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Drishyam (2013)
Plot Summary:
Georgekutty lives a happy life with his wife and daughters. Things take a turn when his daughter gets indecently filmed using a hidden camera, by the son of a police inspector
Duration: 160 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: family in danger, police investigation, family relations, police, murder, twists and turns, obsession, parents and children, law enforcement, family in crisis, life turned upside down, blackmail, murder mystery, who done it, plot twist, innovation, great escape, death, hidden camera, false evidence, family problems, dishonesty, criminal heroes, unlikely criminals, police officer
Lucia (2013)
Plot Summary:
A man suffering from insomnia is tricked into buying a drug, Lucia, that makes his desires come true in his dreams, blurring the line between fantasy and reality
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: insomnia, hallucination, drug, surrealism, drug abuse, fantasy becomes reality, whodunit, superhero, cyberpunk, myth, occult, mind, urban, hidden treasure, innovation, cognitive science, great ending, knowledge, bollywood, unreliable narrator, drugs
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
Batman has stopped the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. Now an old foe wants a reunion and the government wants The Man of Steel to put a stop to Batman
Duration: 76 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, batman, comic book, villain, distopia, heroes, imaginary, fighting crime, good versus evil, protector, rivalry, master villain, society, comeback, mogul, heroic mission, superman, violent, vigilantism, fight, disguise, police officer, police, hostage, police raid
Soodhu Kavvum (2013)
Plot Summary:
Dass specialises in small time kidnapping and has his own set of rules. The primary and most important among them is not to get involved with influential people. Three jobless youngsters meet Dass and the four take up an assignment for a hefty sum that throws away this primary rule and end up being chased by a dreaded policeman
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: gang, crime gone awry, parents and children, police investigation, cons and scams, confined, disorder, abduction, ransom, kidnapping, politics, heist, chases and races, comedy of errors, dishonesty, criminal heroes, tough law enforcer, unlikely criminals, tough cop, tamil, bollywood, crime, crimes, entertainer
Prisoners (2013)
Plot Summary:
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?
Duration: 153 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 784000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: kidnapping, investigation, serial killer, twists and turns, revenge, vigilantism, police investigation, brutality, torture, police, vigilante, cop, vengeance, missing child, desperation, disappearance, child abduction, graphic violence, plot twist, sociopath, violent content, dog, child kidnapping, moral ambiguity, murder
Special 26 (2013)
Plot Summary:
In the early 1980s in India, a group of con artists rob well-known businessmen and politicians by posing as officers of the Central Bureau of Intelligence or income tax officials. The gang stages fake raids during which they steal great amounts of money from their targets
Duration: 144 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: heist, robbery, cons and scams, caper, corruption, partners in crime, dishonesty, embezzler, criminal, organized crime, bandit, gang, danger, bank robbery, revenge, genius, time machine, bank robber, butterfly effect, hindu, patriot, cosa nostra, indian history, raid, con man
Vishwaroopam (2013)
Plot Summary:
Vishwanathan, a Kathak dance teacher in New York, is in a rather happy marriage with Nirupama who is a nuclear oncologist. Nirupama is from a middle class family in Chennai, she marries Vishwanath (a dance master) to pursue her higher studies in the USA. But when Nirupama wants to break up with her husband, she engages a private detective. That's when the pandora's box opens up
Duration: 148 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: terrorist, undercover, suspicion, muslim, double life, working undercover, terrorist plot, secret, marriage, fbi agent, bomb, traitor, spy, stalking, wedding planning, suspicious man, terrorism, revenge, politics, conflict, hindu, war on terror, political conflict, cosa nostra, martial arts
Ugly (2013)
Plot Summary:
A team of the best cops in Mumbai is dispatched to find a girl who has gone missing from her father's car. As the hunt for the kidnapper begins, fingers suspiciously point to closer home
Duration: 128 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: kidnapping, missing child, family relations, parents and children, life is a bitch, danger, couple relations, investigation, ex husband ex wife relationship, police, murder, murder mystery, child, renaissance, hindu, existentialism, urban, cosa nostra, plot twist, alcohol abuse, chases and races, couples, confined, child in peril, violent content
The Best Offer (2013)
Plot Summary:
Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally damaged Claire to oversee the valuation and sale of her family’s priceless art collection, Virgil allows himself to form an attachment to her – and soon he is engulfed by a passion which will rock his bland existence to the core
Duration: 131 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 126000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Plot tags: twists and turns, painting, art, loneliness, art collector, art theft, age difference, collector, obsession, deception, solitude, mysterious character, forgery, young woman, plot twist, psychology, older man younger woman relationship, adult virgin, high society, friendship, auctioneer, cons and scams, agoraphobia, old friend, unrequited love
Captain Phillips (2013)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years
Duration: 134 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 485000
Genere: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: hostage, ship, kidnapping, terrorism, survival, rescue, ocean, pirate, u.s. navy, ship captain, piracy, ransom, brutality, terrorist, captain, money, escapades, courage, lifeboat, navy, hijacking, risk, bloodbath, negotiator, merchant marine
