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Crime, Drama, Noir
Lionel Meadows is a London garage owner who deals in stolen cars. Meadows buys log books from scrapped models, then has other cars corresponding to the log books stolen and the number plates replaced. He gives a list of cars to young petty thief Tommy Towers, which includes a 1959 Ford Anglia.
Horror, monster film, mystery film, natural horror film, Science fiction, science fiction horror film, thriller film
James Murphy is a rugged cryptozoologist who, thirty years earlier, during a trip to Loch Ness, Scotland, was attacked by the fabled "Nessie" creature that killed his father and research assistants, and left James with a deep facial scar. Currently, James is hunting for Nessie when his search leads him to the sleepy town of Ashburn, on Lake Superior. He encounters Josh Riley, owner of a bait shop.
Action, fantasy film, Horror
Centuries ago, the Aztec Empire of Mexico was conquered by the Spanish conquistadors. Horrified by their religious practices, the Spaniards set out to convert the native population to Catholicism, effectively declaring war upon the Aztec religion. According to an ancient prophecy, the Aztecs and their religion will return to dominance in a time known as the Sixth Sun.
Drama, Family Drama, thriller film
It is based on the novel Ice Ages, by German author . She was inspired by reports in the late 1980s of the discovery of the half-burned body of a young woman near Bergen, and there was speculation as to her identity. This was just before the fall of the Berlin Wall and reunification of Germany.
LGBTQ-related film, Psychological Thriller
Jim Tahna, a quiet and solitary man, explains in voice-over narration his hatred of society and his employers, though he enjoys his work as a security guard, as it allows him long periods of solitude. On his vacation time, he engages in dark tourism, the visitation of murder sites. His current subject is Carl Marznap, a mass murderer and arsonist.
Action, action thriller, Science fiction
A US senator is assassinated and his guards are killed by an assassin. He then blows up himself and some other guards with a grenade. Gabriel wakes up with nightmares every day.
Conspiracy Thriller, Crime, Drama, Political Thriller
New York police sergeant John Kennedy, who had guarded Abraham Lincoln on the campaign trail, has infiltrated a cabal and discovered that an assassination attempt has been planned as Lincoln, the president-elect, travels by train to Washington, D.C. Kennedy's boss Simon G. Stroud dismisses the threat, as does Caleb Jeffers, a militia colonel with whom Stroud is meeting.
Action, Science fiction
The film opens with a tied and hooded woman being taken to some sort of jail run by the British military. Nine years later, military technicians and video gamers; Tom and Vic perform a training exercise for several candidates for a special force. They smuggle their top secret, virtual warfare program into a disused prison (as seen before), to experiment with it using two of the candidates.
Horror, Mysterie, mystery film
A recent ex convict named Leo Grainer lives secluded on Fog Island with the daughter of his murdered wife. Seeking to learn who murdered her, and to exact revenge on those who framed him and destroyed his business, he invites his former associates to his creepy island mansion on the pretext he may share a hidden fortune with them. Prior to their arrival he rigs the mansion with secret passages and a trap.
Horror, thriller film
In modern day Boston, prominent medical researcher Dr. Henry Jekyll spends his evenings experimenting with a rare flower from the Amazon jungles. The natives say the flower has the power to separate the human soul into good and evil parts.
Action, Comedy, thriller film
Set in Los Angeles, the film stars Joey Turks, a car thief who needs money to get out of town. It opens with Joey stealing a television set from the home of drug dealer Mort, who owes him cash, but is caught red-handed. After Joey drops the TV and breaks it, Mort angrily stabs him with a knife and chases him away.
Action, Crime, Drama, thriller film
As the film begins, a former criminal and drug dealer named Lucky (Wesley Snipes) is released from prison. He tries to lead a respectable life, despite his troubled past. However, Lucky once or twice reflects on the wisdom of his grandfather who supposedly told him "sometimes without bad luck, it would seem you don't have any luck at all." Shortly after his release from prison, Lucky tries to get back on his feet but inexplicably ends up a victim of Hurricane Katrina's wrath, and loses his newly found life.
