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2) Blood simple
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
When Texas bar owner Marty hires a killer to murder his wife and her lover, he isn't prepared for the double and triple crosses.
3) Lone star
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
An unsolved murder in a Texas border town uncovers a tale of corruption, intrigue, and forbidden love.
4) Sabotage
Pub. Date
[2014], c1936
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
This classic suspense film, Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is an adaptation of one of Joseph Conrad's greatest novels, The Secret Agent.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Following his divorce and the loss of his job as a homicide detective with the LAPD, Jesse Stone travels across the country to Paradise, Massachusetts where he is recruited by the town's board of selectmen to become the new Chief of Police. But things are not quite so heavenly in Paradise, as Stone starts off his first day on the job investigating a domestic abuse case that leads to a money-laundering scheme possibly involving bank manager Hasty Hathaway--...
9) Drone
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Drone pilot and family man Neil has spent his career conducting deadly, covert missions overseas all from the comfort of his suburban hometown. When an enigmatic, Pakistani businessman shows up at his home seeking revenge, Neil must confront the consequences of his actions.
10) Inspector Gadget
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
He may look like a mild-mannered detective, but Inspector Gadget is somewhere between a man and a machine, and he's out to clean up the city if he can keep all his many parts under control.
12) Morgan
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A corporate troubleshooter is sent to a remote, top-secret location, where she is to investigate and evaluate a terrifying accident. She learns the event was triggered by a seemingly innocent 'human', who presents a mystery of both infinite promise and incalculable danger.
13) Charlie's angels
Series
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Charlie's private investigation company is hired to recover stolen voice-recognition software, but when their investigation puts Charlie's life in danger, his angels, or operatives, Natalie, Dylan and Alex, must find out how to protect someone they've never met.
Three women, detectives with a mysterious boss, retrieve stolen voice-ID software, using martial arts, tech skills, and sex appeal.
14) Jagged edge
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
An attorney falls in love with her defendant, the prime suspect in a vicious murder case.
15) Arrival
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When mysterious spacecraft touch down around the world, a team ,including linguist Louise Banks, is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers, and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.
16) A simple favor
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A mommy vlogger seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily's sudden disappearance from their small town.
17) Happy death day
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A college student relives the day of her murder with both its unexceptional details and terrifying end until she discovers her killer's identity.
18) Sneakers
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Members of a high-tech security firm find themselves blackmailed into helping a government department steal a "black box."
19) Ace Wonder
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
When boy detective Ace Wonder seeks inspiration for his next novel, he stumbles upon a family mystery of corporate espionage, scientific discovery, and murder.
20) The 39 steps
Series
Criterion collection volume 56
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
An innocent man is accused of a murder he did not commit and must find the real murderer to clear his own name. In doing so, he becomes involved with an international spy ring.
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