadie Blake (Lucy Liu), an investigative reporter investigating a dark underground cult preying on hipsters in Los Angeles, awakens in a morgue consumed with a craving for blood. Intent on stopping the evil responsible for her transformation, Sadie joins forces with Detective Rawlins (Michael Chiklis), a distraught father who lost his only daughter to the cult, to exact revenge and save the lives of more innocent people. Directed by Sebastian Gutierrez. With Robert Forster and Cameron Richardson. Categories: Action, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Rise
When a call girl is found dead after a celebration held at a Japanese company's corporate offices, American Detective Web Smith (Wesley Snipes) is put in charge of the case. Due to his inexperience with working in Japan, Smith is forced to recruit Captain John Connor (Sean Connery), an expert on Japanese politics and culture. As the two cops go after Eddie Sakamura (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), a powerful man who Connor has run into in the past, the conspiracy deepens and new questions surface. In the effort to learn the truth, Smith and Connor must overcome obstruction from the Japanese, a high-tech cover-up and anti-Japanese sentiments from members of their own team. Directed by Philip Kaufman. With Harvey Keitel, Tia Carrere and Steve Buscemi. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Action. Year: 1993.
Rising Sun
Based on the bestseller by Cormac McCarthy, this is the story of one family's fate after a sudden catastrophe destroys most of life on earth. Viggo Mortensen plays the father who protects his family from the roving bands who survive by cannibalism. Kodi Smit-McPhee plays his young son, who barely remembers life before the disaster, and Charlize Theron (Monster) is the tormented wife and mother. Directed by John Hillcoat. With Garret Dillahunt, and Michael K. Williams. Categories: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Road
After General Hummel (Ed Harris) and a renegade team of Marines seize control of Alcatraz, the group vows to launch missiles containing lethal nerve gas into downtown San Francisco unless their demands are met. In response, the US government sends a team of Navy SEALs and two civilians, FBI chemical weapons expert Stanley Goodspeed (Nicolas Cage) and John Patrick Mason (Sean Connery), a top-secret federal prisoner, to subdue the homegrown terrorists. But, when the SEALs are neutralized, the mission's success rests on the shoulders of Goodspeed and Mason, the only man ever to escape from the infamous prison. Directed by Michael Bay. With David Morse, William Forsythe, Michael Biehn, John Spencer and Vanessa Marcil. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller. Year: 1996.
The Rock
When Amy (Jena Malone) and her friends head to Mexico on vacation, they intend to use their time to party and learn a little bit about a different culture. Instead, while exploring an ancient Mayan temple, they learn that the practice of human sacrifice is very much alive. As the friends try to fight against a group of locals who force them to stay at the ruins, the unsuspecting tourists are overrun by thousands of mysterious, slithering creatures that want to crawl beneath their skin. Directed by Carter Smith. With Jonathan Tucker, Shawn Ashmore and Laura Ramsey. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2008.
The Ruins
Lola (Franka Potente) receives a frantic call from her boyfriend, Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu), who is trying to prove his loyalty to his gang boss, Ronnie (Heino Ferch), by delivering a shipment of smuggled goods and returning with the payment. But, after Manni accidentally leaves the bag of cash on the subway, he explains to Lola that he has twenty minutes to get 100,000 Deutsche Marks, or Ronnie will kill him. The film plays out over three alternative-reality sequences: Lola dies trying to save Manni from the cops, Lola robs a bank and Lola wins the money gambling. Directed by Tom Tykwer. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 1998.
Run Lola Run
During the last days before Hong Kong was turned over to Chinese control, smugglers kidnap the daughter of the Chinese consul in Los Angeles. Her father wants the legendary Hong Kong detective and martial arts expert, Lee (Jackie Chan), to find her. But the feds in America don't want to have anything to do with him, so they pair him up with an L.A. cop, Carter (Chris Tucker), in the hope that the two will stay out of their way. Directed by Brett Ratner. With Tzi Ma, Rex Linn, Mark Rolston and Ken Leung. Categories: Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime. Year: 1998.
Rush Hour
When the Chinese Ambassador he is protecting is shot by an assassin in Paris, Lee (Jackie Chan) once again teams up with his old pal, Carter (Chris Tucker), who is now working as a traffic cop. After learning that the Triads, a deadly Chinese crime syndicate, have targeted the Ambassador because he knows the identity of their leader, Lee and Carter set out to stop them before they elimiante the Ambassador and his daughter, Soo Yung (Jingchu Zhang). Directed by Brett Ratner. With Vinnie Jones and Roselyn Sanchez. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Rush Hour 3
Adam (Leigh Whannell) and Gordon (Cary Elwes) are two strangers who wake up locked in an unfamiliar room with a dead body lying between them. They are the victims of Jigsaw, a serial killer whose elaborate traps are designed to make them appreciate their fragile lives. As the police try in vain to find the two men, Adam and Gordon must solve Jigsaw's riddles and find a way to escape his grip before he finishes them off for good. Directed by James Wan. With Danny Glover and Ken Leung. Categories: Thriller, Horror, Crime. Year: 2004.
Saw
When Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) returns with another diabolical plot, he draws detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) into a danger game involving eight innocent victims, including Eric's son Daniel (Erik Knudsen). While the victims navigate through a booby-trapped shelter in search of the antidote for the nerve gas they have been breathing , Eric must find a way to convince Jigsaw to set them free and save his son. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. With Shawnee Smith, Franky G and Glenn Plummer. Categories: Crime, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Saw II
With Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) dead, Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) emerges as a hero. But, Agent Strahm (Scott Patterson) suspects there is more to the story and begins looking into Hoffman's past. Sensing that his secret is in danger, Hoffman works to tie up loose ends, while Strahm attempts to uncover his connection to Jigsaw. Meanwhile, five seemingly unconnected people face a series of deadly traps that test their abilities to work as a team. Directed by David Hackl. With Julie Benz, Meagan Good, Mark Rolston, Carlo Rota, Greg Bryk and Laura Gordon. Categories: Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Saw V
Fred Arctor (Keanu Reeves) works as an undercover cop investigating the trafficking of Substance D, a drug that produces split personalities in its users. Hooked on Substance D himself, Fred is also Bob, a notorious drug dealer. As Fred sets up a sting to tear down Bob's operation once and for all, Bob begins a complicated relationship with Donna (Winona Ryder), an addict who just might lead him to his downfall. Directed by Richard Linklater. With Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson and Rory Cochrane. Categories: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2006.
A Scanner Darkly
After escaping from Cuba, small time hood Tony Montana (Al Pacino) rises through Miami's violent criminal underworld to gain the power and wealth he so desperately craves. Montanta secures his position as a top druglord by killing gangster Frank Lopez (Robert Loggia) and marrying his mistress (Michelle Pfeiffer). But, his relentless pursuit of power and an astronomical cocaine habit lead Montana to ruin, as a rival gangster competes to take over his empire. Directed by Brian De Palma. With Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Steven Bauer. Categories: Politics, Cult Classics, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1983.
Scarface
Already dealing with the anniversary of her mother's murder, teenager Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) finds herself the target of a vicious killer, who terrorizes her quiet hometown using tactics straight out of Hollywood's scariest films. As more of Sidney's friends and classmates are murdered, tabloid reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) attempts to exploit the story to bring attention to her new book, thinking that the killer must have ties to Prescott's horrific past. With the body count growing by the day, no one is safe and everyone is a suspect. Directed by Wes Craven. With David Arquette, Skeet Ulrich, Rose McGowan, Matthew Lillard, Jamie Kennedy and Drew Barrymore. Categories: Cult Classics, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1996.
Scream
Inspired by the original Woodsboro murderers, a new killer emerges, taking his first victims at the premiere of a movie based on a book about the killings by Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox). Once news of the copycat spreads, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), now in college, finds herself back in the public eye, and once again fearing for her life. Directed by Wes Craven. With David Arquette, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jamie Kennedy, Jerry O'Connell, Jada Pinkett Smith, Portia de Rossi, Omar Epps, Heather Graham and Liev Schreiber. Categories: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Scream 2
Hoping her tragic past is behind her, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) works from her Northern California home as a women's crisis counselor. But, she soon discovers that a bloodthirsty killer is on the loose on the set of "Stab 3," the third movie based on the brutal events Sidney lived through. As the body count rises, Sidney is eventually lured out of hiding and back to Los Angeles to help the police track down the killer. Directed by Wes Craven. With David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Patrick Dempsey, Parker Posey, Jenny McCarthy, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Kennedy. Categories: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2000.
