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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 11,131 films · Page 201.

Night Game (1989)

Crime, Drama, thriller film

Along a beachfront boardwalk in Galveston, Texas, a prostitute named Loretta Akers is attacked by an unseen assailant and has her throat slit, making her the latest victim in a string of serial killings. Mike Seaver, a former Minor League Baseball player-turned-police officer, goes to investigate the crime scene, where he finds a shred of a paper reading "best of luck" in Loretta's garter belt. Mike argues with county police officer Kyle Broussard, who is protective over the case, and whom Mike believes is secretly a pimp.

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Stone (1974)

Action, Crime, Drama

When several members of the GraveDiggers outlaw motorcycle club are murdered, Sydney detective Stone (Ken Shorter) is sent to investigate. Led by the Undertaker (Sandy Harbutt), a Vietnam war veteran, the GraveDiggers allow Stone to pose as a gang member. Leaving behind society girlfriend Amanda (Helen Morse), Stone begins to identify with the Undertaker and his comrades Hooks (Roger Ward), Toad (Hugh Keays-Byrne), Dr Death (Vincent Gil), Captain Midnight (Bindi Williams), Septic (Dewey Hungerford) and Vanessa (Rebecca Gilling), the Undertaker’s girlfriend.

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The Ghost Train (1941)

Comedy, Comedy horror, Horror

thumb|Arthur Askey (right) with Richard Murdoch (left) and Carole Lynne (centre) Tommy Gander, a music hall comedian, pulls the communication cord on a GWR express train, bringing it to a stop so he can retrieve his hat. Returning to the train, he escapes an angry conductor by ducking into a compartment occupied by attractive blonde Jackie Winthrop, with whom Gander flirts. Another passenger, Teddy, has his eye on Jackie as well, but her companion Richard Winthrop ejects both of them from the compartment.

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V.I. Warshawski (1991)

Action, Action Comedy, Comedy, Crime, mystery film, Police Film, romantic comedy

Victoria Iphigenia "V.I" Warshawski (Kathleen Turner) is a Chicago-based, freelance private investigator who lives the part of the hard-boiled detective, but below the surface, she is a softy. One night, while she is drinking at her favorite bar, she meets an ex-Blackhawks hockey player named "Boom-Boom" Grafalk (Stephen Meadows). The two connect and a romance appears to be in the making, but Warshawski is surprised when "Boom-Boom" appears at her doorstep later that night with his 13-year-old daughter Kat (Angela Goethals) in tow.

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Nude Nuns with Big Guns (2010)

Action, Erotic Thriller, LGBTQ-related film, nunsploitation, vigilante film

A young Mexican nun, named Sister Sarah, is neglected and abused by a corrupt priest who produces and distributes heroin. After a bad drug deal, she is handed over to thugs to be used as an instrument as sex for money. On the verge of death after being heavily drugged and wounded and raped, the nun receives a commandment from God to take revenge.

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The Devil's Tomb (2009)

Horror, Military Film, Mysterie, Occult Horror, war film

An elite group of Special Ops soldiers, led by Captain "Mack", are sent by Dr. Elissa Cardell, a CIA operative, to rescue her father, scientist Lee Wesley, from an archaeological dig in the Middle Eastern desert. The dig site was a suspected bunker for WMDs.

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Something Wild (1961)

Drama, Noir, Psychological Thriller

Mary Ann Robinson, a teenage student in New York City, is brutally raped while walking in a park near her home in the Bronx. Traumatized by the experience, she washes away all of the evidence and destroys her clothing. She hides the rape from her mother and stepfather, with whom she has a distant relationship.

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Boys of Abu Ghraib (2014)

Drama, thriller film, war film

The film starts in 2003, the day before 22-year-old Jack Farmer (Luke Moran) ships out for Iraq, having joined the Army Reserves in hopes of being part of something bigger than himself. He and dozens of other young men arrive at Abu Ghraib, a prison located 20 miles from Baghdad. CO Capt.

