Archive for the ‘Thriller’ Category
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 96 min
Languages: English
Director: Mark Neveldine
Brian Taylor
Tagline: He was dead…But he got better
Cast: Jason Statham … Chev Chelios
Amy Smart … Eve Lydon
Dwight Yoakam … Doc Miles
Efren Ramirez … Venus
Julanne Chidi Hill … Dark Chocolate
Reno Wilson … Orlando
Keone Young … Don Kim
Art Hsu … Johnny Vang
Joseph Julian Soria … Chico
Ling Bai … Ria
Clifton Collins Jr. … El Huron
David Carradine … Poon Dong
Corey Haim … Randy
Geri Halliwell … Karen Chelios
Billy Unger … Young Chev
Plot: Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 107 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Hugh Jackman … Logan / Wolverine
Liev Schreiber … Victor Creed / Sabertooth
Danny Huston … Col. William Stryker
Will i Am … John Wraith / Kestrel (as Will.i.am)
Lynn Collins … Kayla Silverfox
Kevin Durand … Fred Dukes / Blob
Dominic Monaghan … Chris Bradley / Bolt
Taylor Kitsch … Remy LeBeau / Gambit
Daniel Henney … Agent Zero
Ryan Reynolds … Wade Wilson
Tim Pocock … Scott Summers / Cyclops
Julia Blake … Heather Hudson / Vindicator
Max Cullen … Travis Hudson
Troye Sivan … James Howlett
Michael-James Olsen … Young Victor
Plot: After seeking to live a normal life, Logan sets out to avenge the death of his girlfriend by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming Wolverine.
Awards: 2 wins & 6 nominations
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Hong Kong | Japan | France | Argentina
Runtime: 91 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Where evil grows she preys
Writers: Chris Chow (screenplay) and Kenji Kamiyama (character)
Cast: Gianna Jun … Saya (as Gianna)
Allison Miller … Alice McKee
Liam Cunningham … Michael Harrison
JJ Feild … Luke
Koyuki … Onigen
Yasuaki Kurata … Kato Takatora
Larry Lamb … General McKee
Andrew Pleavin … Frank Nielsen
Michael Byrne … Elder
Colin Salmon … Powell
Masiela Lusha … Sharon
Ailish OConnor … Linda
Constantine Gregory … Mr. Henry
Joey Anaya … Creature
Khary Payton … Creature
Plot: A vampire named Saya, who is part of covert government agency that hunts and destroys demons in a post-WWII Japan, is inserted in a military school to discover which one of her classmates is a demon in disguise.
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Friday, March 27th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 92 min | 102 min (extended cut)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Some things cannot be explained.
Cast: Virginia Madsen … Sara Campbell
Kyle Gallner … Matt Campbell
Elias Koteas … Reverend Popescu
Amanda Crew … Wendy
Martin Donovan … Peter Campbell
Sophi Knight … Mary
Ty Wood … Billy Campbell
Erik J. Berg … Jonah (as Erik Berg)
John Bluethner … Ramsey Aickman
D.W. Brown … Dr. Brooks
John B. Lowe … Mr. Sinclair
Adriana O'Neil … Chemo Nurse
Will Woytowich … Cop
James Durham … Matt's Cell Mate
Darren Ross … Paramedic #1
Plot: After a family is forced to relocate for their son’s health, they begin experiencing supernatural behavior in their new home, which turns out to be a former mortuary.
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: John Cena … Danny Fisher
Aidan Gillen … Miles Jackson
Ashley Scott … Molly Porter
Steve Harris … George Aiken
Brian J. White … Hank Carver (as Brian White)
Gonzalo Menendez … Ray Santiago
Taylor Cole … Erica Kessen
Kyle Russell Clements … Dave Fisher (as Kyle Clements)
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo … Willie Dumaine
Travis Davis … Anthony Deluso
Nick Gomez … Samuel
Brian Stanton … FBI Agent Gator (as Brian Decaro)
Rosalind Rubin … FBI Agent Sheila
Billy Slaughter … Technician
Kim Collins … Phil the Plumber
Plot: Detective Danny Fisher discovers his girlfriend has been kidnapped by a ex-con tied to Fisher’s past, and he’ll have to successfully complete 12 challenges in order to secure her safe release.