Scream 3
On the brink of retirement, Lt. William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) is forced to train his eager, ambitious replacement, Detective David Mills (Brad Pitt). Their first case draws them into the gruesome world of a psychotic serial killer who chooses his victims based on their violations of the seven deadly sins. As these two cops with very different methods work to stop the killer before he finishes his deadly work, they discover that they have become part of his diabolical plan. Directed by David Fincher. With Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey and R. Lee Ermey. Categories: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1995.
Se7en
Young Will Stanton (Alexander Ludwig) has his life turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of ancient warriors predestined to fight against the forces of the Dark. To complete his quest, Will must travel back and forth through time to discover a series of six signs that will lead him into a final confrontation with forces of unimaginable evil. Aided by the Old Ones, Will races against his nemisis, the Rider (Christopher Eccleston), to secure the fate of the universe. Directed by David L. Cunningham. With Ian McShane and Frances Conroy. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
Pete Garrison (Michael Douglas) is a highly respected White House Secret Service agent and personally protects the president and first lady (Kim Basinger). But he is having an affair with the president's wife. When it looks as if the affair is about to be revealed, he turns to his old friend, David (Kiefer Sutherland) and explains that he has been implicated by blackmailers in a plot to kill the president. Eva Longoria plays a woman who helps him flee. Directed by Clark Johnson. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Sentinel
What starts out as a team-building retreat to their company's newly built luxury lodge turns into a fight for survival for the sales team of a major weapons manufacturer. Alone in the desolate mountains of Eastern Europe, the group must band together to defend themselves from a pack of crazed killers. Directed by Christopher Smith. With Danny Dyer and Laura Harris. Categories: Comedy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Severance
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), a frustrated writer and recovering alcoholic, takes a job as the caretaker of an isolated hotel in order to do some writing. Accompanied by his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and clairvoyant son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), Jack comes to learn the hotel's sinister history as he slips slowly into madness. When a storm cuts off communication with the outside world, Wendy tries to protect herself and Danny from a maniacal Jack, while Danny contends with horrific visions of a bloody slaughter. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Scatman Crothers. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Based on a Novel. Year: 1980.
The Shining
This action-packed movie tells the story of a woman (Monica Bellucci) and a baby who are being stalked by a ruthless hit man (Paul Giamatti). By chance, she meets Smith (Clive Own), who becomes her protector. The hit man thinks Smith is just a fool, but it turns out he is a secret agent with special skills and is more than a match for the gangsters. Directed by Michael Davis. With Greg Bryk. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Shoot 'Em Up
After learning about a plot to kill the president, Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg), a former Marine sniper living in exile, is coerced back into duty. But, when he is double-crossed and framed for the assassination, Swagger goes on the run to find the real killer and figure out just who set him up. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. With Michael Peña, Danny Glover, Kate Mara and Rhona Mitra. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Shooter
When Ben (Joshua Jackson), a fashion photographer, and his new wife, Jane (Rachael Taylor), travel to Japan for a shoot in Tokyo, they arrive a few days early for a short, romantic honeymoon. But, their trip is interuppted when a car accident on a dark forest road results in the apparent death of a young local girl. When strange white blurs begin to appear in Ben's photos, Jane believes they are actually images of the girl's spirit, and that she is now following them. As Jane learns more about Ben's past and consults with experts in the field of paranormal photography, she learns that the dead girl may share a connection with her new husband and that Ben may not be the man she thought he was. Directed by Masayuki Ochiai. With Megumi Okina, David Denman, John Hensley and Maya Hazen. Categories: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Shutter
After the American military abducts an Islamic leader, New York City becomes the target of escalating terrorist attacks. Anthony Hubbard (Denzel Washington), the head of the FBI's Counter-Terrorism Task Force, teams up with CIA operative Elise Kraft (Annette Bening) to hunt down the terrorist cells responsible for the attacks. But the bombings continue, and the president declares martial law. The troops marching into the city are led by Gen. Devereaux (Bruce Willis), who will stop at nothing to restore order. Directed by Edward Zwick. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1998.
The Siege
In a small farm community, Graham Hess (Mel Gibson), the town's reverend, finds a series of gigantic crop circles in his corn field. The circles cause a media frenzy and test Hess's faith, which has been shaken since his wife's death. Together with his son Merrill (Joaquin Phoenix), Hess seeks out the truth and learns not to dismiss coincidences. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. With Rory Culkin and Abigail Breslin. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2002.
Signs
Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), an ambitious FBI Academy student, is sent to a hospital for the criminally insane to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a once renowned psychiatrist turned cannibalistic serial killer. Clarice hopes that Lector's psychopathic expertise will help her track down "Buffalo Bill" (Ted Levine), another deranged murderer. But, in order to get the information she needs, Clarice will haev to match wits with Lecter and trust him to lead her in the right direction. Directed by Jonathan Demme. With Scott Glenn and Anthony Heald. Categories: Crime, Thriller. Year: 1991.
The Silence of the Lambs
When her daughter Sharon (Jodelle Ferland) begins having nightmares and repeating the words "Silent Hill" in her sleep, Rose Da Silva (Radha Mitchell) takes her child to the abandoned town in search of answers. On they way there, they are in a car crash that leaves Rose unconscious. Awakening to discover that Sharon is missing, Rose sets out to find her daughter and learns that Silent Hill is inhabited by a horde of eerie creatures and a living darkness that threatens everything that comes into contact with it. Directed by: Christophe Gans. With Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Deborah Kara Unger and Kim Coates. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Silent Hill
Dicky Pilager (Chris Cooper) is a down-home politician running a gubernatorial campaign in Colorado. With his bad grammar and likeable simplicity, he's a popular choice with the people until he pulls in a corpse while pretending to fish in an environmental political ad. Knowing it can't be a coincidence, his campaign manager, Chuck Raven (Richard Dreyfuss), hires a private investigator (Danny Huston) to find out who planted the corpse. As the mystery unravels, it becomes clear that dozens of people are implicated in the damaging event. Directed by John Sayles. With James Gammon, Billy Zane, Maria Bello, Tim Roth and Daryl Hannah. Categories: Politics, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Year: 2004.
Silver City
Marv (Mickey Rourke) is an enormous thug who prowls the streets of Basin City looking for the killer of his love, Goldie (Jaime King). Hartigan (Bruce Willis) is a cop on a crooked police force trying to stop a Senator's disturbed son (Nick Stahl), who has an unhealthy obsession with young girls. Their stories make up just two to the twisted tales of the dark, hard-boiled world that is Sin City. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. With Benicio Del Toro, Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Rosario Dawson, Josh Hartnett, Brittany Murphy, Clive Owen and Elijah Wood. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Sin City
Malcom Crowe (Bruce Willis) is a psychologist whose terrifying experience with a troubled patient convinces him to devote his life to helping disturbed children. He focuses on Cole (Haley Joel Osment), a young boy who is able to see anguished dead people inhabiting the world. As Crowe tries to cure Cole's tormenting visions, he moves closer and closer to a terrifying truth about his own life. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. With Toni Collette, Mischa Barton and Olivia Williams. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Sixth Sense
When reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) makes a connection between the recent disappearance of top scientists from around the globe and an attack by giant robots on New York City, she seeks the help of her ex-boyfriend, Sky Captain (Jude Law), the heroic leader of a skilled legion of pilots. Together with his colleague, Cpt. Franky Cook (Angelina Jolie), Sky Captain and Ms. Perkins set out to stop an evil mastermind hellbent on world domination. Directed by Kerry Conran. With Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Gambon, Ling Bai and Laurence Olivier. Categories: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adventure, Action, Mystery. Year: 2004.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
After a series of murders occur in the woods near Sleepy Hollow, constable Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is called in to investigate. As he gathers evidence, the tale of the vengeful headless horseman becomes harder to refute with his practical logic. Crane's growing relationship with Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci) compels him deeper into the woods, where he encounters the horror first hand. Directed by Tim Burton. With Miranda Richardson, Christopher Lee, Christopher Walken and Ian McDiarmid. Categories: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1999.
Sleepy Hollow
Andrew Wyke (Michael Caine), a wealthy, aging writer of detective stories, matches wits with Milo Tindle (Jude Law), the struggling actor who is having an affair with older man's wife. When Wyke reveals that he is aware of the relationship, he challenges Tindle to a deadly game of cat and mouse set in the writer's sprawling, high-tech estate. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Sleuth
On the night of a heavyweight championship fight, Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage), a cocky, corrupt Atlantic City cop, watches the bout with his old friend Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise), who is working the security detail for the Secretary of Defense. When the Secretary is assassinated while Dunne is distracted by a mysterious redhead, Santoro begins to uncover a complex conspiracy involving a boxer, a drunken fan and a woman in a white wig. Directed by Brian De Palma. With John Heard, Carla Gugino and Luis Guzmán. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1998.
