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24.12.10 # Thriller Movies # 14 CommentsTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Starring: Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hardy, Colin Firth, Mark Strong
Director: Tomas Alfredson (Let The Right One In)
Release Date: 18 November 2011
It’s London in the early 70s and a recently retired spy (Oldman) is asked to discover which of his former colleagues, still in British intelligence, is a Soviet spy. Based on the 1974 novel by John le Carré, this has just about the best cast you can imagine and, having seen it myself, a unique style that’s slow and beautiful to behold, but not for young people seeking thrills. This is a very tense drama aimed at older audiences, or those who are looking for something different in the thriller category. Reviews across the board have been excellent and it should have some presence at the Oscars.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (U.S. Remake)
Starring: Rooney Mara, Daniel Craig, Stellan Skarsgård, Robin Wright, Julian Sands
Director: David Fincher
Release Date: 21 December 2011
Director David Fincher’s on fire after The Social Network and he’s cast the woman who played Zuckerberg’s girlfriend as the lead in this remake of the Swedish phenomenon. It’s based on the first in a series of three novels penned by an author who died before they were published. Dragon Tattoo is a detective story about a disgraced journalist (Daniel Craig) searching for a long-missing woman, assisted by an emo hacker with serious man issues. I didn’t find the Swedish original much better than your average Ashley Judd/Morgan Freeman thriller. I doubt the material would have attracted someone of Fincher’s talent without the huge following it has. P.S. The vital-to-the-mystery family tree in the Swedish original was confusing, hope they sort that out.
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Starring: Sam Riley, Ray Winstone, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Michael Shannon, 50 Cent
Director: Géla Babluani
Release Date: TBC 2011
A naïve young man (Riley) assumes a dead man’s identity and finds himself embroiled in a deadly underground game of chance, where men gamble on the lives of other men. Soon he has a gun to someone’s head, and one to his, in a circle of russian roulette. This is a remake of the Georgian movie, and Sundance winner, 13 Tzameti. There’s a strong cast (apart from 50 Cent) and the trailer hints at a dark and gripping mood. However it’s still waiting for a US release, and the reaction from those who’ve seen it in other countries is very mixed.
Dark Tide
Starring: Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez, Ralph Brown, Luke Tyler
Director: John Stockwell
Release Date: TBC 2011
A marine biologist (Berry) returns to deep waters after a near-fatal encounter with a great white shark. We don’t know any more than that at this point, except co-star Olivier Martinez is now dating Halle Berry and it’s rumoured that’s why he got the part. The director is a pro at shooting beautiful underwater sequences, as shown in 2005′s Into the Blue, so expect it to look great, at the very least.
Blitz
Starring: Jason Statham, Luke Evans, David Morrissey, Aidan Gillen, Paddy Considine
Director: Elliott Lester
Release Date: 23 August 2011 (DVD premiere)
A tough policeman (Statham) is hired to investigate an arrogant serial killer targeting London police officers. This is the first movie to be produced by Lionsgate UK. It was shot in 2009 and is taking a suspiciously long time to reach the big screen. A cocky British fame-hungry serial killer doesn’t sound like a recipe for great cinema. Might work as a guilty pleasure.
Leave your thoughts on 2011′s thriller movies in the comments.
What are your top 3 picks?
Cannot wait for WRECKED. High hopes for Drive and Contagion because of the directors attached, though the premises are a bit tried and true for my tastes.
Dragon Tattoo is one of the worst novels I’ve ever had the misfortune to struggle through, so even with Fincher attached I’m dubious.
The best thriller movies of 2011 will be -
Drive, Contagion and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
hi there, im really awaiting of ‘unknown’ and ‘wrecked’, a few months ago i saw your list with top horror of 2010, downloaded and watched a few godd titles there, bye bye;]
Cool man, thanks for reading. I wanna see those too. Downloading movies is illegal though…
Na is
hhat man…. downloading them isnt illigal… but uploading them is .. well here in holland t
i am dying to see sanctum
looks AHMAHZAING
I’ve just seen the trailer for Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It looks pretty intense. Looks like they’ve really upped their game for for a full on mystery/action/thriller. Trailer is definitely a contender for the “Best trailers list”. Love the tag line “Feel-bad movie of Christmas”.
Suddenly this film has become one of my most anticipated movies for 2011!
Thanks for the heads up. Have you seen the original Thom?
I’ve read the first book but heard the movie was average. Also the lead actress in the movie looks way to old to play the “Girl” so that put me off a bit too. I’m usually all for the original vs. the Hollywood remake but this version seems like it has a better team (& budget) behind it.
The trailer obviously wasn’t ready for prime-time yet as it seems to be taken down from most websites already!
I’ve seen the original movie, but not read the book. The movie plays like a fairly average Ashley Judd detective thriller except all the female characters have been beaten or r*ped at some point. It’s decent, but in no way deserving of the enormous hype. The mystery in it is no better than average.
Richard Roxburgh in sanctum is awesome
Great movie
Wrecked?? Wie maakt deze site…please, kijk die film en we praten verder!?, wat n KUTfilm is dat, echt THE WORST MOVIE EVERRRRRRR!!
This list was very helpful. Cheers. Sanctum is tonight’s movie!
Thanks Imran. Hope you enjoy it. Remember I don’t fully recommend it! It’s really a film for the big screen in 3D.
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