Archive for the ‘Thriller’ Category
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK
Runtime: 111 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The true story of a heist gone wrong… in all the right ways.
Cast: Jason Statham … Terry Leather
Saffron Burrows … Martine Love
Stephen Campbell Moore … Kevin Swain
Daniel Mays … Dave Shilling
James Faulkner … Guy Singer
Alki David … Bambas
Michael Jibson … Eddie Burton
Georgia Taylor … Ingrid Burton
Richard Lintern … Tim Everett
Peter Bowles … Miles Urquart
Alistair Petrie … Philip Lisle
Hattie Morahan … Gale Benson
Julian Lewis Jones … Snow
Andrew Brooke … Quinn
Rupert Frazer … Lord Drysdale
Plot: Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London’s Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don’t realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets – secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 90 min
Languages: English | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: 8 Strangers. 8 Points of View. 1 Truth.
Cast: Dennis Quaid … Thomas Barnes
Matthew Fox … Kent Taylor
Forest Whitaker … Howard Lewis
Bruce McGill … Phil McCullough
Édgar Ramírez … Javier (as Edgar Ramirez)
Saïd Taghmaoui … Suarez
Ayelet Zurer … Veronica
Zoe Saldana … Angie Jones (as Zoë Saldana)
Sigourney Weaver … Rex Brooks
William Hurt … President Ashton
James LeGros … Ted Heinkin (as James Le Gros)
Eduardo Noriega … Enrique
Richard T. Jones … Holden
Holt McCallany … Ron Matthews
Leonardo Nam … Kevin Cross
Plot: The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 97 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Kent Harper (writer) Jennifer Chambers Lynch (writer)
Cast: Caroline Aaron … Janet
Hugh Dillon … Dad
David Gane … Grocery Man
Gill Gayle … Officer Degrasso
Kent Harper … Officer Jack Bennett
Michael Ironside … Captain Billings
Pell James … Bobbi Prescott
Daryl Haney … Drug Dealer (as D.R. Haney)
Shannon Jardine … Elaine Meyer
Angela Lamarsh … Maid
Gerald Lenton-Young … Coroner
Jennifer Miles … TV Reporter
Mac Miller … Johnny
Charlie Newmark … Officer Wright
Julia Ormond … Elizabeth Anderson
Plot: Two FBI agents attempt to clarify the murders occurring in a desolate region. They approach the witnesses of the latest incident with the help of the local police. All of them hide something and all have wildly different stories to tell.
Awards: 3 wins
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 113 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: This February True Love Takes a Dive.
Cast: Matthew McConaughey … Benjamin Finnegan
Kate Hudson … Tess Finnegan
Donald Sutherland … Nigel Honeycutt
Alexis Dziena … Gemma Honeycutt
Ewen Bremner … Alfonz
Ray Winstone … Moe Fitch
Kevin Hart … Bigg Bunny
Malcolm-Jamal Warner … Cordell
Brian Hooks … Curtis
David Roberts … Cyrus
Michael Mulheren … Eddie
Adam LeFevre … Gary
Rohan Nichol … Stefan
Roger Sciberras … Andras
Elizabeth Connolly … Precious Gem Crew Nurse
Plot: A new clue to the whereabouts of a lost treasure rekindles a married couple’s sense of adventure — and their estranged romance.
Awards: 4 nominations
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 88 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: anywhere is possible.
Cast: Hayden Christensen … David Rice
Jamie Bell … Griffin
Rachel Bilson … Millie
Diane Lane … Mary Rice
Samuel L. Jackson … Roland
Michael Rooker … William Rice
AnnaSophia Robb … Young Millie (as Annasophia Robb)
Max Thieriot … Young David
Jesse James … Young Mark
Tom Hulce … Mr. Bowker
Kristen Stewart … Sophie
Teddy Dunn … Mark Kobold
Barbara Garrick … Ellen
Michael Winther … Day Bank Manager
Massimiliano Pazzaglia … Italian Desk Cop
Plot: A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between “Jumpers” and those who have sworn to kill them.
Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 98 min | Turkey:92 min (DVD version)
Languages: English | Spanish
Director: David Moreau
Xavier Palud
Tagline: How can you believe your eyes when they're not yours?
