Thriller

Actor and rapper Will Smith is all set to star in the high-octane action thriller `Sugar Bandits`. The film, which is based on Chuck Hogan`s book `Devils in Exile`, follows an Iraq War veteran who teams up with a crew of fellow vets to target the drug trade in Boston, reported Variety. Hogan, whose writing credits include `The Town` and `The Strain` (which he co-wrote with Guillermo del Toro), penned the screenplay. AGC International and CAA Media Finance represent the film`s worldwide distribution rights and will…

Apple TV Plus has announced a brand-new thriller called “Prime Target,” starring Quintessa Swindel and SAG Award winner Leo Woodall.Leo Woodall is the talk of the town at the moment, recently starring in Netflix’s critically acclaimed One Day based on David Nicholls' bestselling book. You’ll also recognize Woodall from the second series of Emmy award-winning White Lotus, where he portrayed Jack, a boy caught up in the mafia.Will Prime Target be prime viewing?Prime Target follows Edward Brooks, played by Woodall, as he…

Will Smith’s Oscar slap marked a significant turning point in his career – one that some speculated that he might not come back from. However, nearly two years after that televised moment, he’s continuing to stay busy work-wise. Amid his comeback, he has a few high-profile movie roles on the horizon. Now, he can add yet another entry to this string of gigs, as Smith has lined up a film that sounds intense. Not only that, but the project has some A+ talent attached to it as well. The Academy Award winner is set to lead a…

Abraham Ozler OTT release: Jayaram makes a comeback to the big screen with Midhun Manuel Thomas's new psychological crime thriller film “Abraham Ozler”. Having earned Rs.36.65 crore at the box office, the film is Jayaram's highest-ever box-office earning in Malayalam. Now Abraham Ozler is set to make an OTT debut with its enticing investigative plot and amazing film casting. As the film will be available on the digital platform soon, Malayalam crime thriller lovers will be able to stream Abraham Ozler online. This way…

Denzel Washington and Spike Lee are reuniting for their fifth film together. The actor and the veteran filmmaker, who last collaborated on `Inside Man` (2006), are now partnering on `High and Low.` The crime thriller is an English language reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 film of the same name. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Kurosawa’s classic was based on Ed McBain’s novel, King’s Ransom, which chronicles the ruin of a businessman following a ransom payment to kidnappers. Lee and…

Mark Ruffalo has been one of our premiere movie stars for countless years. From his stint as The Hulk in the MCU, to a string of iconic rom-coms, to prestige dramas like Spotlight and Zodiac, Ruffalo has truly done it all. This is why it didn't come as a surprise to many when the Oscar nominee received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week. Many of his friends and former creative partners came out to support the actor receiving the honor, including Jennifer Garner, who couldn’t help but tease him in her speech.…

The first and perhaps most obvious point to make about Robert Connolly’s sequel to his popular and finely made mystery-thriller The Dry is that it’s not dry at all – it’s very, very wet. The director, again adapting a bestselling novel by Jane Harper, opens with shots of lush wilderness – the film is largely based in the Victorian mountain ranges – and rain-covered leaves.The first time we see Eric Bana, back again as federal police agent Aaron Falk, he’s doing laps in a swimming pool. His fellow agent, Carmen Cooper…

Here is a solidly made high-energy London crime drama, which skirts around the Sumotherhood cliches … just about. A moped gang is making money and having toxic fun stealing smartphones and wallets out of people’s hands – then they escalate to robbing jewellery shops, with calamitous results. It’s co-written by Taz Skylar, who plays one of the robbers, and directed by George Amponsah, who in 2015 made the important documentary The Hard Stop about the Mark Duggan case.Stephen Odubola plays Ash, a basically decent young guy…

2023 was the year of thriller films in the Indian Cinema. Films such as Agent, Jawan, and Jailer all earned big numbers at the box office, proving to be massive hits among fans and critics alike. Now that 2024 is finally here, more thriller films are coming out, the latest of which is Bhakshak. After starring in multiple films last year, Bhumi Pednekar is marking her new year with this film. So, if you wish to watch Bhakshak from the comfort of your home, know when and where to watch this crime thriller film…

Although largely comic in tone, this frothy thriller is obviously modelled on classic films noir, with their tales of betrayal and cunning, gullible heroes tricked into crime by femmes fatales, and the ever-present backbeat of quiet economic desperation. But Keir O’Donnell, a character actor making his writing-directing debut, has juiced up the formula with a palette of poppy primary colours and bright stabs of pink, and an ironic, self-mocking tone. That should help this slip down easy with new-generation viewers who may…