Category Archives: Thriller
Rambo
Release 2008
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Director: Sylvester Stallone
Writers: Art Monterastelli, Sylvester Stallone, David Morrell
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden, Graham McTavish, Reynaldo Gallegos
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462499/
In Thailand, John Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit.
Rambo III
Release 1988
Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller
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Director: Peter MacDonald
Writers: David Morrell, Sylvester Stallone, Sheldon Lettich
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge, Kurtwood Smith, Spiros Focás
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095956/
Rambo's Vietnam commanding officer Colonel Trautman is held hostage in Afghanistan, and its up to Rambo to rescue him.
First Blood
Release 1982
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Director: Ted Kotcheff
Writers: David Morrell, Michael Kozoll, William Sackheim, Sylvester Stallone
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, Bill McKinney, Jack Starrett
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083944/
A Vietnam Veteran uses his combat skills against the lawman of a small town when they arrest and abuse him.
Insidious: Chapter 2
Release 2013
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Director: James Wan
Writers: Leigh Whannell, James Wan
Stars: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye, Barbara Hershey
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2226417/
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.
Side Effects
Release 2013
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Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writers: Scott Z. Burns
Stars: Rooney Mara, Carmen Pelaez, Marin Ireland, Channing Tatum, Polly Draper
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2053463/
A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.
Gangster Squad
Release 2013
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Ruben Fleischer
Writers: Will Beall, Paul Lieberman
Stars: Sean Penn, Holt McCallany, Wade Williams, James Landry Hébert, Ambyr Childers
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1321870/
Los Angeles, 1949: A secret crew of police officers led by two determined sergeants work together in an effort to take down the ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen who runs the city.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Release 2012
Genre Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
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Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Writers: Seth Grahame-Smith
Stars: Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1611224/
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them.
Stolen
Release 2012
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Simon West
Writers: David Guggenheim
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Josh Lucas, Danny Huston, Malin Akerman, Sami Gayle
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1656186/
A former thief frantically searches for his missing daughter, who has been kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a taxi.
Empire State
Release 2013
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Director: Dito Montiel
Writers: Adam Mazer
Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Michael Angarano, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Ben-Victor, Jerry Ferrara
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2171867/
Two childhood friends plan to rob an armored car depository. An NYPD officer stands in their way.
Dead Man Down
Release 2013
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Writers: J.H. Wyman
Stars: Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard, Dominic Cooper, Isabelle Huppert
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2101341/
In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is seduced by a woman seeking retribution.