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Spain
Runtime: 127 min
Languages: Spanish | English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Penélope Cruz … Lena
Lluís Homar … Mateo Blanco / Harry Caine
Blanca Portillo … Judit García
José Luis Gómez … Ernesto Martel
Rubén Ochandiano … Ray X
Tamar Novas … Diego
Ángela Molina … Madre de Lena (Lena's Mother)
Chus Lampreave … Portera (Concierge)
Kiti Manver … Madame Mylene
Lola Dueñas … Lectora de labios (Lip Reader)
Mariola Fuentes … Edurne
Carmen Machi … Chon
Kira Miró … Model
Rossy de Palma … Julieta
Alejo Sauras … Álex
Plot: Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 15 nominations
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Sunday, March 15th, 2009
All Genres:
Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 99 min
Languages: English | Spanish | Hungarian | Czech
Director:
Tagline: Christine Brown has a good job, a great boyfriend, and a bright future. But in three days, she's going to hell.
Cast: Alison Lohman … Christine Brown
Justin Long … Clay Dalton
Lorna Raver … Sylvia Ganush
Dileep Rao … Rham Jas
David Paymer … Mr. Jacks
Adriana Barraza … Shaun San Dena
Chelcie Ross … Leonard Dalton
Reggie Lee … Stu Rubin
Molly Cheek … Trudy Dalton
Bojana Novakovic … Ilenka Ganush
Kevin Foster … Milos
Alexis Cruz … Farm Worker
Ruth Livier … Farm Worker’s Wife
Shiloh Selassie … Farm Worker's Son
Flor de Maria Chahua … Young Shaun San Dena
Plot: A loan officer ordered to evict an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse, which turns her life into a living hell. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 110 min | 114 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: If bad people hurt someone you love, how far would you go to hurt them back?
Cast: Tony Goldwyn … John Collingwood
Monica Potter … Emma Collingwood
Garret Dillahunt … Krug
Aaron Paul … Francis
Spencer Treat Clark … Justin
Riki Lindhome … Sadie
Martha MacIsaac … Paige
Sara Paxton … Mari Collingwood
Michael Bowen … Morton
Joshua Cox … Giles (as Josh Cox)
Usha Khan … Maid
Plot: After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang led by a prison escapee unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging the parents of one of the victims — a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics.
Awards: 1 win
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 107 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: New Model. Original Parts.
Cast: Vin Diesel … Dominic Toretto
Paul Walker … Brian O'Conner
Jordana Brewster … Mia Toretto
Michelle Rodriguez … Letty
John Ortiz … Campos
Laz Alonso … Fenix Rise
Gal Gadot … Gisele Harabo
Jack Conley … Penning
Shea Whigham … Agent Ben Stasiak
Liza Lapira … Agent Sophie Trinh
Sung Kang … Han Lue
Wilmer Calderon … Tash
Don Omar … Himself
Mirtha Michelle … Cara
Greg Cipes … Dwight
Plot: Brian O’Conner, now working for the FBI in LA, teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation.
Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
All Genres:
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 98 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The Race Is On
Cast: Dwayne Johnson … Jack Bruno
AnnaSophia Robb … Sara
Alexander Ludwig … Seth
Carla Gugino … Dr. Alex Friedman
Ciarán Hinds … Henry Burke
Tom Everett Scott … Matheson
Chris Marquette … Pope
Billy Brown … Carson
Garry Marshall … Dr. Donald Harlan
Kim Richards … Tina
Ike Eisenmann … Sheriff Antony
Tom Woodruff Jr. … Siphon
John Duff … Frank
Bob Koherr … Marty
Kevin Christy … Matt
Plot: A Las Vegas cabbie enlists the help of a UFO expert to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 125 min | Turkey:118 min
Languages: English | Spanish | Russian | German
Director:
Tagline: Outwit. Outspy. Outsmart. Outplay. Then get out.
