Sentences with phrase «thriller as»

I found The Turing Test to be a completely unique game that provides a mystery type thriller as you attempt to find out what happened to your crew.

The developer has released a new trailer for their psychological thriller as well as a confirmation that it will have better visuals on PS4 Pro.

The new game looks to be more of a thriller as opposed to the straight out shooter original, incorporating some sci - fi horror elements.

Extrasolar puts you at the heart of a sci - fi thriller as you explore an alien planet one unique, beautiful photo at a time.

The International Thriller Writers (ITW) characterizes a thriller as «the sudden rush of emotions, the excitement, sense of suspense, apprehension, and exhilaration that drive the narrative, sometimes subtly with peaks and lulls, sometimes at a constant breakneck pace.»

Someone defined a suspense thriller as being similar to the Supreme Court's definition of pornography, «I can't define suspense thriller, but I know it when I see it.»

As the dream - like haze of the first half dissipates and the reality of what happened to Rebecca intrudes ever more forcefully, the book becomes as accomplished a thriller as you will find.

The action and suspense make it a thriller as well, and there's romance in it, because you can't have people interacting in pressure - cooker situations without something developing between them.

Why did you pick a psychological thriller as your first book?

It reads like a thriller as Hannah, Jordan's Hester character, runs for her life after she is stigmatized for getting an abortion.

At times the movie comes across as a thriller as directed by Frank Capra» — Kilian Melloy, EDGE

Spartan It's no well - kept secret that David Mamet is my favorite playwright, and when he's penned and helmed a thriller as intense, twisty, and ambiguous as Spartan, you can most likely be sure I'll have something good to say about it.

The Sacrament is a refreshing change of pace for the found footage genre, with West opting for a more cerebral thriller as opposed to relying on gore and cheap jump scares.

Our sense of time and place is challenged in this psychological thriller as Mary searches for her identity and examines the nature of her relationships to others now in her life.

Mike Boy (Unrated) Hugh Massey plays the title character in this suspense thriller as an orphan pressured by a shadowy figure to join a secret society bent on world domination in accordance with an ancient prophecy.

Other than one brief moment of co-star Michael Keaton in all his crazed, lunatic, wide - eyes glory, American Assassin turns out to be as unrelentingly second - rate a spy - versus - spy espionage thriller as any this side of the direct - to - DVD market, wasting great source material from author Vince Flynn in the process.

From the producer of the blockbuster franchises The Matrix and Lethal Weapon, world - renowned martial arts master and Asian film sensation Jet Li stars in this hi - octane thriller as a one - man arsenal who escapes from a Hong Kong jail to avenge his brother's murder in Los Angeles.

Borgman (Unrated) Jan Bijvoet stars in the title role of this psychological thriller as a hobo who destabilizes the upper - class family that befriends him.

Sigourney Weaver stars in this entertaining if slightly far - fetched 90s thriller as a criminal psychologist who becomes a recluse after a serial killer attacks and nearly kills her.

Director Antoine Fuqua is looking to revisit his acclaimed 2001 crime thriller as a television series.

While some of the events in the film stretch the limits of credibility, all in all, this is about as riveting and exciting an action - packed thriller as one could ever reasonably hope for in a mainstream Hollywood release.

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (R for violence and pervasive profanity) Denzel Washington stars in this remake of the 1974 action thriller as the veteran NYC subway dispatcher who saves the day when a gang threatens to execute the passengers of hijacked train unless paid a mammoth ransom within an hour.

He gives another committed, utterly convincing performance in J.C. Chandor's municipal thriller as an immigrant chasing the American Dream during 1981, statistically the most violent year on record in New York.

From there, the film morphs from courtroom drama to espionage thriller as Donovan finds himself flying to Berlin in order to secretly negotiate a prisoner exchange with the Russians: they'll get Abel, and the US will receive recently downed U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers in return.

Definitely not a straight - forward horror / thriller as it is filled with camp humor throughout some intentional and some not.

Final Thoughts: We don't have high hopes for this action thriller as it feels too familiar and the short runtime concerns us.

While Unknown isn't as compact an action thriller as Taken, it still manages to hold your attention, Kit Bowen says in her review.

However, is still a very tense thriller as is.

