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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 11,131 films · Page 158.

Sniper 3 (2004)

Action, Drama, thriller film

Some time after the events of Sniper 2, Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) is still adjusting to his return in the U.S. Marine Corps. His commanding officer, Captain Laraby (Troy Winbush) thinks he is too old and bull-headed to still be active duty.

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The Berlin File (2013)

Action, Drama, thriller film

After a tense illegal arms deal in a Berlin hotel involving North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong, a Russian broker, and a Middle Eastern terrorist goes wrong when disrupted by unknown assailants, Pyo narrowly escapes but encounters morass of conflicting evidence that may reveal why he was set up. Also investigating the failed weapons sale, embattled South Korean intelligence agent Jung Jin-soo goes after Pyo to uncover his identity, but is left trying to decode whether the North Korean "ghost" agent (whose information cannot be found on any intelligence database) is a double agent or taking the fall for a more insidious plot. Finding himself…

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Lake Placid: Legacy (2018)

Action, Horror, Science fiction, thriller film

A group of activists consisting of siblings Jade and Alice, Jade's boyfriend Sam, their friends Billy and Spencer, travel to an island in the middle of a lake, accompanied by rangers Pennie and Travis. They look for Sam's friend, Dane, who sent them a video message challenging them to visit an old research facility on the island. Upon arriving at the island, they find the corpse of Dane's friend Gomez in a tree.

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Good Neighbours (2010)

Comedy drama, Crime, neo-noir, thriller film

Louise works as a waitress in a Chinese restaurant in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood of Montreal where she lives. She has become obsessed with the story of a recent spate of serial murders/rapes, committed in the area, and scours newspapers for stories about each victim. When the latest victim is a co-worker who last spoke of a blond, muscular man she met at the bar, and with whom she had a drink date after she got off work at midnight, she becomes much more fearful.

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The New Kids (1985)

Coming-of-age, Drama, Horror, thriller film

When Abby and Loren McWilliams' parents John and Mary Beth are killed in an accident, they are sent to live with their uncle Charlie and aunt Fay in the small town of Glenby, Florida. Charlie and Fay own a small amusement park with an attached gas station. Loren and Abby do not have much trouble making friends at their new school; Loren starts dating local sheriff's daughter Karen Goodsell, while Abby begins seeing a guy named Mark.

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The Shrine (2010)

Comedy horror, Horror

The film starts with a man tied to a table. Another man then kills him with a sledgehammer to the face. Journalist Carmen and her photographer boyfriend Marcus are having relationship problems since Carmen tends to ignore him in favor of her job.

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Enduring Love (2004)

Drama, LGBTQ-related film, mystery film, romance film, thriller film

As Joe and his girlfriend Claire picnic in the Oxfordshire countryside, a hot air balloon descends into the field. The pilot catches his leg in the anchor rope, while the only passenger, his grandson, is too scared to jump out. Joe and three other men rush to help.

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Shinjuku Incident (2009)

Action, crime thriller film, Drama

In the early 1990s, Nick, a tractor mechanic nicknamed Steelhead (Jackie Chan) illegally enters Japan from Hong Kong in search of his fiancée, Xiu-Xiu (Xu Jinglei) with the help of his "friend" Jie (Daniel Wu). Jie has taught Steelhead how to make a living by teaching him the trades of the underworld. One day, while illegally working as part of a clean-up crew in the sewers, Steelhead and his Chinese comrades are spotted by the police and run for their lives.

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Went the Day Well? (1942)

flashback film, propaganda film, war film

The story is told in flashback by Charles Sims. During the Second World War, a group of seemingly authentic British soldiers arrive in the small, fictitious English village of Bramley End. It is the Whitsun weekend, life is even quieter than usual, and there is almost no road traffic.

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Tides (2021)

Science fiction, thriller film

After a global catastrophe nearly wipes out humanity on Earth, Earth's elites flee to a Kepler-209 space colony. A young astronaut named Blake from the Kepler colony returns to Earth with fellow astronauts Tucker and Holden. Their mission is to test whether Earth is suitable for human habitation and reproduction.

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Road to Paloma (2014)

Drama, thriller film

After murdering his mother's rapist (the mother having died from her injuries) Wolf, a Native American, flees from the law. Six months later he meets up with a drifter called Cash and heads north to his sister's property where he intends to go spread his mother's ashes, but with the law right behind him his dream to lay his mother to peace may come at a price. On their way up north to spread his mother’s ashes, Wolf and Cash are approached by a little boy covered in blood begging for help.

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Zhui bu (2017)

Action, Detective, thriller film

Du Qiu is a Chinese attorney employed by Osaka-based Tenjin Pharmaceuticals, having successfully defended the company against numerous high-profile lawsuits. About to be relocated to the United States by his management, Qiu attends a party where Tenjin President Yoshihiro Sakai appoints his son, Hiroshi, as the new head of research-and-development. Qiu briefly meets a half-Chinese woman, Mayumi, but loses track of her.

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Proxy (2013)

Drama, Horror, LGBTQ-related film, Psychological Thriller, thriller film

While walking home from a doctor's appointment, heavily pregnant Esther Woodhouse is knocked unconscious by a person wearing a hoodie, who hits her stomach repeatedly with a brick. Despite the frantic efforts of emergency room doctors, her baby is delivered stillborn via caesarean section. Noticing that Esther doesn't seem to have any support from family or friends (the baby having been conceived with a sperm donor), a social worker at the hospital recommends that Esther attend a support group for grieving parents.

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Overdrive (2017)

Action, Heist, thriller film

Half-brothers Andrew and Garret Foster operate as international car thieves, targeting high-end of the market vehicles. They steal a rare Bugatti in transit after it is purchased at auction in France, unaware that the car was bought by Marseille crime boss Jacomo Morier. Morier's men capture the Fosters when they try to sell the car and take them to his house, where he shows them his garage full of cars.

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Goldstone (2016)

Crime, thriller film

Three years after exposing the corruption in his hometown of Winton, Queensland, the Indigenous detective Jay Swan is sent to the small mining town of Goldstone to find a missing Asian tourist. He is pulled over for driving under the influence by a young local cop, Josh, who informs the town's corrupt mayor, Maureen. Jay is asleep in a motel caravan when it's shot up by two men, one with an eye patch.

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Abandoned (2010)

Mysterie, Psychological Thriller, thriller film

Mary Walsh is a banker who is taking her boyfriend of four months Kevin Peterson to the hospital for a routine outpatient surgery. A nurse tells her the surgery will be exactly one hour. When she returns to take Kevin home, she discovers that he has mysteriously disappeared.

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The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968)

romance film

The film is set in France and Germany. Newly married Rebecca Nul leaves her husband Raymond's bed on her prized motorbike—her symbol of freedom and escape. During her ride to visit Daniel Lionart, her lover in Heidelberg, she indulges in psychedelic and erotic reveries as she relives her changing relationship with the two men.

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Brimstone & Treacle (1982)

Drama, drama television series, thriller film

A demon, under the guise of Martin Taylor, stalks the streets to find his next victim. He attempts to convince Tom Bates that they have met previously, and learns through the conversation that Tom's daughter, Pattie, has been left in a vegetative state following a hit-and-run incident two years prior. Martin tells Tom that he knew Pattie, and feigns a collapse at the news of her condition.

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