The Chaser (2008)

 

Jung-ho is a former cop who now operates on the other side of the law. When his girls start disappearing without clearing their debts, Jung-ho rightly begins to suspect foul play. Shortly thereafter, Jung-ho receives a call for a girl and dispatches Mi-jin -- recognizing all too late that his latest customer's telephone number exactly matches that of the man who hired the last prostitute that went missing. His detective's instincts now kicking into full gear, Jung-ho races desperately through the streets in search of Mi-jin. After denting a car in a dark ally, the eagle-eyed pimp notices that the driver of the car he collided with is wearing a blood-spattered shirt. Jung-ho gives chase, eventually catching the man. Later, at the police station, Young-min admits that he is indeed the killer that police have been searching for, and that Mi-jin is quite possibly still alive. The law states that the police can only hold the suspected serial killer for 12 hours, but is that enough time for Jung-ho to rescue Mi-jin and prove Young-min's guilt?

Director: Hong-jin Na
Writers: Shinho Lee and Hong-jin Na
Stars: Yun-seok Kim, Jung-woo Ha and Yeong-hie Seo
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190539/

Willard (2003)

 

This is the story of Willard Stiles who is a social misfit taking care of his ill and fragile but verbally abusive mother Henrietta in a musty old mansion that is also home to a colony of rats. Willard then finds himself constantly humiliated in front of his co-workers and is eventually fired by his cruel and uncaring boss, Mr. Frank Martin, a vicious man whose professional interest in Willard extends to a personal financial one. When Willard becomes fascinated with the gaggle of rats living in his decrepit home, they become both his friends and his aggressors, as he wills them upon anyone who crosses his path. But one rat, Ben, isn't so amenable to Willard's orders, and a horrifying test of wills begins.

Director: Glen Morgan
Writers: Glen Morgan (screenplay) and Gilbert Ralston (1971 screenplay)
Stars: Crispin Glover, R. Lee Ermey and Laura Harring
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310357/

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011)

 

While architect Alex Hurst and his new girlfriend Kim restore their Gothic mansion's period interiors, Alex's young daughter Sally can investigate the macabre history and dark corners of the estate. Spurring Sally's investigation are the voices-rasping whispers who call out to her from the basement, who promise her understanding and friendship, who are so very hungry and would like to be set free. When Sally gives in to her curiosity, she opens a gateway into a hellish underworld from which an army of beady-eyed, sharp-clawed monsters emerge, small in size but endless in number. Confronted with the horror that now threatens to taker her life and destroy her family, Sally desperately tries to warn the whole house, but there's just one problem: no one believes her.

Director: Troy Nixey
Writers: Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins
Stars: Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1270761/

Red State (2011)

 

Set in Middle America, a group of teenagers receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter Abin Cooper, a bloodthirsty preacher, and his family of fundamentalists with much more sinister intentions. What begins as a fantasy takes a dark turn as they come face-to-face with a terrifying "holy" force with a fatal agenda, and soon, the ATF. 

Director: Kevin Smith
Writer: Kevin Smith
Stars: Michael Parks, Melissa Leo and John Goodman
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0873886/

Unthinkable (2010)

 

Armed with the knowledge that their suspect has planted three nuclear bombs in three U.S. cities, black ops interrogator H and FBI Agent Helen Brody resort to extreme methods to get the confession that could save millions of innocent lives. A former nuclear expert, Younger has turned against his country. Shortly after Younger plants his bombs, he's apprehended by the nation's top anti-terrorism task force. But while Younger is in custody, the FBI can't get him to reveal where the nukes have been hidden. H may be able to get an answer, but once Agent Brody gets a glimpse of his tactics, she begins to wonder whether the good guys have finally stooped to the level of the terrorists, or if H is truly justified in fighting fire with fire.