Gravity (2013)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The Shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone-tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness of space. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 853000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: isolation, survival, space travel, space, astronaut, outer space, space station, loneliness, disaster, sole survivor, catastrophe, stranded, survivor, spacecraft, space program, life & death, female protagonist, female astronaut, science, space and aliens, self sacrifice, trapped in space, hopes, scientist, spacewalk
Madras Cafe (2013)
Plot Summary:
An Indian Intelligence agent journeys into a war torn coastal island, to break a resolute rebel group. He deftly maneuvers his resources to make significant breakthroughs, amidst a scenario where the enemy has no face and the only counsel is 'Don't get caught.' At various junctions, he meets a charismatic and passionate journalist who is following her will to reflect the truth behind the civil war. The story unfolds as their quest for the truth reveals a deeper conspiracy, by a faceless enemy, united to seize a common nemesis - India
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: terrorism, spy, politics, conspiracy, undercover, manipulation, secret agent, escapades, dishonesty, state affairs, assassination attempt, civil war, patriotism, espionage, hindu, indian war, agent, war, journalist, intelligence, renaissance, patriot, urban, war on terror, surveillance
The Conjuring (2013)
Plot Summary:
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 545000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: haunted house, supernatural, ghost, exorcism, witch, paranormal investigation, fear, possession, psychic, supernatural horror, paranormal, haunting, doll, investigation, danger, house, death, demonic possession, clairvoyant, spirit, imaginary friend, family in danger, seance, haunted by the past, paranormal activity
Omar (2013)
Plot Summary:
The drama, the story of three childhood friends and a young woman who are torn apart in their fight for freedom, is billed as the first fully-financed film to come out of the Palestinian cinema industry
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Palestine
Plot tags: israeli palestinian conflict, muslim, friendship, moral dilemma, resistance, confession, power of love, terrorism, family relations, love and romance, life is a bitch, love affair, social problems, danger, mistrust, gain trust, society, occupation, freedom fighter, love, prisoner, betrayal, insurgent, blackmail, informant
To Strike (2013)
Plot Summary:
The efforts of the Pakistani security forces in their fight against terrorism and how the lives of security officials are affected. A retired security officer returns to save Pakistan from a major terrorist attack
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Pakistan
Plot tags: politics, terrorism, terrorist, islam, muslim, sniper, revenge, army, hostage, mission, country, bollywood, hindi
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Plot Summary:
Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever
Duration: 146 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 706000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: female protagonist, survival, distopia, competition, post apocalypse, dystopian future, young heroes, dictator, fight, fight scenes, resistance, anti heroine, kickass women, catastrophe, conspiracy, fantasy world, tournament, adaptation, storytelling, epidemic, manhunt, girl power, young adult, post apocalyptic, trauma
New World (2013)
Plot Summary:
An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: gangster, gang war, mole, gang leader, moral dilemma, criminal gang, mafia, rivalry, group of criminals, organized crime, undercover cop, police, betrayal, mind game, murder, twists and turns, asian, revenge, brutality, vengeance, adaptation, crime gone awry, chief of police, working undercover, undercover
Now You See Me (2013)
Plot Summary:
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 695000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Plot tags: heist, twists and turns, bank robbery, fbi, perfect crime, scheme, outsmarting, con artists, teamwork, cons and scams, mind game, thief, mastermind, card trick, magician, illusionist, investigation, magic trick, wizards and magicians, magic, talented, deception, stage magic, robbery, plot twist
D-Day (2013)
Plot Summary:
9 years ago Wali Khan (Irrfan Khan) was sent into Karachi, Pakistan by the Chief of RAW Ashwini Rao (Nasser) to report the activities of The Most Wanted Man in India. 9 days ago Rudra Pratap Singh (Arjun Rampal) Indian Armed Forces, MARCOS unit, Zoya Rehman (Huma Qureshi) RAW Explosives expert, and Aslam, a petty thief from the streets of Mumbai recruited by RAW, infiltrated Pakistan to join Wali Khan and carry out the mission to bring back The Most Wanted Man in India. The man who was going to break all ISI protocol and security and attend his own son's wedding. The man who could on that day be abducted and brought back to India to face justice. 1 day ago everything went according to plan until it all failed. The team sent in to bring The Most Wanted Man in India, did the unthinkable - they carried out the most daring operation and almost got away with it. Almost because, something went horribly wrong
Duration: 153 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: spy, espionage, terrorism, danger, working undercover, mission gone awry, terrorist, rivalry, revenge, agent, islam, heroes, chases and races, petty criminal, violent content, prostitute, mission, ambush, gangster, secret agent, behind enemy lines, manhunt, graphic violence, bollywood, hindi
Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)
Plot Summary:
Based on the first book in Jussi Adler-Olsen's bestselling thriller series about Department Q THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES tells the story of the two policemen Carl Mørck and Assad who become involved in a five-year-old case concerning a missing woman, Merete. Soon Carl and Assad are on a journey through Scandinavia's darkest corners to find a psychopathic killer
