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Luke McNamara, a college senior from a working class background joins a secret elitist college fraternity organization called "The Skulls", in hope of gaining acceptance into Harvard Law School. At first seduced by the club's trapping of power and wealth, a series of disturbing incidents, such as hi …s best friends suicide, leads Luke to investigate the true nature of the organization and the truth behind his friends supposed suicide. He starts realizing that his future and possibly his life is in danger. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | wealthdeath of motherblackmailtheftinvestigationfuneralsuicidemurderdeathfriendship |
| Mood: | car chase |
| Locations: | rooftopbicycleboatchurchbar |
| Characters: | suicide by hangingthiefwriterpolicemandetectivefriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspoliceteenager |
| Story: | fraternity pledgeyale universityharvard universitycollege campussurveillance camerafake suicideattempted suicidetaser gunwrongful commitmentathletic fieldmace the repellentweathervaneivy leaguetenurepallbearer …moatfoot racestun gunoarpythondining hallhanged boydartstear gassecret organizationrailroad trackbrandingrowingcanteeninitiationu.s. senatorlocktrespassingcircular staircasewatching a videopsychiatric hospitalbrotherhoodhazingdruggedfraternitysecret societychampionshipcafeterialighthousesports cardead boytrophytuxedoabsent fathermental hospitalrowboatmental institutioncelebrationvideotapevandalismbreaking and enteringpizzaclass differencescianeck breakingthreatinjectiongymuniversityhangingcover uppay phoneliarkeylibraryduelcoffinpaintersnakeboxingambulanceambushjournalistreportercollegerunningliemaskarrestcamerawatching tvcomputerpunched in the facetelephone callchasepartytitle spoken by characterphotographflashbackgun (See All) |
When anti-death-penalty activist David Gale is convicted and condemned to death for the murder of a colleague, reporter Bitsey Bloom sets out to learn the story behind Gale's crime. What she finds challenges her belief in Gale's guilt and, finally, in the justice system.
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | suicidedeathmurder |
| Mood: | car chase |
| Locations: | churchbar |
| Characters: | writerpolicemanfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | videotapeinjectionpay phonekeyjournalistreportercollegerunningcamerawatching tvcomputertelephone callchasepartyphotograph …flashback (See All) |
The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Al …ex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive. (Read More)
| Themes: | blackmailinvestigationsuicidedeathfriendshipmurder |
| Locations: | rooftopbar |
| Characters: | policemandetectivefriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | surveillance camerastun guncircular staircasesports carthreatgymcover upkeycoffinrunningliearrestcamerawatching tvcomputer …punched in the facetelephone callchasephotographflashbackgun (See All) |
The new flatmate of three preexisting roommates turns up mysteriously dead but in possession of a large sum of money. When the roommates decide to keep it for themselves, their action sets in motion a destructive chain of events that spiral out of control.
| Themes: | investigationmurderdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | bicycle |
| Characters: | writerpolicemandetectivefriendpolice |
| Story: | circular staircasetuxedoliarkeyreporterliecamerawatching tvcomputerpunched in the facepartyphotographflashback |
In Monroe, Tennessee, Hank Deerfield, an aging warrior, gets a call that his son, just back from 18 months' fighting in Iraq, is missing from his base. Hank drives to Fort Rudd, New Mexico, to search. Within a day, the charred and dismembered body of his son is found on the outskirts of town. Deerfi …eld pushes himself into the investigation, marked by jurisdictional antagonism between the Army and local police. Working mostly with a new detective, Emily Sanders, Hank seems to close in on what happened. Major smuggling? A drug deal gone awry? Credit card slips, some photographs, and video clips from Iraq may hold the key. If Hank gets to the truth, what will it tell him? (Read More)
| Themes: | investigationsuicidedeathmurder |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | policemandetectivemother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | surveillance camerahangingcover upliarkeycoffinambulancerunningliearrestcameracomputerpunched in the facetelephone callchase …title spoken by characterphotographflashbackgun (See All) |
When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and ma …ke them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show "Top Story." (Read More)
| Themes: | theftinvestigationfuneralmurderfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | car chase |
| Locations: | rooftopbar |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemandetectivepolice |
| Story: | videotapeneck breakingpay phoneambulancejournalistreporterarrestcamerawatching tvpunched in the facetelephone callchasetitle spoken by characterphotograph |
Betty Anne Waters (Swank) is a high school dropout who spent nearly two decades working as a single mother while putting herself through law school, tirelessly trying to beat the system and overturn her brother's (Rockwell) unjust murder conviction.
