Category: Thriller

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1980s / Horror / Science Fiction / Thriller

Firestarter (1984)

Based on the novel by Stephen King, Firestarter stars Drew Barrymore (E.T. the Extraterrestrial, Cat’s Eye) as youngster Charlie McGee, the super-gifted offspring of “Jedi mind trick”-using father Andy (Keith, Major League II) and mind-reading mother Vicky (Locklear, Money...

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Action / Science Fiction / Thriller

Demolition Man (1993)

Demolition Man starts off in Los Angeles’s near future of 1996, where crime has run rampant.  It takes someone ruthless to catch ruthless criminals, and that man is super-cop John Spartan (Stallone, Rocky V), whose take-no-prisoners...

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2000s / Drama / Thriller

The Air I Breathe (2007)

A Chinese proverb inspires four interconnected stories that deal with four interrelated emotions (Love, Pleasure, Sorrow, and Happiness) explored in this ambitious, but highly flawed dramatic thriller by first-time feature film writer-director, Jieho Lee. ...

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2000s / Action / Superhero / Thriller

The Dark Knight (2008)

It’s difficult to believe that, with all of the superhero franchises that have come out prior to 2008, the creative minds didn’t employ the strategy of saving the most popular and interesting villain for...

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1990s / Action / Thriller

In the Line of Fire (1993)

Acclaimed action director Wolfgang Petersen (Shattered, The NeverEnding Story) gets top notch performances from his strong cast, and an excellent Academy Award-nominated screenplay by Jeff Maguire (Timeline, Gridiron Gang), making In the Line of Fire one of the...

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1990s / Action / Thriller

Point Break (1991)

Keanu Reeves (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, A Walk in the Clouds) plays former college star quarterback Johnny Utah, now an FBI agent, whose latest case is to crack a string of Southern California bank...

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2000s / Science Fiction / Thriller

The Happening (2008)

If I had thought, even for one second, that writer-director M. Night Shyamalan was making a spoof of end-of-the-world sci-fi thrillers from the 1950s, I might give The Happening much more credit than I’ll be...

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2000s / Action / Martial Arts / Thriller

Flash Point (2007)

The duo of fight choreographer and star Donnie Yen (Huadu Chronicles, Shanghai Knights) and director Wilson Yip (Bio-Zombie, The White Dragon) reunite for their third straight movie (after Kill Zone (aka SPL) and Dragon Tiger Gate) with more intense, brilliantly-choreographed fight...

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1940s / Thriller

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Director Alfred Hitchcock (Suspicion, Mr. and Mrs. Smith) may have wanted the then unavailable Joan Fontaine for the role, but Teresa Wright (Somewhere in Time, The Rainmaker) does just fine as young Charlie Newton, a dreamy...

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1940s / Thriller / War

Lifeboat (1944)

One of director Alfred Hitchcock’s (Suspicion, Mr. and Mrs. Smith) more experimental films puts all of the action within the confines of a lifeboat for the duration, becoming what some claim is the smallest set...