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88 movies  

Movies from the #FridayThrillerClub watch party on Mastodon

Every Friday (7.30pm US Eastern time), watch a thrilling movie and join in by posting on Mastodon with the #FridayThrillerClub hashtag.

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This collection is a work in progress, working backwards. Currently goes back to start of 2025.

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The Mad Bomber (1973) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Mad Bomber
director: Bert I. Gordon actor: Vince Edwards / Chuck Connors …
other title: Mad Bomber - L'uomo sputato dall'inferno / Aus der Hölle gespuckt …
Los Angeles detectives Minelli and Blake must track down a serial rapist who may know the identity of a mentally disturbed bomber.
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Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban Skybridge WikiData
Birdman of Alcatraz
director: John Frankenheimer actor: Burt Lancaster / Karl Malden …
other title: L'uomo di Alcatraz / Manden fra Alcatraz …
After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.
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Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Riot in Cell Block 11
director: Don Siegel actor: Neville Brand / Emile Meyer …
other title: Rivolta al blocco 11 / Terror in Block 11 …
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
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Stalag 17 (1953) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB WikiData Skybridge Douban IMDb
Stalag 17
director: Billy Wilder actor: William Holden / Robert Strauss …
other title: Bag pigtråd i Stalag 17 / Inferno nº 17 …
It's a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17 and the men in Barracks 4, all sergeants, have to deal with a grave problem—there seems to be a security leak.
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Inside Job (2010) [Movie] TMDB IMDb NeoDB WikiData Douban Skybridge
Inside Job
8.1 (8 ratings) director: Charles Ferguson actor: Matt Damon / William Ackman …
other title: Inside Job: chi ci ha rubato il futuro / Inside Job - A Verdade da Crise …
A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia.
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Boiler Room (2000) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Boiler Room
director: Ben Younger actor: Giovanni Ribisi / Vin Diesel …
other title: 1 km da Wall Street / O Primeiro Milhão …
A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm and is on the fast track to success—but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.
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Remember the Titans (2000) [Movie] TMDB IMDb Skybridge
Remember the Titans
director: Boaz Yakin actor: Denzel Washington / Will Patton …
other title: Il sapore della vittoria - Uniti si vince / Duelo de Titãs …
After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions.
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The Last Boy Scout (1991) [Movie] IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
The Last Boy Scout
director: Tony Scott actor: Bruce Willis / Damon Wayans …
other title: L'ultimo boy scout - Missione: sopravvivere / Last Boy Scout …
When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.
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The Program (1993) [Movie] IMDb WikiData
The Program
director: David S. Ward actor: James Caan / Halle Berry …
other title: The Challenge - Die Herausforderung / Lobos universitarios …
Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying.
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American Sniper (2014) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB WikiData Douban IMDb Skybridge
American Sniper
6.7 (7 ratings) director: Clint Eastwood actor: Bradley Cooper / Sienna Miller …
other title: Sniper Americano / El francotirador
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good husband and father to his family back in the States, Kyle serves four tours of duty in Iraq. However, when he finally returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind.
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Pulp Fiction (1994) [Movie] TMDB IMDb NeoDB Douban 兜伴 Skybridge WikiData
Pulp Fiction
8.7 (64 ratings) director: Quentin Tarantino actor: John Travolta / Samuel L. Jackson …
other title: Pulp Fiction: Tempo de Violência / 低俗小说 …
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
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The Hidden (1987) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB Skybridge
The Hidden
8.2 (6 ratings) director: Jack Sholder actor: Kyle MacLachlan / Michael Nouri …
other title: L'alieno / Dødsruten …
When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher determine the cause.
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Midnight Express (1978) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban Skybridge
Midnight Express
7.8 (5 ratings) director: Alan Parker actor: Brad Davis / Irene Miracle …
other title: Fuga di mezzanotte / O Expresso da Meia-Noite …
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
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Heist (2001) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData Skybridge
Heist
director: David Mamet actor: Gene Hackman / Danny DeVito …
other title: Il colpo / Kuppet …
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane, and their utility man, Pinky Pincus, find themselves broke, betrayed, and blackmailed. Moore is forced to commit his crew to do one last big job.
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