| Themes: | investigationfuneraldeathfriendshipmurder |
| Locations: | churchbar |
| Characters: | policemanfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | attempted suicidemace the repellenttrespassingbreaking and enteringliarrunningliearrestcamerawatching tvcomputerpunched in the facetelephone callphotographflashback …gun (See All) |
Escalating events begin when U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome alleges that she has overheard a death threat against an African head of state, spoken in a rare dialect few people other than Silvia can understand. With the words "The Teacher will never leave this room alive," in an instant, Silvia's lif …e is turned upside down as she becomes a hunted target of the killers. Placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller, Silvia's world only grows more nightmarish. As Keller digs deeper into his eyewitnesses' past and her secretive world of global connections, the more suspicious he becomes that she herself might be involved in the conspiracy. With every step of the way, he finds more reasons to mistrust her. Is Sylvia a victim? A suspect? Or something else entirely? And can Tobin, coping with his own personal heartache, keep her safe? Though they must depend on one another, Silvia and Tobin couldn't be more different. Silvia's strengths are words, diplomacy and the subtleties of meaning, while Tobin is all about instinct, action and reading into the most primal human behaviors. Now, as the danger of a major assassination on U.S. soil grows and Silvia's life hangs in the balance, Silvia and Tobin play out a gripping dance of evasion and revelation that keeps them both guessing as they race to stop a terrifying international crisis before it's too late. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | death of motherinvestigationsuicidemurderdeath |
| Mood: | car chase |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | policemanpolice |
| Story: | surveillance camerabreaking and enteringciathreatpay phoneliarkeyambulancerunningliemaskarrestcamerawatching tvcomputer …telephone callchasetitle spoken by characterphotographgunflashback (See All) |
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
| Themes: | theftinvestigationfuneralsuicidefriendshipmurderdeath |
| Mood: | car chase |
| Locations: | rooftopbar |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemandetectivefriendfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | mental hospitalmental institutionbreaking and enteringcoffinambushrunningliewatching tvpunched in the facepartyflashbackgun |
A mild mannered CIA researcher, paid to read books, returns from lunch to find all of his co-workers assassinated. "Condor" must find out who did this and get in from the cold before the hitmen get him.
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | friendshipdeathmurder |
| Characters: | writerpolicemanfriendpolice |
| Story: | surveillance camerabreaking and enteringciacover uppay phoneliarlibraryrunningliewatching tvcomputertelephone callchasephotographgun …flashback (See All) |
Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight, in which he took the rap for Dent's crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its police force which is struggling to cope with Bane's plans to destroy the city.
