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Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

Thought provokingGrippingDarkDramatic

Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Burt Lancaster  •  Ann Richards  •  Wendell Corey

Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Burt Lancaster  •  Ann Richards  •  Wendell Corey

D-Day (2013)

IntenseGrippingViolent

Four Indian agents spend nine years under cover to track down India's most wanted criminal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nikkhil Advani
CAST:  Arjun Rampal  •  Rishi Kapoor  •  Irrfan Khan  •  Huma Qureshi

Four Indian agents spend nine years under cover to track down India's most wanted criminal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nikkhil Advani
CAST:  Arjun Rampal  •  Rishi Kapoor  •  Irrfan Khan  •  Huma Qureshi

A Prophet (2009)

IntenseGrippingViolentDramatic

Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Audiard
CAST:  Tahar Rahim  •  Niels Arestrup  •  Adel Bencherif  •  Hichem Yacoubi

Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Audiard
CAST:  Tahar Rahim  •  Niels Arestrup  •  Adel Bencherif  •  Hichem Yacoubi

Don't Breathe 2 (2021)

IntenseGrippingViolentDark

The Blind Man has been hiding out for several years in an isolated cabin and has taken in and raised a young girl orphaned from a devastating house fire. Their quiet life together is shattered when a group of criminals kidnap the girl, forcing the Blind Man to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rodo Sayagues
CAST:  Stephen Lang  •  Bobby Schofield  •  Rocci Williams  •  Adam Young

The Blind Man has been hiding out for several years in an isolated cabin and has taken in and raised a young girl orphaned from a devastating house fire. Their quiet life together is shattered when a group of criminals kidnap the girl, forcing the Blind Man to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rodo Sayagues
CAST:  Stephen Lang  •  Bobby Schofield  •  Rocci Williams  •  Adam Young

Man on Wire (2008)

Thought provokingGrippingDramatic

On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Marsh
CAST:  Philippe Petit  •  Jean François Heckel  •  Jean-Louis Blondeau  •  Annie Allix

On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Marsh
CAST:  Philippe Petit  •  Jean François Heckel  •  Jean-Louis Blondeau  •  Annie Allix

Rendition (2007)

IntenseGrippingDark

When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere outside the US.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gavin Hood
CAST:  Omar Metwally  •  Reese Witherspoon  •  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Moa Khouas

When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere outside the US.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gavin Hood
CAST:  Omar Metwally  •  Reese Witherspoon  •  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Moa Khouas

The Call (2013)

IntenseGrippingViolentDark

Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Anderson
CAST:  Halle Berry  •  Abigail Breslin  •  Morris Chestnut  •  Michael Imperioli

Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Anderson
CAST:  Halle Berry  •  Abigail Breslin  •  Morris Chestnut  •  Michael Imperioli

The Last Hunt (1956)

IntenseViolentAction-packedDramatic

A buffalo hunter has a falling-out with his partner, who kills for fun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Brooks
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Stewart Granger  •  Lloyd Nolan  •  Debra Paget

A buffalo hunter has a falling-out with his partner, who kills for fun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Brooks
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Stewart Granger  •  Lloyd Nolan  •  Debra Paget

New York (2009)

Thought provokingIntenseDramaticDisturbing

New York is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city often described as the centre of the world. Omar has gone abroad for the first time in his life and soon enough he begins to see and love America through the eyes of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kabir Khan
CAST:  John Abraham  •  Katrina Kaif  •  Neil Nitin Mukesh  •  Irrfan Khan

New York is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city often described as the centre of the world. Omar has gone abroad for the first time in his life and soon enough he begins to see and love America through the eyes of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kabir Khan
CAST:  John Abraham  •  Katrina Kaif  •  Neil Nitin Mukesh  •  Irrfan Khan

The Last Wave (1977)

Thought provokingIntenseGrippingMysterious

Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the victim was targeted for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal association. Burton, plagued ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Weir
CAST:  Richard Chamberlain  •  Olivia Hamnett  •  David Gulpilil  •  Frederick Parslow

Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the victim was targeted for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal association. Burton, plagued ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Weir
CAST:  Richard Chamberlain  •  Olivia Hamnett  •  David Gulpilil  •  Frederick Parslow

Marshall (2017)

