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Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective |
Country | USA, Czech Republic |
Duration | 01:50 |
Characters | Magician, Police, Friends, Wizards |
Plot | Love, Adventure, Magic, Superpowers, Investigation |
Place | Castle, Mansions |
Style | Unexpected ending, Psychological problems, Twisted plot, Atmospheric, Fascinating |
With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crowned prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.
Mark | imdb: 8.1 |
Genre | thriller, drama, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:29 |
Characters | Police |
Plot | Treason, Abduction, Investigation, Intrigue, Mystery |
Place | USA, Office, New York |
Style | Interesting, Unexpected ending, Psychological problems, Action, Twisted plot |
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.
Mark | imdb: 7.7 |
Genre | thriller, drama, adventure, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:09 |
Characters | Scammers, Brothers, Businessmen |
Plot | Love, Puzzles, Survival, Investigation, Birthday |
Place | Mexico, Hotels, USA |
Style | Unexpected ending, Psychological problems, Twisted plot, Atmospheric, Intellectual |
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a coldhearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad -- a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nearly a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.
Mark | imdb: 8.8 |
Genre | fantastic, action, thriller, drama, detective |
Country | USA, United Kingdom |
Duration | 02:28 |
Characters | Hackers, Spy, Scammers |
Plot | Adventure, Puzzles, Skirmishes, Fight, Virtual Reality |
Place | Parallel worlds |
Style | Interesting, Popular, Exciting, Psychological problems, Action |
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | horror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective |
Country | USA, United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:29 |
Characters | Friends |
Plot | Friendship, Mystery |
Place | Parallel worlds, USA |
Time | Dark ones |
Style | Psychological problems, Action, Twisted plot, Atmospheric, Smart |
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.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | thriller, drama, detective |
Country | USA, Australia, China |
Duration | 02:34 |
Characters | Dogs, Gay, Strong women, Family, Friends |
Plot | Love, Revenge, Relationship, Obsession, Friendship |
Place | USA, Los Angeles |
Time | New Year |
Style | Unexpected ending, Psychological problems, Twisted plot, Atmospheric, Tense |
A husband and wife try to reinvigorate their relationship but their lives are threatened by a "friend" from the husband's past who holds a horrifying secret about him, sending their world into a tailspin.
Mark | imdb: 5.6 |
Genre | horror, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:29 |
Characters | Hackers, Cats, Architects |
Plot | Love, Dancing, Revenge, Cars, Relationship |
Place | Party, USA, Office, Night Clubs, Los Angeles |
Style | Psychological problems, Action, Serious, Disturbing |
After a painful breakup, Leah seems to meet the perfect guy. But she soon discovers his violent side that disrupts her life.
Mark | imdb: 7.9 |
Genre | fantastic, thriller, drama, detective |
Country | USA, Canada, India |
Duration | 02:32 |
Characters | Aliens, Strong women, Scientists, Military, Linguists |
Plot | Time travel, UFO, Alien invasion, Cancer, Fate |
Place | Space, Spaceships, USA |
Time | Future |
Style | Interesting, Popular, Psychological problems, Philosophical, Smart |
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | fantastic, thriller, drama, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:25 |
Characters | Dogs, Teachers, Journalists, Investigators |
Plot | Dancing, Time travel, Investigation, Mystery, Undercover |
Place | School, Los Angeles |
Style | Psychological problems, Action, Twisted plot, Makes me think, Serious |
A journalist and his girlfriend get pulled in while they investigate a cult whose leader claims to be from the future.
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | thriller, drama, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, USA, France, Sweden |
Duration | 01:32 |
Characters | Psychologists, Psychiatrists |
Plot | Puzzles, Investigation, Obsession, Mystery, Lost memory |
Place | England, Hospitals |
Style | Psychological problems, Action, By books, Tense, Serious |
A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, France |
Duration | 01:41 |
Characters | Gangsters |
Plot | Robbery, Adventure, Puzzles, Abduction, Relationship |
Style | Unexpected ending, Psychological problems, Action, Twisted plot, Smart |
A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | thriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 01:53 |
Characters | Dogs, Sherlock Holmes, Friends |
Plot | Travel, Investigation, Obsession, Friendship, Chase |
Place | England, London |
Time | 19th century |
Style | Atmospheric, Smart, Fancy, Serious, Disturbing |
Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. Freud attemts to solve the mysteries of Holmes' subconscious, while Holmes devotes himself to solving a mystery involving the kidnapping of Lola Deveraux.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | thriller, fantasy, drama, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, France, Germany, USA |
Duration | 01:40 |
Characters | Teens, Childrens |
Plot | Wedding, Obsession, Love triangle, Intrigue, Mystery |
Place | New York |
Style | Psychological problems, Atmospheric, Serious, Disturbing |
It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of marrying her boyfriend, Joseph, and finally moving on. However, on the night of her engagement party, a young boy named Sean turns up, saying he is her dead husband reincarnated. At first she ignores the child, but his knowledge of her former husband's life is uncanny, leading her to believe that he might be telling the truth.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, United Kingdom, Spain, South Korea |
Duration | 02:32 |
Characters | FBI, Investigators |
Plot | Love, Abduction, Revenge, Investigation, Obsession |
Style | Action, Twisted plot, Smart, Serious, Disturbing |
A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:41 |
Characters | Lesbians, Doctors, Psychiatrists |
Plot | Cars, Investigation, Obsession, Mental disorders, Depression |
Place | Psychiatric hospitals |
Style | Unexpected ending, Psychological problems, Action, Fascinating, Smart |
A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.
