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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 11,131 films · Page 168.

The Hills Run Red (2009)

Horror, Slasher

Film student Tyler is obsessed with the horror film The Hills Run Red, considered the scariest movie ever made, with the deranged serial killer Babyface in the lead role. However, the film's director, Wilson Wyler Concannon, disappeared years ago, and no known film copy exists. Tyler's obsession leads him to neglect his girlfriend, Serina, who begins cheating on him with the couple's close friend, Lalo.

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Crime of Passion (1957)

Crime, Drama, Noir, Psychological Thriller

Los Angeles police detective Lieutenant Bill Doyle and his partner, Captain Charlie Alidos, track a female fugitive wanted for murder to San Francisco. Bill meets Kathy Ferguson, a San Francisco newspaper advice columnist, who has helped the investigation by locating the fugitive and gaining her trust. The two fall in love.

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Them That Follow (2019)

thriller film

Mara Childs is a Pentecostal pastor's daughter raised in a remote community in Appalachia. Mara's father Lemuel runs a sect that incorporates snake handling into his preaching. To her father's pleasure, she is being seriously courted by one of his parishioners, Garret Booner.

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Open Windows (2014)

thriller film

In Austin, Texas, Nick Chambers wins a contest to meet his favorite actress, Jill Goddard. Nick, the webmaster of a fansite dedicated to Jill, is crushed when Chord, Jill's manager, informs him that she has not only failed to invite him to the film's publicity event but also canceled the contest. Chord remotely sends Nick a link to his laptop that opens a live stream.

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Hot Seat (2022)

Action, thriller film

An anonymous criminal plants a bomb under the chair of an ex-hacker, and forces him to break into high-level banking institutions. The bomber forces Orlando to carry out a series of increasingly complex cyber-intrusions, threatening to detonate the device if he refuses or attempts to escape. As Orlando works to outsmart the attacker, a bomb-squad veteran, Wallace Reed, attempts to locate the anonymous criminal and defuse the situation from outside.

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City of Ghosts (2002)

Drama, neo-noir, thriller film

Jimmy is a conman who has been working for an insurance company in New York City that the FBI is investigating since it cannot pay policyholder claims following a hurricane. The mastermind of the scheme and his mentor, Marvin, is in Cambodia. In Bangkok, Jimmy learns from Joseph Kaspar, a partner in the scheme, that Marvin is in Cambodia, where he is involved in a casino scheme.

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Downrange (2017)

Horror, thriller film

Todd Acosta, his girlfriend Sarah Fletcher, and their new carpooling friends Jodi, Keren, Jeff, and Eric become stranded on a remote country road when their SUV suffers a tire blowout. While changing the tire, Jeff is suddenly killed by a silent sniper fire. The unseen sniper shoots Sarah next, prompting Eric to take cover behind a tree stump while Jodi, Keren, and Todd hide behind the vehicle.

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Journey Into Fear (1943)

Drama, Noir, spy film, thriller film

In an opening scene before the credits, the assassin Banat is seen preparing a gun while a gramophone sticks as it plays. The story that follows is the narrative of a letter from Howard Graham, an American armaments engineer, to his wife Stephanie. While journeying to the Soviet port of Batumi to return to the United States to complete his business with the Turkish Navy, Graham and his wife stop in Istanbul and are met by Kopeikin, a Turkish employee of Graham's company.

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Criminal (2004)

Crime Comedy, Drama, Heist

Richard Gaddis is a small-time crook with a penchant for con games. To hook marks, he acts and dresses like a well-to-do businessman, believing that one must look like a professional in order to be a successful conman. Gaddis is searching for a new partner with whom he can perform more sophisticated cons.

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The Oxford Murders (2008)

Crime, thriller film

thumb|The plaster cast of Trajan's Column at the Victoria and Albert Museum is discussed in the film. In 1993, Martin (Elijah Wood), a US student at the University of Oxford, wants Arthur Seldom (John Hurt) as his thesis supervisor. He idolises Seldom and has learned all about him.

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The Mastermind (2025)

Crime, Drama, Heist, thriller film

In 1970 Framingham, Massachusetts, an unemployed carpenter, James Blaine "JB" Mooney, plots to steal four Arthur Dove paintings from the local art museum. He borrows money from his mother under the pretense of using it for work so he can pay three men to pull off the heist. The getaway driver, Larry Duffy, provides a stolen car but backs out of the heist.

