Wednesday, 30 October 2013

ISL Task 6


A timeline of thriller films from the last 50 years


 

1.

The Woman (2011)

  6.0/10 

When a successful country lawyer captures and attempts to "civilize" the last remaining member of a violent clan that has roamed the Northeast coast for decades, he puts the lives of his family in jeopardy. (101 mins.) 




 

2.

Jug Face (2013)

  5.3/10 

Jug Face tells the story of a pregnant teen trying to escape a backwoods community when she discovers that she may be sacrificed to a creature in a pit. (81 mins.) 


 

3.

American Mary (2012)

  6.1/10 

The story follows medical student, Mary Mason, as she becomes increasingly broke and disenchanted with the surgical world she once admired... (103 mins.)


 

4.


  7.7/10 

When his pregnant fiancee becomes the latest victim of a serial killer, a secret agent blurs the line between good and evil in his pursuit of revenge. (141 mins.) 


 

5.


  5.3/10 

The true story of William Bonin a California serial killer. (85 mins.) 

 




 

6.


  6.6/10 

A lawyer takes on a negligent homicide case involving a priest who performed an exorcism on a young girl. (119 mins.)


 

7.


  5.5/10 

During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.(101 mins.) 








 

8.

Julia's Eyes (2010)

  6.5/10 

The story of a woman who is slowly losing her sight whilst trying to investigate the mysterious death of her twin sister. (118 mins.) 


 

9.


  7.1/10 

Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods. (95 mins.)

 

 

 

 

 


 

10.

Mother's Day (2010)

  6.1/10 

The sadistic members of a villainous family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new home owners and their guests. (112 mins.) 


 

11.

Ils - Them (2006)

  6.5/10 

Lucas and Clementine live peacefully in their isolated country house, but one night they wake up to strange noise... they're not alone... and a group of hooded assailants begin to terrorize them throughout the night. (77 mins.)

 

 

 

 




 

12.


  5.4/10 

When a teenager and her mother move to a little town, the girl finds that an accident happened in the house at the end of the street. But things get complicated when she befriends a boy who is the only survivor in the accident. (101 mins.) 


 

13.

[Rec] (2007)

  7.5/10 

A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying. (78 mins.)

 

 




 

14.

The Conjuring (2013)

  7.6/10 

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. (112 mins.)


 

15.


  7.5/10 

A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies. (102 mins.) 

 

 

 

 




 

16.


  6.1/10 

After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a deformed chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers. (98 mins.) 


 

17.


  8.0/10 

Drama set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding nearby.(138 mins.) 

 

 

 




 

18.

[Rec] 2 (2009)

  6.5/10 

The action continues from [Rec], with the medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation. (85 mins.) 


 

19.


  6.5/10 

After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang led by a prison escapee unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging the parents of one of the victims -- a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics. (110 mins.)

 

 




 

20.

The Chaser (2008)

  7.9/10 

Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts... (125 mins.)


 

21.

Oldboy (2003)

  8.4/10 

After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days.(120 mins.) 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

22.

The Iceman (2012)

  6.9/10 

The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters have any clue about his real profession. (105 mins.) 


 

23.

Identity (2003)

  7.2/10 

Stranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rainstorm, ten strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize that they're being killed off one by one. (90 mins.) 

 

 

 




 

24.

The Crazies (2010)

  6.5/10 

About the inhabitants of a small Iowa town suddenly plagued by insanity and then death after a mysterious toxin contaminates their water supply. (101 mins.)


 

25.


  6.2/10 

A writer who is brutalized during her cabin retreat seeks revenge on her attackers, who left her for dead. (108 mins.) 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

26.

Inside (2007)

  6.8/10 

Four months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby. (82 mins.) 


 

27.

Vacancy (2007)

  6.2/10 

A young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and finds hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they'll be the next victims of a snuff film(85 mins.) 

 

 

 




 

28.

The Others (2001)

  7.6/10 

A woman who lives in a darkened old house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that her family home is haunted. (101 mins.)


 

29.

Eden Lake (2008)

  6.8/10 

Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences. (91 mins.)

 

 

 

 




 

30.

Martyrs (2008)

  6.9/10 

A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity. (99 mins.)


 

31.

Disturbia (2007)

  6.8/10 

A teen living under house arrest becomes convinced his neighbor is a serial killer. (105 mins.) 

 

 

 

 




 

32.


  7.6/10 

After thirteen and half years in prison for kidnapping and murdering the boy Park Won-mo, Geum-ja Lee is released and tries to fix her life... (112 mins.)


 

33.

The Call (2013)

  6.6/10 

When a veteran 911 operator takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl who has just been abducted, she realizes that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life. (94 mins.) 

 

 

 

 




 

34.

The Uninvited (2009)

  6.2/10 

Anna Rydell returns home to her sister (and best friend) Alex after a stint in a mental hospital, though her recovery is jeopardized thanks to her cruel stepmother, aloof father, and the presence of a ghost in their home. (87 mins.)


 

35.

The Orphanage (2007)

  7.5/10 

A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend. (105 mins.) 

 

 

 




 

36.

Frailty (2001)

  7.3/10 

A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed "demons." (100 mins.) 


 

37.

Devil (2010)

  6.2/10 

A group of people are trapped in an elevator and the Devil is mysteriously amongst them. (80 mins.) 

 

 

 

 




 

38.

Battle Royale (2000)

  7.7/10 

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act. (114 mins.)


 

39.

Prisoners (2013)

  8.1/10 

When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family? (153 mins.) 

 

 

 




 

40.

The Purge (2013)

  5.5/10 

In the future, a wealthy family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legalized. (85 mins.)


 

41.


  6.4/10 

A suburban American family is being stalked by a group of psychotic people who live in the desert, far away from civilization. (107 mins.) 

 

 

 

 




 

42.


  7.2/10 

A family is haunted by the tragedies of deaths within the family.(115 mins.)


 

43.

Rampage (2009)

  6.2/10 

A man with a thirst for revenge builds a full body armor from Kevlar and goes on a killing spree. (85 mins.) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

44.

Mean Creek (2004)

  7.2/10 

When a teen is bullied, his brother and friends lure the bully into the woods to seek vengeance. (90 mins.)


 

45.

Shutter (2004)

  7.0/10 

A young photographer and his girlfriend discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after a tragic accident. They soon learn that you can not escape your past. (97 mins.) 

 

 

 

 

 




 

46.

Outrage (2010)

  6.8/10 

The boss of a major crime syndicate orders his lieutenant to bring a rogue gang of drug traffickers in line, a job that gets passed on to his long-suffering subordinate. (109 mins.)


 

47.

Hostel (2005)

  5.8/10 

Three backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them. (94 mins.)

 

 

 

 




 

48.

Saw (2004)

  7.6/10 

With a dead body lying between them, two men wake up in the secure lair of a serial killer who's been nicknamed "Jigsaw". The men must follow various rules and objectives if they wish to survive and win the deadly game set for them. (103 mins.)


 

49.


  6.8/10 

The murderous, backwoods Firefly family takes to the road to escape a vengeful police force which isn't afraid of being as ruthless as their target. (107 mins.) 

 

 

 




 

50.


  6.5/10 

The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she's losing her mind. (130 mins.) 




 

51.


  6.1/10 

A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman (Shinya Tsukamoto) investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo. (92 mins.)

 

 

 

 




 

52.

World War Z (2013)

  7.1/10 

United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself. (116 mins.)

 

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