The Awakening (2011)
Horror | Thriller
1921 England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost. Everything she knew in unravels as the 'missing' begin to show themselves.
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton
Director: Nick Murphy
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The Bodyguard (1992)
Drama | Music | Romance | Thriller
A well-known entertainer, stalked by an obsessive fan, hires an ex-Secret Service agent to protect her, and the two fall in love.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp
Director: Mick Jackson
Battleground / Skeleton Lake (2012)
Action | Horror | Thriller
Six ruthless bank robbers encounter someone far worse. Six bank robbers become stranded in a off the grid forest when their vehicle goes missing during the planning of their escape from the police…
Starring: Bryan Larkin, Hugh Lambe, Bob Cymbalski
Director: Neil Mackay
The Dead (2010)
Action | Horror | Thriller
Following at first the journey of Lt. Brian Murphy, wanting nothing more than to return home from a zombie outbreak stricken Africa, then Murphy and Sgt. Daniel Dembele, the latter trying to find his son, this is a quest film as much as horror, the journey as important as the grue.
Starring: Rob Freeman, Prince David Oseia
Director: Jonathan Ford, Howard J. Ford
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Cruise plays Dr. William Harford, who plunges into an erotic foray that threatens his marriage – and may even ensnare him in a lurid murder mystery – after his wife's (Kidman) admission of sexual longings. As the story sweeps from doubt and fear to self-discovery and reconciliation, Kubrick orchestrates it with masterful flourishes. Graceful tracking shots, controlled pacing, rich colors, startling images: bravura trails that make Kubrick a filmmaker for the ages are here to keep everyone's eyes wide open.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Marie Richardson, Rade Serbedzija
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
Crime | Thriller
Danny Ocean and the gang would have only one reason to pull off their most ambitious and risky casino heist – to defend one of their own. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank ddouble-crosses one of the original Ocean's eleven – Reuben Tishkoff – Danny and the gang team up one more time to see if they can break "the Bank".
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Crime | Thriller
It's been three years since Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his crew – fronted by detail man Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt), up-and-coming pickpocket Linus Caldwell (Matt Damon), explosives expert Basher Tarr (Don Cheadle) and safecracker Frank Catton (Bernie Mac) – pulled off one of the most audacious and lucrative heists in history, robbing ruthless entrepreneur Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) of every dime stored in his impenetrable Las Vegas vault. After splitting the $160 million take, each of the infamous Ocean's crew have tried to go straight, lay low and live a legit life…but that's proven to be a challenge, much to the chagrin of Danny's wife Tess (Julia Roberts). When someone breaks Rule Number One and rats them out to Benedict, going straight is no longer an option. He wants his $160 million back – with interest – or else. And, as the gang quickly discovers, Benedict isn't the only powerful person in the world looking for Ocean's Eleven…
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andy Garcia, Don Tiffany, Bernie Mac, Julia Roberts
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Crime | Thriller
Based on the 1960 Rat Pack film, wry, charismatic thief, Danny Ocean (George Clooney) orchestrates the most sophisticated, elaborate casino heist in history, less than 24 hours after being released from jail. In one night, Danny's handpicked 11-man crew of specialists – including an ace card sharp (Brad Pitt), a master pickpocket (Matt Damon) and a demolition genius (Don Cheadle) – will attempt to steal over $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos owned by Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), the elegant, ruthless entrepreneur who just happens to be dating Danny's ex-wife Tess (Julia Roberts). To score the cash, Danny will have to risk his life and his chance of reconciling with Tess. But if it all goes according to his intricate, nearly impossible plan, he won't have to choose between his stake in the heist and his high-stakes reunion with Tess- or will he?
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy Garcia, Julia Roberts
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Disclosure (1994)
Drama | Thriller
An executive at a high-tech firm is passed over for a promotion, only to discover that his new boss is a woman with whom he'd had an affair 10 years earlier. When the woman immediately makes an aggressive sexual overture toward him, the man sues for sexual harassment, which uncovers a series of revelations about his own past and the future of his company.
Starring: Michael Douglas, Demi Moore, Donald Sutherland
Director: Barry Levinson
Neverlost (2010)
Fantasy | Thriller
After losing his Kate, his high school sweetheart, in a horrific house fire Josh Higgins' life tumbles into a depressing mix of insomnia and poor choices. After taking seemingly harmless sleeping pill, Josh is thrusted from his current banal existence to one that he had lost years earlier. As the walls of his own psychosis slowly start to close in around him, Josh must race to save himself, Kate and the parallel life that he vows can never again become…lost.
Starring: Emily Alatalo, Ryan Barrett, Jennifer Polansky, Danny Bruzzi
Director: Chad Archibald
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Stick (1985)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Ernest (Stick) Stickley returns from prison, and very soon he gets involved with his old friend in a drug-running deal that goes sour. Hired by a rich investor, he tries to walk the line, but trouble follows him throughout as he tries to collect a debt and make up for lost time with his daughter. Stick also finds a new flame with a lady financial wizard (Kyle) and gets set to enjoy a new life, but Chucky and Nestor, the two hoods that owe him the debt, have other plans for Stick.
