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Desperate Hours
Consenting Adults
Léon: The Professional
This is one movie where parents had significant control. Natalie Portman was only eleven at the time, and her parents were concerned about her smoking scenes. Her character was never shown inhaling, and she quit smoking part way through the movie.
Single White Female
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Cape Fear
Nocturnal Animals
Heat
Jaws
The mechanical shark that was built to film "Jaws" hardly ever worked. So Spielberg had to find other ways of creating intensity and suspense. This is the reason you rarely see the shark in the movie.
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The Departed
This gangster character, Frank Costello, played by Jack Nicholson, was based on the actual mob boss Whitey Bulger. The film had an actual detective serving as a consultant. I bet filming would have been quite entertaining if they had Whitey around to consult as well.
The A-Team
Unstoppable
I Saw the Devil
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Green Zone
Shutter Island
Crash
Paul Haggis had a dream, literally, and thats how the idea for the movie "Crash" came to him. He woke up in the middle of the night and decided to write down his thoughts. Later that morning, he had a full story.
Fair Game
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No Country for Old Men
In what would seem to be fate at work, Josh Brolin was in an unfortunate motorcycle crash, injuring his shoulder, just after getting his part. He was worried about not being able to do the filming, but as fate would have it, his character was shot in the shoulder early on in the film. Talk about your realistic filming.
The Cell
The Butterfly Effect
The Da Vinci Code
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The Butterfly Effect
The Bourne Ultimatum
Have you ever said, "the book is so much better"? Well in the Bourne series, screenwriter Tony Gilroy didn't want to write a screenplay of books about "running to airports." Instead, he was given free reign to write his own story of an assassin with amnesia.
The Cell
Consenting Adult
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Which thriller movie is shown in this image?
The Accountant
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
The script for "Kill Bill" took approximately six years to write and was over 200 pages. Because of the extensive length, it had to be cut into two parts, hence a second movie.
Dial M for Murder
Sinister
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Bourne Ultimatum
The Fugitive
If you want to put yourself inside this film, all you have to do is visit North Carolina where the train-bus crash scene was filmed. No special effects here. That was an actual bus and an actual train crashing into each other in one take. It is now a tourist attraction.
V is for Vendetta
Basic Instinct
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The Dark Knight
Leonardo DiCaprio was Christopher Nolan's choice to play the Riddler. However, he was shot down by David Goyer and focus was placed on the Bane character. DeCaprio was unable to join his fellow cast members from "Inception" in the "Dark Knight" trilogy.
The Girl on the Train
Basic Instinct
Unbreakable
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Minority Report
Sometimes taking a risk pays off. Spielberg encouraged Cruise to not accept a salary for his part, but to instead take a percentage cut from the box office. It paid off, as the film grossed over $358 million, making Cruise over $50 million for his work.
Cape Fear
The Machinist
Taken
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Which thriller movie is shown in this image?
The Dark Knight Rises
Zodiac
Vertigo
V for Vendetta
There was no sense in trying to fake what you can do yourself. During the filming of the movie, the stunt double actually walked through real fire, the domino scene was real dominos set up by real domino pros, and the Fingermen actually moved in slow motion while the "V" actor moved normally.
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Mystic River
Clint Eastwood is known for his rawness in directing and "Mystic River" was no different. He cast a number of local people in South Boston to play roles in his movie.
Single White Female
Desperate Hours
Fair Game
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Green Zone
The Silence of the Lambs
The rights for this movie were taken up for free. Dino De Laurentiis gave up the rights since his movie "Manhunter" bombed in 1986. "Silence of the Lambs" made about $272 million.
I Saw the Devil
Unstoppable
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Chinatown
Sometimes you just have to let things go. John Huston couldn't pronounce the character Gittes' name correctly and finally Polanski just let it go. It was not a bad call, though, as Huston's character was an evil rich man and the mistake suited his character well.
Casino Royale
Memento
The Departed
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Crash
Psycho
Anyone who is familiar with horror knows at least the name of this film. "Psycho" is iconic for is shower scene and the fact that is was the first time an American film showed a toilet flushing
The Accountant
Panic Room
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Mystic River
The Dark Knight
V for Vendetta
Insomnia
If you are looking for Robin Williams, this film keeps you in suspense. Williams' first line in this movie doesn't happen until nearly an hour into the film, with his first appearance shortly following.
