Archive for the ‘Thriller’ Category
Friday, January 30th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Canada | Germany
Runtime: 87 min
Languages: English
Director: Charles Guard
Thomas Guard
Tagline: Fear moves in
Cast: Emily Browning … Anna
Arielle Kebbel … Alex
David Strathairn … Steven
Elizabeth Banks … Rachel Summers
Maya Massar … Mom
Kevin McNulty … Sheriff Emery
Jesse Moss … Matthew Hendricks
Dean Paul Gibson … Dr. Silberling
Don S. Davis … Mr. Henson
Lex Burnham … Iris Wright
Matthew Bristol … David Wright
Danny Bristol … Samuel Wright
Heather Doerksen … Mildred Kemp
Alf Humphreys … Priest (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
Ryan Cowie … Orderly #1
Plot: Anna Rydell returns home to her sister (and best friend) Alex after a stint in a mental hospital, though her recovery is jeopardized thanks to her cruel stepmother, aloof father, and the presence of a ghost in their home.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Canada | UK | USA
Runtime: 111 min
Languages: English | Cantonese
Director:
Tagline: One push can change everything.
Cast: Colin Ford … Young Nick
Joel Gretsch … Nick's Father
Djimon Hounsou … Henry Carver
Dakota Fanning … Cassie Holmes
Robert Tsonos … Division Doctor #1
Brandon Rhea … Division Doctor #2
Camilla Belle … Kira Hudson
Neil Jackson … Victor Budarin
Chris Evans … Nick Gant
Kai Cheung Leung … Dice Man
Sun Nan Hung … Dice Man's Heavy
Corey Stoll … Agent Mack
Scott Michael Campbell … Agent Holden
Wai Man Tam … Cook in Fish Market
Hal Yamanouchi … Pop Father (as Haruihko Yamanouchi)
Plot: Two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Friday, January 23rd, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK
Runtime: 97 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The last place you'd ever expect to find yourself
Writers: Duncan Jones (original story) Nathan Parker (screenplay)
Cast: Sam Rockwell … Sam Bell
Kevin Spacey … GERTY (voice)
Dominique McElligott … Tess Bell
Rosie Shaw … Little Eve
Adrienne Shaw … Nanny
Kaya Scodelario … Eve
Benedict Wong … Thompson
Matt Berry … Overmeyers
Malcolm Stewart … Technician
Robin Chalk … Sam Bell Clone
Plot: Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our planet’s power problems.
Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 14 wins & 9 nominations
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | New Zealand
Runtime: 92 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Michael Sheen … Lucian
Bill Nighy … Viktor
Rhona Mitra … Sonja
Steven Mackintosh … Tannis
Kevin Grevioux … Raze
David Aston … Coloman
Geraldine Brophy … Nobleman's Wife
Leighton Cardno … Fearful Lycan
Alex Carroll … Young Lucian (as Alexander Carroll)
Elizabeth Hawthorne … Orsova
Jared Turner … Xristo
Jason Hood … Death Dealer
Mark Mitchinson … Nobleman
Tania Nolan … Luka
Craig Parker … Sabas
Plot: An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK | Ireland
Runtime: 89 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: To face the future, they must face the past.
Cast: Liam Neeson … Alistair Little
James Nesbitt … Joe Griffen
Anamaria Marinca … Vika rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Juliet Crawford … Cathy
Niamh Cusack … Alistair's Mum
Mark David … Young Alistair (as Mark Davison)
Gerry Doherty … Joe's Dad
Richard Dormer … Michael
Paul Garret … Alistair's Dad
Katy Gleadhill … Fiona
Jonathan Harden … David
Pauline Hutton … Sharon
Andrea Irvine … Sarah
Gerard Jordan … Jim
Paul Kennedy … Sound recordist
Conor MacNeill … Dave
Mark Matthews … Martin – Cameraman at Loughfinn Centre
Mathew McElhinney … Stuart
Barry McEvoy … Joe's Chauffeur
Paula McFetridge … Joe's Mum
Diarmuid Noyes … Andy
Richard Orr … Alistair's Chauffeur
Lalor Roddy … LandLord
Plot: The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen’s brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
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Sunday, January 18th, 2009
All Genres:
Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Mexico | USA
Runtime: USA:96 min (Sundance Film Festival)
Languages: Spanish
Director:
Tagline: The greatest sin of all is risking nothing.
Cast: Marco Antonio Aguirre … Big Lips
Leonardo Alonso … Policía Judicial
Karla Cecilia Alvarado … Marera
Juan Pablo Arias Barrón … Niño #3
Rosalba Belén Barrón … Niño #2
Felipe Castro … Marero (as Sixto Felipe Castro)
Rosalba Quintana Cruz … Tierra Blanca Mujer
Marcela Feregrino … Kimberly
Kristian Ferrer … El Smiley
Édgar Flores … Willy / El Casper
Giovanni Florido … El Sipe
Paulina Gaitan … Sayra
Ariel Galvan … Migrante #1
Diana Garcia … Martha Marlene
Gabriela Garibaldi … Diana
Plot: Honduran teenager Sayra reunites with her father, an opportunity for her to potentially realize her dream of a life in the U.S…
Awards: 12 wins & 9 nominations
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 140 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: This is War. This is Brooklyn.
Cast: Richard Gere … Eddie Dugan
Don Cheadle … Tango
Ethan Hawke … Sal
Wesley Snipes … Caz
Jesse Williams … Eddie Quinlan
Lili Taylor … Angela
Ellen Barkin
Will Patton … Lt. Bill Hobarts
Brian F. O'Byrne … Ronny Rosario
Vincent D'Onofrio … Carlo rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph Adams … Doctor
Wade Allain-Marcus … C-Rayz
Jas Anderson … K Rock
Nicoye Banks … Slim
Ismail Bashey … Radio Interviewer (voice)
Shaun B'Laurent … Tim (as Ed Pelle)
James Thomas Bligh … Detective Steve Ryan
Diana Bologna … Italian Woman
Robert John Burke … Trooper Scarborough
Raquel Castro … Katherine
Carl Clemons … Club Goon
Rosalyn Coleman … Mother
Tawny Cypress … Allisa Hughes
Isabella David … Sarie's Friend
Paul Diomede … The Italian
John D'Leo … Vinny
Ramon Flowers … Junky
Lebroz Ariel James … Brooklyn Bruiser
Michael Jeremiah … Narc
Hassan Johnson … Beamer
Shannon Kane … Chantel
Ebony J Lewis … Shortie
Steve Lord … FBI Wiretap Agent
Bruce MacVittie … Father Scarpetti
Stella Maeve … Cynthia
Logan Marshall-Green … Melvin Panton
Tanda Mercer … Shortie
Ed Moran … Investigator #2
Kevin Navayne … Drug dealer
Michael Pemberton … Capt. Jenkins
Armando Riesco … Detective George Montress
Clifford Rivera … Thug Ballplayer #2
Wass Stevens … Patrick Leary
Will Stewart … Plainclothes Officer
Tika Sumpter … Neighborhood Girl
Joshua Thompson … Jojo
Sarah Thompson … Sarie
Tobias Truvillion … Gutta
Isiah Whitlock Jr. … Kordell
Michael K. Williams … Red
Yan Xi … Chinese Waitress
Rick Zahn … Police Commissioner
Plot: Three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location after enduring vastly different career paths. add synopsis
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: On January 16, Get Your Heart Broken.
Cast: Jensen Ackles … Tom Hanniger
Jaime King … Sarah Palmer
Kerr Smith … Axel Palmer
Betsy Rue … Irene
Edi Gathegi … Deputy Martin
Tom Atkins … Sheriff Jim Burke
Kevin Tighe … Ben Foley
Megan Boone … Megan
Karen Baum … Deputy Ferris
Joy de la Paz … Rosa
Marc Macaulay … Riggs
Todd Farmer … Frank the Trucker
Jeff Hochendoner … Red
Bingo O'Malley … Officer Hinch
Liam Rhodes … Michael
Plot: Tom returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of the Valentine’s night massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people. Instead of a homecoming, however, Tom finds himself suspected of committing the murders, and it seems like his old flame is the only one will believes he’s innocent.
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Friday, January 9th, 2009
All Genres:
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 88 min | 89 min (unrated version)
Languages: English | Hebrew
Director:
Tagline: Evil will do anything to live.
Cast: Odette Yustman … Casey Beldon
Gary Oldman … Rabbi Sendak
Cam Gigandet … Mark
Meagan Good … Romy
Idris Elba … Arthur Wyndham
Jane Alexander … Sofi Kozma
Atticus Shaffer … Matty Newton
James Remar … Gordon Beldon
Carla Gugino … Janet Beldon
C.S. Lee … Dr. Lester Caldwell
Rhys Coiro … Mr. Shields
Michael Sassone … Eli Walker
Ethan Cutkosky … Barto
Craig J. Harris … Rick Hesse (as Craig Harris)
Rachel Brosnahan … Lisa
Plot: A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.
