231. From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
Year of Release: 2025
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Len Wiseman
Actors: Ana de Armas, Ian McShane, Norman Reedus, Anjelica Huston, Keanu Reeves, Gabriel Byrne
Plot: After her father is murdered by a group of merciless killers, young Eve
finds herself as part of the Ruska Roma - raised to be both an assassin
and a protector. Yet she finds herself drawn in to track down the group
who killed her father - against the wishes of her own organization -
leading her to a cult that has been around for centuries - and even coming
face-to-face with John Wick himself.
232. The Parallax View
Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Actors: Warren Beatty, Hume Cronyn, William Daniels, Paula Prentiss, Kenneth Mars, Kelly Thordsen
233. Lady Snowblood ( Shurayukihime )
Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Toshiya Fujita
Actors: Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa, Masaaki Daimon, Miyoko Akaza, Shinichi Uchida, Takeo Chii
Plot: A family is brutalized by a group of criminals who wipe nearly everyone out. Yuki is the only survivor after her mother dies in childbirth - her dying wish to maker sure her daughter is raised as the perfect assassin. Knowing no family or love, Yuki is molded as such and becomes the perfect instrument for revenge.
234. Pickup on South Street
Year of Release: 1953
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Samuel Fuller
Actors: Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Murvyn Vye, Richard Kiley, Willis Bouchey
Plot: When a pickpocket unwittingly steals top micro-film, he becomes a target for Communist agents.
235. Mandy
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Panos Cosmatos
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Olwen Fouéré, Richard Brake, Ned Dennehy
Plot: A couple enjoy a perfect life in a secluded forest... and it all comes crashing down when a cult and their demonic biker henchman shatter their dream and turn it into a nightmare. With no other option, a man spirals out of control in a mission to seek bloody vengeance.
236. Margin Call
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: J.C. Chandor
Actors: Kevin Spacey, Zachary Quinto, Jeremy Irons, Paul Bettany, Demi Moore, Mary McDonnell
Plot: Tense action as we follow one 24-hour period at an investment bank just before the financial crisis hits.
237. Bad Times at the El Royale
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Drew Goddard
Actors: Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Jeff Bridges, Nick Offerman, Lewis Pullman
Plot: A seedy hotel with a dark past located in Lake Tahoe, the El Royale has seen its fair share of mayhem and depravity. But on this night, seven souls, each with a secret to bury, find themselves coming together for one last shot at redemption - until it all goes to hell.
238. State of Siege ( État de siège )
Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Costa-Gavras
Actors: Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, O.E. Hasse, Jacques Weber, Jean-Luc Bideau, Maurice Teynac
Plot: Uruguay in the early 70s - the government fights a group of leftist Tupamaro guerrillas. Against this backdrop an American agent working for a group that is a front for counterinsurgency is kidnapped by the guerrillas and interrogated.
239. The Stanford Prison Experiment
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Actors: Olivia Thirlby, Ezra Miller, Billy Crudup, Keir Gilchrist, Michael Angarano, Tye Sheridan
Plot: At Stanford University, 24 randomly selected male students were assigned as either prisoners or guards in a mock prison set up in the basement of the psychology building. What starts out as an experiment soon spirals out of control as the students, left to their base instincts, become deeply entrenched in their roles leading to serious repercussions.
240. Saltburn
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Emerald Fennell
Actors: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, Richard E. Grant
Plot: Oliver Quick is a student at Oxford who finds himself on the outside looking in - struggling to adapt to this new world. Fellow student Felix Catton invites him to stay at his sprawling family estate, Saltburn, for the summer and he accepts. With an eccentric family and wild nights - it will forever change his life.
