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Movie reviews for ages 6 & 15, thriller

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    The Numbers Station

    Effective (if violent) thriller offers mini history lesson.
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    (Movie, 2013)
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    A Dark Truth

    Generic thriller has plenty of dead bodies, few surprises.
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    (DVD, 2013)
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    Red Lights

    Horror/thriller about psychics has violence, language.
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    (DVD, 2012)
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    The Debt

    A secret's consequences play out in intense spy film.
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    (DVD, 2011)
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    Limitless

    Story centered on drug abuse sends very iffy messages.
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    (DVD, 2011)
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    The Ghost Writer

    Intense, masterful political thriller OK for older teens.
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    (DVD, 2010)
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    Daybreakers
    Moody vampire cautionary tale is heavy on action/violence.
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    (DVD, 2010)
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    Homecoming
    Teen thriller/romance is gory but h*-hum. Skip it.
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    (DVD, 2010)
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    A Perfect Getaway
    Paradise-set thriller is stylish, slick, and very violent.
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    (DVD, 2009)
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    Lakeview Terrace
    Scary, racism-themed thriller isn't for kids.
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    (DVD, 2009)
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    Traitor
    Uneven political thriller mixes faith, terrorism.
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    (DVD, 2008)
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    Awake
    Silly surgery thriller is bloody, convoluted.
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    (DVD, 2008)
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    Joshua
    Sinister sibling-rivalry drama is majorly creepy.
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    (DVD, 2008)
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    Bug

    Paranoid horror/thriller is too intense for kids.
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    (DVD, 2007)
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    Next

    Predictable Cage sci-fi tale may entertain teens.
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    (DVD, 2007)
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    Hide and Seek
    Older teens may enjoy; too creepy for kids.
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    (DVD, 2005)
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    Godsend
    A bad thriller that is too intense for tweens.
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    (DVD, 2004)
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    Willard
    Terrifying and violent horror movie. Rats -- EWW.
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    (DVD, 2003)
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    Psycho

    Horror masterpiece definitely isn't for young kids.
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    (DVD, 2003)
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    Abandon
    It really is almost impressive how bad this is.
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    (DVD, 2003)
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    Delicatessen
    Dark comedy-fantasy about cannibalism isn't for kids.
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    (DVD, 2002)
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    When a Stranger Calls (1979)
    Grim psychothriller with a few teen urban legends.
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    (DVD, 2001)
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    Proof of Life
    Good story, but too violent for kids.
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    (DVD, 2001)
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    What Lies Beneath
    Cross between Fatal Attraction, Poltergeist.
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    (DVD, 2001)
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    The Thomas Crown Affair
    A fine remake for older teens and adults.
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    (DVD, 2000)