Mark | imdb: 5.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:39 |
Characters | Family, Scammers |
Plot | Love, Friendship, Betrayal, Chase, Rivalry |
Place | Prison, England, London, Small cities |
Style | Psychological problems, Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Tense |
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: 6 |
Genre | thriller, melodrama, drama, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Characters | Rich guys and poor girls, Orphans |
Plot | Love, True love, Investigation, Obsession, Love at first sight |
Place | England, Estate |
Style | Psychological problems, By books, Tense, Disturbing |
After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naĂŻve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:46 |
Plot | Investigation, Mystery, Justice, Rivalry |
Style | Unexpected ending, Twisted plot, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Smart |
The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | horror, fantastic, fantastic, thriller, thriller |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:44 |
Characters | Artists, Waiters |
Plot | Survival, Time travel, Gambling, Treason, Money |
Place | Parallel worlds, Party |
Time | Future |
Style | Unexpected ending, Psychological problems, Action, Smart, Tense |
Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | fantastic, thriller, drama, detective |
Country | France, USA |
Duration | 01:38 |
Characters | Horses, Spy, Terrorists, Writers, Architects |
Plot | Investigation, Death, Political, Conspiracies, Mystery |
Place | Texas, Hotels |
Style | Unexpected ending, Psychological problems, Atmospheric, Tense, Serious |
Kafka, an insurance worker gets embroiled in an underground group after a co-worker is murdered. The underground group is responsible for bombings all over town, attempting to thwart a secret organization that controls the major events in society. He eventually penetrates the secret organization and must confront them.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | fantastic, action, drama, adventure, detective |
Country | USA, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore |
Duration | 02:52 |
Plot | Puzzles, Death, Supernatural, Life after death, Meaning of life |
Time | Future, Post apocalypse |
Style | Interesting, Exciting, Psychological problems, Dystopian, Twisted plot |
A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.
Mark | imdb: 8.5 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA, Hong Kong |
Duration | 02:31 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Gangsters, Hired assassins, Police |
Plot | Love, Skirmishes, Investigation, Betrayal, Chase |
Place | Prison |
Style | Interesting, Unexpected ending, Action, Oscars, Fascinating |
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | horror, thriller, drama, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:48 |
Characters | Twins |
Plot | Death, Mental disorders, Rivalry |
Style | Psychological problems, Action, Twisted plot, By books, Smart |
Chilling and eerie, this supernatural tale of good versus evil coils around twin brothers living with their grandmother in a sleepy rural area during the summer of 1935. After his grandmother encourages Niles to develop what seem to be psychic gifts, Niles starts to suspect that his twin may be involved in recent fatal accidents.
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | horror, thriller, drama, detective, music |
Country | United Kingdom |
Plot | Revenge, Music, Obsession, Supernatural, Ghosts |
Place | England, London |
Time | 19th century |
Style | Atmospheric, Fascinating, Gloomy, Gothic, Serious |
The corrupt Lord Ambrose D'Arcy steals the life's work of the poor musical Professor Petry. In an attempt to stop the printing of music with D'Arcy's name on it, Petry breaks into the printing office and accidentally starts a fire, leaving him severely disfigured. Years later, Petry returns to terrorize a London opera house that is about to perform one of his stolen operas.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | fantastic, thriller, drama, detective |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:09 |
Characters | Snipers |
Plot | Obsession, Hypnosis, Conspiracies, Elections, Dreams |
Style | Psychological problems, Action, Smart, Tense, Gloomy |
Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.
Mark | imdb: 5.6 |
Genre | horror, fantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:35 |
Characters | Zombie, Vampire, Robots, Serial killers, Scientists |
Plot | Investigation, Supernatural, Chase |
Place | England, London |
Style | Fascinating, Heavy, Tense, Fancy, Serious |
A serial killer, who drains his victims for blood is on the loose in London, the Police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, United Kingdom, France |
Duration | 02:07 |
Characters | Killers, Journalists, Lovers, Reporters |
Plot | Skirmishes, Investigation, Political, Chase, Rivalry |
Style | Exciting, Psychological problems, Action, Twisted plot, Heavy |
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: 7.5 |
Genre | thriller, fantasy, drama, detective |
Country | USA, Germany |
Duration | 02:24 |
Characters | Demons, Killers, Lawyers |
Plot | Love, Superpowers, Supernatural, Success, Fate |
Place | Prison, Court, Hospitals, USA, Office |
Style | Unexpected ending, Psychological problems, Atmospheric, Smart, Intellectual |
A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new boss is Lucifer himself.
Mark | imdb: 5.4 |
Genre | horror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:32 |
Plot | Supernatural, Mystery |
Style | Psychological problems, Action, Atmospheric, Tense, Serious |
The government cover-up of the causes behind a massive explosion in a futuristic UK metropolis spur photo journalist Jennifer Preston on to search for the truth and in the process blow open a paranormal phenomenon haunting the city.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | horror, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective |
Country | USA, Canada |
Duration | 02:31 |
Characters | Serial killers, Strong women |
Plot | Love, Superpowers, Supernatural, Ghosts, Cheating |
Place | England, Estate |
Time | Winter |
Style | Action, Beautiful, Atmospheric, Creepy, Gothic |
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds… and remembers.