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The film centers on a wounded Gulf war veteran who returns to his native Vermont suffering from bouts of amnesia. He is hitching and gets picked up by a stranger, things go pear shaped when a cop pulls them over and is murdered by the stranger. The vet. is wrongly accused of killing the cop and land β¦s up in an asylum. A quack doctor prescribes a course of experimental therapy, restraining him in a heavy duty straight jacket-like device, and locks him away in a body drawer of the basement morgue. During course of his treatment he gets flashbacks and visions of his future , where he can foresee he is to die in four days time. The catch is he doesn't know how. Thus commences the classic race against time. (Read More)
Subgenre: | alternate history |
Themes: | cheating deathnear death experiencemurder of a police officeramnesiamental illnesstime travelmilitarychristmaslovedeathmurder |
Characters: | alcoholic motherdoctor patient relationshippsychiatristpolice officersoldiermother daughter relationship |
Period: | the futurefuture2000s1990s |
Story: | military veteraniraq war veterangulf war veteranpsychological experimentcop killerexperiment gone wrongfuture time travelchristmas evereference to the four horsemen of the apocalypsechild uses a gunmale time travellerelectroconvulsive therapychild uses gunbronze starbutterfly effect β¦persian gulfaltering historygirl man relationshipbackwards time travellucid dreamtime travelerextreme closeupambiguitygulf wartruck stopvermontrestraintwrongful arrestpsychological tortureenigmastrait jackethead injuryinsane asylumtime machinemajorframed for murdernew yearhead woundburned to deathclose up of eyesman cryingdeadbruiselieutenantveteranpsychologistpsychopsychologysergeantmorguecopmedicineexperimentpremarital sexcover upcigarette smokingsmokingpolice officer killedjourneybathrevolverhallucinationshot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterfemale nuditygunbloodsex (See All) |
Based on the classic sci-fi novel by H.G. Wells, scientist and inventor, Alexander Hartdegen, is determined to prove that time travel is possible. His determination is turned to desperation by a personal tragedy that now drives him to want to change the past. Testing his theories with a time machine β¦ of his own invention, Hartdegen is hurtled 800,000 years into the future, where he discovers that mankind has divided into the hunter - and the hunted. (Read More)
Subgenre: | alternate history |
Themes: | time travelmurderdeath |
Period: | future2000s |
Story: | future time travelmale time travelleraltering historytime machineexperimentshot in the chesttitle spoken by characterblood |
"Some people lose their faith because Heaven shows them too little," says Thomas Daggett. "But how many people lose their faith because Heaven showed them too much?" Daggett nearly became a priest; now he's a cop. He may want to put religion behind him, but one morning a weird, eyeless, hermaphrodit β¦ic corpse turns up. Suddenly he is on a path that will put him right in the middle of a war in Heaven. And once again, Heaven will show him too much: gore, blood, charred flesh, living corpses and much worse. Even more central to the heavenly war effort is a young girl. This American Indian child has something Gabriel wants. And Gabriel is willing to kill her and anyone in his path - or even reanimate a corpse or two - to get it. (Read More)
Themes: | near death experiencemurder of a police officermurderdeath |
Characters: | police officersoldier |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | head woundburned to deathclose up of eyesmorguecopcover upcigarette smokingpolice officer killedrevolverhallucinationshot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise ending β¦title spoken by charactergunblood (See All) |
An unknown and lethal virus has wiped out five billion people in 1996. Only 1% of the population has survived by the year 2035, and is forced to live underground. A convict (James Cole) reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to 1996 to gather information about the origin of the epidemic (who β¦ he's told was spread by a mysterious "Army of the Twelve Monkeys") and locate the virus before it mutates so that scientists can study it. Unfortunately Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990, six years earlier than expected, and is arrested and locked up in a mental institution, where he meets Dr. Kathryn Railly, a psychiatrist, and Jeffrey Goines, the insane son of a famous scientist and virus expert. (Read More)
Subgenre: | alternate history |
Themes: | mental illnesstime travelchristmasdeathmurder |
Characters: | psychiatrist |
Period: | the futurefuture1990s |
Story: | male time travelleraltering historybackwards time traveltime travelerinsane asylumtime machinepsychologyrevolvershot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterbloodgun |
PREDESTINATION chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to ensure the continuation of his law enforcement career for all eternity. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time.
