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Film Tone: Menacing
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The list Film Tone: Menacing includes
Basic Instinct, Transformers, The Shining, The Mask and The Magnificent Seven.
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The Mask
1994 comedy film by Chuck Russell
Overview: The Mask is a 1994 American neo-noir superhero comedy film directed by Charles Russell, produced by Bob Engelman, and written by Mike Werb, loosely based on the Mask comics published by Dark Horse Comics ...
Release date: 29 July 1994Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, RomanceDirector: Chuck RussellProducer: Ann Burgund, Michael De LucaWriter: Michael Fallon, Mark VerheidenBank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic super-hero when he wears a mysterious mask.
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Basic Instinct
1992 erotic thriller film by Paul Verhoeven
Overview: Basic Instinct is a 1992 neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. The film follows San Francisco police detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas), who is in ...
Release date: 20 March 1992Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller, DramaDirector: Paul VerhoevenCast: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Denis Arndt, Leilani SarelleProducer: William S. Beasley, Louis D'EspositoWriter: Joe EszterhasA police detective is in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder, in which a beautiful and seductive woman could be involved. 0
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Wrong Turn
2003 slasher film by Rob Schmidt
Overview: Wrong Turn is a 2003 cannibal film directed by Rob Schmidt and written by Alan B. McElroy. The film stars Desmond Harrington, Eliza Dushku, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jeremy Sisto and Kevin Zegers. The film was ...
Release date: 18 May 2003Genre: Horror, ThrillerDirector: Rob SchmidtProducer: Hagen Behring, Don CarmodyWriter: Alan B. McElroyChris and a group of five friends are left stranded deep in the middle of the woods after their cars collide. As they venture deeper into the woods, they ... 0
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Transformers
2007 film by Michael Bay
Overview: Transformers is a 2007 American science fiction action film based on the Transformers toy line. The film, which combines computer animation with live-action filming, was directed by Michael Bay, with Steven ...
Release date: 12 June 2007Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, AdventureDirector: Michael BayProducer: Kenny Bates, Michael BayWriter: Roberto Orci, Alex KurtzmanAn ancient struggle between two Cybertronian races, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, comes to Earth, with a clue to the ultimate power held ... 0
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The Shining
1980 film by Stanley Kubrick
Overview: The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. The film is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name and ...
Release date: 23 May 1980Genre: Horror, ThrillerDirector: Stanley KubrickProducer: Robert Fryer, Jan HarlanWriter: Stephen King, Stanley KubrickA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific ... 0
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The Magnificent Seven
1960 film directed by John Sturges
Overview: The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach and Steve McQueen. The supporting cast features Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad ...
Release date: 23 October 1960Genre: Western, Adventure, Drama, ActionDirector: John SturgesProducer: Walter Mirisch, Lou MorheimWriter: William Roberts, Akira KurosawaSeven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits. 0
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The Godfather
1972 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Overview: The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same name. It is the first inst ...
Release date: 15 March 1972Genre: Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Francis Ford CoppolaProducer: Gray Frederickson, Albert S. RuddyWriter: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford CoppolaThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty in postwar New York City transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant youngest son. 0
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Sexy Beast
2000 crime film
Overview: Sexy Beast is a 2000 crime film directed by Jonathan Glazer (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Louis Mellis and David Scinto. It stars Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, and Ian McShane. It follows ...Release date: 13 September 2000Genre: Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Jonathan GlazerProducer: Mark Albela, Hercules BellvilleWriter: Louis Mellis, David ScintoBrutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them. 0
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Scarface
1983 crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma
Overview: Scarface is a 1983 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone. The remake of the 1932 film, it tells the story of Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Al Pacino), who arrives ...
Release date: 1 December 1983Genre: Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Brian De PalmaCast: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, Miriam ColonProducer: Martin Bregman, Peter SaphierWriter: Oliver Stone, Howard HawksIn 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed. 0
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Poltergeist
1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper
Overview: Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais and Mark Victor from a story by Spielberg. It stars JoBeth Williams, Craig ...
Release date: 4 June 1982Genre: Horror, ThrillerDirector: Tobe HooperCast: Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O'RourkeProducer: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank MarshallWriter: Steven Spielberg, Michael GraisA family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts. 0
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Kindergarten Cop
1990 action comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman
Overview: Kindergarten Cop is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and distributed by Universal Pictures. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as John Kimble, a tough police detective working undercover as ...
