Sentences with phrase «thriller type films»

Not exact matches

Wasn't too sure what to expect with this being based on a children's fable yet filmed as a serious horror / thriller flick, to my pleasant surprise it was quite enjoyable and had a nice gothic almost German expressionist type feel to it that you might expect from directors such as Burton or Gilliam.

Not likely to appeal to a wide range audience (this is not a film dependent on special effects or action sequences), the international thriller is the type of science fiction film we don't see often enough.

With both actors performing against type — Jonah Hill in particular is known for melodramatic roles in «The Wolf of Wall Street,» about a financial tycoon, and «Moneyball,» about the use of technology in baseball — «True Story» is a gripping, fascinating film, a psychological thriller without the melodrama we associate with highly commercial works.

Lesley Coffin: Because people go into a film expecting one thing from Michael Shannon and he proves not to be like that here and the film has an undercurrent of suspense and thriller, is that type of casting against type an asset you were looking to exploit?

What You Need To Know: With director Paul Greengrass having made a name for himself in two relatively distinct areas — the tense conspiracy action thriller (the second and third «Bourne» films) and based - in - fact films about recent historical events («United 93,» «Bloody Sunday,») «Captain Phillips» seems like it could play to his strengths in both areas, as it's a gripping, tense, fight - for survival type tale that has added weight and heft for being lifted from a real - life incident.

The film has a surprisingly fresh take on this type of covert ops government - led action thriller.

To understand Dario Argento, there are two types of films you need to know about: his kaleidoscopic graphic novel - style horror, and his Hitchcock thriller pastiches.

While the latter is ratcheted up, to the Guards» credit, their film not more of a supernatural horror film but a psychological thriller along the lines of the original, and it almost works as its own thing, mostly thanks to Banks (obviously relishing the chance to play against type) and the talented young lead actresses.

For those who don't normally watch action thrillers, they will find Non-Stop to be a lot more enjoyable than those that see several of these types of films a year.

The film opens with a very comfortable horror - thriller type structure and introduces the viewer to the happy life soon to be wrought into turmoil.

Both types of films come in a variety of forms or genre - hybrids: sci - fi or space, thrillers, crime - drama, war, horror, westerns, etc..

Alongside Owen playing to type, they provide the film with its dramatic impetus, turning a standard game of IRA - infused cat and mouse into a solid slow - burn thriller.

Red Sparrow, the new film from Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence and star Jennifer Lawrence, is a convoluted spy thriller with as many twists and turns as one might expect from this type of movie - and one shocking ending.

Jeff Nichols» retro - tinged science fiction thriller Midnight Special looks like the type of film you don't want to know too much about before you see it — which means the tidbits we've gotten (a poster, an early trailer, one thrilling clip) are tantalizing rather than being especially revealing.

Mad Love is a lusty thriller about a love affair and a Frankenstein - type hand replacement gone wrong; it'll be paired with a similar 1999 short film Outer Space, by Peter Tscherkassky.