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Horror, supernatural horror film
A tomb robber steals precious artifacts from an unmarked Egyptian tomb, selling them to different archaeologists in America, unaware of the immortal woman whose tomb he desecrated. She comes to America to exact her revenge. The film is based on the novel The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker.
Action, Crime, Psychological Thriller, thriller film
Jeremy Reins, a U.S. Secret Service special agent assigned to the presidential detail, is drugged, kidnapped and held captive within a glass box in the cramped, dark trunk of a car. At first Jeremy thinks it is a prank from people he owes money for gambling debts, but he quickly learns that the truth is far more sinister.
thriller film
A homicide cop falls for a beautiful suspect. When wealthy socialite Adrienne kills her husband Douglas, she claims self-defense. Nick, the cop assigned to the case is suspicious but becomes obsessed with the sensual young woman.
Crime, neo-noir, Noir, thriller film
The 14-year-old Tolly Devlin and his mother figure (Beatrice Kay) see four hoods beat his father to death. Tolly vows to avenge his father, but he discovers that Farrar, the one perpetrator he recognized when his father was being beaten, has been arrested and imprisoned for life. Tolly becomes a petty criminal and safecracker.
Crime, Drama, Noir
Frank Warren is a United States Treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. The agent struggles to put together a case, but is frustrated when all he finds are terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers. Although most informants end up dead, Agent Warren gets critical information about the mob from an unlikely source.
thriller film
After the death of his wife and daughter in a plane crash, a newspaper reporter named Joe Carpenter discovers that the crash may have been related to a nefarious scientific experiment involving children. A woman, Rose Tucker, who claims that she was a survivor of the crash, approaches at his wife's grave. The Quartermass organization wants to capture her and a young girl whom she is protecting.
Drama, thriller film
Professor Sharpey, working in a university research laboratory, is suspected of passing secrets to the Soviet Union and commits suicide. British intelligence believe that his suicide was the result of shame over his betrayal of his country. However, Sharpey's former colleague Doctor Longman believes that the sensory-deprivation experiments that Sharpey was conducting on himself may have rendered him susceptible to brainwashing.
Comedy, Comedy drama
Katrina is a 19-year-old single mother with sinister plans. She navigates a world rife with petty crime, fast cars, manicures, and casual relationships. A skilled manipulator of men, Katrina resides with her lethargic father in the suburban area of Golden Grove, Sydney.
Horror, LGBTQ-related film
The film follows Chris Vale, who was admitted to an asylum at the age of 12 after witnessing his mother's rape and murder by two thugs hired by his father (who subsequently committed suicide). Chris barely survived having his face burned by one of the thugs. Now a 22-year-old grossly disfigured young man, he escapes from the asylum on Halloween after killing two orderlies who mock his wearing of masks that resemble those the thugs were wearing.
Horror, Mysterie, mystery film, thriller film
The peaceful and happy life of Walker and Col Kennedy is interrupted when Kim, a brilliant and attractive male architect, builds a dream house next to theirs. All the people who move into the house turn evil or end up having "accidents" and unexplainable deaths. They realize that the house targets their fears and feeds off of them until it drives them insane.
Science fiction, thriller film
Mia spends her summer vacation in a cabin with Grete, her best friend, and Sarah, with whom she has a complicated relationship. There, they discover a mysterious young man and his exciting new approach to dating. Through an interactive dating app, a new reality unfolds before their eyes.
Drama, thriller film
Physicist Frank Addison and his wife Martha live in Los Alamos, New Mexico, where he performs top-secret work. Their young son Tommy accompanies school mates to a carnival in Santa Fe with their teacher, Ellen Haskell. During a puppet show, Tommy disappears, and his absence is not noticed until his name is announced as the winner of a raffle at the end of the show.
Crime, thriller film
Lucille has a mental disorder, which stems from her brother's death, which occurred when she was young, and which her father blamed her for, never forgiving her. It is never revealed how the brother died or why her father blames her but it made her mentally unstable. While Lucille is telling Angel who her father is, Nadine rolls off the top of the building and kills herself.
disaster film, katastrophe
Andy Goodman is a week away from a forced retirement from his position as chief meteorologist at the National Weather Administration's Severe Weather Center. However, tornadoes level Las Vegas, an area normally not prone to the storms. Concerned and upset that the storm system formed unnoticed and that they were unable to warn the people, Goodman begins closely tracking the system.
