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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 11,131 films · Page 162.

Telefon (1977)

Action, Conspiracy Thriller, Crime, Political Thriller, Secret Agent, thriller film

After the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union planted a number of long-term, deep-cover sleeper agents all over the United States, who were so thoroughly brainwashed that even they did not know they were agents. They can be activated only by a special code phrase, a line from the Robert Frost poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" – followed by the agent's real first name. Their mission was to sabotage crucial parts of the civil and military infrastructure in the event of war.

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Cold Blood (2019)

thriller film

Henry, a professional assassin, retires to a cabin in the frozen forests near the Canadian border. He lives there in isolation and silence until coming across a crashed snowmobile and a seriously injured young woman, who gives her name as Melody. Henry fends off the wolves who attempt to attack her, and begins to treat her wounds, extracting several splinters and shards of woods with the limited means he has at his disposal.

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The Experts (1989)

Comedy

In the Soviet Union on the eve of Perestroika, groups of potential Soviet spies are trained in a town made up to pass for "Indian Springs", Nebraska. The denizens of the town speak perfect English and go about their days as Americans to train the cadets to fit into American society. One of the trainers in this town, KGB agent Bob Smith, feels that the training is substandard as the town has failed to develop culturally since its inception and is stuck in the 1950s.

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The Hitman (1991)

Action, Crime

Seattle cop Cliff Garret is severely wounded in a drug bust gone bad—shot by his corrupt partner Ronny "Del" Delany. Garret dies momentarily in the emergency room, but is revived with a defibrillator. His police supervisor, Chambers, has the hospital conceal his survival, and Garret is given a new identity.

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Dark Tide (2012)

Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, mystery film, suspense film, thriller film

Kate is a shark expert whose business has been failing since a shark attack killed a fellow diver under her command. Once dubbed "the shark whisperer", Kate is haunted by the memory of the attack and unable to get back into the water. With bills piling up and the bank about to foreclose on Kate's boat, Kate's estranged husband, Jeff, presents her with a lucrative opportunity: to lead a thrill-seeking millionaire businessman and his teenage son on a dangerous shark dive - outside the cage.

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A Prayer for the Dying (1987)

Action, Crime, Drama, Political Thriller

The film begins with an IRA team, including Martin Fallon (Mickey Rourke) and Liam Docherty (Liam Neeson), watching as two British Army Land Rovers approach a roadside bomb they have set for them. At the last minute, a school bus overtakes the army vehicles and detonates the bomb, killing the children. The team flees the scene, and Fallon travels to London to escape the past and decides never to kill anyone again.

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The Hit List (2011)

Action, thriller film

Jonas Arbor (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a former U.S. government operative, wakes from a disturbing dream about a violent operation, then watches a news broadcast featuring controversial reporter Jim O'Bannon. Meanwhile, mid-level engineer Allan Campbell (Cole Hauser) is under pressure.

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Kristy (2014)

Horror, thriller film

A hooded figure photographs a young woman's corpse in an empty field, followed by a montage of Internet screenshots and videos of women being killed in ritual murders by a cybercult. Footage of the murders is uploaded on an anonymous underground website where members are encouraged to "kill Kristy", a name of Latin origin meaning "follower of God". College student Justine is attending a private university in the Northeastern United States on financial aid, and is unable to afford to fly home for Thanksgiving.

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The Wedding Guest (2018)

Action, thriller film

Jay, a young British man, packs a stash of passports and arrives in Pakistan, travelling to Younganabad. Despite only speaking English, he carries out a careful plan, sneaks inside a home prepared for a wedding, and kidnaps the bride, Samira, shooting dead an armed guard who attempts to intervene. Jay offers Samira a choice: return to her family and arranged marriage, or continue to Lahore and join her boyfriend Deepesh, who hired Jay to rescue her for £15,000.

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The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)

Adventure, Animal horror, Horror, monster film, Science fiction, thriller film

A meteor streaks across the night sky while a revival meeting comes to town. Meanwhile, farmer Dan Kester, instead of attending the revival as he told his wife Ev, spends the evening with the local waitress Helga. Newspaper reporter Davey Perkins picks up his girlfriend Terry, Ev’s sister, from the Kester farm, where Ev is drinking.

