Category Archives: Thriller
Nightcrawler
Release 2014
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Director: Dan Gilroy
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Papajohn, Marco RodrÃguez, Bill Paxton, James Huang
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2872718/
When Lou Bloom, a driven man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
The Departed
Release 2006
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Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: William Monahan, Alan Mak, Felix Chong
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407887/
An undercover state cop who has infiltrated an Irish gang and a mole in the police force working for the same mob race to track down and identify each other before being exposed to the enemy, after both sides realize their outfit has a rat.
The Maze Runner
Release 2014
Genre Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Wes Ball
Writers: Noah Oppenheim, Grant Pierce Myers, T.S. Nowlin, James Dashner
Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Aml Ameen, Ki Hong Lee, Blake Cooper, Thomas Brodie-Sangster
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790864/
Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow "runners" for a shot at escape.
The Losers
Release 2010
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Sylvain White
Writers: Peter Berg, James Vanderbilt, Andy Diggle
Stars: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Idris Elba, Columbus Short
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480255/
A CIA special forces team are betrayed and left for dead by their superiors, galvanizing them to mount an offensive on the CIA.
Predestination
Release 2014
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Director: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
Writers: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig, Robert A. Heinlein
Stars: Sarah Snook, Ethan Hawke, Noah Taylor, Elise Jansen, Freya Stafford
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2397535/
The life of a time-traveling Temporal Agent. On his final assignment, he must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time.
As Above, So Below
Release 2014
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Director: John Erick Dowdle
Writers: Drew Dowdle, John Erick Dowdle
Stars: Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, François Civil, Marion Lambert
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2870612/
When a team of explorers ventures into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.
The Borderland
Release 2014
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Director: Mathieu Weschler
Stars: Sedina Balde, Michael Chan, Sabine Crossen, Serge Crozon-Cazin, James Gerard
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2379715/
A captured bounty hunter is promised his freedom if he can break several prisoners out of a North Korean military stronghold.
Lucy
Release 2014
Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Luc Besson
Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi, Amr Waked, Julian Rhind-Tutt
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2872732/
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Into the Storm
Release 2014
Genre Action, Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
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Director: Steven Quale
Writers: John Swetnam
Stars: Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh, Max Deacon, Nathan Kress
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2106361/
Storm trackers, thrill-seekers, and everyday townspeople document an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes touching down in the town of Silverton.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Release 2014
Genre Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Matt Reeves
Writers: Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Mark Bomback, Pierre Boulle
Stars: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2103281/
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors...