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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...
43) What Remains
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Marshall Shepherd has spent five years living with the grief and loss of his wife, and the estrangement that has come from his son Samuel because he chose to forgive the man who killed her. But when Troy, the convict, returns to town, and Troy and Marshall begin an unlikely friendship, Samuel's rage is put to the test, while the town Sheriff investigates a murder that may be related.
44) Baron blood
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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,...
47) Lila & Eve
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"Two distraught mothers, whose children were gunned down in a drive-by, team up to avenge their deaths after local authorities fail to take action"--from www.imdb.com.
48) Fermat's room
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Four mathematicians who do not know each other meet for an evening of puzzle-solving at the home of a man named Fermat; shortly upon their arrival their mysterious host is called away. They receive a phone call which gives them a riddle they are instructed to solve in one minute ; incorrect answers cause the walls of the room to shrink. Their dilemma is to answer the riddle or find an escape route before they are squeezed to death.
49) Bang jia: Kidnap
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Drama teacher Hilary lost her younger brother in a kidnapping case three years ago and now her husband has been diagnosed with cancer. To get the money she need for her husband's medical treatment, she kidnaps a tycoon's son. Inspector Jenny was in charge of the case of Hilary's younger brother three years ago, and now she is assigned to deal with the case of the tycoon's son.
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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.
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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...
52) Taken
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When his estranged teenage daughter is kidnapped in Paris, a former spy sets out to find her at any cost.
53) Miracle
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Divided into two chapters, director Bogdan George Apetri�s Miracle begins with the young, beautiful Cristina Tofan sneaking away from an isolated convent. Working in the style of the Romanian New Wave, Apetri withholds key information about her motives as we follow her enigmatic journey, allowing tension to steadily build to a wavering precipice. The film�s second part follows Marius Preda, a determined inspector retracing Cristina�s steps days...
54) Nuts
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The pending case: the People of the State of New York vs. Claudia Draper. The issue: Is Claudia mentally competent to stand trial? Sure, she’s shocking. Outspoken. Explosive. Defiant. But is she “nuts?” Barbra Streisand is Claudia and Richard Dreyfuss is her public defender in the blistering courtroom thriller NUTS and their first-time pairing results in “the dramatic performances of their careers” (Pat Collins, WWOR-TV New York). The sterling...
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NEVER SAW IT COMING is a fast-paced thriller film noir. Keisha Ceylon (played by EMILY HAMPSHIRE) is a psychic. At least, that's what she passes herself off as. Her real powers have more to do with separating troubled families from their money than actually seeing into the netherworld. When Keisha targets the family of the missing Ellie Garfield (played by DIANE D'AQUILA) she becomes entangled in the dark secrets of Ellis's husband Wendell Garfield...
56) Trafficked
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Inspired by real characters, three girls attempt a daring escape from an elaborate human trafficking network.
57) The Perfect Host
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Warwick is the consummate host. John is a career criminal. He finds himself on Warwick’s doorstep posing as a friend of a friend. We become deeply intertwined in the lives of these two men and discover just how deceiving appearances can be. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival**
58) Rendition
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What if someone you knew just ... "disappeared"? Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep and Alan Arkin star a harrowing thriller--a story that could happen to anyone today--a tale of RENDITION. When an Egyptian engineer "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington, D.C., his American wife (Academy Award winner Witherspoon--Walk the Line) and a CIA analyst (Academy Award nominee Gyllenhaal--Brokeback Mountain) who witnesses his torture...
60) American Satan
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A young rock band move to the Sunset Strip to chase their dreams of becoming Rock and Roll legends and get more than they bargained for.
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