Cast: Jessica Alba … Sydney Wells
Alessandro Nivola … Dr. Paul Faulkner
Parker Posey … Helen Wells
Rade Serbedzija … Simon McCullough
Fernanda Romero … Ana Christina Martinez
Rachel Ticotin … Rosa Martinez
Obba Babatundé … Dr. Haskins
Danny Mora … Miguel
Chloe Moretz … Alicia (as Chloë Grace Moretz)
Brett A. Haworth … Shadowman
Kevin K. … Tomi Cheung
Tamlyn Tomita … Mrs. Cheung
Esodie Geiger … Nurse
Karen Austin … Mrs. Hillman
Ryan J. Pezdirc … Nurse Room Attendant
Plot: The remake of the Hong Kong film “Jian Gui”, a woman who receives an eye transplant that allows her to see into the supernatural world. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
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Saturday, January 26th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: Sweden
Runtime: 115 min
Languages: Swedish
Director:
Tagline: Eli is 12 years old. She's been 12 for over 200 years and, she just moved in next door.
Writers: John Ajvide Lindqvist (novel) John Ajvide Lindqvist (screenplay)
Cast: Kåre Hedebrant … Oskar
Lina Leandersson … Eli
Per Ragnar … Håkan
Henrik Dahl … Erik
Karin Bergquist … Yvonne
Peter Carlberg … Lacke
Ika Nord … Virginia
Mikael Rahm … Jocke
Karl-Robert Lindgren … Gösta (as Karl Robert Lindgren)
Anders T. Peedu … Morgan (as Anders Peedu)
Pale Olofsson … Larry (as Paul Olofsson)
Cayetano Ruiz … Magister Avila
Patrik Rydmark … Conny
Johan Sömnes … Andreas
Mikael Erhardsson … Martin
Plot: Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire.
Awards: Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 57 wins & 17 nominations
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 92 min
Languages: English | Burmese | Thai
Director:
Tagline: Heroes never die…. They just reload.
Cast: Sylvester Stallone … John Rambo
Julie Benz … Sarah
Matthew Marsden … School Boy
Graham McTavish … Lewis
Reynaldo Gallegos … Diaz (as Rey Gallegos)
Jake La Botz … Reese
Tim Kang … En-Joo
Maung Maung Khin … Tint
Paul Schulze … Michael Burnett
Cameron Pearson … Missionary #4 (Jeff)
Thomas Peterson … Missionary #2 (Dentist)
Tony Skarberg … Missionary #3 (Videographer)
James With … Missionary #5 (Preacher) (as James Wearing Smith)
Kasikorn Niyompattana … Snake Hunter #2
Shaliew 'Lek' Bamrungbun … Snake Hunter #1
Plot: 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. add synopsis
Awards: 1 win
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK
Runtime: 99 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: This party is going overboard
Writers: Oliver Blackburn (writer) David Bloom (writer)
Cast: Robert Boulter … Sean
Sian Breckin … Lisa
Tom Burke … Bluey
Nichola Burley … Tammi
Julian Morris … Josh
Jay Taylor … Marcus
Jaime Winstone … Kim
Plot: Things go drastically wrong for a group of British holidaymakers in Spain.
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: A cyber killer has finally found the perfect accomplice: You.
Cast: Diane Lane … Jennifer Marsh
Billy Burke … Detective Eric Box
Colin Hanks … Griffin Dowd
Joseph Cross … Owen Reilly
Mary Beth Hurt … Stella Marsh
Peter Lewis … Richard Brooks
Tyrone Giordano … Tim Wilks
Perla Haney-Jardine … Annie Haskins
Tim De Zarn … Herbert Miller (as Tim deZarn)
Christopher Cousins … David Williams (as Chris Cousins)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson … Arthur James Elmer
Trina Adams … Female Cop #3
Brynn Baron … Mrs. Miller
John Breen … Richard Weymouth
Dan Callahan … Trey Restom
Plot: FBI agent Jennifer Marsh is tasked with hunting down a seemingly untraceable serial killer who posts live videos of his victims on the Internet. As time runs out, the cat and mouse chase becomes personal.
Awards: 1 win
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK | Ireland
Runtime: 102 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: 5 Men. 4 Walls. 1 Plan.
