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Explore suspense, danger and tense conflicts.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 11,131 films · Page 328.

Mandroid (1993)

Action, Science fiction

In his hidden laboratory deep in Russia, Dr. Karl Zimmer (Symonds) has invented the Mandroid, a humanoid robot which follows the motions of a man in a special control suit. He has offered the invention to the United States, which has sent Agent Joe Smith and Dr.

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Quicksand (2002)

thriller film

When military psychiatrist Bill Turner (Michael Dudikoff) falls for a general's daughter, a dark conspiracy threatens to swallow up everyone involved. Turner's relationship with his new patient, Marine sergeant Randi Stewart (Brooke Theiss), begins to reach well beyond the typical doctor/patient bond, as he soon discovers that she is involved in a far-stretching political conspiracy but can't tell if she is the victim or the perpetrator. Randi's brother, Gordon Stewart is running for political office when their father General Stewart (Dan Hedaya) is murdered and Randi becomes the main suspect.

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Color Me Dead (1969)

Action, Crime, Science fiction

Chartered accountant Frank Bigelow discovers he has been poisoned while on vacation and has only a week to live. He spends the rest of his time tracking down his own murderer. The starting scenes show George Reynolds (Raymond Rakubian) stealing a piece of iridium from a wall safe and selling it to Mr.

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Soulkeeper (2001)

Action, Adventure, Comedy, fantasy film, Horror, Science fiction

After stealing Abraham Lincoln's stovepipe hat from a Civil War reenactment and then being subsequently dumped by their unseen boss "Mr M", thieves Corey Mahoney (Rodney Rowland) and Terrence Christian (Kevin Patrick Walls) are at a loss until they are hired by the mysterious Pascal (Brad Dourif). His proposition is for them to acquire the Rock of Lazarus, an ancient relic capable of returning souls back to Earth. In return for this, he guarantees $8,000 up front and $100,000 when the job is done.

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Best Laid Plans (2012)

Drama, thriller film

Danny (Graham) is a hustler who is about to be punished by a criminal gang-leader when he is rescued by Joseph (Akinnuoye-Agbaje), a huge man with learning difficulties. Danny and Joseph are friends, but Danny falls deeper into drugs, debt, and failed money-making schemes. Eventually he persuades Joseph to begin fighting for prize money, in an effort to dissuade his criminal-world accomplices and bosses from exacting their revenge for his unpaid debts.

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Conjurer (2008)

Horror, thriller film

For the past year, photographer Shawn Burnett (Andrew Bowen) and his wife Helen (Maxine Bahns) have been grieving the loss of their first child, which died in Helen's womb before it could be carried to term. They're hoping that a move to the country will help them both heal and move on with their lives. Shawn is somewhat irritated that the move involves him taking charity from Helen's brother Frank Higgins (John Schneider), but he's willing to do whatever he can if it will give Helen solace.

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Night Without Sleep (1952)

Mysterie, mystery film, Noir, thriller film

Composer Richard Morton experiences blackouts and cannot account for his actions. He recalls a woman's screams and a conversation with his wife Emily, but it is all a blur. Morton visits his friend John Harkness and is introduced to film actress Julie Bannon, to whom he is attracted.

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The Source (2002)

Science fiction

The film opens by following a moody goth named Reese, who befriends three other outcasts like him: Zack, a rich nerd; Ashley, Zack's sister; and Phoebe, a flower child. They go to a forest and find a glowing rock. They gain powers from just stepping into its presence, and they use these powers to intimidate and humiliate people who have made fun of them over the years.

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Sl8n8 (2006)

Slasher

Eighteen-year-old Kristel survives a car accident in which her father dies. Tormented by nocturnal visions she continues her father's investigation of serial killers – especially Andries Martíns, a child killer. She decides to visit an abandoned mine, with a little group of friends from college, where her father headed the investigations on Andries.

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Twelve Hours to Kill (1960)

Crime

Martin Filones (Nico Minardos), a young Greek man, witnesses the murder of gangster Frankie Russo, and is ushered off into the relative "safety" of suburban obscurity by Lt. Jim Carnevan (Grant Richards), unaware that he is being double-crossed by a crooked gendarme. Barbara Eden plays the femme fatale of the story.

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Act of Piracy (1990)

Crime, Pirate Film, thriller film

Ted Andrews persuades his ex-wife Sandy to let their kids Mark and Tracey accompany him and his girlfriend Laura Warner on a journey on his multimillion-dollar yacht to Australia, which he plans to sell upon his arrival there. However, after a few days, it turns out that Laura is member of a terrorist organization led by Jack Wilcox, who wants the boat as a base for his operations. Jack takes over the yacht and only Ted can escape, while Mark and Tracey are kept as hostages.

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Daylight Robbery (2008)

Crime, Drama, Heist

Alex masterminds an ambitious plan to steal millions of pounds in untraceable, used banknotes which are stacked in the underground vaults of the London Exchange Bank, where they await incineration. Lucky, Matty, Terry, Chubby, Norman and Jay make up his unlikely gang of robbers. They initially set up an alibi, by checking in for a flight to join thousands of England supporters in a mass exodus to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

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Deadline (1987)

Action, Drama, war film

Ace Reporter Don Stevens (Christopher Walken) is an American journalist who goes to Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War. He stays in a hotel with English journalist Mike Jessop. He is promised an interview with a top PLO leader, Palestinian Yassin Abu-Riadd (Amos Lavi).

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