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | wealththeftinvestigationfuneralsuicidemurderdeath |
| Locations: | rooftopbar |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemandetectivepolice |
| Story: | sports cardead boyclass differencescianeck breakinginjectioncover upkeyduelambulanceambushmaskwatching tvcomputerpunched in the face …chasepartyphotographflashback (See All) |
Set in France, Georges is a TV Literary Reviewer and lives in a small yet modern town house with his wife Ann, a publisher and his young son Pierrot. They begin to receive video tapes through the post of their house and family, along side obscure child-like drawings. They visit the police with hope …of aid to find the stalker, but as there is no direct threat, they refuse to help. As the tapes become more personal, Georges takes it upon himself to figure out who is putting through his family through such horror. A true Michael Haneke Classic. (Read More)
| Themes: | blackmailsuicidefriendship |
| Locations: | bicycle |
| Characters: | writerpolicemandetectivefriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | watching a videovideotapeclass differencesthreatliarrunningliecamerawatching tvtelephone callchase |
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influenc …e of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftfuneralfriendshipdeathmurder |
| Mood: | car chase |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemandetectivefriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | class differencesinjectionlibrarycoffinpainterboxingrunningcamerawatching tvchasepartyphotographgunflashback |
59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terr …aced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of mothertheftinvestigationfuneraldeathfriendship |
| Locations: | bicyclechurch |
| Characters: | suicide by hangingpolicemanfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | attempted suicidethreathangingcoffinambulancejournalistrunningliecameratelephone callchasephotographflashback |
Parisian murder detective commissioner Pierre Niemans is called to Gueron, a self-sufficient, prestigious university in a mountain valley, to investigate the murder on 32-year old professor and librarian Remy Caillois, whose corpse was found 50 meters high on a steep mountain side, naked, horribly c …overed in bruises and bleeding wounds, the result of some five hours of bestial torture including quasi-surgical amputation of hands cauterized to prevent bleeding to death- and eyes. Guernon is a closed society of virtually incestuous scientists, de facto succeeding to their parents' posts; the eye-doctor, formerly on the staff, says hereditary genetic diseases are the price of such elitism, but in recent years spread to the simple farming families. Inspector Max Kerkerian examines two crimes in the town: a school break-in with theft of old photos and archive papers as well as a graveyard desecration of Judith Herault, the daughter of local nun Andree, who lives in a dark cell since 15 years and mumbles the demons who made an attempt of both of their lives have returned to prevent the child endanger their secret. As both police investigations continue, the loner sleuths meet; secrets and other corpses are found, till it all ties together. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | theftinvestigationdeathmurder |
| Mood: | car chase |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | policemandetectivefather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | secret societybreaking and enteringuniversityliarlibrarycollegeliecameracomputerchasephotographgun |
Cat and mouse. Jonathan McQuarry is an auditor in Manhattan, moving from office to office checking their books. While working late, a smooth and well-dressed man named Wyatt Bose chats Jonathan up, offers him a joint, and soon they're pals. When their cell phones are accidentally swapped, Jonathan a …nswers Wyatt's phone to a series of women asking if he's free tonight. Jonathan discovers it's a sex club: busy powerful people meet each other anonymously in hotels. Jonathan falls for one of the club members, whom he knows only as "S," whom he's also seen on a subway. When she goes missing, patterns emerge and Jonathan faces demands involving violence and lots of money. (Read More)
| Themes: | blackmailtheftinvestigationdeathmurder |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemandetectivefriendpolice |
| Story: | circular staircasetrophyliarpainterambulanceliewatching tvcomputerpunched in the facetelephone callphotographgun |
T.J., a high school freshman, lost his mother two months before in a car accident: his father pops pills and sits on the couch; his grandmother holds things together, chatting and cooking. T.J. wants the car back from the salvage yard where the owner's son is a bully. By happenstance, Hesher, a foul …-mouthed squatter, moves in with T.J's family. T.J. also meets Nicole, a grocery clerk near poverty who helps him once. Hesher involves T.J. in crime, the bully is omnipresent, mom's car is slipping away, dad has checked out, T.J. watches Nicole at work, and his grandma invites him to join her morning walk: the odds are long that T.J. can assemble a family to help him thrive. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of motherfuneraldeathmurderfriendship |
| Mood: | car chase |
