Gone Girl

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2014
Mystery, Thriller, Drama

With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent.

Nothing you haven’t seen before, but it’s really well done. I didn’t know Rosamund Pike and how good she is until this movie.
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Across the Hall

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2009
Thriller, Mystery, Romance

Convinced that his fiancee is cheating on him, a man follows her to a hotel and calls his best friend to help him avoid a calamity.

Stylish and seductive thriller set in an intimate atmosphere. I like everything about it. The lighting, the colors, the acting. It manages to look surreal without sacrificing the entertainment, and…
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Limitless

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2011
Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction

A paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unsuccessful writer whose life is transformed by a top-secret “smart drug” that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life in this darkly comic and provocative film.

One of the best mainstream movies of 2011. A real thriller surrounded by slow and boring action dramas. The story is very intriguing, I was bound to the screen in…
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Shutter Island

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2010
Drama, Thriller, Mystery

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his troubling visions and also by a mysterious doctor.

A professionally done spooky movie from Scorsese. If you watch twisted psychological movies, it shouldn’t surprise you with its script, but the execution and acting are so well that I…
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A Film with Me in It

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2008
Comedy, Thriller, Mystery

A dissolute scriptwriter and a dejected actor become unwittingly drawn into a labyrinthine mess when several people experience bizarre accidental deaths in their flat. Though the men didn’t deliberately cause any of the incidents, they fear that they will be unfairly pegged as murderers if they relay information to the cops, and promptly set about disposing of the corpses in gruesome ways.

Not sure if I love the movie or the title more, but both are just sublime. A very recommended watch for the British comedy fans.
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Knowing

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2009
Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

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 to unfold.

Misleading poster hides a little gem. While it has some patterns of a big budget movies, it certainly stays on its own with a dramatic and intelligent storyline in the…
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Lucky Number Slevin

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2006
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery

Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma. A film with many twists and turns.

A master class on how to make an interesting crime movie. It reminds of The Usual Suspects, but it’s too good to care about this. Many crime movies are considered…
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The Village

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2004
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of chilling incidents that will alter the community forever.

One of the most mature Shyamalan’s movies. Don’t get me wrong, all his movies have weight, but this one is on top of the game for being very well executed…
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Identity

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2003
Mystery, Thriller

Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.

“As I was going up the stair I met a man who wasn't there He wasn't there again today I wish I wish he'd go away” An outlooked gem of…
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Mulholland Drive

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2001
Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman’s identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.

I’d call this the Lost Highway V2, and I usually don’t like seeing the same ideas. But, well, Lynch had too many of it in the Lost Highway. Looks like…
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