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Fighting (2009)

Action, Adventure, Drama, kung fu film, Martial arts, romance film, sport film, teen film

Present day New York City: Shawn MacArthur (Channing Tatum) is a street hustler. One day while selling counterfeit goods at the corner of Radio City Music Hall, a group of young men attempt to force Shawn to relocate with his merchandise. These boys work for Harvey Boarden (Terrence Howard), a ticket scalper who controls the corner.

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Return of the Fly (1959)

Horror, monster film, Science fiction, thriller film

After Hélène Delambre dies, her son, Phillipe Delambre, now an adult, is determined to vindicate his late father by successfully completing the experiment he had worked on. His paternal uncle François refuses to help. Phillipe hires Alan Hinds from Delambre Frere and uses his own finances, but the funds run out before the equipment is complete.

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Cypher (2002)

Cyberpunk, Mysterie, Science fiction, Secret Agent, thriller film

Recently unemployed accountant Morgan Sullivan is bored with his suburban life. Pressured by his wife to take a job with her father's company, he instead pursues a position in corporate espionage. Digicorp's Head of Security, Finster, inducts Morgan and assigns him a new identity.

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Johnny & Clyde (2023)

Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Modern-Day Fantasy, thriller film

An investigative reporter meets with Four Horse Casino owner Alana Hart, questioning her about a killer called "Bakwas" who is apparently in her employ. The reporter refuses a $2 million offer to sign a non-disclosure agreement, so Alana kills her, arranging for a cover up, the disposal of the remains, and a false alibi. A montage shows lovers and serial killers Johnny and Clyde on an indiscriminate crime spree.

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Forced Vengeance (1982)

Action, Martial arts, thriller film

When the owner and proprietor of the Lucky Dragon Casino in Hong Kong refuses to let mobsters take over his business, his family and he are hit. Dragon's chief of security, Josh Randall, goes looking for the head of the syndicate to exact revenge for the murder of his employer, friend, and mentor.

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Somewhere Quiet (2023)

Psychological Thriller

Somewhere Quiet is a psychological horror film that explores what happens after the end of a traditional slasher story. The story follows Meg, the survivor of a harrowing kidnapping, as she attempts to readjust to normalcy at her husband's family estate on Cape Cod. After exposure to his family's unusual dynamics and town history, Meg's grip on truth and reality begin to unravel.

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Gwendoline (1984)

Adventure, fantasy film, Raunchy comedy, sexploitation film

Captured by a trio of thieves at a Chinese port, Gwendoline, a courageous but naïve girl, is sold to a local casino-brothel owner, but after being rescued by Willard, a mercenary adventurer, she is reunited with her maid, Beth, after the latter's abduction by the same thieves who had earlier kidnapped Gwendoline. Hired to transport an illegal cargo, Willard reluctantly agrees to take both women with him after Beth, withholding information vital to his livelihood, promises to divulge it only if he becomes their guide. Gwendoline, who has come to China to capture the butterfly that eluded her father, who had staked his professional…

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Special Bulletin (1983)

Docufiction, Drama

The entirety of the film is portrayed through the perspective of a news broadcast on the fictional RBS television network. It begins with promotional scenes from other RBS shows; one is cut off by a special bulletin from RBS News. In Charleston, South Carolina, a skirmish is fought between Coast Guard personnel and a group of terrorists aboard a docked tugboat called Liberty May.

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McQ (1974)

Action, Crime, Drama, thriller film

Before dawn in Seattle, Detective Sergeant Stan Boyle drives around town and shoots two police officers on the job. After the killings, he cleans up at a luncheonette and a police badge is visible on his belt. When a car pulls up, Boyle goes outside and gives the driver a satchel containing his gun.

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The Minus Man (1999)

Crime, Drama, Mysterie

Vann Siegert is a wandering serial killer who poisons his victims; he explains that he feels he is helping them and that they die without pain. After killing a heroin addict named Casper he met at a bar, he makes her death look like an overdose and moves to a new town. The next day, he arrives at Doug and Jane Durwin's home and rents out the room of their missing daughter.

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Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993)

Action, crime thriller film, Horror, Slasher, thriller film, Zombie

A Voodoo priest named Houngan resurrects Matt Cordell, who takes his badge and comes back to life to do his bidding. Meanwhile, a pair of reporters who are hoping to make it big come across a convenience store robbery, where a police officer named Katie Sullivan intervenes in a hostage situation; she manages to wound suspect Frank Jessup but realizes that the clerk is his girlfriend, and she had intentionally let him in to rob the store. There is a crossfire, and while Katie is severely wounded, she ends up killing the clerk in return.

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