Snake Eyes
On a flight over the Pacific Ocean, a ruthless assassin unleashes a crate full of deadly, poisonous snakes in an attempt kill a passenger who's a witness in protective custody. When the snakes begin their assault, it is up to FBI agent Nelville Flynn (Samuel L. Jackson) to save a plane full of innocent lives. Directed by David R. Ellis. With Rachel Blanchard and Julianna Margulies. Categories: Action, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Snakes on a Plane
To set things straight with a ruthless gangster named Brick Top (Alan Ford), Turkish (Jason Statham), an unlicensed boxing promoter, and his friend Tommy (Stephen Graham) must convince Mickey (Brad Pitt), an unintelligible Irish pikey, to throw an upcoming fight. But, with an 86-caret diamond on the loose in London's criminal underworld and a cast of crooks hot on its trail, things don't quite go according to Turkish's plan. While he and Tommy try to save themselves from being fed to Brick Top's pigs, Mickey sets out to get revenge on the men responsible for his mother's murder. Directed by Guy Ritchie. With Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina and Vinnie Jones. Categories: Crime, Comedy, Sports, Thriller. Year: 2000.
Snatch
Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon), a pair of unemployed musicians, accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day gangster murders. To protect themselves from retribution, they disguise themselves as women and join up with an all-female traveling band. While on a train to Florida, the pair fall for the band's beautiful ukulele player (Marilyn Monroe). Eventually, the mobsters track them down and the two use every trick in the book to stay alive. Directed by Billy Wilder. With George Raft, Pat O'Brien and Joe E. Brown. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Music, Romance, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1959.
Some Like It Hot
A group of sorority sisters (Margo Harshman, Jamie Chung, Rumer Willis, Leah Pipes) want to scare a guy (Matt O'Leary) who has cheated on one of them. So, as a prank, they have Megan (Audrina Partridge) pretend to die during a date with him. But when she is really killed, they all decide to cover it up. But at graduation time, a serial killer starts stalking them. Is it Megan? Her ghost? They don't know, but they're terrified. Directed by Stewart Hendler. With Briana Evigan and Julian Morris. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Sorority Row
After May Munro (Sharon Stone) loses her parents in a deadly explosion, she seeks out Ray Quick (Sylvester Stallone), a retired CIA bomb expert, to help her avenge her murdered family. Reluctant at first, Quick is forced to change his mind when he realizes that his own life is caught up in Munro's quest for revenge. Directed by Luis Llosa. With James Woods, Rod Steiger, Emilio Estefan Jr. and Eric Roberts. Categories: Thriller, Action, Drama. Year: 1994.
The Specialist
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), a mild-mannered student photographer, is bitten by a radioactive spider on a school trip. The next morning, Peter discovers that he has gained super strength and agility, along with an uncanny ability to sense trouble. Meanwhile, businessman Norman Osborn (Willem Dafoe), the father of Peter's friend Harry (James Franco), is transformed into the Green Goblin after an experiment at his laboratory goes horribly wrong. Peter must now face off against this dangerous foe, and find a way to balance his new life with his pursuit of Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst). Directed by Sam Raimi. Categories: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Based on a Comic. Year: 2002.
Spider-Man
Two years after embracing his duties as Spider-Man, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is on the verge of giving up his secret identity. His alter-ego is destroying his normal life and threatening to end his romance with Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) once and for all. But, before he can put his costume into permanent storage, Peter is called upon spring to action to face off with the steel-tentacled Dr. Octopus (Alfred Molina), a brilliant scientist driven insane by an industrial accident. While battling with Dr. Octopus, Peter also must deal with his best friend Harry's (James Franco) vendetta against Spider-Man, who he believes killed his father. Directed by Sam Raimi. With J.K. Simmons and Rosemary Harris. Categories: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller, New York, Based on a Comic. Year: 2004.
Spider-Man 2
With Spider-Man now a beloved celebrity, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) has come to terms with his duty and has found a way to balance his work with his relationship with Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst). But, when his suit somehow turns black and increases his super powers, Peter's personality begins to change and he becomes angry, aggressive and arrogant. After his actions cause him to lose Mary Jane, Peter must figure out a way to return to his former self while fighting off his old friend Harry Osborn (James Franco) and a powerful new enemy, Sandman (Thomas Haden Church). Directed by Sam Raimi. With Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rosemary Harris and J.K. Simmons. Categories: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Based on a Comic. Year: 2007.
Spider-Man 3
When twins Jared and Simon Grace (Freddie Highmore) and their sister, Mallory (Sarah Bolger), move into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother (Mary-Louise Parker), they immediately notice that something is just a bit out of the ordinary. As the children investigate the grounds of the secluded, old mansion owned by their great, great uncle (David Strathairn), they entera magical world full of fairies and other mythical creatures. Directed by Mark Waters. With Nick Nolte, Joan Plowright, Seth Rogen and Martin Short. Categories: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller. Year: 2008.
The Spiderwick Chronicles
CIA operative Nathan Muir (Robert Redford) thought he was done. After years of top-secret service protecting his country, Muir is only days away from retirement when he learns that his protégé, Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt), has been arrested for espionage in China. Memories of his early encounters with Bishop as a young rookie in Vietnam spur Muir forward as he tries to save his friend's life. But, as Bishop's situation turns from bad to worse, his infatuation with a mysterious woman (Catherine McCormack) threatens his own survival. Directed by Tony Scott. Categories: Politics, Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2001.
Spy Game
Terry (Sean Penn) moves back to his old neighborhood in New York and meets up with his friend, Jackie (Gary Oldman). Jackie works for his older brother, gangster boss Frankie (Ed Harris). Terry has to decide if he wants to get back into a life of crime. Meanwhile, he finds himself falling in love with Frankie and Jackie's sister (Robin Wright Penn), who wants to get out of the neighborhood. Directed by Phil Joanou. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1990.
State of Grace
US Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending and a top contender to receive his party's nomination in the upcoming presidential election. When the research assistant (Maria Thayer) with whom Collins was having an affair is brutally murdered, reporter Cal McCaffrey (Russell Crowe), Collins' old friend, is assigned to investigate the case by his editor Cameron Lynne (Helen Mirren). With his partner Della Frye (Rachel McAdams), McCaffrey sets out to identify the killer and finds himself involved in a high-level cover-up. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. With Jason Bateman, Robin Wright Penn, Viola Davis and Jeff Daniels. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
State of Play
Even-tempered psychiatrist Sam Foster (Ewan McGregor) attempts to thwart his patient Henry's (Ryan Gosling) plan to commit suicide on his 21st birthday. As Sam is drawn into the complex entanglements of Henry's problems, he loses his grip on his own life as the world around him gets increasingly surreal. Sam's relationship with his girlfriend and former patient Lila (Naomi Watts) suffers as a result, and eventually he is unable to determine where his consciousness ends and Henry's subconscious begins. Directed by Marc Forster. With Bob Hoskins, Elizabeth Reaser, Kate Burton and Janeane Garofalo. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Stay
When the military develops "EDI," a deadly new aircraft that flies using an advanced artificial intelligence, US Navy test pilots Ben Gannon (Josh Lucas), Kara Wade (Jessica Biel) and Henry Purcell (Jamie Foxx) are hesitant to accept their new wingman. Their opinions begin to change when EDI proves useful during their first mission. But, when a lightning storm fries EDI's circuitry and turns it stops following commands, it is up to the human pilots to ground the renegade aircraft and prevent a nuclear war. Directed by Rob Cohen. With Sam Shepard and Joe Morton. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Stealth
When Michael (Penn Badgley) returns home from boarding school, he is surprised to find that his mother (Sela Ward) has found a new boyfriend (Dylan Walsh). But Michael quickly become suspicious of this man, who seems a little too eager to lend a helping hand. Directed by Nelson McCormick. With Amber Heard and Christopher Meloni. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Stepfather
After suffering a nervous breakdown and being fired from her job, former TV executive Joanna Eberhart (Nicole Kidman) moves from New York to a quiet Connecticut suburb with her attentive husband, Walter (Matthew Broderick), and their two children. Once there, Joanna becomes friends with Bobbie Markowitz (Bette Midler), a writer and recovering alcoholic, because Bobbie seems like a real person, unlike the other wives in the community who seem to be superhuman homemakers. Suspicious of the superficial perfection of the town and its inhabitants, Joanna and Bobbie set out to uncover the truth and upset the the town's quiet state of order. Directed by Frank Oz. With Glenn Close, Christopher Walken and Jon Lovitz. Categories: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2004.
