Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Burn After Reading (2008)
- Dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Feat. George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt… - Appealing 'dunderhead' comedy from the Coen Brothers that plots an elaborate caper for its A–list ensemble cast, who relish the chance to…
Cactus (2008)- Dir. Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
Feat. Travis McMahon, Bryan Brown, Shane Jacobson… - Claustrophobic Aussie thriller pitting a kidnapper and his captive against each other in a battle of wills while travelling through the scorching…
Cass (2008)- Dir. Jon S. Baird
Feat. Nonso Anozie, Natalie Press, Leo Gregory - Freewheeling hooligan flick centered around the true story of Cass Pennant, a Jamaican brought up in an all white area of London who grew up to be…
Changeling (2008)- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Gattlin Griffith, John Malkovich - Would–be heavyweight drama set in 1920's L.A. sees solo mother Angelina Jolie reunite with her kidnapped son only to realise he is an impostor,…
Chaser, The (Chugyeogja) (2008)- Dir. Hong-jin Na
Feat. Yun-seok Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Yeong-hie Seo - As much concerned with criticizing the police force as it is deftly juggling plot twists, murders, and other serial killer conventions, this Korean…
Deception (2008)- Dir. Marcel Langenegger
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, Michelle Williams… - Smoke–and–mirrors suspenser stars Ewan McGregor as a disillusioned accountant entangled in an illicit world of duplicity after getting…
Disappeared, The (2008)- Dir. Johnny Kevorkian
Feat. Harry Treadaway, Greg Wise, Ros Leeming… - Restrained British chiller set on a London estate focuses on a young man's search for his missing younger brother. Impressive debut for dir.…
Eagle Eye (2008)- Dir. D. J. Caruso
Feat. Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson… - Derivative but entertaining cyber–thriller in which a young man and single mother get framed as terrorists and find themselves unexpectedly…
Escapist, The (2008)- Dir. Rupert Wyatt
Feat. Brian Cox, Damian Lewis, Joseph Fiennes - This straight–up escape movie delivers all the thrills and spills of the durable prison genre, with old–timer Brian Cox hatching a master…
Eye, The (2008)- Dir. David Moreau, Xavier Palud
Feat. Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Rade Serbedzija… - Mildly startling Hollywood remake of creepy Hong Kong horror sees Jessica Alba playing the once–blind violinist whose sight gets surgically…
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