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thriller

noun as in cliffhanger

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He's introduced some terrific players into the fold and has overseen many thrillers.

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The 25-year-old actress has been working for about a decade in horror movies, indie comedies and crime thrillers.

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It’s the kind of zippy, immersive crime thriller that reminds you of the international lingua franca that Scorsese all but invented with “Goodfellas.”

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“No Other Choice” exhibits spasms of taut thriller and family melodrama, but its bare-knuckled satire, sprinkled with slapstick, plays as Park’s funniest film.

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In his sophomore feature, Fabbro, who previously directed the 2021 romantic thriller “The Grand Bolero,” juxtaposes the quiet grace of Igor’s modest life with the cacophony and commercialism of contemporary truffle auctions.

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