“Law Abiding Citizen is a thriller about a brilliant sociopath who orchestrates a series of high-profile murders that grip the city of Philadelphia -- all from inside his jail cell -- and the prosecutor assigned to his case who realizes he is the only one who can end the reign of terror. Written by Overture Films”

• Director: F. Gary Gray
• Release Date: 16 October 2009 (USA)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Drama , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated R for strong bloody brutal violence and torture, a scene of rape, and pervasive language.

Trivia: Catherine Zeta-Jones was attached to the project in early development.

“At the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Beckinsale) looks to identify and capture a killer before the sun sets for six months.”

• Director: Dominic Sena
• Release Date: 11 September 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: 101 min | USA:96 min
• Country: Canada , USA
• Genre: Action , Crime , Drama , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated R for violence, grisly images, brief strong language and some nudity.

Tagline: See Your Last Breath.

Trivia: Kate Beckinsale was producer Joel Silver’s first choice for the role of Carrie Stetko.

“A newly possessed cheerleader turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?”

• Director: Karyn Kusama
• Release Date: 18 September 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: 92 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Horror , Sci-Fi , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated R for sexuality, bloody violence, language and brief drug use.

Tagline: She’s evil… and not just high school evil.

Trivia: Promotional material for the movie was released up to 15 months before the release date.

“”Sorority Row” sees a 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. Written by Anonymous”

• Director: Stewart Hendler
• Release Date: 11 September 2009 (USA)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Horror , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated R for strong bloody violence, language, some sexuality/nudity and partying.

Tagline: Sisters for life… and death.

Trivia: The movie was originally intended to be R-rated, but after the success of 2008’s Prom Night (2008/I) remake, Summit Entertainment planned to trim it to a PG-13 rating. However, they changed their mind, and decided to keep the movie as a solid R-rated movie.

“David Kirmani,a medical professional, lives in an apartment with his sweetheart, Erica Bain, a radio host, and his dog. They usually take the dog out for a stroll in nearby Central Park and let him run and fetch. One day while at the park they let the dog run without a leash, and when he does not return or respond to their calls, they frantically search for him. They eventually find him being held by three men who want a reward. When David refuses, they start to molest Erica and David intervenes. Two of the men assault the couple, while the third uses a camcorder to film this incident. Erica is knocked unconscious, and regains her senses several days later in a hospital. She is told the shocking news that David was killed and the dog is missing. A traumatized Erica returns home to try and regain her life. She also visits the police station but does not get much help. Fearful of a repeat of this type of incident, she gets an unlicensed gun and carries it with her all the time. One day she witnesses some youths terrorizing subway passengers, forcing them to get off at the next station. When they approach her, she shoots them dead. She uses her gun several more times, always gunning down people committing violent crimes. One day she is summoned to the police station to identify a man who may have been responsible for David’s death and the assault on herself. She does recognize him, but refuses to identify him. Subsequently she finds out his whereabouts and plans to avenge her lover’s death, not realizing that Detective Mercer has her as a suspect in the recent killings and is set to apprehend her. The question remains: will Erica be able to avenge David’s death and her attack before being arrested herself? Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)”

• Director: Neil Jordan
• Release Date: 14 September 2007 (USA)
• Run Time: 122 min | Canada:119 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
• Country: USA , Australia
• Genre: Crime , Drama , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality.

Tagline: How many wrongs to make it right?

Trivia: Portia de Rossi was considered for the role of Erica Bain, but turned it down. Kate Beckinsale was offered the role of Erica but turned it down. Neve Campbell did an audition for the role of Erica. Josie Davis tried out for the role of Erica.

Goofs: Continuity: When Erica is interviewing Mercer she asks him if his hand was shaking when he shot someone. He then gives his reply. Later, when she is playing the tape over the air, his same reply is missing a word or two from his original taped reply.

“Southland Tales is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who’s stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy. Written by TheGuyInThePj’s”

• Director: Richard Kelly
• Release Date: 7 December 2007 (UK)
• Run Time: 145 min | France:160 min (Cannes Film Festival) | Argentina:160 min
• Country: Germany , USA , France
• Genre: Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated R for language, violence, sexual material and some drug content.

Tagline: Have A Nice Apocalypse

Trivia: Writer/director, Richard Kelly said that the film is going to be a “strange hybrid” of the sensibilities of Andy Warhol and Philip K. Dick.

Goofs: Continuity: When Walter Mung throws the check back at Zora, it lands on the floor. As she leaves the truck, the check has somehow been placed on the counter (right side of the screen).

“The film follows the rise to power of Daniel Plainview -- a charismatic and ruthless oil prospector, driven to succeed by his intense hatred of others and psychological need to see any and all competitors fail. When he learns of oil-rich land in California that can be bought cheaply, he moves his operation there and begins manipulating and exploiting the local landowners into selling him their property. Using his young adopted son H.W. to project the image of a caring family man, Plainview gains the cooperation of almost all the locals with lofty promises to build schools and cultivate the land to make their community flourish. Over time, Plainview’s gradual accumulation of wealth and power causes his true self to surface, and he begins to slowly alienate himself from everyone in his life. Written by Denny Gibbons”

• Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
• Release Date: 11 January 2008 (USA)
• Run Time: 158 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Drama , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated R for some violence.

Tagline: When Ambition Meets Faith

Trivia: Daniel Day-Lewis based his voice for and characterization of Daniel Plainview in part on old recordings of the director, writer, and actor John Huston. An article by Christopher Goodwin in the Sunday Times (of London) revealed Paul Thomas Anderson sent Day-Lewis documentaries about Huston while Day-Lewis was preparing to play the role.

Goofs: Anachronisms: Daniel Day-Lewis’ pierced earlobes are apparent in close-up profile shots.

“A reclusive telemarketer has only one semblance of a friend: His telecommuter boss. But the telemarketer’s social circle seems to improve greatly when a whimsical co-worker enters his life. Only, as he begins to sketch his new friend’s portrait, disturbing “voices” from the phone man’s past threaten to lead him into a network of destruction. Written by Key Payton”

• Run Time: USA:90 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Drama , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for disturbing behavior, violence, some partial nudity and language.

Trivia: Russ Tamblyn appears in this film as an extra.

“A crime-drama set in swinging 1960s London, where a constrained executive (Moore) at the London Diamond Corporation is recruited by a veteran janitor (Caine) to help him steal from their employer.”

• Director: Michael Radford
• Release Date: 28 March 2008 (USA)
• Run Time: 108 min | Germany:100 min (European Film Market)
• Country: UK , Luxembourg
• Genre: Crime , Drama , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Tagline: He had a scheme. She had a motive.

Goofs: Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Sir Clifton Sinclair arrives at the formal gathering at the beginning of the movie smoking a cigar. The cigar still has a band on it -- it is considered extremely rude and pretentious to smoke cigars with the band still on among British society.

“In this English-language remake of a deconstruction in the way violence is portrayed in the media, a family settles into its vacation home, which happens to be the next stop for a pair of young, articulate, white-gloved serial killers on an excursion through the neighborhood. Written by MuzikJunky”

• Director: Michael Haneke
• Release Date: 27 March 2008 (Greece)
• Run Time: 111 min
• Country: USA , France , UK , Austria , Germany , Italy
• Genre: Crime , Drama , Horror , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated R for terror, violence and some language.

Tagline: Shall we begin?

Trivia: The film is a shot-by-shot remake of the original.

Goofs: Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Throughout the movie Paul calls Peter “Tom”, and Peter calls Paul “Jerry”. These are references to the Tom & Jerry cartoons. They also refer to each other as ‘Beavis’ and ‘Butthead’, another cartoon reference.