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Mark | imdb: 6 |
Genre | horror, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, United Kingdom, Canada |
Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is reluctantly drawn into a series of grisly, ritualistic murders involving the immolation of two youths.
Mark | imdb: 5.2 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, France |
Duration | 01:41 |
After Washington DC detective Alex Cross is told that a family member has been murdered, he vows to track down the killer. He soon discovers that she was not his first victim and that things are not what they seem.
Mark | imdb: 5.2 |
Genre | thriller, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:33 |
The sins of the past are not forgotten in this chilling suspense thriller. When the first body was discovered, it seemed a coincidence. But now homicide detective Jack Verdon has cause to worry: the victims of a series of brutal sex murders are all his former girlfriends. Suspected by the FBI agent who’s taken over the case and suspended by his captain, Jack must work outside the law if he’s to find the killer, save his future and protect what’s left of his past.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, Spain, United Kingdom, France |
Duration | 02:24 |
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.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 01:43 |
Will Graham, a former London crime boss who has left his former life to live as a recluse in the forest. Haunted by the blood of those he has murdered, Will wishes never to return. But when his brother commits suicide, following a sexual assault at the hands of a volatile car dealer, Will returns to London to discover the cause of his brother's death and administer justice to those responsible.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:21 |
A darkly comic swamp noir story of two best friends set in the late 1980s. Based on the novels by Joe R. Lansdale, the series follows Hap Collins, an East Texas white boy with a weakness for Southern women, and Leonard Pine, a gay, black Vietnam vet with a hot temper.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, United Kingdom, France |
Duration | 02:07 |
Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.
Mark | imdb: 6 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:39 |
Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice—expert and thorough bone-crushing.
Mark | imdb: 5.7 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:32 |
Akira Saito, a Japanese businessman lives in Tokyo with his Japanese-American wife Aiko and their children, Takeshi and Tomoya. When the family has a chance to move to the United States so that Aiko can teach the children about their American heritage, they pack up and head for Houston, Texas and run a restaurant. This is where the trouble begins....
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, Germany, United Kingdom, France |
Duration | 01:58 |
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.
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | Australia, United Kingdom, Canada |
Duration | 01:49 |
Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. JR soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch, but protection comes at a price.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, adventure, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:36 |
Mason is a man down on his luck with nothing to lose when he's approached to lead a group of wealthy hunters on an expedition in the Pacific Northwest. But things get really twisted when Mason discovers the group isn't after wild animals -- they're after him.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | action, drama, crime |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:52 |
Based on the '70s UK TV show, The Sweeney is an action-packed British police thriller from the director of Football Factory. Jack Regan (Ray Winstone), a hardened cop who doesn’t play by the rules, is confronted with a criminal from his past. With sidekick George Carter (Ben Drew aka Plan B) they are put on the case of a jewellery store heist that ends in a killing. But is that killing really an execution in disguise? With pressure from his boss and the fact that Regan is having an affair with that boss’s wife, it’s not going to be easy for him to stay out of trouble.
Mark | imdb: 8.1 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:44 |
After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigate.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:54 |
A short Arizona motorcycle cop gets his wish and is promoted to Homicide following the mysterious murder of a hermit. He is forced to confront his illusions about himself and those around him in order to solve the case, eventually returning to solitude in the desert.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective |
Country | France, Italy |
Duration | 01:55 |
After serving together in the French Foreign Legion, a mercenary and a doctor leave the service and go their separate ways. Later, they are reunited and become involved with a caper involving millions in a high-security safe. The two men become locked in during a holiday weekend as the attempt to crack the safe's combination.
