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Network (1976)

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When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Faye Dunaway  •  William Holden  •  Peter Finch  •  Robert Duvall

When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Faye Dunaway  •  William Holden  •  Peter Finch  •  Robert Duvall

Knowing (2009)

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A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Proyas
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Rose Byrne  •  Chandler Canterbury  •  Ben Mendelsohn

A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Proyas
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Rose Byrne  •  Chandler Canterbury  •  Ben Mendelsohn

High Tension (2003)

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Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Aja
CAST:  Cécile de France  •  Maïwenn  •  Philippe Nahon  •  Franck Khalfoun

Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexandre Aja
CAST:  Cécile de France  •  Maïwenn  •  Philippe Nahon  •  Franck Khalfoun

Hostel: Part II (2007)

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Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eli Roth
CAST:  Lauren German  •  Richard Burgi  •  Roger Bart  •  Bijou Phillips

Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eli Roth
CAST:  Lauren German  •  Richard Burgi  •  Roger Bart  •  Bijou Phillips

P2 (2007)

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A businesswoman finds herself locked with a unhinged security guard in a parking garage after getting stuck working late on Christmas Eve.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franck Khalfoun
CAST:  Wes Bentley  •  Rachel Nichols  •  Simon Reynolds  •  Philip Akin

A businesswoman finds herself locked with a unhinged security guard in a parking garage after getting stuck working late on Christmas Eve.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franck Khalfoun
CAST:  Wes Bentley  •  Rachel Nichols  •  Simon Reynolds  •  Philip Akin

Michael Clayton (2007)

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A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Gilroy
CAST:  George Clooney  •  Tom Wilkinson  •  Tilda Swinton  •  Sydney Pollack

A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Gilroy
CAST:  George Clooney  •  Tom Wilkinson  •  Tilda Swinton  •  Sydney Pollack

Saw (2004)

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Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With a chilling voice and cryptic instructions, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Wan
CAST:  Cary Elwes  •  Leigh Whannell  •  Danny Glover  •  Monica Potter

Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With a chilling voice and cryptic instructions, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Wan
CAST:  Cary Elwes  •  Leigh Whannell  •  Danny Glover  •  Monica Potter

Jigsaw (2017)

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Dead bodies begin to turn up all over the city, each meeting their demise in a variety of grisly ways. All investigations begin to point the finger at deceased killer John Kramer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Spierig  •  Peter Spierig
CAST:  Matt Passmore  •  Tobin Bell  •  Callum Keith Rennie  •  Hannah Anderson

Dead bodies begin to turn up all over the city, each meeting their demise in a variety of grisly ways. All investigations begin to point the finger at deceased killer John Kramer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Spierig  •  Peter Spierig
CAST:  Matt Passmore  •  Tobin Bell  •  Callum Keith Rennie  •  Hannah Anderson

The Devil's Advocate (1977)

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A dying priest is commissioned to investigate the deeds of Giacomo Nerone, a dead wartime partisan, and find out if he truly is worthy of being canonized.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Green
CAST:  John Mills  •  Stéphane Audran  •  Jason Miller  •  Paola Pitagora

A dying priest is commissioned to investigate the deeds of Giacomo Nerone, a dead wartime partisan, and find out if he truly is worthy of being canonized.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Green
CAST:  John Mills  •  Stéphane Audran  •  Jason Miller  •  Paola Pitagora

To Die For (1995)

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Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Van Sant
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  Matt Dillon  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Casey Affleck

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Van Sant
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  Matt Dillon  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Casey Affleck

Saw III (2006)

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Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detective scrambles to locate him, Doctor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Darren Lynn Bousman
CAST:  Tobin Bell  •  Angus Macfadyen  •  Dina Meyer  •  Kim Roberts

Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detective scrambles to locate him, Doctor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Darren Lynn Bousman
CAST:  Tobin Bell  •  Angus Macfadyen  •  Dina Meyer  •  Kim Roberts

Caché (2005)

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A married couple is terrorized by a series of videotapes planted on their front porch.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Haneke
CAST:  Daniel Auteuil  •  Juliette Binoche  •  Annie Girardot  •  Bernard Le Coq

A married couple is terrorized by a series of videotapes planted on their front porch.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Haneke
CAST:  Daniel Auteuil  •  Juliette Binoche  •  Annie Girardot  •  Bernard Le Coq

T2 Trainspotting (2017)

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After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Boyle
CAST:  Ewan McGregor  •  Jonny Lee Miller  •  Ewen Bremner  •  Robert Carlyle

After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Boyle
CAST:  Ewan McGregor  •  Jonny Lee Miller  •  Ewen Bremner  •  Robert Carlyle

Super Size Me (2004)

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Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morgan Spurlock
CAST:  Morgan Spurlock  •  Daryl Isaacs  •  Lisa Ganjhu  •  Stephen Siegel

Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morgan Spurlock
CAST:  Morgan Spurlock  •  Daryl Isaacs  •  Lisa Ganjhu  •  Stephen Siegel

Saw 3D (2010)

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As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Greutert
CAST:  Tobin Bell  •  Cary Elwes  •  Costas Mandylor  •  Betsy Russell

As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Greutert
CAST:  Tobin Bell  •  Cary Elwes  •  Costas Mandylor  •  Betsy Russell

Raze (2013)

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After Sabrina is abducted, she finds herself in an underground lair, forced to do battle with other innocent women for the amusement of unseen spectators. Each of these reluctant warriors has something to lose, but only one will remain when the game is done.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh C. Waller
CAST:  Zoë Bell  •  Rachel Nichols  •  Tracie Thoms  •  Sherilyn Fenn

After Sabrina is abducted, she finds herself in an underground lair, forced to do battle with other innocent women for the amusement of unseen spectators. Each of these reluctant warriors has something to lose, but only one will remain when the game is done.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh C. Waller
CAST:  Zoë Bell  •  Rachel Nichols  •  Tracie Thoms  •  Sherilyn Fenn

Wrong Turn (2021)

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Jen and a group of friends set out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers stray off course—and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a hidden community of mountain dwellers who use deadly means to protect their way ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike P. Nelson
CAST:  Charlotte Vega  •  Matthew Modine  •  Emma Dumont  •  Valerie Jane Parker

Jen and a group of friends set out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers stray off course—and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a hidden community of mountain dwellers who use deadly means to protect their way ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike P. Nelson
CAST:  Charlotte Vega  •  Matthew Modine  •  Emma Dumont  •  Valerie Jane Parker

Saw VI (2009)

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Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Greutert
CAST:  Tobin Bell  •  Costas Mandylor  •  Betsy Russell  •  Mark Rolston

Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Greutert
CAST:  Tobin Bell  •  Costas Mandylor  •  Betsy Russell  •  Mark Rolston

Widows (2018)

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A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve McQueen
CAST:  Viola Davis  •  Michelle Rodriguez  •  Elizabeth Debicki  •  Cynthia Erivo

A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve McQueen
CAST:  Viola Davis  •  Michelle Rodriguez  •  Elizabeth Debicki  •  Cynthia Erivo

Vertigo (1958)

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A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Kim Novak  •  Barbara Bel Geddes  •  Tom Helmore

A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Kim Novak  •  Barbara Bel Geddes  •  Tom Helmore
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