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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 11,131 films · Page 217.

Hider in the House (1989)

Horror, thriller film

Tom Sykes, a recently released psychiatric patient, finds refuge in the attic of the Dreyer family's new home. Using electronic surveillance, he spies on them, escalating to murder when the family dog, Rudolph, intervenes to protect them. Tom then fixates on the mother, Julie, intruding into her life by spying on her and sabotaging her relationship with her husband, Phil.

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The Dentist 2 (1998)

Crime, Horror, Psychological Thriller, Splatter Film, thriller film

Dr. Alan Feinstone is in the maximum security mental hospital he was sentenced to at the end of the first film. While talking to the psychiatrist, he remembers the murders he committed in his mind, while convincing the doctor that it was another man who did those things.

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PTU (2003)

Crime, thriller film

The film follows a series of encounters of a group of patrolling Police Tactical Unit troopers during one night, which starts off when the patrol-team tries to help a sergeant of the District Anti-Triad Squad of the Hong Kong Police Force, Lo Sa, to retrieve his lost service-issue revolver after he was assaulted by a group of triad members. The films portrays the police officers' use of extra-legal means to achieve the results of investigations and reveals the complex relationships between criminals and police officers, the hostility amongst criminals themselves and even the rivalry among different bureaux within the Hong Kong Police Force.

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Clean Slate (1994)

Comedy, Crime Comedy, mystery film

Maurice Pogue has retrograde amnesia, which prevents him from remembering anything that happened to him the day before. He realizes from a recording he made for himself the previous night – to keep himself in the know – that he is a private investigator in Los Angeles. He acquired the condition after being injured during a case.

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Maximum Conviction (2012)

Action, thriller film

It should be an easy day's work for former black ops operative Cross and his partner Manning. They and their group have been hired to oversee and orchestrate the decommissioning of a secret military penal facility, and organize the transport of the inmates to their new civilian prison. Cross shows who's boss early on by beating up a large inmate who steps out of line, while Manning is given the task of running the prison's garbage facility.

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No Way Up (2005)

Action, thriller film

Financial analyst Tom Weaver (Grayson McCouch) is a troubled man. He has recently broken off a potential affair with a co-worker named Rebecca. He is also arguing with himself if he wants to continue with a shady ten million dollar business deal with his boss.

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Cabin by the Lake (2000)

Horror, Slasher

Screenwriter Stanley Caldwell lives in a cabin at the edge of Summit Lake. After speaking with his agent, Regan, over the phone, Stanley accesses a hidden room in his house revealing a young woman who is chained to the floor by her ankle. He greets the woman and calls her Kimberly as he places a plate of food in front of her.

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Redemption: Kickboxer 5 (1995)

Action, Martial arts

Negaal is a South African former kickboxer turned promoter who is gearing up to start his own kickboxing organization. When American champion David Sloane refuses to join, Negaal sends his Henchmen Moon, Bull, and Pinto in Los Angeles California to eliminate David. David manages to break Moon's leg but is ultimately killed by Bull and Pinto.

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Triple Dog (2010)

Drama, thriller film

Eve Spalding, a new girl in town, has her sweet sixteen birthday sleepover with her friends; catholic shy girl Sarah, student council president and popular girl Cicely, pleasant Nina whom is best friends with Cicely, a lonely girl Liza who carries a rat around, and troublemaker Chapin Wright. Chapin is quickly bored at the party and tells the girls that they should play “triple dog” (a game of dares) and whoever doesn’t complete the dare, shaves their head. First, Sarah is dared to run around the block, naked.

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Lulu on the Bridge (1998)

Drama, mystery film, romance film

Jazz saxophone player Izzy Maurer (Harvey Keitel) is shot in the chest during a performance at a jazz club by a deranged man. Izzy survives the seven-hour operation, but loses his left lung, ending his music career. A young aspiring actress named Celia Burns (Mira Sorvino) walks into the Chez Pierre restaurant in New York City where she works as a waitress.

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City on Fire (1979)

katastrophe

In an unnamed U.S. city near the Canadian border, the corrupt mayor William Dudley has allowed an oil refinery to be built right in the center of town, far from any river, lake, or reservoir. On one typically hot summer day, Herman Stover, a dangerously disturbed employee at the refinery, has been denied an expected promotion; additionally, finds himself fired after refusing a departmental transfer.

