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The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Plot Summary:
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 652000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, France, Spain
Plot tags: cia, conspiracy, espionage, spy, corruption, secret service, escapades, fighting the system, secret agent, danger, tough guy, memory, manhunt, surveillance, dark past, hitman, chases and races, violence, martial arts, badass, revelation, spy hero, shooting, car chase, twists and turns
Johnny Gaddaar (2007)
Plot Summary:
Vikram decides to elope with his girlfriend Mini for a better life. For this purpose he decides to steal the money collected by his business partners for a drug deal. Everything goes horribly wrong when the partner carrying the money, Shiva, is accidentally killed
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: betrayal, drug dealing, thief, murder, theft, vengeance, dishonesty, gangster, heist, underdog, gambling, train, traitor, nightclub, corrupt cop, anti hero, deception, gang, rivalry, corrupt law enforcer, violent content, money, con artists, dark humor, cat
Atonement (2007)
Plot Summary:
As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 295000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Plot tags: world war two, wartime, tragic love, redemption, injustice, unfulfilled love, love story, war, false accusation, love and romance, forbidden love, innocence, life is a bitch, innocence lost, rape, youth, society, couples, prejudice, lovers apart, sisters, death, couple relations, loss of virginity, wrongful conviction
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Plot Summary:
Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel is good. Too good. To stop the rest of his team from looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford, paired with simple country cop, and everything seems quiet until two actors are found decapitated. It is addressed as an accident, but Angel isn't going to accept that, especially when more and more people turn up dead
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 528000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Plot tags: police, murder, partner, conspiracy, chase, buddy cop, cop, small town, buddy, secret society, gunfight, investigation, violent, police officer, village, friendship between men, workaholic, new job, bromance, dark humor, satire, fight scenes, death, corrupt cop, buddies
The Man from Earth (2007)
Plot Summary:
An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he never ages and has walked the earth for 14,000 years
Duration: 87 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 197000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: philosophy, immortality, religion, atheism, society, professor, storytelling, hidden identity, christianity, existentialism, plot twist, atheist, conversation, immortal, spirituality, god or devil, legend, friendship, debate, heart attack, mistaken identity, god, space opera, dialogue, psychology
Zodiac (2007)
Plot Summary:
The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues
Duration: 157 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 584000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, investigation, murder, murder mystery, maniac, journalism, mind game, journalist, paranoia, killings, true crime, investigator, killer, police, uncover truth, cop, danger, reporter, obsession, newspaper, victim, zodiac, suspicion, psychology, life is a bitch
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Plot Summary:
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons - they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Kenzie and Gennaro face drug dealers, gangs and pedophiles. When they are about to solve the case, they are faced with a moral dilemma that tears them apart
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 285000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: kidnapping, investigation, private detective, twists and turns, moral dilemma, police investigation, missing child, tragic event, disappearance, murder mystery, child abuse, kidnapped child, life is a bitch, immorality, conspiracy, mother daughter relationship, violence, child molester, police, plot twist, corrupt cop, moral ambiguity, victim, pedophile, corruption
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Plot Summary:
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students – dubbed 'Dumbledore's Army' – to defend themselves against the dark arts
Duration: 138 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 619000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: witch, magic, magical, harry potter, teenager, school, creature, boarding school, chosen one, wizards and magicians, supernatural ability, young heroes, children, good versus evil, boarding school life, teacher, supernatural, prophecy, coming of age, imaginary, friendship, heroes, fantasy world, witchcraft, curses spells and rituals
Maze (2007)
Plot Summary:
When U.S.-based Siddharth visits his Indian home town with his new wife, he insists they stay at the ancestral home, laughing off family members' warnings of ghostly goings-on in the mansion. But events soon make him reconsider his beliefs. As unexplained and terrifying occurrences arise, Siddharth calls on his doctor friend to help solve the mystery. What will be the outcome? Will Siddharth's friend be able to solve this riddle?
