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Eagle Eye
Eagle Eye is a 2008 D.J. Caruso techno-thriller starring Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan as strangers controlled by a mysterious caller; conceived by Steven Spielberg, it grossed about $180 million worldwide.
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises (2007) is a David Cronenberg crime thriller, written by Steven Knight, starring Viggo Mortensen as London Russian-mob driver Nikolai and Naomi Watts as midwife Anna; it won TIFF's People's Choice Award and earned Mortensen an Oscar nomination.
Election (黑社会) (2005 film)
Election (黑社会) is Johnnie To's 2005 Hong Kong triad film about the Wo Shing Society chairman election between Lok (Simon Yam) and Big D (Tony Leung Ka-fai); Cannes competitor, Hong Kong Film Awards Best Film, gun-free, with 2006 sequel Election 2.
Exam (2009 film)
Exam (2009) is a British psychological thriller directed by Stuart Hazeldine, also known as El examen or エグザム: eight job candidates in a locked room have 80 minutes to answer a question printed nowhere on their blank papers.
Exiled (放·逐)
Exiled (放·逐, Fong juk) is Johnnie To's 2006 Hong Kong crime film, a spiritual successor to The Mission, set in 1999 Macau, starring Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, and Nick Cheung; it competed at Venice and won Golden Horse and Hong Kong Film Critics Society honors.
Find Me Guilty
Find Me Guilty (2006) is Sidney Lumet's courtroom comedy-drama starring Vin Diesel as mobster Jackie DiNorscio, who defended himself in the 21-month Lucchese family trial, the longest in U.S. history.
Firewall (film)
Firewall is a 2006 American crime thriller directed by Richard Loncraine, in which Harrison Ford plays a bank security chief forced to steal from his own bank.
Flash Point (导火线) (2007 film)
Flash Point (導火綫, Dou fo sin) is a 2007 Hong Kong action film by Wilson Yip starring Donnie Yen as Detective Ma Jun fighting Vietnamese gangster brothers; its MMA choreography won Best Action Choreography at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Golden Horse Awards.
Flawless (2007 film)
Flawless (2007) is a British-Luxembourgish heist drama directed by Michael Radford, starring Michael Caine and Demi Moore as a janitor and executive robbing the London Diamond Corporation in 1960 London; grossed $6.8M on a $20M budget.
Formosa Betrayed
Formosa Betrayed is a 2009 American political thriller directed by Adam Kane, starring James Van Der Beek as an FBI agent investigating a Taiwanese-American professor's murder in 1980s Taiwan under KMT martial law; produced by Will Tiao, shot in Thailand, released 2010.
Fracture (2007 film)
Fracture is a 2007 American legal thriller directed by Gregory Hoblit, in which Anthony Hopkins shoots his unfaithful wife and defends himself in court against prosecutor Ryan Gosling.
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film)
Get Rich or Die Tryin' is a 2005 American drama film directed by Jim Sheridan, starring rapper 50 Cent as a drug dealer who turns to rap music.
Gomorrah (film)
Gomorrah (Gomorra), 2008 Italian crime drama by Matteo Garrone adapted from Roberto Saviano's book on the Camorra; five interwoven Naples stories, Cannes Grand Prix winner, five European Film Awards, later a TV series.
Gone Baby Gone
Gone Baby Gone (2007) is Ben Affleck's directorial debut, a Boston crime drama adapted from Dennis Lehane's 1998 novel, starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, and Oscar-nominated Amy Ryan, released October 19, 2007 by Miramax.
Hanbando (한반도)
Hanbando (한반도) is a 2006 South Korean action-drama film directed by Kang Woo-suk, starring Cho Jae-hyun and Cha In-pyo, about a disputed 1907 treaty and a lost royal seal.
Hannibal Rising (film)
Hannibal Rising is a 2007 psychological thriller directed by Peter Webber and written by Thomas Harris, a prequel about young Hannibal Lecter, played by Gaspard Ulliel.
Hard Candy (film)
Hard Candy (2005) is David Slade's psychological thriller, written by Brian Nelson, starring Patrick Wilson and Elliot Page as a 14-year-old who turns the tables on an online predator; Sundance 2005, under-$1M budget, 18-day shoot, Lionsgate release.
Harsh Times
Harsh Times is a 2005 crime drama, David Ayer's directorial debut, starring Christian Bale as Gulf War veteran Jim Davis, who turns to petty crime after LAPD rejection; self-financed via Ayer's mortgage, released 2006, grossing $3.3 million.
Havoc (2005 film)
Havoc (2005 film), also released straight to DVD by New Line, is an American crime drama directed by Barbara Kopple, written by Stephen Gaghan and Jessica Kaplan, starring Anne Hathaway as a rich teen drawn into East LA gang life; it grossed $371,000 on a $9 million budget.
Hide and Seek (2005 film)
Hide and Seek is a 2005 American psychological horror film starring Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning as a widowed psychologist and his daughter, whose imaginary friend turns sinister.
Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland is a 2006 American mystery drama directed by Allen Coulter, in which Adrien Brody plays a private detective investigating Superman actor George Reeves's disputed 1959 death.
I Know Who Killed Me
I Know Who Killed Me is a 2007 American psychological thriller directed by Chris Sivertson, starring Lindsay Lohan as Aubrey Fleming/Dakota Moss. It grossed $9.7 million on a $12 million budget and won a record eight Razzies.
In Bruges
In Bruges (2008) is Martin McDonagh's debut dark comedy about hitmen Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson) hiding out in Belgium after a botched job; BAFTA-winning screenplay, Oscar-nominated, 84% on Rotten Tomatoes.
In the Electric Mist
In the Electric Mist (Dans la brume électrique) is Bertrand Tavernier's 2009 crime thriller adapting James Lee Burke's sixth Dave Robicheaux novel, starring Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, and Peter Sarsgaard in post-Katrina Louisiana.
In the Valley of Elah
In the Valley of Elah, 2007 Paul Haggis drama-mystery starring Tommy Lee Jones and Charlize Theron; based on Mark Boal's Playboy story and the Richard Davis murder; Oscar-nominated, $6.8M gross.
Johnny Gaddaar (जॉनी गद्दार)
Johnny Gaddaar (जॉनी गद्दार) is a 2007 Hindi neo-noir crime thriller written and directed by Sriram Raghavan, starring Neil Nitin Mukesh in his debut, Dharmendra, Rimi Sen, and Zakir Hussain; five Mumbai gamblers lose their pooled drug-deal money to a double-cross. Box office flop, later critically praised.
Karla (film)
Karla (2006) is an American true-crime drama directed by Joel Bender, starring Laura Prepon as Karla Homolka and Misha Collins as Paul Bernardo; originally titled Deadly, it was pulled from the Montreal World Film Festival and released in Canada January 20, 2006 amid boycotts.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), also styled Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, is Shane Black's directorial debut, a neo-noir comedy-thriller with Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, and Michelle Monaghan; $15M budget, $4.2M US gross, 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Lakeview Terrace
Lakeview Terrace (2008) is a Neil LaBute thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson as LAPD officer Abel Turner, who harasses the interracial couple (Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington) next door; Screen Gems release that opened number one.
Law Abiding Citizen
Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 American vigilante thriller directed by F. Gary Gray, starring Jamie Foxx as a Philadelphia prosecutor and Gerard Butler as a grieving father taking revenge.