Themes: | time travelmurderdeath |
Period: | future1990s |
Story: | male time travellertime travelertime machineclose up of eyescigarette smokingrevolvershot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterblood |
A cyborg is sent from the future on a deadly mission. He has to kill Sarah Connor, a young woman whose life will have a great significance in years to come. Sarah has only one protector - Kyle Reese - also sent from the future. The Terminator uses his exceptional intelligence and strength to find Sa β¦rah, but is there any way to stop the seemingly indestructible cyborg ? (Read More)
Subgenre: | alternate history |
Themes: | murder of a police officertime traveldeathmurder |
Characters: | psychiatristpolice officersoldier |
Period: | future |
Story: | male time travelleraltering historypremarital sexcigarette smokingpolice officer killedshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathtitle spoken by characterfemale nuditygunblood |
In the midst of an elaborate conspiracy, an expert negotiator is driven to the edge when he's framed for the murder of his partner, as well as embezzling money from his department's pension fund. His only chance to prove his innocence is to take hostages himself, acquire the services of another expe β¦rt negotiator, and find out who's running the conspiracy before it's too late. (Read More)
Themes: | murder of a police officermurderdeath |
Characters: | police officer |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | wrongful arrestframed for murderpsychologycover uppolice officer killedshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by charactergun |
Marty McFly has only just gotten back from the past, when he is once again picked up by Dr. Emmett Brown and sent through time to the future. Marty's job in the future is to pose as his own son to prevent him from being thrown in prison. Unfortunately, things get worse when the future changes the pr β¦esent. (Read More)
Subgenre: | alternate history |
Themes: | time travel |
Period: | the futurefuture |
Story: | experiment gone wrongfuture time travelmale time travelleraltering historybackwards time traveltime machine |
Themes: | murderdeath |
Characters: | mother daughter relationship |
Story: | experiment gone wrongmajorframed for murderbruisepremarital sexcigarette smokingrevolvershot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingblood |
Southland Tales is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star develo β¦ping her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy. (Read More)
Subgenre: | alternate history |
Themes: | amnesiatime travelmilitarydeathmurder |
Characters: | police officersoldier |
Period: | future2000s |
Story: | iraq war veteranexperiment gone wrongtime travelercover upcigarette smokingpolice officer killedrevolvershot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endinggunblood |
Thomas Craven is a detective who has spent years working the streets of Boston. When his own daughter is killed outside his own home, Craven soon realizes that her death is only one piece of an intriguing puzzle filled with corruption and conspiracy, and it falls to him to discover who is behind the β¦ crime. (Read More)
Themes: | murder of a police officermurderdeath |
Characters: | police officer |
Story: | man cryingveteranmorguecover uphallucinationshot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathgunblood |
After an experimental bio-nerve gas is accidentally released at a remote U.S. military base in Texas, those exposed to the gas turn into flesh-eating, mutating zombies out to kill. An assortment of various people who include stripper Cherry, her shady mechanic ex-boyfriend Wray, a strong-willed doct β¦or, the local sheriff, and an assortment of various people must join forces to survive the night as the so-called "sickos" threaten to take over the whole town and the world. (Read More)
Themes: | murder of a police officermilitarymurderdeath |
Characters: | police officersoldier |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | military veteranchild uses a gunmorguepremarital sexshot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathfemale nuditysexblood |
A down and out cynical detective teams up with a down and out ex-quarterback to try and solve a murder case involving a pro football team and a politician.
