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Inside Man
Inside Man
Internet Movie Database: 7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 86%
Metacritic: 76/100
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Runtime: 129 min
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Awards: 5 wins & 12 nominations
Writer: Russell Gewirtz
Actors: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
Language: English, Albanian, Spanish, Polish
Country: United States
“Inside Man” is a crime thriller about a skilled bank robber who meticulously plans a heist, leading to a tense hostage situation. As the police negotiate with the criminal mastermind, a detective races against time to uncover the truth behind the elaborate scheme.
The Negotiator
The Negotiator
Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10
Metacritic: 62/100
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Runtime: 140 min
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Awards: 2 wins & 6 nominations
Writer: James DeMonaco, Kevin Fox
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse
Language: English
Country: Germany, United States
“The Negotiator” is a thriller film about a skilled negotiator who becomes a hostage taker in order to clear his name and uncover a conspiracy within the police force. As he matches wits with a fellow negotiator, he must navigate a tense standoff to expose the truth.
Phone Booth
Phone Booth
Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 72%
Metacritic: 56/100
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Runtime: 81 min
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Awards: 1 win & 8 nominations
Writer: Larry Cohen
Actors: Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker
Language: English, Swahili
Country: United States
The Phone Booth movie is a psychological thriller about a publicist who gets trapped inside a phone booth by a sniper, and must follow the sniper’s instructions to stay alive while revealing his dark secrets.
The Italian Job
The Italian Job
Internet Movie Database: 7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 72%
Metacritic: 68/100
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Runtime: 111 min
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Awards: 7 wins & 9 nominations
Writer: Troy Kennedy Martin, Donna Powers, Wayne Powers
Actors: Donald Sutherland, Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton
Language: English, Russian, Italian
Country: United States, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany
“The Italian Job” is a heist film about a group of skilled thieves who plan and execute a daring gold robbery in Venice, only to be betrayed by one of their own. Seeking revenge, they plot an elaborate scheme to steal back their stolen loot from their former ally in Los Angeles.
The Town
The Town
Internet Movie Database: 7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
Metacritic: 74/100
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Runtime: 125 min
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 46 nominations total
Writer: Peter Craig, Ben Affleck, Aaron Stockard
Actors: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm
Language: English
Country: United States
“The Town” is a crime drama film about a group of bank robbers in Boston who face a dangerous situation when one of their own falls in love with a woman connected to their latest heist.”
Tower Heist
Tower Heist
Internet Movie Database: 6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 67%
Metacritic: 59/100
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Runtime: 104 min
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Awards: 3 nominations
Writer: Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Ted Griffin
Actors: Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller, Casey Affleck
Language: English, Spanish, Chinese
Country: United States, Japan
Tower Heist is a comedy-action film about a group of employees who plan to rob their corrupt billionaire boss after he swindles them out of their pensions. With the help of a skilled thief, they devise an elaborate scheme to infiltrate his luxurious penthouse and retrieve their stolen money.
The Taking of Pelham 123
The Taking of Pelham 123
Internet Movie Database: 6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 51%
Metacritic: 55/100
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Runtime: 106 min
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Awards: 1 win & 7 nominations
Writer: Brian Helgeland, John Godey
Actors: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán
Language: English, Ukrainian
Country: United States, United Kingdom
“The Taking of Pelham 123 is a thriller film about a group of criminals who hijack a New York City subway train, demanding a large ransom. A transit dispatcher and a hostage negotiator must work together to save the passengers and stop the criminals before time runs out.”
Speed
Speed
Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
Metacritic: 78/100
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Runtime: 116 min
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. 20 wins & 20 nominations total
Writer: Graham Yost
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock
Language: English
Country: United States
The movie Speed is about a young cop who must keep a city bus moving at a certain speed to prevent a bomb from exploding, while also trying to outsmart a deranged terrorist who is behind the plot.
Die Hard
Die Hard
Internet Movie Database: 8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
Metacritic: 72/100
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Runtime: 132 min
Genre: Action, Thriller
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. 8 wins & 8 nominations total
Writer: Roderick Thorp, Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de Souza
Actors: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia
Language: English, German, Italian, Japanese
Country: United States
The Die Hard movie is about a New York City police officer, John McClane, who single-handedly takes on a group of terrorists who have taken over a Los Angeles skyscraper during a Christmas party to rescue his wife and other hostages.
Panic Room
Panic Room
Internet Movie Database: 6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 76%
Metacritic: 65/100
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Runtime: 112 min
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Awards: 1 win & 9 nominations
Writer: David Koepp
Actors: Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker
Language: English
Country: United States
The Panic Room movie is about a divorced woman and her daughter who move into a new house and end up trapped in a hidden panic room during a home invasion, forcing them to fight for their lives.