Duration: 159 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: ghost, unrequited love, fear, supernatural power, supernatural, family in danger, investigation, family relations, mental illness, haunted by the past, couple relations, curses spells and rituals, murder, secret marriage, adoption, indians, twists and turns, split personality, murder mystery, hunted, legend, psychiatrist, mansion, ritual, superstition
The Orphanage (2007)
Plot Summary:
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 162000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, France, Belgium
Plot tags: haunted house, ghost, supernatural, macabre, fear, death, missing child, afterlife, haunted by the past, tragic event, life is a bitch, orphan, twists and turns, imaginary friend, orphanage, disappearance, parents and children, family relations, plot twist, uncover truth, hallucination, medium, haunted, adoption, paranormal activity
REC (2007)
Plot Summary:
A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying
Duration: 78 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 193000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Plot tags: found footage, zombie, fear, trapped, epidemic, videotaping, gory, journalist, confined, infected, blood, plague, infection, gore, monster, danger, surveillance, shooting, television reporter, characters in danger, deadly creature, apocalypse, macabre, escapades, chaos
Mr. Brooks (2007)
Plot Summary:
A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 155000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, psychopath, police investigation, split personality, murder, imaginary friend, macabre, schizophrenia, maniac, double life, investigation, secret, killer, twists and turns, psycho killer, murder mystery, plot twist, law enforcement, criminal heroes, psychology, mental disorder, mental illness, storytelling, voyeurism, violent
Michael Clayton (2007)
Plot Summary:
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
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 172000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: lawyer, business, legal, conspiracy, guilt, plot twist, mental illness, law firm, divorce, trial, courtroom, murder, psychology, courtroom drama, law, twists and turns, scandal, crime gone awry, court, dishonesty, uncover truth, society, introspection, justice, redemption
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
Plot Summary:
A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: guilt, investigation, army, military, army investigation, war crime, cover up, war, murder investigation, character study, uncover truth, parent child relationship, veteran, loss of son, evidence, missing person, war on terror, psychology, murder mystery, secrets, serial killer, conflict, trauma, policewoman, strong female character
Timecrimes (2007)
Plot Summary:
A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain
Plot tags: time travel, time loop, time machine, plot twist, twists and turns, mysterious character, problem solving, surrealism, disorder, distopia, memory, insanity, puzzle, trippy, stalking, threat, technology, great ending, chases and races, parallel universe, paradox, time traveler, bicycle, night, woods
Mister Foe (2007)
Plot Summary:
Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears-and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Plot tags: sexuality, coming of age, older woman younger man relationship, older woman younger man sex, stepmother stepson relationship, teenage life, loneliness, sex with stepson, character study, stepmother, revenge, parents and children, dealing with death, sex, dysfunctional family, suicide, sex with stepmother, hotel, love, obsession, erotica, twists and turns, first sex, death, chef
Disturbia (2007)
Plot Summary:
Kale is a 17-year-old placed under house arrest after punching his teacher. He is confined to his house, and decides to use his free time spying on his neighbors. Things start to get weird when guests enter the Turner's house and don't come back out. Kale and his friends, Ronnie and Ashley, start to grow more and more interested in what is actually happening within the house of Robert Turner
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 245000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, neighbor, murder, voyeurism, house arrest, paranoia, teenager, homicidal maniac, investigation, psychopath, death, arrest, confined, high school, kidnapping, voyeur, amateur detective, loneliness, suspicion, surveillance, suburbs, mystery killer, girl next door, teenage life, danger
1408 (2007)
Plot Summary:
A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 289000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: haunted house, supernatural, ghost, hotel, fear, isolation, stephen king, survival, macabre, trapped, evil, insanity, writers, danger, confined, supernatural horror, paranoia, haunting, twists and turns, death, hallucination, paranormal activity, suicide, locked in a room, paranormal phenomena
Fermat's Room (2007)
Plot Summary:
Four mathematicians who do not know each other are invited by a mysterious host on the pretext of resolving a great enigma. The room in which they find themselves turns out to be a shrinking room that will crush them if they do not discover in time what connects them all and why someone might wish to murder them
Duration: 89 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Plot tags: mathematics, locked in a room, riddles and clues, mind game, isolation, game of death, science, trapped, mathematician, puzzle, whodunit, survival, room, confined, genius, logic, rivalry, danger, mysterious character, trap, escape room, chess, trapped in a room, twists and turns, confined space
Paranoid Park (2007)
Plot Summary:
The teenager and skateboarder Alex is interviewed by Detective Richard Lu that is investigating the death of a security guard in the rail yards severed by a train who was apparently hit by a skate board. While dealing with the separation process of his parents and the sexual heat of his virgin girlfriend Jennifer, Alex writes his last experiences in Paranoid Park with his new acquaintances and how the guard was killed, trying to relieve his feeling of guilty from his conscience
Duration: 85 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, USA
