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Thriller
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88 Minutes
Mark Kermode reviews 88 minutes, a thriller in which Al Pacino stars as a college professor who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the FBI.
Date reviewed: 3rd October
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Angels & Demons
With its bizarre accents and a clunky plot, Mark Kermode finds little to praise in Angels & Demons.
Date reviewed: 15th May
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Anything For Her
Mark Kermode reviews a French thriller about a couple whose ordinary life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of murder.
Date reviewed: 5th June
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Avatar
'Flawed but spectacular': Mark Kermode thinks James Cameron's Avatar, for all its faults, still has the wow factor.
Date reviewed: 18th December
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Babycall
Mark Kermode reviews Babycall. Noomi Rapace plays a mother hiding from her abusive husband in this Norwegian thriller.
Date reviewed: 29th March 2012
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Blindness
Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo discuss the merits of Blindess, a thriller in which a city is hit by an epidemic of 'white blindness'.
Date reviewed: 21st November
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Body of Lies
Mark Kermode reviews Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott's spy thriller.
Date reviewed: 21st November
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The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas
5 live's film critic Mark Kermode reviews The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, which tells the story of the Holocaust through the eyes of a young boy. Directed by Mark Herman.
Date reviewed: 12th September
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The Cabin In The Woods
Al Murray and Boyd & Floyd review new horror The Cabin In The Woods. Directed by Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
Date reviewed: 13th April 2012
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Changeling
Mark Kermode reviews Changeling directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Angelina Jolie, a role for which she received a 2009 Oscar nomination.
Date reviewed: 28th November
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Cleanskin
Mark Kermode reviews new action thriller Cleanskin, starring Sean Bean.
Date reviewed: 9th March 2012
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The Dark Knight
Mark Kermode reviews Christopher Nolan's second film in the Batman franchise, the follow-up to Batman Begins. It stars Christian Bale in the lead role and also features Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman and the late Heath Ledger.
Date reviewed: 25th July
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
Mark Kermode reviews Keanu Reeves's big summer blockbuster, The Day The Earth Stood Still, also featuring Jennifer Connelly and Kathy Bates.
Date reviewed: 12th December
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Daybreakers
A plague has transformed the entire human race into vampires. But what does Dr Mark Kermode make of it?
Date reviewed: 8th January
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Defiance
5 live's resident movie critic tells Simon Mayo what he thinks of Edward Zwick's action film starring Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell.
Date reviewed: 9th January
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District 9
Mark Kermode gives his opinion on Neill Blomkamp's science fiction film District 9, which sees Lord Of The Rings' director Peter Jackson return to the world of cinema as its producer.
Date reviewed: 4th September
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Ecstasy
Mark Kermode reviews Ecstasy, a drama based on a short story by Irvine Welsh. Starring Kristin Kreuk, Adam Sinclair and Billy Boyd.
Date reviewed: 20th April 2012
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Eden Lake
Mark Kermode gives his thoughts on Eden Lake, director James Watkins' British horror about a couple whose romantic break takes a turn for the worst. Starring Kelly Reilly and Michael Fassbender.
Date reviewed: 12th September
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Elfie Hopkins
Mark Kermode reviews Elfie Hopkins, a horror starring Ray Winstone and daughter Jaime Winstone.
Date reviewed: 20th April 2012
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Exam
Mark Kermode reviews this Jimi Mistry vehicle about gaining selection to a secretive and powerful corporation.
Date reviewed: 8th January
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Fermat's Room
Mark Kermode reviews the Spanish thriller which revolves around the resolution of a great enigma, starring Federico Luppi.
Date reviewed: 29th May
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Gamer
After watching this bit of the old ultraviolence, Mark Kermode is less than impressed.
Date reviewed: 18th September
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Gone
Mark Kermode reviews Gone, a thriller starring Amanda Seyfried as a woman forced to confront the serial killer who previously kidnapped her.
Date reviewed: 20th April 2012
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Harry Brown
Mark Kermode reviews Michael Caine's role as Harry Brown, a vigilante pensioner. While he praises its production values, 5 live's resident movie critic struggles with the feature's direction.
Date reviewed: 13th November
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Hush
Mark Kermode reviews Hush, a low-budget British horror/thriller film about a young couple on a motorway journey, directed by former BBC Radio 1 DJ, Mark Tonderai.
Date reviewed: 13th March
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The International
Mark Kermode reviews The International, a thriller directed by Tom Tykwer and starring Clive Owen, and Naomi Watts.
Date reviewed: 27th February
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Journey To The Center Of The Earth
Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo review US sci-fi adventure film Journey To The Center Of The Earth starring Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson and Anita Briem.
Date reviewed: 11th July
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Just Another Love Story
Mark Kermode reviews Just Another Love Story, a Danish neo-noir thriller by Nightwatch director Ole Bornedal.
Date reviewed: 24th July
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Lakeview Terrace
Mark Kermode reviews Samuel L Jackson in the thriller Lakeview Terrace, directed by Neil LaBute.
Date reviewed: 5th December
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The Last House On The Left
The remake of the controversial classic comes under the scrutiny of our resident horror fanatic, Dr Mark Kermode.
Date reviewed: 12th June
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Law Abiding Citizen
Mark reviews Jamie Foxx and Gerard "Sparta" Butler in Law Abiding Citizen, a thriller about a man who takes the law into his own hands.