Themes: | murder of a police officermurderdeath |
Characters: | police officermother daughter relationship |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | child uses a gunframed for murderburned to deathcopcover upcigarette smokingpolice officer killedrevolvershot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingfemale nuditygun β¦blood (See All) |
An elite team of soldiers has been used against terrorists where they use astounding physical capabilities to overcome them. Victoria, a reporter, follows them and discovers a part of their secret. When one of the team kills her cameraman she tries to escape. Luc, one of the soldiers begins to have β¦flashbacks and turns sides and helps her as the remainder of the team follows to protect their secrets. (Read More)
Themes: | amnesiamilitarymurderdeath |
Characters: | soldier |
Period: | the futurefuture1990s |
Story: | sergeantexperimentcigarette smokingpolice officer killedblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by charactergunblood |
Set in the year 1999 during the last days of the old millennium, the movie tells the story of Lenny Nero, an ex-cop who now deals with data-discs containing recorded memories and emotions. One day he receives a disc which contains the memories of a murderer killing a prostitute. Lenny investigates a β¦nd is pulled deeper and deeper in a whirl of blackmail, murder and rape. Will he survive and solve the case? (Read More)
Themes: | militarychristmasmurderdeath |
Characters: | soldier |
Period: | future1990s |
Story: | copcigarette smokingpolice officer killedrevolvershot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingfemale nuditybloodsex |
With the disappearance of hack horror writer Sutter Cane, all Hell is breaking loose...literally! Author Cane, it seems, has a knack for description that really brings his evil creepy-crawlies to life. Insurance investigator John Trent is sent to investigate Cane's mysterious vanishing act and ends β¦up in the sleepy little East Coast town of Hobb's End. The fact that this town exists as a figment of Cane's twisted imagination is only the beginning of Trent's problems. (Read More)
Themes: | deathmurder |
Characters: | psychiatristpolice officer |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | strait jacketinsane asylumcigarette smokingsmokingrevolverhallucinationshot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterbloodgun |
Marty McFly, a typical American teenager of the Eighties, is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean "time machine" invented by a slightly mad scientist. During his often hysterical, always amazing trip back in time, Marty must make certain his teenage parents-to-be meet and f β¦all in love - so he can get back to the future. (Read More)
Subgenre: | alternate history |
Themes: | time travellove |
Period: | the futurefuture |
Story: | male time travelleraltering historytime machinesurprise endingtitle spoken by character |
1945, in World War II Germany, the tough Sergeant Don 'Wardaddy' Collier commands a tank and survives a German attack with his veteran crew composed of Boyd 'Bible' Swan, Trini 'Gordo' Garcia and Grady 'Coon-Ass' Travis. He receives a rookie soldier Norman Ellison as the substitute for his deceased β¦gunner and he tries to harden the youth along the way. (Read More)
Themes: | militarymurderdeath |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | lieutenantveteransergeantpremarital sexcigarette smokingrevolvershot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathtitle spoken by characterblood |
A group of thieves steal a rare gem, but in the process, two of the men double cross the leader of the thieving group, Patrick, and take off with the precious stone. Ten years later, prominent psychiatrist Nathan Conrad is invited to examine a disturbed young woman named Elisabeth. Patrick immediate β¦ly kidnaps Nathan's daughter, forcing Nathan to attempt to get Elisabeth to reveal a secret number which will ultimately lead Patrick to the whereabouts of the precious gem that has eluded him. (Read More)
Themes: | near death experiencemurderdeath |
Characters: | doctor patient relationshippsychiatristpolice officermother daughter relationship |
Period: | 2000s1990s |
Story: | bruisemorguecigarette smokingpolice officer killedrevolvershot in the chestshot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterblood |
The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued a 300 million woo-long reward, the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and β¦ Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren't the only ones hunting him. The original creators of the virus have dispatched Electra to deal with Vincent and take out anyone who may stumble on the truth behind him. As the hunt for the man with no past and no future continues to escalate, they begin to question what about the world is reality and what is a dream as the line between sanity and insanity becomes more apparent. (Read More)
Themes: | near death experienceamnesiamilitarydeathmurder |
Characters: | soldier |
Period: | future |
Story: | experiment gone wrongveterancover upcigarette smokingrevolverhallucinationshot in the headshot in the chestblood splattersurprise endinggunblood |
As a group of friends discover plans for a time machine, they build it and use it to fix their problems and for personal gain. But as their future falls apart with disasters, and they come to realize the irreversible ripple effects caused by their time travels, they must decide to fix this once and β¦for all. (Read More)
Themes: | near death experiencetime travellove |
Characters: | mother daughter relationship |
Period: | future2000s |
Story: | butterfly effectaltering historytime machinepremarital sexsurprise endingtitle spoken by character |
Evan Treborn grows up in a small town with his single, working mother and his friends. He suffers from memory blackouts where he suddenly finds himself somewhere else, confused. Evan's friends and mother hardly believe him, thinking he makes it up just to get out of trouble. As Evan grows up he has β¦fewer of these blackouts until he seems to have recovered. Since the age of seven he has written a diary of his blackout moments so he can remember what happens. One day at college he starts to read one of his old diaries, and suddenly a flashback hits him like a brick! (Read More)
Themes: | amnesiatime traveldeathmurderlove |
Characters: | psychiatrist |
Period: | future |
Story: | male time travellerbutterfly effectaltering historytime travelerpsychologymedicinecigarette smokingsurprise endingfemale nuditygunblood |
A new film is currently in production, and a killer is on the loose. The murders draw a reporter, ex-cop, and young woman to the set of the movie inspired by their life. They soon find out that they are dealing with a trilogy, and in a trilogy...anything can happen.
