Sentences with phrase «described as a thriller»
According to Deadline, Farmiga has been cast in Neeson's upcoming project The Commuter, which is described as a thriller with «Hitchcockian elements» but sounds more like the kind of...
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The book is a Romantica and can best be described as a thriller with added spice.
CJ is the award winning and New York Times bestselling author of 30 novels which she describes as thrillers with heart.
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Yet Warren never intended it to be one, preferring to describe it as a «political crime thriller».
How the marine protected area (MPA) in the British Indian Ocean Territory came about reads like the makings of a thriller, as described by Fred Pearce (27 September, p 26).
Synopsis: Described by director Adrian Lyne («Fatal Attraction») as «an erotic thriller about the body language of guilt.»
Conventionally described as a political thriller, but The Interpreter is as apolitical as it is unthrilling.
There are several moments that are difficult to describe but I know Lanthimos is doing them on purpose as a critique of thrillers.
THR describes Goddard's film as a «contained thriller,» so it's probably safe to speculate a large portion of the story takes place within the El Royale.
The critics who aren't particularly taken with Ford's romantic crime thriller describe it as a hollow piece of work.
Described as a contemporary thriller, «The Vatican» was hotly tipped during Showtime's development season in 2013: not only was Scott producing and helming the pilot, but it was based on an idea by Sony chief Amy Pascal, penned by Oscar - nominated «Quiz Show» and «Donnie Brasco» writer Paul Attanasio (who was intended to be the showrunner) and starred a very hot cast.
According to Deadline, Vikander will take on the lead role in Freakshift, which they describe as «an all - guns - blazing action thriller about a band of misfits who hunt down and kill nocturnal underground monsters.»
And the other Boston Marathon bombing movie is Patriot's Day, described as an «intense thriller» following the five - day manhunt fro the Tsarnaev brothers.
From an entertainment standpoint the film finds modest success, though maybe it's awkward describing Deepwater Horizon as an «entertaining popcorn thriller.»
Described as a dark, erotic thriller, the film, set in Paris in 1867, follows young Therese (Olsen), who is forced by her aunt, Madame Raquin (Close), into a loveless marriage to her sick, spoiled first cousin.
The plot elements are currently under wraps, but it has been described as a sophisticated, heist action / thriller.
The Amazon drama is described as a high - concept thriller and coming - of - age drama which follows the journey of an extraordinary young girl as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off - book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is.
The ink has settled on Reeves's other project, The Invisible Woman, described as a «Hitchcock - style thriller that probes the mind of a former beauty queen who turns to a life of crime to protect her family.»
«Night Moves» (Dec. 5 at Northeastern Illinois University; www.chicagofilmsociety.org) The programmers at the Chicago Film Society are as droll as they come, describing this 1975 mystery thriller from director Arthur Penn as «more fun than watching paint dry.»
Last November, it sounded like Gambit was coming along fine, with Channing Tatum officially signed back on as the title character, and producer Simon Kinberg describing the concept as «a heist movie and a sexy thriller.»
This is a Netflix original film that has been described as a modern cop thriller / drama, only with fantastical elements to give it an interesting genre element.
Co-written by estimable Frownland director Ronald Bronstein, it's inspired by the experiences of street kid Arielle Holmes, who plays a fictional version of herself alongside actor Caleb Landry Jones in what's described as «a tumultuous drama about a New York City couple battling addiction in the midst of a love affair»... And finally, the prize for oddest remake of the week: French thriller specialist Jean - François Richet is changing gear rather alarmingly with his, er, «reboot» is the word I'm looking for, of Claude Berri's 1977 comedy Un moment d'égarement, in which two fathers take their sexy adolescent daughters on vacation — and one of them is seduced by the other's jeune fille.
Part psycho thriller (not ineffective), part examination of the plight of the homeless vet (lunging out of left field), part screwball comedy (stereotypically obvious), and all punctuated with punch lines that can most charitably described as hit and miss.
«Night Moves,» described as a «noir - thriller,» follows three radical environmentalists plotting the explosion of a hydroelectric dam — the symbol of the energy - sucking, resource - devouring industrial culture they despise.
We first heard about this movie, originally described as an underwater 3D drama - thriller, almost five years ago, but it's finally hitting theaters so hold your breath and dive in.
It's described as «a compelling thriller in which the darkest chapter of modern history collides with a contemporary mission of revenge.»