The Stepford Wives
After returning from a wedding to their remote vacation home, James Hoyt (Scott Speedman) and Kristen McKay (Liv Tyler) find that they are being watched by three eerie, masked individuals. As these wicked strangers begin cutting off their means of communication and destroy their car, James and Kristen realize that their lives are in great danger. When their home is finally invaded, the couple finds themselves in a violent, terrifying struggle with three people they've never met, whose sole purpose is to inflict horror and take innocent lives. Directed by Bryan Bertino. With Gemma Ward, Kip Weeks and Laura Margolis. Categories: Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2008.
The Strangers
After her father is kidnapped, Chun-Li (Kristin Kreuk) sets out into the streets of Hong Kong looking for revenge. With her sights set on a seemingly unstoppable foe, Chun-Li will have to push the limits of her martial arts skills to bring him to justice. Directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak. With Michael Clarke Duncan, Moon Bloodgood, Neal McDonough, Chris Klein and Robin Shou. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves), a veteran LAPD cop, has seen his life fall apart following his wife's death. Choosing to bury himself in his work, Ludlow pushes the law to its limit while facing off with some of LA's toughest gangsters. But, when evidence implicates him in the murder of a fellow officer, Ludlow is forced to question the loyalties of those closest to him and face off against the dark police culture he once embraced. Directed by David Ayer. With Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Cedric the Entertainer, Common and The Game. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Street Kings
Four young, wealthy friends take a semi-retired mobster (Christopher Walken) hostage in order to use him as a bargaining chip to win the release one of the friends' sister, who has been kidnapped by real professionals. As time ticks by, the kidnapping becomes more and more complicated and the friends begin to fear that their plan will leave them all dead in the end. With Henry Thomas, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto, Denis Leary, Brad Garrett and Johnny Galecki. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime. Year: 1997.
Suicide Kings
CIA Agent Jack Ryan (Ben Affleck) is brought in when Russia elects a new president and the director of Counter Intelligence (Morgan Freeman) suspects that this new leader cannot be trusted. It turns out that a third party plans to push Russia and America into war by detonating a mobile nuclear bomb at a football game in Baltimore. It's up to Jack Ryan to foil this plot. Directed by Phil Alden Robinson. With Liev Schreiber and Alan Bates. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2002.
The Sum of All Fears
When the Sun begins to die as a form of matter that inhibits nuclear fusion grows at its center, a team of astronauts is assembled to re-ignite the star by detonating a powerful bomb. As they travel towards their destination, the crew experiences an accident and receives a distress call from a long lost spaceship. In order to complete their mission, the astronauts will have to fight for their lives, along with their sanity. Directed by Danny Boyle. With Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis, Chris Evans, Troy Garity, Cillian Murphy and Michelle Yeoh. Categories: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Sunshine
Bruce Willis plays a cop in a futuristic world in which humans live in total isolation and interact only through robot surrogates. But someone is destroying these surrogates, so the cop begins to investigate, with the help of his partner (Radha Mitchell). A beautiful woman (Rosamund Pike) may provide the clue to the mystery. Directed by Jonathan Mostow. With Boris Kodjoe, James Francis Ginty and Ving Rhames. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Surrogates
Two FBI agents, Elizabeth Anderson (Julia Ormond) and Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman) arrive at a police station in the Santa Fe desert to investigate a series of murders. They interrogate three witnesses: a police officer, a methadone addict, and an eight-year-old girl whose family was murdered by masked men. Directed by Jennifer Chambers Lynch. With Ryan Simpkins, Pell James and French Stewart. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Surveillance
After violating the rights of a serial killer during an arrest, FBI Agent Thomas Mackelway (Aaron Eckhart) is sent to a remote branch of the agency in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Together with his new partner, Fran Kulok (Carrie-Anne Moss), Mackelway sets out to track down Suspect Zero, a super serial killer responsible for hundreds of deaths who leaves no evidence behind to link his crimes. The clues leads them to the enigmatic Benjamin O'Ryan (Ben Kingsley), a man who, after participating in government experiments, now has the telepathic ability to see serial killers in action. Tormented by his visions, O'Ryan has a dark side of his own, and Mackelway must decide if he is Suspect Zero or just piece in the larger puzzle. Directed by E. Elias Merhige. With Harry J. Lennix and William Mapother. Categories: Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Suspect Zero
After being falsely arrested and sent to prison, Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp) escapes from the penal colony where he was held for fifteen years and returns to London seeking revenge. Upon discovering that Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman), the man who sent him away, is also responsible for his wife's death and has taken his daughter in as his ward, Barker adopts the alias of Sweeney Todd and sets out to make Turpin and his fellow aristocrats pay for their crimes. After reopening his barber shop, Barker enters a sinister partnership with Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter), a woman who makes the worst meat pies in all of London. Based on the hit Broadway musical. Directed by Tim Burton. With Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Laura Michelle Kelly Laura Michelle Kelly and Jayne Wisener. Categories: Crime, Drama, Musical, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sarah Morton (Charlotte Rampling), a famous British mystery author, seeks inspiration for her new novel by accepting an offer from her publisher to stay at his home in the South of France. Sarah finds the beautiful countryside and unhurried pace perfect for writing until John's lazy, carefree daughter Julie (Ludivine Sagnier) arrives unexpectedly. After Sarah's demure and reserved nature is jarred by Julie's reckless, sexually charged lifestyle, the line between her creative process and a possible real-life murder begins to blur. Directed by François Ozon. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Swimming Pool
John Travolta stars as Gabriel, the head of a covert counter-terrorist operation who is desperately trying to access information locked inside a government computer. He hires Stanley (Hugh Jackman), a desperate computer expert, to help him hack into the system. Halle Berry plays Ginger, Gabriel's gorgeous accomplice, while Don Cheadle is a government agent trying to crack the caper. Directed by Dominic Sena. Categories: Action, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2001.
Swordfish
An oil executive (Matt Damon) makes a major deal with a sheik after his son is killed in an accident on a business trip. At the same time, a veteran CIA operative (George Clooney) watches as politics overtake judgment and warning signs are ignored in the fight against terrorism. Meanwhile, a lawyer's (Jeffrey Wright) morals are tested during the merger of two powerful oil companies, and a Pakistani teenager is recruited by a charismatic cleric. Directed by Stephen Gaghan. With Christopher Plummer, Chris Cooper, Amanda Peet, Alexander Siddig and William Hurt. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Syriana
When a criminal organization kidnaps his daughter Kim (Maggie Grace), former government operative Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) must use the special skills he developed while working as a spy to save her life. Following clues through the darkest reaches of Paris's underworld, as well as the rooms of it's richest mansions, Mills will stop at nothing to end this nightmare and make those responsible pay with their lives. Directed by Pierre Morel. With Xander Berkeley, Radivoje Bukvic, Katie Cassidy, Famke Janssen and Leland Orser. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Taken
Illeana Scott (Angelina Jolie) is an FBI agent on the trail of a serial killer who takes the identities of his victims. Traveling to Montreal to assist the Canadian police in tracking down the murderer, Scott must tackle her cultural differences with the Canadians and stop the killer before he slips out of her hands for good. Directed by D.J. Caruso. With Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez and Justin Chatwin. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Taking Lives
A thriller about the hijacking of a New York City subway train, The Taking of Pelham 123 stars John Travolta as a desperate, armed man who masterminds the crime. Denzel Washington plays the transit worker who just happens to be on duty when the hijacking takes place and has to negotiate with the hijackers. James Gandolfini (Tony on The Sopranos) plays the city's tough mayor who doesn't want to give in to the hijackers' demands. The film is a remake of a Seventies classic. Directed by Tony Scott. With Victor Gojcaj. Categories: Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Taking of Pelham 123
Tom Ripley (Matt Damon), a seemingly average and unassuming man, is hired by Herbert Greenleaf (James Rebhorn) to go to Italy and convince his playboy son Dickie (Jude Law) to return home. In Italy, Ripley is immediately embraced by Dickie and his beautiful ex-patriate girlfriend Marge (Gwyneth Paltrow), and experiences what it's like to live in luxury and have dear friends for the first time in his life. But, when Dickie tires of his interference, Tom cannot handle the rejection and goes to dangerous extremes to make Greenleaf's lifestyle his own. Directed by Anthony Minghella. With Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Davenport and Philip Baker Hall. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Raymond Tango (Sylvester Stallone) and Gabriel Cash (Kurt Russell) are two narcotics officers framed for murder by a deadly crime boss (Jack Palance). Thrown into jail, the two must overcome their personality differences to clear their names and take down the man responsible. Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and Albert Magnoli. With Teri Hatcher, Brion James and James Hong. Categories: Crime, Action, Comedy, Thriller. Year: 1989.