Themes: | deathmurder |
Characters: | police officer |
Period: | 2000s1990s |
Story: | wrongful arrestpsychological torturecoppremarital sexcover upcigarette smokingrevolverhallucinationshot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingblood |
A thriller about an IRA gunman who draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. Frankie McGuire is one of the IRA's deadliest assassins. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie's rea β¦l identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom's growing suspicions, force Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder. (Read More)
Themes: | murderdeath |
Characters: | police officersoldiermother daughter relationship |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | sergeantcoprevolvershot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathgunblood |
On his birthday, Walter Sparrow, an amiable dog-catcher, takes a call that leaves him dog bit and late to pick up his wife. She's browsed in a bookstore, finding a blood-red-covered novel, a murder mystery with numerology that loops constantly around the number 23. The story captivates Walter: he dr β¦eams it, he notices aspects of his life that can be rendered by "23," he searches for the author, he stays in the hotel (in room 23) where events in the novel took place, and he begins to believe it was no novel. His wife and son try to help him, sometimes in sympathy, sometimes to protect him. Slowly, with danger to himself and to his family, he closes in on the truth. (Read More)
Themes: | christmasmurderdeath |
Characters: | psychiatristpolice officer |
Story: | enigmapremarital sexcigarette smokingrevolverhallucinationshot in the headblood splattersurprise endingtitle spoken by characterfemale nudityblood |
The movie is based on the infamous "Stanford Prison Experiment" conducted in 1971. A makeshift prison is set up in a research lab, complete with cells, bars and surveillance cameras. For two weeks 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards. The 'prisoners' are locked up and have to β¦follow seemingly mild rules, and the 'guards' are told simply to retain order without using physical violence. Everybody is free to quit at any time, thereby forfeiting payment. In the beginning the mood between both groups is insecure and rather emphatic. But soon quarrels arise and the wardens employ ever more drastic sanctions to confirm their authority. (Read More)
Themes: | deathmurderlove |
Story: | psychological experimentpsychological torturemajorpsychologistpsychopsychologyexperimentcigarette smokingshot in the headfemale nuditybloodgunsex |
In an innocent heartland city, five are shot dead by an expert sniper. The police quickly identify and arrest the culprit, and build a slam-dunk case. But instead of confessing, the accused man writes the words, "Get Jack Reacher." Reacher himself sees the news report and turns up in the city. The d β¦efense is immensely relieved, but Reacher has come to bury the guy. Shocked at the accused's request, Reacher sets out to confirm for himself the absolute certainty of the man's guilt, but comes up with more than he bargained for. (Read More)
Themes: | murderdeath |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | military veteranwrongful arrestframed for murderdeadcover uppolice officer killedshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterblood |
In a totalitarian society in a near future, the undercover detective Bob Archor is working with a small time group of drug users trying to reach the big distributors of a brain-damaging drug called Substance D. His assignment is promoted by the recovery center New Path Corporation, and when Bob begi β¦ns to lose his own identity and have schizophrenic behavior, he is submitted to tests to check his mental conditions. (Read More)
Themes: | near death experiencedeath |
Characters: | police officer |
Period: | future |
Story: | close up of eyespsychologistpremarital sexcigarette smokingrevolverhallucinationshot in the headblood splattersurprise endingtitle spoken by characterfemale nudityblood |
A family of police officers - patriarch, two sons, and a son-in-law - deals with corruption in a precinct in Washington Heights. Four officers die in an ambush at a drug dealer's apartment. It's brother Francis's precinct, so when the investigation led by brother Ray finds hints of police corruption β¦, there's pressure to close ranks and save Frankie's career. Dad, a police brass, promises Ray that he and Frankie can clean things up, and Ray should focus on catching the drug dealer who killed the cops. Meanwhile, brother-in-law Jimmy, a hothead and an enforcer, is visited at home by a lowlife. Is Jimmy involved in the corruption? Where can this take the family? (Read More)
Themes: | christmasmurderdeath |
Characters: | police officer |
Story: | cop killerframed for murdernew yearcover upcigarette smokingpolice officer killedshot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathbloodgun |
When drug violence worsens on the USA Mexico border, the FBI sends an idealistic agent, Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) on a mission to eradicate a drug cartel responsible for a bomb that had killed members of her team.
