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Zenith is a sci-fi / thriller film, release date in the US to be announcd later. The film is written and directed by Vladan Nikolic and stars Kenneth Anderson as Lanky Man, Ana Asensio as Lisa, Tim Biancalana as Hank Mirren, Vladimir Bibic as Man #1, Michael Cates as Vito, Ohene Cornelius as Ralph, Moises De Pena as Seducer, Michael A. Figueroa as Gigolo, Didier Flamand as Rich Man, Dan Foley as Male Customer and Arthur French as Mateo.

Zenith movie synopsis: Zenith is a retro-futuristic steam-punk thriller, about two men in two time periods, whose search for the same grand conspiracy leads them to question their own humanity. Starting from a fictional recreation of Stanley Milgram's Obedience to Authority experiment, Zenith plunges into exploring multifaceted dimensions of the human experience. The film follows two parallel stories - of father and son - now, and 40 years into the future. Searching for the same elusive conspiracy, both father and son find no answers; instead, their journeys unravel their lives and force them to look deep and hard at themselves and their surroundings. In the end, they are both confronted with the same Faustian bargain - but each one chooses a very different path.

The Roommate is a thriller film, set for release on February 04, 2011. The film is written by Sonny Mallhi and directed by Christian E. Christiansen, and stars Minka Kelly as Sara Webber, Leighton Meester as Rebecca Woods, Danneel Harris as Irene Crew, Cam Gigandet as Stephen Morterelli, Alyson Michalka as Tracy Morgan, Katerina Graham as Kim Johnson, Matt Lanter as Jason Tanner, Ryan Doom as Rick Shaefer, Elena Franklin as Jessica Smith and Carrie Finklea as Marina Hudgens.

Movie synopsis: The film begins with Sara Matthews (Minka Kelly) going to college and finding her room. While she is there, she sees that the bed is empty. Also, she meets two other girls, Tracy Morgan (Alyson Michalka) and Tracy's roommate, and she is invited to join the two at a frat party. While she is there she meets a guy in the band, Stephen Morterelli (Cam Gigandet), and they flirt with each other. During the party, Sara sees Tracy drunk, dancing, and about to take off her top for frat guys with a camera. Sara consoles her and takes her back to her room.

While going back to her room Sara meets her new roommate, Rebecca Evans (Leighton Meester). The two slowly become friends and Sara introduces Rebecca to her other friends. However, Rebecca's reactions to them seem distant; she is especially cold to Sara's best friend, Irene Crew (Danneel Harris). However, Sara seems to be oblivious to this and becomes closer to Rebecca and seemingly more distant with Tracy, especially when she takes Sara out one night and ditches her. However, the two reconcile and their relations appear to go back to normal. Sara's closeness to Rebecca becomes strained when Rebecca becomes very clingy and obsessive about their friendship. One example of this occurs when Rebecca sits outside of Tracy's door and glares at her. Tracy attempts to warn Sara about Rebecca, but she does not seem to believe her. Rebecca then reveals her true nature by attacking Tracy in the shower and ripping out her belly button ring. She threatens to kill her if she tells anyone and that she is a bad influence on Sara. A fearful Tracy moves to another hall.

During this time Sara and Stephen start to become even closer and Rebecca becomes even more jealous about their friendship. Sara is also having trouble with her ex-boyfriend Jason (Matt Lanter) back at home. During a date, Stephen and Sara decide to have sex. Sara's ex-boyfriend calls her, but she is not present and Rebecca impersonates her over the phone. He invites her over not knowing he is drunk and cannot see very well. Jason lies in bed while Rebecca sits on top of him. She takes a pocket knife from the back of her bra and stabs him in the chest. Rebecca's attempts at keeping Sara in her life become more desperate and the true measure of her insanity is revealed. During Thanksgiving, when Sara wants to leave with Steven, instead of going with Rebecca to her parents, Rebecca violently beats and cuts herself with a box cutter. She then lies to Sara telling her that she was attacked in an alley looking for their lost kitten. Later, Rebecca ties up Sara's friend Irene.

Sara and Stephen fight with Rebecca to save Irene. Rebecca holds a knife against Sara. Sara then takes the knife from her and stabs her in the back saying, "We were never friends", killing her.