Release date: 21 December 1990Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, ThrillerDirector: Ivan ReitmanCast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt, Richard Tyson, Carroll BakerProducer: Brian Grazer, Michael C. GrossWriter: Murray Salem, Herschel WeingrodA tough cop must pose as a kindergarten teacher in order to locate a dangerous criminal's ex-wife, who may hold the key to putting him behind bars. 0
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Jennifer's Body
2009 film by Karyn Kusama
Overview: Jennifer's Body is a 2009 American supernatural horror black comedy film written by Diablo Cody and directed by Karyn Kusama. The film stars Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, and Adam Brody ...
Release date: 10 September 2009Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, FantasyDirector: Karyn KusamaProducer: Diablo Cody, Daniel DubieckiWriter: Diablo CodyA newly-possessed high-school cheerleader turns into a succubus who specializes in killing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror? 0
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Jaws 2
1978 American horror film directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Overview: Jaws 2 is a 1978 American thriller film directed by Jeannot Szwarc and co-written by Carl Gottlieb. It is the sequel to Steven Spielberg's Jaws, and the second installment in the Jaws franchise. The film ...
Release date: 16 June 1978Genre: Horror, Thriller, Adventure, DramaDirector: Jeannot SzwarcCast: Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Joseph Mascolo, Jeffrey Kramer, Collin Wilcox PaxtonProducer: Joe Alves, David BrownWriter: Peter Benchley, Carl GottliebPolice chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters. 0
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Jaws
1975 film by Steven Spielberg
Overview: Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist ...
Release date: 20 June 1975Genre: Thriller, Adventure, DramaDirector: Steven SpielbergProducer: David Brown, Richard D. ZanuckWriter: Peter Benchley, Carl GottliebWhen a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the ... 0
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Apocalypto
2006 film by Mel Gibson
Overview: Apocalypto () is a 2006 American epic historical adventure film produced, co-written, and directed by Mel Gibson. The film features a cast of Native American and Indigenous Mexican actors consisting of ...
Release date: 8 December 2006Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Mel GibsonCast: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Jonathan Brewer, Morris Birdyellowhead, Carlos Emilio Báez, Amilcar RamírezProducer: Judi Bell, Vicki ChristiansonWriter: Mel Gibson, Farhad SafiniaAs the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression. 0
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Sorority Row
2009 American film
Overview: Sorority Row is a 2009 American slasher film directed by Stewart Hendler and starring Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, and Carrie Fisher. Based on the script for the 1982 slasher The House on ...
Release date: 9 September 2009Genre: Horror, Thriller, MysteryDirector: Stewart HendlerProducer: Bill Bannerman, Jay BobergWriter: Josh Stolberg, Pete GoldfingerA group of sorority sisters try to cover up the death of their house-sister after a prank gone wrong, only to be stalked by a serial killer. 0
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When a Stranger Calls
2006 American thriller film by Simon West
Overview: When a Stranger Calls is a 2006 American psychological horror film directed by Simon West and written by Jake Wade Wall. The film stars Camilla Belle, Brian Geraghty, Katie Cassidy, and Clark Gregg. Belle ...
Release date: 3 February 2006Genre: Horror, ThrillerDirector: Simon WestProducer: Paddy Cullen, John DavisWriter: Jake Wade Wall, Steve FekeDuring an otherwise routine babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller. 0
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Vanilla Sky
2001 film by Cameron Crowe
Overview: Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed, written, and co-produced by Cameron Crowe. It is an English-language remake of Alejandro Amenábar's 1997 Spanish film ...
Release date: 10 December 2001Genre: Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, FantasyDirector: Cameron CroweProducer: Bill Block, Fernando BovairaWriter: Alejandro Amenábar, Mateo GilA self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover. 0
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Underworld
2003 action horror film by Len Wiseman
Overview: Underworld is a 2003 action horror film directed by Len Wiseman in his feature film directorial debut, from a screenplay by Danny McBride, based on a story by Kevin Grevioux, Wiseman, and McBride. The ...
Release date: 8 September 2003Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Sci-FiDirector: Len WisemanProducer: Robert Bernacchi, Kevin GreviouxWriter: Kevin Grevioux, Len WisemanSelene, a vampire warrior, is entrenched in a conflict between vampires and werewolves, while falling in love with Michael, a human who is sought by w ... 0
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The Sons of Katie Elder
1965 film by Henry Hathaway
Overview: The Sons of Katie Elder is a 1965 Technicolor Western Panavision film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne and Dean Martin. It was filmed principally in Mexico.
Release date: 1 July 1965Genre: WesternDirector: Henry HathawayProducer: Joseph H. Hazen, Paul NathanWriter: William H. Wright, Allan WeissRanch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother. 0
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