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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 11,131 films · Page 286.

The Inspector (1962)

Drama

In 1946 Holland, Lisa Held, a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, has fallen prey to ex-Nazi Thorens, who has promised to smuggle her into Palestine for payment. In reality, Thorens plans to send her to South America for sex work. Unknown to them both, they are being trailed by Dutch Police Inspectors Peter Jongman and Sergeant Wolters.

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The Lesser Evil (1998)

Noir

In the 1970s, Derek Eastman, Frank O'Brian, Ivan Williams, and George are a friendly quadruple adolescent group, who had allegedly committed a murder: one of them inside the car was disposed in the lake near the cliff and the other died in the forest. Twenty years later, they became employees attempting to hide the truth in the log cabin. The flashback connects between the past and present day.

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Mind Twister (1994)

Drama, Erotic Film, Mysterie, mystery film, thriller film

Set in Los Angeles, the film takes place largely following the brutal homicide of an exotic dancer at the hands of an unknown killer. Suspecting a local psychiatrist, named Daniel Strahten, to be the murderer, the victim's friend, Heather, goes undercover as his therapy patient to reveal the truth, while Richard Howland, a seasoned police detective, follows the case. However, the real killer is Dr.

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Ride (2018)

thriller film

Struggling actor James (Jessie Usher) pays his bills by driving people around Los Angeles for a ride-sharing service. James' shift starts out like any other, until he hits it off with a beautiful woman named Jessica (Bella Thorne) whom he picks up. He drops her off at a local place to which she invites him inside for a drink.

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Sorry, Haters (2005)

Drama, thriller film

In post-9/11 New York City, Syrian taxicab driver Ashade encounters a strange fare in Phoebe. Phoebe works for a network called Q-Dog, where she produces an MTV Cribs-style reality program titled Sorry, Haters. Although Phoebe engages in small talk with Ashade, it is clear that the woman is in an anxious state as she instructs him to drive to suburban New Jersey, placating his reservations with cash.

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The Call Up (2016)

Science fiction, thriller film

Eight top-ranked gamers are sent an invitation to beta test a new virtual reality game with a $100,000 prize. They include Soxxx_1 (Carl), Mustang67 (Shelly), Da_Chi3f (Edward), Str8 Shoot3r (Andre), xxAtla5xx (Marco), T3rrorist#1 (Zahid), Reap3r_2000 (Adam), and Slay3rGirl (Taylor). After arriving and changing into motion capture suits, they are scanned by a machine and instructed to put on virtual reality gear.

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Neon Maniacs (1986)

Horror, monster film, thriller film

In the heart of San Francisco, the legions of the damned lay waiting beneath the Golden Gate Bridge. As night falls, they are unleashed upon the city to carve terror into the souls of the innocent. But when one young woman named Natalie escapes a bloody teen slaughter, she cannot convince anyone that a rampaging army of psychotic monsters has mutilated her friends.

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Spider's Web (2002)

Crime, Erotic Thriller, romance film, thriller film

Clay Harding (Baldwin) recruits executive Lauren Bishop (Wuhrer) to help him steal $40 million from his father Robert Harding (George Murdock). The pair devise a plot to steal Robert's passwords and set up a dummy corporation mimicking a company that Robert is interested in buying in order to divert his funds to a Swiss bank account. Clay secretly plans to double-cross Laura and allow her to take the blame for the theft, which she realizes when she discovers that a co-worker who had engineered her being fired from her job, Harry Burnham (Benjamin King), was Clay's college classmate.

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The Killing Kind (1973)

Horror, Psychological horror, thriller film

Terry Lambert serves two years in prison after being physically forced to participate in a gang rape when the victim, Tina Moore, lies about the nature of the incident. Terry's eccentric mother, Thelma, runs a large Victorian boarding house in suburban Los Angeles, primarily for elderly ladies. Terry and Thelma have a relationship of unusual intimacy.

