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Plot Summary:
Two years after a burn-out, Duval is still unemployed. Contacted by an enigmatic businessman, he is offered a simple and well-paid job: transcribing telephone tapping. Duval accepts financially without questioning the purpose of the organization that employs him. Precipitated at the heart of a political plot, he must face the brutal mechanics of the underground world of the secret services.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspense, political thriller, exciting, suspenseful, tense, unusual plot structure, political, disturbing, neo noir
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Attack on Finland (2021)
Plot Summary:
The reception for Finland's Independence Day is rudely interrupted when the presidential palace is attacked and the state leadership is taken hostage. Max Tanner of the Security Police is appointed as a negotiator in the hostage crisis, that unfolds as part of a bigger plan to undermine European security.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, suspenseful, tense, unusual plot structure, disturbing, action thriller, cyber, contemplative
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Take Back (2021)
Plot Summary:
Following the abduction of her daughter, Zara does all she can to get her back. However, when she discovers that she has been targeted by crime boss Patrick, who she has previous dealings with, Zara realises that her troubled past will be used against her. Once Zara has a heart-to-heart with her husband, Brian, the pair work together to settle old scores and ensure the safety of their daughter.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 791
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, contemplative
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The Inside Man (1984)
Plot Summary:
In 1981, after the successful test of a submarine tracker device developed by the Swedish scientist Paul Mandell and sponsored by the US government through his representative Miller, his industry is totally burned and the laser device is stolen. Stig Larsson from the Swedish Secret Agency suspects of an inside job and brings the Swedish Marine Thomas Kallin to investigate Paul undercover as his driver. The naive Kallin is double-crossed but continues his investigation while Larsson finds the truth about the heist.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Mystery, Action, Thriller
Country: Sweden, UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: political thriller, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Blue Ice (1992)
Plot Summary:
An ex-British spy (Michael Caine) helps a U.S. diplomat's wife (Sean Young) and blows the lid off a deadly government cover-up.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: neo noir, political thriller, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic, detective, grindhouse
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Caravan to Vaccares (1974)
Plot Summary:
American Neil Bowman is traveling through France when he meets British photographer Lila. They are hired by French land owner Duc de Croyter to escort a Hungarian scientist to New York. But they soon realize that the job is not a cushy number, and have to deal with a gang of kidnappers who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the scientist.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 433
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: semi serious, surprise ending, suspense, independent film
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The Villagers (2018)
Plot Summary:
A gym teacher and his female student look for her missing friend. But as they investigate, they find that her disappearance is a part of a larger conspiracy.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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The Machinery (2020)
Plot Summary:
Olle Hulten wakes up drunk on the ferry between Sandefjord and Strömstad. In his car is a gun and a lot of money. Simultaneously the police is chasing a robber whom have hijacked a car and is holding the security guard at gunpoint.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 990
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, disturbing, contemplative
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The Cold Light of Day (2012)
Plot Summary:
After his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible: intelligence agents looking to recover a mysterious briefcase.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, serious, tense, political thriller, action packed, realistic
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Trigger Point (2021)
Plot Summary:
Nicolas Shaw is a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite 'invisible' team that quietly takes out the worst villains around the world.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, captivating, action thriller, surprise ending, neo noir, independent film
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Spartan (2004)
Plot Summary:
U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, intense, rough, political thriller, action thriller, mindfuck, serious, realistic, neo noir
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The Numbers Station (2013)
Plot Summary:
When the moral values of a longtime wetwork black ops agent is tested during his last operation, he receives an unfavorable psych evaluation. Now he is given a break and a seemingly uncomplicated assignment of simply protecting the security of a young female code announcer, code resources and remote station they are assigned to. After an ambush and one phone call later, it becomes a complicated fight for their survival.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Belgium, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense, intense, enigmatic, talky, serious, political thriller, action thriller
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The Gunman (2015)
Plot Summary:
Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier is back, suffering from PTSD and digging wells to atone for his violent past. After an attempt is made on his life, Terrier flies to London to find out who wants him dead -- and why. Terrier's search leads him to a reunion with Annie, a woman he once loved, who is now married to an oily businessman with dealings in Africa.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain, UK, France
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: intense, suspense, exciting, rough, fast paced, political, political thriller, action thriller, action adventure, serious
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The Recruit (2003)
Plot Summary:
A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 141000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, suspense, clever, serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, intense, rough, realistic