Tango & Cash
Andy Washburn (Jimmy Fallon) is a New York cop following a gang of beautiful Brazilian bank robbers. There's only one problem: he's totally incompetent and his license has been revoked for reckless driving. Teaming up with Belle Williams (Queen Latifah), a high-speed New York cabbie with dreams of professional racing, flies across town after the Brazilian bandits. AS the case heats up, Washburn and Williams struggle with crazy traffic and quarrel over who is really in charge. Directed by Tim Story. With Jennifer Esposito. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller, New York. Year: 2004.
Taxi
Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) is a disturbed Vietnam vet working as a taxi driver in New York. Unhappy with his life and unable to function normally, Bickle develops an obsession with cleansing the streets of the scum he sees as the reason for the city's decay. As his obsession becomes a reality, Bickle slips more and more into the role of violent avenger in a city that doesn't want him. Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Cybill Shepherd, Peter Boyle, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel and Albert Brooks. Categories: Cult Classics, Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 1976.
Taxi Driver
Directed by Antoine Fuqua. With Monica Bellucci and Bruce Willis. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller, War. Year: 2003.
Tears of the Sun
In the year 2029, the artificial intelligence that rules the earth sends an advanced cyborg into the past to stop the birth of the leader of the human resistance. The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) seeks to destroy Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), who doesn't yet realize the role her unborn child will play in the future of mankind. A freedom fighter (Michael Biehn) follows the cyborg back in time and works to save Connor from the killer machine. Directed by James Cameron. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1984.
The Terminator
Ten years after Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) destroyed the original Terminator that was sent to kill her, the threat returns. But this time, a newer shape-shifting Terminator (Robert Patrick) has been sent though time to target her son, John (Edward Furlong). Their only hope is a second Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) reprogrammed by the human resistance and sent back to protect their future leader. Directed by James Cameron. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1991.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
After surviving the shape-shifting T-1000, John Connor (Nick Stahl) now lives outside of the system to prevent Skynet from tracking him down. But, despite Connor's efforts, the new T-X (Kristanna Loken), a deadly female cyborg, is on his trail and intent on finishing him off once and for all. Now Connor's only hope is to once again team up with the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Together they must fight off the technologically superior T-X, save Connor's future wife (Claire Danes) and prevent the end of human civilization as we know it. Directed by Jonathan Mostow. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
In 2018, after Skynet has destroyed much of the human race in a nuclear holocaust, John Connor (Christian Bale) leads a group of survivors as they struggle to prevent the machines from completing their mission. But, when Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row, appears, Connor must decide which side Marcus is on. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor leads Marcus and the resistance fighters into the heart of Skynet's operations, hoping to stop annihilation of mankind. Directed by McG. With Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood, Common, Bryce Dallas Howard and Helena Bonham Carter. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Terminator Salvation
In turn of the century California, struggling silver miner, Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), turns his sights to oil. Traveling to a small, impoverished town with his adopted son, H.W. (Dillon Freasier), Daniel targets the Sunday family ranch, which he has been told sits on a small sea of oil. Intent on acquiring the property, Daniel faces off with Eli Sunday (Paul Dano), a young, charismatic reverend, who has his own plans for the oil. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. With Kevin J. O'Connor and Ciarán Hinds. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
There Will Be Blood
After witnessing a group of mad Norwegians crash their helicopter while pursuing and shooting at a dog, an American scientific expedition to Antarctica is left with no explanation for the chase. During the night, the dog mutates and attacks members of the team. Soon, R.J. MacReady (Kurt Russell) and the rest of the team realize that an alien who takes over the bodies of its prey is on the loose and could be anyone of them. Directed by Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon and Keith David. Categories: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1982.
The Thing
Rollo Martins (Joseph Cotten) is a small time novelist who flies to Vienna at the request of his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). Upon arrival, Martins learns that Lime recently died in a strange traffic accident. But after questioning Anna Schmidt (Alida Valli), Lime's lover, Martins realizes there is more to the story. Lime's involvement in the post-war Viennese black market offers clues as to what really happened. Directed by Carol Reed. With Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee and Wilfrid Hyde-White. Categories: Mystery, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1949.
The Third Man
Directed by Roger Donaldson. With Kevin Costner and Bruce Greenwood. Categories: Drama, History, Thriller. Year: 2000.
Thirteen Days
After four men pull off a daring daytime bank robbery and dump the haul in a trash can, Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen), a wealthy businessman, picks up the cash in his Rolls Royce. Vickie Anderson (Faye Dunaway), a stunningly beautiful insurance investigator, is called in to recover the dough. As she begins to research possible suspects, Anderson discovers Crown and begins a tight watch on his every move. Directed by Norman Jewison. With Paul Burke. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Romance. Year: 1968.
The Thomas Crown Affair
Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson) leads a quiet life in a small southern town until the brutal rape of his young daughter leads him to kill the rapists. His friend, lawyer Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughey), begins a quest to free Carl Lee from jail. Together with his law clerk Ellen Roark (Sandra Bullock) and mentor Lucien Wilbanks (Donald Sutherland), Jake takes on the case that threatens to split his town apart. Directed by Joel Schumacher. With Kevin Spacey, Oliver Platt, Ashley Judd, Chris Cooper, Nicky Katt and Kiefer Sutherland. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 1996.
A Time to Kill
Surveying a nearby hillside with a pair of binoculars, Hector (Karra Elejalde) spots a nude woman amidst the trees. While investigating, he is attacked by a man whose head is wrapped in a grotesque, pink bandages. Taking refuge in a laboratory atop the hill, Hector is ushered into a contraption that turns out to be a time machine by the laboratory's lone attendant (Nacho Vigalondo). Emerging moments later, Hector finds that he has traveled back hours in time, and ends up in a deadly confrontation with multiple versions of himself. Directed by Nacho Vigalondo. With Candela Fernández, Bárbara Goenaga and Juan Inciarte. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2007.
Timecrimes
John Robie (Cary Grant) is a once famous burglar retired to a life of easy luxury on the French Riviera. When a series of jewel thefts too closely resemble his old style of burglary, he teams up with the stunning Frances Stevens (Grace Kelly), the daughter of one of the victims, to find the real thief before he himself is put behind bars. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams and Charles Vanel. Categories: Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1955.
To Catch a Thief
Harry Morgan (Humphrey Bogart) and his partner Eddie (Walter Brennan) crew a boat for hire off the island of Martinique. Desperate for cash, the two agree to risk their livelihood and lives by transporting a fugitive with Nazis on his tail. As the drama unfolds, Only Morgan's relationship with Marie "Slim" Browning (Lauren Bacall), a local dancer and singer, will save him from the risks and ruin of a desperate life. Directed by Howard Hawks. Categories: Thriller, War, Romance, Adventure, Classic. Year: 1944.
To Have and Have Not
When a British battleship vanishes in the South China seas, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is the man they call. As Bond begins to investigate, he connects the case to Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce), a maniacal media mogul with an insatiable ego. Working with a member of the Chinese Security Force (Michelle Yeoh), Bond must try to prevent Carver from starting a war simply for the television ratings. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode. With Teri Hatcher, Judi Dench and Vincent Schiavelli. Categories: Politics, Action, Adventure, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1997.
Tomorrow Never Dies
Ramon Miguel Vargas (Charlton Heston) is in the middle of a honeymoon with his wife Susie (Janet Leigh) when a car bomb shatters the peace of their quiet Mexican border town. Ramon forces his way into the mystery and uncovers the corruption of Hank Quinlan (Orson Welles), a famous U.S. policeman working the case. As Ramon digs deeper, his enemies resolve to do whatever it takes to stop Ramon's interference. Directed by Orson Welles. With Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff and Joanna Cook Moore. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Based on a Novel, Classic. Year: 1958.
