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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 928000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: magic, magical, witch, supernatural, sorcerer, teenager, imaginary, dragon, chosen one, wizards and magicians, friendship, harry potter, good versus evil, artifact, magic wand, young heroes, supernatural ability, friends, snake, castle, teacher, death, fear, hereditary gift of witchcraft, curses spells and rituals
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Plot Summary:
This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, as he investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined
Duration: 158 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 487000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Sweden, Norway
Plot tags: serial killer, hacker, investigation, rape, murder mystery, sexual abuse, missing person, twists and turns, journalist, strong female character, murder investigation, uncover truth, sadism, murder, journalism, danger, hacking, vengeance, revenge, lesbian, family secret, strong female lead, bisexual woman, suspicion, peril
The Skin I Live In (2011)
Plot Summary:
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 163000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Plot tags: obsession, twists and turns, kidnapping, rape, skin, abuse, revenge, isolation, insanity, sexual perversion, gender bending, plastic surgery, gender, mad scientist, transsexual, secrets, vengeance, doctor, life is a bitch, suicide, psychological torture, face mask, human experiment, plot twist, transgender
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
Plot Summary:
After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 165000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Spain
Plot tags: psychopath, evil child, school shooting, high school, depression, mental illness, sociopath, prison visit, parents and children, teenager, antisocial behavior, childhood, mother son relationship, boy, teenage boy, massacre, guilt, death of daughter, patricide, little sister, family relations, creepy child, school, tragic event, mass murder
Behzat Ç.: I Buried You in My Heart (2011)
Plot Summary:
An aggressive police officer tries to solve the mystery behind consecutive murders. While doing so, he must fight against his inner demons
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: murder, law enforcement, police investigation, serial killer, who done it, fighting crime, police officer, turk, violent content, police, tough law enforcer, graphic violence, deadly, mystery, crime, crimes, turkish
Hugo (2011)
Plot Summary:
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 334000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, UK, France
Plot tags: steampunk, orphan, filmmaking, magical, boy, friendship, robot, hopes, childhood, child, street kid, secret, kids in trouble, child's point of view, library, youth, danger, loss, coming of age, escapades, secret place, disorder, peril, secret hideout, child protagonist
Source Code (2011)
Plot Summary:
Decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, discovering he's involved in a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. He learns he's part of a top-secret experimental program that enables him to experience the final 8 minutes of another person's life. Colter re-lives the train incident over and over again, gathering more clues each time. But can he discover who is responsible for the attack before the next one happens?
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 542000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France, Germany
Plot tags: time loop, time travel, train, alternate reality, parallel universe, memory, twists and turns, save the day, destiny, changing the past or future, bomb, race against time, terrorism, investigation, existence paradox, danger, time, imaginary, experiment, death, mission, sent to the past, courage, hopes, plot twist
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Plot Summary:
There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective
Duration: 129 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 475000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: sherlock holmes, steampunk, detective inspector, intelligence, riddles and clues, hotshot, mind game, private detective, hotshot hero, conspiracy, talented, villain, twists and turns, investigation, buddy, partners against crime, murderer, assassination, murder, partner, genius, organized crime, private investigator, good versus evil, escapades
Jane Eyre (2011)
Plot Summary:
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: love, forbidden love, love and romance, couples, social differences, young woman, fall in love, unlikely couple, family secret, older man younger woman relationship, master and servant, estate, rich and poor, power of love, couple relations, orphan, man-woman relation, society, tragic event, poverty, heroine, governess, haunted by the past, country estate, girls' school
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Plot Summary:
A lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 251000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: courtroom, lawyer, court, courtroom drama, legal, twists and turns, trial, murder, legal investigation, mind game, hotshot lawyer, jury, arrest, betrayal, defense attorney, dishonesty, judge, scheme, lawyers and clients, investigation, gangster, conspiracy, career, cop, manipulation
The Hidden Face (2011)
Plot Summary:
A Spanish orchestra conductor deals with the mysterious disappearance of his girlfriend
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Colombia
Plot tags: twists and turns, disappearance, infidelity, missing person, social isolation, couples, jealousy, surveillance, captive, strong sexual content, bunker, nudity, psychology, missing woman, plot twist, orchestra conductor, revenge, secret room, police investigation, locked in a room, conspiracy, musician, police detective, suspicion, plan gone wrong
