#Kate Beckinsale thriller

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Canary Black: Azione, Suspense e Dilemmi Morali nel Thriller con Kate Beckinsale su Prime Video. Un’agente della CIA in lotta contro il tempo e la malavita per salvare il marito e sventare una crisi globale in Canary Black

Disponibile su Prime Video e già al 6° posto tra i contenuti più visti in Italia, Canary Black è un thriller adrenalinico che vede protagonista Kate Beckinsale nel ruolo di Avery Graves, un’agente della CIA costretta a scegliere tra il suo dovere e la vit

Disponibile su Prime Video e già al 6° posto tra i contenuti più visti in Italia, Canary Black è un thriller adrenalinico che vede protagonista Kate Beckinsale nel ruolo di Avery Graves, un’agente della CIA costretta a scegliere tra il suo dovere e la vita del marito rapito. Diretta da Pierre Morel, la pellicola si snoda tra azione, intrighi internazionali e dilemmi morali, offrendo allo…

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💀☠️🎂 A Happy #horror Birthday to Kate Beckinsale 🎂☠️💀

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ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕩𝕚𝕞𝕠 𝔼𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕠

Ella es la policía buena y mala.

"Canary Black" ya en Prime Vídeo

Avery Graves, una de las mejores agentes de la CIA, es chantajeada por terroristas para que traicione a su propio país y salve a su marido secuestrado. Separada de su equipo, recurre a sus contactos en los bajos fondos para sobrevivir y ayudar a localizar la codiciada información que quieren los secuestradores. Traicionada a cada paso, debe confiar en su entrenamiento de vanguardia y en sus primitivas habilidades de lucha en una carrera mortal para entregar un rescate que podría desencadenar una crisis mundial.

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Whiteout (2009)

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Nichts als die Wahrheit – Film (2008)

Originaltitel: Nothing but the Truth

Nichts als die Wahrheit ist ein Kriminalfilm, ein Drama und ein Thriller

Inspiriert durch wahre Begebenheiten

In Nichts als die Wahrheit verrät eine Reporterin die Identität einer CIA-Agentin und wird darauf hin verhaftet, weil sie ihre Quelle nicht preisgeben will.

Inhalt von Nichts als die Wahrheit

Der Film beginnt mit einem versuchten Attentat auf den Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten. Als Reaktion darauf wird Venezuela angegriffen, wo die US-amerikanische Regierung die Hintermänner der Tat vermutet.

Der Sohn der Journalistin Rachel Armstrong besucht dieselbe Schule wie die kleine Tochter von Erica Van Doren. Armstrong, die für die Zeitung Capitol Sun-Times arbeitet, erfährt von einem Informanten, dass Van Doren eine CIA-Agentin ist.

Sie veröffentlicht einen Artikel, der brisante Informationen über die Hintergründe des Anschlags publik macht...

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The Disappointments Room (2016)

Dir. D.J. Caruso

Dana (Kate Beckinsale), her husband David and their 5-year-old son Lucas start a new life after moving from the hustle and bustle of Brooklyn, N.Y., to a stately old manor in the quiet countryside. After settling in, Dana starts to experience terrifying visions and dreams that she cannot explain. The mystery grows when she stumbles upon a secret room in the attic. After finding the key and unlocking the door, Dana discovers the dark history of the family that lived there in the 19th century.

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#NowWatching Whiteout (2009) ❄️🖐🏻💀

“𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜𝚗’𝚝 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚊 𝚖𝚞𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛. 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚖𝚞𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝙰𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚊.”

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Nothing but the Truth: A Powerful Political Thriller Highlighting the Importance of Free Speech and Journalistic Ethics

“Nothing but the Truth” is a 2008 political thriller film directed by Rod Lurie, which stars Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, and Alan Alda. The film is based on a true story of a journalist who refused to reveal her sources to the government and was jailed for contempt of court. The movie explores the themes of journalistic ethics, government overreach, and the importance of the First Amendment. In…

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Portfolio Crib Sheet by artist Steve Leiber, perhaps best known for his work on Detective Comics and Hawkman, and the critically acclaimed miniseries Whiteout, which was adapted into a 2009 feature film starring Kate Beckinsale. His other works include the Eisner Award-winning sequel Whiteout: Melt, and the thrillers Shooters and Underground. With writer Nat Gertler, he co-authored The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel, published back in 2004 (AmazonUK Affiliate Link)

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spooky tuesday is a (now not so new!) podcast where we’re breaking down all of our favorite slashers, thrillers, monster movies and black comedies on the new scariest day of the week.

spookies, it’s time for our second installment of wwvvsde (werewolf vs. vampire seasonal depression event), and we’re keeping the party going with van helsing (2004). when we realized that sydney-palooza would bring our girl back to la this october (if you happen to be wondering about our timeline or blissful ignorance of current events lol), we knew we wanted something that would be fun to watch together, and this flick definitely fits that bill. not only does it tick the boxes for every element of our theme, it also stars hugh jackman and kate beckinsale as monsters hunters who take on (and maybe even team up with) some classic universal creatures. this movie dares to ask, “is it going against god to fuck a monk?” and we’re ready to get to the bottom of that question on a new, in-person episode of spooky tuesday.