| Locations: | bicycle |
| Characters: | policemanfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | sports carvandalismbreaking and enteringpizzaliarcoffinsnakerunningliearrestwatching tvpunched in the facetelephone callchasephotograph …flashback (See All) |
When the coach of the France soccer team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium in the end of a game, and his expensive and huge ring with the diamond Pink Panther disappears, the ambitious Chief Insp. Dreyfus assigns the worst police inspector Jacques Clouseau to the case. His intention is to …give a diversion to the press, while he uses his best men to chase the killer and thief. He assigns Gendarme Gilbert Ponton to work with Clouseau and inform each step of the investigation. When Clouseau is nominated with honor to the highest prize in France, Dreyfus decides to humiliate Clouseau and take him out of the case. However Clouseau has already solved the mystery. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftinvestigationdeathmurder |
| Locations: | bicycleboat |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | celebrationgymambulancereporterrunningmaskcamerawatching tvcomputerpunched in the facechasetitle spoken by characterflashbackgun |
A young man is released from prison after many years and given a new identity in a new town. Aided by a supervisor who becomes like a father to him he finds a job and friends and hesitantly starts a relationship with a compassionate girl. But the secret of the heinous crime he committed as a boy wei …ghs down on him, and he learns that it is not so easy to escape your past. (Read More)
| Themes: | suicidemurderfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | rooftopbar |
| Characters: | policemanfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | surveillance cameratrespassingvandalismthreathangingliarambulancereporterliecamerawatching tvpunched in the facetelephone callpartyphotograph …flashback (See All) |
Ricci, an unemployed man in the depressed post-WWII economy of Italy, gets at last a good job - for which he needs a bike - hanging up posters. But soon his bicycle is stolen. He and his son walk the streets of Rome, looking for the bicycle. Ricci finally manages to locate the thief but with no proo …f, he has to abandon his cause. But he and his son know perfectly well that without a bike, Ricci won't be able to keep his job. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealththeftinvestigation |
| Locations: | bicycleboatchurch |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemanfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | pizzahangingliarkeyrunningliearrestchase |
After his father is killed in a car accident, things unravel for Kale Brecht and he is placed under house-arrest for punching his Spanish teacher. Having nothing better to do, Kale occupies himself by spying on his neighbors. But one night, he witnesses what appears to be a murder going on in Mr. Tu …rner's house. Kale becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind these murders but, after a few unsettling run-ins with Mr. Turner, it becomes a matter of life and death. And the ominous question: Who is watching whom? (Read More)
| Themes: | investigationmurderdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | rooftopbicycle |
| Characters: | writerpolicemanfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippoliceteenager |
| Story: | breaking and enteringneck breakingduelrunningarrestwatching tvcomputerpunched in the facetelephone callchasepartytitle spoken by charactergun |
When a prisoner transport plane crashes, one prisoner, Mark Sheridan, skillfully escapes and saves lives at the same time. Deputy Sam Gerard and his team of U.S. Marshals pursue relentlessly, but Gerard begins to suspect that there is more to the exceptional fugitive than what he has been told. Mean …while, Sheridan struggles to avoid capture while seeking answers of his own. Until the final scene, both Gerard and Sheridan are in jeopardy of the unknown. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | funeralmurder |
| Mood: | car chase |
| Locations: | boatbar |
| Characters: | police |
| Story: | surveillance camerarowboatgymcover upcoffinambulanceambushreporterwatching tvpunched in the facechasephotograph |
In February, 2001, Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in the FBI, is arrested for spying. Jump back two months: Eric O'Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is assigned to clerk for Hanssen and to write down everything Hanssen does. O'Neill's told it's an investigation … of Hanssen's sexual habits. Within weeks, the crusty Hanssen, a devout Catholic, has warmed to O'Neill, who grows to respect Hanssen. O'Neill's wife resents Hanssen's intrusiveness; the personal and professional stakes get higher. How they catch Hanssen and why he spies become the film's story. Can O'Neill help catch red-handed "the worst spy in history" and hold onto his personal life? (Read More)
| Themes: | investigationmurderdeath |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | father son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | surveillance camerawatching a videovideotapecialiarliearrestcamerawatching tvcomputertitle spoken by characterphotographgunflashback |