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Inception
Christopher Nolan did no actual research on dreams for this movie, instead using his own experience. Some would say first-hand experience is the best research.
Lucky Number Slevin
The Others
The Fugitive
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Minority Report
The Prestige
Unlike some of his other movies, for this film Christopher Nolan did extensive research. He wanted to portray Tesla's inventions accurately. He used natural lighting for the most authentic look.
Sin City
Insomnia
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127 Hours
Se7en
The Hateful Eight
Sin City
Though working on the same film, two of its stars, Elijah Wood and Mickey Rourke never met each other on set. Another star, Brittany Murphy, filmed all of her scenes in one day, even though she appeared in multiple story lines.
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Se7en
Kevin Spacey insisted on not receiving any sort of credit before the movie. His name and face did not appear in any of the advertising nor in the opening credits. He felt this kept the suspense of the movie because he thought if people saw his name, they would know who the killer was. This was a gutsy move, not to advertise a well-known actor, but it worked out well.
Crash
Leon: The Professional
Psycho
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Crash
Shutter Island
The Dark Knight Rises
Christopher Nolan wanted to keep the ending a secret. In order to do this, while filming the cemetery scene, a tombstone with the name Miranda Tate was visible. The name "Bruce Wayne" was later added digitally.
Apocalypto
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Which thriller movie is shown in this image?
Twelve Monkeys
The Others
Alejandro Amenabar loves a twist, and even took cues from M. Night Shyamalan's previously released "Sixth Sense" when creating "The Others." But Amenabar was more interested in how the audience got to the twist rather than the twist itself, which is why you may have figured out the ending about halfway through the movie. That doesn't make it any less brilliant.
Collateral
The Sixth Sense
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Unstoppable
Run Lola Run
Luck was on the side of this production, and I don't just mean success at the box office. While filming the roulette scene, the ball landing on 20 was not a trick. It just happened on of the first takes while filming the wheel.
The Cell
The Hateful Eight
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Lucky Number Slevin
Josh Hartnett who played Slevin was actually living with writer Jason Smilovic while he was writing the script. Smilovic said he saw Harnett in a towel so often, he thought he should make the character in a towel for a lot of the movie.
The Usual Suspects
The Revenant
Twelve Monkeys
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Collateral
Despite his practice driving fast cars in the desert to prepare for his role, Jamie Foxx still crashed his car into Tom Cruise's on set. Foxx was humored that crews immediately rushed to Cruise's aid, seeing him as the bigger star.
No Country for Old Men
The Silence of the Lambs
Black Swan
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Which thriller movie is shown in this image?
Heat
The Sixth Sense
David Vogel of Disney took it upon himself to purchase the script, which displeased his superiors. He was fired for doing so, then the film went on to become a successful suspense film.
The Others
Nocturnal Animals
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Black Swan
Making the best of a bad situation, director Aronofsky offered his own scarf from around his neck to Natalie Portman to use when the person responsible forgot to bring the scarves to the set.
Jaws
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
The Sixth Sense
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Which thriller movie is shown in this image?
Heat
Mad Max: Fury Road
George Miller has more skills than just directing. Since this film had such a low budget, Miller spent a good majority of his time doing the editing himself in his own home. He also worked as an ER doctor and put the money he earned toward production for "Mad Max."
The Revenant
Crash
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Fair Game
The Butterfly Effect
The Usual Suspects
The character Keyser was named after a real lawyer. However, the writer thought it better to change the name from the real Sume to Söze to avoid any legal conflict.
Panic Room
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I Saw the Devil
127 Hours
The hiker, Aron Ralston, filmed his time in the canyon. James Franco was allowed to view the footage to prepare for his role. Only a few parts of the actual footage was shown in the movie.
Shutter Island
Jaws
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The Revenant
Outdoing any other nominated films in 2016, "The Revenant" was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won three of them. Director's Glass' decision not to use a real bear paid off.
Cape Fear
Sinister
Green Zone
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12 Monkeys
This was Brad Pitt's first Oscar nomination and Golden Globe award. He spent time with a psychiatrist who coached him on mental disorders to better understand his character.
The Hateful Eight
Jaws
Apocalyto
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Desperate Hours
Nightcrawler
The Hateful Eight
John Carpenter's "The Thing" was a great inspiration for Tarantino in this movie. He said it was his way of hashing out his feelings about "The Thing." Some of the scores are even left over from "The Thing."