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen, George Segal
Director: Burt Reynolds
Nighthawks / Night Hawks (1981)
Action | Crime | Thriller
Deke DaSilva and Matthew Fox are two New York cops who get transferred to an elite anti-terrorism squad. About this same time, an infamous international terrorist shows up in New York looking to cause some chaos. It's up to DaSilva and Fox to stop him, but will they be in time…?
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Lindsay Wagner, Persis Khambatta, Nigel Davenport, Rutger Hauer
Director: Bruce Malmuth, Gary Nelson
Striptease (1996)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
At the Eager Beaver, a topless bar in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, former FBI clerk Erin Grant dances in order to raise enough money to regain custody of her seven year-old daughter, Angela. David Dilbeck, a kinky Congressman controlled by a gang of murderous sugar cane growers, staggers into the club and can't contain his sexual urges while watching Erin dance. He is recognized by Jerry Killian, a sharp-eyed regular, who, also infatuated with Erin, initiates a blackmail plan against Dilbeck meant to aid Erin in her court case. Killian is soon murdered, and Detective Al Garcia finds the blackmailer's body floating in a lake. The plot spreads from there and begins to include characters from society's fringes; there's Shad, the Eager Beaver's menacing bouncer with some ingenious blackmail schemes of his own. Darrell, Erin's psychopathic ex-husband, a small-time crook who deals in wheelchairs stolen from rest homes and hospitals.
Starring: Demi Moore, Burt Reynolds, Armand Assante, Ving Rhames, Robert Patrick
Director: Andrew Bergman
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
The English language imagining of Stieg Larsson's bestseller "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo". The movie follows an investigative journalist who has been hired by a wealthy industrialist to follow up on the disappearance of a family member.
Starring: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Robin Wright, Stellan Skarsgård, Christopher Plummer
Director: David Fincher
Day of the Dead (2008)
Action | Horror | Thriller
Nick Cannon, Mena Suvari, and Ving Rhames star in this horror film based on the George A. Romero classic zombie film. A mysterious virus has infected the small town of Leadville, Colorado and the military is brought in to enforce a quarantine and stop the spread of the disease. As people perish, survivors realize that the virus is creating the walking dead who crave human flesh. Only a small number of people are immune to the virus and those few survivors must battle to fend off the infected zombies while trying to make it out of town alive.
Starring: Ving Rhames, Mena Suvari, Nick Cannon, Annalynne McCord, Christa Campbell
Director: Steve Miner
Rogue River (2012)
Horror | Thriller
When a young woman takes a trip down Rogue River, her car mysteriously disappears. Lost without transport or communication, she accepts the hospitality of a stranger who offers her shelter for the night at his cabin. With no other options available, she reluctantly accepts only to forever regret it. The ensuing hours yield nothing but torture, indescribable pain, and horrific agony.
Starring: Michelle Page, Art Alexakis, Chris Coy, Michael Rooker, Bill Moseley, Lucinda Jenney
Director: Jourdan McClure
Columbus Circle (2012)
Thriller
Abigail Clayton lives alone. Very alone. In fact, the attractive heiress has not left her Manhattan loft apartment for almost two decades. The famous daughter of a wealthy industrialist, Abigail disappeared from the prying eyes of the press and the intrusiveness of her family on her 18th birthday, the day she received her massive inheritance. During years of self-imposed isolation, Abigail has had contact with only two people-her building's Concierge, Klandermann, with whom she communicates via notes-and Dr. Raymond Fontaine, a longtime family friend and her sole confidant for most of her life.
Starring: Selma Blair, Amy Smart, Jason Lee, Kevin Pollak, Giovanni Ribisi, Beau Bridges
Director: George Gallo
Wrong Turn (2003)
Horror | Teen | Thriller
License to Drive meets Deliverance when Scott (Desmond Harrington) crashes into a carload of three other young people (Eliza Dushku, Jeremy Sisto and Emmanuelle Chriqui). The foursome is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disfigured via generations of inbreeding. Should've called AAA!
Starring: Desmond Harrington, Eliza Dushku, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jeremy Sisto, Kevin Zegers
Director: Rob Schmidt
The Caller (2011)
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Troubled divorcee Mary Kee is tormented by a series of sinister phone calls from a mysterious woman. When the stranger reveals she's calling from the past, Mary tries to break off contact. But the caller doesn't like being ignored, and looks for revenge in a unique and terrifying way…
Starring: Rachelle Lefevre, Stephen Moyer, Luis Guzmán
Director: Matthew Parkhill
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Magic (1978)
Drama | Horror | Romance | Thriller
A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith
Director: Richard Attenborough
