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thriller

[thril-er] / ˈθrɪl ər /






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In “Verity,” she plays the titular character, Verity Crawford, the author of a string of hit thriller novels who’s been mysteriously incapacitated after a car accident and can’t finish her final three books.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Paramount Pictures got $29.3 million for an untitled crime thriller.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

It's A Sin actor Callum Scott Howells says his role in a new thriller, set and filmed in Wales, offers "exactly the kind of challenge I love".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“It’s the prestige and the precision of the financial thriller part, but also the emotional volatility of young people pursuing power, identity and belonging.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

A thriller that might require the light to be left on overnight.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

The film marks a departure for Gilroy, who cut his teeth writing action movies like the "Bourne" films and legal thrillers like "Michael Clayton."

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

This isn't just limited to old-fashioned detective novels or psychological thrillers, but can be anything from true crime and spy stories to supernatural horrors like the works of Stephen King's books.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Yes, he’d made the phone call to Jenny Yen on an untraceable “burner” phone, just like the kidnappers and spies always did in paperback thrillers.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein




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