Mystery

12 | Russia
Genre
IMDB
7.7 (13567 votes)
Budget
4,000,000.00$
"12 angry men" (working title) - remake of original american movie by Sidney Lumet. Play, on which is based movie, was first theatrical event for young student of the Schukin theatrical masterschool - Nikita Mikhalkov. New movie is a story of 12 jurors, who must decide is 18-years old boy guilty in his futher's death. Film is a reflection about what is freedom. The main character is Chechen boy. This is a chamber movie, the act takes place in one room. Mihalkov is convinced that nowadays the film, which was revelation of world cinematograph of 60-ties, needs quiet new movie language that won't leave modern audience indifferent. All the roles will play Russian movie stars. Cast: Ņikita Mihalkovs, Sergejs Makoveckis, Sergejs Garmašs, Aleksejs Petrenko, Valentīns Gafts Directed by Ņikita Mihalkovs

National Treasure: Book of Secrets | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
6.5 (6.5 votes)
Budget
130,000,000.00$
In this follow up to the box-office hit "National Treasure," treasure hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) once again sets out on an exhilarating, action-packed new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. When a missing page from the diary of John Wilkes Booth surfaces, Ben's great-great grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in Abraham Lincoln's death. Determined to prove his ancestor's innocence, Ben follows an international chain of clues that takes him on a chase from Paris to London and ultimately back to America. This journey leads Ben and his crew not only to surprising revelations - but to the trail of the world's most treasured secrets. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Jon Turteltaub and directed by Turteltaub, the story reunites the original cast including Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha and Academy Award ®-winner Jon Voight, joined this time by four-time Academy Award®-nominee Ed Harris, Academy Award®-nominee Harvey Keitel, and 2006 Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren.

Michael Clayton | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
7.2 (167959 votes)
Budget
25,000,000.00$
Michael Clayton is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach. Though burned out and hardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life. Cast: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack Directed by Tony Gilroy

In the Valley of Elah | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
7.2 (65,069 votes)
Budget
23,000,000.00$
On his first weekend back after serving in Iraq, Mike Deerfield goes missing and is reported AWOL. When Hank Deerfield, a former military MP and his wife Joan get the phone call with the disturbing news, Hank sets out to search for their son. Emily Sanders, a police detective in the jurisdiction where Mike was last seen, reluctantly helps him in his search. As the evidence grows, her missing person's case begins to look more and more like foul play, and soon Sanders finds herself in a fight with the military brass as she and Hank struggle to keep control of the investigation. But when the truth about Mike's time in Iraq finally begins to emerge, Hank's entire world is challenged and he's forced to reevaluate long-held beliefs to solve the mystery behind his son's disappearance. Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon Directed by Paul Haggis

Genre
IMDB
4 (32810 votes)
Budget
27.00$
Beth Raymond (Shannyn Sossamon) is traumatized when she witnesses the gruesome deaths of two friends just days apart. Even more disturbing, she knows that both of them had received chilling cell phone messages-actual recordings of their own horrifying last moments. Impossibly, the calls were received days before they died, but each death occurred precisely when and how the messages foretold. The police think Beth is delusional-except for Detective Jack Andrews (Edward Burns) whose own sister was killed in a freak accident that bears a strange similarity to the deaths of Beth's friends. Together, Jack and Beth work feverishly to unravel the mystery behind the ominous calls. But even as they get closer to the truth, Beth's cell phone begins to ring with an eerie tune, and the readout says One Missed Call… Cast: Shannyn Sossamon, Edward Burns, Azura Skye, Johnny Lewis, Jason Beghe Directed by Eric Valette

Le Deuxieme Souffle | France
Genre
IMDB
5.7 (1233 votes)
Budget
34,000,000.00$
Gu, a famous gangster, has just escaped from jail. All french police is after him. Before leaving the country with Manouche, the woman he loves, Gu needs a final job to get some money. The job works, but a police's scheming makes Gu appear as a traitor to his own accomplices. Gu will do whatever it takes to clean his honor... Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Monica Bellucci, Michel Blanc, Daniel Duval Directed by Alain Corneau