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Thursday, January 1st, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: USA:90 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Terror – the whole family can enjoy.
Writers: James Swift (story) and Steven P. Fisher (story) …
Cast: Eric McCormack … Ted Lewis / Urp
Jenni Baird … Tammy
Dan Lauria … Chief Dawson
Robert Patrick … Vernon
Jody Thompson … Lana Lewis
Aaron Brooks … Cody
Sarah Smyth … Penny
Andrew Dunbar … Dick
Sage Brocklebank … Stu
Tom McBeath … Wilson
Vincent Gale … Styles
Jerry Wasserman … Sam
Jonathon Young … Lloyd
Michael Roberds … Bubba
Laura Konechny … Laura
Plot: After crash landing near a desert town, an alien enlists the help of a local waitress to re-capture a monster that escaped from the wreckage of his space ship.
Awards: 7 nominations
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 137 min
Languages: English | German | Russian
Director:
Tagline: Freedom begins with an act of defiance!
Cast: Daniel Craig … Tuvia Bielski
Liev Schreiber … Zus Bielski
Jamie Bell … Asael Bielski
Alexa Davalos … Lilka Ticktin
Allan Corduner … Shamon Haretz
Mark Feuerstein … Isaac Malbin
Tomas Arana … Ben Zion Gulkowitz
Jodhi May … Tamara Skidelsky
Kate Fahy … Riva Reich
Iddo Goldberg … Yitzchak Shulman
Iben Hjejle … Bella
Martin Hancock … Peretz Shorshaty
Ravil Isyanov … Viktor Panchenko
Jacek Koman … Konstanty 'Koscik' Kozlowski
George MacKay … Aron Bielski
Plot: Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations
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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 103 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again.
Cast: Jaime King … Lorelei Rox
Gabriel Macht … The Spirit / Denny Colt
Dan Gerrity … Det. Sussman
Arthur the Cat … Himself
Kimberly Cox … Damsel in Distress
Brian Lucero … Thug #1
David Brian Martin … Thug #2 (as David B. Martin)
Larry Reinhardt-Meyer … Officer MacReady
Frank Miller … Liebowitz
Eva Mendes … Sand Saref
Eric Balfour … Mahmoud
Samuel L. Jackson … The Octopus
Louis Lombardi … Pathos / Ethos / Logos
Scarlett Johansson … Silken Floss
Sarah Paulson … Ellen Dolan
Plot: Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City.
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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, History, Thriller, War
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 115 min
Languages: English | German
Director:
Tagline: Many saw evil. They dared to stop it.
Cast: Tom Cruise … Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
Kenneth Branagh … Major-General Henning von Tresckow
Bill Nighy … General Friedrich Olbricht
Tom Wilkinson … General Friedrich Fromm
Carice van Houten … Nina von Stauffenberg
Thomas Kretschmann … Major Otto Ernst Remer
Terence Stamp … Ludwig Beck
Eddie Izzard … General Erich Fellgiebel
Kevin McNally … Dr. Carl Goerdeler (as Kevin R. McNally)
Christian Berkel … Colonel Mertz von Quirnheim
Jamie Parker … Lieutenant Werner von Haeften
David Bamber … Adolf Hitler
Tom Hollander … Colonel Heinz Brandt
David Schofield … Erwin von Witzleben
Kenneth Cranham … Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Plot: Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII.
Awards: 1 win & 8 nominations
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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 104 min
Languages: English | Mandarin
Director:
Tagline: 12.12.08 is the Day the Earth Stood Still
Cast: Keanu Reeves … Klaatu
Jennifer Connelly … Helen Benson
Kathy Bates … Regina Jackson
Jaden Smith … Jacob Benson
John Cleese … Professor Barnhardt
Jon Hamm … Michael Granier
Kyle Chandler … John Driscoll
Robert Knepper … Colonel
James Hong … Mr. Wu
John Rothman … Dr. Myron
Sunita Prasad … Rouhani
Juan Riedinger … William Kwan
Sam Gilroy … Tom
Tanya Champoux … Isabel
Rukiya Bernard … Student
Plot: A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.
Awards: 2 wins & 5 nominations
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Thursday, December 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Canada | Germany
Runtime: 103 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Vengeance has a name.
