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Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

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San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Patrick McGoohan  •  Fred Ward  •  David Cryer

San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Patrick McGoohan  •  Fred Ward  •  David Cryer

Survivor (2015)

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A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James McTeigue
CAST:  Milla Jovovich  •  Pierce Brosnan  •  Dylan McDermott  •  Angela Bassett

A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James McTeigue
CAST:  Milla Jovovich  •  Pierce Brosnan  •  Dylan McDermott  •  Angela Bassett

House of Wax (1953)

GrippingSuspensefulDarkScary

A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who demands that the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André de Toth
CAST:  Vincent Price  •  Frank Lovejoy  •  Phyllis Kirk  •  Carolyn Jones

A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who demands that the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André de Toth
CAST:  Vincent Price  •  Frank Lovejoy  •  Phyllis Kirk  •  Carolyn Jones

Anwar (2010)

SuspensefulAction-packedCleverDark

The film takes a look at the life of a terrorist. Anwar starts off making money on small-time hawala deals, but later transitions to bombing plots. He becomes a big name in the Coimbatore crime world and wins the heart of Ayesha. Is he really what he seems to be or ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amal Neerad
CAST:  Prithviraj Sukumaran  •  Lal  •  Mamta Mohandas  •  Prakash Raj

The film takes a look at the life of a terrorist. Anwar starts off making money on small-time hawala deals, but later transitions to bombing plots. He becomes a big name in the Coimbatore crime world and wins the heart of Ayesha. Is he really what he seems to be or ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amal Neerad
CAST:  Prithviraj Sukumaran  •  Lal  •  Mamta Mohandas  •  Prakash Raj

Black '47 (2018)

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In 1847, when Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine that has ravaged the country for two long years, Feeney, a hardened Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, returns home to reunite with his estranged family, only to discover the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lance Daly
CAST:  Hugo Weaving  •  James Frecheville  •  Stephen Rea  •  Jim Broadbent

In 1847, when Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine that has ravaged the country for two long years, Feeney, a hardened Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, returns home to reunite with his estranged family, only to discover the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lance Daly
CAST:  Hugo Weaving  •  James Frecheville  •  Stephen Rea  •  Jim Broadbent

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

GrippingAction-packedDarkHeartbreaking

In the 1930s, bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Penn
CAST:  Warren Beatty  •  Faye Dunaway  •  Michael J. Pollard  •  Gene Wilder

In the 1930s, bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Penn
CAST:  Warren Beatty  •  Faye Dunaway  •  Michael J. Pollard  •  Gene Wilder

Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)

SuspensefulAction-packedDarkDisturbing

One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical code.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brandon Vietti
CAST:  Bruce Greenwood  •  Jensen Ackles  •  Neil Patrick Harris  •  Jason Isaacs

One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical code.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brandon Vietti
CAST:  Bruce Greenwood  •  Jensen Ackles  •  Neil Patrick Harris  •  Jason Isaacs

The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)

SuspensefulAction-packedDarkFuturistic

After being enlisted to recover a dangerous computer program, hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fede Álvarez
CAST:  Claire Foy  •  Sverrir Gudnason  •  Vicky Krieps  •  Stephen Merchant

After being enlisted to recover a dangerous computer program, hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fede Álvarez
CAST:  Claire Foy  •  Sverrir Gudnason  •  Vicky Krieps  •  Stephen Merchant

Polar (2019)

GrippingAction-packedCleverDark

When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonas Åkerlund
CAST:  Mads Mikkelsen  •  Vanessa Hudgens  •  Katheryn Winnick  •  Matt Lucas

When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonas Åkerlund
CAST:  Mads Mikkelsen  •  Vanessa Hudgens  •  Katheryn Winnick  •  Matt Lucas

Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)

SuspensefulAction-packedDarkThrilling

Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stefano Sollima
CAST:  Benicio del Toro  •  Josh Brolin  •  Catherine Keener  •  Christopher Heyerdahl

Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stefano Sollima
CAST:  Benicio del Toro  •  Josh Brolin  •  Catherine Keener  •  Christopher Heyerdahl

In the Line of Fire (1993)