Described as a near - future thriller, Hotel Artemis is set in its «own distinctive crime universe,» according to an official statement.
Revolution is described as an «epic adventure thriller» and centers on a family that struggles to reunite in a post-apocalyptic America where every single piece of technology has mysterious blacked out.
The themes of the Captain America 2, previously described as a «political thriller» by Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, are very evident in the teaser trailer and fans — much like the characters on screen — don't know who to trust.
The movie is best described as a science - fiction thriller.
Still, those of us who sat through Refn's visually arresting but distressingly empty thriller (aptly described by my colleague Peter Debruge as «an exercise in supreme style and minimal substance») had our worst suspicions confirmed, based on early rumors that «Only God Forgives» had been slotted in competition at the producers» insistence.
You could describe Take Shelter (Sony), the second feature from the talented Jeff Nichols, as an apocalyptic thriller, but this is a different kind of horror.
The musical score combined with the familiar songs topped with amazingly subtle (and some not so subtle) effects makes this best described as an artsy horror film meshed with a crackling psychological thriller held together by nightmarish melodrama.
Not much is known about the untitled film, described as a «sexy thriller,» only that it will be the next project of Italian director Luca Guadagnino.
His latest is described as an environmentalist thriller featuring Ethan Hawk and Amanda Seyfried, competing at the Venice Film Festival before making its way to TIFF.
The project is described as a «modern - day noir crime thriller set in Los Angeles,» and it's based on an original script written by Mitchell himself.
Derek Luke and Lindsay Sloane have joined the project «Seeking A Friend At The End of the World,» Bryan Singer is producing the unfortunately titled Internet thriller «uwantme2killhim,» «Rabbit Hole» actor Miles Teller will star in «21 And Over,» which will be directed by ««The Hangover» writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, «300» writer Kurt Johnstad has been drafted to rework the script for James Mangold «s «The Gunslinger,» and lastly, «Saw» director Darren Bousman is going to helm what is being described as a «The Shining «- style horror tale called «The Barrens.»
Perfectly described as «horror film that takes from Stanley Kubrick's steamy cult thriller Eyes Wide Shut and sends it to Dario Argento's hell.»
Based on the play by Michel Marc Bouchard, this seems to be more of a genre - led entry, a «psychological thriller» that, on paper, nods to «Festen» and Patricia Highsmith, and an experiment that Dolan has described as his «most satisfying journey through this form of art,» with the filmmaker leading the mostly unknown cast himself.
Burns initially described the picture as provocative thriller about the pharmaceutical industry and «the war on sadness.»
Based on Joan Didion's political thriller novel, The Last Thing He Wanted is described as «a thrilling story of one woman, alone and unrelenting in a race against time» and sees -LSB-...]
This South Korean zombie horror thriller is best described as a mash - up of «Snakes On A Plane,» «28 Days Later,» and «Snowpiercer.»
ENEMY is described as a sexy and hypnotically surreal psychological thriller that's set to bring us something new.
She'll co-star with Andrew Garfield in what's being described as an LA - based «modern noir crime thriller».
Brian Kirk (Game Of Thrones, Luther) will direct the 1970s London - set feature, described as being in the vein of Michael Mann's crime thriller Heat.
Describing Sweet Country as an adventure movie or a crime thriller is disingenuous as the fleeting moments of tracking through the bush, fleeing on foot and high - tempered violence are window dressings to the deeply felt drama that characterizes the soul of the film.
An art - house crime thriller to be directed by Daniel Grove, it features Safai as Iran - Iraq War veteran caught between the Iranian and Russian mafia in Los Angeles, and is described as «Drive meets Taxi Driver set in the opium underworld of Tehrangeles.»
The pic, premiering at next month's Toronto International Film Festival, is described as an erotic thriller in the tradition of Dressed To Kill and Basic Instinct.,
Jerzy Skolimowski describes his next film, 11 Minutes, as a «catastrophic thriller,» suggesting that the Polish director's bit part in Joss Whedon's The Avengers was time well spent... The cast for John Hillcoat's Triple Nine, a thriller about crooked Los Angeles cops planning a robbery, includes Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Winslet, Aaron Paul, and Michael Peña... Mohsen Makhmalbaf lives!
Fast describes it as «an elliptical thriller about a person whose past catches up with him when he's most vulnerable»... Shane Black has teamed up with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling for The Nice Guys, in which a pair of private eyes investigates the suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy «bizarrely rooted in smog and the U.S. auto industry.»