Themes: | near death experiencemurder of a police officermurderdeath |
Characters: | police officersoldier |
Story: | iraq war veterancover upcigarette smokingpolice officer killedshot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise ending |
A well respected Chicago surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble has found out that his wife, Helen, has been murdered ferociously in her own home. The police found Kimble and accused him of the murder. Then, Kimble (without Justifiable Reason) was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. However, on the way to β¦ prison, Kimble's transport crashed. Kimble escapes and is now on the run. Deputy Samuel Gerard from Chicago takes charge of the chase of Kimble. Meanwhile, Kimble takes up his own investigation to find who really killed his wife, and to lure Gerard and his team into it as well. (Read More)
Themes: | murder of a police officerdeathmurder |
Characters: | psychiatrist |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | cop killerframed for murdercover upcigarette smokingpolice officer killedrevolvershot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterblood |
In Glenview, Ohio, Evan is the manager of the Costco department store and married to Abby. When the Costco night watchman, Antonio Guzman, is mysteriously murdered, Evan organizes The Neighborhood Watch, a watch team with his suburban neighbors Bob, Franklin and Jamarcus to protect the neighborhood β¦and find the killer of Antonio. Soon they discover that the murderer is an alien that is preparing to invade Earth, and they become the last hope of mankind on Earth. (Read More)
Themes: | near death experiencemurder of a police officermurderlovedeath |
Characters: | police officer |
Story: | close up of eyescoppremarital sexcigarette smokingpolice officer killedrevolvershot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by character |
On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and criminals to save themselves from a mob looking to kill mobster Marion Bishop.
Themes: | deathmurder |
Characters: | psychiatristpolice officer |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | psychologistsergeantcigarette smokingpolice officer killedshot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingblood |
A young British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a terrifying riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, the raw recruit must survive the night alone and find his way to safety through a disorienting, alien and deadly landscape.
Themes: | militarymurderdeath |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | lieutenantsergeantcigarette smokingrevolvershot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathblood |
When Henry DeTamble meets Clare Abshire in a Chicago library they both understand that he is a time traveler, but she knows much more about him as he has not yet been to the times and places where they have already met. He falls in love with her, as she has already with him, but his continuing unavo β¦idable absences while time traveling - and then returning with increasing knowledge of their future - makes things ever more difficult for Clare. (Read More)
Themes: | time travelchristmaslove |
Characters: | police officermother daughter relationship |
Period: | future2000s1990s |
Story: | girl man relationshiptime travelerpremarital sexsurprise endingfemale nudityblood |
In 2044, solar storms have killed 99.7 % of the world's population and only 21 million people survive. The ROC Corporation has designed and built robots called Automata Pilgrim 7000 to help to rebuild the world. These robots have two security protocols; they can neither harm humans nor alter themsel β¦ves or other robots. When police officer Sean Wallace shoots a robot and claims that it was altering itself, ROC insurance agent Jacq Vaucan is placed in charge of the investigation. Soon he believes that there is a "clocksmith" illegally modifying the robots. Jacq wants to live in the coast and asks his boss and friend Robert Bold to transfer him with his pregnant wife Rachel Vaucan to the coast. Robert offers the possibility if Jacq resolves the case. Jacq and Wallace go to a brothel where the modified robot Cleo attends and Wallace shoots its leg, expecting that the owner will lead them to the clocksmith. They meet Dupre but she is not the clocksmith that is modifying the robots. Soon Jacq discovers who is the responsible for modifying the robots but the Powers that Be in ROC believe that Jacq is the one to be blamed. (Read More)
Themes: | near death experiencemurderdeath |
Characters: | police officer |
Period: | the futurefuture |
