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Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stanford University professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo, who, in 1971, cast twenty-four male student volunteers as prisoners and guards in a simulated jail to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison system. The results astonished the world, as participants went from middle-class undergrads to drunk-with-power sadists and submissive victims in just a few days. Based on a true story.
3) Beirut
Language
English
Formats
Description
Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives (Rosamund Pike, Dean Norris) must send a former U.S. diplomat (Jon Hamm) to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival**.
4) Man on fire
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Hard-drinking, burnt-out CIA operative John Creasy (Washington) has given up on life -- until his friend Rayburn ... gets him a job as bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos... Bit by bit, Creasy begins to reclaim his soul, but when Pita is kidnapped, Creasy's fiery rage is released and he will stop at nothing to save her"--Container.
5) Seconds
Language
English
Formats
Description
Desperate to escape his life, Arthur succumbs to a mysterious organization's offer of a new identity and a fresh start. Surgically transformed into the handsome, young Tony Wilson, he begins a jet-set existence among a community of "Reborns." Nominated for Best Cinematography at the **Academy Awards** Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the **Cannes Film Festival.**
6) Spies
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Fritz Lang's elaborate superspy thriller is at last restored to its proper length.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In 1949, at Republic Pictures, Fritz Lang (self-proclaimed "master of the unusual") created House by the river, a shocking and mordant thriller of passion and murder. Boasting an ingenious script by Spiral staircase scribe Mel Dinelli and evocative photography by Edward Cronjager (I wake up screaming), House ... is an underrated American "Grand Guignol" that transcends its modest origins and affirms Lang's genius.
8) Koma
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Koma is a psychological thriller featuring Hong Kong stars Lee Sinje (Divergence) and Karena Lam (Silk, Heroic Duo) that intricately weaves a winding tale through the darkest regions of the human psyche and an emotional cat-and-mouse game between two women. As facts begin to emerge, the truth becomes clearer - one has something the other desperately needs. As they become closer to each other, they find themselves on the brink of unspeakable danger....
9) The beach
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
"A young American backpacker ... on a secret, deceptively perfect beach ... will discover that 'heaven on earth' can instantly change into a jungle of seduction and danger"--Container.
10) Cold in July
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
After killing a home invader in self defense, an East Texas man finds his family's life in danger when the dead man's father, a ruthless ex-con, rolls into town seeking revenge.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Italiano
Description
Steeped in sadomasochism and lushly photographed in the vivid hues for which the director is known, Mario Bava's The whip and the body is a Gothic thriller that far surpasses the API Edgar Allan Poe films that it was intended to emulate. Christopher Lee (Dracula: prince of darkness) stars as Kurt Menliff, the sadistic son of a wealthy Count, who returns to the family castle, much to the dismay of his family, their servants, and the beautiful woman...
13) Baron blood
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
After spending several years exploring more contemporary genres, director Mario Bava (Black Sunday) returned with Baron blood to the gothic as a setting for a gruesome thriller. Working with producer Alfredo Leone, Bava crafted a film that is loyal to the bylaws of traditional horror, but is infused with a more modern visual style. An American professor (Antonio Cantafora) travels to the estate of his ancestor, the sadistic Baron Otto von Kleist,...
14) Unbreakable
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
David Dunn is the sole survivor of an horrific train crash that killed 131. Everyone, especially David, is wondering how it could be possible. Soon, David is approached by comic book specialist Elijah Prince, who confronts David with an incredible theory that just might explain the situation.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Italiano
Description
Regarded as Mario Bava's most personal and unconventional film, Lisa and the devil (Lisa e il diavolo) is a diabolical thriller flavored with the dreadful imagery and tormenting logic of an endless nightmare. Elke Sommer stars as a tourist in Spain who, upon seeing the image of a bald, grinning devil in an ancient fresco, wanders away from her group and finds herself drawn into a confounding labyrinth of mystery, lured ever deeper by a mysterious...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Deutsch
Description
In Murnau's playful espionage thriller reminiscent of Ernst Lubitsch (who had recently left Germany for Hollywood), Harry Liedtke stars as a benevolent dictator who must preserve the tiny nation of Abacco by fending off creditors, wooing a wealthy Russian princess, and evading a band of demonic conspirators.
18) The Dig
Publisher
Electric Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
After serving fifteen years for murder, Callahan returns home to find his victim’s father searching for the body on an endless bog. When he asks the local police officer to remove the man from his land, he soon realizes that the police and community want the killer in their midst gone for good. With no memory of the murder and no way of stopping Sean, Callahan’s only option is to join THE DIG.
20) Never Here
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Disturbing events lead an artist who photographs strangers to suspect that someone out there is watching HER. Boundaries blur between real and imaginary, crime and art, the watcher and the watched.
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