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Action, Drama, Komödie, action film, comedy drama, comedy film, comedy thriller
Cameron, a Vietnam veteran wanted for attempted murder, escapes police custody. Crossing a bridge, he dodges a car that seems to be trying to run him down; when he turns around, the car has disappeared. A helicopter flies close to the bridge and a man inside looks at Cameron.
Family Drama, Forensic, drama film, prison film, thriller film
In April 1967, the office of Marvin Kramer, a Jewish civil rights lawyer in Indianola, Mississippi, is bombed by the Ku Klux Klan, killing Kramer's young twin sons Josh and John and leading to the amputation of Kramer's legs and his later suicide. Klansman Sam Cayhall is convicted of murder and sentenced to die in the gas chamber at the Mississippi State Penitentiary. Twenty-nine years later, Adam Hall, a young attorney in Chicago and Cayhall's grandson, goes to Jackson, Mississippi to take over the case in the last weeks before his scheduled execution.
Action, Thriller
Within the grasslands of East Africa, a mercenary named Samantha "Sam" O'Hara is leading an operation with a team of multinational mercenaries which includes the loyal Elijah, the outgoing Joey and Bo, the confrontational Mike Barasa, and the Masaai and former jihadist Pata. They are dispatched on a rescue mission to retrieve Asilia Wilson, the teenage daughter of a governor who was abducted for ransom purposes alongside her two schoolmates Chloe and Tessa by Zalaam, the leader of a terrorist cell affiliated with al-Shabaab. Going against the original plan, Sam decides to free the other two girls as well.
Horror, Thriller
William and Martha, a wealthy couple, are brutally murdered by Margaux, the advanced artificial intelligence controlling their high-tech smart home. Sometime later, a group of college seniors—Hannah, Drew, Lexi, Kayla, Devon, and Clay—rent the same house for a weekend getaway to celebrate their impending graduation. Upon arriving, the friends are prompted to download an app that grants them full access to the house's amenities.
Horror
Ben Mears attacks priest Donald Callahan in a homeless shelter in Detroit, and they fall out a window. In the hospital where he and Callahan are taken, Ben is asked by an orderly why, as a Christian, he should not let Ben die for attacking a priest. Ben tells his story.
Thriller, thriller film
While Christine, a children's fashion designer, takes a call, a disease-ridden dog approaches and shakes itself, spreading ticks onto her before vanishing. One tick attaches itself to the nape of her neck, subsequently debilitating Christine with a mysterious illness. A woman named Diana arrives at her home, claiming to be the caregiver Christine had hired.
Dark Comedy, black comedy film, comedy thriller
In the fictional town of Palukaville, Shakes is a talented but cynical and alcoholic birthday-party clown. After his father died, Shakes was raised by his father's friend, Owen Cheese, who gave Shakes his job as a clown. At the local clown bar, the Twisted Balloon, Shakes is excited because he auditioned to be the host of a children's clown show on television called the Big Time Cartoon Circus, after its original host, Peppy, was forced into retirement due to a lewd act.
Justice Drama, Thriller, crime film, drama film
The film opens with an unnamed veteran British gangster attending a boxing match with friends. Hearing in conversation that another gangster, Freddie Mays, is to be released from prison after thirty years, he falls silent and leaves the table to recover his composure. The narrative flashes back to the 1960s, showing a younger Gangster.
Animated Film, Fantasy, Ghost-House-Movies, Ghost-Movie, Horror, LGBTQ-related film, Nudie Film, Raunchy comedy, comedy horror, erotic film, fantasy film, live-action/animated film, sexploitation film
In the early 1930s, a man by the name of Gideon Fisk hangs himself in the basement of his suburban mansion home, seemingly to spite a possessed book made of human skin. In the present day, a quartet of beautiful female college students are hired to clean the now-vacant mansion over the weekend. Upon arrival, they clean the basement and find a strange dagger hidden in a chest.
action film, thriller film
Horror, horror film, thriller film
Joseph Mersault (Sawa), his wife Anne (Sullivan) and his daughter Renee (Howell) live in the remote Canadian wilderness, making a meager living as fur trappers. Joseph trains the eager Renee how to bait and trap various animals, while Anne stays home and takes care of the cabin, washing clothes and fetching water. Their tranquility is threatened when a dangerous wolf begins to eat trapped animals along their fur line.
