Topic: good action & thriller-like series & movies?
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Mon 11/07/22 02:16 AM
D.I. Ray - 2022 - tv series
1 season, 4 episodes.
Hopefully it will get renewed!

Really good British police series.


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Mon 11/07/22 05:19 AM

Lucifer - 2016-2021 - IMDB rating 8,10

I believe it was Stormy who mentioned it and I decided to check it out. It is absolutely great!

Now I thought there was another series with the same name a few years back, different actor etc? I believe the actor in that also played in Supernatural?

But this, it just works! His charm, the wit and dynamics between actors, his script is amazing too.
All that with a British accent from Lucifer... I'm sold!



I started watching this a couple of weeks ago. I'm totally hooked... Definitely binge worthy, I'm at the end of season 3 already, haha.

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Mon 11/07/22 06:21 AM


Lucifer - 2016-2021 - IMDB rating 8,10

I believe it was Stormy who mentioned it and I decided to check it out. It is absolutely great!

Now I thought there was another series with the same name a few years back, different actor etc? I believe the actor in that also played in Supernatural?

But this, it just works! His charm, the wit and dynamics between actors, his script is amazing too.
All that with a British accent from Lucifer... I'm sold!



I started watching this a couple of weeks ago. I'm totally hooked... Definitely binge worthy, I'm at the end of season 3 already, haha.

Yes, absolutely worth the watch!
I do believe I felt it dipped somewhere around season 3-4. I almost gave up on it. But thank goodness they managed to tune into their mojo and it got good again. I was glad I stuck with it!

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Mon 11/07/22 06:27 AM



Lucifer - 2016-2021 - IMDB rating 8,10

I believe it was Stormy who mentioned it and I decided to check it out. It is absolutely great!

Now I thought there was another series with the same name a few years back, different actor etc? I believe the actor in that also played in Supernatural?

But this, it just works! His charm, the wit and dynamics between actors, his script is amazing too.
All that with a British accent from Lucifer... I'm sold!



I started watching this a couple of weeks ago. I'm totally hooked... Definitely binge worthy, I'm at the end of season 3 already, haha.

Yes, absolutely worth the watch!
I do believe I felt it dipped somewhere around season 3-4. I almost gave up on it. But thank goodness they managed to tune into their mojo and it got good again. I was glad I stuck with it!


Oh good, I was sort of feeling the same way and the last few episodes were frustrating. But I kept watching it in hopes it would change directions. Glad to hear that it does.

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Mon 11/07/22 06:46 AM




Lucifer - 2016-2021 - IMDB rating 8,10

I believe it was Stormy who mentioned it and I decided to check it out. It is absolutely great!

Now I thought there was another series with the same name a few years back, different actor etc? I believe the actor in that also played in Supernatural?

But this, it just works! His charm, the wit and dynamics between actors, his script is amazing too.
All that with a British accent from Lucifer... I'm sold!



I started watching this a couple of weeks ago. I'm totally hooked... Definitely binge worthy, I'm at the end of season 3 already, haha.

Yes, absolutely worth the watch!
I do believe I felt it dipped somewhere around season 3-4. I almost gave up on it. But thank goodness they managed to tune into their mojo and it got good again. I was glad I stuck with it!


Oh good, I was sort of feeling the same way and the last few episodes were frustrating. But I kept watching it in hopes it would change directions. Glad to hear that it does.

Yes it does! And if it's the same for you as it was for me, you'll be happy you stuck with it.

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Wed 11/09/22 03:47 PM
Watching Sherlock again and for some reason enjoying it more than the first time around.

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Wed 11/09/22 04:10 PM

Blaze
7.00 101 min
After accidentally witnessing a violent crime, a young girl is left catatonic with shock, and struggles to make sense of what she saw, ultimately finding renewal in the inestimable world of her own imagination.
Country: Australia
Genre: Drama, Animation, Crime
Release: 2022-06-09
Director: Del Kathryn Barton
Production: Screen Australia, Causeway Films, Fin Design Effects
Cast: Josh Lawson, Simon Baker, Yael Stone
Simon Baker was the guy who played The Mentalist



The Willowbrook
HD 9.80 85 min
A renowned health and wellness influencer invites one of her recently overdosed followers, Jordan, to seek recovery at her small town manor. Soon after, Jordan realizes the dark world existing within the manor is not the image she--nor millions of others--perceived from the internet.
Country: United States
Genre: Thriller
Release: 2022-11-08
Director: Zach Koepp
Cast: Lawrence J Hughes, Jessica Bishop, Erin Day


The Family
HD 7.50 104 min
On an isolated farm in what appears to be the 1800's, a family is ruled by their tyrannical father who preaches fire and brimstone, and their devout mother who demands obedience. Their father exploits their fear of a punishing creator, an existential threat living beyond the confines of the farm. Promising salvation, the father commands blind faith enforced by relentless discipline. One day in the field, Elijah, the youngest, collapses out of exhaustion. The father decides to make an example of him, punishing him for his petulance, banishing him to the outskirts to face certain death. Caleb, the eldest, tries to defend him but cannot bring himself to defy his father. When the father brings a new person into the family to replace Elijah, Caleb begins to question his upbringing, seeing through the cracks of his father's words. As he plots an uprising, pitting himself against his hell-bent father, he soon discovers that everything that has been told to him is a lie.
Country: Canada
Genre: Thriller
Release: 2022-09-02
Director: Dan Slater
Production: West Film, Leader Media
Cast: Nigel Bennett, Benjamin Charles Watson, Jenna Warren


