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Film · 10 connectionsAn eccentric mountain man on the run from the local sheriff recalls the mysterious events that brought him to his present fugitive state.
Directed bySarah Adina Smith
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2020 · 120 min · Crime · Drama
A woman is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his partners, sending her and her baby on a dangerous journey.
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2022 · 104 min · Drama · Horror · Mystery
A woman's carefully constructed life is upended when an unwelcome shadow from her past returns, forcing her to confront the monster she's evaded for two decades.
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2018 · 102 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller
An attention-seeking psychic is kidnapped and tries to use the situation to boost his popularity.
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2023 · 84 min · Horror · Mystery · Science Fiction · Thriller
A mysterious woman on the run, and the resourceful fixer assigned to bring her in. Their two unique stories inextricably link, as the stakes of the pursuit rise to apocalyptic proportions.
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2017 · 86 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.
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2023 · 77 min · Comedy · Drama · Mystery
After having her identity stolen, a woman, and her son's pregnant girlfriend, bond together on a surreal journey as they attempt to track down the perpetrators.
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2009 · 116 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller
A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him across Spain, but also through his own consciousness.
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2025 · 103 min · Action · Drama
Waking up in an unfamiliar city, a man with no memory must confront the mysteries of his own identity. However, his desperate search to uncover the past pits him against a powerful enemy, leading to a showdown that ultimately reveals the truth.
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2022 · 96 min · Mystery · Thriller
Stranded at a rest stop in the mountains during a blizzard, a recovering addict discovers a kidnapped child hidden in a car belonging to one of the people inside the building which sets her on a terrifying struggle to identify who among them is the kidnapper.
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2023 · 100 min · Action · Crime · Drama
A quiet, stoic man, lives a monk-like existence in self-imposed exile. When his estranged son is killed in a drug deal gone bad, he is left to look after a granddaughter he never knew existed, and he is forced back into a life he tried to put behind him.
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