Cast: Ray Stevenson … Frank Castle
Dominic West … Billy / Jigsaw
Doug Hutchison … Loony Bin Jim
Colin Salmon … Paul Budiansky
Wayne Knight … Micro
Dash Mihok … Martin Soap
Julie Benz … Angela
Stephanie Janusauskas … Grace
Mark Camacho … Pittsy
Romano Orzari … Nicky
Keram Malicki-Sánchez … Ink
Larry Day … Agent Miller
Ron Lea … Captain Ross
Tony Calabretta … Saffiotti
T.J. Storm … Maginty
Plot: After hunting down and killing hundreds of violent criminals, Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, faces his most deadly foe yet: Jigsaw.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: France | UK
Runtime: 104 min
Languages: English | French | Ukrainian | Russian | Hungarian
Director:
Tagline: This time, the rules are the same. Except one.
Cast: Jason Statham … Frank Martin
Natalya Rudakova … Valentina
François Berléand … Inspector Tarconi
Robert Knepper … Johnson
Jeroen Krabbé … Leonid Vasilev
Alex Kobold … Leonid's Aide
David Atrakchi … Malcom Manville
Yann Sundberg … Flag
Eriq Ebouaney … Ice
David Kammenos … Driver Market
Silvio Simac … Mighty Joe
Oscar Relier … Thug / Driver
Timo Dierkes … Otto
Igor Koumpan … Cop Ukraine
Paul Barrett … Captain
Plot: Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukranian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina’s safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in the way of his dangerous objective.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 95 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Yesterday she was a witness. Today she's a target.
Cast: Mickey Rourke … Blackbird
Brandon McGibbon … Blackbird's Kid Brother
Peter Kelly Gaudreault … Blackbird's Brother
Michelle Arvizu … Nurse
Richard Zeppieri … Son-in-Law / Mafia Boss
Alexis Butler … Girl in Hotel Room
Hal Holbrook … Papa
Diane Lane … Carmen
Robert Gow … Prospective Buyer
Catherine Hayos … Prospective Buyer
Thomas Jane … Wayne
Craig Blair … Construction Site Foreman
Joseph Gordon-Levitt … Richie
Lynne Deragon … Mrs. Palino
Rosario Dawson … Donna
Plot: Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an “incident”. Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer. The ensuing struggle will test Carmen to the limit. add synopsis
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 82 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: This Halloween her past is yet to come.
Cast: Haley Bennett … Molly Hartley
Jake Weber … Robert Hartley
Chace Crawford … Joseph Young
Shannon Woodward … Leah
Shanna Collins … Alexis White
AnnaLynne McCord … Suzie
Marin Hinkle … Jane Hartley
Nina Siemaszko … Dr. Emerson
Josh Stewart … Mr. Draper
Jessica Lowndes … Laurel Miller
Randy Wayne … Michael
Jamie McShane … Father
Ron Canada … Mr. Bennett
Kevin Cooney … Dr. Donaldson
Ross Thomas … Jock
Plot: Molly Hartley looks to put her troubled past behind her with a fresh start at a new school, where she sparks with one of the most popular students…
Awards: 1 nomination
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 82 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: It will get under your skin.
Writers: Kai Barry (writer) Ian Shorr (writer)
Cast: Shea Whigham … Dennis Farell
Paulo Costanzo … Seth Belzer
Jill Wagner … Polly Watt
Rachel Kerbs … Lacey Belisle rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Baker … Blake Sherman Jr.
Laurel Whitsett … Sheriff Terri Frankel
Plot: Trapped in an isolated gas station by a voracious Splinter parasite that transforms its still living victims into deadly hosts, a young couple and an escaped convict must find a way to work together to survive this primal terror. add synopsis
Awards: 6 wins & 1 nomination
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK | USA
Runtime: 106 min
Languages: English | Italian | French | Spanish | Swiss German | German
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Daniel Craig … James Bond
Olga Kurylenko … Camille Montes
Mathieu Amalric … Dominic Greene
Judi Dench … M
Giancarlo Giannini … René Mathis
Gemma Arterton … Strawberry Fields
Jeffrey Wright … Felix Leiter
David Harbour … Gregg Beam
Jesper Christensen … Mr. White
Anatole Taubman … Elvis
Rory Kinnear … Bill Tanner
Tim Pigott-Smith … Foreign Secretary
Joaquín Cosio … General Medrano
Fernando Guillén Cuervo … Colonel of Police
Jesús Ochoa … Lieutenant Orso
Plot: Seeking revenge for the death of his love, secret agent James Bond sets out to stop an environmentalist from taking control of a country’s valuable resource.
Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 4 wins & 20 nominations
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