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"dramatic thriller" refers to a type of movie or story that combines elements of drama and suspense. It typically involves intense and exciting situations that keep the audience on the edge of their seats, while also focusing on character development and emotional depth.
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This may not be the
best dramatic thriller, but for what it is, it manages to be a thrill ride from beginning to end.
With her role as the epnoymous character in Frida (2002), Hayek disappeared into her subject so convincingly that not only would she return to the good graces of critics, but earn an Oscar nomination as well.Hayek would spend the coming years enjoying superstar status with everything from comedic turns on sitcoms like Ugly Betty (which she produced) and 30 Rock, to meaty roles
in dramatic thrillers like Savages.
Warner Bros. has released a new UK poster for Unforgettable, the upcoming
dramatic thriller starring Katherine Heigl (Knocked Up) and Rosario Dawson (Daredevil).
They are strangers, neighbours and colleagues and their stories collide in this riveting
dramatic thriller about ordinary people struggling to connect in today's wired world.
DreamWorks Pictures» / Fox 2000 Pictures» upcoming
dramatic thriller directed by three - time Academy Award ® - winning director Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List) and starring two - time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump, Read More →
DreamWorks Pictures» / Fox 2000 Pictures»
upcoming dramatic thriller directed by three - time Academy Award ® - winning director Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List) and starring two - time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump, Philadelphia), has been titled Bridge of Spies.
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Live by Night, the fourth directorial effort from Ben Affleck and the filmmakers long - awaited follow - up to 2012's Best Picture - winning
dramatic thriller Argo.
While this slick
dramatic thriller plays with some intriguing ideas and themes, it never actually breaks the surface, relying on silly plotting and simplistic moralising.
Shot on super 16 mm, the
taut dramatic thriller tracks a few days in the life of an undocumented Spanish immigrant trying to make a living in New York City by increasingly grim means.
An intriguing variation on The Talented Mr Ripley, this
French dramatic thriller holds our attention mainly because of the hugely engaging Romain Duris.
They are strangers, neighbors and colleagues and their stories collide in this
riveting dramatic thriller about ordinary people struggling to connect in today's wired world.
Tate Taylor worked with a starry cast led by Emily Blunt in the
new dramatic thriller «The Girl on the Train,» adapted from the hit Paula Hawkins novel.
Inspired by a true story, A Deadly Adoption is a high -
stakes dramatic thriller about a successful couple (Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig) who house and care for a pregnant woman (Jessica Lowndes) during the final months of her pregnancy with the hope of adopting her unborn child.
It is part an indictment of the ludicrous mandatory sentence drug laws, and
part dramatic thriller, while only delivering on one big action scene late in the film involving Matthews trying to drive a semi containing a shipment of cash through the border to Mexico, while trying to avoid men with machine guns driving cars trying to take him down.
Director Matthew Heineman's access to a variety of players in this fight is extraordinary and the hand - held camera work and editing would put
most dramatic thrillers to shame.
With a stellar international cast that includes Rachel Weisz, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Ben Foster, Jamel Debbouze and Moritz Bleibtreu, 360 is a moving and
exciting dramatic thriller that dazzlingly weaves together the stories of an array of people from disparate social backgrounds through their intersecting relationships.
Not that these confrontations aren't built up properly, but rather, they make for moments that feel more like they belong in a
typical dramatic thriller rather than a thoughtful commentary on the trials and tribulations of people affected by the internet's darker sides.
The story of feared gangster Whitey Bulger and his recruitment as an FBI informant has all the hallmarks of an
ace dramatic thriller, and Crazy Heart director Cooper has an old - school Oscar - friendly style.
Paul Schrader's
dramatic thriller First Reformed, starring Ethan Hawke and Amanda Seyfried, handily outpaced all new limited release titles over the weekend with a per - theater average of $ 25,067.
This faithful remake of Fred Cavaye's 2008
dramatic thriller Anything for Her (Pour Elle) is a deeply involving film that pulls us into its story and forces us to ask heavy moral questions.
Stylish and moody, this
twisty dramatic thriller gets under our skin with its mysterious tone and darkly insinuating performances.
This
Danish dramatic thriller may not be hugely original, but its story about teens caught in a spiral of drugs and crime is strikingly well told with a strong spark of authenticity.
The Sony Pictures economically
themed dramatic thriller stars George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jack O'Connell will likely screen the day before it opens in theaters in the U.S. on May 13th.
Gorgeous photography and an elusive storytelling style combine to make this
dark dramatic thriller both gripping and rather frustrating.
Director JA Bayona (The Orphanage) draws out exceptional performances in his cast, as well as his technical crew, to turn a true story into a
potent dramatic thriller.
There's a terrific sense of menace in this
gothic dramatic thriller, which plays on the story's fantasy elements to take us into a teen girl's troubled imagination.
The movie does indulge in a few «based on a true story» conventions, and the wobbly Russian accents are sometimes distracting, but these are minor quibbles in a brutally effective, brilliantly
constructed dramatic thriller.
Last time we were here, Paul was being held hostage by Samuel L. Jackson in a
tense dramatic thriller F. Gary Gray made back in the late»90s.
«Lensed again by Oscar - nominated cinematographer Lukasz Zal in black and white, COLD WAR is a visual feast start to finish...» while «Spanish director Jaime Rosales»
dramatic thriller PETRA wows with its disturbing depiction of a family...
The downside to this being the fact that we are expecting an all - out action offensive, which does unfortunately mean that the switch to character -
driven dramatic thriller makes the film seem overly long in parts.
Mixed marks to the marketing department at Australia's Roadshow Films for their work on the Joel Edgerton written and starring
dramatic thriller Felony.
THE HANDMAIDEN The latest from Park Chan - wook embraces his penchant for double crosses threefold in this
erotic dramatic thriller.
In the Creature From the Black Lagoon -
inspired dramatic thriller, «In the hidden high - security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation.
The movie follows that same path, the woman, Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), and the man, Howard (John Goodman), playing out a the kind of small -
scale dramatic thriller that comes along all too rarely.
Featuring two strong central performances from Biel and Mamet, Bell (Sundance Film Festival - winning Obselidia) mines the depths of sibling relationships to present a taught, well -
observed dramatic thriller that makes the most of the talent involved.
We told you exclusively that E.L. (Evan) Katz «s
dramatic thriller Small Crimes, which stars Nikolaj Coster - Waldau, Jacki Weaver, Robert Forster, Gary Cole, Molly...