251. Contraband
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Actors: Kate Beckinsale, Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, J.K. Simmons, Lukas Haas
Plot: A one-time smuggler, has gone straight as a security guard. But when financial troubles threaten to bring him down, he may return to his old ways when an associate presents him with a lucrative opportunity.
252. The Fallen Idol
Year of Release: 1949
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Carol Reed
Actors: Ralph Richardson, Michèle Morgan, Sonia Dresdel, Bobby Henrey, Denis O'Dea, Jack Hawkins
Plot: Events of the story are scene through the eyes of an impressionable, young son of a diplomat who, though he wants to protect his friends and his butler, Baines, his actions almost certainly mean Baines will be charged with the murder of his wife.
253. 1408
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Actors: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Jasmine Jessica Anthony, Tony Shalhoub, Len Cariou
Plot: A man who claims he can solve paranormal mysteries finds him self in room
1408 thinking he can make it through the myth when is confronting with
frightening sequences.
254. Contagion
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Actors: Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Laurence Fishburne
Plot: As a deadly, fast-moving airborne virus rapidly spreads, an international team of medical experts works to find a cure before society collapses around them.
255. The Invitation
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Karyn Kusama
Actors: Michiel Huisman, Logan Marshall-Green, John Carroll Lynch, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Tammy Blanchard, Mike Doyle
Plot: Will and Eden were once a loving couple but with the death of their son,
Eden left everything behind. Two years later, she returns with a new
husband and changed persona. Eager to reconnect with the people she left
behind, she organizes a dinner. Will, still haunted by the past, hosts the
party but as the night wears on, he can't help feel that she and her new
husband have a sinister agenda.
256. Wake in Fright
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Actors: Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay, Jack Thompson, Peter Whittle
Plot: An educated man, John Grant, arrives in the rough Australian mining town
of Bundanyabba - a one-night stay before heading to Sydney. Yet one night
stretches to five, and soon Grant loses all semblance of the man he was
and wakes from an alcohol-soaked bender to face a desolate wasteland and
his own demons.
257. Ronin
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Frankenheimer
Actors: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean, Jonathan Pryce
Plot: A former U.S. intelligence officer tries to track down a package wanted by the Irish and the Russians.
258. The Contender
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Rod Lurie
Actors: Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott, William Petersen
259. Man on a Ledge
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Asger Leth
Actors: Sam Worthington, Jamie Bell, Elizabeth Banks, Edward Burns, Ed Harris, Anthony Mackie
Plot: A former cop and current con threatens to jump from a Manhattan hotel. As the NYPD arrives, along with a personally-requested female psychologist, the stunt is an attempt to divert attention from a massive diamond heist.
260. Man on Fire
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Elie Chouraqui
Actors: Scott Glenn, Jade Malle, Joe Pesci, Brooke Adams, Jonathan Pryce, Danny Aiello
