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Adventure, Drama, romance film
thumb|362x362px|Shanghai Express ad in The Film Daily, 1932 In 1931, China is embroiled in a civil war. Friends of British captain Donald "Doc" Harvey envy him because Shanghai Lily is traveling on the express train he is taking from Peiping to Shanghai. They tell him she is a "coaster", a "woman who lives by her wits along the China coast" (i.e., a prostitute).
Action, thriller film
Texas Ranger Captain Cordell Walker, along with Rangers Francis Gage and Rhett Harper are involved in a shoot out at a bank, where a group of robbers take the tellers hostage. Ranger Harper kills two of the robbers while the leader is able to escape. A guided missile system accidentally ends up in the hands of thirteen-year-old Jeremy Hopkins, who does not know that three North Koreans, who are very skilled in combat, are looking for it.
Drama, hood film, thriller film
Berta, a Honduran refugee, is about to be raped by the Los Angeles street gang that kidnapped her. Her brother Oscar and half-brother Emilio assault the house where she is being kept and free her, but Oscar is shot before they can escape. Emilio, who believes Oscar to be dead, forces Berta to leave with him, then delays the police as she flees.
Action, Cyberpunk, Drama, Dystopian, fantasy film, Horror, Science fiction
In the 1990s, youth gangs take over areas in major North American cities. Two major gangs, the Blackhearts and the Razorheads, vie for control. In 1999, while working with MegaTech head Dr.
Drama, Mysterie, thriller film
In an elevator, a woman named Andrea receives a phone call telling her, "This is how the world ends." She begins crying as the walls appear to close in on her. Software engineer Jenn attends a party hosted by her friend, Gina. There, Jenn meets a psychotherapist named Dr.
Action, Drama, Heist, Social Drama, thriller film
In 2005 New Orleans, four friends; Blink, Miracle, Andre, and Junior prepare for Blink's wedding to Demyra. Hurricane Katrina soon decimates the city. Six months later, Blink, an aspiring artist who is working on a graphic novel he calls "Cut Throat City", is denied a chance to publish his work and becomes disgruntled.
Action, Crime, crime thriller film, Drama, thriller film
Jack Stanfield is chief of security of Landrock Pacific Bank in downtown Seattle. He is visited by a collection agency, claiming he owes $95,000 to their online gambling site. Believing the incident is due to an identity theft, Jack entrusts his colleague Harry Romano to take care of the claim.
Action, Crime, Slasher, thriller film
Warren Stacey is a young office equipment repairman who kills women after they reject his sexual advances. His attempts at flirting are always seen as creepy by women, resulting in frequent rejections. One night, Stacey attends a showing of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid at a theatre and deliberately accosts the women sitting next to him so that they will remember him.
Fairy tale, fantasy film, Horror
In 1493 Germany, Baron Frederick Hoffman and his pregnant wife Lilliana are driving home through the woods when their carriage is attacked by wolves, and Lilliana is mortally wounded. Frederick is forced to perform a caesarean section on her in order to save their unborn daughter, whom he names Lilliana (Lilli for short) in honor of his deceased wife. Seven years later, Frederick remarries, taking to wife the French noblewoman Claudia Alvise, who arrives at his residence with her mute brother Gustav and an ornate vanity that belonged to their mother.
Action, thriller film
In Bucharest, U.S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant Alexandra “Ali” Gorski is tasked to protect a convoy carrying the daughter of the ambassador. Armed mercenaries ambush them, and although Ali fights fiercely and effectively, the mercenaries are still able to kill the ambassador, his wife and their daughter.
Drama, Horror, thriller film
While driving through the Los Angeles hills at night, white actress Julie Sawyer accidentally runs over a stray White Shepherd dog. After the veterinarian treats him, Julie takes him home while trying to find his owners. A rapist breaks into her house and tries to attack her, but the dog protects her.
Action, Crime, crime thriller film, Heist, Science fiction, thriller film
In 2024, the U.S. government prepares to activate the American Peace Initiative (API) signal, a "synaptic blocker" that will prevent the population from breaking the law. In Detroit, Graham Bricke leads a crew of bank robbers including his brother Rory, who begins a prison sentence.