Casino Jack is a thriller film, set for release in the US on December 01, 2010. The film is written by Norman Snider and directed by George Hickenlooper, and stars Kevin Spacey, Kelly Preston, Rachelle Lefevre, Barry Pepper, Eric Schweig, Jon Lovitz, Maury Chaykin, Yannick Bisson, Matt Gordon, Christian Campbell, Spencer Garrett, Joe Pingue and Daniel Kash.

Movie synopsis: Two–time Academy Award Winner Kevin Spacey gives the performance of a lifetime in CASINO JACK, a riotous new film starring Spacey as a man hell bent on acquiring all that the good life has to offer. He plays in the same game as the highest of rollers and resorts to awe–inspiring levels of conning, scheming and fraudulent antics to get what he wants. Inspired by true events that are too over–the–top for even the wildest imaginations to conjure, CASINO JACK lays bare the wild excesses and escapades of Jack Abramoff. Aided by his business partner Michael Scanlon (Barry Pepper), Jack parlays his clout over some of the world's most powerful men with the goal of creating a personal empire of wealth and influence. When the two enlist a mob–connected buddy (Jon Lovitz) to help with one of their illegal schemes, they soon find themselves in over their heads, entrenched in a world of mafia assassins, murder and a scandal that spins so out of control that it makes worldwide headlines.

Hobo with a Shotgun is an action thriller film, release date to be announced later. The film is written by John Davies and directed by Jason Eisener, and stars Rutger Hauer as Hobo, Molly Dunsworth as Abby, Brian Downey as Drake and Gregory Smith as Slick.

Movie synopsis: A vigilante homeless man pulls into a new city and finds himself trapped in urban chaos, a city where crime rules and where the city’s crime boss reigns. Seeing an urban landscape filled with armed robbers, corrupt cops, abused prostitutes and even a pedophile Santa, the Hobo goes about bringing justice to the city the best way he knows how – with a 20-gauge shotgun. Mayhem ensues when he tries to make things better for the future generation. Street justice will indeed prevail.

Here is the new footage “Not Scared Enough” for the upcoming movie THE TOWN, a thriller film based on the book by Chuck Hogan, set for release on September 10, 2010. The screenplay is written and directed by Ben Affleck, and stars Ben Affleck. For more information and trailer, please visit: The Town (2010) Movie Trailer, Poster and Synopsis - Ben Affleck

Fair Game is an action thriller film, release date to be announced later. The screenplay is written by Jez Butterworth / John-Henry Butterworth based on the book by Joseph Wilson and the film is directed by Doug Liman, and stars Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Satya Bhabha, Bruce McGill, Sam Shepard, Ty Burrell, Michael Kelly, Brooke Smith, David Denman, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Remy Auberjonois, Noah Emmerich, Iris Bahr and David Andrews.

Movie synopsis: A suspense-filled glimpse into the dark corridors of political power, FAIR GAME is a riveting action-thriller based on the autobiography of real-life undercover CIA operative VALERIE PLAME (Naomi Watts), whose career was destroyed and marriage strained to its limits when her covert identity was exposed by a politically motivated press leak.

As a covert officer in the CIA’s Counter-Proliferation Division, Valerie leads an investigation into the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Valerie’s husband, diplomat JOE WILSON (Sean Penn), is drawn into the investigation to substantiate an alleged sale of enriched uranium from Niger. But when the administration ignores his findings and uses the issue to support the call to war, Joe writes a New York Times editorial outlining his conclusions and ignites a firestorm of controversy.

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Black Swan is a thriller film, set for release on December 01, 2010. The film is written by Mark Heyman and directed by Darren Aronofsky, and stars Natalie Portman as Nina, Mila Kunis as Lily, Winona Ryder as Beth MacIntyre, Vincent Cassel as Thomas Leroy, Barbara Hershey as Erica, Kristina Anapau as Galina, Toby Hemingway as Tom, Sebastian Stan and Janet Montgomery as Madeline

Movie synopsis: Black Swan follows the story of Nina (Portman), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica (Hershey) who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.

My Soul to Take is a 3d thriller film, set for release on October 08, 2010. The film is written and directed by Wes Craven, and stars Max Thieriot, Frank Grillo, Denzel Whitaker, Zena Grey, Emily Meade, Nick Lashaway, Hannah Hodson, Jessica Hecht, Dennis Boutsikaris, Paulina Olszynski, Shareeka Epps, Trevor St. John, John Magaro and Danai Gurira.

