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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1(2010)

K12
| 2h 26min | Adventure, Fantasy
3.9/5 (with 8,967 votes)

Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.

The Hurt Locker(2008)

2h 11min | Drama, Thriller, War
3.6/5 (with 2,623 votes)

During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.

The Secret in Their Eyes(2009)

4.0/5 (with 1,094 votes)

A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.

Banshee Chapter(2013)

1h 27min | Horror, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 112 votes)

On the trail of a missing friend who had been experimenting with mind-altering drugs, a young journalist - aided by a rogue counter-culture writer, The Silence of The Lambs -- finds herself drawn into the dangerous world of top-secret government chemical research and the mystery of a disturbing radio signal of unknown origin. A fast-paced thriller blending fact and fiction, Banshee Chapter is based on real documents, actual test subject testimony, and uncovered secrets about covert programs run by the CIA.

Directed by Blair Erickson - With Ted Levine, Katia Winter, Michael McMillian

No Good Deed(2002)

16
| 1h 37min | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
2.7/5 (with 73 votes)

While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery.

Firstborn(1984)

1h 43min | Drama, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 18 votes)

Because he's the oldest, Jake has been the man of the house, since his parents divorce. When Mom starts seeing Sam, who always seems to be trying some new way to get rich quick, and declares he's the man of the house now, Jake puts up with it. Until he discovers Sam's illegal activities.

Heartbeats(2010)

1h 37min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 482 votes)

Francis is a young gay man, Marie is a young straight woman and the two of them are best friends -- until the day the gorgeous Nicolas walks into a Montreal coffee shop. The two friends, instantly and equally infatuated, compete for Nicolas' indeterminate affections, a conflict that climaxes when the trio visit the vacation home of Nicolas' mother. The frothy comedy unfolds through narrative, fantasy sequences and confessional monologues.

Mogambo(1953)

3.3/5 (with 62 votes)

Victor Marswell runs a big game trapping company in Kenya. Eloise Kelly is ditched there, and an immediate attraction happens between them. Then Mr. and Mrs. Nordley show up for their gorilla documenting safari. Mrs. Nordley is not infatuated with her husband any more, and takes a liking to Marswell. The two men and two women have some difficulty arranging these emotions to their mutual satisfaction, but eventually succeed.

A Patch of Blue(1965)

1h 45min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.9/5 (with 40 votes)

A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life.

Elevator(2011)

1h 24min | Thriller
2.6/5 (with 54 votes)

Nine people are stuck in an elevator. One of them has a ticking bomb that can't be defused. The other eight will do anything to survive. There is no escape and no promise of rescue. As the tension in the elevator mounts the unthinkable soon becomes the only reasonable solution.

Eyes of an Angel(1991)

1h 35min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 15 votes)

John Travolta is a downtrodden single father raising his daughter under difficult circumstances in Chicago. The young girl comes upon and then nurses a wounded Doberman used for fighting, back to health. Duped by underworld types he was working as a courier for, father and daughter leave the dog and flee cross-country to Los Angeles with both canine and mobsters in pursuit.

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?(1996)

1h 33min | Thriller, TV Movie
2.5/5 (with 5 votes)

Laurel has the boyfriend of her dreams, Kevin. He can and will do anything for her. He is totally devoted to her but the downside is that he won't leave her alone. When she tries to get some distance he responds with aggressiveness. It finally dawns on Laurel that he is not good for her. Laurel's mother Jessica has already started to suspect that something is wrong with his background.

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Close Quarters(2019)

1h 33min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 11 votes)

Manuel and Lupe want to have a baby. When Manuel discovers he is infertile, he starts to fall apart both physically and emotionally. After exploring several options, Manuel turns to Rubén, his new friend, to act as their donor.

Abigail's Party(1977)

1h 42min | Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
3.7/5 (with 17 votes)

Beverly wears low-cut dresses, too much make-up, and has a reputation as a man-eating monster. She turns a social get-together between married couples into a virtual time-bomb of emotional tension.

Directed by Mike Leigh - With Alison Steadman

Mars Needs Women(1968)

2.1/5 (with 7 votes)

Tommy Kirk leads his fellow Martians to Earth on an interplanetary quest for females. Kirk proves that Martians have impeccable taste when one of his first conquests turns out to be sexy scientist Yvonne Craig.

Trading Favors(1997)

1h 43min | Crime, Drama
2.2/5 (with 4 votes)

A seductive woman with a violent lover steals a car and entices a teenage boy to join her on a crime spree.

