Posts Tagged ‘based-on-supposedly-true-story’

The Last House on the Left (1972)

Monday, August 4th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: David Hess | Fred J. Lincoln | Marc Sheffler | Richard Towers | Marshall Anker | Martin Kove | Ray Edwards | Jonathan Craven | Anthony J. Forcelli | Steve Miner
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After kidnapping and butchering two teenagers, a gang of rapists and murderers unknowingly seeks refuge with the parents of one of the victims.

Fargo (1996)

Friday, March 21st, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: William H. Macy | Steve Buscemi | Peter Stormare | Kristin Rudrüd | Harve Presnell | Tony Denman | Gary Houston | Sally Wingert | Kurt Schweickhardt | Larissa Kokernot | Melissa Peterman | Steve Reevis | Warren Keith | Steve Edelman | Sharon Anderson
Directors: Joel Coen | Ethan Coen
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Fargo is based on true events that occurred in Minnesota in 1987 with the names changed to protect the victims. Jerry works in his father-in-law’s car dealership and has gotten himself in financial problems. He tries various schemes to come up with money needed for a reason that is never really explained. It has to be assumed that his huge embezzlement of money from the dealership is about to be discovered by father-in-law. When all else falls through, plans he set in motion earlier for two men to kidnap his wife for ransom to be paid by her wealthy father (who doesn’t seem to have the time of day for son-in-law). From the moment of the kidnapping, things go wrong and what was supposed to be a non-violent affair turns bloody with more blood added by the minute. Jerry is upset at the blood shed, which turns loose a pregnant sheriff from MN who is tenacious in attempting to solve the three murders in her jurisdiction.

Jindabyne (2006)

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: Australia
Actors: Laura Linney | Gabriel Byrne | Chris Haywood | Deborra-Lee Furness | John Howard | Leah Purcell | Stelios Yiakmis | Eva Lazzaro | Sean Rees-Wemyss | Alice Garner | Simon Stone | Betty Lucas | Stephen Barker | Max Cullen | Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
Directors: Ray Lawrence
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Stewart Kane, an Irishman living in the Australian town of Jindabyne, is on a fishing trip in isolated hill country with three other men when they discover the body of a murdered girl in the river. Rather than return to the town immediately, they continue fishing and report their gruesome find days later. Stewart’s wife Claire is the last to find out. Deeply disturbed by her husband’s action, her faith in her relationship with Stewart is shaken to the core. She wants to understand and tries to make things right. In her determination to help the victim’s family Claire sets herself not only against her own family and friends but also those of the dead girl. Her marriage is taken to the brink and her peaceful life with Stewart and their young son hangs in the balance. The story of a murder and a marriage. A powerful and original film about the things that haunt us.

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Tom Hanks | Audrey Tautou | Ian McKellen | Paul Bettany | Jean Reno | Etienne Chicot | Alfred Molina | Clive Carter | Seth Gabel | Daisy Doidge-Hill
Directors: Ron Howard
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Professor Robert Langdon is in Paris on business when he’s summoned to The Louvre. A dead body has been found, setting Langdon off on an adventure as he attempts to unravel an ancient code and uncover the greatest mystery of all time.

The Amityville Horror (2005)

Sunday, February 4th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Ryan Reynolds | Melissa George | Jesse James | Jimmy Bennett | Chloe Moretz | Rachel Nichols | Philip Baker Hall | Isabel Conner | Brendan Donaldson | Annabel Armour | Rich Komenich | David Gee | Danny McCarthy | Nancy Lollar | José Taitano
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George & Kathy Lutz and Kathy’s 3 children are moving into an elegant Long Island home. What they don’t know is that 6 gruesome murders were committed there the year before - Ronald DeFeo Jr., the oldest son in the family, murdered his parents, his 2 brothers & 2 sisters by shooting them with a .35 caliber in November of 1974. No sooner are the Lutzes moved into the house than they begin seeing horrible things - the ghost of Jodie DeFeo, horribly disfigured bodies - and hearing ghostly voices throughout the house. George seems to notice it the most, and it isn’t long before he becomes a danger to those around him. When the local priest, called in to bless the house, comes charging out in horror after being swarmed by flies, he issues a dire warning to Kathy - ‘Leave that house’. But will they be able to escape before the house and its vengeful spirits take control of George - and make him into a deadly menace?