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The 39 Steps (2008)

Adventure, conspiracy fiction, thriller film

The story starts on 28 June 1914; Richard Hannay, a mining engineer and an intelligence officer during the Second Boer War, is in London after his recent return from Africa, but he finds England "cliquey", "class-bound" and "deathly, deathly dull". Evading German spies, a man named Scudder pushes into Hannay's flat and reveals himself to be a betrayed freelance British Secret Service Bureau agent, who has been on the trail of a German espionage ring with headquarters in Scotland. He has heard rumours of a plot to assassinate a high-ranking European royal, which could lead to war.

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Allagash (2020)

thriller film

Jim Reed is a depressed and tired of life old man living in an RV near the woods of Maine during the winter. He is a former Marine who served in the Vietnam War and a recovering alcoholic, being a year sober. Jim is divorced and his ex-wife is now dead, while his daughter died in a freak accident at a young age, which Jim is thought to have caused due to drunk driving.

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Under Suspicion (1991)

thriller film

Tony Aaron is a police investigator living in Brighton on the south coast of Great Britain at the end of the 1950s. He has been assigned to watch the house of Powers, a local criminal, along with Frank, his colleague and friend. Tony leaves Frank to go inside the house and continue an affair with Hazel, Powers's wife.

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Dead Silence (1997)

Action, Drama, thriller film

A veteran FBI agent negotiates the release of a bus load of hard of hearing school children taken hostage by three desperate escaped convicts. After an auto accident that attracted police attention, the criminals hijacked the bus and took refuge in an abandoned slaughterhouse. Agent Potter's last assignment resulted in partial failure and a Congressional hearing that stained his reputation.

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Dolan's Cadillac (2009)

crime thriller film, Horror, thriller film, vigilante film

Middle school history teacher Tom Robinson lives in Las Vegas with his beloved wife, Elizabeth. On a horse riding trip out in the desert one day, Elizabeth comes across a human trafficking deal gone bad, with gangster Jimmy Dolan executing the two coyotes and one of the illegal aliens. Elizabeth is seen, however, and narrowly escapes Dolan's thugs firing at her.

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The 4th Floor (2000)

Horror, Mysterie, thriller film

Jane Emelin inherits a rent-controlled brownstone apartment from her late aunt, and, despite her boyfriend Greg Harrison's appeals, decides to move in and live on her own for the first time. Martha Stewart, her neighbor from the first floor, tells her the names of all the occupants of the building, including the person who lives on the 4th floor, an old hermit named Alice. The next morning, she finds a note on her door, warning her against the noise she was making while moving in.

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Catch A Fire (2006)

Biography, Drama, historical film, Justice Drama, Political Drama, Political Thriller, thriller film

In South Africa in 1980, Patrick Chamusso, a young, apolitical man, is accused of carrying out a terrorist bombing. Afrikaner police officer Nic Vos is in charge of locating the perpetrators of a recent terrorist attack against the Secunda CTL synthetic fuel refinery, which is the largest coal liquefaction plant in the world. Patrick is unwillingly swept into Vos's investigation due to his inability to provide a satisfactory explanation for his whereabouts at the time of the bombing (he was actually having an affair with a woman not his wife).

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Riders (2002)

Action, Crime, thriller film

Slim, Frank, Otis and Alex are a group of youthful bank robbers, who commit their crimes anonymously and in innovative ways involving extreme sports, such as skating and snowboarding. The group evades capture from the police, led by "hardboiled cop", lieutenant Macgruder, but an anonymous individual seems to know, who they are and threatens to inform the police, unless they undertake a robbery for him. Enter the Mob, represented, by underworld enforcer, Surtayne, who instructs the group to work for them also or they will all be killed.

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Fingers (1978)

Crime, Drama, thriller film

Jimmy "Fingers" Angelelli is an outstanding pianist who dreams of a musical career, but he grew up in a gangster family. His elderly father, Ben, is an illegal loan shark. The son must help him collect debts from defaulters.

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Impulse (1990)

thriller film

LAPD officer Lottie Mason works vice squad as a decoy prostitute. She is faced with various problems in her career, including being sexually harassed by her superior, Lieutenant Joe Morgan. However, she finds her sting operations thrilling, often fantasizing about "losing control." Stan Harris, a detective in the department, begins to romance Lottie.

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