U.S. Release Date: 2025-06-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Nudity)
Genre: Horror/Science Fiction
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Alfie Williams, Jodie Comer, Aaron-Taylor Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, Edvin Ryding, Chi Lewis-Parry, Jack O’Connell
Only the unevenness of the proceedings and the lack of a clean ending keep this from greatness.
U.S. Release Date: 2018-01-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (War Violence, Profanity)
Genre: War/Thriller
Director: Nicolai Fuglsig
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Pena, Trevante Rhodes, Navid Negahban, William Fichtner
For those who enjoy war films, especially those with an “old fashioned” bent, "12 Strong" offers two solid hours.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-08-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Toa Fraser
Cast: Mark Strong, Jamie Bell, Abbie Cornish, Ben Turner, Toby Leach, Martin Shaw, Tim Pigott-Smith
Works not only as a portal into what happened 37 years ago but as an understanding of the difficulties of handling hostage situations.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Disturbing Images, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr.
Take away the anti-climactic final act and this is an effective white-knuckle psychological thriller.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-01-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: John Krasinski, James Badge Dale, Pablo Schreiber, Dave Denman, Dominic Fumusa, Max Martini, Dave Costabile, Toby Stephens
The movie is imperfect and overlong but it’s never boring.
U.S. Release Date: 2013-08-02
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Cast: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Bill Paxton, James Marsden, Edward James Olmos
Fast pacing and a high energy level can cover a ...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-04-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Brian Helgeland
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Merloni, Ryan Merriman, Lucas Black, Alan Tudyk
42 tells the (mostly) true tale of how Jackie ...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-09-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Jonathan Levine
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston, Philip Baker Hall, Matt Frewer
Movies about characters suffering from cancer are ...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-08-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: COMEDY/ACTION
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride, Nick Swardson, Dilshad Vadsaria, Michael Pena, Fred Ward
It would be possible to form a tragedy from the ...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-11-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: James Franco
Danny Boyle doesn't believe in doing the same ...