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Horror, Science fiction
Harry Benson, an intelligent computer scientist in his 30s, has epilepsy. He often has seizures that induce blackouts, after which he awakens to unfamiliar surroundings with indications of violent behavior on his part. He also has delusions that computers will rise up against humans.
Psychological horror, Psychological Thriller
Petula and Tilda are young artists in New York who make a living as drug dealers. After losing their stash and money while barely escaping police, they are given two days to repay their supplier. The two reconnect with their wealthy but mentally unstable childhood friend Daphne, who lives alone in a remote rural mansion, in the hopes of finding a safe in her house that is full of money.
Crime, Drama, Noir, romance film, thriller film
thumb|upright=1.1|Several shots in the film obscure Anna Holm's disfigurement via a selective angle or costumes. Anna Holm is on trial in Stockholm for murdering an unnamed victim. Her hat conceals her face.
Crime, Drama, Noir
Nico "Nick" Garcos is a veteran of World War II, who arrives, from Asia, at his family home in Fresno, California to find that his foreign-born father, who became a produce truck driver, has lost his legs and was forced to sell his truck. He learns that his father was crippled at the hands of an unscrupulous produce dealer in San Francisco, called Mike Figlia. Garcos vows revenge for his father.
Mysterie, mystery film, thriller film
Inspired by true events, the narrative revolves around Gert Van Rooyen, a South African offender who was imprisoned in 1994. He was charged with the abduction of six girls, none of which were ever found. In a recorded tape, Gert de Jager confessed to kidnapping these girls under the instructions of a National Party Cabinet Minister.
Action, thriller film
Scott Wheeler (Jean-Claude Van Damme), a deep cover operative awakens along with another prisoner, Marco (Dolph Lundgren), to find himself imprisoned in a CIA Blacksite on board a retrofitted nuclear submarine. Enlisting the help of a rookie agent and another prisoner, he must race against the clock to escape and discover who set him up. He goes through his recent memories.
Drama, rape and revenge film, thriller film
While getting into her car one night, Marjorie is attacked at knifepoint by a masked assailant who forces her to drive to a remote location, where he tries to sexually assault her. She manages to flee but leaves her purse behind. While at the police station, she is told that without a positive identification of her attacker, there is little they can do to help— and if he is found, it will be her word against his, and he will likely not face any criminal charges.
Coming-of-age, Drama, independent film, thriller film
Trapped in his drug-addicted mother's apartment, 16-year-old Finn Earl wants nothing more than to escape New York City. He wants to spend the summer in South America studying the Ishkanani Indians (known as the "Fierce People") with his anthropologist father whom he has never met. Finn's plans change after he is arrested when he buys drugs for his mother, Lower East Side Liz, who works as a massage therapist.
Drama, Mysterie, Noir, Psychological Thriller
Handicapped farmer Pete Morgan and his sister Ellen live on an isolated farm with their adopted child, Meg. They keep to themselves and are viewed as mysterious by the nearby town. Now a teenager, Meg convinces Pete to hire one of her 12th-grade high school classmates, Nath Storm, to come help with chores on the farm.
Drama, Horror, Mysterie
Steve Kady, a US Census Bureau enumerator, is sent to the remote and seemingly idyllic village of Rockwell Falls, North Dakota, to interview residents concerning the population. On the way to Rockwell Falls, he is distracted by a woman falling off a horse and his vehicle hits a pothole and bursts two tires. He is eventually picked up by Bobby Caine, the Sheriff's Deputy, who drives him into Rockwell Falls and helps him find a place to stay.
Crime, crime drama film, crime thriller film, Horror, mystery film, psycho-biddy, psychological drama film, Psychological horror, Psychological Thriller, Slasher, suspense film, thriller film
Lucy Harbin has a solution for adultery—an axe. When she finds her husband in bed with his lover, it's off with their heads. Unfortunately, Lucy's three-year-old daughter, Carol, witnesses the deed.
Drama, Family Drama, thriller film
A rural Texas family finds a mute boy in their front yard. They take the boy in, feed him, and put him to bed while they try to figure out what happened to him. During the night, the boy wakes up and lets a stranger into the house.
Crime, Drama, Noir
Martin Rome, a hardened criminal, is in a hospital room awaiting surgery for critical wounds he received in a shootout where he killed a police officer. At the hospital, he is visited by members of his family and his girlfriend, a priest for last rites, and Teena Ricante, as well as police detectives Candella and Collins. The officers question Rome about a jewel robbery and murder, for which another man has already been caught and sentenced to death.