Action, thriller film
Jessica runs a wildlife sanctuary in the Outback and discovers that hunters have been illegally shooting kangaroos on her land, to sell the meat to pet food companies. As she drives into town, she is menaced by their vehicles, a transport van and a modified Ford F100. One of the hunters, Ringo, climbs onto her car, while her windscreen is broken.
Drama, thriller film
Daniel returns to his family's mansion for the holidays along with his girlfriend Susanne. His family's seemingly utopian existence is overshadowed by not only the death of Daniel's brother, but also by Daniel's failure to live up to his brother's potential. However, this quickly becomes inconsequential, as blood-thirsty killers soon show up to steal the artwork, and whatever else they can find in the house.
Psychological Thriller, Science fiction
After her husband leaves on a work trip, Julie, still mourning the loss of her sister, is trapped in their isolated, high-tech home and must fight her own fears to stay alive. Julie's sister Rebecca died at Julie and Marcus's previous house during a run-in with an intruder, due to a malfunction in an AI-backed security system designed by Marcus. Grief-stricken, Julie does not blame her husband, but falls into a downward spiral of dangerous pill and alcohol addiction after suffering a leg injury, for which Marcus is also responsible.
Horror, Slasher, thriller film
American novelist Sian Anderson travels to the solitude of Greek island Monemvasia from her Los Angeles home to write her newest mystery book. She rents a home owned by Elias Appelby, an eccentric elderly man, who advises her that a strong and massive wind will occur throughout the night, and that he recommends she stay indoors while the wind blows from the sea. After Elias leaves, Sian is met by Phil, a gruff handyman and fellow American who also lives on the property.
Crime, Drama, thriller film
South Korea's most wanted criminal, "Helios" (Chang Chen), and his assistant "Messenger" (Janice Man), have stolen a weapon of mass destruction secretly developed by the South Korean military: a portable nuclear explosive device (DC8), along with sixteen fuel modules. The police forces of Hong Kong, China, and South Korea have been informed that Helios will hold an underground negotiation for the weapon in Hong Kong. An emergency response team is set up, including chief inspector Eric Lee Yan-ming (Nick Cheung) of the Counter-Terrorism Response Unit, senior Chinese official Song An (Wang Xueqi), and two South Korean weapons experts: Choi…
Action, Drama, thriller film
Traveling salesman Tom Phillips (Dana Andrews) is driving home to Boston, Massachusetts for Christmas when he encounters a drunken driver on a rain-streaked road. He cannot avoid a collision, and is hospitalized with spinal damage. Since he can no longer be a traveling salesman, his brother arranges for Tom to buy a remote motel in the desert town of Mayville, California.
Erotic Thriller, exploitation film
Adventure, thriller film
British film director Derek Engles recognises Neil Blair, an extra on his set, as he prepares to shoot a scene. He calls him out to have a private chat with him. In order to investigate some intelligence that he has picked up in Italy, Engles offers Blair a job as he trusts him (he used to be Blair's commanding officer).
Adventure, crime thriller film, Gangster Film, Horror, Science fiction
In 1924, Dr. Fu Manchu, his army of dacoits and his vicious daughter Lin Tang are kidnapping the daughters of prominent scientists and taking them to his hidden base in the Atlas Mountains, where he demands that their fathers help him to build a device that transmits blast waves through a radio transmitter, which he intends to use to take over the world. He plans to keep (even wed) the girls in question.
Accident, Drama, thriller film
Quest Airlines pilot Glen “Lucky” Singer prepares to pilot a flight to Dallas, with romantic partner Connie Phipps as co-pilot. They're both concerned that an impending merger may mean layoffs for both of them. Flying along as flight engineer to check on Lucky's procedures is Quest chief pilot George Bouchard, Connie's former boyfriend.