de-Americanised British 'Thriller' Movie List
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- DirectorJulian RichardsStarsEmily WoofDouglas HenshallClive RussellA single mother's search for her stolen new born baby sends her on a journey through the underworld of London and on a collision course with her past.
- DirectorReuben LederStarsGreta ScacchiJürgen ProchnowDonald SutherlandA journalist from Berlin, Germany, and a Swedish lawyer discover the truth behind the sinking of the "MS Estonia" in 1994, where more than 850 people drowned.
- DirectorStuart St PaulStarsLaura FraserCallum BlueLuke AikmanRachael is called to travel home by ex-boyfriend Rafe, to a small bleak island in the North sea that she ran away from some 5 years ago to find her wayward mother. The pretense is that her father Jake is dying. Matt, a city boy, island hopping to take in the festival of fire, hears that she has been tricked; for Jake is not dying. Matt hangs around to ensure her safety. A love triangle forms, with Rachael, the least interested and keen to leave, but clues to her mothers whereabouts appear, as do her own problems which both Rafe and Matt wish to help with. Nothing is what it seems, and no one will be the same again, as the truth begins to surface in very dangerous circumstances. There will be a burning.
- DirectorJulian RichardsStarsKevin HowarthMark StevensonAntonia BeamishA serial killer uses a horror video rental to lure his next victim. What begins as a teen slasher transforms into a disturbing journey through the mind of Max Parry, a mild mannered wedding photographer with a taste for human flesh.
- DirectorOxide Chun PangStarsJonathan Rhys MeyersSaskia ReevesAlexander RendellA psychologist, an Englishman, a bellboy and a wounded female assassin have their fates crossed at a sleazy Bangkok hotel.
- DirectorSarjit BainsStarsManish PatelDave CourtneyJass BassiBased on the novel The Stone Shiva by Manish Patel, the movie centres on the Holy Smokes crime syndicate and the real-life $6 million Heathrow Airport robbery, involving battles with the Chinese Triads, Jamaican Yardies and the English Firm to see who rules London.
- DirectorChristopher SmithStarsFranka PotenteSean HarrisVas BlackwoodTrapped in a London subway station, a woman who's being pursued by a potential attacker heads into the unknown labyrinth of tunnels beneath the city's streets.
- DirectorShane MeadowsStarsPaddy ConsidineGary StretchToby KebbellA disaffected soldier returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother years ago.
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsRhys IfansDaniel CraigSamantha MortonTwo strangers become connected by a tragedy, yet one dangerously feels that the connection goes much deeper than the other is willing to admit.
- DirectorJohn SimpsonStarsLee EvansSean McGinleyIan McNeiceAfter being accused of a triple-murder, a man films his every moment of his to provide an alibi. Things takes a worst turn when a detective suspects him and the tapes goes missing which can prove his innocence.
- DirectorMike HodgesStarsClive OwenMalcolm McDowellJonathan Rhys MeyersA former gangster reenters the criminal underworld after his brother suspiciously commits suicide.
- DirectorRobert PrattenStarsDoug CockleSara StewartGrace SprottWhen a young man relocates his family from New York to London his wife discovers a new sexuality and power that threatens to tear the family apart. As his wife's behaviour becomes more violent and erratic, our hero accepts that to save the woman he married he must open his mind and trust the people whose beliefs he has refused to acknowledge.
- DirectorNick LoveStarsDanny DyerTamer HassanGeoff BellFrankie is sent from London to Spain to make a delivery to Charlie, who likes the kid and shows him the ropes including the use of guns and drugs. Frankie likes the sun, pools and the cute, bikini clad girls and stays in Spain.
- DirectorNeil MarshallStarsShauna MacdonaldNatalie MendozaAlex ReidA caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.
- DirectorJulian FellowesStarsTom WilkinsonEmily WatsonHermione NorrisA couple's marriage is complicated by the introduction of a third party.
- DirectorNacho CerdáStarsAnastasia HilleKarel RodenValentin GoshevAn adopted woman returns to her home country and the family home that she never knew and must face the mystery that lies there.
- DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsMichelle YeohMichelle KrusiecSean BeanA soldier's unexpected arrival affects two women's simple existence.
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostMartin FreemanAn overachieving London police sergeant is transferred to a village where the easygoing officers object to his fervor for regulations, all while a string of grisly murders strikes the town.
- DirectorNick LoveStarsSean BeanDanny DyerRupert FriendA group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their Police force form a modern-day outlaw posse in order to right what they see as the wrongs of society.
- DirectorJag MundhraEmrah Semih KosarStarsNaseeruddin ShahGreta ScacchiBrian CoxA Lahore-born London Police Commander deals with personal issues and investigates the shooting death of a fellow-Muslim.
- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsMichael CaineJude LawHarold PinterOn his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife's heart.
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsJason StathamSaffron BurrowsStephen Campbell MooreMartine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry along with a treasure trove of dirty secrets.
- DirectorTom ShanklandStarsEva BirthistleStephen Campbell MooreJeremy SheffieldA relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
- DirectorPaul Andrew WilliamsStarsAndy SerkisReece ShearsmithJennifer EllisonA woman is kidnapped for ransom and brought to a rural English cottage. David and his two henchman find that they have much more to worry about than her crime boss stepdad.
- DirectorJames WatkinsStarsKelly ReillyMichael FassbenderTara EllisWhen a couple goes to a remote lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize them, and a weekend outing becomes a battle for survival.