Action, Thriller
Sam, a sniper, and Ken, a spotter are watching their high profile target. Sam finds a perfect shot, but accidentally hits the girlfriend of the target as well. Sam is regretful, believing that the girl he killed may have been innocent and seemed to be protecting the target.
Action, action film, comedy thriller, drama film, thriller film
Federal agent Irving Greenfield confers with the Governor of Georgia about the corruption problem in fictional Dunston County and local boss "Bama" McCall. Irving intends to find Gator McKlusky, an old buddy of Bama's just out of prison, to help get the goods on Bama. When Irving mentions that "cleaning up" Dunston County would help his re-election, the governor agrees to give Irving whatever he needs.
Action, action film, black comedy film, crime film, martial arts film, thriller film
While investigating a suspected drug den inside a sporting goods store, two plainclothes police officers are killed by a masked assailant using martial arts techniques. In response, Officer Mandy Rust and Lieutenant Sam Dunne approach full-contact karate champion Matt Logan to train their unit in unarmed combat techniques. Logan has a personal stake in the matter, his adopted son Charlie is the son of an addict who died of an overdose.
Psychodrama, drama film, thriller film
Margaret is an American expatriate living in Tokyo. During the day, she works at a Japanese academy teaching prospective flight attendants how to interact with English flight safety instructions. She spends her nights getting drunk with fellow expatriates Ines and Liam and seeks out submissive sexual encounters with random men in the city's numerous love hotels.
Crime Comedy, Detective Film, action film, comedy film, thriller film
In Venice, Los Angeles, private investigator Steve Ford gets his assistant John to locate a young woman, Nola, that he was hired to find, only for Ford to have sex with her. This results in him being chased by her brothers, who had hired him. He hides at his friend Tino's pizza place, and in return, agrees to steal back Tino's stolen car from a gang leader named Spyder.
Dark Comedy, Thriller, black comedy film
In 2009, in the midst of the real estate housing crisis, divorced realtor Cassie Fowler resides in Harding, Arizona, with her 14-year-old daughter Morgan. Cassie is ridiculed one morning by Gary, her aggressive boss. While Cassie is on the phone with a debt collector regarding the potential foreclosure of her own home, a client named Sonny enters the office, enraged at Gary because the house he has sold is losing value.
Thriller, thriller film
Wilson, an aging hitman who grows tired of his violent life, heads to Fuerteventura for a job. His target's absence leads him to a tranquil vacation, where he befriends Gloria, a bartender, and forms unexpected connections with the island's residents. As Wilson lets his guard down, the inevitable return to his profession disrupts the peaceful interlude.
Thriller, horror film, thriller film
In Berlin, Australian backpacker and photographer Clare meets local English teacher Andi. They spend the day together, then have sex in Andi's apartment. The following morning, Clare finds herself locked in.
Crime, Thriller
Thriller, drama film, thriller film
Los Angeles shock jock Elvis Cooney leaves his wife and daughter to go to work at KLAT during the midnight slot. He is introduced to the new intern, Dylan, on whom he plays a prank at the start of his shift. Elvis runs his radio show with Mary, his switchboard operator.
Drama, crime film, drama film, mystery film
The story is presented in five parts, each bearing a title: The Stranger: Arden lives with her abusive, invalid mother, in the countryside of Acton, California. One day she discovers the naked body of a dead woman on the property. Arden becomes a minor celebrity, drawing the attention of Rudy, who tells her the dead woman is the victim of a serial killer preying on young women in the area.
Crime, Drama, Thriller, drama film, spy film
In 1960s London, Charles Dobbs is a staid MI6 operative investigating Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan, a former Communist who apparently commits suicide. Dobbs becomes suspicious about the cause of Fennan's death while visiting Fennan's widow the morning after his death. When a wake-up call is received at Fennan's home, his widow Elsa says the call was for her.
Action, Thriller
Tattoo artist Jimmy Jayne owns a tattoo parlor named Gasoline Alley. He is interviewed by Detectives Bill Freeman and Freddy Vargas, who are investigating a mass murder of prostitutes, after a lighter inscribed with his studio's name is found at the crime scene. Jayne is an ex-convict who did five years in prison for accidental manslaughter, and he was the last person to see one of the victims alive.