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88 Minutes

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: Germany | USA | Canada

Runtime: 108 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: He has 88 minutes to solve a murder. His own.

 

Cast: Al Pacino … Jack Gramm
Alicia Witt … Kim Cummings
Leelee Sobieski … Lauren Douglas
Amy Brenneman … Shelly Barnes
William Forsythe … Frank Parks
Deborah Kara Unger … Carol Lynn Johnson
Ben McKenzie … Mike Stempt (as Benjamin McKenzie)
Neal McDonough … Jon Forster
Leah Cairns … Sara Pollard
Stephen Moyer … Guy LaForge
Christopher Redman … Jeremy Guber
Brendan Fletcher … Johnny D'Franco
Michael Eklund … J.T. Rycker
Kristina Copeland … Dale Morris
Tammy Hui … Janie Cates

 

Plot: In Seattle, the successful forensic psychiatrist and college professor Jack Gramm is in evidence since…

 

Awards: 2 nominations

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The Walker

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | UK

Runtime: 108 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Everyone loves a good scandal

 

Cast: Woody Harrelson … Carter Page III
Kristin Scott Thomas … Lynn Lockner
Lauren Bacall … Natalie Van Miter
Ned Beatty … Jack Delorean
Moritz Bleibtreu … Emek Yoglu
Mary Beth Hurt … Chrissie Morgan
Lily Tomlin … Abigail Delorean
Willem Dafoe … Larry Lockner
William Hope … Mungo Tenant
Geff Francis … Detective Dixon
Steven Hartley … Robbie Kononsberg
Garrick Hagon … John Krebs
Michael J. Reynolds … Ethan Withal
Allen Lidkey … Andrew Salesperson
Stewart Alexander … Edgar

 

Plot: An escort who caters to Washington D.C.’s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.

 

Awards: 1 win

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The Nines

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 100 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Y9u never kn9w when y9ur number is up

 

Cast: Ryan Reynolds … Gary / Gavin / Gabriel
Melissa McCarthy … Margaret / Melissa / Mary
Hope Davis … Sarah / Susan / Sierra
Elle Fanning … Noelle
David Denman … Parole Officer / Agitated Man
Octavia Spencer … Streetwalker
Ben Falcone … Himself
Dahlia Salem … Herself
John Gatins … Himself
Andy Fielder … Moderator
Jodi Sellards … Piano Player
Greg Baine … Delivery Boy
Martin Yu … Focus Group Participant #1
Gregg Naaman … Focus Group Participant #2
Lorene Scafaria … Game Night Guest

 

Plot: A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.

 

Awards: 2 nominations

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Thr3e

Friday, December 1st, 2006

All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2006

Country: Poland | USA

Runtime: USA:101 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Marc Blucas … Kevin Parson
Justine Waddell … Jennifer Peters
Laura Jordan … Samantha
Max Ryan … Milton
Bill Moseley … Slater
Sherman Augustus … Detective Bill
Priscilla Barnes … Balinda Parson
Tom Bower … Uncle Eugene Parson
Philip Dunbar … Doctor Francis
Jeffrey Lee Hollis … Bobby Parson
Kevin Downes … Henry
Jack Ryan … Slater – young
Kai Schoenhals … Hot Dog Vendor
Bruno Jasienski … Young Kevin Parson
Allana Bale … Young Samantha

 

Plot: Innocent lives hang on the whim of an elusive psychopathic murderer whose strange riddles and impossible timelines force three people into a mission to end the game before one or all of them die.

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Lady in the Water

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

All Genres:
Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2006

Country: USA

Runtime: 110 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Time is running out for a happy ending.

 

Cast: Paul Giamatti … Cleveland Heep
Bryce Dallas Howard … Story
Jeffrey Wright … Mr. Dury
Bob Balaban … Harry Farber
Sarita Choudhury … Anna Ran
Cindy Cheung … Young-Soon Choi
M. Night Shyamalan … Vick Ran
Freddy Rodríguez … Reggie
Bill Irwin … Mr. Leeds
Mary Beth Hurt … Mrs. Bell
Noah Gray-Cabey … Joey Dury
Joseph D. Reitman … Long Haired Smoker
Jared Harris … Goatee Smoker
Grant Monohon … Emaciated Smoker
John Boyd … One-Eyebrow Smoker

 

Plot: Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.