Movie synopsis: Wes Craven ("A Nightmare on Elm Street," "The Hills Have Eyes," "Scream" series) brings audiences his latest suspense thriller with "My Soul to Take." In the sleepy town of Riverton, legend tells of a serial killer who swore he would return to murder the seven children born the night he died. Now, 16 years later, people are disappearing again. Has the psychopath been reincarnated as one of the seven teens, or did he survive the night he was left for dead? Only one of the kids knows the answer.

Adam "Bug" Heller (Max Thieriot) was supposed to die on the bloody night his father went insane. Unaware of his dad's terrifying crimes, he has been plagued by nightmares since he was a baby. But if Bug hopes to save his friends from the monster that's returned, he must face an evil that won't rest... until it finishes the job it began the day he was born.

The Next Three Days is a thriller film, set for release on November 19, 2010. The screenplay is written and directed by Paul Haggis, and stars Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde, Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Jonathan Tucker, Brian Dennehy, RZA, Cristina Aloe, Lennie James, Jason Beghe, Moran Atias, Sean Huze, Tamara Gorski, Ty Simpkins and Tyrone Giordano.

Movie synopsis: Life seems perfect for John Brennan (Russell Crowe) until his wife, Lara (Elizabeth Banks), is arrested for a gruesome murder she says she didn't commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison. Refusing to be deterred by impossible odds or his own inexperience, John devises an elaborate escape plot and plunges into a dangerous and unfamiliar world, ultimately risking everything for the woman he loves.

Skyline is a sci-fi thriller film, set for release in the USA on November 12, 2010. The film is written by Joshua Cordes / Liam O'Donnell and directed by Brothers Strause, and stars Brittany Daniel as Candice, David Zayas as Oliver, Donald Faison as Terry, Eric Balfour as Jarrod, Scottie Thompson as Elaine, Crystal Reed as Denise, Neil Hopkins as Ray, Tanya Newbould as Jen, J. Paul Boehmer as Colin, Pam Levin as Cindy and Tony Black as Derek.

Movie synopsis: Strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth.

Stone is a thriller film, set for release in the USA on October 08, 2010. The screenplay is written by Angus MacLachlan and directed by John Curran, and stars Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich, Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy,Enver Gjokaj, Liam Ferguson, Pepper Binkley, Richard Goteri, Sarab Kamoo, Linda Boston, Tevis R. Marcum, Jonathan Stanley, Don Cochran and Jason Waugh.

Movie synopsis: Academy Award winner Robert De Niro and Oscar® nominee Edward Norton deliver powerful performances as a seasoned corrections official and a scheming inmate whose lives become dangerously intertwined in Stone, a thought-provoking drama directed by John Curran (The Painted Veil, We Don’t Live Here Anymore) and written by Angus McLachlan (Junebug). As parole officer Jack Mabry (De Niro) counts the days toward a quiet retirement, he is asked to review the case of Gerald “Stone” Creeson (Norton), in prison for covering up the murder of his grandparents with a fire. Now eligible for early release, Stone needs to convince Jack he has reformed, but his attempts to influence the older man’s decision have profound and unexpected effects on them both. Stone skillfully weaves together the parallel journeys of two men grappling with dark impulses, as the line between lawman and lawbreaker becomes precariously thin. The film’s superb ensemble features Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element) as Lucetta, Stone’s sexy, casually amoral wife, and Golden Globe® winner Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under) as Madylyn, Jack’s devout, long-suffering spouse. Set against the quiet desperation of an economically ravaged community and the stifling brutality of a maximum security prison, this tale of passion, betrayal and corruption examines the fractured lives of two volatile men breaking from their troubled pasts to face uncertain futures.

Mesrine: Killer Instinct is a thriller film, set for release in the USA on August 13, 2010. The screenplay is written by Abdel Raouf Dafri and directed by Jean-François Richet, and stars Vincent Cassel, Cecile De France, Gerard Depardieu, Roy Dupuis and Gilles Lellouche.