Action, Horror, thriller film
In the Alaskan wilderness, at the Grizzly Maze, brothers Beckett and Rowan Moore encounter a grizzly bear. Years later, the brothers have become estranged; Beckett has become a local deputy while Rowan is an ex-convict. Coming home to Alaska, Rowan meets up with old friend Mary Cadillac, who gives him supplies and asks him to find her husband Johnny.
Biography, Crime, docudrama, Drama, LGBTQ-related film, Mysterie
After three murders of elderly women, the victims having been strangled and penetrated with foreign objects, the Boston police conclude that they have a serial killer to catch: the Boston Strangler. As the murders stretch over several police jurisdictions, Massachusetts Attorney General Edward W. Brooke appoints John S.
thriller film
The film opens in medias res to Liam Somers, who is being interviewed about his debut novel. The main story begins after Liam is asked what inspired him to write the novel, which is about a declining and failing patriarch who tries to reassert control over his family and career. Liam, a PhD student of English literature at the University of Oxford, has been working for several years on a novel he wants to finish.
Action, Horror, Martial arts, Vampire
In 1970s Tokyo, Saya is a 400-year-old half human-half vampire who hunts vampires. Raised by a man named Kato, she works loosely with an organisation known as "The Council", a secret society that has been hunting vampires for centuries. Saya's motivation goes beyond duty; she wants revenge: Onigen, the oldest of the vampires, murdered her father.
Comedy, comedy thriller, Crime, mystery film, thriller film
On New Year's Eve, after Nick and Nora Charles return from New York City to their home in San Francisco, the couple are invited to dinner with Nora's aristocratic family. Nora's distraught cousin Selma Landis tells Nora that her playboy husband Robert has been missing for three days. Nora's aunt Katherine Forrest, who disapproves of Nick, asks him to quietly investigate Robert's disappearance.
Drama, Mysterie, mystery film, neo-noir, Noir
College Professor Dexter Cornell staggers into a police station to report his own murder. He recounts the past thirty-six hours. Once a promising writer, Dex made his name and is secure in his tenure, but he has spent the last four years going through the motions and playing it safe.
Action, Drama, Horror, Science fiction, Superhero
Sometime after taking down crime-boss Robert G. Durant and his associates, brutally-scarred scientist Peyton Westlake continues to work on perfecting his synthetic skin formula, funding his research by stealing from criminals as the vigilante "Darkman". His synthetic skin is still limited by photosensitivity, only able to last 99 minutes in light before breaking down.
Action, Crime, Drama, Gangster Film, thriller film
Paul Maguire and his buddies Kane and Danny live a life of crime as members of a branch of the Irish mob. One night, they ambush a Russian mobster, intercepting him when he's on his way to drop off money to his boss. The cash is enough for Paul to leave the life of crime and go legit, but their crime sets off a bloody protracted war between their Irish crime family and the Russian mob.
Horror, Psychological Thriller, Slasher, thriller film
Psychiatrist Dan Potter is appointed on the staff of Dr. Leo Bain's experimental psychiatric hospital, known as the Haven, in New Jersey. His predecessor, Dr.
fantasy film, independent film, kaiju, mockbuster, monster film, Science fiction
A live video feed of the surface of Mars is destroyed by an unseen force. Astronomer George Herbert (Howell) and his wife Felicity (Van Wyk Loots) are packing for a trip to Washington, D.C. to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary.
Crime, Drama, neo-noir, war film
The murder of a prostitute, who was also a German agent, in German-occupied Warsaw in 1942 causes Heer Major Grau of the Wehrmacht's Abwehr to start an investigation. His evidence soon points to the killer being one of three German generals: General von Seidlitz-Gabler; Major General Kahlenberge, von Seidlitz-Gabler's chief of staff; or Heer General Tanz, a highly decorated officer and a favorite of Adolf Hitler's. Grau's investigation is cut short by his sudden promotion and transfer to Paris at the instigation of these officers.
Adventure, Crime, Drama, LGBTQ-related film
Roy Alston and Bo Richards are two outcasts of their high school community. Bo receives $200 as a graduation gift from his grandparents. Facing a lifetime of working blue collar factory jobs in their dead-end hometown, the boys spontaneously decide to use the money to go on a vacation to Los Angeles.