Action, thriller film
Pamela Miller (Pam) is a married lady who lives separated from her husband Jeremy Miller, who is a city police officer. Pam works as a call center operator for 911 emergencies. They together have a daughter, Cassie, whose custody is with Pam for the time being, till they are officially divorced.
Drama, thriller film
In rural Texas, 1960 — an age of good times and innocence, when growing up was supposed to be easy — six high school seniors know the terrible secret that will make the difference in the biggest election in the county's history. They must make the most difficult decision of their lives. They must become adults.
Action, Action Comedy, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, teen film
Nelson Potter, now retired from bank robbing, runs an insurance business in Tucson, Arizona with his partner Patrice. Their job is to evaluate security measures at local banks by simulating armed robberies. After one such drill, Nelson is confronted and assaulted by a shady FBI agent named Rankin.
Horror, thriller film
Jake Sawyer (Jason Behr) is a global wanderer and tattooist who explores ethnic themes in his designs. While visiting Singapore to sell his craft at a local trade show, he swipes an ancient Samoan tattoo tool. After flying to New Zealand to resume his art, he meets up with a lovely Samoan woman named Sina (Mia Blake) and discovers the local Samoan culture.
Animal horror, thriller film
Based on a true unsolved ecological mystery, thousands of hideously deformed frogs have turned up in the waters of Minnesota. As seen through the eyes of a one-hit wonder, single mother and her 11-year-old son, a small town struggles with the unknown when the deadly mutations move beyond the ponds.
Drama, thriller film
As negotiations take place in the United States regarding Israel, senior FBI agent Shane Daughtry (David A. R. White) is contacted by Arlin Rockwell (Lee Majors), an arms dealer.
thriller film
Drama, Erotic Thriller
Single mother Ellie West (Helen Slater), who is struggling to cut-free a deadbeat ex-husband (Alan Thicke), finds love with surgeon Dr. Jesse Peter (Billy Zane), who she meets at the consult for upcoming out-patient surgery. Encouraged by her close friend Una (Kelly LeBrock) and supportive boss Sid (Harvey Korman), she proceeds quickly but then has an unusual reaction when she is put under in the operating room, much to the dismay of the lead anesthesiologist (Stuart Pankin).
Drama, Noir, thriller film, Western
Lin Vanner is the manager of an oil company and the payroll has been stolen in a holdup. His fiancée urges him to pursue the suspect in hope that he will gain recognition. Following the thief's most likely trail over the border with Mexico, he begins his pursuit.
Drama, Psychological Thriller, thriller film
After struggling with infertility, Anne (Daryl Hannah) finally succeeds in getting pregnant through invitro fertilization with her husband Jack (Bruce Greenwood). However, one night, Anne awakens to find a masked intruder in her room. Terrified, she tries to escape, but the intruder chloroforms her into unconsciousness, leaving her helpless as he kidnaps her and takes her to an isolated house.
thriller film
After her husband’s murderer escapes justice, Sarah "Sunny" Harper (Fluegel) witnesses the work of a spree killer (Drago) who shoots people on the freeway and later quotes Bible passages to a local radio station’s psychiatrist disc jockey (Belzer). Police are unwilling to listen to Sunny, but a former cop named Frank Quinn (Russo) agrees to protect her, and later the two join forces to find the deranged freeway killer before he strikes again. The killer, who turns out to be a man who calls himself "Father Eddie," drives a beat-up 1969 Lincoln Continental sedan.
Action, Drama, thriller film
Galia is a Ukrainian sex slave working in Tel Aviv who attempts to escape with another woman. They are captured and beaten and she watches her friend stabbed to death. She demands to be released and a Russian mobster feels she is smart and strong enough to fill another role.