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Next month is the annual exhibitor showcase Cinemacon where movie studios tout their wares for the very anxious theater owners.

It has already been announced that Sony is sitting this year out, so no info on VENOM 3: THE LAST DANCE, to be released October 25, 2024.

While I assume there will be some changes to the lineup, so far it is shaping up to be:

OPENING DAY: International Day features a screening of Universal 80s series remake THE FALL GUY starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Hannah Waddingham and Aaron Taylor-Johnson (who has said in a recent interview that it is a small role) ; directed by David Leitch (BULLET TRAIN, DEADPOOL 2)

DAY ONE: WB pulls up with their presentation "The Big Picture". It will be the first Cinemacon for James Gunn in his position as Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DC Studios.

I expect a song and dance from Gunn about how awesome sauce the new DC film universe will be

I'll believe it when I see it.

Sure to tease SUPERMAN LEGACY which stars David Corenswet as the title character, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX, BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUCE

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Also, FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA

, the supernatural horror film THE WATCHERS, directed and written by Ishana Night Shyamalan, daughter of M. Night

, M. Night Shymalan's TRAP starring Josh Hartnett, ALTO KNIGHTS with Robert DeNiro playing a dual role.

Certainly don't expect anything to hear about THE BATMAN sequel other than it won't shoot until 2025. There has been no reason provided, but some say there isn't even a script, others say it was because there were no soundstages available in London to shoot this year.

DAY TWO: ANGEL STUDIOS - The outfit behind SOUND OF FREEDOM.

I suspect they will tease SIGHT starring Greg Kinnear and BONHOEFFER (aka GOD'S SPY) about German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, starring August Diehl, Flula Borg and Clarke Peters.

LIONSGATE: I suspect they will tease Guy Ritchie's THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE starring a pick-a-mix of men for all tastes - Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer, Henry Golding and Hero Fiennes Tiffins

; the action-thriller BOY KILLS WORLD fronted by Bill Skarsgård and costarring Sharlto Copley, Andrew Koji (who is working like mad), Famke Janssen and Isaiah Mustafa.

Surely, another Bill Skarsgård film THE CROW with fka Twigs

; THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1, which is the third film in the franchise - doing a bit of FAST AND THE FURIOUS mathing. It stars Madelaine Petsch, Froy Guittierez and Gabriel Basso

At long last the BALLERINA has pliete into the spotlight. This JOHN WICK spinoff stars Ana De Armas, with Anjelica Huston reprising her role from JOHN WICK 2. It's direct by Len Wiseman who directed the UNDERWORLD films starring his ex-wife Kate Beckinsale.

BORDERLANDS, an action-comedy based on the game, brought to the screen by Eli Roth. Starring Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Haley Bennett and Édgar Ramírez, amongst others.

and WHITE BIRD, which is in the same universe as the excellent children geared film WONDER. It was due to come out in 2023 but was pushed back due to the actors strike.

UNIVERSAL / FOCUS FEATURES: I suspect teases for Dev Patel's directorial debut MONKEY MAN. The film was originally slated to go to Netflix but Jordan Peele, under his Monkey Paw shingle, bought it and took it to Universal so it could have a theatrical release. *Granted, Netflix does a theatrical release for most of their films in certain markets, but I get Peele's rationale.

Their Monsters Universe theatrical idea didn't work, but Universal has realized there is more than one way to skin a cat. They are creating a Universal Monsters themed area at their parks and their monster/horror film ABIGAIL is a re-imaging of DRACULA'S DAUGHTER. It stars Alisha Weir, Melissa Barrera and Dan Stevens and features Angus Cloud in one of his last roles.

THE FALL GUY most definitely will have a place. Same with THE BIKERIDERS (with Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer, Norman Reedus, Mike Faist, etc.), which was a 20th Century (Disney owned) Film, and even though it was the first major film out the gate ahead of Oscars/Golden Globes' FYC season with a screening and Q&A held in L.A., the studio purposely stalled the engine and towed it off their schedule. It will now be distributed by Focus Features in the U.S., and Universal, internationally.

