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Plot Summary:
A Hollywood multiple murder is investigated by a homicide cop, despite high-placed efforts to cover up the crime.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 342
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min
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Visitor (2004)
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The plot revolves around Fatima, who is troubled by a vision of a mysterious person since her childhood. After 22 years of psychological problems, she wants to confront the vision.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Thriller
Country: Bahrain
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: surprise ending
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The Spearhead Effect (2017)
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After exposing police corruption, a journalist is drawn into an underground world of violent vigilantism.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
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Love Me Strangely (1971)
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Alain Revent, a seductive and refined man, derives a peculiar satisfaction from debasing his wives. The first, driven to the brink of despair, throws herself out of a window. Enlisting the help of an equally perverse casual acquaintance, Dino, the "handsome brute" proceeds to emotionally torture his second wife, Nathalie. The sadistic plan is picked up on by Officer Leroy who suspects the truth. Will he be able to snatch the unfortunate woman from the evil Alain's clutches?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 194
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags:
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Cafetera perdida (2016)
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Genere: Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 47 min
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The Last Innocent Man (1987)
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A retired criminal lawyer is persuaded to take on one more case and becomes involved with his client's wife.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 381
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, cynical
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Vortex (1982)
Plot Summary:
A film noirish atmosphere is created to show detective Lunch (a popular underground musician and poet) plow her way through the plans of a corporate businessman who seeks government defense contracts through real "corporate wars" and the manipulation of politicians.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: indie film, neo noir, independent film, eighties
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The Last Bid (2016)
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When two female friends decide to try their hand at a storage locker auction, they unwittingly inherit a locker belonging to a dangerous serial killer. They soon find themselves in a desperate race to uncover the truth about the locker before the killer tracks them down.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 247
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags:
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The Face of Fear (1990)
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Graham Harris was once one of the world's foremost mountain climbers, until a fall five years earlier left him with a lame leg, a fear of heights...and a frightening psychic ability in which he can see murders as they are happening.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller
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A Brother's Badge (2023)
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Detective Michael Glade, with the San Antonio police department, has wandered onto the dark side and has run afoul of the Mexican Mafia. He battles his family and feelings while riding his collision course to its ultimate outcome.
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Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
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Badge Of Fear (1997)
Plot Summary:
A policewoman gets involved with the actor she was supposed to protect.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Human Hyena (1995)
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The dead body of a young man who was kidnapped is found, the police looks for the kidnappers as a web of corruption its uncovered in the police department.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 82 min
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A Singular Crime (2022)
Plot Summary:
Rosario in the 80s. The disappearance of a man during the military dictatorship. Two young people from the court must do everything possible to solve the case while facing police corruption and various dangers that put their lives at risk.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 563
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: neo noir, suspense
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Prisoner of Love (1999)
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Supermodel Naomi Campbell sizzles in this suspense-charged erotic thriller that delves into the dark world of obsession, seduction and crime. When a small time hood makes a hit, beautiful Tracy becomes his unwitting witness... and the object of his desire! His boss orders her dead, but he realizes the only chance to save her life is to abduct her and go into hiding. But will his world close in? Or will she slowly succumb to his burning desire? The suspense will hold you captive.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Caboose (1996)
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An abandoned caboose becomes a junkie's hideout, a multiple murder has been committed. A police investigation leads nowhere, the crime remains unsolved, and Marceau, a hardened cop, resigns in the aftermath. But his troubles don't end there: someone is stalking him and his life is in danger. To save himself, Marceau recruits Camille, a young woman drummed out of the police academy for her inability to fire a gun. They make a pact: Camille agrees to flush out Marceau's potential murderer and Marceau, in exchange, undertakes to remunerate and train her. Camille plunges into Marceau's seedy underworld and encounters a raft of suspects. As Camille sinks deeper and deeper into this sordid world, she comes to terms with its violence and understands that the line between good and evil is narrow indeed. From this insight she draws the strength that had previously eluded her. Marceau's legacy... But who, exactly, is Marceau?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: neo noir
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I Am the Abyss (2022)
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The Man Who Cleans knows you can find a lot of secrets in trash. People tend to lie but their trash never does. The Man Who Cleans thought he was invisible, until he met the Girl with the Purple Hair Lock. Girl with the Purple Hair Lock breaks into his tidy life because only an evil angel can save her now. Meanwhile, the Huntress knows somebody is killing blonds out there. Nobody believes her, but she knows. What she doesn't know, though, is that evil is hiding behind the green door. The truth lies at the bottom of a dark, deep abyss.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 580
Genere: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 126 min
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Newman's Law (1974)
