Tag Archives: fear

In the Cut

IMDB Rating: 5.20
7146 votes

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Following the gruesome murder of a young woman in her neighborhood, a self-determined woman living in New York City—as if to test the limits of her own safety—propels herself into an impossibly risky sexual liaison. Soon she grows increasingly wary about the motives of every man with whom she has contact—and about her own.
Actors
PaulineJennifer Jason Leigh
FrannieMeg Ryan
Frannie's Young FatherMicheal Nuccio
Also posted in 2003, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller | Comments (0)

Jeepers Creepers II

IMDB Rating: 5.10
7575 votes

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Stranded on a lonely road, a schoolbus full of high school basketball players, their coaches, and cheerleaders must defend themselves from the Creeper - a flesh-eating ancient beast that resurfaces on the earth every 23 years to feed. Meanwhile, a farmer and his son set out on a personal mission to hunt the Creeper down.
Actors
Jack Taggart, Sr.Ray Wise
The CreeperJonathan Breck
Deaundre 'Double D' DavisGarikayi Mutambirwa
Also posted in 2003, Horror, Thriller | Comments (7)

The Haunted Mansion

IMDB Rating: 4.90
6012 votes

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On the day of their anniversary, workaholic and real estate agent Jim Evers and his wife Sara receive a strange phone call from a man called Ramsley. He requests that Sara come to the mysterious Gracey Manor. Jim decides to turn it into an opportunity to check out a possible gold-mine in real estate, but to please Sara, he claims it is a "family trip", bringing the kids along. Once there, Ramsley the butler insists that they stay, for a big storm is on the way. The Evers are introduced to Master Gracey, who seems strangely obsessed with Sara. Jim goes off to talk to Gracey about selling, but ends up in a secret passage instead. The kids follow a floating ball to the attic, where they see a painting of a woman who looks just like Sara! Jim and the kids eventually discover the mansion's dark secret from Madame Leota, a talking head in a crystal ball. She tells them that Sara is in danger and to save her, they must "lead the ghosts to the light." After some spooky adventures and surprises, the family manages to save the manor and Sara, all while learning a valuable lesson about togetherness.
Actors
Jim EversEddie Murphy
RamsleyTerence Stamp
Master GraceyNathaniel Parker
Also posted in 2003, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror | Comments (2)

The Ring

IMDB Rating: 7.30
48527 votes

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Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers (including her niece). There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. If the legend is correct, Rachel will have to run against time to save her son's and her own life.
Actors
Rachel KellerNaomi Watts
Noah ClayMartin Henderson
Aidan KellerDavid Dorfman
Also posted in 2002, Drama, High IMDB rating, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (14)

The Laramie Project

IMDB Rating: 7.20
2485 votes

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'Moisés Kaufman' (qv) and members of New York's Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie, Wyoming after the murder of 'Matthew Shepard (I)' (qv). This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than 200 interviews they conducted in Laramie. It follows and in some cases re-enacts the chronology of Shepherd's visit to a local bar, his kidnap and beating, the discovery of him tied to a fence, the vigil at the hospital, his death and funeral, and the trial of his killers. It mixes real news reports with actors portraying friends, family, cops, killers, and other Laramie residents in their own words. It concludes with a Laramie staging of "Angels in America" a year after Shephard's death.
Actors
Romaine PattersonChristina Ricci
Doc O'ConnerSteve Buscemi
Sherry JohnsonLaura Linney
Also posted in 2002, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Planet of the Apes

IMDB Rating: 5.60
32868 votes

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It is the year 2029: Astronaut Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) boards a pod cruiser on a Space Station for a "routine" reconnaissance mission. But an aburupt detour through a space time wormhole lands him on a strange planet where talking apes rule over the human race. With the help of a sympathetic chimpanzee activist named Ari (Helena Bonham-Carter) and a small band of human rebels, Leo leads the effort to evade the advancing Gorilla Army led by General Thade (Tim Roth) and his most trusted warrior Attar (Michael Clarke Duncan). Now the race is on to reach a sacred temple within the planet's Forbidden Zone to discover the shocking secrets of mankind's past - and the key to its future.
Actors
Captain Leo DavidsonMark Wahlberg
General ThadeTim Roth
AriHelena Bonham Carter
Also posted in 2001, Action, Sci-Fi | Comments (34)

Artificial Intelligence: AI

IMDB Rating: 6.80
53771 votes

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In the not-so-far future the polar ice caps have melted and the resulting raise of the ocean waters has drowned all the coastal cities of the world. Withdrawn to the interior of the continents, the human race keeps advancing, reaching to the point of creating realistic robots (called mechas) to serve him. One of the mecha-producing companies builds David, an artificial kid which is the first to have real feelings, especially a never-ending love for his "mother", Monica. Monica is the woman who adopted him as a substitute for her real son, who remains in cryo-stasis, stricken by an incurable disease. David is living happily with Monica and her husband, but when their real son returns home after a cure is discovered, his life changes dramatically. A futuristic adaptation of the tale of Pinocchio, with David being the "fake" boy who desperately wants to become "real".
Actors
Brendan Gleeson
DavidHaley Joel Osment
Monica SwintonFrances O'Connor
Also posted in 2001, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

American Psycho

IMDB Rating: 7.00
41159 votes

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Patrick Bateman is handsome, well educated and intelligent. He is twenty-seven and living his own American dream. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to complement the one he was born with. At night he descends into madness, as he experiments with fear and violence.
Actors
Patrick BatemanChristian Bale
Timothy BryceJustin Theroux
Craig McDermottJosh Lucas
Also posted in 2000, Comedy, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Horror, Thriller | Comments (22)

The Sixth Sense

IMDB Rating: 8.20
141773 votes

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Malcom Crowe is a child psychologist who receives an award on the same night that he is visited by a very unhappy ex-patient. After this encounter, Crowe takes on the task of curing a young boy with the same ills as the ex-patient. This boy "sees dead people". Crowe spends a lot of time with the boy (Cole) much to the dismay of his wife. Cole's mom is at her wit's end with what to do about her son's increasing problems. Crowe is the boy's only hope.
Actors
Dr. Malcolm CroweBruce Willis
Cole SearHaley Joel Osment
Lynn SearToni Collette
Also posted in 1999, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (41)