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Wild Tales (2014)
Plot Summary:
Six short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 212000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain, France, UK
Plot tags: multiple storylines, dark humor, human nature, revenge, vengeance, air disaster, fighting the system, corruption, sex scene, wedding party, twists and turns, violence, coincidence, death, road rage, wedding day, unlikely criminals, comedy of errors, destiny, justice, philosophy, secrets, wedding, fight, jealousy
Gone Girl (2014)
Plot Summary:
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent
Duration: 149 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 10000000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: twists and turns, murder mystery, missing person, psychology, infidelity, investigation, manipulation, femme fatale, adultery, marriage, missing wife, psychopath, disappearance, police investigation, husband wife relationship, murder suspect, murder, mind game, emotional manipulation, manipulative woman, couple relations, sex scene, revenge, search party, female psychopath
The Blue Elephant (2014)
Plot Summary:
Psychiatrist Dr. Yehia returns to El-Abbaseya Hospital five years after the death of his family. His return coincide with the arrival of a new patient, Sherif, a friend from college, who is accused of murder
Duration: 170 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Plot tags: mental institution, twists and turns, confined, doctors and patients, losing-it hero, psychiatrist, uncover truth, arab, danger, friends, mysticism, power relations, violent content, demon, exorcism, schizophrenia, graphic violence, mystery, crimes
The Imitation Game (2014)
Plot Summary:
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 811000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: world war two, mathematics, genius, inventor, inventions and discoveries, code, code breaking, prodigy, mathematician, invention, computer, ambition, cryptography, homosexual, bullying, social misfits, gay interest, nazi, gay, lgbtq, homosexuality, biopic, autism, gay slur, russian spy
The Fool (2014)
Plot Summary:
The Fool is a movie about a simple plumber. An honest man, he is up against an entire system of corrupted bureaucrats. At stake are the lives of 800 inhabitants of an old dorm that is at risk of collapsing within the span of the night
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Plot tags: fighting the system, society, apartment building, corruption, injustice, tragedy, rebellion, dishonesty, moral dilemma, violence, small town, courage, lone hero, plumber, urban decay, catastrophe, social decay, survival, politics, domestic violence, philosophy, brutality, idealism, political corruption, honest
Haider (2014)
Plot Summary:
A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle - the man he suspects to have a role in his father's fate
Duration: 160 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: revenge, murder, shakespeare, loss of father, tragic hero, state affairs, death of father, betrayal, tragic love, political unrest, haunted by the past, dishonesty, unfulfillment, muslim, hindu, vengeance, war, politics, conflict, patriot, indian war, struggle, cosa nostra, innovation, snow
1: I Am Alone (2014)
Plot Summary:
Gautham is a rock star suffering from a mental disorder due to which he loses grip over reality. But he's convinced his parents were murdered by three men and his only goal is revenge
Duration: 170 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: investigation, haunted by the past, murder, danger, identity crisis, suspicion, uncover truth, journalist, escapades, direction and purpose, young man, fan, violent content, graphic violence, fashion, genius, mysticism, entertainment, epic battle, plot twist, vengeance, musician, young woman, businessman, killings
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Plot Summary:
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 736000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: superhero, time travel, mutant, heroes, good versus evil, transformation, supernatural ability, superhuman powers, changing the past or future, time loop, superhuman, danger, x men, comic book, teamwork, team, strong female character, supernatural, weapons, vigilante, psychic, alternate history, post apocalyptic, vengeance, superheroine
The Raid 2 (2014)
Plot Summary:
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force
Duration: 150 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 130000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, USA
Plot tags: martial arts, kung fu, mafia, gangster, warrior, hitman, hand to hand combat, violence, police corruption, brutality, shooting, corruption, gang, organized crime, fighting crime, betrayal, mission, car chase, prison, police, fight scenes, gang war, master warrior, violence spree, one man army
Nightcrawler (2014)
Plot Summary:
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 590000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: character study, journalism, sociopath, obsession, journalist, cynicism, psychopath, morality, violence, job interview, graphic violence, employer employee relationship, manipulation, ethics, capitalism, life is a bitch, moral corruption, murder, greed, deception, interrogation, extortion, tailing a suspect, internship, loneliness
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Plot Summary:
After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier
Duration: 136 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 886000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, conspiracy, heroes, tough girl, one against many, assassin, heroism, comic book, friendship, female agent, chase, villain, martial arts, vigilante, mission, good versus evil, catastrophe, revenge, mentor, warrior, hand to hand combat, rescue, soldier, super soldier, military
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
Plot Summary:
The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius
Duration: 129 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 703000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: secret agent, spy, espionage, secret service, secret organization, undercover, mentor, british, tough guy, chase, undercover agent, superhero, murder, martial arts, special agent, secret society, spy hero, one against many, death, billionaire, class differences, training, comic book, child spy, revenge
Ex Machina (2014)
Plot Summary:
Caleb, a 26 year old coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 575000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: artificial intelligence, robot, androids, technology, existentialism, cyberpunk, isolation, cyborgs, manipulation, androids and robots, twists and turns, female robot, psychology, consciousness, human android relationship, confined, deception, philosophy, man versus machine, robot human relationship, humanoid robot, computer, inventor, female android, video surveillance
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
Plot Summary:
The long-awaited missing pieces from the original version of the film – nearly an hour-and-a-half of deleted/alternate scenes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me – often referred to as the “holy grail” of Twin Peaks fandom
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Plot tags: serial killer, murder, dead girl, another dimension, investigation, surrealism, secret, fbi, salvation, sheriff, corpse, small town, fear, rape, violence, sex scene, interdimensional travel, fbi agent, deja vu, dwarf, club, nightmare, diary, forest ranger, deputy sheriff
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Plot Summary:
A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 461000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Plot tags: post apocalypse, ape, planet of the apes, monkey, colony, dystopia, end of the world, deadly virus, animal attack, post apocalyptic, gorilla, dystopian future, humanity, rescue, experiment, revolution, power struggle, fate of humanity, expedition, genetic engineering, danger, animal life, experiment gone awry, genetically altered, disorder
Who Am I (2014)
Plot Summary:
Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany
Plot tags: hacker, hacking, computer, computer hacker, computers and web, computer cracker, cybercrime, twists and turns, plot twist, split personality, deception, mind game, internet, dark web, misfit, law enforcement, murder, technology, superhero, justice, secrets, creativity, cyberspace, press conference, community service
John Wick (2014)
Plot Summary:
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 722000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, China
Plot tags: hitman, vengeance, revenge, one man army, assassin, vigilante, gunfight, shooting, lone hero, tough guy, dog, killer, organized crime, dark hero, chase, criminal's revenge, gangster, martial arts, gunslinger, professional killer, betrayal, widower, violence, crime boss, murder
Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014)
Plot Summary:
Based on the hit video game series, Batman must find a bomb planted by the Joker while dealing with a mysterious team of villains called, The Suicide Squad
Duration: 76 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: batman, superhero, brutality, vengeance, murder, justice, comic book, transformation, life philosophy, good versus evil, heroes, escapades, master villain, video game, betrayal, u.s. government, government agent, mercilessness, multiverse, dark humor, death, gunfight, blood, violence, distopia
Predestination (2014)
Plot Summary:
Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 298000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Plot tags: time travel, time loop, plot twist, time machine, twists and turns, time paradox, parallel universe, changing the past or future, mysterious character, existentialism, transgender, intersex, mission, terrorism, destiny, sent to the past, terrorist, gender, secret government organization, law enforcement, existence paradox, secret organization, undercover agent, philosophy, loner
Masculine (2014)
Plot Summary:
Meet Shivani Shivaji Roy, Senior Inspector, Crime Branch, Mumbai Police, as she sets out to confront the mastermind behind the child trafficking mafia, which makes the mistake of kidnapping and smuggling a teenage girl who is like a daughter to her. Fighting a war which is very personal and in an obsessive hunt for the girl, Shivani stumbles into the world of debauchery, cruel desires and exploitation and onto a case that will change her life forever. What follows is a cat and mouse game between a fearless cop and a young and ruthless mafia kingpin. Catch Rani Mukerji in the lead, playing an edge of the seat role of a lifetime, in this raw and gritty film which will be a distinct departure from Pradeep Sarkar's style of filmmaking
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: one woman army, female protagonist, child prostitution, female police officer, chase, danger, law enforcement, police investigation, rape, villain, tough girl, teenage girl, brutality, pimp, anger, sex trafficking, teenage prostitute, tough cop, misogynist, evil man, misogyny, cruelty, feminist, police officer, police
Holiday (2014)
Plot Summary:
A soldier on vacation finds himself hunting down a terrorist. A military officer attempts to hunt down a terrorist, destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command
Duration: 160 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: terrorism, soldier, one against many, heroes, love and romance, fall in love, tough heroes, special agent, military, couples, vengeance, rivalry, danger, couple relations, muslim, christmas, corruption, patriot, war on terror, anti terrorism, boat, chases and races, urban, secret hideout, hunt down
'71 (2014)
Plot Summary:
A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Plot tags: terrorism, war, ira, soldier, military, survival, violence, brutality, wartime, chase, tragedy, riot, british, danger, rivalry, dishonesty, uninhibited rivalry, hapless soldier, british soldier, abandoned, chases and races, escapades, manipulation, conflict, secrets
The Equalizer (2014)
Plot Summary:
In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 407000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: vigilante, vigilantism, corruption, hitman, assassin, one man army, gunfight, organized crime, justice, violence, lone hero, loner, tough heroes, brutality, fighting crime, heroes, gangster, cia, black ops, ex soldier, hostage, lone wolves, surveillance, tough guy, revenge
Marshland (2014)
Plot Summary:
The Spanish deep South, 1980. A series of brutal murders of adolescent girls in a remote and forgotten town bring together two disparate characters - both detectives in the homicide division - to investigate the cases. With deep divisions in their ideology, detectives Juan and Pedro must put aside their differences if they are to successfully hunt down a killer who for years has terrorized a community in the shadow of a general disregard for women rooted in a misogynistic past
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Plot tags: police investigation, investigation, serial killer, kidnapping, torture, murder, partners against crime, sexual abuse, twists and turns, brutality, disappearance, character study, sadism, partner, woman in danger, killer, murder mystery, teenage girl, corpse, european, police, murder investigation, whodunit, spy, murderer
Theeb (2014)
Plot Summary:
In the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming of age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to his secret destination
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Jordan, UK, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
Plot tags: desert, world war one, coming of age, survival, bedouin, boy, arab, journey, sheik, escapades, danger, teaching the ways of the world, culture clash, british soldier, fear, friendship, children, couples, wanderlust, train, water, railway, camel, travel, on the road
A Hard Day (2014)
Plot Summary:
On the way to his mother’s funeral, a detective accidentally hits a person with his car. He takes the body with him and puts it into his mother’s coffin. The moment he feels relieved, he receives a call. This caller insists that he saw the detective’s hit-and-run, but instead of asking for money, he wants to know about the body’s whereabouts, leading to a do-or-die showdown of the witness and detective
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: murder, twists and turns, police, gunfight, vengeance, funeral, life turned upside down, murder mystery, police corruption, blackmail, police inspector, police detective, political corruption, hit and run, violence, investigation, organized crime, asian, fight club, judiciary, anti hero, dead mother, law enforcement, disorder, violent content
The Connection (2014)
Plot Summary:
Newly transferred to the bustling port city of Marseille to assist with a crackdown on organized crime, energetic young magistrate Pierre Michel is given a rapid-fire tutorial on the ins and outs of an out-of-control drug trade. Pierre's wildly ambitious mission is to take on the French Connection, a highly organized operation that controls the city's underground heroin economy and is overseen by the notorious —and reputedly untouchable— Gaetan Zampa. Fearless, determined and willing to go the distance, Pierre plunges into an underworld world of insane danger and ruthless criminals
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Plot tags: mafia, organized crime, judge, drug dealing, gang, violence, corruption, husband wife relationship, justice, spy, ghetto, gangster, drug cartel, drug trade, law enforcement, fighting crime, violent content, prison, drug addict, police, investigation, motorcycle, death, murder, weapons
Trash (2014)
Plot Summary:
Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Brazil, Germany
Plot tags: poverty, children, slum, mischievous children, friends, coming of age, young heroes, corruption, favela, teenager, youth, police corruption, child in peril, on the run, life turned upside down, chases and races, bible, teenage boy, escapades, police, violence, chase, child, lawyer, mafia
The Absent One (2014)
Plot Summary:
In 1994 two young twins are found brutally murdered in a summer cottage. A number of clues points in the direction of a group of young upper class students from a nearby boarding school, but the case is closed as a local outsider pleads guilty and is convicted for the murders. When the case ends up on Carls Mørck’s desk 20 years later, he soon realises that something is terribly wrong. As Carl and Assad start investigating the case, they are led on to an old emergency call from a desperate girl who seems to know the secrets of the murders. Soon they are plunged into an intense search for the girl, Kimmie, who has been missing since the murders happened. But Carl and Assad are not the only ones trying to track her down as the girl’s testimonial is of great danger to a group of influential men at the top of society who will do all they can to keep her silent
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway
Plot tags: police investigation, partners against crime, cold case, murder, uncover truth, law enforcement, boarding school, conspiracy, father son relationship, bare breasts, nordic, twins, hunter, nudity, murder mystery, sexual content, psychopath, investigation, whodunit, police officer, secret service, nypd, judiciary, teacher student romance, hardcore
Kajaki (2014)
Plot Summary:
British soldiers guarding the Kajaki Dam set out to rescue a three-man team after one of them loses a leg to a landmine
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Plot tags: war, soldier, bravery, military, british army, war in afghanistan, minefield, desert, danger, heroic mission, military life, daring rescue, battle zone, tough heroes, morphine, survival, trapped, war zone, combat, world war two, intelligence, trap, boat, dam, war on terror