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LAPD Officer Newman has not gotten the reputation of a straight arrow by avoiding conflict when fighting for right. In this police drama, his honesty is put to the test when he and his partner discover a international drug ring involving some of the department's highest ranking officers.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: detective
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ST: Aka to Shiro no Sôsa File the Movie (2015)
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The ST team at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department consists of eccentric members. Some members do not cooperate with others and others do not reveal themselves in front of others. With Samon as the leader of the ST team and young Inspector Tomohisa tasked with managing the team, the ST (Scientific Task Force) attempt to solve the most difficult of cases.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: detective
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The Collector (2002)
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Une policière, Maud Graham, suit un tueur en série qui agresse des femmes. En même temps, elle héberge un jeune prostitué et un fugueur de 12 ans. L'action se déroule dans la ville et capitale de la province du même nom, Québec.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 634
Genere: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, neo noir
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Deathly Compulsion (1999)
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A present-day thriller about a man with a needle in his brain. This needle poisons his mind and tortures him with morbid thoughts and an urge to kill. When he finally commits a murder there is a witness, who is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 393
Genere: Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Broken Trust (1995)
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Judge Nash is highly regarded for his position and decisions in the courtroom. He's approached by a special agent from a government task force investigating corrupt judges and lawyers, and asked to participate in a sting operation. Initially it's against some people Nash has no trouble believing are corrupt, but as the scope of the sting widens to include some of his friends, he tries to get out. That's when the agent threatens to reveal information that would embarrass Judge Nash if he doesn't continue.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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The Independent (2022)
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It's the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election in history. America is poised to elect either its first female president or its first viable independent candidate. Reporting history as it's made, an idealistic young journalist teams up with her idol, legendary journalist Nick Booker, to uncover a conspiracy that places the fate of the election, and the country, in their hands.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags:
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The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992)
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Michael Carlin, a teacher, has been having an affair with a much younger fellow teacher Carolyn Warmus. When his wife is murdered, the police suspect him due to inconsistencies in his alibi, and no evidence points to anyone else.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
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Stranger by Night (1994)
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Detective Bobby Corcoran (Steven Bauer) and his partner, Detective Larson (Michael Parks), are on the hunt for a vicious serial killer in this tense police thriller. As the murderous villain stalks the city streets leaving carnage in his wake, Corcoran begins to experience blackouts and sudden fits of anger. As the detectives pursue the case, they uncover evidence suggesting that one of them may be responsible for the mysterious deaths.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: erotic, mystical
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Sunset Grill (1993)
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Ryder Hart is a private investigator and former police officer who is down on his luck and drinks too much. His estranged wife Anita runs a bar and restaurant called the Sunset Grill and is romantically involved with a cop who worked with Hart.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 506
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, neo noir, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
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The Dogs of Riga (1995)
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A lifeboat floats ashore at the coast of Skåne. Inside are two dead men who who've been murdered. Policeman Kurt Wallander is assigned to the case. The men are identified with the help of the police in Latvia. One of their officers travel to Sweden to to help but when he returns to his home country he is mysteriously murdered. Kurt flies to Riga to find out why and is drawn into complex conspiracy.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 800
Genere: Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags:
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The Man from Rome (2022)
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A computer hacker penetrates Vatican security and sends an urgent anonymous plea to the pope. Handsome Father Quart, of the church's Institute of External Affairs, an arm of the Vatican intelligence, is dispatched to investigate. The message of the hacker concerns a crumbling 17th century Baroque church in the heart of Seville that apparently "kills to defend itself".
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 923
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Colombia, USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: thrilling
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Midnight Edition (1993)
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After interviewing a convicted killer, a reporter becomes obsessed with his mesmerizing subject. When his life is threatened, he comes to his senses, but it may be too late to save his family.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: neo noir, independent film
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The Marsh King's Daughter (2023)
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Helena, a woman living a seemingly ordinary life, hides a dark secret: her father is the infamous “Marsh King,” the man who kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness for years. After a lifetime of trying to escape her past, Helena is forced to face her demons when her father unexpectedly escapes from prison.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller
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Unfinished Affairs (2022)
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Inspector Manuel Bianquetti is forced to accept a transfer to a police precinct in Cádiz. His initially peaceful move will soon be shattered with the discovery of the body of a young girl who reminds him of a terrible past. Despite the opposition of his superiors, Bianquetti will embark on a solo crusade to find the culprit, following clues that might be no more than figments of his imagination. The only person who seems to be on his side is his neighbour, a fragile nurse harassed by her former partner.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 300
Genere: Thriller
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags:
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Night of the Hunter (1991)
Plot Summary:
A false preacher ingratiates himself with a dead man's family to find where he hid the money from a robbery.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychotronic