| I Am Legend (2007) | 7.2 | |
| Memento (2000) | 8.4 | |
| The Prestige (2006) | 8.5 | |
| Prisoners (2013) | 8.2 | |
| No Country for Old Men (2007) | 8.2 |
Intense movies and TV shows – page 5
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Special Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) works in an elite division of the FBI dedicated to fighting cybercrime. She thinks she has seen it all, until a particularly sadistic criminal arises on the Internet. This tech-savvy killer posts live feeds ...
Style:
intense, twisted, rough, scary, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, internet, investigation, psychopath, fbi, kidnapping, sadism, website, hacker, suicide, technology ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa, portland oregon
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The sequel to the blockbuster "Left Behind". It is two weeks after the Rapture, and those who were left behind must band together to form the Tribulation Force and will prepare themselves for the worst seven years the planet will ever see.
Style:
biblical, christian film, intense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
christian, christianity, redemption, god, apocalypse, religion, clergy, save the world, danger, chaos and mayhem, religions or cults, chaos ...
Place:
israel
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81K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his ...
Style:
inspirational, intense, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, wuxia, master warrior, redemption, qing dynasty, childhood, medieval, friendship, mentor, biopic, exile ...
Time:
year 2006, ancient times, 1800s, 1910s, 19th century ...
Place:
asia, china, japan, shanghai, east asia ...
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81K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a ...
Style:
suspenseful, detective, suspense, intense, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
car chase, police, ford mustang, organized crime, murder, chase, police detective, hitman, police procedural, street racing, tough cop, hospital ...
Time:
year 1968, 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, chicago, illinois ...
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46K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
While doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student in her faculty...
Style:
creepy, frightening, scary, sexy, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, murder, violent, sadism, investigation, videotaping, macabre, voyeurism, death, violence, loser, research ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place:
spain, iberian peninsula, madrid, europe
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Style:
factual, heroic, realistic, epic, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
military, vietnam war, war, soldier, battles, battlefield, ambush, military life, heroic mission, infantry, wartime, justice ...
Time:
20th century, year 2002, 60s, 2000s
Place:
vietnam, america, asia, usa, iraq ...
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306K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, black comedy, cyber, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, teens, manly
Plot:
cyberpunk, robot, cyborgs, androids and robots, dystopia, robocop, police, revenge, graphic violence, law enforcement, satire, gory ...
Time:
future, near future, 80s, year 1987
Place:
usa, detroit, michigan
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54K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
When the San Francisco Giants pay centerfielder Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan Gil Renard. So when Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the ...
Style:
intense, suspenseful, cult classic, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
baseball, psychopath, obsession, kidnapping, murder, stalking, dog, father son relationship, fired from the job, anger, celebrity, restraining order ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, california, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, ...
Style:
suspenseful, entertaining, intense, exciting, political ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
secret service, assassination attempt, obsession, hitman, assassination of president, assassination plot, killer, election, conspiracy, assassin, gunfight, president ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century, year 1992
Place:
washington d.c., california, los angeles, usa, phoenix arizona ...
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135K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from their respective countries. They gave up that life to raise their children. Now, the disappearances of ...
Style:
intense, teen, light, action adventure, spoof ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
young heroes, spy, children, heroic mission, child spy, violence, chase, secret agent, spy spoof, fight scenes, mentor, kidnapping ...
Time:
2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
texas, chile, north america
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
When a Harvard-educated CIA agent is killed during an operation, the secret agency recruits his twin brother.
Style:
action comedy, humorous, intense, suspenseful, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
espionage, spy, terrorism, partner, culture clash, hidden camera, cia, secret service, twin brother, betrayal, lone hero, fish out of water ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
usa, langley virginia, new york, europe, los angeles ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creeping suspicion that their charming host David is ...
Style:
psychological thriller, disturbing, scary, dark, bloody ...
Plot:
dinner party, suspicion, suicide, twists and turns, brutality, obsession, old friend, deception, paranoia, vengeance, shooting, pagan cult ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2015
Place:
america, los angeles, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, scary, twisted, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
kidnapping, missing child, small town, urban legend, abduction, danger, conspiracy, dysfunctional family, justice, family problems, parents and children, rescue ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
washington state, usa, washington d.c., canada, seattle
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
When time travel allows a past wrong to be righted for The Flash and his family, the ripples of the event prove disastrous as a fractured, alternate reality now exists where a Justice League never formed, and even Superman is nowhere to be found. ...
Style:
intense, anime, suspenseful, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
superhero, justice league, batman, alternate timeline, hopes, time travel, superman, alternate reality, death, fight scenes, professor, comic book ...
Time:
2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
usa, big ben london, paris france, washington d.c., london
Is relevant?
201K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push ...
Style:
suspense, serious, action thriller, intense, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
chase, surveillance, artificial intelligence, mysterious character, investigation, technology gone awry, computers and web, intelligence, fugitives, law enforcement, hacking, hacker ...
Time:
year 2008, near future, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., afghanistan, chicago, indianapolis indiana, pentagon ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Rachel Carson, a best-selling crime novelist, is devastated and filled with guilt over the accidental death of her son. Hoping that a change of scenery will help alleviate her suffering, she leaves her home in the city and moves into a vacant ...
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, lighthouse, murder, death of child, woman in danger, mentally unstable, death, female protagonist, danger, loss of child, death in the family ...
Place:
scotland, london, san francisco
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. Then, suddenly, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door broke, desperate, and with a ...
Style:
inspirational, sweet, touching, sincere, sentimental ...
Plot:
beautiful scenery, starting over, redemption, farm, small town, family in crisis, countryside, domestic abuse, relationships, family problems, hopes, friendship ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
wyoming, montana, iowa, ireland
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A man conjures up a gigantic vengeance demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy the teenagers who accidentally killed his son.
Style:
slasher, atmospheric, scary, melancholic, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, demon, witch, vengeance, macabre, murder, revenge, creature, father son relationship, death in the family, supernatural ability, dealing with death ...
Time:
80s, year 1988
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
FBI agent Dennis Quaid tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.
Style:
suspense, exciting, intense, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, murder, murder mystery, twists and turns, law enforcement, vengeance, psychopath, police investigation, investigation, missing person, hitchhiker ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
texas, colorado, usa, amarillo texas
Is relevant?
114K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And ...
Style:
suspenseful, neo noir, sexy, intense, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, corruption, nypd, dirty cop, police, police corruption, internal affairs, sheriff, organized crime, justice, investigation, corrupt cop ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa, manhattan new york city, california ...
Is relevant?
143K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, girls' night
Plot:
hostage, child in peril, kidnapping, ransom, reward, police corruption, millionaire, child abduction, rescue, kidnapped, danger, forced into action ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, usa, manhattan new york city, new york, harlem
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, including Vlad's son, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, scary, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, dracula, medieval, legends and myths, immortality, vampirism, immortal, monster, mythology, bloodlust, fight scenes ...
Time:
15th century, medieval times, year 2014, year 2000, 19th century ...
Place:
romania, transylvania, london, ottoman empire
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspense, emotional, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, survival, catastrophe, courage, oil, oil rig, sea, trapped, destruction, heroism, rescue ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, year 2010, 70s, 21st century
Place:
louisiana, boston, california, usa
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274K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.
Style:
intense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, catastrophe, survival, forces of nature, tsunami, danger, earthquake, end of the world, daughter, father daughter relationship, happy ending ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, 21st century
Place:
california, san francisco, los angeles, peru, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The loss of their young daughter threatens to destroy the love and faith of two married musicians.
Style:
heartbreaking, touching, sad, sentimental, sexy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
love story, musician, grief, terminal illness, love, depression, atheism, relationships, coping, cancer, passion, child cancer ...
Time:
year 2012, near future, 90s, 2010s, 2000s ...
Place:
belgium, scandinavia, europe, san francisco
Is relevant?
100K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A convert to Islam sends the U.S. government a tape showing him in three nondescript storage rooms, each of which may contain a nuclear bomb set to detonate in less than a week. Helen Brody, an FBI agent in L.A., is tasked with finding the bombs ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, psychological thriller, sexy, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, nuclear bomb, spy, counter terrorism, torture, expert, terrorist, violence, politics, cia, dehumanization, interrogation ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
iran, akron ohio, usa, middle east
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
Style:
suspense, black and white, intense, atmospheric, tense ...
Plot:
police, ransom, samurai, child kidnapping, class differences, tragedy, secrets, visceral, character study, mistaken identity, police investigation, rescue ...
Time:
20th century, year 1963, 60s, post world war two
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
Is relevant?
147K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.
Style:
clever, surprise ending, intense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
spy, cia, espionage, twists and turns, secret service, undercover, double agent, basic training, traitor, caper, hotshot hero, rookie ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
boston, washington d.c., peru, usa, langley virginia ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A young man (Cruise) leaves Ireland with his landlord's daughter (Kidman) after some trouble with her father, and they dream of owning land at the big giveaway in Oklahoma ca. 1893. When they get to the new land, they find jobs and begin saving ...
Style:
sentimental, period piece, intense, serious, rom com ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
love, love and romance, enemies to lovers, boxing, ambition, love story, immigrant, boxer, obsessive quest, against the odds, american dream, rise and fall ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1890s, turn of the century, 1800s ...
Place:
usa, ireland, oklahoma, oklahoma city, europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspense, intense, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
lawyer, mafia, boy, court, suicide, brother brother relationship, witness protection, surveillance, child in peril, district attorney, lawyers and clients, witnessing a crime ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new orleans, tennessee, usa, memphis, san francisco
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