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Stranger in Our House (1978)

Horror, Supernatural, supernatural horror film, television film, thriller film

Teenager Julia is orphaned after her parents and housekeeper die in a car accident on the east coast. She is taken in by her Aunt Leslie and Uncle Tom at their ranch in California, along with their teenage children Rachel and Peter and adolescent son, Bobby. Rachel is initially thrilled at the thought of having a girl her age around the house and even offers to split her bedroom with her cousin, but Julia seems painfully shy.

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Gemini (2017)

Crime, mystery film, thriller film

In Los Angeles, Jill LaBeau is a friend and personal assistant to movie star Heather Anderson. Heather has decided to drop out of an upcoming film, upsetting numerous people, as the movie will not go forward without her in it. Late one night, at Heather's request, Jill walks into a diner to break the news of Heather's decision to Greg, the director.

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You Get Me (2017)

Psychological Thriller, thriller film

Tyler Hanson is a high school student in love with his girlfriend Alison "Ali" Hewitt. One night at a party, he discovers she used to be a heavy partier and would often drink and sleep around. Tyler then gets angry at her after learning this and they break up.

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Brazen (2022)

thriller film

Online dominatrix "Desiree" entertains clients before logging off and removing her outfit, changing back to her normal self. Mystery writer Grace Miller is called home to Washington D.C by her sister Kathleen and finds out Kathleen is trying to gain custody of her son after quitting drugs and getting a teaching job, but she is facing backlash from her ex-husband Jonathan. Kathleen also reveals she wants to blackmail him so she can keep their house.

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Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough (2005)

Crime, Erotic Film, Erotic Thriller, LGBTQ-related film, thriller film

Marie Clifton is set to inherit two diamonds, called the "mother and daughter", which her late mother bestowed to her. Marie's stepfather, Jay Clifton, challenges the will, claiming Marie is not ready for the responsibility, but actually just wants to take the diamonds for himself. At a sexual education seminar at Marie's school, Blue Bay High, physician Dr.

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Minority Report (2002)

Action, Dystopian, Justice Drama, Police Film, Political Thriller, Science fiction, thriller film, Utopia & Dystopia

In 2054, a "Precrime" pilot program is running in Washington, D.C. in the United States. Three clairvoyant individuals known as "precognitives" or "precogs" receive psychic visions about imminent homicides.

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Strangerland (2015)

Drama, thriller film

Catherine and Matthew Parker move with their children Lily and Tom to the remote Australian desert town of Nathgari. Although the family is unhappy with the move, Matthew and Tom blame Lily for forcing them to leave the larger town of Coonaburra. When he can't sleep, Tom sometimes walks around the neighbourhood at night, an activity his parents discourage.

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Empire (2002)

Crime, Drama, thriller film

Victor "Vic" Rosa is a drug dealer in New York City who sells a specific brand of heroin called "Empire". His territory is located in the South Bronx, where he and his other rivals, Hector ("Exorcist"), Tito ("Severe"), and Negro ("Dancing Queen") all maintain an uneasy truce because they all purchase their drugs from the same supplier, drug lord Joanna "La Colombiana" Menendez. Victor's girlfriend Carmen invites him to a chic white-collar party being thrown by her friend Trish and her boyfriend Jack Wimmer, an investment banker.

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The Locksmith (2023)

thriller film

Miller Graham is a locksmith fresh out of prison after a job gone wrong. Back home, he tries to reintegrate into social life and with his daughter and his ex-girlfriend, Beth, who is now a detective. However, things quickly become complicated after an unexpected kidnapping.

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The Magus (1968)

fantasy film, Mysterie, mystery film

Nicholas Urfe is a young Englishman, who has taken a teaching position on the Greek island of Phraxos, following the previous instructor's suicide. For Nicholas, it is a chance to sample different surroundings and an opportunity to escape from a relationship with his emotionally unstable lover Anne. At first, Nicholas' life on Phraxos is uneventful but peaceful.

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Bloody Mama (1970)

Crime, Drama, Family Saga, Gangster Film, Historie, thriller film

In rural Arkansas during the Depression, middle-aged Kate 'Ma' Barker, disturbed by the childhood incestuous rape that she experienced by her father and brothers, also brutalizes those around her while indulging in her monstrous sexual appetites. She is devoted to her four adult sons, pragmatic Arthur, sadistic Herman, homosexual Fred and loyal, drug-addicted Lloyd. Kate decides to leave her husband George and her Arkansas home to embark on a robbery-murder spree with her four sons.

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