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway
Plot tags: police investigation, missing person, police detective, unsolved crime, cold case, false identity, police partner, under the surface, uncover truth, investigation, law enforcement, murder mystery, partner, disappearance, homicide detective, partners against crime, police, sleuth, nordic, brother sister relationship, murder investigation, crime solving, murderer, murder, homicidal maniac
Table No. 21 (2013)
Plot Summary:
A couple live a mediocre life and are thrilled to have won an exotic vacation to Fiji & their excitement increases when they get a chance to play "Tell all truth" game for a mind boggling prize money. The game begins and the couple discovers that the game isn't really a game, but is a game of survival
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: resort, couples, survival, danger, contests and competitions, couple relations, woman in danger, dishonesty, bullying, male female relationship, relationship problems, struggle for survival, truth, learning the truth, relationships, family problems, marital problem, hidden truth, island, revenge, education, vendetta, game of death, haunted by the past, anti villain
Coherence (2013)
Plot Summary:
On the night a comet is passing near Earth, eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of reality bending events. When the power goes out, they discover that the only house on the street left with power also holds many secrets
Duration: 89 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 142000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: twists and turns, alternate reality, parallel world, parallel universe, time loop, quantum physics, disorder, paranoia, dinner party, comet, confinement indoors, couples, asteroids and comets, alternate timeline, existentialism, isolation, imaginary, friends, trapped, puzzle, time, trippy, friendship, chaos, danger
Snowpiercer (2013)
Plot Summary:
In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 382000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Czech Republic
Plot tags: post apocalypse, train, survival, dystopia, distopia, revolution, rebellion, end of the world, social differences, winter, snow, class struggle, society, guilt, fate of humanity, dystopic future, class system, dystopian future, capitalism, disorder, violence, revolt, resistance, vestiges of humanity, confined
Side Effects (2013)
Plot Summary:
A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 196000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: mental illness, psychiatrist, depression, twists and turns, murder, patient, sleepwalking, deception, mental institution, life turned upside down, psychiatry, doctor, conspiracy, doctors and patients, manipulation, medication, lesbian, mentally unstable, pills, husband wife relationship, revenge, hospital, female protagonist, plot twist, anxiety
Blue Ruin (2013)
Plot Summary:
The quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news. He sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance but proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 78000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Plot tags: vengeance, revenge, death, vigilante, violence, vigilantism, murder, brutality, storytelling, violent, haunted by the past, car, rivalry, disorder, violence spree, life turned upside down, homeless, obsession, justice, drifter, visceral, automobile, grief, survival, distopia
Arrambam (2013)
Plot Summary:
The film's plot is set in the backdrop of 26/11 serial blasts in Mumbai, and revolves around Ashok Kumar (Ajith), who is on a mission to expose a scam regarding faulty bullet proof jackets that are provided to security forces, which resulted in many bloody deaths including his best friend and colleague, Assistant Commissioner Sanjay (Rana)
Duration: 157 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: hacker, vengeance, fighting the system, law enforcement, corruption, rebellion, rivalry, society, government, buddy cop, police corruption, dishonesty, hopes, righting the wronged, kidnapping, conspiracy, pregnant woman, poisoning, scam, tamil, young, bound and gagged, bulletproof vest, fat suit
Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
Plot Summary:
Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries: Dominic unexpectedly gets convoluted also facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 412000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Spain, UK
Plot tags: car chase, car, chases and races, car race, street racing, speed, heist, racing, chase, hotshot, car theft, organized crime, auto racing, thief, teamwork, kidnapping, amnesia, fbi, theft, team, rivalry, race, fight scenes, torture, subway
Labor Day (2013)
Plot Summary:
Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: unlikely relationship, stockholm syndrome, single mother, happy ending, fall in love, single parent, love and romance, family relations, boy, parents and children, escapades, love, holiday, on the run, neighbor, adaptation, forbidden love, summer, amor, fugitives, couples, coincidence, weekend, longing, wanted
Tom at the Farm (2013)
Plot Summary:
A young man travels to an isolated farm for his lover's funeral where he's quickly drawn into a twisted, sexually charged game by his lover's aggressive brother
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Canada
Plot tags: gay, lgbt, male homosexuality, family problems, gays and lesbians, hidden identity, closeted homosexual, manipulation, chase, psychopath, lgbt teen, psycho, cocaine, loss of loved one, gay son, dishonesty, farm, loneliness, gay relationship, dysfunctional family, gay lead character, gay brother, lgbtq, protecting from truth, brother brother relationship
Enemy (2013)
Plot Summary:
A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 209000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, Spain, France
Plot tags: doppelganger, infidelity, symbolism, paranoia, mental illness, lookalikes, obsession, nightmare, surrealism, disturbed individual, plot twist, actor, loneliness, professor, existentialism, delusion, depression, spider, disorder, mysterious character, life turned upside down, female nudity, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, twins