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«Caught in the Crossfire»: Police thriller about two detectives (Chris Klein and Adam Rodriguez) who are targeted by gang members and crooked cops while investigating a crime.

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In 2006, Anderson announced production on a new feature, Trans - Siberian, a thriller about a couple who assist a Russian police officer with his hunt for a murderer who rubbed out a drug dealer.

A Chinese - Hong Kong crime thriller about a police captain who teams up with a drug manufacturer to go undercover so that he can bust a notorious drug lord but finds himself drawn into a dangerous battle of wits.

Another director looking to follow up an acclaimed drama (in this case, the Oscar - nominated Incendies), Canada's Denis Villeneuve will make his English - language debut with a Taken-esque thriller about a carpenter who takes the law into his own hands after police are unable to locate his kidnapped daughter.

The Tourist (PG - 13 for violence and brief profanity) English - language remake of Anthony Zimmer, the French thriller about an American (Johnny Depp) vacationing in Italy who finds himself falling in love with a manipulative British temptress (Angelina Jolie) being tailed by the police because of her hidden criminal agenda.

Only God Forgives (R for profanity, sexuality, gruesome images and graphic violence) Ryan Gosling stars in this grisly crime thriller, set in Bangkok, about a drug dealer pressured by his mother (Kristin Scott Thomas) to avenge the death of his brother (Tom Burke) while in the custody of a crooked police officer (Vithaya Pansringarm).

«Bad Guy,» playing on a double bill with the Hong Kong police thriller «Infernal Affairs,» is about a low - class pimp who, spurned during a chance meeting with a privileged college girl, kidnaps her and makes her into a prostitute to teach her a lesson.

Directed by Joe Roth, Freedomland is a thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson and Julianne Moore, about a woman whose young son is kidnapped as she drives through a predominantly black neighbourhood, and the extreme unrest that is generated when the predominantly white police spend far more resources trying to solve the case than they ever spend on crimes in which black people are the victims.

Taut Korean thriller about a high - tech police surveillance team who attempt to take down a gang of ruthless bank robbers.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening March 27, 2009 BIG BUDGET FILMS 12 Rounds (PG - 13 for intense violence) Crime thriller, set in New Orleans, about a police detective (John Cena) who finds his fiancée (Ashley Scott) kidnapped by a revenge - minded escaped - con (Aidan Gillen) whose own girlfriend had been accidentally killed during their apprehension for a multi-million dollar heist.

Quentin Tarantino's favourite film of 2013, Big Bad Wolves is an Israeli comedy - thriller about a series of brutal murders and the three men whose lives are on a collision course as a result: the father of the latest victim now out for revenge, a vigilante police detective operating outside the boundaries of law, and the main suspect in the killings - a religious studies teacher who was arrested and then released due to a police blunder....

«The Line»: Grim, taut Australian crime thriller about police corruption centering around two undercover cops investigating the murder of an Asian crime - syndicate member.

The Tourist (12/10) English - language remake of Anthony Zimmer, the French thriller about an American (Johnny Depp) vacationing in Italy who finds himself falling in love with a manipulative British temptress (Angelina Jolie) being tailed by the police because of her hidden criminal agenda.

The list includes «Colette,» a historical biopic with Keira Knightley as the famed French novelist; «Monsters and Men,» a drama about police brutality that features John David Washington (son of Denzel); «Wildlife,» a coming - of - age story that marks the directorial debut of Paul Dano; and «The Catcher Was a Spy,» a historical thriller with Paul Rudd.

A Hard Day (Unrated) Korean crime thriller about a police detective (Sun - kyun Lee) who is accused of corruption, served divorce papers, learns of his mother's death, and is involved in a fatal hit - and - run accident, all within a 24 - hour period.

(In Portuguese with subtitles) The Horsemen (R for profanity, sexuality, grisly images and disturbing content) Crime thriller about a recently - widowed police detective (Dennis Quaid) who uncovers a terrifying link between himself and the quartet of serial killers suspected in a string of Biblically - themed slayings.

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