Thought provokingGrippingDramaticReal

Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reginald Hudlin
CAST:  Chadwick Boseman  •  Josh Gad  •  Kate Hudson  •  Sterling K. Brown

Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reginald Hudlin
CAST:  Chadwick Boseman  •  Josh Gad  •  Kate Hudson  •  Sterling K. Brown

Black Mass (2015)

IntenseDarkDramaticReal

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Cooper
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Joel Edgerton  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Dakota Johnson

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Cooper
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Joel Edgerton  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Dakota Johnson

The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)

IntenseViolentDramaticDisturbing

A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J Blakeson
CAST:  Gemma Arterton  •  Martin Compston  •  Eddie Marsan

A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J Blakeson
CAST:  Gemma Arterton  •  Martin Compston  •  Eddie Marsan

Lord of the Flies (1963)

Thought provokingBrilliantDarkDramatic

Amidst a nuclear war, a plane carrying a group of schoolboys crash lands on a deserted island. With no adult survivors, the boys are forced to fend for themselves. At first they cooperate, but when they split into two separate camps -- one led by the pragmatic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Brook
CAST:  James Aubrey  •  Tom Chapin  •  Hugh Edwards  •  Roger Elwin

Amidst a nuclear war, a plane carrying a group of schoolboys crash lands on a deserted island. With no adult survivors, the boys are forced to fend for themselves. At first they cooperate, but when they split into two separate camps -- one led by the pragmatic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Brook
CAST:  James Aubrey  •  Tom Chapin  •  Hugh Edwards  •  Roger Elwin

Stay (2013)

Thought provokingDarkDramaticWeird

A woman finds out she's pregnant and returns home when the expected father wants nothing to do with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wiebke von Carolsfeld
CAST:  Taylor Schilling  •  Aidan Quinn  •  Michael Ironside  •  Brian Gleeson

A woman finds out she's pregnant and returns home when the expected father wants nothing to do with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wiebke von Carolsfeld
CAST:  Taylor Schilling  •  Aidan Quinn  •  Michael Ironside  •  Brian Gleeson

Sweet Girl (2021)

IntenseGrippingViolentThrilling

A man vows to bring justice to those responsible for his wife's death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Andrew Mendoza
CAST:  Jason Momoa  •  Isabela Merced  •  Manuel Garcia-Rulfo  •  Amy Brenneman

A man vows to bring justice to those responsible for his wife's death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Andrew Mendoza
CAST:  Jason Momoa  •  Isabela Merced  •  Manuel Garcia-Rulfo  •  Amy Brenneman

Frailty (2001)

Thought provokingViolentDarkDisturbing

A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed 'demons'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Paxton
CAST:  Bill Paxton  •  Matthew McConaughey  •  Powers Boothe  •  Matt O'Leary

A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed 'demons'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Paxton
CAST:  Bill Paxton  •  Matthew McConaughey  •  Powers Boothe  •  Matt O'Leary

Eye in the Sky (2015)

Thought provokingIntenseGrippingDisturbing

A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” As American pilot Steve Watts is about to engage, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gavin Hood
CAST:  Aaron Paul  •  Alan Rickman  •  Helen Mirren  •  Iain Glen

A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” As American pilot Steve Watts is about to engage, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gavin Hood
CAST:  Aaron Paul  •  Alan Rickman  •  Helen Mirren  •  Iain Glen

John Day (2013)

IntenseViolentDarkDisturbing

A mysterious death of a young girl unfolds a web of secrets and a conspiracy. The father of the girl, John day, is a simple , honest and god fearing man. Gautam , a nihilistic cop, the key player behind the tragic incident gets embroiled and sucked into the deep ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahishor Solomon
CAST:  Naseeruddin Shah  •  Randeep Hooda  •  Shernaz Patel  •  Sharat Saxena

A mysterious death of a young girl unfolds a web of secrets and a conspiracy. The father of the girl, John day, is a simple , honest and god fearing man. Gautam , a nihilistic cop, the key player behind the tragic incident gets embroiled and sucked into the deep ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahishor Solomon
CAST:  Naseeruddin Shah  •  Randeep Hooda  •  Shernaz Patel  •  Sharat Saxena

Battle Royale (2000)

GrippingViolentDarkDisturbing

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Tsuyako Kinoshita  •  Aki Maeda

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Tsuyako Kinoshita  •  Aki Maeda
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