The Best Thriller Movie From Every Year of the Past Decade
The last 10 years have produced some truly amazing thriller movies, including some that rank among the best of all time. The best of these are the endlessly suspenseful films that take…
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Shailene Woodley to Play Long-Distance Runner in Psychological Thriller ‘Ultra,’ Mister Smith and WME Independent Launching Sales at AFM
Shailene Woodley (“Divergent,” “Big Little Lies,” “Three Women”) is donning her running shoes for the upcoming ultramarathon-set psychological thriller “Ultra.” The film is being written…
Saban Films Acquires U.S., Canada Rights to Vincent Grashaw’s Crime Thriller ‘Keep Quiet’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Visit Films has sold “Keep Quiet,” which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, to Saban Films for the U.S. and Canada. The film won the German Independence “Spirit of Cinema” Audience…
Rebecca Ferguson’s Controversial Political Thriller Passes Streaming Milestone as Oscar Buzz Swarms
Amid mounting controversy and swirling Oscars buzz, director Kathryn Bigelow's A House of Dynamite has remained the number one choice for moviegoers on Netflix the entire past week. The…
‘Winter of the Crow’ Review: Lesley Manville Shows Her Mettle in a Sober Cold War Thriller
Anyone who has seen her seething Oscar-nominated performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread” knows that Lesley Manville can be hard as nails on screen — though it’s a register…
How Afrobeats Star Burna Boy Is Taking Pan-African Cinema to the Next Level by Supporting Revenge Thriller ‘3 Cold Dishes’
A high-stakes thriller executive produced by Afrobeats star Burna Boy titled “3 Cold Dishes” — about three African women exacting cold revenge on the men who sexually exploited them — is…
Psychological Thriller ‘The Sleepless Girl’ Bows at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market
Producer Patrick Mao Huang (Cannes winner “Tiger Stripes”) of Taiwan’s Flash Forward Entertainment is presenting psychological thriller “The Sleepless Girl” at the Tokyo Gap-Financing…
Martial Arts Icon Iko Uwais to Star in Hospital Siege Thriller ‘MRI,’ With K5 Set to Launch Sales at AFM (EXCLUSIVE)
Martial arts icon Iko Uwais (“The Raid,” “Mile 22,” “Expend4bles”) will headline hospital siege thriller “MRI,” with Liam O’Donnell (“Alphas”) set to direct. Daniel Baur’s K5 Intl. has…
Flemish Noir Thriller ‘Night Creatures’ Picked Up by Picture Tree as Trailer Debuts Ahead of AFM Launch (EXCLUSIVE)
Picture Tree Intl. has acquired the international sales rights, excluding Benelux, to the Flemish noir thriller “Night Creatures” (Nachtvlinders), directed by Indra Siera (“Old Belgium,”…
Snuff Film Thriller ‘Hollywood Hells’ Boarded by Black Mandala Ahead of AFM (EXCLUSIVE)
New Zealand-based genre sales outfit Black Mandala has boarded “Hollywood Hells,” a thriller that takes aim at the entertainment industry’s dark side, ahead of the upcoming American Film…
‘Harlan Coben’s Lazarus’ Is a Gripping Thriller With a Shocking Horror Twist: TV Review
In Prime Video’s latest psychological thriller, “Harlan Coben’s Lazarus,” best-selling author Coben and BAFTA-winner (and frequent collaborator) Danny Brocklehurst explore two of the most…
'The Monster of Florence' Review: Netflix's Viscerally Terrifying True Crime Thriller Is the Streamer's Better 'Monster' Miniseries
From creators Leonardo Fasoli and Stefano Sollima, and based on the non-fiction book Il Monstro di Firenze by Gianluca Monastra, Netflix's The Monster of Florence is a true crime thriller…
‘The Hand That Rocks The Cradle’ Review: A Thriller Remake That Makes Promises It Can’t Keep
With a near-total re-imagining of its source material, Michelle Garza Cervera’s “The Hand That Rocks The Cradle” layers contemporary political themes atop Curtis Hanson’s original 1992…
20 Years Later, Steven Spielberg’s Political Thriller With Daniel Craig Resurfaces on VOD Charts
Steven Spielberg has more than earned his title as one of the most legendary filmmakers of all time, but when you’ve directed as many projects as he has, it’s only natural for some to be…
Pablo Pérez Lombardini’s Environmental Thriller ‘The Reserve’ Wins Top Ojo Prizes at the 23rd Morelia Film Festival
Newcomers triumphed at the 23rd Morelia Film Festival (FICM) on Oct. 17 where a good number of first features took home the top prizes at this edition. Environmental thriller “The Reserve”…
Fifth Season Options Teddy Wayne’s Upcoming Thriller ‘The Au Pair’ for Film Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)
Fifth Season has optioned the film rights to adapt Teddy Wayne’s next novel, “The Au Pair.” HarperCollins Publishers is set to release the book onJune 30, 2026. Like Wayne’s previous…
FilmSharks Secures Rights to Political Action Thriller Project ‘Insurrección,’ Teams With ‘El Capo”s Marlon Moreno (EXCLUSIVE)
Guido Rud‘s Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks has secured all rights — including derivative IP — to “Insurrección,” a provocative and politically charged action-thriller film project, teaming…
After Its Shocking Cancellation, This 6-Episode Action-Packed Thriller Series Is Surging Up the Charts
This year, Prime Video released a slate of new action thrillers and each of them found their audience. This included Jensen Ackle's Countdown, Daniel Dae Kim's Butterfly and the Maggie Q…
Kiefer Sutherland, Al Pacino and Ever Anderson to Star in Action Thriller ‘Father Joe’ From Luc Besson and EuropaCorp (EXCLUSIVE)
Kiefer Sutherland is set to star alongside Al Pacino and Ever Anderson (“Black Widow”) in “Father Joe,” a new action thriller set in 1990s Manhattan, penned and produced by Luc Besson…
Rose Byrne's Dark, Ruthless FX Legal Thriller Series Redefined the Genre on Television
Legal dramas have existed on television for nearly as long as the medium has existed, but the genre reached new levels of popularity in the ‘90s thanks to the success of series like Boston…
2 Years After 'Tron,' Jeff Bridges Was Scorching Hot in This Timeless Action Thriller
For five decades, Tron: Aresstar Jeff Bridges has seasoned himself into a beloved leading man in cinema. From his early years as a twenty-something heartthrob in The Last Picture Showto…
Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons to Star in Geo-Political Thriller Series ‘Embassy’
Anna Kendrick and J.K. Simmons are set to star in geo-political thriller series “Embassy.” AGC Television will distribute the series and present it to international buyers at Mipcom. When…
France TV Distribution Boards Award Winning Thriller ‘Laura’s Treatments’ (EXCLUSIVE)
France TV Distribution has boarded “Laura’s Treatments,” a critically-acclaimed social thriller that recently took top honors at the La Rochelle Fiction Festival. The international…
‘The Woman In Cabin 10’ Review: Keira Knightley Sets Course for Agatha Christie-Inspired Intrigue in Netflix’s Thriller Drowning in Contrivance
Similar to its book-to-film predecessors “The Girl on the Train” and “The Woman in the Window,” “The Woman in Cabin 10” also features a gaslit woman who’s forced to solve a mystery on her…