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The Black Abbot (1934)
, 56minutesDirected by George A. Cooper
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Actors John Stuart, Judy Kelly, Richard Cooper, Drusilla Wills, Davina Craig, Ben Welden
The Reunion (2011)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action
Actors Ethan Embry, John Cena, Michael Rispoli, Boyd Holbrook, Amy Smart, Gregg Henry
After the death of her father, Nina (Smart) is charged with fulfilling his last wish – bring her three brothers back together… Sam (Cena), a hardened cop currently on suspension; Leo (Embry), a loud-mouthed overbearing bail bondsman; and Douglas (Holbrook), a handsome 20-year-old thief fresh out of prison. When Leo discovers the con he pledged a lot of money for is suspected of kidnapping one of the wealthiest men in the country, he convinces his two brothers to join him on what will become a dangerous, yet exhilarating adventure.
Raze (2013)
, 1h27Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror
Actors Zoë Bell, Rachel Nichols, Tracie Thoms, Sherilyn Fenn, Doug Jones, Bruce Thomas
Sabrina (Zoë Bell), along with 49 other women, are kidnapped by the diabolical husband and wife team of Elizabeth (Sherilyn Fenn) and Joseph (Doug Jones). The women are told that they will fight to the death for the entertainment of a group of bored rich people. If they lose or refuse to fight, a sniper will kill their loved ones.
A Dangerous Man (2009)
, 1h32Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Steven Seagal, Daryl Shuttleworth, Mike Dopud, Jerry Wasserman, Byron Mann, Jesse Hutch
In Arizona, ex-Special Forces soldier Shane Daniels (Steven Seagal) saves his wife, Holly (Aidan Dee), from a car jacking and chases the mugger (Clay Virtue) away. The mugger later ends up dead, and Shane is the sole suspect. After being locked up for 6 years, Shane is released from jail due to new DNA evidence found which clear his name.
House Hunting (2013)
, 1h42Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Marc Singer, Art LaFleur, Emma Rayne Lyle, Emma Rayne Lyle, Paul McGill
Charlie Hays, his daughter Emmy, and his second wife Susan follow a lead on a foreclosed house Charlie wants to buy. It's a seemingly perfect and beautiful home on 70 acres of private land. He also wants to use this as an opportunity for Emmy and Susan to get along, as neither likes the other. Meanwhile, another family – Don Thomson, his wife Leslie, and their live-in son Jason, who has suffered a broken leg in a car accident – meets a man in a red hat who gives Don an advertisement for the same house the Hayses are interested in. Finding it too good to be true, they too make the trip out to the house. Once both families arrive, they find the house abandoned. Charlie and his family go to the road to retrieve the realtor's phone number and, on the way back, nearly strike a distraught girl named Hanna running across the road. She is severely traumatized, and her tongue has been cut out. The families decide to take her to the hospital, but to their shock find themselves coming back to the house again and again. Don refuses to give up, but by nightfall, his car runs out of gas. They decide to stay in the house, despite Hanna's pleading not to enter.
Alien Hunter (2003)
, 1h32Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Actors James Spader, Leslie Stefanson, Nikolay Binev, Joel Polis, John Lynch, Roy Dotrice
In 1947 New Mexico, a radio operator receives a bizarre signal, coming from Roswell. He decides to investigate the signal's origin and goes out to follow it, never to be seen again.
Stormbreaker (2006)
, 1h33Directed by Geoffrey Sax
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Films about children, Spy films
Actors Alex Pettyfer, Mickey Rourke, Alicia Silverstone, Bill Nighy, Sophie Okonedo, Damian Lewis
Alex Rider is a 14-year-old schoolboy who lives with his uncle Ian and their housekeeper Jack Starbright. Ian is supposedly a bank manager and is, much to Alex's regret, often away from home. One day, Alex is told that his uncle has died in a car crash, but quickly discovers that his uncle was in fact a spy working for MI6 and that he was killed by the assassin, Yassen Gregorovich.
The Jigsaw Man (1983)
, 1h31Directed by Terence Young, Peter Hunt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Susan George, Robert Powell, Charles Gray, Michael Medwin
Sir Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. With the documents in hand, he instead plays MI6 and the KGB off against each other.
Twentynine Palms (2003)
, 1h59Directed by Bruno Dumont
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Katerina Golubeva, Jeremy Davies
A photographer, David, and his Russian girlfriend Katia, venture into the desert town of Twentynine Palms to search for nature motifs for a photo shoot. Katia hardly speaks English and David speaks no Russian so they communicate in French, which neither speaks fluently.