Movie synopsis: MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT - the first of two parts - charts the outlaw odyssey of Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel), the legendary French gangster of the 1960s and 1970s who came to be known as French Public Enemy No. 1 and The Man of a Thousand Faces. Infamous for his bravado and outrageously daring prison escapes, Mesrine carried out numerous robberies, kidnappings and murders in a criminal career that spanned continents until he was shot dead in 1979 by France's notorious anti-gang unit. Thirty years after his death, his infamy lives on. Mesrine was helped along the way by beautiful and equally reckless Jeanne Schneider (Cécile de France), a Bonnie to match his Clyde. Mesrine made up his own epic, between romanticism and cruelty, flamboyance and tragedy. Both a thriller and a biopic, KILLER INSTINCT explores the man behind the icon.

In My Sleep is a thriller film, set to release on April 30, 2010 (USA). The movie is written and directed by Allen Wolf, and cast Philip Winchester as Marcus, Tim Draxl as Justin, Lacey Chabert as Becky, Abigail Spencer as Gwen, Beth Grant as Evelyn, Kelly Overton as Ann, Michael Badalucco as Derek, Tony Hale as Ben, Kevin Kilner as Greg, Amy Aquino as Detective Curwen, Aidan Mitchell as Young Marcus, Marcelle Larice as Carissa, Allan Wasserman as Dr. Schwarz, Alexandra Paul as Roxana and Patrick Labyorteaux as Rob.

Movie Synopsis: Barely dressed, Marcus wakes up in the middle of a cemetery. He has no idea how he got there. But this is not the first time this has happened. In fact, lately when he wakes up, Marcus has to ask himself: Where was I last night? Who was I with? Marcus suffers from parasomnia, a rare form of sleep disorder which causes him to do things in his sleep, which he cannot remember the next day.

His situation only gets worse when Marcus wakes up covered in blood with a knife at his side. Then, the wife of his best friend is found dead, stabbed to death. Marcus is scared to put together the pieces - could he have murdered her in his sleep to hide a dark secret between them? A series of mysterious phone calls leads Marcus to believe that someone else is watching him. Marcus begins investigating his own nocturnal activities, following clues and trying to figure out what happens after he goes to sleep at night. His journey to discover the truth ends in a shocking discovery.

After.Life is a thriller film directed by Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo and starring: Liam Neeson as Eliot Deacon, Christina Ricci as Anna Taylor, Justin Long as Paul, Josh Charles as Tom Peterson, Celia Weston as Beatrice Taylor, Chandler Canterbury as Jack, Shuler Hensley as Vincent Miller, Rosemary Murphy as Susan Whitehall, Malachy McCourt as Father Graham, Luz Alexandra Ramos as Diane, Laurel Bryce as Young Anna Taylor, Bill Perkins as Security Guard, Barbara Singer and Mark Gerrard as Waiter. After. Life is set to be released on April 09, 2010.

Movie synopsis: After a horrific car accident, Anna (Christina Ricci) wakes up to find the local funeral director Eliot Deacon (Liam Neeson) preparing her body for her funeral. Confused, terrified and feeling still very much alive, Anna doesn’t believe she’s dead, despite the funeral director’s reassurances that she is merely in transition to the afterlife. Eliot convinces her he has the ability to communicate with the dead and is the only one who can help her. Trapped inside the funeral home, with nobody to turn to except Eliot, Anna is forced to face her deepest fears and accept her own death. But Anna’s grief—stricken boyfriend Paul (Justin Long) still can’t shake the nagging suspicion that Eliot isn’t what he appears to be. As the funeral nears, Paul gets closer to unlocking the disturbing truth, but it could be too late; Anna may have already begun to cross over the other side. With an unrelenting edge of menace, After.life is a stylish psychological thriller which provocatively questions the line between life and death.

Don McKay is a thriller film written and directed by Jake Goldberger, and starring Thomas Haden Church as Don McKay, Elisabeth Shue as Sonny, Melissa Leoas Marie, M. Emmet Walsh as Samuel and Keith David as Otis Kent. Don McKay is set to be released on April 2, 2010.

Movie synopsis: In this edgy thriller, Don McKay (Thomas Haden Church, Sideways) flees his hometown after a horrendous tragedy and vows never to return. But 25 years later he comes back to find a dark menace looming over the town. As he attempts to rekindle his romance with an old high school girlfriend (Elisabeth Shue, Leaving Las Vegas), Don is pulled into a malevolent world from which he may never escape.