The Commuter (PG - 13 for profanity and intense violence) Liam Neeson stars in this suspense thriller as an insurance salesman who finds himself caught up in a criminal conspiracy on his way home from work after being offered $ 100,000 by a mysterious stranger to uncover the identity of a passenger hiding on the train.

The 33 - year - old actress - who is best known for starring in «Scott Pilgrim vs the World» - has joined Ang Lee's action thriller as the female lead, The Hollywood Reporter claims.

Affleck also stars in this exciting and tense, white knuckle political thriller as a CIA exfiltration expert who comes up with the best «bad idea» right out of Hollywood (no kidding) to rescue 6 Americans who found refuge at the home of the Canadian ambassador during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis in which 52 Americans were held captive.

It's as funny a violent thriller as Tarantino on a good day, with the gritty visceral pleasures of Training Day or The Terminator, that locks you in with a riveting intensity that often has you laughing out loud in nervous relief.

First up, Nicolas Cage has boarded yet another thriller as he's set to star in Tokarev.

Among them is Kelly Reichardt, who's gone from low - key dramas «Old Joy» and «Wendy & Lucy» to semi-Western «Meek's Cutoff» to «Night Moves,» which appears to be a sort of thriller, or as close to a thriller as Reichardt can come.

Surrogates (PG - 13 for profanity, disturbing images, sexuality, drug use and intense violence) Bruce Willis stars in this futuristic, sci - fi crime thriller as an FBI agent forced to investigate the first murder in what was presumed to be a crime - free, utopian society filled with robotic clones.

It's easy to sit back and judge fictional characters, but at no point do any of them make an obviously stupid decision, and much of the film plays out as a thriller as we root for the strong - willed young women to find a way out of captivity.

Trouble Is My Business, the feature directorial debut of Tom Konkle, is not so much a neo-noir thriller as an homage to noirs of years past.

«The Wave» — This is a creative concept for a thriller as it presents a scenario that's devoid of general disaster - flick cliche.

Summary: Salma Hayek takes no prisoners in this action packed thriller as a femme fatale unleashing the ultimate vengeance against a sadistic mob boss and his army of assassins.

Frankly, it's a stroke of genius to play a tense political thriller as if it's a raucous satire.

The Commuter will likely be Neeson's last high - octane thriller as last year the actor announced that he is retiring from action films.

Wan makes it almost a comedy thriller as you're aware of how he's toying with your emotions yet gleefully going along for the ride.

This is as much psychological thriller as musical drama and it turns on the increasingly toxic chemistry between two clearly damaged people, to the exclusion of pretty much anyone else in the film.

It's hard to tell whether director Tom Ford was extremely good at telling his story within a story, or if he's just not as good at directing a thriller as he is an austere relationship drama.

Then, for the final stretch, Mandy switches gears, cleaving to its arresting oddness, but accelerating into a revenge thriller as Cage bottles the essence of every whack - job he's ever played and then takes his wild - haired, wigged - out, bug - eyed nutjob act to a whole new level.

Though the film is slow going at first, it eventually becomes a gripping thriller as Mike uncovers one disturbing clue after another, leading him to a colorful assortment of characters and finding himself in perilous situations.

Proud Mary (Blu - ray + digital) Details: 2017, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Rated: R, violence The lowdown: Taraji P. Henson stars in this action thriller as Mary, a professional hitwoman who works for an infamous crime family led by Benny (Danny Glover).

Yeah, from the A-list cast to the visually - captivating cinematography to its haunting musical score to its intriguing script featuring an unpredictable cat - and - mouse thriller as well as some decent character development.

It is a little rough around the edges and there is an argument to be made that the relative lack of directorial flair makes the film feel too conventional but those points are only really relevant when comparing it to Argento's later works, and after all, this was his first movie and there are plenty of filmmakers out there at the twilight of their careers who would love to make a thriller as tight and effective as this with everything available at their disposal, let alone the small budget and restrictions that Dario Argento had to work with.

Set in Tasmania — then a penal colony — in 1825, The Nightingale combines historical drama and revenge thriller as an Aboriginal tracker and an Irish convict head into the Australian wilderness to get revenge on the soldiers who killed the latter's husband and baby.