Writers: Daniel Hardy (writer) Rupert Wyatt (writer)
Cast: Brian Cox … Frank Perry
Damian Lewis … Rizza
Joseph Fiennes … Lenny Drake
Seu Jorge … Viv Batista
Liam Cunningham … Brodie
Dominic Cooper … Lacey
Steven Mackintosh … Tony
Ned Dennehy … Jumpy Con
Vinnie McCabe … Sam (as Vincent McCabe)
Jack Walsh … Sikes
Frank O'Sullivan … Hedges
Stephen Farrelly … Two Ton
Domhnall O'Donoghue … Mary
George Seremba … Stan
Eleanor McLynn … Frank's Daughter
Plot: Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict fourteen years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill…
Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations
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Sunday, January 20th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:82 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: A strange new American dream.
Cast: Nick Stahl … Isaac Knott
Rachel Black … Janice Musslewhite
Jessica Hecht … Edie
Jacob Pitts … Hugh
Ashlie Atkinson … Candy
Jamie McShane … Man on Sidewalk
Pablo Schreiber … Brooster
Jeane Fournier … Charlene Coke
Carmela Marner … A Female Wannabe
Phil LaMarr … Wannabe Group Leader
Matthew Carey … A Male Wannabe
Ben Siegler … Man with Trachea Tube
Michal Sinnott … Isaac's Mom
Joshua Leonard … Isaac's Dad
Vera Farmiga … Fiona
Plot: A semi-paralyzed radio reporter is sent out to investigate a story that leads him into an odd subculture and on a journey of disturbing self-realization.
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: Spain | Germany | UK | Lithuania
Runtime: 111 min
Languages: English | Russian | Spanish | Chinese | French
Director:
Tagline: Arrive on time.
Cast: Woody Harrelson … Roy
Emily Mortimer … Jessie
Ben Kingsley … Grinko
Kate Mara … Abby
Eduardo Noriega … Carlos
Thomas Kretschmann … Kolzak
Etienne Chicot … Frenchman
Mac McDonald … Minister
Colin Stinton … Embassy Official
Perlis Vaisieta … Manager Hotel Pushkin
Mindaugas Papinigis … Young Detective
Mindaugas Capas … Military Officer
Visockaite Sonata … Female Train Attendant #1 (as Sonata Visockaite)
Larisa Kalpokaite … Female Train Attendant #2
Valentinas Krulikovskis … Young Waiter
Plot: A Trans-Siberian train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an American couple encounters a mysterious pair of fellow travelers.
Awards: 2 wins & 11 nominations
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK | USA
Runtime: 107 min
Languages: English | German
Director:
Tagline: Shoot first. Sightsee later.
Cast: Elizabeth Berrington … Natalie
Rudy Blomme … Ticket Seller
Olivier Bonjour … Film Director
Mark Donovan … Overweight Man
Ann Elsley … Overweight Woman #2
Colin Farrell … Ray
Jean-Marc Favorin … Policeman
Ralph Fiennes … Harry Walters
Brendan Gleeson … Ken
Eric Godon … Yuri
Zeljko Ivanek … Canadian Guy
Sachi Kimura … Imamoto
Anna Madeley … Denise
Louis Nummy … Harry's child #3
Clémence Poésy … Chloë Villette
Plot: Holed up in Bruges, Belgium after a difficult job, two hit men begin to differ on their views of life and death as they become used to local customs.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 32 nominations
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
All Genres:
Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 85 min
Languages: English | Russian
Director:
Tagline: Some Thing Has Found Us
Cast: Lizzy Caplan … Marlena Diamond
Jessica Lucas … Lily Ford
T.J. Miller … Hudson 'Hud' Platt
Michael Stahl-David … Rob Hawkins
Mike Vogel … Jason Hawkins
Odette Yustman … Beth McIntyre
Anjul Nigam … Bodega Cashier
Margot Farley … Jenn
Theo Rossi … Antonio
Brian Klugman … Charlie
Kelvin Yu … Clark
Liza Lapira … Heather
Lili Mirojnick … Lei
Ben Feldman … Travis
Elena Caruso … Party Goer
Plot: Revolves around a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people.
Awards: 4 wins & 11 nominations
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Friday, January 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: Japan | USA | Germany
Runtime: 87 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: What will it sound like when you die?