Deadfall Trail is a thriller film written by Candace Rose and directed by Roze, and starring Richard Anderson as Search Party Member, Cavin Gray Schneider as Paul (as Cavin Gray), Shane Dean as Julian, Slade Hall as John, Neal Trout as Search Party Member and Katrina Matusek as Mother Earth. Deadfall Trail is set to be released in 2010.

Movie Synopsis: John, Julian and Paul enter the Kaibab National Forest for a three-week survival trip and peyote vision quest. The only items they take with them are a knife, a bottle of water and a garbage bag each. A week into their journey a disastrous turn of events changes everything and the men are forced to ultimately confront the darkest corners of their morality and mortality. Battling the elements and each other, the quest becomes to make it out of the forest alive.

Stolen is a drama – thriller film directed by Anders Anderson and written by Glenn Taranto, and starring: Josh Lucas as Matthew Wakefield, Jon Hamm as Tom Adkins Sr., Jimmy Bennett as John, Rhona Mitra as Barbara, James Van Der Beek as Diploma / Roggiani, Jessica Chastain as Sally Ann and Beth Grant as Older Edvina. Stolen is set to be released on March 05, 2010 by IFC. In the movie, work has become an obsession for Detective Tom Adkins since the disappearance of his ten-year-old son, Tommy Jr. When an early morning phone call leads him to the mangled remains of a young boy who was brutally murdered 50 years ago, Adkins takes on the case in hopes of finding absolution. His investigation leads him to a man who lived in 1958 named Matthew Wakefield and his innocent son, John. The striking similarities in the cases pushes Adkins' obsession over the top. Barely holding onto his sanity and bound by redemption, Adkins unravels the unspeakable truth behind what happened to his son.

Terribly Happy is a thriller film directed by Henrik Ruben Genz, and starring: Jakob Cedergren, Lene Maria Christensen and Kim Bodnia. Terribly Happy is set to be released on February 05, 2010 (USA). The movie spins a riveting yarn about Robert Hansen (Jakob Cedergren), a Copenhagen police officer who, following a nervous breakdown, is transferred to a small provincial town to take on the mysteriously vacated marshal position and subsequently gets mixed up with a married femme fatale. Robertʼs big city temperament makes it impossible for him to fit in, or understand the uncivilized, bizarre behavior displayed by the townspeople. Quickly spiraling into an intense fable, director Henrik Ruben Genz displays a unique and sometimes macabre vision of the darkest depths to which people will go to achieve a sense of security and belonging.

Buried is a Spanish indie thriller film directed by Rodrigo Cortes and written by Chris Sparling, and starring: Ryan Reynolds as Paul Conroy, Robert Paterson as Dan Brenner, José Luis García Pérez as Jabir, Stephen Tobolowsky as Alan Davenport, Samantha Mathis as Linda Conroy, Warner Loughlin as Donna Mitchell / Maryanne Conroy, Ivana Mino as Pamela Lutti and Erik Palladino as Special agent Harris. The movie is about a guy named Paul (Reynolds) a U.S. contractor working in Iraq. After he’s attacked by a group of Iraqis he randomly wakes up to find himself buried alive inside a coffin! Armed with only a lighter and a cell phone he’s in a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

Frozen is a drama/thriller film written and directed by Adam Green. Cast : Shawn Ashmore as Lynch, Emma Bell as Parker, Kevin Zegers as Dan, Ed Ackerman as Jason, Rileah Vanderbilt as Shannon, Adam Johnson as Rifkin, Chris York as Ryan, Kane Hodder as Cody and Peder Melhuse as Driver. Frozen is set to be released on February 5, 2010 by Anchor Bay Entertainment. In the movie, a typical day on the slopes turns into a chilling nightmare for three snowboarders when they get stranded on the chairlift before their last run. As the ski patrol switches off the night lights, they realize with growing panic that they’ve been left behind dangling high off the ground with no way down. With the resort closed until the following weekend and frostbite and hypothermia already setting in, the trio is forced to take desperate measures to escape off the mountain before they freeze to death. Once they make their move, they discover with horror that they have much more to fear than just the frigid cold. As they combat unexpected obstacles, they start to question if their will to survive is strong enough to overcome the worst ways to die.