Widow's Kiss(1996)

1h 43min | Thriller, TV Movie
2.5/5 (with 4 votes)

Haunted by his mother's recent death, a young man becomes suspicious of his wealthy father's sexy, new bride. When his father dies mysteriously, the boy decides to investigate.

Directed by Peter Foldy - With Beverly D'Angelo

3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets(2015)

1h 38min | Documentary, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 27 votes)

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving November 2012, four boys in a red SUV pull into a gas station after spending time at the mall buying sneakers and talking to girls. With music blaring, one boy exits the car and enters the store, a quick stop for a soda and a pack of gum. A man and a woman pull up next to the boys in the station, making a stop for a bottle of wine. The woman enters the store and an argument breaks out when the driver of the second car asks the boys to turn the music down. 3½ minutes and ten bullets later, one of the boys is dead. 3½ MINUTES dissects the aftermath of this fatal encounter.

Directed by Marc Silver

Silence Is Welcome(2017)

1h 34min | Drama
2.3/5 (with 4 votes)

During the holidays, Amanda, trapped in adolescence, looks for a way to escape from the annoying family trip. While travelling, she realizes how her relationship with her family is progressively crumbling and her parents marriage is slowly falling apart. She sees it as a punishment, but does not suspect that with the imminent escalation of violence in Mexico this could be their last vacation together.

Night Must Fall(1964)

1h 32min | Thriller
3.6/5 (with 8 votes)

A psychotic killer gets in the good graces of his aging invalid employer, and worms his way into the affection of her beautiful daughter, with unpleasant results for all.

Two in a Crowd(1936)

When two halves of a thousand-dollar bill are discovered in the snow, the penniless pair that individually grabs each half must come to terms. Actress Julia Wayne needs the whole $1,000, and so does sportsman Larry Stevens. Since compromise will serve neither of their needs, they are stalemated - until complications arise.

Dead Heart(1996)

1h 44min | Mystery, Thriller, Drama
3.0/5 (with 4 votes)

Ray Lorkin, chief lawman in the tiny rural settlement of Wala Wala, Australia, fears that long-simmering tensions between the area's aborigine natives and white settlers are on the verge of erupting. When it's discovered that Kate, the white wife of local schoolteacher Les, has despoiled a sacred site by secretly meeting her aborigine lover, Tony, there, a shocking murder threatens to rip the small town apart.

Runoff(2015)

1h 30min | Drama, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 5 votes)

The beauty of the land cannot mask the brutality of a farm town. As harvest draws near, Betty confronts a terrifying new reality and will go to desperate lengths to save her family when they are threatened with being forced from their land.

Cronulla Riots: The Day That Shocked the Nation(2014)

3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

On Sunday December 4, 2005, 3 Cronulla lifesavers were coming off duty when they passed a group of 8 Lebanese young men. They stared at each other, a heated verbal exchange turned quickly into a violent brawl, resulting in 3 lifesavers being beaten up. This event was to spark 10 days of violent mob attacks and retaliations, the likes of which Australia had never witnessed. This is the story of the dramatic events covering the lead up to and the 10 days between 4th and 13th December 2005 known as the Cronulla Riots.

Little Man, What Now?(1934)

1h 38min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A young couple struggling against poverty must keep their marriage a secret in order for the husband to keep his job, as his boss doesn't like to hire married men.

Tension(s)(2014)

1h 17min | Crime, Action, Drama
3.4/5 (with 2 votes)

A tortured ex-Negotiator, once pride of the Boston Police Department is taken hostage in his home. A psychological confrontation takes place while the kidnappers demand that he completes a mysterious mission for them.

Kiezen voor liefde(2018)

Tensions run high between a dentist couple in this romantic comedy, winner of the 48 Hour Film Project Rotterdam Audience Award.

Birds Don’t Fly at Night(2020)

1h 10min | Thriller, Drama
2.4/5 (with 2 votes)

After waking up from a coma Marc reunites with his friends, who he doesn't remember, at his late father's house.

Connection(2023)

The biggest boxing fight of 1960 takes an unexpected turn with the help of a powerful twin connection.

The Crime Doctor(1934)

1h 13min | Crime, Drama

When he finds out that his wife is having an affair, a criminologist commits the perfect murder--and pins the crime on his wife's boyfriend so well that the man is convicted of the murder.

Directed by John S. Robertson - With Otto Kruger
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