In London, wealthy Margot Mary Wendice had a brief love affair with the American writer Mark Halliday while her husband and professional tennis player Tony Wendice was on a tennis tour. Tony quits playing to dedicate to his wife and finds a regular job. She decides to give him a second chance for th …eir marriage. When Mark arrives from America to visit the couple, Margot tells him that she had destroyed all his letters but one that was stolen. Subsequently she was blackmailed, but she had never retrieved the stolen letter. Tony arrives home, claims that he needs to work and asks Margot to go with Mark to the theater. Meanwhile Tony calls Captain Lesgate (aka Charles Alexander Swann who studied with him at college) and blackmails him to murder his wife, so that he can inherit her fortune. But there is no perfect crime, and things do not work as planned. (Read More)
| Themes: | blackmailtheftinvestigationmurderdeath |
| Characters: | thiefwriterpolicemanpolice |
| Story: | trophytuxedobreaking and enteringcover uppay phonekeycollegeliecameratelephone callphotograph |
An unremarkable ghost-writer has landed a lucrative contract to redact the memoirs of Adam Lang, the former UK Prime Minister. After dominating British politics for years, Lang has retired with his wife to the USA. He lives on an island, in luxurious, isolated premises complete with a security detai …l and a secretarial staff. Soon, Adam Lang gets embroiled in a major scandal with international ramifications that reveals how far he was ready to go in order to nurture UK's "special relationship" with the USA. But before this controversy has started, before even he has closed the deal with the publisher, the ghost-writer gets unmistakable signs that the turgid draft he is tasked to put into shape inexplicably constitutes highly sensitive material. (Read More)
| Themes: | investigationmurderdeath |
| Mood: | car chase |
| Locations: | bicycleboatbar |
| Characters: | writerfather son relationship |
| Story: | yale universitysurveillance cameralighthouseciacoffinrunningarrestwatching tvcomputertelephone callchasetitle spoken by characterphotographgun |
A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.
| Themes: | wealthblackmailsuicidedeathmurderfriendship |
| Locations: | bicycleboat |
| Characters: | writerfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | u.s. senatorcircular staircasetuxedoclass differencespay phonecollegerunningcameratelephone callpartyphotographflashbackgun |
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying t …o get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftmurderdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemanfriendpolice |
| Story: | hangingliarrunningliewatching tvcomputerpunched in the facechasepartyphotographgun |
In South Boston, the state police force is waging war on Irish-American organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Frank Costello. While Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal wh …o has infiltrated the state police as an informer for the syndicate is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by their double lives, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations they have penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there is a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy - and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save themselves. But is either willing to turn on their friends and comrades they've made during their long stints undercover? (Read More)
| Themes: | death of motherinvestigationfuneralmurderdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | rooftopboatchurchbar |
| Characters: | policemandetectivefriendpolice |
| Story: | harvard universitysurveillance cameraliarcoffinambulanceambushrunningliearrestwatching tvcomputerpunched in the facetelephone callchasetitle spoken by character …photographgunflashback (See All) |
Forever alone in a crowd, failed comedian Arthur Fleck seeks connection as he walks the streets of Gotham City. Arthur wears two masks -- the one he paints for his day job as a clown, and the guise he projects in a futile attempt to feel like he's part of the world around him. Isolated, bullied and …disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow descent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as the Joker. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of motherinvestigationmurderdeath |
| Characters: | detectivemother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | tuxedomental hospitalmental institutionvideotapevandalismclass differencesthreatpay phoneliarambulanceambushrunningliemaskarrest …watching tvpunched in the facetelephone callchasetitle spoken by charactergunflashback (See All) |
Wendell Rohr is a torts lawyer taking on the gun lobby. Rankin Fitch is the jury consultant for the Defendants and between them the battle is for the hearts and minds of the jury. But there is someone on the inside. Nicholas Easter is a juror with a girlfriend, Marlee, on the outside. they have a pa …st ..... and their own agenda. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | blackmailtheftsuicidemurderdeath |
| Locations: | churchbar |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemanfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | videotapebreaking and enteringpay phoneambulanceambusharrestcameracomputertelephone callchasephotographgun |