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Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolfgang Petersen
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Rene Russo  •  John Malkovich  •  Dylan McDermott

Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolfgang Petersen
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Rene Russo  •  John Malkovich  •  Dylan McDermott

Clear and Present Danger (1994)

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CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phillip Noyce
CAST:  Harrison Ford  •  Anne Archer  •  Donald Moffat  •  Willem Dafoe

CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phillip Noyce
CAST:  Harrison Ford  •  Anne Archer  •  Donald Moffat  •  Willem Dafoe

The Matrix Revisited (2001)

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The film goes behind the scenes of the 1999 sci-fi movie The Matrix.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh Oreck
CAST:  Keanu Reeves  •  Hugo Weaving  •  Laurence Fishburne  •  Carrie-Anne Moss

The film goes behind the scenes of the 1999 sci-fi movie The Matrix.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh Oreck
CAST:  Keanu Reeves  •  Hugo Weaving  •  Laurence Fishburne  •  Carrie-Anne Moss

The Terror Live (2013)

Action-packedFast pacedSuspensefulComplex

A newsman discovers he's been rigged with a bomb after he has an exclusive interview with a terrorist who blew up a bridge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Byung-woo
CAST:  Lee Kyung-young  •  Choi Jin-ho  •  Kim So-jin  •  Ha Jung-woo

A newsman discovers he's been rigged with a bomb after he has an exclusive interview with a terrorist who blew up a bridge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Byung-woo
CAST:  Lee Kyung-young  •  Choi Jin-ho  •  Kim So-jin  •  Ha Jung-woo

The Exorcist (1973)

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When a charming 12-year-old girl takes on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say there is nothing they can do. As people begin to die, the girl's mother realizes her daughter has been possessed by the devil--and that her daughter's only possible hope ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Friedkin
CAST:  Ellen Burstyn  •  Jason Miller  •  Max von Sydow  •  Lee J. Cobb

When a charming 12-year-old girl takes on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say there is nothing they can do. As people begin to die, the girl's mother realizes her daughter has been possessed by the devil--and that her daughter's only possible hope ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Friedkin
CAST:  Ellen Burstyn  •  Jason Miller  •  Max von Sydow  •  Lee J. Cobb

Vanishing Point (1971)

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Kowalski works for a car delivery service, and takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to drive from Colorado to San Francisco. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard C. Sarafian
CAST:  Barry Newman  •  Cleavon Little  •  Dean Jagger  •  Victoria Medlin

Kowalski works for a car delivery service, and takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to drive from Colorado to San Francisco. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard C. Sarafian
CAST:  Barry Newman  •  Cleavon Little  •  Dean Jagger  •  Victoria Medlin

Backdraft (1991)

SuspensefulAction-packedFast pacedGripping

Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Howard
CAST:  Kurt Russell  •  Robert De Niro  •  Donald Sutherland  •  William Baldwin

Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Howard
CAST:  Kurt Russell  •  Robert De Niro  •  Donald Sutherland  •  William Baldwin

Winter's Bone (2010)

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After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must confront the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilderness in order to to track down her father and save her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Debra Granik
CAST:  Jennifer Lawrence  •  John Hawkes  •  Kevin Breznahan  •  Dale Dickey

After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must confront the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilderness in order to to track down her father and save her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Debra Granik
CAST:  Jennifer Lawrence  •  John Hawkes  •  Kevin Breznahan  •  Dale Dickey

Memory (2022)

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Alex, an assassin-for-hire, finds that he's become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization. With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skills to stay ahead, except for one thing: he is struggling with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Campbell
CAST:  Liam Neeson  •  Guy Pearce  •  Taj Atwal  •  Harold Torres

Alex, an assassin-for-hire, finds that he's become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization. With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skills to stay ahead, except for one thing: he is struggling with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Campbell
CAST:  Liam Neeson  •  Guy Pearce  •  Taj Atwal  •  Harold Torres

Insurgent (2015)

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Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Schwentke
CAST:  Shailene Woodley  •  Theo James  •  Miles Teller  •  Ansel Elgort

Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Schwentke
CAST:  Shailene Woodley  •  Theo James  •  Miles Teller  •  Ansel Elgort
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