thriller
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Most recently, he starred in Dhurandhar, a two-part spy thriller which was one of the country's biggest box-office successes in recent years.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The movie takes on some formulaic thriller trappings in its final act, relying too heavily on strained coincidences.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Perhaps you might want to time-travel to Eve Babitz’s glamorous and gritty Los Angeles, or bite into a high-octane thriller.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Reich cited Christopher Nolan's upcoming ancient Greek action movie "Odyssey" and Steven Spielberg's science-fiction thriller "Disclosure Day" as possible Cannes films.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
"You'll probably grow up to write those thriller movies where everyone's always screaming."
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
Vocabulary lists containing thriller
Literary Genres - Introductory
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