Untraceable | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
6.2 (51318 votes)
Budget
35,000,000.00$
A secret service agent, Jennifer Marsh, gets caught in a very personal and deadly cat-and-mouse game with a serial killer who knows that people (being what they are - both curious and drawn to the dark side of things) will log onto an "untraceable" website where he conducts violent and painful murders LIVE on the net. The more people who log on and enter the website, the quicker and more violently the victim dies Cast: Diane Lane, Billy Burke, Colin Hanks, Joseph Cross, Mary Beth Hurt Directed by Gregory Hoblit

Genre
IMDB
5.2 (35616 votes)
For photographer Ben (Joshua Jackson) and his new wife Jane (Rachael Taylor), his new assignment - a lucrative fashion shoot in Tokyo - was supposed to be a kind of working honeymoon. With this exotic professional opportunity and the limitless possibilities of a new marriage, Ben and Jane arrive in Japan. But as they make their way on a mountain road leading to Mt. Fuji, their new life together comes to, literally, a crashing halt. Their car smashes into a woman standing in the middle of the road, who has materialized out of nowhere. Upon regaining consciousness after the accident, Ben and Jane cannot find any trace of the girl Jane believes she hit with the car. Shaken by the accident and by the girl's disappearance, Ben and Jane arrive in Tokyo, where Ben begins his glamorous assignment. Having worked in Japan before and fluent in the language, Ben is comfortable there, and he eagerly reunites with old friends and colleagues. Jane, a newcomer to the city, feels very much like a stranger in a strange land as she makes tentative, unsettling forays through the city. Ben, meanwhile, has discovered mysterious white blurs - eerily evocative of a human form - that have materialized on an entire day's work from the expensive photo shoot. Jane's concerns escalate as she believes the blurs in Ben's photos are the dead girl from the road, who is now seeking vengeance for them leaving her to die… Cast: Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, David Denman, James Kyson Lee, John Hensley Directed by Masayuki Ochiai

Domovoy | Russia
Genre
IMDB
6.9 (1381 votes)
Budget
3,000,000.00$
A novelist struggling with writer's block enlists the aid of an assassin for some inspiration -- fully unaware that he is being set up to take the blame for a murder. Cast: Konstantin Khabensky, Vladimir Mashkov, Chulpan Khamatova, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Directed by Karen Oganesyan Script: Oleg Malovichko, Sergey Yudakov

Genre
Budget
27,000,000.00$
It is said that humans can only access about 20 percent of their brain. Can you imagine what could you do if you could access all of it? Just one tablet and you become a perfect version of yourself. What would you do? Seek glory, power? How far would you go? Eddie Morra is a writer who lives in New York City and who is working on his new book for more than 6 months, but hasn’t written a single sentence yet. Eddie is dumped by his girlfriend Lindy and when he starts to believe that he has zero future, he meets an old friend who introduces Eddie to NZT drug, claiming it has the ability for humans to access 100% of the brain's power. Tablet a day and Eddie becomes limitless. He becomes more intellectual, more attractive. He can learn any language in a matter of hours, he finishes book in 4 days, earns millions of dollars on stock market in just 10 days. Casting: Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish, Anna Griel Directed by: Neil Burger

Genre
IMDB
8.4 (1074739 votes)
Budget
9,000,000.00$
When the two-metre-tall handsome Jew Simon looks upon his wife Basia and their six children, just as red-haired as him, his eyes sparkle with happiness. Listening to Solomon’s Song of Songs, his oldest son asks: “Father, how do you pay for love, if not with money?”And his father replies: ”With your life, son.” This film is about love, pure... and tragic, because it takes place in the summer of 1941, when butcher Simon’s family arrives in the small village of Poltava, Ukraine, fleeing from German-occupied Poland... Cast: Yossi Pollak, Margarita Vishnyakova, Borislav Brondukov, etc. Directed by Vladimir Savelyev Scriptwriter: Vladimir Savelyev Producer: Roman Korenblit

La piel que habito | Spain
Genre
Budget
13,000,000.00$
A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession. Casting: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Blanca Suárez, Jan Cornet Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar

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