Plot tags: skateboarder, teenager, coming of age, skateboard, high school, police investigation, cheerleader, depression, childhood, adolescence, existentialism, paranoia, fatal accident, violent, character study, death, high school life, teen angst, murder, youth, hipster, boyhood, boy, skater, guilt
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
Plot Summary:
Benjamin Franklin Gates and Dr. Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 250000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: treasure hunt, treasure, archaeologist, archaeology, adventurer, ancient mystery, riddles and clues, treasure hunter, artifact, president, escapades, secret, father son relationship, happy ending, hidden treasure, race against time, white house, uncover truth, parent child relationship, greed, dishonesty, beautiful scenery, assassination, native american, conspiracy
Awake (2007)
Plot Summary:
While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make life-altering decisions while wrestling with her own personal drama
Duration: 84 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: hospital, betrayal, uncover truth, twists and turns, surgery, doctors and patients, dishonesty, health situation, fiance fiancee relationship, surgical operation, parents and children, conspiracy, heart condition, murder, couple relations, cons and scams, family relations, surgeon, life & death, greed, lie, anesthetic, heart surgery, justice, mother in law daughter in law relationship
Sleuth (2007)
Plot Summary:
On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife's heart
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: manipulation, riddles and clues, rivalry, age difference, divorce, brutality, greed, verbal byplay, twists and turns, infidelity, mistaken identity, dishonesty, fear, game playing, vengeance, murder, breaking and entering, trapped, writers, revenge, betrayal, mind game, whodunit, twins, mistress
The Number 23 (2007)
Plot Summary:
Walter Sparrow is an animal control officer that becomes obsessed with a mysterious book that seems to be based on his own life. As soon as he opens the book, he notices strange parallels between what he reads and what he's experienced. But now he's worried that a fictional murder might materialize
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 210000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: twists and turns, insanity, obsession, murder, losing-it hero, paranoia, a vision, escape from reality, plot twist, investigation, psychology, uncover truth, riddles and clues, parallel world, book, mental institution, danger, life is a bitch, writers, memory loss, imagination, mental disorder, mind game, flashback, nightmare
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Plot Summary:
After a young, middle class couple moves into a suburban 'starter' tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be somehow demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to
Duration: 86 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 253000
Genere: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: haunted house, supernatural, paranormal activity, fear, ghost, macabre, panic, videotaping, demon, found footage, demonic possession, evil force, surveillance, couples, twists and turns, haunting, desperation, blood, monster, supernatural horror, haunted, claustrophobia, darkness, paranormal, nightmare
Lions for Lambs (2007)
Plot Summary:
Three stories told simultaneous in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a student to re-engage
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: war on terror, terrorist, propaganda, state affairs, politics, terrorism, iraq war, conservative, war, soldier, society, danger, hopes, journalism, past, teachers and students, media, power relations, corruption, espionage, rescue, reporter, american history, parallel story, jihad
The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
Plot Summary:
As the 15th anniversary of a fatal high school shooting approaches, former pupil Diana McFee is haunted by memories of the tragedy. After losing her best friend Maureen in the attack, Diana has been profoundly affected by the incident - her seemingly perfect life shaped by the events of that day
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: high school, school shooting, murder, best friend, tragedy, guilt, self sacrifice, adulthood, haunted by the past, adultery, teenager, older man younger woman relationship, women, coming of age, repressed memory, school massacre, youth, mother daughter relationship, teenage pregnancy, life is a bitch, tragic past, memories, sole survivor, confronting the past, mysterious past
The Nines (2007)
Plot Summary:
A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: obsession, metaphysics, alternate reality, supernatural, video game, lifestyle, losing-it hero, parallel universe, artist, love and romance, coincidence, human nature, pug, screenwriter, house arrest, secrets, twists and turns, riddles and clues, god or devil, multiple storylines, surrealism, apocalypse, prostitute, puzzle, underground
Dead Silence (2007)
Plot Summary:
Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend of ventriloquist Mary Shaw. Destined to find out the truth, Jamie goes to the town of Raven's Fair, where Shaw used to perform and is buried. But Jamie is in for more than he expected
Duration: 89 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 101000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: ghost, doll, macabre, supernatural, murder, ventriloquist, small town, clown, investigation, urban legend, danger, haunted by the past, homecoming, uncover truth, ghost story, witch, twists and turns, legend, monster, supernatural horror, mortician, toys, curse, blood, puppet
Youth Without Youth (2007)
Plot Summary:
A love story wrapped in a mystery. Set in Europe before WWII, professor of language and philosophy Dominic Matei is struck by lightning and ages backwards from 70 to 40 in a week, attracting the world and the Nazis. While on the run, the professor meets a young woman who has her own experience with a lightning storm. Not only does Dominic find love again, but her new abilities hold the key to his research
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Romania, France, Italy, Germany
Plot tags: hospital, destiny, existentialism, world war two, life & death, life philosophy, supernatural, danger, philosophy, imaginary, dream, secret identity, new identity, supernatural ability, love affair, memory, secret, amnesia, doctor, identity, new life, world war, elderly, aging, reincarnation