 

Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations

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Saw II

Friday, October 28th, 2005

All Genres:
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2005

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 93 min | 95 min (unrated version)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: We Dare You Again…

 

Writers: Leigh Whannell (written by) and Darren Lynn Bousman (written by)

 

Cast: Tobin Bell … Jigsaw / John
Shawnee Smith … Amanda
Donnie Wahlberg … Eric Matthews
Erik Knudsen … Daniel Matthews
Franky G … Xavier
Glenn Plummer … Jonas
Emmanuelle Vaugier … Addison
Beverley Mitchell … Laura
Tim Burd … Obi (as Timothy Burd)
Dina Meyer … Kerry
Lyriq Bent … Rigg
Noam Jenkins … Michael
Tony Nappo … Gus
Kelly Jones … SWAT Member Pete
Vincent Rother … SWAT Member Joe

 

Plot: Jigsaw locks a few unlucky people in a booby trapped shelter and they must find a way out before they inhale too much of a lethal nerve gas and die. But they must watch out, for the traps Jigsaw has set in the shelter lead to death also.

 

Awards: 1 win & 6 nominations

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Revolver

Sunday, September 11th, 2005

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2005

Country: France | UK

Runtime: 115 min

Languages: English | Cantonese

Director:

Tagline: Your mind will not accept a game this big

 

Writers: Luc Besson (adaptation) Guy Ritchie (written by)

 

Cast: Jason Statham … Jake Green
Ray Liotta … Dorothy Macha
Vincent Pastore … Zach
André Benjamin … Avi
Terence Maynard … French Paul
Andrew Howard … Billy
Mark Strong … Sorter
Francesca Annis … Lily Walker
Anjela Lauren Smith … Doreen
Elana Binysh … Rachel
Mem Ferda … Macha's Goon
Shend … Teddy (Billy's Bodyguard)
Bill Moody … Al
Stephen Walters … Joe
Vincent Riotta … Benny

 

Plot: Gambler Jake Green enters into a game with potentially deadly consequences.

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The Manchurian Candidate

Thursday, July 22nd, 2004

All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2004

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:129 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: This summer everything is under control.

 

Cast: Jeffrey Wright … Al Melvin
Pablo Schreiber … Eddie Ingram
Anthony Mackie … Robert Baker
Dorian Missick … Owens
Jose Pablo Cantillo … Villalobos
Teddy Dunn … Wilson
Joaquin Perez-Campbell … Atkins
Tim Artz … Jameson
Denzel Washington … Ben Marco
Robyn Hitchcock … Laurent Tokar
Liev Schreiber … Raymond Shaw
Antoine Taylor … Boy Scout #1
Joseph Alessi … Boy Scout #2
Raymond Anthony Thomas … Scout Dad (as Ray Anthony Thomas)
Bill Irwin … Scoutmaster

 

Plot: In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.

 

Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 nominations

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Wonderland

Monday, September 8th, 2003

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2003

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 104 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The '80s – unplugged. The murders – unveiled. The legend – unzipped.

 

Cast: Kate Bosworth … Dawn Schiller
Carrie Fisher … Sally Hansen
Val Kilmer … John Holmes
Kim Marriner … Reporter (as Kim Mariner)
Dylan McDermott … David Lind
Michael Pitt … Gopher (scenes deleted)
Alexis Dziena … Gopher's Girlfriend (scenes deleted)
Karen LaKritz … Bartender (as Karen Lakritz)
Steve Cox … Guy at Bar
Josh Lucas … Ron Launius
Louis Lombardi … Slim Jim
Franky G … Louis Cruz (as Franky G.)
Ted Levine … Sam Nico
Russell Sams … Cherokee
Chris Cioffi … Letterman Meathead

 

Plot: In the police investigation of a brutal crime scene, one man was at the center of it all: legendary porn star John Holmes.

 

Awards: 3 nominations

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Darkness

Thursday, October 3rd, 2002

All Genres:
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2002

Country: USA | Spain

Runtime: 102 min | USA:88 min (PG-13 version)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Some secrets should never come to light

 

Writers: Jaume Balagueró (written by) and Fernando de Felipe (written by) …

 

Cast: Anna Paquin … Regina
Lena Olin … Maria
Iain Glen … Mark
Giancarlo Giannini … Albert Rua
Fele Martínez … Carlos
Stephan Enquist … Paul
Fermí Reixach … Villalobos (as Fermi Reixach)
Francesc Pagés … Driver Traffic Jam
Craig Stevenson … Electrician
Paula Fernández … Girl 1
Gemma Lozano … Girl 2
Xavier Allepuz … Boy 3
Joseph Roberts … Boy 4
Marc Ferrando … Boy 5
Josh Gaeta … Boy 6

 

Plot: A teenage girl moves into a remote countryside house with her family, only to discover that their gloomy new home has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy the family.

 

Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations

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