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle suspects murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial …journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, ruthless computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from almost forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history; but, the Vangers are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves. (Read More)
| Themes: | blackmailinvestigationsuicidedeathmurder |
| Mood: | car chase |
| Characters: | policemanfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | surveillance camerastun gunoarrowboatbreaking and enteringhangingambulancejournalistreporterrunningcamerawatching tvcomputerpunched in the facetelephone call …chasephotographflashbackgun (See All) |
While undergoing open heart surgery, a man's failed anesthetic leaves him completely alert, but paralyzed and unable to tell his doctors
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | wealthinvestigationsuicidedeathmurder |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | policemanmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | liarambulanceliearrestcameracomputerpartytitle spoken by characterphotographflashbackgun |
Dr. Miranda Grey is a psychiatrist who works in a penitentiary, in the mental institution sector. She is married with Dr. Douglas Grey, the chief of department where Dr. Pete Graham also works. Chloe Sava, a patient of Dr. Miranda formerly abused by her stepfather, claims that she is frequently rape …d by the devil in her cell. After leaving the asylum in a stormy night, Dr. Miranda has a car accident, and when she wakes up, she is an inmate of the institution, being accused of an horrible crime and having no memory of the incident. (Read More)
| Themes: | suicidedeathmurder |
| Characters: | policemanmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | surveillance camerapsychiatric hospitalabsent fathermental hospitalmental institutionpizzainjectionpay phonereporterrunningwatching tvcomputertelephone callchasephotograph …flashbackgun (See All) |
Tom Farrell is a navy officer who gets posted at the Pentagon and is to report to the secretary of defense David Brice. He starts an affair with Susan Atwell not knowing that she is Brice's mistress. When Susan is found dead, Tom is assigned to the case of finding the killer who is believed to be a …KGB mole! Tom could soon become a suspect when a Polaroid negative of him was found at Susan's place. He now has only a few hours to find the killer before the computer regenerates the photo. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | investigationsuicidemurderdeathfriendship |
| Mood: | car chase |
| Characters: | friend |
| Story: | u.s. senatortuxedociagymcover uppay phonelibraryrunningarrestcomputertelephone callchasephotographgun |
Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel is good. Too good. And to stop the rest of his team looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford. He is paired with Danny Butterman, who endlessly questions him on the action lifestyle. Everything seems quiet for Angel, until two actors are found deca …pitated. It is called an accident, but Angel isn't going to accept that, especially when more and more people turn up dead. Angel and Danny clash with everyone, whilst trying to uncover the truth behind the mystery of the apparent "accidents". (Read More)
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | investigationmurderfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | car chase |
| Locations: | rooftopbicyclechurchbar |
| Characters: | policemandetectivefather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | surveillance camerasecret societyvideotapecover upreporterrunningarrestcameratelephone callchasephotographflashbackgun |
Los Angeles, 1928. A single mother returns from work to find her nine-year-old son gone. She calls the LAPD to initiate a search. Five months later, a boy is found in Illinois who fits the description; he says he's her son. To fanfare and photos, the LAPD reunite mother and son, but she insists he's … not her boy. The cops dismiss her as either a liar or hysterical. When she joins a minister in his public criticism of the police, they in turn use government power to silence and intimidate her. Meanwhile, a cop goes to a dilapidated ranch to find a Canadian lad who's without legal status; the youth tells a grisly tale. There's redress for murder; is there redress for abuse of power? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | blackmailinvestigationdeathmurder |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | policemandetectivemother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | dining hallmental hospitalhangingliarreporterrunningliecamerapunched in the facetelephone callchasephotographflashbackgun |
A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it's his mother's call whether to prove him innocent or to leave him imprisoned.
| Themes: | blackmailinvestigationfuneralmurderfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | rooftopbar |
| Characters: | policemandetectivefriendmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | attempted suicidepsychiatric hospitalmental institutionbreaking and enteringrunningarrestwatching tvcomputerphotographflashback |
Needing extra cash, two brothers conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed.
| Themes: | death of motherblackmailfuneraldeathmurder |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | thieffather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | cafeteriapizzapay phoneliarcoffinambulancemaskcomputertelephone callflashbackgun |
In New Orleans, English teacher of the high school Rampart High, Will Gerard, and his wife, musician Laura Gerard, are in love with each other. One night, Laura leaves a rehearsal and is assaulted, while Will is playing chess with his friend Jimmy. Will is visiting her in hospital when, out of the b …lue, a stranger named Simon tells him that he belongs to an organization of vigilantes and offers to eliminate the assailant. In return, the organisation would want a favor from Will in the future. Will agrees, and the criminal is murdered. Six months later, Simon collects his debt with Will. He demands that Will kill Alan Marsh, a pedophile. Will accidentally kills Alan and soon he learns that the victim was an awarded journalist that was investigating the organization. Now he seeks evidences to prove his innocence but the network of the organization is powerful and is seeking Will out to eliminate him. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | investigationdeathmurderfriendship |
| Mood: | car chase |
| Locations: | bicycleboatbar |
| Characters: | detectivefriendpolice |
| Story: | secret organizationcover uppay phonejournalistreporterrunningarrestpunched in the facechasetitle spoken by characterphotographflashback |
GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor …mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | wealththeftdeathfriendshipmurder |
| Locations: | rooftopbicyclechurch |
| Characters: | thiefwriterpolicemanfriendmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | secret societypay phonecoffinpainterrunningarrestpunched in the facetelephone callchasetitle spoken by characterphotographgunflashback |
Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to fin …d the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. (Read More)
| Themes: | friendship |
| Locations: | bicyclebar |
| Characters: | writerfriendteenager |
| Story: | yale universityharvard universityrowingsecret societyuniversityliarlibrarypaintercollegeliecamerawatching tvtelephone callphotograph |
Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the yet fragile German democracy. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation lead by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin are fighting a violen …t war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold. And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he's only dealing with the tip of the iceberg. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | theftinvestigationsuicidedeathmurder |
| Locations: | rooftopbicycle |
| Characters: | suicide by hangingthiefpolice |
| Story: | attempted suicidetear gasthreatcoffinambushjournalistrunningarrestcamerawatching tvpunched in the facetelephone callchasepartyphotograph …flashbackgun (See All) |
Brazil, 1960s, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970s: Li'l Ze has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bene is the only one to keep him on t …he good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980s: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthdeath of mothertheftmurderdeathfriendship |
| Locations: | bicyclechurchbar |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemanfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | class differencesjournalistreporterrunningarrestcamerawatching tvtelephone callchasepartytitle spoken by characterphotographgunflashback |
The President of the United States is in Salamanca, Spain, about to address the city in a public square. We see a plain-clothes cop, his girlfriend with another man, a mother and child, an American tourist with a video camera, and a Secret Service agent newly returned from medical leave. Shots ring …out and the President falls; a few minutes later, we hear a distant explosion, then a bomb goes off in the square. Those minutes are retold, several times, emphasizing different characters' actions. Gradually, we discover who's behind the plot. Is the Secret Service one step ahead, or have the President's adversaries thought of everything? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | blackmailsuicidedeathmurder |
| Mood: | car chase |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | policemanfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | surveillance cameracover upambulancereporterrunningmaskcameracomputertelephone callchasegunflashback |
Brooklyn, 1988. Crime is rife, especially drugs and drug violence. A Russian thug is building his heroin trade, while everyone laughs at the cops. Brothers have chosen different paths: Joe has followed his father Bert into New York's Finest; he's a rising star. Bobby, who uses his mother's maiden na …me, manages a club. Bobby too is on the rise: he has a new girlfriend and a green-light to develop a Manhattan club. Joe and Bert ask him to help with intelligence gathering; he declines. Then, Joe raids Bobby's club to arrest the Russian. From there, things spiral out of control: the Russian puts out a hit on Joe, personal losses mount, and Bobby's loyalties face the test. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of motherinvestigationfuneralsuicidedeathmurder |
