Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 (2011)

A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her. Based on the 1957 novel by Ayn Rand.

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Director: Paul Johansson

Actors: Taylor Schilling, Edi Gathegi, Armin Shimerman, Paul Johansson, Geoff Pierson, Graham Beckel, Patrick Fischler, Matthew Marsden, Jon Polito, Grant Bowler, Daisy McCrackin, Michael O'Keefe, Christina Pickles, Jsu Garcia, Michael Lerner

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Chungking Express (1994)

Wong Kar-Wai's movie about two love-struck cops is filmed in impressionistic splashes of motion and color. The first half deals with Cop 223, who has broken up with his girlfriend of five years. He purchases a tin of pineapples with an expiration date of May 1 each day for a month. By the end of that time, he feels that he will either be rejoined with his love or that it too will have expired forever. The second half shows Cop 663 dealing with his breakup with his flight attendant girlfriend. He talks to his apartment furnishings until he meets a new girl at a local lunch counter.

Two stories, two lovelorn cops, two objects of desire: one a big-time heroin dealer in deep trouble with her boss after the cargo disappears, the other a seriously flaky take-out waitress who inadvertently gets hold of the keys to her admirer's apartment, all shot in a breathless kaleidoscope of color and hand-held camera work to create a mesmerizing portrait of Hong Kong in the 1990s. (Source: IMDb)

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Director: Kar Wai Wong

Actors: Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Faye Wong, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Valerie Chow, Chen Jinquan, Lee-na Kwan, Zhiming Huang, Liang Zhen, Songshen Zuo

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Dream House (2011)

Soon after moving into their seemingly idyllic new home, a family learns of a brutal crime committed against former residents of the dwelling.

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Jim Sheridan

Actors: Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, Elias Koteas, Marton Csokas, Taylor Geare, Claire Geare, Rachel G. Fox, Jane Alexander, Brian Murray, Bernadette Quigley, Sarah Gadon, Gregory Smith, Mark Wilson, David Huband

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The Rum Diary (2011)

American journalist Paul Kemp takes on a freelance job in Puerto Rico for a local newspaper during the 1950s and struggles to find a balance between island culture and the expatriates who live there.

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Bruce Robinson

Actors: Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli, Amber Heard, Richard Jenkins, Giovanni Ribisi, Amaury Nolasco, Marshall Bell, Bill Smitrovich, Julian Holloway, Karen Austin, Bruno Irizarry, Enzo Cilenti, Aaron Lustig, Tisuby González

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Scream 4 (2011)

Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer.

Genres:  Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Wes Craven

Actors: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Lucy Hale, Shenae Grimes, Roger Jackson, Dane Farwell, Anna Paquin, Kristen Bell, Aimee Teegarden, Britt Robertson, Neve Campbell, Alison Brie, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Hayden Panettiere, Emma Roberts, Marielle Jaffe

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The Thing (2011)

At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson. While Dr. Halvorson keeps to his research, Kate partners with Sam Carter, a helicopter pilot, to pursue the alien life form.

Genres:  Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

Actors: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Paul Braunstein, Trond Espen Seim Kim Bubbs, Jørgen Langhelle, Jan Gunnar Røise, Stig Henrik Hoff, Kristofer Hivju, Jo Adrian Haavind, Carsten Bjørnlund, Jonathan Walker

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Abduction (2011)

A thriller centered on a young man who sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website.

Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery

Director: John Singleton

Actors: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina, Jake Andolina, Oriah Acima Andrews, Ken Arnold, Maria Bello, Steve Blass, Derek Burnell, Benjamin J. Cain Jr., Holly Scott Cavanuagh, Radick Cembrzynski, Richard Cetrone, Mike Clark, Lily Collins, Jack Erdie, Rita Gregory, Tim Griffin

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Wicker Park (2004)

A young Chicago advertising executive believes a woman he sees in a café is his long-lost love. His conviction leads to obsession, as he puts his life on hold to trail her.

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance

Director: Paul McGuigan

Actors: Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Matthew Lillard, Diane Kruger, Christopher Cousins, Jessica Paré, Vlasta Vrana, Amy Sobol, Ted Whittall, Isabel Dos Santos, Joanna Noyes, Kerrilyn Keith, Mark Camacho, Marcel Jeannin, Stéfanie Buxton

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Black Swan (2010)

At the New York City ballet a veteran dancer and an impressive upstart compete for the lead role in Swan Lake - but in this competitive world, finding the balance between light and dark can take its toll.

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Actors: Ksenia Solo, Kristina Anapau, Benjamin Millepied, Winona Ryder, Janet Montgomery, Shaun O'Hagan, Mila Kunis, Abraham Aronofsky, Toby Hemingway, Marty Krzywonos, Tina Sloan, Natalie Portman, Barbara Hershey, Adriene Couvillion, Mark Margolis, Vincent Cassel, Christopher Gartin, Sergio Torrado, Sebastian Stan

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Shutter Island (2010)

Drama set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding nearby.

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Martin Scorsese

Actors: Mark Ruffalo, Patricia Clarkson, John Carroll Lynch, Joseph Sikora, Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Nellie Sciutto, Michelle Williams, Christopher Denham, Max von Sydow, Ted Levine, Robin Bartlett, Ben Kingsley, Jackie Earle, Haley Elias Koteas

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Inception (2010)

In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job to date: Inception.

Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Director: Christopher Nolan

Actors: Johnathan Geare, Ellen Page, Dileep Rao, Mobin Khan, Magnus Nolan, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine, Talulah Riley, Claire Geare, Tai-Li Lee, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Berenger, Tohoru Masamune, Nicole Pulliam, Ken Watanabe, Pete Postlethwaite, Cillian Murphy, Lukas Haas, Yuji Okumoto, Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Girondeaud, Tom Hardy, Carl Gilliard

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