Cast: Clive Owen … Ray Koval
Julia Roberts … Claire Stenwick
Tom Wilkinson … Howard Tully
Paul Giamatti … Richard Garsik
Dan Daily … Garsik's Aide
Lisa Roberts Gillan … Tully's Assistant (as Lisa Roberts Gillan)
David Shumbris … Turtleneck
Rick Worthy … Dale Raimes
Oleg Shtefanko … Boris Fetyov (as Oleg Stefan)
Denis O'Hare … Duke Monahan
Kathleen Chalfant … Pam Frailes
Khan Baykal … Dinesh Patel
Thomas McCarthy … Jeff Bauer
Wayne Duvall … Ned Guston
Fabrizio Brienza … Hotel Manager
Plot: A pair of corporate spies who share a steamy past hook up to pull off the ultimate con job on their respective bosses.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Hong Kong
Runtime: 85 min | 100 min (uncut version)
Languages: English | Japanese | Hindi
Director:
Tagline: This Easter the legend comes to life.
Cast: Justin Chatwin … Goku
Yun-Fat Chow … Master Roshi
Emmy Rossum … Bulma
Jamie Chung … Chi Chi
James Marsters … Lord Piccolo
Joon Park … Yamcha
Eriko Tamura … Mai
Randall Duk Kim … Grandpa Gohan
Ernie Hudson … Sifu Norris
Texas Battle … Carey Fuller
Megumi Seki … Seki
Ian Whyte … Oozaru
Richard Blake … Agundes
Jon Valera … Moreno
Rafael Valdez … Butler
Plot: The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | UK | Australia
Runtime: 121 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Knowing is Everything…
Cast: Nicolas Cage … Professor Jonathan 'John' Koestler
Chandler Canterbury … Caleb Koestler
Rose Byrne … Diana Wayland
Lara Robinson … Abby Wayland / Lucinda Embry
D.G. Maloney … The Stranger
Nadia Townsend … Grace Koestler
Alan Hopgood … Reverend Koestler
Adrienne Pickering … Allison Koestler
Joshua Long … Younger Caleb
Danielle Carter … Miss Taylor (1959)
Alethea McGrath … Miss Taylor (2009)
David Lennie … Principal Clark (1959)
Tamara Donnellan … Lucinda's Mother
Travis Waite … Lucinda's Father
Ben Mendelsohn … Professor Phil Beckman
Plot: A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son’s elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions — some that have already occurred and others that are about to — that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.
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Friday, February 27th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Sweden | Denmark | Germany
Runtime: 152 min
Languages: Swedish
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Nikolaj Arcel (screenplay) Rasmus Heisterberg (screenplay)
Cast: Michael Nyqvist … Mikael Blomkvist
Noomi Rapace … Lisbeth Salander
Lena Endre … Erika Berger
Peter Haber … Martin Vanger
Sven-Bertil Taube … Henrik Vanger
Peter Andersson … The Lawyer Nils Bjurman
Ingvar Hirdwall … Dirch Frode
Marika Lagercrantz … Cecilia Vanger
Björn Granath … Gustav Morell
Ewa Fröling … Harriet Vanger
Michalis Koutsogiannakis … Dragan Armanskij
Annika Hallin … Annika Giannini
Sofia Ledarp … Malin Erikson
Tomas Köhler … 'Plague'
David Dencik … Janne Dahlman
Plot: Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson’s novel about a journalist and a young female hacker.
Awards: 4 nominations
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Friday, February 27th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 105 min
Languages:
Director:
Tagline: Security comes at a price…
Cast: Shane West … Max Peterson
Edward Burns … John Reed
Ving Rhames … Agent Dave Grant
Jonathan Pryce … Mueller
Tamara Feldman … Kamila
Yuriy Kutsenko … Russian General
Sergey Gubanov … Yuri Malanin
Martin Sheen … Raymond Burke
Ilan Goodman … Dennis
Todd Jensen … Agent Fletcher
Steven Elder … Charles
Sandra De Sousa … Female Casino Tech
Greg Donaldson … Casino Tech
Andrea Enright … NSA Tech #2
Trevor White … Paul Spencer
Plot: At first, the strange phone messages promised great wealth. Soon, though, government agents pursue the young engineer receiving them around the world.
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Canada | India | USA | Japan
Runtime: 96 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Some fight for power. Some fight for us.
