Research: 3 Thriller Plots (Narrative) (Keiley)

The Purge: Election Year

• July 1st, 2016
• 105 mins
• R55%

Expanding upon the explosive universe introduced in the sleeper hits that have earned $200 million at the worldwide box office, Universal Pictures’ The Purge 3 reveals the next terrifying chapter of 12 hours of anarchy that is sanctioned annually by the New Founders of America.

The Shallows

• June 24th, 2016
• 87 mins
• PG-1377%

In the taut thriller The Shallows, Nancy (Blake Lively) is surfing alone on a secluded beach when she is attacked by a great white shark and stranded just a short distance from shore. Though she is only 200 yards from her survival, getting there proves the ultimate contest of wills. It’s Jaws for a new generation.

Blood Father

• August 26th, 2016
• 88 mins
• R89%

An ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 16-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her.

Imperium

• August 19th, 2016
• 109 mins
• R82%

Nate Foster, a young, idealistic FBI agent, goes undercover to take down a radical right-wing terrorist group. The bright up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white supremacy.

Jason Bourne

• July 29th, 2016
• 123 mins
• PG-1356%

Global superstar Matt Damon returns to his most iconic role as Jason Bourne in the fifth installment of Universal Pictures’ Bourne franchise.  Acclaimed director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, Captain Phillips) also returns for this much-anticipated chapter, and Frank Marshall again produces alongside Jeffrey Weiner for Captivate Entertainment.  Greengrass, Damon, Gregory Goodman and Ben Smith also produce.  The action-thriller is written by Greengrass and Christopher Rouse.

Now You See Me 2

• June 10th, 2016
• 129 mins
• PG-1334%

One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface in Now You See Me 2 only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet. 

The Nice Guys

• May 20th, 2016
• 116 mins
• R91%

Set in 1970s Los Angeles, down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power.

The Neon Demon

• June 24th, 2016
• 104 mins
• R53%

When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any meansnecessary to get what she has

Green Room

• April 15th, 2016
• 94 mins
• R91%

In the crime thriller Green Room, a young punk rock band find themselves trapped in a secluded venue after stumbling upon a horrific act of violence, fighting for their lives against a gang of white power skinheads intent on eliminating all witnesses.

Criminal

• April 15th, 2016
• 113 mins
• R31%

The memories and skills of a CIA agent are implanted into the brain of a dangerous criminal in order to sto