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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 11,131 films · Page 152.

Night of the Lepus (1972)

Animal horror, Horror, monster film, Science fiction

Rancher Cole Hillman seeks the help of college president Elgin Clark to combat thousands of rabbits that have invaded the area after their natural predators, coyotes, were killed off. Elgin asks for the assistance of researchers Roy and Gerry Bennett because they respect Cole's wish to avoid using cyanide to poison the rabbits. Roy proposes using hormones to disrupt the rabbits' breeding cycle and takes some rabbits for experimentation.

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Cassandra's Dream (2007)

Crime, Drama, LGBTQ-related film, neo-noir, thriller film

Brothers Terry and Ian, who live in South London, were raised by their father, Brian, who runs a restaurant, and their mother, Dorothy, who taught her sons to look up to their uncle Howard, a successful plastic surgeon and businessman. He has opened clinics in Switzerland, the United States and, more recently, in China. The brothers buy a sailboat at a low price, despite its near pristine condition.

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Sightseers (2012)

black comedy film, Comedy horror, Crime, Dark Comedy, Horror, thriller film

Tina lives with her mother in suburban Redditch. Chris is a caravan fan and aspiring writer who takes Tina, his girlfriend, on a road trip, much to the chagrin of Tina's mother, who has never forgiven Tina for the death of their dog "Poppy". At their first stop, the National Tramway Museum, Chris confronts a man who is littering, and the man refuses to pick up his rubbish.

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Gacy (2003)

Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror, LGBTQ-related film, thriller film

In 1953, John Wayne Gacy argues with his father, John Stanley Gacy, who says he will "never be brave enough" and kicks him. In 1976, the adult Gacy's lunch with his family is interrupted by a neighbor demanding something be done about the stench coming from his crawl space. Gacy responds angrily that he will.

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Razorback (1984)

Action, Animal horror, Horror

Jake Cullen is babysitting his grandson in the Australian outback when a massive razorback boar smashes through his house and carries off his grandson to devour. Jake is accused of murdering the child. Although people do not believe his story, he is ultimately acquitted due to lack of evidence.

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Traffik (2018)

thriller film

On their way to a secluded house in the mountains for a weekend getaway, young couple Brea and John stop at a gas station. In the restroom, Brea encounters a dishevelled, scared-looking woman named Cara who nonsensically mentions the Fourth of July before being ordered to hurry up by an angry biker. Meanwhile, more bikers begin harassing John outside, who responds by hitting one of them.

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Air (2015)

Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Post-apocalyptic, thriller film

A biochemical weapons-catastrophe has wiped out most of mankind and rendered the air unbreathable. The U.S. government hastily built a few makeshift underground bunkers in which a few scientists are kept in cryogenic sleep until the air is no longer toxic.

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Echelon Conspiracy (2009)

Action, Crime, Science fiction, thriller film

Max (Shane West), a young American computer engineer, acquires an unreleased mobile phone that receives strange text messages. First, they encourage him to miss his flight which crashes soon after takeoff. Then the messages direct him to buy a certain stock, which increases by 313%.

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Monolith (2016)

thriller film

Set in the near future, Sandra (Katrina Bowden), a former member of a pop group called Hipstars, discovers thanks to her friend and member of the Hipstars, Jessa, that her husband (record producer Carl), has a lover. While in the Monolith car given to her by Carl, with her two-year-old son David, Sandra heads in the direction of Carl's parents' house, but on discovering Carl's unfaithfulness, decides to divert the journey and head for Los Angeles. The artificial intelligence computer found in the Monolith car, "Lilith", advises Sandra to take an off-road route.

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The Calling (2014)

Crime, thriller film

Inspector Hazel Micallef (Susan Sarandon) is a police officer in the small Ontario town of Fort Dundas. She is called to check in on elderly Delia Chandler and finds the woman nearly decapitated in her living room. Chandler's mouth is twisted as if she was screaming.

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I Love Trouble (1994)

Action, Crime, romantic comedy, thriller film

Peter Brackett, a famous reporter from Chicago Chronicle, meets Sabrina Peterson, a budding one from Chicago Globe. Both cover a train crash from different angles, and a competition begins. Danny Brown calls Sabrina, and says he picked up a briefcase at the site of the crash.