Story: | man cryingmorguecover upcigarette smokingpolice officer killedrevolvershot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterblood |
After the earth-shattering revelations of INSURGENT, Tris must escape with Four and go beyond the wall enclosing Chicago. For the first time ever, they will leave the only city and family they have ever known. Once outside, old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless with the revelation of shoc β¦king new truths. Tris and Four must quickly decide who they can trust as a ruthless battle ignites beyond the walls of Chicago which threatens all of humanity. In order to survive, Tris will be forced to make impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice and love. (Read More)
Themes: | near death experienceamnesiamilitarydeathlovemurder |
Characters: | soldier |
Period: | future |
Story: | experiment gone wrongexperimentcover uprevolverhallucinationshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterfemale nudityblood |
In TRIPLE 9, a crew of dirty cops are blackmailed by the Russian mob to execute a virtually impossible heist. The only way to pull it off is to manufacture a 999, police code for "officer down". Their plan is turned upside down when the unsuspecting rookie they set up to die foils the attack, trigge β¦ring a breakneck, action-packed finale filled with double-crosses, greed and revenge. (Read More)
Themes: | near death experiencemurder of a police officermurderdeath |
Characters: | police officer |
Story: | lieutenantsergeantmorguecover upcigarette smokingpolice officer killedrevolvershot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterblood |
A ferry filled with crewmen from the USS Nimitz and their families was blown up in New Orleans on Mardi Gras. BATF Doug Carlin is brought in to assist in the massive investigation, and gets attached to an experimental FBI surveillance unit, one that uses spacefolding technology to directly look back β¦ a little over four days into the past. While tracking down the bomber, Carlin gets an idea in his head: could they use the device to actually travel back in time and not only prevent the bombing but also the murder of a local woman whose truck was used in the bombing? (Read More)
Themes: | murder of a police officertime travelmurderdeath |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | altering historybackwards time travelmorguecigarette smokingshot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingblood |
A group of young American ex-pats with telekinetic and clairvoyant abilities are hiding from a clandestine U.S. government agency. They must utilize their different talents and band together for a final job enabling them to escape the agency forever.
Themes: | amnesiadeathmurder |
Period: | future |
Story: | experiment gone wrongbruiseexperimentcigarette smokingshot in the chestshot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by charactergunblood |
As a toxin begins to turn the residents of Ogden Marsh, Iowa into violent psychopaths, sheriff David Dutton tries to make sense of the situation while he, his wife, and two other unaffected townspeople band together in a fight for survival.
Themes: | murder of a police officermilitarymurderdeath |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | truck stopburned to deathmorguecover uprevolvershot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingblood |
A bright-eyed young actress travels to Hollywood, only to be ensnared in a dark conspiracy involving a woman who was nearly murdered, and now has amnesia because of a car crash. Eventually, both women are pulled into a psychotic illusion involving a dangerous blue box, a director named Adam Kesher, β¦and the mysterious night club Silencio. (Read More)
Themes: | amnesiamental illnessdeathmurder |
Period: | 2000s |
Story: | enigmacigarette smokinghallucinationshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterfemale nuditygun |
New York postal worker Jacob Singer is trying to keep his frayed life from unraveling. His days are increasingly being invaded by flashbacks to his first marriage, his now-dead son, and his tour of duty in Vietnam. Although his new wife tries to help Jacob keep his grip on sanity, the line between r β¦eality and delusion is steadily growing more and more uncertain. (Read More)
Themes: | death |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | enigmastrait jacketclose up of eyesdeadman cryingcover uphallucinationshot in the headsurprise endingfemale nudityblood |
Johnny Smith wakes from a coma due to a car accident, only to find he has lost five years of his life, and yet gained psychic powers. Foreseeing the future appears to be a 'gift' at first, but ends up causing problems...
