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No Country for Old Men (2007)
Plot Summary:
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 10000000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: hitman, psychopath, human nature, shooting, desert, serial killer, peril, greed, brutality, sheriff, death, murder, escape, cruelty, police, bounty hunter, gunfight, violent, u.s. mexico border, thief, assassin, violence, money, cold blooded killer, border guard
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
Elite Squad (2007)
Plot Summary:
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 109000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil, USA, Argentina
Plot tags: police corruption, police brutality, drug traffic, slum, drug lord, favela, torture, law enforcement, poverty, police, organized crime, squad, gangster, team, society, drug, special forces, social decay, violence, fighting crime, struggle, cop, arrest, leader, war
The Trap (2007)
Plot Summary:
"THE TRAP" is a modern film noir reflecting the true face of Serbian (Eastern European) 'society in transition.' It's a story that could happen to you. It is a film about an ordinary man, who is forced to choose between life and death of his own child
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia, Germany, Hungary
Plot tags: desert, heart disease, sick child, hospital, terminal illness, oppression, wartime life, mysterious character, health situation, father son relationship, financial problem, husband wife relationship, hard life, loss of son, civil engineer, teenager, mafia, children, intrigue, bosnian war, social problems, son, teacher, friendship, foreigner
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
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
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
12 (2007)
Plot Summary:
A loose remake of “12 Angry Men”, “12” is set in contemporary Moscow where 12 very different men must unanimously decide the fate of a young Chechen accused of murdering his step-father, a Russian army officer. Consigned to a makeshift jury room in a school gymnasium, one by one each man takes center stage to confront, connect, and confess while the accused awaits a verdict and revisits his heartbreaking journey through war in flashbacks
Duration: 159 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Plot tags: jury, courtroom drama, racism, legal, court case, murder, life is a bitch, heroes, family relations, teenage life, social differences, society, hopes, haunted by the past, murder trial, courtroom, father son relationship, adoption, lawyer, circus, justice, caucasian, conflict, social problems, european
Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007)
Plot Summary:
A two-hour Battlestar Galactica special that tells the story of the Battlestar Pegasus several months prior to it finding the Galactica
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: space opera, survival, space, androids and robots, space and aliens, battlestar galactica, twists and turns, betrayal, humanity, transformation, fight scenes, brutality, runaway, life philosophy, heroic mission, escapades, military, cyborgs, self discovery, clone, robot, alien, post apocalypse, distopia, alien invasion
Eastern Promises (2007)
Plot Summary:
A Russian teenager, living in London, dies during childbirth but leaves clues to a midwife in her journal, that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 257000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Plot tags: gangster, mob boss, brutality, male nudity, russian mafia, prostitution, murder, rape, death in childbirth, child prostitute, investigation, organized crime, betrayal, nude fight, twists and turns, woman in danger, criminal heroes, revenge, danger, peril, nudity, underworld, mafia, uncover truth, orphan
Grindhouse (2007)
Plot Summary:
Two full-length feature horror movies written by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez put together as a two-film feature. Including fake movie trailers in between both movies
Duration: 191 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 190000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: car chase, killer, gory, serial killer, dark humor, violence, revenge, gore, cannibalism, sadism, friendship, exploitation, zombie, supernatural, death, nudity, woman in danger, escapades, danger, killings, chaos, dialogue, violent, infection, thanksgiving
Sivaji (2007)
Plot Summary:
Corrupt police and politicians target a computer engineer for trying to better the lives of less privileged citizens
Duration: 188 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: corrupt politician, politics, hospital, fighting the system, rivalry, fall in love, vengeance, cons and scams, architect, jail, entertainment, exploitation, college, student life, good versus evil, university, helicopter, cell phone, laptop, electric shock, new identity, gangster, money laundering, tamil, telugu
Lust, Caution (2007)
Plot Summary:
During World War II a secret agent must seduce, then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill
Duration: 157 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Taiwan, USA, Hong Kong, China
Plot tags: world war two, erotica, strong sexual content, forbidden love, adultery, lust, sex scene, sensuality, espionage, extramarital affair, seduction, japanese occupation of china, intrigue, spy, female nudity, japanese occupation, sex, love, war, sexual relations, sexual attraction, dangerous attraction, explicit sex, virginity, rape
Pokkiri (2007)
Plot Summary:
Tamil is a killer for hire, and will accept any contract provided the amount is right. The Police want him for questioning, while the underworld needs him to silence their opponents. No one really knows this assassin's background. It is only Tamil who knows his real identity and he has no intention of sharing it with anyone
Duration: 161 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: police, killer, gang war, exploitation, love, father, disguise, cop, fight, police officer, violence, obsession, kidnapping, murder, tough guy, criminal, undercover, crime boss, job, elevator, organized crime, nightclub, corrupt cop, blood, blackmail
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
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
Trade (2007)
Plot Summary:
A Texas cop (Kevin Kline), whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth (Cesar Ramos) to find the boy's sister, who was abducted and forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian woman who was promised a better life in America also becomes a victim
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA, Mexico
Plot tags: human trafficking, kidnapping, missing child, slavery, sexual abuse, sex slavery, child molestation, rape victim, sexual assault, forced prostitution, child rape, rescue, child molester, humiliation, sex, sex slave, child abuse, violence against women, rape and revenge, abduction, rape, sex trafficking, prostitution, teenage girl, gang
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Plot Summary:
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 383000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Musical, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: serial killer, barbershop, villain, goth, dark humor, social injustice, cannibalism, judge, insanity, revenge, loss of loved one, murder, murderer, haunted by the past, blood, psychopath, vengeance, broadway, obsession, presumed dead, sailor, uxoricide, cannibal, corpse, trial
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
Plot Summary:
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 110000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: robbery, dysfunctional family, heist gone wrong, heist, blackmail, greed, adultery, nudity, murder, divorce, caper, character study, debt, sibling relationship, deception, family problems, plan gone awry, embezzler, female nudity, death of wife, death of mother, trophy wife, disorder, storytelling, violence
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
Ben X (2007)
Plot Summary:
Harassed by bullies because of his mild autism, teen Ben (Greg Timmermans) finds refuge in an online computer game, which leads him to his virtual dream girl, Scarlite (Laura Verlinden). Together, the odd couple seeks revenge against Ben's tormentors. Director Nic Balthazar's beguiling mix of kitchen-sink drama and full-blown fantasy was Belgium's Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Plot tags: autism, bullying, asperger's syndrome, communication problem, escape from reality, internet, mental illness, computer, suicide, computer game, antisocial behavior, imaginary friend, imagination, disability, virtual reality, faked death, high school, lifestyle, computers and web, school, loneliness, parallel universe, plot twist, psychology, illness
I Am Legend (2007)
Plot Summary:
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 799000
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: zombie, survival, apocalypse, loneliness, post apocalypse, virus, infected, isolation, supernatural, plague, end of the world, epidemic, dog, secret hideout, quarantine, survivor, chaos, deadly virus, danger, experiment, post apocalyptic, pandemic, lone hero, distopia, infection
Sunshine (2007)
Plot Summary:
Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 263000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: space travel, outer space, end of the world, sun, space, earth, self sacrifice, expedition, spaceship, astronaut, heroic mission, danger, spacecraft, trapped in space, race against time, one last chance, save the world, isolation, disaster, no survivors, bomb, physics, sabotage, apocalypse, distopia
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
Fracture (2007)
Plot Summary:
A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 215000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Plot tags: twists and turns, courtroom drama, lawyer, murder, adultery, manipulation, investigation, murder mystery, mind game, obsession, perfect crime, police investigation, courtroom, police, legal investigation, plot twist, dishonesty, crimes of passion, older man younger woman relationship, court, hotshot lawyer, legal, trial, guilt, intelligence
Shooter (2007)
Plot Summary:
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 351000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: sniper, conspiracy, fbi, corruption, one man army, military, on the run, assassination, cover up, revenge, false accusation, manhunt, u.s. president, swat team, frame up, assassin, betrayal, hitman, senator, espionage, vengeance, patriotism, badass, scheme, spy
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
The Mist (2007)
Plot Summary:
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping artist David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other people. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 333000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: survival, monster, apocalypse, stephen king, creature, survival horror, fear, trapped, religious fanatic, giant monster, chaos and mayhem, small town, twists and turns, spider, alien, tentacle, supermarket, deadly creature, fog, siege, loss of loved one, catastrophe, human existence, supernatural, tragic event