Cast: Kristin Kreuk … Chun-Li
Chris Klein … Charlie Nash
Neal McDonough … Bison / Vega (Japan)
Robin Shou … Gen
Moon Bloodgood … Det. Maya Sunee
Josie Ho … Cantana
Taboo … Vega / Balrog (Japan)
Michael Clarke Duncan … Balrog / Bison (Japan)
Pei-pei Cheng … Zhilan
Edmund Chen … Xiang
Inez Yan … Chun-Li (5 yrs)
Elizaveta Kiryukhina … Rose
Emilze Junqueira … Jeanne Xiang
Katherine Pemberton … Chun-Li (10 yrs)
Siri Sirijane … Liu
Plot: Based on the popular video game franchise, female fighter Chun Li embarks on a quest for justice.
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Monday, February 23rd, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 162 min | 186 min (director's cut) | 215 min (ultimate cut)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: This city is afraid of me. I've seen its true face.
Cast: Malin Akerman … Laurie Jupiter / Silk Spectre II
Billy Crudup … Dr. Manhattan / Jon Osterman
Matthew Goode … Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias
Jackie Earle Haley … Walter Kovacs / Rorschach
Jeffrey Dean Morgan … Edward Blake / The Comedian
Patrick Wilson … Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II
Carla Gugino … Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre
Matt Frewer … Edgar Jacobi / Moloch the Mystic
Stephen McHattie … Hollis Mason / Nite Owl
Laura Mennell … Janey Slater
Rob LaBelle … Wally Weaver
Gary Houston … John McLaughlin
James M. Connor … Pat Buchanan (as James Michael Connor)
Mary Ann Burger … Eleanor Clift
John Shaw … Doug Roth
Plot: In an alternate 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Friday, February 6th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK
Runtime: 102 min | Germany:102 min (European Film Market)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: David Peace (novel) Tony Grisoni (screenplay)
Cast: Andrew Garfield … Eddie Dunford
David Morrissey … Maurice Jobson
John Henshaw … Bill Hadley
Anthony Flanagan … Barry Gannon
Warren Clarke … Bill Molloy
Jennifer Hennessy … Mrs Kemplay
Mary Jo Randle … Eddie's Mum
Rachel Jane Allen … Susan Dunford
Rita May … Aunty Win
Graham Walker … Uncle Eric
Berwick Kaler … George Greaves
Katherine Vasey … Steph (as Katharine Vasey)
Danny Cunningham … Gaz
Michelle Dockery … Kathryn Tyler
Robert Sheehan … BJ
Plot: A rookie journalist looks to solve the increasingly vexing case of a serial killer on the loose. add synopsis
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Friday, February 6th, 2009
All Genres:
Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 95 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Talk on the phone. Finish your homework. Watch T.V. DIE!
Cast: Jocelin Donahue … Samantha
Tom Noonan … Mr. Ulman
Mary Woronov … Mrs. Ulman
Greta Gerwig … Megan
AJ Bowen … Victor Ulman
Dee Wallace … Landlady
Heather Robb … Heather
Darryl Nau … Random Guy
Brenda Cooney … Nurse
Danielle Noe … Mother
Mary B. McCann … Elaine Cross
John Speredakos … Ted Stephen
Lena Dunham … 911 Operator
Christina Sciongay … Student
Kamen Velkovsky … Demon
Plot: In the 1980s, college student Samantha Hughes takes a strange babysitting job that coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret; they plan to use her in a satanic ritual. add synopsis
Awards: 4 wins & 1 nomination
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Germany | UK
Runtime: 118 min
Languages: English | Italian | French
Director:
Tagline: They control your money. They control your government. They control your life. And everybody pays.
Cast: Clive Owen … Louis Salinger
Naomi Watts … Eleanor Whitman
Armin Mueller-Stahl … Wilhelm Wexler
Ulrich Thomsen … Jonas Skarssen
Brian F. O'Byrne … The Consultant
Michel Voletti … Viktor Haas
Patrick Baladi … Martin White
Jay Villiers … Francis Ehames
Fabrice Scott … Nicholai Yeshinski
Haluk Bilginer … Ahmet Sunay
Luca Barbareschi … Umberto Calvini (as Luca Giorgio Barbareschi)
Alessandro Fabrizi … Inspector Alberto Cerutti
Felix Solis … Detective Iggy Ornelas
Jack McGee … Detective Bernie Ward
Nilaja Sun … Detective Gloria Hubbard
Plot: An Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution’s role in an international arms dealing ring.
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