thriller
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A supernatural action thriller fueled by literal fairy-tale romance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
“You know how in the spy thriller or the heist movie, you’re introduced to the crew at the beginning,” Obama wrote.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
The low-budget action thriller was self-financed, heavily restricted in the director’s home country of Germany and eviscerated by the movie critics who wrote about it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Holding on to fifth place is the Stephen Spielberg-directed sci-fi thriller "Disclosure Day," which earned $6 million for a current total of $105 million.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
I open up an old thriller and focus on the first line.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
He dropped the opening set in his first two matches and then required match tie-breaks to overcome Zizou Bergs and Grigor Dimitrov in five-set thrillers.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Their fated romance is the final piece of the puzzle, the pièce de résistance that helps De Palma’s film rise above the other thrillers of its ilk.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Also, how far they’ll push the deep-seated paranoia on which thrillers like this have not only thrived but helped to cultivate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Sarah Pidgeon carried ‘Love Story,’ and Sarah Snook and Claire Danes are both past Emmy winners that were on very watchable crime thrillers, so their chances of landing a nomination are also pretty strong.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Yes, he’d made the phone call to Jenny Yen on an untraceable “burner” phone, just like the kidnappers and spies always did in paperback thrillers.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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