Category Archives: Thriller
Escobar: Paradise Lost
Release 2014
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Director: Andrea Di Stefano
Writers: Andrea Di Stefano, Francesca Marciano
Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Benicio Del Toro, Brady Corbet, Claudia Traisac, Carlos Bardem
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2515030/
In Colombia, a young surfer meets the woman of his dreams - and then he meets her uncle, Pablo Escobar.
The Gambler
Release 2014
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Director: Rupert Wyatt
Writers: William Monahan, James Toback
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Griffin Cleveland, Jessica Lange, Omar Leyva, Anthony Kelley
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2039393/
Lit professor and gambler Jim Bennett's debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation is his relationship with one of his students. Will Bennett risk his life for a second chance?
The Imitation Game
Release 2014
Genre Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
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Director: Morten Tyldum
Writers: Andrew Hodges, Graham Moore
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084970/
During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians.
Before I Go to Sleep
Release 2014
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Director: Rowan Joffe
Writers: Rowan Joffe, S.J. Watson
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Ben Crompton, Anne-Marie Duff
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1726592/
A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.
Time Lapse
Release 2014
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Director: Bradley King
Writers: Bradley King, Bp Cooper
Stars: Danielle Panabaker, Matt O'Leary, George Finn, Amin Joseph, Jason Spisak
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2669336/
Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24hrs into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.
Jessabelle
Release 2014
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Director: Kevin Greutert
Writers: Robert Ben Garant
Stars: Sarah Snook, Joelle Carter, Mark Webber, David Andrews, Ana de la Reguera
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2300975/
Returning to her childhood home in Louisiana to recuperate from a horrific car accident, Jessabelle comes face to face with a long-tormented spirit that has been seeking her return -- and has no intention of letting her escape.
Foxcatcher
Release 2014
Genre Biography, Drama, Sport, Thriller
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Director: Bennett Miller
Writers: E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman
Stars: Channing Tatum, Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Sienna Miller, Vanessa Redgrave
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1100089/
The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher lead by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
No Good Deed
Release 2014
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Sam Miller
Writers: Aimee Lagos
Stars: Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson, Leslie Bibb, Kate del Castillo, Henry Simmons
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2011159/
An unstable escaped convict terrorizes a woman who is alone with her two children.
Gone Girl
Release 2014
Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: David Fincher
Writers: Gillian Flynn
Stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2267998/
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Dying of the Light
Release 2014
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Director: Paul Schrader
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Anton Yelchin, Alexander Karim, Irène Jacob, Aymen Hamdouchi
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1274586/
Evan Lake refuses to retire from his career in the CIA and goes rogue to hunt down his terrorist who tortured him during a mission gone awry years ago.