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Don't Go (2018)

Psychological Thriller

Struggling to come to terms with the tragic loss of Molly – their only child – Ben and Hazel Slater resolve to build a new life for themselves, renovating an idyllic hotel by the sea on Ireland's rugged west coast. But there is no escape, for the place is full of memories. Haunted by the words 'Seas the day' which he sees everywhere and a recurring memory of a summer's day on the nearby beach when the family built sand castles topped with little red flags, Ben begins to realize that there are forces at work far beyond his understanding.

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Trancers 6 (2002)

Science fiction

In a return to the original film's premise, Jack Deth is back – traveling back in time and into the body of his own daughter, Josephine (Zette Sullivan), on a mission to save her life and save the world from the most lethal Trancers yet. Jack / Jo must adapt and survive, avoiding many assassination attempts by more powerful and dangerous zombie-like Trancers than he's ever faced before.

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Virtuality (2009)

Adventure, Science fiction, thriller film

The story is set aboard the Phaeton, Earth's first starship, on a ten-year journey to explore the nearby Epsilon Eridani star system. In order to help the 12-person crew endure the long mission, a system of virtual reality modules are installed aboard the ship. These modules, which are worn like glasses and suppress real-world body movement, allow the crew to assume various identities and enjoy a variety of adventures.

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Invasion (1998)

thriller film

Small rocks fall from the sky which, when touched, trigger a latent virus that has always existed in humans and begins mutating them into an alien species. Taking advantage of its hive mentality, the aliens are absolutely dedicated to transforming every human on Earth and do so with alarming swiftness. Only a small group of remaining humans have the medical knowledge to devise antibodies to reverse the effects of the virus.

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Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)

Crime, Horror, Science fiction, thriller film

A hulking zombie breaks into a mansion and kills a gangster named Hennesy. The glowing bloodstains left behind at the crime scene are radioactive, as are the killer's fingerprints – which are of a man who had died days before. The police are baffled, but begin their investigation.

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Il cartaio (2004)

Crime, crime thriller film, giallo, Horror, mystery film, Slasher, suspense film, thriller film

A serial killer known as the Card Player is kidnapping young women in Rome. Using a webcam set-up, the killer challenges the police by forcing them to play hands of Internet poker. If the police lose, the kidnapped victim is tortured and murdered on-screen.

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The Last Man (2000)

Comedy drama, disaster film, Science fiction

Alan Gould, a neurotic, unkempt anthropology graduate student, is beginning to believe he may be the last living person on the planet. A mysterious catastrophe appears to have killed everyone but him. Buildings are left standing and goods are left untouched.

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Tripwire (1989)

Action, Drama, thriller film

A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo (David Warner) hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only hero who can stop the terrorists' scheme for world domination is Jack DeForest (Terence Knox). During the battle between good and evil the hero DeForest accidentally kills the son of the Szabo.

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Johnny Was (2006)

Crime, Drama

Johnny Doyle escapes a violent past as a Provisional IRA volunteer in Ireland to lie low in London, until his former mentor Flynn breaks out of Brixton Prison, members of a dissident republican group they are hellbent on derailing the Irish peace process with a few well-placed bombs. Unable to escape Brixton, they find themselves trapped together in Johnny's anything-but-safe safe house, sandwiched between a friendly Rastafarian reggae pirate radio station upstairs and a local Yardie, heroin-dealing gangster Julius, downstairs. As the charismatic Flynn finds some common criminal ground with the Yardies, Johnny fights to realize a peace…

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Ligeia (2009)

Horror, thriller film

Jonathan Merrick, a best-seller author, falls in love with a fascinating woman named Ligeia. But she keeps a deadly secret, she is ill and she needs to steal souls to survive. In her quest for immortality she will do anything to keep death away.

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Open House (2010)

Crime, Drama, thriller film

The film begins as real estate agent Carl (Gabriel Olds) hosts an open house. As Carl finishes with the last couple viewing the house, a man arrives and watches Carl briefly before hiding in the basement. Carl checks the basement but does not see anyone.

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