Date reviewed: 27th November
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Lockout
Mark Kermode reviews Lockout, an action adventure starring Guy Pearce as a convict sent to rescue the U.S. president's daughter from a prison in space.
Date reviewed: 20th April 2012
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Max Payne
Mark Kermode reviews Mark Wahlberg's performance in the film based on the computer game Max Payne.
Date reviewed: 14th November
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Mirrors
Mark Kermode tackles US thriller Mirrors directed by Alexandre Aja and featuring Keifer Sutherland and Paula Patton.
Date reviewed: 10th October
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Moon
Mark Kermode reviews sci-fi film Moon, the feature debut for director Duncan Jones starring Kevin Spacey and Sam Rockwell.
Date reviewed: 17th July
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My Bloody Valentine 3D
Mark Kermode gets stuck into the latest slasher remake My Bloody Valentine, this time in three dimensions.
Date reviewed: 16th January
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Piggy
Mark Kermode reviews Piggy. A young Londoner takes revenge on the killers of his brother with a mysterious man called Piggy.
Date reviewed: 4th May 2012
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Pineapple Express
Mark Kermode gives his opinion on the latest film from the Judd Apatow stable, featuring James Franco and Seth Rogen.
Date reviewed: 12th September
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Piranha 3DD
Mark Kermode reviews Piranha 3DD. This gory sequel sees the monsters from the prievious Piranha movie making their way into a waterpark.
Date reviewed: 11th May 2012
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Public Enemies
Mark Kermode finds a familiar if predictable pattern with Michael Mann's Public Enemies.
Date reviewed: 3rd July
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Quantum Of Solace
Mark Kermode reviews Daniel Craig's second performance as 007 in the 22nd Bond film, which follows on from 2006's Casino Royale.
Date reviewed: 24th October
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The Ruins
Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo review big budget horror film The Ruins based on the book of the same name. Directed by Carter Smith and starring Jonathan Tucker, Shawn Ashmore and Jena Malone.
Date reviewed: 20th June
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Safe
Mark Kermode reviews Safe, the latest all-action thriller starring Jason Statham.
Date reviewed: 4th May 2012
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Sherlock Holmes
Mark reviews Guy Ritchie's take on the Victorian detective, starring Robert Downie Junior and Jude Law.
Date reviewed: 18th December
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Silent House
Mark Kermode reviews Silent House, starring Elizabeth Olsen as a woman trapped in a remote house and forced to relive her worst nightmare.
Date reviewed: 4th May 2012
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State of Play
Mark Kermode reviews the big-screen adaptation of the television series, which stars Russell Crowe.
Date reviewed: 24th April
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Straw Dogs
The 2011 remake of the controversial psychological thriller Straw Dogs is reviewed by Mark Kermode.
Date reviewed: 4 November 2011
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Surrogates
Bruce Willis has been in far better science-fiction movies than this derivative offering.
Date reviewed: 25th September
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Taken
Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo have some fun reviewing Liam Neeson's thriller Taken.
Date reviewed: 26th September
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Terminator Salvation
Hear what the good doctor Mark Kermode makes of the latest in the line of Terminator films directed by McG and starring Christian Bale.
Date reviewed: 5th June
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The Box
Mark Kermode, reviews The Box by Richard Kelly. With James Marsden, Gillian Jacobs, Cameron Diaz. A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don't know
Date reviewed: 4th December
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The Descent: Part 2
Mark Kermode, reviews The Descent: Part 2 which picks up immediately after the events depicted in The Descent.
Date reviewed: 4th December
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The Fourth Kind
Mark Kermode reviews the supernatural thriller about alien abductions starring Milla Jovovich.
Date reviewed: 6th November
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The Informant
Mark reviews Matt Damon in Steven Soderbergh's film about a whistleblower in agri-business.
Date reviewed: 20th November
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The Limits Of Control
Mark reviews the Jim Jarmusch's story of a mysterious loner whose activities remain meticulously outside the law.
Date reviewed: 11th December
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The Raven
Mark Kermode reviews The Raven, a crime thriller starring John Cusack as a fictionalised Edgar Allan Poe.
Date reviewed: 9th March 2012
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The Righteous Kill
Mark Kermode reviews The Righteous Kill, in which Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are on screen for the first time since 1995's Heat.
Date reviewed: 26th September
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The Stepfather
Mark reviews the 2009 remake of the 1987 American horror/thriller film of the same name, directed by Nelson McCormick.
Date reviewed: 11th December
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Switch
Mark Kermode reviews Switch, a new thriller starring Eric Cantona and Karine Vanasse.
Date reviewed: 29th March 2012
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon
After enjoying the franchise's debut, how does Mark Kermode rate the second installment of the world-conquering vampire love story, The Twilight Saga: New Moon?
Date reviewed: 20th November
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The Transporter 3
It's Jason Statham time as Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo review the third film in the Transporter series directed by Olivier Megaton.
Date reviewed: 5th December
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Valkyrie
Mark Kermode reviews Tom Cruise in Bryan Singer's Valkyrie, a film about a plot to assassinate Hitler.
Date reviewed: 23rd January
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Watchmen
Mark Kermode reviews Watchmen, Zack Snyder's adaptation of the cult classic graphic novel from Alan Moore.
Date reviewed: 6th March
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The Wave
Mark Kermode reviews The Wave, a German thriller based around a high school teacher's attempts to teach his class about life under a dictatorship.
Date reviewed: 17th September
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