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
Internet Movie Database: 7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Metacritic: 87/100
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Runtime: 130 min
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 37 nominations total
Writer: Jeb Stuart, David Twohy, Roy Huggins
Actors: Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward
Language: English, Polish, Spanish
Country: United States
“The Fugitive” is a suspenseful action thriller about Dr. Richard Kimble, a man wrongfully accused of his wife’s murder, who becomes a fugitive while trying to prove his innocence and find the real killer. As he evades capture by a relentless U.S. Marshal, Kimble uncovers a vast conspiracy that leads him closer to the truth.
The Next Three Days
The Next Three Days
Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 50%
Metacritic: 52/100
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Runtime: 133 min
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Awards: 3 nominations
Writer: Paul Haggis, Fred Cavayé, Guillaume Lemans
Actors: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson
Language: English
Country: United States, France
“The Next Three Days” is a thriller film about a man who becomes desperate to free his wife after she is wrongfully convicted of murder. He embarks on a dangerous journey to plan and execute her escape, risking everything to save her.
Unstoppable
Unstoppable
Internet Movie Database: 6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 87%
Metacritic: 69/100
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Runtime: 98 min
Genre: Action, Thriller
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 14 nominations total
Writer: Mark Bomback
Actors: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson
Language: English
Country: United States
“Unstoppable” is a 2010 action thriller film directed by Tony Scott. It follows two railway workers who must stop a runaway train carrying hazardous materials before it causes a catastrophic disaster.”
Flightplan
Flightplan
Internet Movie Database: 6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 37%
Metacritic: 53/100
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Runtime: 98 min
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Awards: 2 wins & 6 nominations
Writer: Peter A. Dowling, Billy Ray
Actors: Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean
Language: English, French, German, Arabic, Italian, Japanese
Country: United States
The Flightplan movie is about a grieving widow whose daughter goes missing mid-flight, leading her on a desperate search to uncover the truth and prove her sanity.
Non-Stop
Non-Stop
Internet Movie Database: 6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 62%
Metacritic: 56/100
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Runtime: 106 min
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Awards: 1 nomination
Writer: John W. Richardson, Christopher Roach, Ryan Engle
Actors: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Scoot McNairy
Language: English, German
Country: United Kingdom, France, United States, Canada
“Non-Stop” is a thriller film centered around an air marshal who must uncover the identity of a hijacker on a transatlantic flight, as passengers’ lives are at stake. With limited time and increasing tension, he races against the clock to solve the mystery and prevent a potential catastrophe.
Unknown
Unknown
Internet Movie Database: 6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 55%
Metacritic: 56/100
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Runtime: 113 min
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Awards: 3 nominations
Writer: Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell, Didier Van Cauwelaert
Actors: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones
Language: English, German, Turkish, Arabic
Country: United Kingdom, Germany, France, United States
“Unknown” is a thriller film about a man who wakes up from a coma to discover that his identity has been stolen, and he must race against time to uncover the truth and reclaim his life. As he delves deeper into the mystery, he becomes entangled in a dangerous conspiracy that puts his life at risk.
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
Internet Movie Database: 7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 61%
Metacritic: 57/100
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Runtime: 132 min
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Awards: 1 win & 9 nominations
Writer: Richard Wenk, Michael Sloan, Richard Lindheim
Actors: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz
Language: English, Russian, Spanish, German, Ukrainian
Country: United States
“The Equalizer” is a movie about a retired intelligence officer who becomes a vigilante, using his skills to help those in need and seek justice. He takes on a dangerous Russian mob to protect a young girl and confronts his own violent past in the process.
The Commuter
The Commuter
Internet Movie Database: 6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 55%
Metacritic: 56/100
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Runtime: 104 min
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Awards: 2 nominations
Writer: Byron Willinger, Philip de Blasi, Ryan Engle
Actors: Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson
Language: English, Spanish
Country: United States, United Kingdom, France, China, Canada
“The Commuter” is a thriller film about a former police officer who is caught up in a dangerous conspiracy while on his daily train commute. As he races against time, he must uncover the truth and find a way to save himself and those around him.
The Purge
The Purge
Internet Movie Database: 5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 41%
Metacritic: 41/100
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Runtime: 85 min
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Awards: 2 wins & 6 nominations
Writer: James DeMonaco
Actors: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Max Burkholder
Language: English
Country: United States, France
“The Purge” is a dystopian horror film set in a future America where all crime, including murder, is legal for 12 hours once a year. The story follows a family’s struggle to survive the night as they are hunted by a group of masked killers.
The Raid
The Raid
Internet Movie Database: 6.8/10
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Runtime: 83 min
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Awards: N/A
Writer: Sydney Boehm, Francis M. Cockrell, Herbert Ravenel Sass
Actors: Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Richard Boone
Language: English
Country: United States
“The Raid” is an Indonesian action film about a rookie police officer who becomes trapped in a tenement building controlled by a ruthless crime lord and must fight his way out, encountering intense and brutal martial arts battles along the way.