| Mood: | car chase |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | policemanfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | gymcoffinboxingambulanceambusharrestcameratelephone callchasepartyphotographflashbackgun |
Jack Mosley, a burnt-out detective, is assigned the unenviable task of transporting a fast-talking convict from jail to a courthouse 16 blocks away. However, along the way he learns that the man is supposed to testify against Mosley's colleagues, and the entire NYPD wants him dead. Mosley must choos …e between loyalty to his colleagues and protecting the witness, and never has such a short distance seemed so long... (Read More)
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | deathfriendshipmurder |
| Locations: | rooftopbar |
| Characters: | policemandetectivefriendpolice |
| Story: | tear gasliarambulanceliewatching tvtelephone callchasetitle spoken by characterphotographflashbackgun |
Based on the novel by David Baldacci, Absolute Power is about the ruthlessness of people in power. The President believes that everything he does is beyond reproach, including an affair or two. That leads to murder and everyone around him is involved. There is only one witness, a thief named Luther …Whitney. They are sure he'll talk, but when? The Secret Service is determined to keep him quiet, but catching a thief isn't always easy. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | conspiracy |
| Themes: | blackmailinvestigationsuicidedeathfriendshipmurder |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | thiefdetectivefamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | videotapecover uppay phoneambusharrestpunched in the facechasepartyphotograph |
Anton is a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark, and his work at an African refugee camp. In these two very different worlds, he and his family are faced with conflicts that lead them to difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness. Anton and his wife Marianne, who … have two young sons, are separated and struggling with the possibility of divorce. Their older, ten-year-old son Elias is being bullied at school, until he is defended by Christian, a new boy who has just moved from London with his father, Claus. Christian's mother recently lost her battle with cancer, and Christian is greatly troubled by her death. Elias and Christian quickly form a strong bond, but when Christian involves Elias in a dangerous act of revenge with potentially tragic consequences, their friendship is tested and lives are put in danger. Ultimately, it is their parents who are left to help them come to terms with the complexity of human emotions, pain and empathy. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of motherfuneraldeathmurderfriendship |
| Locations: | rooftopbicycleboatchurch |
| Characters: | policemanfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | absent fathervandalismthreatliarcoffinambulancerunningliecomputertelephone callphotograph |
As children, Lorenzo Carcaterra - Shakes to his friends - Michael Sullivan, Tommy Marcano, and John Reilly were inseparable. They grew up in Hell's Kitchen, a far from perfect neighborhood, one filled as Shakes says with scams and shake downs, but one where the rules were known by its residents. The … one adult who they admired was Father Bobby Carelli, who understood them as kids more than most adults and more than he himself would like to admit. In 1967, their lives would change forever when a typical teenage prank went wrong which led to the four of them being sentenced to various terms at Wilkinson Home for Boys, a reformatory. There, they were physically, emotionally and sexually abused primarily by Sean Nokes, the head guard of their cell block, and fellow guards Ralph Ferguson, Henry Addison, and Adam Styler, although there were other caring figures of authority at the home including other guards. Their time at the home affected the four, not all who were able to emerge from the experience to regroup their lives. In their want to forget about the experience, they made a vow not to talk about it either between themselves or with others. Fast forward thirteen years, with Tommy and Johnny being career criminals, Michael an assistant district attorney and Shakes a newspaper writer, their friendship on the surface more loose than it was when they were children. When Tommy and John spot Nokes, it leads to Shakes and Michael banding together to exact revenge not only on Nokes b… (Read More)
| Themes: | theftfuneralmurderfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | rooftopchurchbar |
| Characters: | thiefwriterpolicemanfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | cafeteriatrophyliarlibrarycoffinreporterliearrestwatching tvtelephone callchasetitle spoken by characterphotographgunflashback |
Two Irish brothers accidentally kill mafia thugs. They turn themselves in and are released as heroes. They then see it as a calling by God and start knocking off mafia gang members one by one. Willem Dafoe plays the detective trying to figure out the killings, but the closer he comes to catching the … Irish brothers, the more he thinks the brothers are doing the right thing. (Read More)
| Themes: | theftinvestigationfriendshipdeathmurder |
| Locations: | rooftopchurchbar |
| Characters: | thiefpolicemandetectivefriendpolice |
| Story: | stun gunpizzapay phoneambushreportercamerawatching tvcomputerpunched in the facetelephone callgunflashback |
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