Michael Crichton's 1969 sci fi -
thriller novel of the same name serves as the basis of this film, which jumped into production not long after the book's release.
As reported by Deadline, Michael Keaton has been cast in American Assassin, an adaptation of Vince Flynn's
thriller novel of the same name.
Not exact matches
Based on the classic
novel of the
same name, the international
thriller is set at the height
of the Cold War years
of the mid-20th Century.
New Line Cinema's horror
thriller «IT,» directed by Andy Muschietti («Mama»), is based on the hugely popular Stephen King
novel of the
same name, which has been terrifying readers for decades.
From filmmaker Kevin Macdonald (The Last King
of Scotland) and adapted from Meg Rosoff's
novel of the
same name, the dramatic
thriller How I Live Now is set in the near - future and tells the story
of an American teenager
named...
Shailene's star status was firmly established by response to the big screen version
of Divergent, the sci - fi
thriller based on the popular Young Adult
novel of the
same name by Veronica Roth.
Starring Riz Ahmed and Billie Piper, this London - set
thriller is co-written by author Patrick Neate and based on his acclaimed
novel of the
same name.
While this claim is a bit silly (he's a novelist; coming up with the worst - case scenario is an integral part to his success), the new
thriller The Sum
of All Fears, based on Clancy's
novel of the
same name, has a strangely important relevancy in commenting on the state
of the world.
Upcoming new originals include the Fall 2018 space
thriller NIGHTFLYERS, based on author George R.R. Martin's novella, and DEADLY CLASS, based on the critically acclaimed Image Comics graphic
novel of the
same name.
An adaptation
of the Nobel Prize - winning author José Saramago's
novel «The Double» (and not the thematically similar Dostoyevsky book
of the
same name which confusingly, features elsewhere on this list) this psychological
thriller sounds a little bit more damaged and arthouse than Villeneuve's aforementioned studio film and given uncompromising nature
of that picture, we're rather psyched to see how «Enemy» turns out.
Based upon John le Carré's 1974 espionage
novel of the
same name and directed by acclaimed Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In), the acclaimed
thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy stars Gary Oldman as George Smiley, a former British Intelligence operative called out
of retirement to track down a mole within the agency.
An extensive selection
of work from across the world is presented including the World Premieres
of William English's HEATED GLOVES and THE HOST, in which director Miranda Pennell delves deeper into her past and her late parents» involvement with the Anglo Iranian Oil Company (BP); Ben Rivers» THE SKY TREMBLES AND THE EARTH IS AFRAID AND THE TWO EYES ARE NOT BROTHERS, the feature element
of Ben's current Artangel installation at BBC White City; EVENT FOR A STAGE by Tacita Dean, a filmed presentation
of her live theatrical happening in collaboration with actor Stephen Dillane at the 2014 Sydney Biennial; the European Premiere
of Omer Fast's REMAINDER, a London - set
thriller adapted from Tom McCarthy's acclaimed
novel of the
same name; the European Premiere
of INVENTION which highlights the possibilities
of camera movement and the development
of artistic apparatus and Kevin Jerome Everson's PARK LANES, set in an American bowling alley over the course
of a day.
Lionsgate UK has released another new full - length trailer for the action
thriller titled American Assassin, adapted from Vince Flynn's
novel of the
same name.
New Line Cinema's blockbuster horror
thriller «IT,» directed by Andy Muschietti («Mama»), is based on the hugely popular Stephen King
novel of the
same name, which has been terrifying readers for decades.
New Line Cinema's horror
thriller «IT,» directed by Andrés Muschietti («Mama»), is based on the hugely popular Stephen King
novel of the
same name, which has been terrifying readers for decades.
Adapted from the
novel of the
same name by crime - fiction writer Michael Connelly (this is the first
of four books in the Haller series), Lawyer struggles to find its footing within a cliché storyline reworked by screenwriter John Romano (Nights in Rodanthe) and helmed by novice director Brad Furman, whose only other film is the straight - to - DVD armored - truck
thriller The Take.
This feminist revenge
thriller that adapts Ryu Murakami's popular Japanese
novel of the
same name is all kinds
of gnarly and could be total smut in unproven hands but with Nicolas Pesce (the promising if not totally fulfilling Eyes
of My Mother) directing Christopher Abbott and Mia Wasikowska, this really could be a sleeper horror hit a la Audition.
Very loosely based on Robert Ludlum's
novel of the
same name, indie punk Doug Liman (director
of Swingers) has constructed a parable
of self - discovery that can as easily be read as a subversion
of the conventions
of the
thriller genre, a discussion
of the ways in which the audience participates in the process
of genre fiction, or as a science - fiction piece in which strangely robotic über menschen run amuck in a technocratic world metropolis.
Fox Searchlight has debuted a second trailer for the new romantic
thriller My Cousin Rachel, starring Rachel Weisz in a period piece based on Daphne Du Maurier's
novel of the
same name.
The spy
thriller is adapted from John le Carré's
novel of the
same name, which tells the story
of a mysterious refugee who turns up in Germany, who may have terrorist ties.
After working together on the final three installments in the «Hunger Games» series, director Francis Lawrence and actress Jennifer Lawrence (no relation) have teamed up again for this old - school spy
thriller based on Jason Matthews» 2013
novel of the
same name.
Based on the Carlo Bonini / Giancarlo De Cataldo
novel of the
same name, the Rome - set crime
thriller offers a dark, compelling look at the seedy underbelly
of where Church, state, business, and organized crime meet.
A24 has released a new trailer for Dark Places, the upcoming
thriller based on the
novel of the
same name by Gone Girl author / screenwriter Gillian Flynn.
Kill Your Friends is a new dark comedic
thriller starring Nicholas Hoult and based on John Niven «s best - selling
novel of the
same name, and the first Kill Your Friends trailer has just arrived before the film's debut at the Toronto International Film Festival.
It's not - quite - but - almost - is a Sherlock Holmes story: In his 1994
novel of the
same name, Caleb Carr used the familiar layout
of a detective
thriller to explore the high - low society
of 1890s New York.
Adapted from David Ely's 1963
novel of the
same name, this dark
thriller gives middle - aged mopes a way out from their life's doldrums.
Based on Janet Fitch's best selling
novel of the
same name, White Oleander plays more like a four part drama on life - lessons than as a cohesive, conventional
thriller.