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The Bourne Identity (2002)
Plot Summary:
Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy – but who does he work for?.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 569000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Czech Republic
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: political thriller, intense, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, entertaining, psychological thriller, action packed, saga, action adventure
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Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Plot Summary:
A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 106000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, political thriller, psychological, exciting, serious, suspense thriller, surprise ending, inspirational
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The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Plot Summary:
When a CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 481000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Russia, India
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, exciting, intellectual, serious, entertaining, action packed, tense, clever, road movie
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The Commuter (2018)
Plot Summary:
A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 123000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France, China, Canada
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, surprise ending, suspense, detective, psychological thriller, neo noir, atmospheric, clever, saga
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Erased (2012)
Plot Summary:
A former agent of the CIA and his estranged daughter go on the run after his employers target them for assassination.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Belgium, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, suspense, rough, action thriller, political thriller, action packed, action adventure, serious, realistic
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The Crew (2015)
Plot Summary:
It’s bad men versus worse men as thieves face off against dealers in this super slick French heist thriller from the director of Chrysalis and The Assault.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, exciting, tense, captivating, hood, perverse, powerful, crime thriller
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Non-Stop (2014)
Plot Summary:
Bill Marks is a burned-out veteran of the Air Marshals service. He views the assignment not as a life-saving duty, but as a desk job in the sky. However, today's flight will be no routine trip. Shortly into the transatlantic journey from New York to London, he receives a series of mysterious text messages ordering him to have the government transfer $150 million into a secret account, or a passenger will die every 20 minutes.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 274000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, tense, clever, exciting, psychological thriller, tricky, detective, serious, realistic
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Murder at 1600 (1997)
Plot Summary:
A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political tensions rise, they learn that the crime could be part of an elaborate cover-up. Framed as traitors, the pair, plus Regis' partner, break into the White House in order to expose the true culprit.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, political, tense, rough, detective, political thriller, action adventure, neo noir, serious
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Abduction (2011)
Plot Summary:
A young man sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, teen, suspense, romantic, serious, entertaining, absurd, intense, psychological thriller
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Enemy of the State (1998)
Plot Summary:
Hotshot Washington lawyer, Robert Dean becomes a victim of high-tech identity theft when a hacker slips an incriminating video into his pocket. Soon, a rogue National Security agent sets out to recover the tape – and destroy Dean.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 256000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: clever, suspense, tense, political thriller, suspenseful, political, exciting, sexy, entertaining, action thriller
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The November Man (2014)
Plot Summary:
An ex- CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense, action thriller, brutal, visually appealing, clever, political, slasher
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Salt (2010)
Plot Summary:
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Salt's efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?".
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 327000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, surprise ending, serious, entertaining, visually appealing, action packed, tricky, political, action thriller
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Jack Reacher (2012)
Plot Summary:
When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: "Get Jack Reacher!" So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 359000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, detective, suspenseful, serious, clever, intense, realistic, action packed, action adventure
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The International (2009)
Plot Summary:
An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their investigation takes them from Berlin, Milan, New York and Istanbul. Finding themselves in a chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 99000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK, France
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: clever, exciting, suspenseful, sexy, enigmatic, suspense, intense, tricky, serious, action packed
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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.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: political thriller, tense, serious, realistic, political, captivating, psychological, exciting, sincere, suspense
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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.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 652000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, France, Spain
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: exciting, intense, suspenseful, rough, suspense, entertaining, action packed, stylized, clever, tense
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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.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 268000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, France, USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending, twist ending, suspenseful, tense, mind bending, psychological, captivating, serious, exciting