Touch of Evil
Working to intercept drug shipments along the border, Mexican policeman Javier Rodriguez (Benicio Del Toro) and his partner are caught between their jobs and the temptation of power and money. Back in the US, Judge Robert Wakefield (Michael Douglas) is named as the new drug czar. As he prepares to supervise the country's task forces and partner with Mexico, he must deal with his increasingly drug-addicted teenage daughter Caroline (Erika Christensen). Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Don Cheadle, Luis Guzmán and Topher Grace. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2000.
Traffic
LAPD detective Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) is a crooked narcotics officer who has close ties to the streets. When he takes on rookie Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) he introduces him to the dark side of police work and pushes him to his breaking point. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. With Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Harris Yulin,Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Macy Gray. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2001.
Training Day
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.
Transsiberian
Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a high ranking secret agent, but his wife (Jamie Lee Curtis) thinks he's mild mannered computer salesman. Living a lie for the entire length of their marriage, problems start to develop right as Tasker begins a hunt for terrorists with nuclear capabilities. Directed by James Cameron. With Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton and Tia Carrere. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1994.
True Lies
After a brief courtship consisting of a movie and some pie, Clarence (Christian Slater), a young man who speaks to visions of Elvis (Val Kilmer), marries Alabama (Patricia Arquette), a call girl hired for Clarence by his boss. After one of his visions, Clarence decides to kill Alabama's pimp (Gary Oldman) and ends up accidentally taking a suitcase filled with cocaine. The newlyweds hit the road for Hollywood to try to make a deal, while a mob boss (Christopher Walken) sends his men to recover his goods. Directed by Tony Scott. With Michael Rapaport, Bronson Pinchot, Dennis Hopper, Brad Pitt, Tom Sizemore, Samuel L. Jackson, James Gandolfini and Chris Penn. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1993.
True Romance
In 1996, a lethal virus wipes out five billion people and forces the survivors into underground hiding. In 2035, James Cole (Bruce Willis), a convict, is forced to travel back in time to 1996 to find the source of the plague and try to stop it. When he is accidentally sent back six years earlier, he is arrested and declared insane. In his institutional prison, he meets a mental case (Brad Pitt) who might have the keys to preventing the disaster. Directed by Terry Gilliam. With Madeleine Stowe. Categories: Cult Classics, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1995.
Twelve Monkeys
When Bella Swan( Kristen Stewart) is sent to live with her father, she meets a mysterious young man named Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson. Unlike anyone she's ever ment, Bella begins a passionate romance with Edward, even though she senses that there is more to his story than Edward is willing to admit. Before long, it is revealed that Edward is a vampire who hasn't aged since 1918, and Bella must come to grips with her love's true identity, even as he faces off with his most evil enemies. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke. With Taylor Lautner, Michael Welch and Justin Chon. Categories: Action, Horror,Romance, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Twilight
In the sequel to Twilight, Bella (Kristen Stewart) recovers from the vampire attack that almost killed her. Deeply in love with Edward (Robert Pattinson), she chooses to celebrate her 18th birthday with his family. But his parents decide that it is too dangerous for Bella to be around their family of vampires, so they leave town, taking Edward with them. Broken-hearted, Bella starts taking all kinds of risks and becomes closer to Jacob (Tayler Lautner), a family friend who happens to be a werewolf. Directed by Chris Weitz. With Edi Gathegi. Categories: Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Having just solved a big case involving a serial killer, Jessica Shepard (Ashley Judd) is promoted and assigned a new partner, Mike Delmarco (Andy Garcia). When the two officers are called to investigate a crime scene, Jessica recognizes the victim as a former boyfriend. When the next case also happens to be one of Jessica's former flames, the police department starts to consider her a possible suspect. With Mike and John Mills (Samuel L. Jackson), her father’s former partner, as her only supporters, Jessica must find the person responsible before she ends up a victim herself. Directed by Philip Kaufman. With David Strathairn, Camryn Manheim and Mark Pellegrino. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Twisted
William Harding (Bill Paxton) is a TV weatherman who chases tornadoes for fun. While Harding is in the process of getting a divorce from his wife Jo (Helen Hunt) so that he can marry his girlfriend (Jami Gertz), a cluster of incredibly strong tornadoes in Oklahoma brings the three together as they try out brand new measuring equipment in the eyes of the storms. Directed by Jan de Bont. With Cary Elwes, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Lois Smith. Categories: Action, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1996.
Twister
When Bobby Cooper's (Sean Penn) car breaks down in the two-horse town of Superior, Arizona, he becomes entangled in a web of murder, sex and deceit. Bobby unwittingly gets involved with the married Grace McKenna (Jennifer Lopez). Her husband, Jake (Nick Nolte), in turn, asks Bobby to kill her. However, Grace has also asked Bobby to kill Jake. Bobby is forced to cope with all of this and a zany car mechanic, Darrell (Billy Bob Thornton) who can't seem to fix his car, preventing him from escaping the rabbit-hole he has seemingly fallen into. Directed by Oliver Stone. With Claire Danes, Joaquin Phoenix, Jon Voight and Powers Boothe. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1997.
U Turn
Mark Sheridan (Wesley Snipes) is an intelligence agent who discovers corruption in his own agency. While fleeing, he gets into an auto accident and is mistaken for a common criminal. When a plane taking him and other convicts to prison crashes, he escapes. U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) and his crack team, which includes Robert Downey Jr., are sent to track down Sheridan, they realize he is no ordinary lawbreaker. Directed by Stuart Baird. With Tom Wood. Categories: Action, Thriller. Year: 1998.
U.S. Marshals
When a genetic mutation emerges that increases the speed, stamina and intelligence of those who carry it, the government begins to quarantine those infected in fear of their growing power. Treated as outcasts and threatened with destruction, the carriers begin to fight back, pushing the world to the brink of civil war. Ultraviolet (Milla Jovovich), a beautiful, lethal warrior, finds herself protecting a nine-year-old boy (Cameron Bright) who has been marked for death by the government as she sets out to take revenge on those responisible for creating the disease. Directed by Kurt Wimmer. With Nick Chinlund, Sebastien Andrieu, Ida Martin and William Fichtner. Categories: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Ultraviolet
Casey Beldon (Odette Yustman) never knew she had a twin. But, when the dead boy's spirit begins to torment her soul from within, she must turn to Rabbi Sendak (Gary Oldman), a spiritual advisor, in order to save herself from total possession. Directed by David S. Goyer. With Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good, Jane Alexander, Idris Elba, Carla Gugino and James Remar. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Unborn
David Dunn (Bruce Willis), a depressed security guard, survives a violent train crash in which all other passengers were killed. And, more than that, he doesn't have a scratch on him. After returning to his family, Dunn finds an unsigned note asking if he's ever been sick. Dunn decides to investigate his health history and eventually tracks down the man who left the message, comic-art dealer Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson). As Dunn discovers his hidden strength, he learns that using his powers for good is the only thing that makes him feel normal. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. With Robin Wright Penn and Spencer Treat Clark. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller. Year: 2000.
Unbreakable
Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is a stunning but deadly vampire fighting an eternal battle against the werewolves who populate Earth. As she prepares herself to face Michael Corvin (Scott Speedman), a human with an incredible secret that could decide the fate of her struggle, Selene must choose who is right and who will die. Directed by Len Wiseman. With Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly and Sophia Myles. Categories: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Underworld
Selene (Kate Beckinsale), a beautiful vampire death dealer, and Michael (Scott Speedman), a vampire-werewolf hybrid, on the run after killing a vampire elder, set out to stop the release of William (Brian Steele), the first and most powerful werewolf. Their worthy adversary is Marcus (Tony Curran), William's brother, who has awakened to discover that what he believed about his brother's fate was untrue. As both vampire and werewolf blood is shed, the truth of their ancient lineage is revealed, and only Selene has the power to prevent the world from descending into darkness. Directed by: Len Wiseman. With Derek Jacobi, Bill Nighy and Steven Mackintosh. Categories: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Underworld: Evolution
Lucian (Michael Sheen), a young Lycan, emerges as their leader and compels them to rise up against Viktor (Bill Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has persecuted them for hundreds of years. Joining Lucian in this battle is his secret lover Sonja (Rhona Mitra), a beautiful vampire who helps to free the Lycans from their brutal enslavement. Directed by Patrick Tatopoulos. With Steven Mackintosh and Kevin Grevioux. Categories: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Connie Sumner (Diane Lane) lives a happy, quiet life with her loving husband Ed (Richard Gere), a wonderful son and a beautiful home, but something is missing. When she is approached by a handsome stranger (Olivier Martinez) while trying to hail a cab, Connie feels the passionate connection she has been lacking. After agreeing to meet with the stranger, she eventually becomes obsessed with him begins a torrid, secret love affair. But, when Ed begins to notice a change in his wife, Connie's selfish actions soon jeopardize her marraige and family's safety. Directed by Adrian Lyne. With Michelle Monaghan. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2002.
Unfaithful
When Anna (Emily Browning) returns home after spending time in the hospital following her mother's death, she is surprised to learn that her father (David Strathairn) has become engaged to Rachel (Elizabeth Banks), her mother's former nurse. After Anna is visited by her mother's ghost and warned of Rachel's true intentions, she and her sister Alex (Arielle Kebbel) try to convince their father that his Rachel hides a dark secret and is not who she pretends to be. Directed by Charles Guard and Thomas Guard. With Maya Massar. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller, Remake. Year: 2009.
The Uninvited
Bart (Bob Hoskins) is a fierce gangster who maintains his chokehold on the mean streets of Glascow through his enforcer Danny (Jet Li), who he has raised as a savage killer since he was a child. Kept prisoner by Bart, Danny has a chance encounter with a blind piano tuner named Sam (Morgan Freeman) and experiences true kindness and the power of music for the first time. When Danny is able to escape, he takes refuge with Sam and his stepdaughter Victoria (Kerry Condon), whom he must protect when Bart and his gangsters come looking for him. Directed by Louis Leterrier. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Unleashed
Federal agent Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner) is a brave, stubborn man dedicated to stopping organized crime. The biggest criminal of them all, Al Capone (Robert De Niro), rules the streets of Chicago in the days of prohibition. When Ness assembles a team of cops to help him take down the mob boss, the odds are weighted heavily against them in this corrupt and blood-bathed town. Directed by Brian De Palma. With Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, History. Year: 1987.
The Untouchables
FBI agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) must track down a serial killer who murders his victims with the help of an untraceable website. The more users log on to watch the gruesome live video of his vicims being tortured, the quicker they die. As Det. Marsh escalates her search, her target makes things personal, forcing her to make a difficult choice. Directed by Gregory Hoblit. With Billy Burke, Colin Hanks and Joseph Cross. Categories: Crime, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Untraceable
Verbal Kent (Kevin Spacey) is the only surviving member of a gang of criminals brought together for a waterfront drug heist. As Verbal recounts his story for the police chief (Chazz Palminteri), he describes the assembly of the gang (Benicio Del Toro, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Pollak and Gabriel Byrne) and how their plan went awry. Looming in the background is the mysterious Keyser Soze, a legendary, murderous criminal whom no one is sure even exists. Directed by Bryan Singer. With Pete Postlethwaite and Dan Hedaya. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Mystery. Year: 1995.
The Usual Suspects
V (Hugo Weaving), a masked freedom fighter, takes up arms against a totalitarian government in futuristic Great Britain. At once literary, flamboyant, tender and intellectual, V is also bitter, lonely and driven by a personal need for revenge. After rescuing her from an attack by a group of corrupt policemen, V finds an unlikely ally in the form of Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman). With her help, V persuades the citizens of his country to oppose the state's oppression with magnificent violence. Directed by James McTeigue. With Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry and John Hurt. Categories: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2005.
V for Vendetta
When their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, David (Luke Wilson) and Amy Fox (Kate Beckinsale) find themselves stranded at a run-down motel. Content to pass the time watching television until their car is fixed, the young couple is horrified when they realize that the slasher flick they are watching is a real-life scene filmed in their own room. Frightened for their lives, David and Amy make a desperate attempt to escape, while hidden cameras record their every move. Directed by Nimród Antal. With Frank Whaley and Ethan Embry. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Vacancy
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.
Valkyrie
Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is a hunter whose prey is monsters and whose goal is to rid the world of evil. The Vatican sends the monster hunter to Transylvania to stop the powerful Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh), a vampire. Van Helsing joins forces there with a gypsy princess (Kate Beckinsale), who is determined to end an ancient curse on her family by destroying the vampire. Directed by Stephen Sommers. With Elena Anaya. Categories: Action, Adventure, Horror, Fantasy, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Van Helsing
David Aames (Tom Cruise) is a wealthy, charismatic publishing executive who lives his life with little regard for others. Everything changes in an instant when a terrible car accident caused by his his sometimes-lover Julie (Cameron Diaz) leaves him disfigured and horribly depressed. Just when he has lost hope, David reconnects with Sofia Serrano (Penélope Cruz), a beautiful women whom he fell in love with after a brief meeting at a party. But, things are not quite what they seem, and eventually David's grasp on reality begins to weaken. Charged with Sophia's murder, David is interviewed by Dr. McCabe (Kurt Russell), and slowly begins to piece together what really happened to him. Directed by Cameron Crowe. With Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, Timothy Spall and Tilda Swinton. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery. Year: 2001.
Vanilla Sky
Barney (Jeff Bridges) is a twisted chemistry teacher who has always dreamed of abducting a woman. When he finally gets his chance with Diane (Sandra Bullock), he watches with amusement as her boyfriend Jeff (Kiefer Sutherland) tries hopelessly to find his girlfriend. Directed by George Sluizer. With Nancy Travis, Maggie Linderman, George Hearn and Lynn Hamilton. Categories: Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1993.
The Vanishing
Moments after his arrival in Spain for a global anti-terrorism summit, US President Henry Ashton (William Hurt) is shot twice as he steps to the podium to deliver a speech. The events leading up to the assassination attempt and the chaos that follows are shown from eight different perspectives, including that of two secret service agents (Matthew Fox and Dennis Quaid), an American tourist (Forest Whitaker) and a TV news producer (Sigourney Weaver). As each point of view unfolds, it becomes apparent that the assassination attempt is more than what it seems and the President may still be alive. Directed by Pete Travis. With Zoe Saldana. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Vantage Point
Extreme mountain climber Peter Garrett (Chris O'Donnell) must launch an extraordinary rescue effort up K2 in order to save his sister's (Robin Tunney) life. Confronting both his own limitations and the awesome power of nature's uncontrollable elements, Peter risks his life to save his sister and her summit team (Bill Paxton and Nicholas Lea) in a race against time. Directed by Martin Campbell. With Scott Glenn, Izabella Scorupco and Alexander Siddig. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller. Year: 2000.
Vertical Limit
San Francisco police detective Scottie Fergusson (James Stewart) is forced to retire when he develops vertigo after a colleague falls to his death. Fergusson thinks he can make easy money babysitting an old friend's wife (Kim Novak), who is apparently possessed by an ancestral spirit. As he follows the strange woman around San Francisco, details of her insanity emerge from an increasingly murky conspiracy that he is determined to unravel. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Barbara Bel Geddes and Tom Helmore. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Romance, Classic. Year: 1958.
Vertigo
Kyle Fisher (Jon Favreau) is about to marry Laura Garrity (Cameron Diaz), a beautiful young woman obsessed with her wedding day. Off to Las Vegas with his closest friends for a bachelor party, they end up accidentally killing a prostitute in the first of a series of ridiculous problems. United by their crime, the boys must make it through these sticky situations so that Kyle can save his wedding before his wife-to-be puts his body in the ground. Directed by Peter Berg. With Leland Orser, Christian Slater, Rob Brownstein, Jeremy Piven and Daniel Stern. Categories: Comedy, Thriller. Year: 1998.
Very Bad Things
When a silicon computer chip capable of withstanding extreme electromagnetic radiation is taken from the Soviets and turns out to be identical to a British design, James Bond (Roger Moore) is called in on the assignment. Tracing the chip back to industrialist Max Zorin (Christopher Walken), Bond discovers that Zorin is stockpiling the chips in anticipation of a planned nuclear explosion that will cause earthquakes across the globe. Directed by John Glen. With Tanya Roberts, Grace Jones and Patrick Macnee. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1985.
A View to a Kill
In a quaint late nineteenth century village, life seems to be picture perfect. But as night falls, we learn that the isolated community lives in fear of the creatures that are said to reside in the woods around them. The villagers are so frightened that no one dares to venture into the woods for any reason. But, despite the advice of his elders, a curious young man named Lucius Hunt (Joaquin Phoenix) desires to step beyond the boundaries of the town into the unknown. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. With Bryce Dallas Howard, William Hurt, Adrien Brody and Sigourney Weaver. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2004.
The Village
Chris Vaughn (Dwayne Johnson) is an elite U.S. army soldier returning to his hometown in Washington. When he gets there, he finds the city over-run with drug abuse and violence, unquestionably due to the presence of a sleazy casino and its corrupt owners. Taking over the position of Sheriff, Vaughn sets out to clean up the streets. Directed by Kevin Bray. With Johnny Knoxville, Neal McDonough, Kristen Wilson and Ashley Scott. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Walking Tall
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.