Horror, Obsession
Maya Larkin, a devout Roman Catholic who works as a schoolteacher for a New York City diocese, accompanies Father Lareaux, Father Jeremy, and John Townsend to a psychiatric clinic to exorcise Henry Birdson, who has been experiencing epileptic seizures and obsessively scribbling a mysterious series of numbers. The exorcism is unsuccessful, however, as Henry falls into a coma and Father Lareaux is weakened. Maya smuggles Henry's notes out and, via polyalphabetic substitution, she translates the numbers and receives the name "Peter Kelson".
Horror, Psychological Thriller, Slasher
After surviving being shot and stabbed at the end of the previous film, the man previously known as Jerry Blake is institutionalized in Puget Sound, Washington. He has meetings with his psychiatrist. Having gained his trust, he kills the psychiatrist and a guard.
Erotic Thriller, thriller film
Jamie Douglas is a beautiful, successful news writer and anchor in Los Angeles, in a stable relationship with her long-term boyfriend, Brandon. Jamie begins receiving anonymous phone calls and flowers from a man named Derek Sanford, a psychotic photographer who is obsessed with her. Initially, Jamie dismisses them as harmless flattery from an "admirer," until Derek retrieves her phone number and begins calling her house in the Hollywood Hills, as well as that of her neighbor, a fashion model named Robin Dunlap.
Crime, Drama, Forensic, romance film, Romantic drama
The film is set in Turin, Italy. It opens with a prologue sequence showing the young Italian Carabinieri clerk Filippo (Ribisi) learning to fly a helicopter using a flight simulator. When he accidentally crashes the virtual helicopter by ascending too dramatically, his instructor tells him, "In a real helicopter, you can't just keep going up and up", prompting Filippo to ask, "How high can I fly?" The film then cuts to Philippa (Blanchett), who is preparing to plant a bomb in the downtown office of a high-ranking businessman.
Action, Drama, spy film, thriller film
Cross is an experienced, but retiring Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent and assassin who is training freelance hitman Jean Laurier, alias Scorpio, to replace him. Cross is teaching him as much about protecting himself from his patrons and never trusting anyone as how to get away clean. The CIA tells Scorpio to kill Cross for suspected treason and collaboration with the Soviets, but Cross gets to him first and pays him a large sum of money.
Crime, Drama, Noir
Police detective Jim Wilson is known for employing physical violence to extract information from suspects and witnesses. After Wilson ignores his chief's warnings, he is relegated to a case upstate. He joins a manhunt pursuing the murderer of a young girl and teams with Walter Brent, the father of the victim.
Science fiction, thriller film
In a house in the woods, Vanessa is looking through the window when suddenly she is startled by a bird hitting the glass. Vanessa goes out to look at the dead bird and her husband Alex joins her, trying to hold her hand to comfort her. Vanessa walks away from him.
Coming-of-age, Crime, Drama, Psychological Thriller, thriller film
Following the death of his wife Audrey, John Munn (Dermot Mulroney) moves with his two sons, mid-teen Chris Munn (Jamie Bell) and adolescent Tim Munn (Devon Alan), to a pig farm in rural Drees County, Georgia, where they lead a reclusive life. Chris is a rebellious, troubled teen, resulting in frequent contact with police. John's brother Deel (Josh Lucas) visits the family.
Action, Crime, Gangster Film, thriller film
Cam is an NYC bike messenger who rents a garage from a woman named Angie and also struggling to make ends meet. While on a run, Cam wrecks his bike after a stranger named Nikki causes an accident while escaping from police officers. Cam is later accosted by two enforcers Jerry and Hu, who take his check and cash, warning him that he is behind on payments for a $15,000 loan to the Tong, a local gang that controls Chinatown, and warn him not to miss another payment.
Action, Crime, mystery film, thriller film
Julie Barnes, Pete Cochran, and Linc Hayes are three young delinquents who choose to work undercover for the police in place of serving their jail terms. While investigating a club suspected of running prostitutes, Linc notices their superior, Captain Adam Greer, meeting with Gilbert, a criminal he had encountered at a previous bust. While working as a waitress at the club, Julie runs into an old boyfriend, Billy, who she had dated while both were addicted to drugs, and rekindles their relationship.
Drama, thriller film
Pietro Torre and Elena Walgren are in the process of seemingly going through an amicable divorce and custody battle. As she is a psychotherapist who does not speak Italian level well enough to work in Bari, she is a full-time mother to their children, Bianca and Giovanni. In their divorce negotiations, both bring up major problems: Pietro's gambling debt and Elena's prescription medication abuse.