thriller
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The Daniel Craig thriller Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - filmed at a church in Epping Forest - has been among the productions providing a boost.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Already at work on the second Coltrane Davis thriller, he laughs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
That includes “Reacher,” the Prime Video thriller that’s basically a string of run-and-gun flicks passed off as episodic TV.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
The brothers produced the 1950s-style spy spoof "OSS 117" series and cult comedy "Brice de Nice", as well as a thriller based on former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power, "Conquest".
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
She put aside the thriller and the book about Alexander the Great, hesitated—and picked up the Odyssey.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
Working with cinematographer Ashley Connor, DeYoung drew from 1970s conspiracy thrillers like “The Parallax View” and “All the President’s Men.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Reggie Bannister, the actor who devoted his decades-long career primarily to independent horror thrillers including all five films of the the cult “Phantasm” franchise, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Author of The Housemaid, Freida McFadden, recently posted on Facebook about his thriller Kill for Me, Kill for You, saying it is "one of the best thrillers I've ever read".
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Their fated romance is the final piece of the puzzle, the pièce de résistance that helps De Palma’s film rise above the other thrillers of its ilk.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
The bookshelf is full of Mom’s favorite thrillers, but I can’t seem to get into any of them.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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