Category Archives: Thriller
Terminator Salvation
Release 2009
Genre Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: McG
Writers: John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris
Stars: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Helena Bonham Carter, Anton Yelchin
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438488/
After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor struggles to keep the machines from finishing the job.
Coraline
Release 2009
Genre Animation, Fantasy, Thriller
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Director: Henry Selick
Writers: Henry Selick, Neil Gaiman
Stars: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327597/
An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.
Orphan
Release 2009
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Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Writers: David Johnson, Alex Mace
Stars: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1148204/
A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be.
A Good Day to Die Hard
Release 2013
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Director: John Moore
Writers: Skip Woods, Roderick Thorp
Stars: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Yuliya Snigir
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1606378/
John McClane travels to Russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, Jack, only to discover that Jack is a CIA operative working undercover, causing the father and son to team up against underworld forces.
District 9
Release 2009
Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Neill Blomkamp
Writers: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
Stars: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, Elizabeth Mkandawie
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136608/
An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology.
13 Sins
Release 2014
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Director: Daniel Stamm
Writers: David Birke, Daniel Stamm, Chookiat Sakveerakul, Eakasit Thairatana
Stars: Mark Webber, Devon Graye, Tom Bower, Rutina Wesley, Ron Perlman
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2059171/
A cryptic phone call sets off a dangerous game of risks for Elliot, a down-on-his luck salesman. The game promises increasing rewards for completing 13 tasks, each more sinister than the last.
Pandorum
Release 2009
Genre Action, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Christian Alvart
Writers: Travis Milloy, Christian Alvart
Stars: Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet, Antje Traue, Cung Le
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1188729/
A pair of crew members aboard a spaceship wake up with no knowledge of their mission or their identities.
In the Blood
Release 2014
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
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Director: John Stockwell
Writers: James Robert Johnston, Bennett Yellin
Stars: Gina Carano, Cam Gigandet, Danny Trejo, Luis Guzmán, Stephen Lang
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2101570/
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Take Shelter
Release 2011
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Director: Jeff Nichols
Stars: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Tova Stewart, Shea Whigham, Katy Mixon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675192/
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
The Rite
Release 2011
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Director: Mikael Håfström
Writers: Michael Petroni, Matt Baglio
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciarán Hinds, Rutger Hauer
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1161864/
An American seminary student travels to Italy to take an exorcism course.