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When an ex-cop who is thrown of the force for being drunk on duty when his partner is killed in a shootout, he seeks a way to redeem himself. Finding a woman who has been badly battered and beaten and left for dead he attempts to save her and takes her to the hospital. After she dies he takes it upon himself to find the killer. His journey takes him to seedier parts of his own town and he meets and deals with characters that hide dark secrets. In the end he must decide on his ambition or his family. What follows is a nice pacy thriller with a few twists and turns.

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Sara Cox (1845 KP) rated She Was The Quiet One in Books

Jun 20, 2019

She Was The Quiet One

Michele Campbell | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry, Mystery, Thriller

7.6

(5 Ratings)

Book Rating

I really like a psychological thriller. And I am drawn to books like this. I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The pace is just perfect and it holds your attention throughout. I loved most of the characters, although I felt at times that the wife's personality was a bit clouded - she seems like she should be an intelligent women, but then there are moments where that seems to fail her. I was very surprised at the end when it turns out that Heath was actually seeing more than one pupil - that I did not expect and loved that little twist. There were points when I actually wasn't sure who killed the sister - Cody, Heath, Mrs Darcy, the list goes on.

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Milleen (47 KP) rated Our Little Lies in Books

Jan 14, 2019

Our Little Lies

Sue Watson | 2018 | Mystery, Thriller

9.3

(3 Ratings)

Book Rating

This is a very dramatic departure from the usual sugar dusted, bakery inspired novels Watson is so famous for. It’s a psychological, dark, domestic thriller that explores a seemingly perfect marriage, exposing what goes on behind closed doors. Marianne has everything, a handsome surgeon husband, a beautiful home and three children she adores. A perfect life. Then her husband says another woman’s name and her spiral descent begins. Is it paranoia or does she have reason to believe that this is another woman? This is a tense novel, using dramatic irony to pull you along Marianne’s journey. The characters are a little cliched, but I won’t spoil your reading by revealing too much. If you enjoy this genre then it is ‘unputdownable’.

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Jacob's Ladder (1990) in Movies

Jan 31, 2020

Jacob's Ladder (1990)

1990 | Drama, Horror, Mystery

8.2

(14 Ratings)

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Hallucinations and Flashbacks

Jacob's Ladder- is a really great psychological supernatural horror thriller. Tim Robbins is excellent in this film.

The Plot: After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie (Elizabeth Peña), and ex-wife, Sarah (Patricia Kalember), try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis (Danny Aiello), fails to reach him as he descends into madness.

Its also super underrated, not alot of people talk about this film or know about this film. Its a must watch psychological twisted supernatural horror film.

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated War of the Worlds (2005) in Movies

Apr 9, 2020 (Updated Apr 10, 2020)

War of the Worlds (2005)

2005 | Action, Sci-Fi

6.3

(28 Ratings)

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Run From The Spaceships

War of the Worlds- is a good remake of the oringal, taking a different spin on it. Plus you have Tom Cruise running from spaceships which is a plus in my books.

The plot: Dockworker Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) struggles to build a positive relationship with his two children, Rachel (Dakota Fanning) and Robbie (Justin Chatwin). When his ex-wife, Mary Ann (Miranda Otto), drops them off at Ferrier's house, it seems as though it will be just another tension-filled weekend. However, when electromagnetic pulses of lightning strike the area, the strange event turns out to be the beginning of an alien invasion, and Ferrier must now protect his children as they seek refuge.

Its a good sci-fi action thriller.

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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) Apr 10, 2020

Tom cruise is always running haha

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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Hitman (2007) in Movies

Apr 13, 2020

Hitman (2007)

2007 | Action, Mystery

6.5

(10 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Plot, casting, action, SFX, easter eggs (0 more)

No official sequel (0 more)

Almost perfect

Contains spoilers, click to show

Based on the world wide videogame franchise phenomenon, Hitman follows a highly trained silent assassin, known only as Agent 47, who after learning of a plot against him possibly stemming from his organizations HQ, he is quickly thrown into a game of cat and mouse with interpol agent's quickly closing in on him.

Timothy Olyphant stars as Agent 47 in this barrel blazing, hardcore action/thriller story of violent retribution.

Fantastic stunt action, edge of your seat combat sequences & superb special effects.

Actually considered the worst of the two (unless you've actually seen both, then ya know better) this is one of the closest I've seen to a perfect videogame movie adaptation.

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Jordan Binkerd (567 KP) rated Oldboy (2013) in Movies

Jul 31, 2019

Oldboy (2013)

2013 | Action, Drama, Mystery

7.0

(1 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Stellar cast (2 more)

Excellent performances

Brutal, perfectly-executed action sequences

Allegedly, the original film is better (I've never seen it) (1 more)

I need to bleach my brain now

F***ed-Up Action Thriller of the Highest Caliber

I checked this out from the library because someone told me that it's Josh Brolin's finest performance, and that might actually be true. It's a brutal film, not just the action scenes but emotionally as well, and it's likely to surprise you. But here's the thing: you get to the end of the movie and all you can think is, "Damn! Now THAT'S f***ed up..." And I don't even swear, typically! I'm not sorry I saw it. But I don't think I'll be seeing it again.