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Fist of the North Star (1995)

Fist of the North Star (1995)
Rating: ★★
Mar 9, 2003Post-Holocaust Martial Arts/Manga Adaptation
Post-Holocaust Martial Arts/Manga Adaptationfist-of-the-north-star-19951995The live-action English-language adaptation of the Japanese manga/anime that comes off as a muddled post-holocaust action film that doesn't know what it wants to be
Director: Tony Randel
Actors: Costas Mandylor, Gary Daniels, Malcolm McDowell, Chris Penn, …
Category: Fantasy, Science Fiction
9 March 200330 December 2025 by Roog

Deceiver (1997)

Deceiver (1997)
Rating: ★★
Nov 28, 2004Police Interrogation Psycho-Thriller
Police Interrogation Psycho-Thrillerdeceiver-19971997A police interrogation film that becomes a psycho-thriller as suspect Tim Roth turns the interrogation back on the detectives. Despite a strong cast, the film eventually strains plausibility
Director: Jonas Pate, Josh Pate
Actors: Tim Roth, Renee Zellweger, Michael Rooker, Chris Penn, …
Category: Horror
28 November 200410 October 2025 by Roog

Murder By Numbers (2002)

Murder By Numbers (2002)
Rating: ★★
Sep 14, 2002Forensic Psychology Thriller
Forensic Psychology Thrillermurder-by-numbers-20022002Thriller with Sandra Bullock as a burned-out detective investigating two teenagers who have decided to commit a murder as an experiment in amorality
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Actors: Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt, …
Category: Horror
14 September 200218 February 2021 by Roog

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
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