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Sledgehammer (1983)

Horror, Slasher, teen film, Teen Horror Film, thriller film

In a remote house, an abusive mother locks her young son in a closet, then goes into another room to meet the man she is cheating on her husband with. The man and woman intend to abandon their respective spouses, but their plans are cut short when an unseen killer appears and murders them with a sledgehammer. The bodies are found by the authorities, with the boy presumed dead.

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Armored (2009)

Action, crime thriller film, Drama, Heist, thriller film

Ty Hackett (Columbus Short), a former armed service veteran is a member of Eagle Shield security in one of their many armored transportation teams. He is the legal guardian of younger brother Jimmy (Andre Kinney) after the death of their parents. He is receiving constant letters about impending foreclosure on his home and the state is considering the placement of Jimmy in a foster home, due to his truancy and Ty's inability to adequately care for him.

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5 Days of August (2011)

Action, Anti-War Film, Drama, Political Thriller, thriller film, war film

In 2007, during the Iraq War, a Georgian contingent of the coalition forces saves the life of American reporter Thomas Anders, although one of his colleagues, Miriam Eisner, is killed in the process. One year later, in 2008, he returns to Los Angeles, California but soon goes to Georgia on the advice of some of his friends in Tbilisi, who suspect that a large conflict is brewing. He, along with his cameraman Sebastian Ganz, delve deeper into Georgian life as conflict escalates and they get caught in the crossfire when an air raid strikes a local wedding they stumble upon.

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Sexy Evil Genius (2013)

comedy thriller, mystery film, neo-noir

Salesman Zach Newman sits alone in a bar when he meets Miranda Prague. After talking to her for a few minutes, they realize that they are ex-lovers of the same woman, Nikki Franklyn. They were both told to arrive at different times and wait for Nikki, who would be joining them later.

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Abominable (2006)

Animal horror, Horror, Splatstick

Farmers Billy and Ethel Hoss are terrorized in the middle of the night by a giant figure that kills their horse and dog and leaves large footprints in their yard. The next day, paraplegic wheelchair user Preston Rogers goes to a secluded cottage in the woods with his home care nurse Otis. A group of women named Karen, Michelle, C.J., Tracy, and Amanda arrive to stay in the cabin next door for a bachelorette party.

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Black Rock (2012)

Horror, thriller film

Sarah invites her childhood friends, Louise and Abby to a remote island that they once spent time at in their youth, in hopes of bringing their distant group back together. Though Abby and Lou are reluctant, they go with Sarah to the island. While there, they use a hand-drawn map to try to find a time capsule they had buried as kids.

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Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite (1999)

Action

Agent John Keller goes undercover into the tough prison known as Fuego Penal to find out about the corpses of prisoners disappearing without a trace. There he gets involved in a dangerous tournament, the Kumite, arranged by a man named Justin Caesar, where the prisoners are forced to fight to the death. The tournament has only one rule: There are no rules.

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Another Me (2013)

Mysterie, thriller film

While on vacation, Fay's father (Rhys Ifans) is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Returning to school, Fay (Sophie Turner) is cast in the school production of Macbeth as Lady Macbeth alongside Drew (Gregg Sulkin), a boy whom she likes. During the first rehearsal, Fay is nervous and keeps forgetting her lines.

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The Night Digger (1971)

Psychological Thriller, thriller film

Maura Prince works part-time as a speech therapist and the rest of her time taking care of her blind, invalid mother, Edith. Billy Jarvis arrives, claiming he was sent there in place of a neighbor's nephew who was to live with the Princes and work in their garden. He ingratiates himself with Edith, who gives him Maura's bedroom and claims he must be a long-lost relative.

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Last Embrace (1979)

mystery film, thriller film

U.S. government agent Harry Hannan suffers a nervous breakdown after his wife Dorothy is killed, and spends five months in a sanitarium. Upon returning to his apartment in New York City, he finds it is occupied by a doctoral student named Ellie Fabian.

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