Themes: | christmaslovemurderdeath |
Characters: | psychiatristpolice officer |
Period: | future |
Story: | head injurydeadpremarital sexpolice officer killedrevolvershot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterfemale nudityblood |
A rare atmospheric phenomenon allows a New York City firefighter to communicate with his son 30 years in the future via HAM radio. The son uses this opportunity to warn the father of his impending death in a warehouse fire, and manages to save his life. However, what he does not realize is that chan β¦ging history has triggered a new set of tragic events, including the murder of his mother. The two men must now work together, 30 years apart, to find the murderer before he strikes so that they can change history--again. (Read More)
Subgenre: | alternate history |
Themes: | time travelmurderlovedeath |
Period: | future2000s1990s |
Story: | butterfly effectaltering historyrevolversurprise endingblood |
After accomplishing the assignment of dismantling a human trafficking organization, the former military and drifter Jack Reacher goes to Washington to invite his liaison, Major Susan Turner, to have dinner with him. However, he meets her substitute, Colonel Sam Morgan, who explains that Major Turner β¦ has been arrested and accused of espionage. Jack seeks out her veteran lawyer, Colonel Bob Moorcroft, who explains that Major Turner has also been accused of the murders of two soldiers in Afghanistan. Further, he also tells Jack he is being sued, accused by a woman of being the father of her fifteen year-old daughter, Samantha. When Moorcroft is murdered, Jack is accused of being the killer and sent to a prison. He sees that Turner and he have been framed and also that Turner will be killed by two assassins. However, he rescues her and they flee. Soon, they realize that there is a conspiracy involving military people from the army and a government contractor that is a powerful arms dealer. Jack also learns that Samantha is in danger and Turner and he rescue her. They decide to protect her since a skilled assassin is hunting them down while they try to find the motive of the conspiracy. Who can be trusted? (Read More)
Themes: | militarydeathmurder |
Characters: | police officersoldier |
Story: | wrongful arrestmajorframed for murderburned to deathbruiselieutenantveteransergeantcover uppolice officer killedshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathsurprise endingblood |
Det. John Hobbes is convinced that when killer Edgar Reese is executed, all of his troubles are over. But when people he knows and people on the street start to sing the same tune that Reese sang in the gas chamber, and those same people taunt him, he is told that maybe the cursed fallen angel Azaze β¦l is behind it all. Azazel is cursed to roam the Earth without a form, and he can switch bodies by any contact, making him hard to track. When Hobbes is forced to kill a man possessed by Azazel, he must clear his name while protecting his family and others from the evil, vengeful Azazel. (Read More)
Themes: | murder of a police officeramnesiadeathmurder |
Characters: | police officer |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | framed for murdercover upcigarette smokingpolice officer killedrevolvershot in the headshot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by charactergunblood |
A massive ball of furry creatures from another world eat their way through a small mid-western town followed by intergalactic bounty hunters opposed only by militant townspeople.
Themes: | near death experiencedeathmurderlove |
Characters: | police officermother daughter relationship |
Story: | burned to deathclose up of eyescigarette smokingpolice officer killedrevolvershot in the chestblood splattershot to deathsurprise endingtitle spoken by characterblood |
When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, then-Captain Ben Marco, was knocked unconscious. Brokering the incident for political capital, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, while Marco i β¦s haunted by dreams of what happened -- or didn't happen -- in Kuwait. As Marco (now a Major) investigates, the story begins to unravel, to the point where he questions if it happened at all. Is it possible the entire unit was kidnapped and brainwashed to believe Shaw is a war hero as part of a plot to seize the White House? Some very powerful people at Manchurian Global corporation appear desperate to stop him from finding out. (Read More)
Themes: | mental illnessmurder |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | military veteranelectroconvulsive therapypersian gulfgulf warcover upshot in the chest |
Dr. Constance Petersen (Ingrid Bergman) is a psychiatrist at Green Manors mental asylum. The head of Green Manors has just been replaced, with his replacement being the renowned Dr. Anthony Edwardes (Gregory Peck). Romance blossoms between Dr. Petersen and Dr. Edwards but Dr. Edwards starts to show β¦odd aversions and personality traits. It is discovered that he is an impostor, and amnesiac, and may have killed the real Dr. Edwardes. Dr. Petersen is determined to discover the truth through unlocking the secrets held in the impostor's mind, a process which potentially puts her and others' lives at risk. (Read More)
Themes: | amnesiamental illnessmurder |
Characters: | doctor patient relationshippsychiatristpolice officer |
Story: | vermontinsane asylumveteranpsychologistcigarette smokingrevolverhallucination |