Wanted
Obsessed with revenge after his partner and family are murdered by an elusive assassin known as Rogue (Jet Li), FBI agent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) tracks his enemy as he resurfaces during a bloody street war between rival Asian mobsters. But, when the two rivals finally come face-to-face, the truth behind their pasts is finally revealed. Directed by Philip G. Atwell. With John Lone, Luis Guzmán and Devon Aoki. Categories: Action, Thriller. Year: 2007.
War
Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) has seen better days. Estranged from his family, he is left to care for his son (Justin Chatwin) and daughter (Dakota Fanning) when his ex-wife leaves town. The kids aren't happy and neither is he. When disaster strikes in the form of an alien invasion, Ray must rise to extraordinary heights as he attempts to save his family from extraterrestrial invaders of enormous power. Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Tim Robbins and Miranda Otto. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2005.
War of the Worlds
In this black comedy, John Cusack plays a troubled hit man hired by the CEO (Ben Kingsley) of a large corporation that does business in the Middle East. His task is to kill the oil minister of a small gulf state. So the hit man poses as the wedding planner for a Central Asian pop star (Hilary Duff), who is getting married in the oil-rich kingdom. He also attracts the attentions of a left-wing journalist (Marisa Tomei), as the plot gets more complicated. Directed by Joshua Seftel. With Joan Cusack and Dan Aykroyd. Categories: Action, Comedy, Thriller, War. Year: 2008.
War, Inc.
David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) is a brilliant teenage computer hacker. When he breaks into a military super-computer and starts poking around, he finds a program simulating nuclear war between the US and Russia. He thinks it's a game, but the computer thinks he wants to blow up the world. It's up to David to convince the computer that war is not the answer. Directed by John Badham. With Dabney Coleman, John Wood and Ally Sheedy. Categories: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1983.
WarGames
In an alternate 1985, where superheroes roam among the general population and the US and the Soviet Union stand on the brink of nuclear Armageddon, the age of costumed vigilantes keeping the city streets safe has come to an end. Facing widespread backlash, most of the former heroes have retired to a normal life. But, when one of their own is brutally murdered, Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley), a persistent crime-fighter who wears a mask with ink blots for eyes, reunites with a group of former allies to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, Jon Osterman (Billy Crudup), a government scientist, is transformed into Dr. Manhattan, a being of unimaginable power. Directed by Zack Snyder. With Malin Akerman, Carla Gugino, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Goode and Stephen McHattie. Categories: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Watchmen
In the future, the polar ice caps have melted, covering most of the earth in water. The human survivors live on islands of wreckage and travel by boat. The Mariner (Kevin Costner), a loner seafarer who only looks out for himself, stumbles into helping a woman (Jeanne Tripplehorn) and her young daughter (Tina Majorino) escape from a vicious band of marauders led by the evil Deacon (Dennis Hopper). What the Mariner doesn't know is that the girl might hold the secret ro finding dry land. Directed by Kevin Reynolds and Kevin Costner. With Gerard Murphy and Michael Jeter. Categories: Drama, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1995.
Waterworld
Jill Johnson (Camilla Belle), a young high school student, babysits for a rich family at their secluded lakefront house. After the parents leave for the night, she begins to receive chilling phone calls threatening the children. At first she thinks it is just a prank, but when she finally calls the police she discovers that the call is coming from inside the house. Directed by Simon West. With Tommy Flanagan. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Remake. Year: 2006.
When a Stranger Calls
Directed by Dominic Sena. With Gabriel Macht and Kate Beckinsale. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Whiteout
Directed by Howard Deutch. With Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Kevin Pollak, Amanda Peet and Natasha Henstridge. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2004.
The Whole Ten Yards
Directed by Paul McGuigan. With Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger and Matthew Lillard. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Wicker Park
Following the death of a fellow prisoner, a group of juvenile delinquents is sent to an isolated British island. What starts as a punishment turns into a fight for survival when the young men find that they are not alone. Directed by Michael J. Bassett. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
Wilderness
Twenty-something pals Kristy (Kestie Morassi), Ben (Nathan Phillips) and Liz (Cassandra Magrath) take a road trip through Australia to hike through Wolf Creek National Park. After spending time camping, the trio returns to their car and finds that it won't start. Their troubles escalate when a local bushman offers to make the repairs, and then takes them captive. Directed by Greg McLean. With John Jarratt. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Adventure, Crime. Year: 2005.
Wolf Creek
When Elektra King's (Sophie Marceau) oil tycoon father is killed in a bombing at a British Secret Service headquarters, is assigned to protect her and track down her father's killers. As Bond pieces together information about the murder, he discovers that a series of oil pipeline sabotage attempts are part of a far more sinister plot, involving Elektra and the deadly terrorist Renard (Robert Carlyle). Directed by Michael Apted. With Denise Richards, Judi Dench and John Cleese. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1999.
The World Is Not Enough
Logan (Hugh Jackman), a US soldier, enters into a top secret military program that transforms him into a indestructible killing machine and erases his memory. Emerging as the powerful mutant Wolverine, Logan seeks revenge against Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber), the man responsible for his girlfriend's death. Directed by Gavin Hood. With Ryan Reynolds, Dominic Monaghan, Lynn Collins, Danny Huston and Taylor Kitsch. Categories: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Based on a Comic. Year: 2009.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
A cure is created that can turn mutants into normal human beings, which sparks outrage in the mutant community. Rogue (Anna Paquin) likes the idea, but many mutants think that there shouldn't be a cure. Magneto (Ian McKellen) still believes a war is coming and recruits a large team of mutants to stop the use of the cure. Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) is losing his confidence, while Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) has returned, and joins with Magneto. Directed by Brett Ratner. With Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry, Kelsey Grammer, Shawn Ashmore, Vinnie Jones, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn and Ben Foster. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2006.
X-Men: The Last Stand
After crashing a Senator's car, Xander Cage (Vin Diesel), a notorious extreme sports enthusiast, is captured and taken to meet with NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson). Given an option between going to prison or undertaking a mission to infiltrate a Russian crime ring, Xander becomes a new breed of secret agent, using his athletic ability and unconventional methods to take out the bad guys. Directed by Rob Cohen. With Asia Argento, Marton Csokas, Michael Roof and Tom Everett. Categories: Adventure, Action, Thriller. Year: 2002.
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Frank Falenczyk (Ben Kingsley) is a successful hit man for a Polish mob family in Buffalo. But, when his excessive drinking causes him to botch an important assignment, Frank's uncle send him to the west coast to try to kick the habit. There, he connects with Laurel (Téa Leoni), a sharped-tongued woman who helps him start a new way of life. Later, when Frank finds out that an Irish gang is moving in on his family's business, he and Laurel head home to face the trouble together. Directed by John Dahl. With Luke Wilson, Dennis Farina, Philip Baker Hall and Bill Pullman. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2007.
You Kill Me
The elite terrorist organization S.P.E.C.T.R.E. is at it again, and only James Bond (Sean Connery) can stop them. When an American space capsule is captured by a Russian spaceship, the American military is ready to start World War III. As Bond begins to investigate, he learns that it wasn't the Russians at all but actually a group of terrorists based in Japan. Directed by Lewis Gilbert. With Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama, Karin Dor and Bernard Lee. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1967.
You Only Live Twice
Dominic Matei (Tim Roth), a brilliant but fumbling professor living in Romania in the years before WWII, grieves over his lost love Laura (Alexandra Maria Lara) and struggles with finishing his life's work, a book which traces the origins of the world's languages. But, after being struck by lightning, Dominic awakes to find that he is a much younger man. Reconnecting with Laura, who now has the ability to travel through the languages of time, Dominic is able to continue his work but must evade the Nazis as he is pursued across Europe. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Bruno Ganz. Categories: Romance, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Youth Without Youth
Newspaper cartoonist Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal) becomes obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac, a serial killer who terrorized San Francisco with a string of murders and cryptic messages to the media during the 1960s and 1970s. Though he has no personal stake in the case, Graysmith slowly pieces together missed clues and identifies possible suspects with the help of newspaper reporter Paul Avery (Robert Downey Jr.) and Inspector David Toschi (Mark Ruffalo), even as the crimes are forgotten by the rest of the city. Directed by David Fincher. With Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox and Chloë Sevigny. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a True Story. Year: 2007.
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