Mark | imdb: 6 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:50 |
Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets things done.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | horror, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | Canada |
Duration | 00:30 |
Thirty years ago, in the sleepy community of Waterbury, a killer known as “The Executioner” murdered Sarah Bennett's parents. Now Sarah and her husband Dylan have returned to town, only to find herself the centerpiece in a series of horrifying murders centered around the seven deadly sins.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | Australia |
Detectives Tori Lustigman and Nick Manning are assigned a brutal murder case in Bondi, where they begin to uncover mounting evidence to suggest the killing is connected to a spate of unexplained deaths, "suicides" and disappearances throughout the 80s and 90s. Haunted by the disappearance of her teenage brother, Tori's fascination with the case soon turns to fixation. When more ritualistic murders occur with the same bizarre signature, Tori and Nick will need to put their relationships, their careers and their lives on the line to finally reveal the truth.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | horror, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family, crime, detective |
Country | Japan |
Duration | 01:59 |
In Victorian-era London, on the night of Ciel Phantomhive's tenth birthday a fire destroyed his manor and killed both of his parents. In a moment of death Ceil strikes a deal with a demon, his soul in exchange for revenge. This demon becomes his butler and calls himself by name of Sebastian Michaelis, to protect and serve Ciel until the deal has been completed. One month after the fire Ciel returns from being missing, with his new butler Sebastian. Ceil is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the work as the Queen of England’s guard dog and looking for his parents murders.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, United Kingdom |
An escort who caters to Washington D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.
Mark | imdb: 5.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:39 |
Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam (Sam Claflin), an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate run by Clifford Cullen (Spall), who has high-level connections in politics, finance and the police force. Liam's drive for redemption sees him caught up in a web of conspiracy, crime, and corruption.
Mark | imdb: 5.5 |
Genre | horror, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:26 |
Communication is the key to the survival for nine strangers who have been kidnapped by a masked gunman and told that one of them will die every ten minutes until they discover how they are all connected. Who of the nine lives and who dies?
Mark | imdb: 5.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | United Kingdom, Japan |
Duration | 01:46 |
A dark, hip, urban story of a barren and anonymous city where the underclass' sport of choice is ram-raiding. An exciting game in which stolen cars are driven through shop windows to aid large-scale looting before the police arrive. For Tommy, it's a business, but for Billy and Jo, it's a labour of love. As the competition between Tommy and Billy grows more fierce, the stakes become higher and the "shopping" trips increasingly risky.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | India |
Duration | 03:08 |
Rustom Pavri, an honourable officer of the Indian Navy shoots his friend Vikram to death after discovering that his wife Cynthia had an affair with the rich businessman. The Commander surrenders himself to the Police immediately and admits to have killed Vikram but pleads 'not guilty' in court. Is he convicted or acquitted?
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | Turkey |
In the absence of Behzat Ç., a superintendent named Himmet gets replaced as the president of the murder Bureau. When the murder of minister of Interior makes a big impact, Himmet decides to take advantage of it and he makes his team help the fight against terrorism bureau.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | France |
Francois always despised the textile barons who ruled his local town. But he fell in love with the family heiress Gilberte. Ten years ago, he would have married her. Now only hatred holds them together. Francois is accused of murder. A hooker and a football star lie slaughtered. He thinks he has been framed by the mob. Going underground, he finds that the trail leads all the way to the top - to Gilberte's family. He needs friends. And friends are hard to come by in his town.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:21 |
Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.
Mark | imdb: 4.1 |
Genre | horror, fantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure, crime |
Country | South Africa, USA |
In the quiet waters of the Mississippi, body parts are being discovered. No one knows what is behind it all, until a huge man eating bull shark turns up. This bull shark is different, as it can breath in fresh water, making a deadly encounter between anyone who comes before it. John Sanders must now try and reach the surface, with his ex-wife and whilst being held hostage.
Mark | imdb: 4.2 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | United Kingdom |
Former undercover police officer Jack Adleth returns to London seeking those who tried to have him killed in Amsterdam.
Mark | imdb: 7.3 |
Genre | horror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective |
Country | USA, United Kingdom |
A traumatized, alcoholic Dan Torrance meets Abra, a kid who also has the ability to "shine." He tries to protect her from the True Knot, a cult whose goal is to feed off of people like them in order to remain immortal. Doctor Sleep is a sequel to Stephen King's 1977 novel "The Shining". Doctor Sleep is set several decades after the events of the first "Shining".