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Prisoners (2013 film)
Prisoners is a 2013 American thriller directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal as a father and detective clashing over a child abduction.
Rampart (film)
Rampart (2011) is Oren Moverman's crime drama co-written with James Ellroy, starring Woody Harrelson as LAPD officer Dave Brown; limited release February 10, 2012, grossing $1,567,905 worldwide.
Reasonable Doubt (2014 film)
Reasonable Doubt is a 2014 legal thriller directed by Peter Howitt (credited as Peter P. Croudins), written by Peter A. Dowling, starring Dominic Cooper, Samuel L. Jackson, and Gloria Reuben, released January 17, 2014 by Lionsgate, grossing $602,802.
Red Lights (2012 film)
Red Lights is a 2012 Spanish–United States thriller directed by Rodrigo Cortés. It features two skeptics who investigate paranormal fraud and confront a famous blind mentalist.
Runner Runner
Runner Runner is a 2013 American crime thriller directed by Brad Furman, starring Justin Timberlake as a Princeton student drawn into an online gambling tycoon's operation.
Savages (2012 film)
Savages is a 2012 American crime thriller directed by Oliver Stone, based on Don Winslow's novel about Laguna Beach marijuana growers whose girlfriend is kidnapped by a cartel.
Seven Psychopaths
Seven Psychopaths is a 2012 black comedy film written and directed by Martin McDonagh, his second feature after In Bruges, starring Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, and Woody Harrelson.
Shadow Dancer
Shadow Dancer (2012), James Marsh thriller adapted by Tom Bradby from his novel: Andrea Riseborough's IRA informer Collette McVeigh recruited by Clive Owen's MI5 officer in 1990s Belfast; Sundance premiere, 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Sleepless Night (2011 film)
Sleepless Night (Nuit blanche) is a 2011 French-Belgian-Luxembourg action thriller directed by Frédéric Jardin, starring Tomer Sisley as a corrupt cop recovering stolen cocaine in a nightclub to save his kidnapped son; remade in 2017 with Jamie Foxx.
Snowtown (film)
Snowtown (2011), Justin Kurzel's debut feature also released as The Snowtown Murders, dramatizes the John Bunting 'bodies in barrels' killings; it won Cannes Critics' Week Special Mention and six AACTA Awards.
So Undercover
So Undercover is a 2012 action comedy directed by Tom Vaughan, starring Miley Cyrus as private eye Molly Morris undercover in a college sorority for the FBI; straight-to-DVD in the US, 6% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Son of a Gun (film)
Son of a Gun is a 2014 Australian heist thriller, the feature debut of writer-director Julius Avery, starring Ewan McGregor as crime boss Brendan Lynch, Brenton Thwaites as protege JR, and Alicia Vikander; 108 minutes, MA15+, released October 2014.
Sound of My Voice
Sound of My Voice (2011) is an independent drama directed by Zal Batmanglij, co-written with and starring Brit Marling as cult leader Maggie, who claims to be a time traveler from 2054; released by Fox Searchlight in 2012, it grossed $424,088 and led to The OA.
Spring Breakers
Spring Breakers is Harmony Korine's 2012 crime film starring James Franco as Alien and Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine as college girls who rob a restaurant, hit Florida spring break, and enter crime; A24's third release, $5M budget, $30M+ gross.
Stand Up Guys
Stand Up Guys is a 2012 American comedy crime film directed by Fisher Stevens, written by Noah Haidle, starring Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin as aging gangsters; released wide February 1, 2013, grossing $3.3 million.
Stoker (film)
Stoker (2013) is Park Chan-wook's English-language debut, a gothic psychological thriller written by Wentworth Miller, starring Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, and Matthew Goode; released by Fox Searchlight, it grossed $12 million worldwide.
Stone (2010 film)
Stone (2010 film), John Curran drama written by Angus MacLachlan: parole officer Jack Mabry (Robert De Niro) versus arsonist Gerald Creeson (Edward Norton) and wife Lucetta (Milla Jovovich); limited Overture Films release, $22M budget, weak box office, mixed reviews.
Straw Dogs (2011 film)
Straw Dogs is a 2011 psychological thriller directed by Rod Lurie. It is a remake of the 1971 film and is based on the novel by Gordon Williams.
Stretch (2014 film)
Stretch (2014) is a Joe Carnahan action comedy starring Patrick Wilson, Chris Pine, Jessica Alba, and Ed Helms. Made for about $5 million, it was dropped by Universal from its March 2014 theatrical release and issued digitally on October 7, 2014, earning an 88% Rotten Tomatoes critics score.
Take Shelter
Take Shelter is a 2011 American psychological drama written and directed by Jeff Nichols, starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. An Ohio father's apocalyptic nightmares drive him to build a storm shelter; it won Cannes Critics' Week Grand Prize.
Takers
Takers, formerly titled Bone Deep, is a 2010 American heist action thriller directed by John Luessenhop, starring Matt Dillon, Idris Elba, and Paul Walker as bank robbers taking one last job.
The Absent One (2014 film)
The Absent One (Fasandræberne, German: Schändung) is a 2014 Danish crime thriller, the second Department Q film, directed by Mikkel Nørgaard, starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Fares Fares, released 2 October 2014.
The American (2010 film)
The American (2010) is Anton Corbijn's second feature, a suspense thriller starring George Clooney as assassin Jack, adapted from Martin Booth's novel A Very Private Gentleman, shot in Abruzzo, Italy, released September 1, 2010 by Focus Features.
The Angels' Share
The Angels' Share is Ken Loach's 2012 comedy-drama, written by Paul Laverty, about Glaswegian Robbie's whisky-fueled escape from crime; it won the 2012 Cannes Jury Prize.
The Berlin File (베를린)
The Berlin File (베를린) is a 2013 South Korean spy action thriller directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, in which North and South Korean agents clash in Berlin.
The Bling Ring
The Bling Ring (2013) is Sofia Coppola's crime comedy-drama, based on Nancy Jo Sales's Vanity Fair article, about California teens who burgled celebrity homes including Paris Hilton's in 2008-2009, stealing over $3 million; it opened Cannes' Un Certain Regard and was released by A24.
The Body (2012 film)
The Body (El cuerpo) is a 2012 Spanish psychological thriller directed by Oriol Paulo, starring José Coronado and Belén Rueda, about a corpse that vanishes from a Barcelona morgue.
The Call (2013 film)
The Call (2013) is a Brad Anderson thriller starring Halle Berry as 911 operator Jordan Turner and Abigail Breslin as kidnapped Casey Welson; released March 15, 2013 by TriStar, Metascore 51.
The Captive (2014 film)
The Captive (2014) is a Canadian psychological thriller by Atom Egoyan, starring Ryan Reynolds, Mireille Enos, Rosario Dawson, and Scott Speedman, about a father searching for his daughter Cassandra eight years after her abduction; it competed at Cannes 2014, was booed, and earned about $2 million worldwide.
The Company You Keep (film)
The Company You Keep (2013) is a Robert Redford political thriller, based on Neil Gordon's 2003 novel, in which Redford's fugitive ex-Weather Underground lawyer is exposed by reporter Shia LaBeouf; Sony Pictures Classics released it April 5, 2013.