Other possible teases? DESPICABLE ME 4, TWISTERS, the standalone sequel to the 90s film TWISTERS

, horror film SPEAK NO EVIL starring James McAvoy and Mackenzie Davis

, WICKED: PART ONE and Sir Ridley Scott's GLADIATOR 2 with Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal.

There will also be a surprise screening; studio unknown.

DAY THREE: PARAMOUNT: Expected: the mixed live-action and animated comedy IF starring Ryan Reynolds, written/directed and produced by John Krasinski.

A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE, GLADIATOR 2 (though this is a co-production with Universal, so maybe Uni will tout it), SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3, the unending production that is MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 8,

WALT DISNEY: Possible: THE FIRST OMEN, KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

, MOANA 2, INSIDE OUT 2, DEADPOOL 3, ALIEN: ROMULUS, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD and SNOW WHITE.

CinemaCon always closes out with their awards (which always ties into an upcoming release. Funny how that works.

So far the honourees are:

Star of the Year - Lupita Nyong'o (A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE)

Breakthrough Performer of the Year - Joseph Quinn (A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE)

CinemaCon Vanguard Award - Amy Poehler (INSIDE OUT 2)

Director of the Year - Shawn Levy (DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE)

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Some movies, considered chronologically:

THE FLAMINGO KID (1984): Nostalgia-burdened period piece, set in 1963, about working-class kid Jeffrey (Matt Dillon), who gets a summer job parking cars at an exclusive beach club called El Flamingo, starts dating a rich girl (Carole R. Davis), and becomes fascinated by her father (Richard Crenna), a self-made sports car dealer and local card sharp who thinks college is sucker's game. This alienates Jeffrey's own father (Hector Elizondo), a stalwart plumber who doesn't want to see Jeffrey squander his chances of bettering himself. The story is thus a sort of YA prototype of Oliver Stone's later WALL STREET — a Reagan-era morality play about a young man caught between two father figures, one representing the Lure of Easy Money and the other a paragon of Honest Hard Work — badly undermined by its absurdly idealized longing for the alleged innocence of the Kennedy era (underlined by an obnoxious oldies soundtrack). It offers a meaty role for Crenna, but as a drama, it has less substance than FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF. Davis's character is such a nonentity that you keep forgetting she's there, and the way she ends up functioning as a proxy for Jeffrey's obsession with her dad is awkward. CONTAINS LESBIANS? Nope. VERDICT: A simple-minded story blinded by its rose-colored glasses.

THE JOY LUCK CLUB (1993): Sudsy but affecting episodic adaptation of Amy Tan's novel about four middle-aged Chinese women and their strained relationships with their Chinese-American daughters, starring Ming-Na Wen and nearly every other Chinese actress working in the U.S. at the time. The way the script segues between the characters' respective stories is clunky, and it often teeters on the brink of schmaltz, but there are moments of real dramatic power amongst the more superficial tearjerker moments, and you'd have to have a stonier heart than I to not sob at the bittersweet ending. Strong acting helps, with Tsai Chin particularly good as Auntie Lindo. CONTAINS LESBIANS? It seems like it should, but alas. VERDICT: Heavy-handed at times, but undeniably moving.

COLD COMFORT FARM (1996): Before she became an action star, Kate Beckinsale starred in this hilarious adaptation of Stella Gibbons' 1932 satiric novel about glib orphan Flora Poste, who makes it her project to fix all the problems of the titular farm and its eccentric denizens — distant cousins who feel obligated to Flora (whom they will only address as "Robert Poste's child") because of some unspecified wrong they once did her late father. Among the inmates of Cold Comfort are Cousin Judith (Eileen Atkins), a hysterically morose creature straight out of a gothic novel; Cousin Amos (Ian McKellen), a fire-and-brimstone preacher who warns his brethren, "There'll be no butter in Hell!"; Amos and Judith's oversexed son Seth (Rufus Sewell), a local stud who dreams of being in the talkies; and of course Aunt Ada Doom (Sheila Burrell), who rules the family with an iron fist and won't let anyone forget that she once saw something nasty in the woodshed. A delightfully silly spoof of a particular category of once-popular English literature, as the farm's assorted grim melodramas prove no match for the implacable (if somewhat snobbish) modern sensibilities of its plucky heroine. CONTAINS LESBIANS? Nope. VERDICT: Great fun throughout, although Stephen Fry irritates as a boorish "Laurentian person" who keeps hitting on Flora despite her obvious disinterest.