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Fire Birds (1990)

Action, Adventure, thriller film

A joint U.S.–South American task force is formed to counter a powerful drug cartel smuggling narcotics to the United States. However, a U.S. Army air assault on the cartel's fortified mountain compound is repelled by Eric Stoller (Bert Rhine), a skilled mercenary pilot flying a modified MD 500 Defender called the "Scorpion", who shoots down the assault force's UH-60 Black Hawks and attacks their AH-1 Cobra escorts; Jake Preston (Nicolas Cage), the sole surviving Cobra pilot, is forced to retreat.

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Dead Man Down (2013)

Action, Crime, thriller film

Victor has infiltrated a criminal empire run by ruthless kingpin Alphonse Hoyt. His objective is to make Alphonse pay for the murder of his wife and young daughter two years earlier. Victor intends to exact revenge on Alphonse through physical and psychological torture before finally killing him.

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Kill Me Again (1989)

Action, Crime, thriller film

In Nevada, criminal couple Vince Miller and Fay Forrester steal $850,000 from mobsters at a Winnemucca casino, killing one in the process. During their getaway to Hells Canyon in Idaho, the two get into an argument. Fay knocks out the controlling Vince at a rest stop and escapes with the money.

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Down in the Valley (2005)

Drama, Romantic drama

In the San Fernando Valley, rebellious teenager October "Tobe" takes a walk with her younger brother, Lonnie. The next day, Tobe goes to the beach with friends, and when they stop for gas, they are assisted by Harlan, a man who affects a folksy, cowboy style. Tobe invites the much-older Harlan to the beach.

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Assassination Tango (2002)

Crime, Drama, thriller film

Anderson (Duvall) is a successful American hitman whose employer sends him to do a job in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His contacts inform him that his target is a former general who took part in Argentina's last military dictatorship. Following a phone call with one of the co-conspirators, Anderson learns that his job is delayed due to his target sustaining an injury in a riding accident.

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Simon Says (2006)

Horror, Slasher

Five teenagers — Kate (Margo Harshman), Zack (Greg Cipes), Vicky, Riff, and Ashley — are on their way to pan for gold during Spring Break when they make a wrong turn. They encounter two strange men, Pig and Garth, who warn them to return home, saying there have been murders in the area. Making their way into town, four of the teens head inside a store, where they meet brothers Simon (Crispin Glover) and Stanley.

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City by the Sea (2002)

Action, Crime, Drama, mystery film, neo-noir, Police Film, thriller film

Vincent LaMarca is a veteran New York City Police Department detective. When Vincent was 8 years old, his father was executed for murder because a child whom his father (also a cop but desperate for money) had kidnapped for ransom died while in his care. Vincent feels guilty for his father's deed, and has tried to redeem himself; he works hard as a cop despite the stigma of being the son of a murderer.

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Eyewitness (1981)

mystery film, thriller film

New York City janitor Daryll Deever is an avid fan of television news reporter Toni Sokolow. Another janitor, Aldo, is fired from the same office building Daryll works at after a confrontation with Mr. Long, a wealthy Vietnamese man suspected of criminal connections.

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11:14 (2003)

black comedy film, Comedy drama, flashback film, thriller film

The film involves a series of interconnected events that converge around two car-related accidents at 11:14 p.m. The connections between the events are not apparent at first, but are gradually revealed by a series of progressively receding flashbacks, all 20 minutes in duration and 5 minutes earlier than the precedent. Part 1 11:14 - 11:34 Jack, who has been drinking, is seen driving along a road at night talking on his cell phone.

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In Dreams (1999)

Drama, Horror, thriller film

Claire Cooper is a suburban housewife and mother, who in her free time, illustrates children's stories. Her husband, Paul, is an airline pilot, and is frequently away from home due to work (and possibly an affair with an Australian co-worker), leaving Claire to care for their eight-year-old daughter, Rebecca. Claire begins experiencing bizarre, vague dreams involving an underwater city and the murder of a young girl.

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