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Kill Me Three Times
Kill Me Three Times is a 2014 Australian darkly comedic crime thriller directed by Kriv Stenders, written by James McFarland, starring Simon Pegg as hit man Charlie Wolfe; shot in Western Australia, released 2015, poorly reviewed.
Killer Joe (film)
Killer Joe (2012) is William Friedkin's NC-17 crime thriller adapted by Tracy Letts from his 1991 play, starring Matthew McConaughey as a cop-turned-hitman hired to kill a mother for $50,000 insurance money.
Killing Them Softly
Killing Them Softly (Cogan's Trade, 2012) is Andrew Dominik's Cannes-competition crime film, adapted from George V. Higgins's 1974 novel and set amid the 2008 financial crisis, starring Brad Pitt as hit man Jackie Cogan.
La Isla Mínima
La Isla Mínima (Marshland), 2014 Spanish thriller by Alberto Rodríguez and Rafael Cobos, set in 1980 in the Guadalquivir marshes; two Madrid detectives hunt a killer of teenage girls. Won 10 Goyas from 17 nominations, including Best Film.
Lawless (film)
Lawless is a 2012 American crime drama directed by John Hillcoat and written by Nick Cave, about bootlegging brothers in Prohibition-era Virginia who resist a corrupt deputy.
Left Behind (2014 film)
Left Behind (2014 film), directed by Vic Armstrong, starring Nicolas Cage as Rayford Steele; a $16 million reboot of the 2000 Kirk Cameron Rapture film, grossing $14 million domestically with a 2% Rotten Tomatoes critics score.
Leviathan (Левиафан) (2014 film)
Leviathan (Левиафан), 2014 Russian drama by Andrey Zvyagintsev; a Barents Sea mechanic fights a corrupt mayor's land grab. Cannes Best Screenplay, Golden Globe winner, Oscar nominee.
Life of Crime (film)
Life of Crime (film): 2013 American crime comedy by Daniel Schechter, adapted from Elmore Leonard's The Switch; stars Jennifer Aniston, Tim Robbins, Yasiin Bey; TIFF closing film, released 2014; prequel to Jackie Brown characters.
Man on a Ledge
Man on a Ledge is a 2012 American heist thriller directed by Asger Leth, starring Sam Worthington as an ex-cop whose ledge stand-off covers a diamond heist.
Marshland
Marshland (La isla mínima) is a 2014 Spanish thriller by Alberto Rodríguez set in 1980 in the Guadalquivir marshes, where two opposed Madrid detectives hunt a killer; it won ten Goya Awards.
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) is Sean Durkin's debut psychological thriller starring Elizabeth Olsen as a woman fleeing a cult led by John Hawkes' Patrick, released by Fox Searchlight, a Cannes Un Certain Regard and Sundance award-winning film.
Modus Anomali
Modus Anomali (Ritual) is a 2012 Indonesian psychological thriller written and directed by Joko Anwar, produced by Sheila Timothy for LifeLike Pictures. Rio Dewanto plays a man hunting his missing family through woods planted with alarm clocks; premiered at SXSW 2012.
Monga (艋舺)
Monga (艋舺) is a 2010 Taiwanese gangster film directed by Doze Niu, set in 1980s Wanhua, Taipei. It earned NT$260 million, won Golden Horse Best Actor for Ethan Ruan, and screened at Berlin's Panorama.
Motorway (车手)
Motorway (車手) is a 2012 Hong Kong car-chase thriller directed by Soi Cheang, produced by Johnnie To, starring Shawn Yue, Anthony Wong, and Guo Xiaodong; it won the Golden Horse Best Action Design award.
Nameless Gangster (범죄와의 전쟁: 나쁜놈들 전성시대)
Nameless Gangster (범죄와의 전쟁: 나쁜놈들 전성시대) is a 2012 South Korean crime film directed by Yoon Jong-bin, starring Choi Min-sik as a corrupt customs officer in 1980s Busan.
New World (뉴월드) (2013 film)
New World (신세계) is a 2013 South Korean crime-action film written and directed by Park Hoon-jung, starring Lee Jung-jae, Choi Min-sik, and Hwang Jung-min, about an undercover cop torn between police and the Goldmoon syndicate; it drew 4.69 million admissions.
Night Moves (2013 film)
Night Moves is a 2013 American political thriller by Kelly Reichardt in which three radical environmentalists blow up a hydroelectric dam in Oregon, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Dakota Fanning.
No Good Deed (2014 film)
No Good Deed (2014) is a Screen Gems home-invasion thriller directed by Sam Miller, starring Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson; it opened #1 with $24.5M and grossed $54.3M worldwide despite poor reviews.
Odd Thomas (film)
Odd Thomas (film): 2013 American supernatural thriller written and directed by Stephen Sommers from Dean Koontz's 2003 novel, starring Anton Yelchin, Addison Timlin, and Willem Dafoe; delayed by legal disputes, released limited February 28, 2014.
Omar (عمر) (2013 film)
Omar (عمر) is a 2013 Palestinian drama-thriller by Hany Abu-Assad about a West Bank baker pressured to inform after a soldier's killing; Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize winner and Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.
One for the Money (film)
One for the Money is a 2012 American comedy crime film starring Katherine Heigl. It is based on Janet Evanovich's novel and follows Stephanie Plum, a bail bond recovery agent.
Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace is a 2013 American crime drama directed by Scott Cooper, starring Christian Bale and Casey Affleck as brothers in a declining Pennsylvania steel town; also called a Deer Hunter-style revenge film, 116 minutes, $11.3M US gross.
Outrage (2010 film)
Outrage (アウトレイジ, Autoreiji) is a 2010 Japanese yakuza film written, directed by, and starring Takeshi Kitano as gangster Otomo amid betrayal among rival Tokyo crime families.
Pain & Gain
Pain & Gain is a 2013 Michael Bay action comedy for Paramount starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, and Anthony Mackie as the real Sun Gym Gang, Miami bodybuilders whose 1994–95 kidnapping, extortion, and murder spree inspired the dark comedy.
Pale Moon
Pale Moon (Kami no tsuki) is a 2014 Japanese crime drama directed by Daihachi Yoshida, starring Rie Miyazawa as a bank employee who embezzles to fund an affair.
Paranoia (2013 film)
Paranoia (2013) is Robert Luketic's corporate-espionage thriller starring Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford, and Amber Heard, adapted from Joseph Finder's novel; released August 16, 2013 by Relativity Media, it earned 8% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed about $16 million on a $35 million budget.
Peacock (2010 film)
Peacock (2010) is an American psychological thriller directed by Michael Lander, starring Cillian Murphy as bank clerk John Skillpa, whose female alter ego Emma is exposed by a train derailment in Peacock, Nebraska; released straight to DVD by Lionsgate.
Perfect Sisters
Perfect Sisters (2014), also released as Deadly Sisters, is a Canadian true-crime drama directed by Stanley M. Brooks, starring Abigail Breslin, Georgie Henley, and Mira Sorvino, based on the 2003 "Bathtub Girls" matricide case in Mississauga, Ontario via Bob Mitchell's book The Class Project.
Phantom (2013 film)
Phantom (2013) is a Cold War submarine thriller set in 1968. It stars Ed Harris as a Soviet captain whose mission is hijacked by a rogue agent.
Pieta (피에타)
Pieta (피에타) is Kim Ki-duk's 2012 South Korean drama about a Seoul debt collector and a woman claiming to be his mother; it won the 69th Venice Golden Lion, a first for a Korean director.