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The Unjust (부당거래)
The Unjust (부당거래) is a 2010 South Korean crime thriller directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, starring Hwang Jung-min and Ryoo Seung-bum, about a fabricated culprit for a serial murder case.
The World of Kanako
The World of Kanako (渇き。, Kawaki) is Tetsuya Nakashima's 2014 Japanese thriller adapting Akio Fukamachi's prize-winning novel Hateshinaki Kawaki, starring Koji Yakusho as an ex-detective searching for his missing daughter, played by debutante Nana Komatsu.
The Yellow Sea (황해)
The Yellow Sea (황해, Hwanghae) is a 2010 South Korean action thriller directed and written by Na Hong-jin, his second feature after The Chaser, starring Ha Jung-woo and Kim Yun-seok.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) is Tomas Alfredson's Cold War spy thriller adapted from John le Carré's 1974 novel, starring Gary Oldman as George Smiley hunting a Soviet mole in MI6; it won two BAFTAs from eleven nominations and earned an 85 Metascore.
Trance (2013 film)
Trance (2013) is Danny Boyle's British psychological thriller starring James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, and Vincent Cassel, about an amnesiac art auctioneer hypnotized to reveal a stolen Goya painting's hiding place; Metascore 61, Rotten Tomatoes 69%.
Trash (2014 film)
Trash (2014) is a Stephen Daldry crime thriller, Richard Curtis's adaptation of Andy Mulligan's novel, about three Rio trash-picking teens hunted by corrupt police after finding a wallet; BAFTA-nominated, starring Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen, Wagner Moura.
Trespass (2011 film)
Trespass (2011) is a Joel Schumacher home-invasion thriller starring Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman as a couple held hostage by thieves led by Ben Mendelsohn; it earned 9% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed $16.8K in US theaters.
Trust (2010 film)
Trust (2010) is an American drama directed by David Schwimmer, starring Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, and Liana Liberato, about a 14-year-old girl assaulted by an online predator; released April 1, 2011, R-rated, 106 minutes.
Unit 7
Unit 7 (Grupo 7) is a 2012 Spanish police thriller by Alberto Rodríguez about a rogue Seville anti-drug squad before the 1992 Expo, starring Antonio de la Torre and Mario Casas, with 16 Goya nominations and two wins.
Unknown (2011 film)
Unknown (2011), also released as Unknown Identity (Sans identité), is a Jaume Collet-Serra action-thriller starring Liam Neeson as Dr. Martin Harris, a Berlin coma patient whose identity has been stolen; it grossed $135.7 million worldwide on a $30 million budget.
Unthinkable
Unthinkable is a 2010 Gregor Jordan thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Michael Sheen about interrogating a terrorist who planted three nuclear bombs; released direct to disc, later a Netflix hit.
Vanishing on 7th Street
Vanishing on 7th Street (2010) is a Brad Anderson horror thriller starring Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, and John Leguizamo, set in Detroit during a blackout that makes the population vanish, leaving survivors to hide in light.
Villain (2010 film)
Villain (悪人, Akunin) is a 2010 Japanese crime drama by Lee Sang-il, adapted from Shūichi Yoshida's novel, starring Satoshi Tsumabuki and Eri Fukatsu as fugitive lovers after a murder; it won four Japan Academy acting prizes and Montreal Best Actress.
We Need to Talk About Kevin (film)
We Need to Talk About Kevin: 2011 British psychological drama by Lynne Ramsay, adapted from Lionel Shriver's Orange Prize novel; Tilda Swinton, Ezra Miller; Cannes 2011 In Competition premiere.
Welcome to New York (2014 film)
Welcome to New York is Abel Ferrara's 2014 drama starring Gérard Depardieu as Devereaux, a French financier inspired by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, arrested for assaulting a hotel maid; released on French VOD and recut by Wild Bunch for its 2015 US release.
White Bird in a Blizzard
White Bird in a Blizzard is Gregg Araki's 2014 drama adapted from Laura Kasischke's 1999 novel, premiering at Sundance; Shailene Woodley's Kat copes with mother Eva Green's 1988 disappearance. Not the 2024 Holocaust film White Bird.
Who Am I – Kein System ist sicher
Who Am I – Kein System ist sicher is a 2014 German techno-thriller film directed by Baran bo Odar about a young hacker pursued by police.
Who Am I (2014 film)
Who Am I – Kein System ist sicher (No System Is Safe) is a 2014 German techno-thriller by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese, the later Dark creators, starring Tom Schilling as hacker Benjamin of group CLAY; it won three 2015 Lolas.
Wu Xia
Wu Xia (武俠), also released as Dragon or Swordsmen, is Peter Chan's 2011 martial arts thriller starring Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Tang Wei, set in 1917 Yunnan, notable for only three fight scenes and a forensic, medical take on the genre.