Cast: Shannyn Sossamon … Beth Raymond
Edward Burns … Det. Jack Andrews
Ana Claudia Talancón … Taylor Anthony
Ray Wise … Ted Summers
Azura Skye … Leann Cole
Johnny Lewis … Brian Sousa
Jason Beghe … Ray Purvis
Margaret Cho … Det. Mickey Lee
Meagan Good … Shelley Baum
Rhoda Griffis … Marie Layton
Dawn Dininger … Monster Marie
Ariel Winter … Ellie Layton
Sarah Jean Kubik … Monster Ellie (as Sarah Kubik)
Raegan Lamb … Laurel Layton (as Regan Lamb)
Karen Beyer … Mrs. Ford
Plot: In this remake of the Japanese horror film “Chakushin Ari” (2003), several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves — messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The last man on earth is not alone
Cast: Will Smith … Robert Neville
Alice Braga … Anna
Charlie Tahan … Ethan
Salli Richardson-Whitfield … Zoe (as Salli Richardson)
Willow Smith … Marley
Darrell Foster … Mike – Military Escort
April Grace … TV Personality
Dash Mihok … Alpha Male
Joanna Numata … Alpha Female
Abbey … Sam
Kona … Sam
Samuel Glen … Military Driver – Jay
James Michael McCauley … Male Evacuee (as James McCauley)
Marin Ireland … Woman Evacuee
Pedro Mojica … Sergeant
Plot: Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
Awards: 7 wins & 17 nominations
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Musical, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | UK
Runtime: 116 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Never Forget. Never Forgive.
Cast: Johnny Depp … Sweeney Todd
Helena Bonham Carter … Mrs. Lovett
Alan Rickman … Judge Turpin
Timothy Spall … Beadle
Sacha Baron Cohen … Pirelli
Jamie Campbell Bower … Anthony
Laura Michelle Kelly … Beggar Woman
Jayne Wisener … Johanna
Ed Sanders … Toby (as Edward Sanders)
Gracie May … Baby Johanna
Ava May … Baby Johanna
Gabriella Freeman … Baby Johanna
Jody Halse … Policeman
Aron Paramor … Policeman
Lee Whitlock … Policeman
Plot: The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 20 wins & 31 nominations
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Friday, November 30th, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 84 min
Languages: English | Japanese
Director:
Tagline: Every year, one in 700 people wake up during surgery. When they planned her husband's murder, they never thought he'd be the one.
Cast: Hayden Christensen … Clay Beresford
Jessica Alba … Sam Lockwood
Terrence Howard … Dr. Jack Harper
Lena Olin … Lilith Beresford
Christopher McDonald … Dr. Larry Lupin
Sam Robards … Clayton Beresford Sr.
Arliss Howard … Dr. Jonathan Neyer
Fisher Stevens … Dr. Puttnam
Georgina Chapman … Penny Carver
David Harbour … Dracula
Steven Hinkle … Young Clay (as Stephen Hinkle)
Denis O'Hare … Financial News Analyst
Charlie Hewson … Brian the Orderly
Court Young … Officer Doherty
Joseph Costa … Dr. Elbogen
Plot: The story focuses on a man who suffers “anesthetic awareness” and finds himself awake and aware, but paralyzed, during heart surgery. His mother must wrestle with her own demons as a drama unfolds around them, while trying to unfold the story hidden behind her son’s young wife.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 126 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Stephen King's Legendary Tale of Terror
Cast: Thomas Jane … David Drayton
Marcia Gay Harden … Mrs. Carmody
Laurie Holden … Amanda Dunfrey
Andre Braugher … Brent Norton
Toby Jones … Ollie Weeks
William Sadler … Jim
Jeffrey DeMunn … Dan Miller
Frances Sternhagen … Irene Reppler
Nathan Gamble … Billy Drayton
Alexa Davalos … Sally
Chris Owen … Norm
Sam Witwer … Private Jessup
Robert C. Treveiler … Bud Brown (as Robert Treveiler)
David Jensen … Myron
Melissa Suzanne McBride … Woman With Kids at Home (as Melissa McBride)
Plot: A freak storm unleashes a species of blood-thirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole-up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.
Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations
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