The Skeleton Key (2005)
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
Starring: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant
Director: Iain Softley
Fireworks / Hana-bi (1997)
Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
A hard-boiled ex-cop, haunted by a troubled past and pushed to the edge by the shooting of his partner, confronts his demons in a ruthless quest for justice and redemption.
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe, Hakuryû
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Traders (2015)
Thriller
What if it made perfect sense for ordinary people to kill each other for money? Better than slow grinding financial ruin and misery, and all done according to a strict code by consenting adults. This is Trading.
Starring: Killian Scott, John Bradley, Peter O'Meara, Nika McGuigan, Barry Keoghan, Kelly Byrne
Director: Rachael Moriarty, Peter Murphy
Animal Kingdom (2010)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Welcome to the terrifying Melbourne crime underworld, where tensions are on the brink of exploding between felons and renegade cops. The Cody brothers, a gang of armed robbers, are initiating their nephew Joshua 'J' into their frightening world after the death of his mother and under the watchful eye of his matriarchal grandmother, Smurf, who seems to be pulling the strings. Pope, the oldest brother, tries unsuccessfully to come to terms with the fact that his partner, Barry 'Baz' Brown, wants out of the game. Craig, the middle brother, deals and does cocaine while youngest brother Darren is fighting with his conscience. J quickly comes to believe that he is a player in this world, but soon discovers that the entire situation is far larger and more menacing than he could ever imagine and must determine how the game is played and choose his place in this brutal animal kingdom.
Starring: James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, Luke Ford, Jacki Weaver
Director: David Michôd
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Drama | Musical | Romance | Thriller
Musical Drama based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's celebrated musical phenomenon. The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a disfigured musical genius (Gerard Butler) who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with the lovely Christine (Emmy Rossum), the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera, exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents.
Starring: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, Jennifer Ellison
Director: Joel Schumacher
Sniper: Reloaded (2010)
Action | Drama | Thriller | War
Brandon Beckett the son of Master Gunnery Sargent Thomas Beckett while serving as a UN peace keeper and government trainer is assigned the task to rescue a European farmer located in the middle of hostile rebel territory. Upon arrival a mysterious sniper ambushes them, wounding Beckett and killing everyone else. Becket returns to his base and desires to seek revenge by killing the sniper. during his time on the base Beckett becomes involved with British Army Lieutenant Ellen Abramowitz. Beckett Also meets his father's former protégé, sniper instructor Richard Miller.
Starring: Billy Zane, Chad Michael Collins, Annabel Wright, Patrick Lyster, Richard Sammel, Kayla Privett
Director: Claudio Fäh
Criminal (2016)
Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
The memories & skills of a deceased CIA agent are implanted into an unpredictable and dangerous convict.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds, Alice Eve
Director: Ariel Vromen
Wolf Creek 2 (2013)
Action | Horror | Thriller
After trying to rescue a female German traveler who ran afoul of serial murderer Mick Taylor in the Australian desert, British surfer Paul must fight to survive.
Starring: John Jarratt, Ryan Corr, Shannon Ashlyn, Philippe Klaus, Gerard Kennedy, Annie Byron
Director: Greg McLean
Rebirth (2016)
Thriller
Kyle, a cubicle drone who's grown bored with his job and family responsibilities, is shocked when his hard-partying college friend Zack shows up at his office. Zack convinces Kyle to join him on a weekend retreat involving a self-help program called "Rebirth," but what seems like an opportunity for Kyle to get his priorities in order soon turns into a surrealistic nightmare.
Starring: Nicky Whelan, Adam Goldberg, Harry Hamlin, Fran Kranz, Kat Foster, Andrew J. West
Director: Karl Mueller
Get My Revenge / Fukushû shitai (2016)
Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
In 2002, "Fukushu Ho”"(Revenge Law) has been implemented. "Fukushu Ho" allows victims or victims' family to exact revenge against criminals directly.
Starring: Masaru Mizuno, Maryjun Takahashi, Yutaka Kobayashi, Shunsuke Tanaka, Takafumi Honda
Director: Atsushi Muroga
Beautiful (2009)
Drama | Thriller
A 14 year old shutterbug is persuaded by his beautiful 17 year old neighbor to investigate a series of bizarre abductions when the gorgeous girl voices suspicions that a reclusive widow from their wealthy suburb is to blame for the unsolved crimes.