Director: Gregor Jordan
Writer: Peter Woodward
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie-Anne Moss and Michael Sheen
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0914863/

Red Cliff (2008)

 

Adapted in part from the beloved Chinese tome Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Red Cliff opens in the year 208 A.D., just as prime minister-turned-general Cao Cao seeks permission from Han Dynasty emperor Xian to organize a southward-bound mission designed to silence troublesome warlords Liu Bei and Sun Quan. As the expedition gets under way, Cao Cao's troops rain destruction on Liu Bei's army, forcing the latter to retreat and convincing Liu Bei's military strategist Zhuge Liang that their only hope for victory is to form an alliance with Sun Quan. Increasingly aware of the monumental struggle ahead, both sides begin preparing for the battle that will ultimately shape the future of an entire nation.

Director: John Woo
Writers: John Woo and Khan Chan
Stars: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Fengyi Zhang
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425637/

Untraceable (2008)

 

As a cybercimes investigator on the frontline of the war against virtual criminals, Special Agent Jennifer Marsh thought she had seen it all. She realizes just how wrong she is, however, when she learns of a technologically advanced psychopath who has set up the world's first-ever snuff website. Audience participation is key on the ingenious killer's website, because the more hits his page gets the quicker he is to dispatch his victims. But how does one catch a killer who has covered their cyber-tracks with the web-savvy skills of a world-class hacker? Now, as the hunt becomes personal, Marsh vows to use every resource at her disposal in order to catch the killer before he logs on for another round of cyber slaughter.

Director: Gregory Hoblit
Writers: Robert Fyvolent and Mark Brinker
Stars: Diane Lane, Colin Hanks and Joseph Cross
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0880578/

Quarantine 2: Terminal (2011)

 

Follows Quarantine (2008). Earlier tonight, a bizarre disease was unleashed in a run-down Los Angeles tenement... and no one got out alive. Yet something escaped. Now, aboard Flight 318, the first symptoms begin to show. As the infection begins to take root, innocent passengers suddenly transform into terrifying, bloodthirsty killers. Forced to land at an isolated terminal, and surrounded by armed government agents, the crew and passengers grow increasingly desperate. The only question now is how far they will go to survive. 

Director: John Pogue
Writer: John Pogue
Stars: Mercedes Masöhn, Josh Cooke and Mattie Liptak
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1699231/

Hollywoodland (2006)

 

George Reeves was a journeyman actor who had played a small role in Gone With the Wind and appeared onscreen with the likes of James Cagney, Rita Hayworth, and Marlene Dietrich, but his career was not exactly booming when he was cast as comic-book hero Superman in a 1951 B-movie, Superman and the Mole Men. A year later, the producers of the movie launched a syndicated Superman television series with Reeves returning as "The Man of Steel." The show became a major hit, and Reeves was a star at last. However, on June 16, 1959, to the shock of many, Reeves was found dead of a gunshot wound. Police soon declared Reeves' death a suicide and closed the case, but his mother refused to believe her son took his own life, and hired Louis Simo, a private detective, to find out the truth about her son's passing. Simo found that many Hollywood insiders did not care to cooperate as he researched the Reeves case, but his digging uncovered plenty of evidence suggesting the actor did not take his own life, and he also revealed one of Reeves' deepest secrets -- while he was engaged to marry a pretty young starlet, Leonore Lemmon, Reeves was also carrying on an affair with the beautiful Toni Mannix, the wife of Eddie Mannix, a powerful and ill-tempered executive at MGM.

Director: Allen Coulter
Writer: Paul Bernbaum
Stars: Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck and Diane Lane
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427969/

We Are the Night (2010)

 

A pretty Berlin thief gets a taste of immortality after being turned into a vampire by a charismatic club owner who leads a trio of ferocious female bloodsuckers. Lena was stalking the streets in search of her latest mark when she stumbled into a club owned by Louise, a powerful 250-year-old vampire. Along with the volatile Nora and the enchanting Charlotte, Louise has her fangs on the pulse of the city's vibrant underworld. The moment Louise meets Lena, she is smitten. Unable to resist, she transforms Lena into a vampire on their very first night together. At first intoxicated by her newfound abilities and heightened senses, Lena quickly learns that life among the undead can be a curse when the feeding frenzy gets out of hand and Berlin Police Commissioner Tom Serner follows the trail of blood straight to them.

Director: Dennis Gansel
Writers: Jan Berger and Dennis Gansel
Stars: Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss and Jennifer Ulrich
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1692504/