The Strangers

The Strangers

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2008
Thriller, Horror, Mystery

After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple find themselves in a violent struggle, in which they go beyond what either of them thought capable in order to survive.

I like the most that the director didn’t bake yet another horror movie, but subtly showed a new open-minded idea. The movie is not predictable. The scenario isn’t like something…
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Butterfly on a Wheel

Butterfly on a Wheel

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2007
Crime, Drama, Thriller

A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.

I had a great time watching this. It has everything a thriller should have. Sharp plot, great acting and smooth execution.
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Smokin’ Aces

Smokin’ Aces

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2006
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Mystery

When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state’s evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he’s no longer breathing.

This movie is what “Deadpool” should have been. Less clichés and stupidity, just action, action, action with fitting jokes. The movie might seem a bit forced, but that’s the director’s…
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Collateral

Collateral

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2004
Drama, Crime, Thriller

Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.

OK idea and perfect execution. One of these movies where the main actors really stand up for their names.
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Escape From Alcatraz

Escape From Alcatraz

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1979
Drama, Thriller

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.

An example of how to make a jail movie. There isn’t much going on, but the movie manages to build the tension and makes you care about the characters.
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Panic Room

Panic Room

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2002
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Trapped in their New York brownstone’s panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders – Burnham, Raoul and Junior – during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.

The action takes place in a house, but the intensity tops many bigger budget thrillers. That’s what happens when a simple-looking script is given to professional hands.
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Training Day

Training Day

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2001
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn’t what he appears.

Could be described as one of the better cop movies. The strongest point is the heavyweight acting combo, but the director also has his style, which adds up to the…
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Frantic

Frantic

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1988
Thriller

The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris and, to find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.

Good acting and cinematography, entertaining darkish noir story. Just a solid thriller at first sight, but thanks to Polanski’s attention to details, it’s a strong film after all. It was…
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Mad City

Mad City

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1997
Action, Drama, Thriller

A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.

Entertaining and well-acted political thriller sacrifices some of its ideas for the easier watching experience, but still leaves you something to think about.
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Lost Highway

Lost Highway

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1997
Drama, Thriller, Mystery

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgangers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

Woah, a hardcore psychedelic odyssey. Sexy, stylish, well-acted, you name it. The only problem is that it’s too darn confusing.
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