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Plot Summary:
Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine suspects him of stealing a priceless treasure. Tintin and Snowy, with the help of salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock and bumbling detectives, Thompson and Thomson, travel half the world, one step ahead of their enemies, as Tintin endeavors to find the Unicorn, a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 241000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: USA, New Zealand, UK, France, Australia, Belgium
Plot tags: treasure, treasure hunt, reporter, young heroes, adventurer, dog, comic book, captain, riddles and clues, pirate, journalist, journalism, ship, escapades, childhood, desert, superhero, danger, boat, friends, obsessive quest, uninhibited rivalry, world spanning, amateur detective, anti hero
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
Plot Summary:
A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 268000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: destiny, politics, alternate reality, love story, power of love, fall in love, fictional reality, changing the past or future, twists and turns, creator, mind control, forbidden love, teleportation, foreknowledge, supernatural, dystopic future, true love, conspiracy, plan, chance meeting, angel, manipulation, love and romance, love, political campaign
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Plot Summary:
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6
Duration: 127 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 210000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Plot tags: cold war, espionage, spy, secret service, investigation, british intelligence, mole, double agent, kgb, conspiracy, surveillance, intelligence, corruption, torture, spying, iron curtain, loneliness, british, adaptation, paranoia, assassination, agent, mind game, rivalry, secret
The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
Plot Summary:
Five college friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 443000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: monster, supernatural, creature, survival, cabin in the woods, trapped, zombie, fear, dark humor, death, werewolf, twists and turns, danger, gory, deathtrap, victim, giant snake, woods, weekend, conspiracy, gore, end of the world, youth, killings, vacation
Super 8 (2011)
Plot Summary:
In 1979 Ohio, several youngsters are making a zombie movie with a Super-8 camera. In the midst of filming, the friends witness a horrifying train derailment and are lucky to escape with their lives. They soon discover that the catastrophe was no accident, as a series of unexplained events and disappearances soon follows. Deputy Jackson Lamb, the father of one of the kids, searches for the terrifying truth behind the crash
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 365000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: childhood, monster, alien, ufo, small town, creature, young heroes, train crash, friendship, youth, boy, coming of age, filmmaking, alien invasion, space, investigation, evacuation, child, quarantine, children, extraterrestrial, giant, destruction, chaos, friends
Another Earth (2011)
Plot Summary:
On the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 99000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: parallel world, parallel universe, tragedy, guilt, grief, outer space, nasa, mysterious planet, space travel, solar system, cosmology, existentialism, space, human existence, storytelling, venus the planet, catastrophe, depression, earth, imagination, life philosophy, self discovery, character study, older man younger woman relationship, surrealism
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
Plot Summary:
A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock
Duration: 129 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 105000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: childhood, 9/11, autism, asperger's syndrome, boy, child protagonist, grief, orphan, disability, acceptance, single mother, children, quest, tragedy, coming of age, youth, funeral, death, puzzle, depression, mental illness, self discovery, life & death, child, bereavement
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
Plot Summary:
After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make peace hard to find. As flashbacks continue to torment her, Martha fails to shake a terrible sense of dread, especially in regard to the cult's manipulative leader
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: paranoia, sexual abuse, rape, religion, female protagonist, hippie, mind control, psychology, brainwashing, manipulation, obsession, character study, socially awkward, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, society, estrangement, religions or cults, lake, physical abuse, caught having sex, ptsd, mental disorder, depression, sisters
Unknown (2011)
Plot Summary:
An American biologist attending a conference in Berlin awakens from a coma after a car accident, only to discover that someone has taken his identity and that no one, not even his wife, believes him. With the help of an illegal immigrant and a former Stazi agent, he sets out to prove who he is and find out why people are trying to kill him
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 268000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, France, USA
Plot tags: twists and turns, memory loss, investigation, amnesia, uncover truth, assassin, conspiracy, mysterious character, disorder, chase, danger, on the run, spy, secret service, characters in danger, lone hero, escape, hidden identity, espionage, coma, cia, peril, life turned upside down, mind game, home invasion
Page Eight (2011)
Plot Summary:
Page Eight is lovingly turned, with elegant writing, a flawless cast and a heartfelt message from writer/director David Hare about the danger zone where spies and politicians meet. The tension builds gently as we follow the fortunes of Johnny Worricker, a jazz-loving charmer who works high up at MI5 as an intelligence analyst. It’s a part made for Bill Nighy and he purrs out bon mots with a weary panache that women 20 years younger find irresistible. One such is his neighbour, Nancy Pierpan (Rachel Weisz), in a Battersea mansion block. The question for Johnny is whether her interest in him is genuine or hides something darker. As his boss (Michael Gambon) puts it: “Distrust is a terrible habit.” Questions of trust, honour and friendship rumble through the play. The characters exchange oblique repartee as a plot about a damning dossier unwinds. It’s not to be missed
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: spy, espionage, blackmail, secret service, undercover, loss of friend, government agency, dishonesty, state affairs, father daughter relationship, prime minister, journalism, surveillance, agent, reconnaissance, mysticism, lgbt, hitman, cold war, 007, intrigue, murder mystery, secrets, intelligence agency, politics
Puss in Boots (2011)
Plot Summary:
Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend... The Boots
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 188000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, India
Plot tags: cat, talking cat, imaginary kingdom, magic, good versus evil, treasure hunt, talking animal, happy ending, escapades, sword fight, save the day, friendship, shrek, childhood, swashbuckler, cartoon cat, magical, kids and family, animal, chase, betrayal, castle, sword, redemption, furry
Sound of My Voice (2011)
Plot Summary:
A journalist and his girlfriend get pulled in while they investigate a cult whose leader claims to be from the future
Duration: 87 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: time travel, cult leader, manipulation, religions or cults, brainwashing, amnesia, investigation, journalist, twists and turns, sect, uncover truth, society, filmmaking, exploitation, haunted by the past, psychology, parallel universe, death of mother, hidden camera, religion, changing the past or future, dancing, school, time, time loop
Enter Nowhere (2011)
Plot Summary:
Three strangers arrive one by one to a mysterious cabin in the middle of nowhere after enduring separate life-altering predicaments. Searching for a way out of the woods, frustrated, hungry and battling to stay warm they discover their mysterious connection and realize what they have to do in order to get out of the woods alive
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: time paradox, group of strangers, time travel, cabin in the woods, survival, time loop, alternate reality, confined, woods, danger, teleportation, lost, isolation, stranger, mind game, escape attempt, twists and turns, supernatural, time, expedition, haunted house, trapped, butterfly effect, redneck, alternate timeline
The Awakening (2011)
Plot Summary:
1921 England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart (Hall) visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: ghost, supernatural, haunted house, fear, boarding school, supernatural horror, afterlife, haunted by the past, ghost child, supernatural power, twists and turns, investigation, murder, death, teacher, uncover truth, writers, life is a bitch, paranormal, adaptation, haunting, haunted, macabre, seance, discovery
Kill List (2011)
Plot Summary:
Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: folk horror, hitman, ritual sacrifice, brutality, torture, violent, macabre, gore, gory, murder, infection, priest, twists and turns, danger, marital problem, husband murders wife, child killed, occult, violence spree, killer, witch, serial killer, plot twist, ritual, contract killer
Flypaper (2011)
Plot Summary:
A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at a bank desperately tries to protect the teller with whom he's secretly in love
Duration: 87 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Germany, USA
Plot tags: bank robbery, twists and turns, gang, confined, disorder, cons and scams, crime gone awry, dishonesty, love and romance, gang war, heist, bank robber, robbery, caper, hustler, trapped, hostage, survival, con artists, theft, trap, girl, rivalry, locked in a room, deep south
The Thing (2011)
Plot Summary:
When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 144000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Plot tags: monster, alien, gory, alien invasion, deadly creature, evil alien, chase, alien encounter, survival, apocalypse, danger, blood, transformation, space and aliens, survival horror, body horror, expedition, alien life-form, snow, bodies, shape shifting alien, mission gone awry, isolation, supernatural, paranoia
Cars 2 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 211000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: car race, car racing, friendship, auto racing, racing, car, conspiracy, fantasy world, car chase, secret agent, spy, friends, race car, undercover, heroes, escapades, rivalry, ambition, championship, disorder, chases and races, contests and competitions, buddies, heroic mission, kids and family
Scream 4 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Sidney Prescott, now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey and Gale, who are now married, as well as her cousin Jill and her Aunt Kate. Unfortunately, Sidney's appearance also brings about the return of Ghostface, putting Sidney, Gale, and Dewey, along with Jill, her friends, and the whole town of Woodsboro in danger
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 168000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, masked killer, mystery killer, serial murder, high school, woman in danger, gory, telephone call, psychopath, murder, revenge, small town, bad girl, high school student, woman in jeopardy, blood, sociopath, monster, supernatural, rescue, characters killed one by one, strong female lead, twists and turns, danger, victim