Starring: Michelle Chin, Deborra-Lee Furness, Lynda-Maree Gerritsen, Liam Goodes, Sebastian Gregory, Peta Wilson
Director: Dean O'Flaherty
Road Games (2015)
Thriller
The sun drenched days of summer turn dark and ominous for hitchhiking duo Jack and Véronique when they become inexplicably entangled with a mysterious married couple and a local road kill collector in rural France.
Starring: Andrew Simpson, Joséphine de La Baume, Frederic Pierrot, Barbara Crampton, Féodor Atkine, Pierre Boulanger
Director: Abner Pastoll
The Message / Feng sheng (2009)
Crime | Drama | Thriller | War
1942, Nanjing (Nanking). Following a series of assassination attempts on officials of the Japanese-controlled puppet government, the Japanese spy chief gathers a group of suspects in a mansion house for questioning. A tense game of "cat and mouse" ensues as the Chinese code-breaker attempts to send out a crucial message while protecting his/her own identity.
Starring: Xun Zhou, Hanyu Zhang, Bingbing Li, Xiaoming Huang, Alec Su, Zhiwen Wang, Da Ying
Director: Kuo-fu Chen, Qunshu Gao
Outlaws and Angels (2016)
Drama | Thriller | Western
For seasoned outlaw Henry and his gang of bandits, a high stakes bank heist turns bloody when they kill a U.S. Marshall in the process. With one of the largest bounties in the history of the American West on their heads, they make their way south and invade the home of a seemingly innocent and unsuspecting frontier family for refuge. As an unexpected game of cat and mouse ensues, this twisted tale leads to seduction, role reversal, and ultimately revenge.
Starring: Chad Michael Murray, Luke Wilson, Francesca Eastwood, Teri Polo, Frances Fisher, Ben Browder
Director: JT Mollner
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Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996)
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Jobe is resuscitated by Jonathan Walker. He wants Jobe to create a special computer chip that would connect all the computers in the world into one network, which Walker would control and use. But what Walker doesn't realize is a group of teenage hackers are on to him and out to stop his plan.
Starring: Patrick Bergin, Matt Frewer, Austin O'Brien, Ely Pouget
Director: Farhad Mann
Hardcore Henry (2015)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Hardcore – The First Ever Action POV Feature Film. Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator Estelle from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers, Akan, and his army of mercenaries. Fighting alongside Henry is Jimmy, who is Henry's only hope to make it through the day. Hardcore takes place over the course of one day, in Moscow, Russia.
Starring: Sharlto Copley, Danila Kozlovsky, Haley Bennett, Ilya Naishuller, Tim Roth
Director: Ilya Naishuller
Not Forgotten (2009)
Thriller
Jack Bishop is a picture-perfect husband and father in a peaceful Texas border town. But when his 11-year-old daughter is kidnapped, he’ll hunt her abductors no matter what the cost. Quickly he learns he must unleash his own tortured soul into a Mexican hell of barrios and bordellos controlled by the mysterious religion of La Santa Muerte. When a man has too much to hide and nothing to lose, should he dare to search for the truth?
Starring: Simon Baker, Paz Vega, Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael de Lorenzo, Claire Forlani, Ken Davitian
Director: Dror Soref
Le convoi / Fast Convoy (2016)
Thriller
A "go fast" convoy shipping a ton of cannabis Malaga in southern Spain is disrupted following a shoot out that results in the kidnapping of a tourist.
Starring: Benoît Magimel, Reem Kherici, Tewfik Jallab, Mahdi Belemlih, Amir El Kacem, Leon Garel, Sofian Khammes, Foëd Amara, Alain Figlarz
Director: Frédéric Schoendoerffer
Queen of Earth (2015)
Drama | Thriller
Two women who grew up together discover they have drifted apart when they retreat to a lake house together.
Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Katherine Waterston, Patrick Fugit, Kentucker Audley, Keith Poulson, Kate Lyn Sheil, Daniel April
Director: Alex Ross Perry
A Better Tomorrow / Ying hung boon sik (1986)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
A death-hardened cop battles the Hong Kong underworld, including his own brother, who joins the bad guys and his former partner in crime. This progenitor of Woo's "heroic violence" films introduces the theme of loyalties between men shattered by a violent world that forces them apart. Only through sacrifice can honor be attained.
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Leslie Cheung, Lung Ti, Waise Lee, John Woo, Kenneth Tsang
Director: John Woo