Heat
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Mulholland Dr.
Kill Bill: Vol. 3
Shutter Island
"Shutter Island" is debatable in meaning, especially the ending. But this confusion seemed to work in favor of the film. Martin Scorsese said that people would have to see the film more than once to understand it, and therefore produce twice the income.
Inception
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Apocalypto
The dialogue in this film is completely and authentically Yucatec Maya language. The actors were talented amateurs. All had to learn the language.
Collateral
The Sixth Sense
Psycho
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Devil's Advocate
Prisoners
How lucky to be a shop owner in Georgia during this filming! After filming was completed, all of the costumes and props were donated to a local thrift shop.
Munich
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Amores Perros
Zodiac
The Game
Oldboy
What an ending. The director wanted to indicate time passed during the epilogue but had to move filming location to show a change in seasons. Once there, they had to borrow costumes and gear because the airline had misplaced their luggage.
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Amores Perros
"Amores Perros" angered some movie fans because of the dogfight scenes. In actuality, none of the dogs were fighting but it was strategic camera placement and film editing that made it look like they were fighting. The disclosure that "no animals were harmed in the filming" came at the beginning instead of at the end as usual.
Insomnia
Unbreakable
Gone Girl
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North by Northwest
Gravity
The director for "Gravity" wanted to make the scenes as realistic as possible, with of course some film liberties. It was so well done that astronauts including Buzz Aldrin gave it a stamp of approval and were impressed by how realistically the zero gravity was portrayed.
Apocalypto
The Machinist
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North by Northwest
Hitchcock upset a few people in the making of this film. The Interior Department was unhappy with his filming on the grounds of Mount Rushmore, and he upset the police security when he said in an interview that they were "New York's worst." At the next location, no police detail showed up.
Memento
Casino Royale
The Cell
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The Devil's Advocate
Munich
Rear Window
Hitchcock may have used past conflict with a producer as the basis for the villain in this movie. Hitchcock thought that producer David O. Selznick was an annoying presence whenever they worked together. Hitchcock eventually cut ties and sent him a nod, via Raymond Burr's character, in this film.
The Game
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Inception
Black Swan
Gravity
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
All of the piercings that Rooney Mara sports in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" are 100% real. She pierced them for the movie then removed most, but not all, after filming was complete.
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Gone Girl
Prestige
The Devil's Advocate
John Milton's character was named for John Milton, the author of "Paradise Lost." His character is also a reflection of the text, as it is about a man who has fallen from God's grace. Lines from the text are even quoted in the movie.
Nightcrawler
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Munich
Guri Weinberg's father, Moshe Weinberg, was a real victim of the massacre when Guri was only a month old. He was an Israeli wrestling champion as well as a referee.
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Panic Room
The Others
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The Departed
The Game
A CRS paramedic who was called to play a paramedic role in the movie, showed up directly after his 12-hour shift of being an actual paramedic. When he changed into his movie paramedic costume he laid his real one on the bed. He returned later to find it gone, and it took him hours to track it down - the wardrobe department was laundering it. I probably would have just let them go ahead and wash it.
Black Swan
127 Hours
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Which thriller movie is shown in this image?
Leon: The Professional
Memento
Casino Royale
For you non-poker players out there, in the casino scene where Bond tips the dealer after winning - it is a half-million-dollar chip. Share the love, Bond.
Taken
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Memento
"Memento" was shot in only 25 days, but it took months to find a distributor for the film. In addition, actor Stephen Tobolowsky was asked to improvise his lines during the flashback scenes, as there was no dialogue written for his character.
Taken
Sinister
Gone Girl
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Prestige
Vertigo
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Who doesn't love Forrest Whitaker? Jim Jarmusch certainly does. Jarmusch wrote the character specifically for Whitaker and would have never made the film if Whitaker had turned him down.
The Da Vinci Code
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Nocturnal Animals
Gone Girl
Zodiac
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Robert Rodriguez was only paid one dollar for his scoring of the movie. Tarantino made this even by directing a portion of Rodriguez' project, "Sin City," for only a dollar.
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Which thriller movie is shown in this image?
Heat
Personal Shopper
Nightcrawler
Mulholland Dr.
"Mulholland Dr." was written as a TV series and slated to pilot. That fell through, but David Lynch didn't lose hope. Thus, we have a movie!
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