Killer Stepmom
HD 5.10 84 min
A teen with a reputation for telling lies and creating trouble witnesses her new stepmother murder a man in a vacant parking lot. Now, she must convince her mother to believe her story before she enacts her plan to destroy her family.
Country: United States
Genre: Thriller
Release: 2022-01-07
Director: Richard Switzer
Production: Dawns Light
Cast: Jillian Murray, Jon Briddell, Julia Terranova


Borrego
HD 5.40 102 min
Borrego follows a young botanist who relocates to a small desert town to study an invasive plant species. She must fight for her survival when she's kidnapped by an inexperienced drug mule after his ultralight plane crashes in the desert.
Country: United States
Genre: Thriller
Release: 2022-01-14
Director: Jesse Harris
Production: Abcde Pictures, Black Magic, CRE84U Entertainment
Cast: Lucy Hale, Nicholas Gonzalez, Olivia Trujillo


Kimi
HD 6.30 89 min
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Seattle, an agoraphobic tech worker discovers evidence of a violent crime while reviewing a data stream, and is met with resistance and bureaucracy when she tries reporting it to her company. To get involved, she realizes she must face her greatest fear by venturing out of her apartment and into the city streets, which are filled with protestors after the city council passes a law restricting the movements of the homeless population.
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Release: 2022-02-10
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Production: Warner Bros, New Line Cinema
Cast: Erika Christensen, Zoë Kravitz, Rita Wilson


Breaking
HD 6.20 103 min
A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate into civilian life.
Country: United States
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Release: 2022-08-26
Director: Abi Damaris Corbin
Production: Little Lamb
Cast: John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva

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Sat 11/12/22 12:41 PM
Just finished the last episode of Sherlock, damn what a good series!!
I enjoyed this second time watch tremendously, not sure why I didn't appreciate it as much the first time round.

Now I gotta find something else again...

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Sat 11/12/22 03:21 PM
I tried movie Kimi but found it horribly boring. I tried for 20 mins but acting was flat, so was the sound btw, and nothing was happening.
I watched golden oldie The Net with Sandra Bullock instead.

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Mon 11/14/22 04:07 AM
I'm certain I posted it but it has been removed?
TV series Halo - series - 2022 - SciFi

Really good so far. I'd say sci-fi / action as it's set in the future but not your regular sci-fi.
Really worth checking out if you're looking for something new.

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Thu 11/17/22 02:28 PM
Curfew - 2019 - 6.00 IMDB rating
Sci-Fi action crime
British

Really good. First approx. 20-30 mins I thought of switching it off, then it got very interesting!
Does keep you on the edge of your seat for sure!

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Thu 11/17/22 02:44 PM
I enjoyed On The Line (2022)5.30 Rating
104 min
A host takes a call, where an unknown person threatens to kill the showman's entire family on air.
To save loved ones, the radio host will have to play a survival game and the only way to win is to find out the identity of the criminal.

Country: United States
Genre: Thriller
Release: 2022
Director: Romuald Boulanger
Production: BondIt Media Capital, CaliWood Pictures
Cast: Mel Gibson, Enrique Arce, Yann Bean, Luke Balleza, Alia Seror-ONeill, Paul Spera, William Moseley



It certainly wasn't what I was expecting...

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Fri 11/18/22 07:08 AM

I enjoyed On The Line (2022)5.30 Rating
104 min
A host takes a call, where an unknown person threatens to kill the showman's entire family on air.
To save loved ones, the radio host will have to play a survival game and the only way to win is to find out the identity of the criminal.

Country: United States
Genre: Thriller
Release: 2022
Director: Romuald Boulanger
Production: BondIt Media Capital, CaliWood Pictures
Cast: Mel Gibson, Enrique Arce, Yann Bean, Luke Balleza, Alia Seror-ONeill, Paul Spera, William Moseley



It certainly wasn't what I was expecting...

Yes, I watched it the other day after I'd seen you post it in another topic.
Really good movie and for me it was the same, didn't expect this either! Very well done. Great to see Mel Gibson do something good again :)

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Sun 11/20/22 03:29 PM
Magpie Murder - 7,4 IMDB rating
I'd rate it a 9 for sure.
Excellent British series. Mystery, crime

The story focuses on the murder of a mystery author and uses a story within a story format.
Editor Susan Ryeland is given an unfinished manuscript that will change her life.

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Tue 11/22/22 01:02 PM
Karen Pirie 2022 - series - 7,6 IMDB rating Police series set in Scotland.
Absolutely brilliant!! My rating would be a 10.
Might get renewed, not sure yet as it was only released in September last.

After the promotion to Police Scotland's Historic Cases Unit, Karen Pirie reopens the cold case of a murdered barmaid. Her investigation unearths flaws in the original 1995 inquiry.[/i[

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Wed 11/23/22 02:33 PM
Hidden Assets - 2021 - police series - 7,2 IMDB rating
My rating would be 6-7. It was okay, yet somehow didn't do it for me. Not sure if it was the Irish & Belgian vibe, the production, or the cast, or the whole lot.
It just didn't hit the spot for me and in a way surprised it got such a high rating.

A diamond haul in Limerick, a body in Antwerp and a terrorist bombing campaign. DS Emer Berry must work out how they are all connected.

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Fri 11/25/22 04:12 AM
Started watching the Canadian police/crime series Cardinal.
First few episodes I wasn't sure, but then it began to grow on me. So far I like it :)

With Canadian series it's always peculiar to see the same actors time and again. As if there only are a handful of people in Canada and they have little choice.
Anywho, the series is good and the 2 main characters are new actors for me which is nice :)

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Sat 11/26/22 11:12 PM
Believe it or not, "Battleship". It will surprise you!

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Sat 11/26/22 11:14 PM
Oh yes, and Passengers

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Sat 11/26/22 11:18 PM
I liked it too.