Willow Creek (2013)
, 1h19Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Adventure, Horror
Actors Alexie Gilmore, Bryce Johnson, Peter Jason
Set in Humboldt County, California, Jim is a Bigfoot believer whose idea of a romantic getaway is to head deep into Six Rivers National Forest in Northern California, video camera in tow, trying to shoot his own Bigfoot footage at the site of the Patterson–Gimlin film. That 1967 fragment of footage purporting to show a Sasquatch striding along a dry sandbar beside Bluff Creek became a key artifact in the cryptozoology community, and Jim dreams of nothing more than setting foot on the actual location where it was shot. His long-suffering girlfriend, Kelly, agrees to tag along for the ride, despite the fact that she thinks Bigfoot has about as much chance of being real as leprechauns.
The Visitation (2006)
, 1h43Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about religion
Actors Martin Donovan, Edward Furlong, Kelly Lynch, Priscilla Barnes, Richard Tyson, Joe Unger
In present-day Antioch, former minister Travis Jordan still lives, after losing his faith in God three years before when his beloved wife was murdered and the criminals never found. Suddenly, miracles happen in the little town: the new veterinarian's son survives a van accident without a single scratch; Travis' dog Max revives after being buried; a paraplegic walks; a scarred teenager and her police officer father (brain tumor) heal, outside and inside. In all the events, either a group of three men wearing black were seen nearby, or only their tall, blond (possible) leader, who seems to want everyone to know, "he is coming". Very soon after this a scruffy, gentle-mannered newcomer arrives; Brandon Nichols implies through his healing work and preaching that he's Jesus Christ or a better version of a messiah. The local population worships Brandon, while Travis and Morgan feel that something is wrong and conduct an investigation, disclosing that evil has possessed the town dwellers.
Boss (2013)
, 2h23Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action
Actors Mithun Chakraborty, Akshay Kumar, Aditi Rao Hydari, Danny Denzongpa, Shiv Pandit, Johnny Lever
The film starts of with School Teacher Satyakant Shastri (Mithun Chakraborty) who has two children, Surya and Shiv. After Surya brawls with another child multiple times and eventually kills him, Satyakant kicks him out and disowns him. Years later, Shiv (Shiv Pandit) grows up as the only son to his father. It is revealed that after being disowned, Surya had saved the life of a transport businessman Tauji aka Big Boss (Danny Denzongpa) who had taken him in and raised him like a son for 15 years. Now, Surya (Akshay Kumar) has transformed himself into Boss, a suave, tough transport businessman who fights for justice.
Saturn 3 (1980)
, 1h28Directed by Stanley Donen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Space opera, Robot films
Actors Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas, Harvey Keitel, Roy Dotrice
In the distant future, an overcrowded Earth relies on research conducted by scientists in remote stations across the solar system. One of these, a small experimental hydroponics research station on Saturn's third moon, is run solely by Adam (Douglas) and his colleague and lover Alex (Fawcett). Adam, the younger Alex and their dog Sally enjoy their isolation, far from an overcrowded and troubled Earth. The couple have been on Saturn 3 for three years, but Alex has spent all her life in space.
Swimfan (2002)
, 1h25Directed by John Polson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Themes Feminist films, Films about sexuality, Sports films, Erotic films, Political films, Erotic thriller films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Clayne Crawford, Jason Ritter, Kate Burton
Ben Cronin (Jesse Bradford) is a star swimmer of his high school's swim team. His coach informs him that Stanford University scouts will appear at next week's swim meet. Ben and his girlfriend Amy (Shiri Appleby) discuss their future plans. Amy has her heart set on going to school in Rhode Island, but explains that she will go to school in California to stay close to Ben. The next day, Ben nearly runs his car into Madison Bell (Erika Christensen) and gives her a ride home as an apology. Later, he realizes that Madison left her notebook in his car. The notebook is filled with music notes, and Ben spots his initials written inside a staff. When he brings the notebook to return it, he meets Madison's cousin, Christopher (James Debello). Madison appears stressed, and explains that she hasn't eaten all day, so Ben offers to take her to dinner. At dinner, Ben tells Madison about his girlfriend, but Madison does not appear too bothered and explains that she has a boy waiting for her in New York City.
Moon of the Wolf (1972)
, 1h15Directed by Daniel Petrie
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film
Actors David Janssen, Barbara Rush, Bradford Dillman, John Beradino, Geoffrey Lewis, Royal Dano
In the Louisiana Bayou town of Marsh Island, two farmers discover the mauled, dead body of a local young woman. Sheriff Aaron Whitaker (David Janssen) is called. The victim's temperamental brother Lawrence Burrifors (Geoffrey Lewis) arrives at the crime scene and jumps to the conclusion that the girl's lover committed the murder, a man whose name her brother does not know. The town's Dr. Drutan (John Beradino) examines the body and pronounces the girl died of a blow to the head.