BREAKDOWN (1997): Competent but underwhelming Jonathan Mostow thriller starring Kurt Russell and Kathleen Quinlan as Jeff and Amy Taylor, a couple of Yuppies whose fancy Jeep breaks down on the highway on a trip from Massachusetts to California. A passing trucker (J.T. Walsh) gives Amy a ride into the nearest town to find them a tow truck, but when Jeff gets their Jeep running again and follows her into town, he finds that Amy has disappeared, and no one, including the trucker, will admit to having seen her. It has a great premise, and Russell is credible enough in the lead, but it's pretty ordinary, and, once you know what's going on (which is revealed a little over a half-hour in), pretty superficial — there's no psychological depth, and I kept waiting for some other story twist that never came. CONTAINS LESBIANS? It barely contains women (Amy is absent for 80 percent of the running time). VERDICT: Not bad, but nothing special, and you'll forget it 10 minutes after it ends.

MY TWO HUSBANDS (2024): Okay Lifetime thriller about a young woman named Eliza (Isabelle Almoyan), still reeling from the recent murder of her mother (Joanie Geiger), who becomes deeply suspicious of her father's young new wife, a flight attendant named Brooke (Kabby Borders) who's no older than Eliza — and, as the title alludes, is secretly married to another man (Britton Webb, who looks like a lesser Baldwin brother) and up to no good. Despite the cheesy title (which is really also a spoiler) and awkward marketing (which misleadingly suggests a comedy-drama with Brooke rather than Eliza as the main character), it has a surprisingly decent, reasonably credible script, hamstrung by very weak performances. The story is still interesting enough to make it a not-bad little thriller, although it would have been better with a stronger cast and less somnabulistic direction. CONTAINS LESBIANS: It sometimes seems like Eliza's friend Star (Kristen Grace Gonzalez) might be her girlfriend, but the script is noncommittal on this point. VERDICT: A B+ script burdened with D+ acting and C- direction.

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Released April 20, 2007.

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ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝔹𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕜 (2024)

Canary Black , dirigida por Pierre Morel y protagonizada por Kate Beckinsale, sigue la historia de Avery Graves, un agente de la CIA cuya vida da un giro cuando secuestran a su esposo y se ve obligada a robar un archivo ultra secreto para sus captores. Aunque la premisa combina espionaje y dilemas personales, la película ha recibido críticas mixtas, principalmente por su ejecución predecible y el uso excesivo de clichés.

A pesar del potencial de Beckinsale en el rol, el guion limita su personaje, haciendo parecer unidimensional y careciendo de desarrollo emocional, lo que reduce el impacto de la trama. Algunos críticos comparan Canary Black desfavorablemente con thrillers anteriores de Morel, como "Taken" , que captaron la atención por su intensidad. Sin embargo, en este caso, la acción y el suspense caen en una estructura de thriller de espionaje ya familiar, sin innovaciones notables.

En resumen, aunque Canary Black tiene sus momentos de entretenimiento y acción, su dependencia de tropos previsibles y la falta de profundidad la convierten en una opción medianamente satisfactoria para los fans del género de acción y espionaje por eso se merece dos estrellitas ⭐⭐

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Mein Rufus-Sewell-Blog

Britischer Schauspieler. Der gutaussehende, dunkel gelockte und mit stechenden Augen und dem so ironischen wie düsteren Blick unverkennbare Rufus Sewell hat vor allem in Kostümfilmen, Period Pieces, Literaturadaptionen und Shakespeare-Filmen gespielt, obwohl seine Filmografie auch moderne Komödien und Science Fiction aufweist. Sewell war König, Kronprinz, Ritter, Abgeordneter, Lord, Liebhaber und auf der anderen Seite des Spektrums Junkie, Bauernsohn, Künstler und gehetzter Noir-Held.

Sewell war Gegenspieler von Antonio Banderas und Catherine Zata-Jones in "Die Legende des Zorro" (2005), Rivale von Heath Ledger als finsterer Ritter Graf Adhemar in "Ritter aus Leidenschaft" (2001), Agamemnon in "Helena von Troja" (TV 2003), König Charles II in der gleichnamigen TV-Serie (2003), Lord Marke in der deutschen Produktion "Tristan und Isolde" (2005), König Fortinbras in Kenneth Branaghs "Hamlet"-Adaption (1996), Kronprinz Leopold im Zauberer-Drama "The Illusionist" (2006), Ali Baba in "Arabian Nights - Abenteuer aus 1001 Nacht" (2000), Liebhaber venezianischer Kurtisanen des 17. Jahrhunderts in "Dangerous Beauty" (1997, mit Jacqueline Bisset) und mit Ioan Gruffud Kämpfer gegen die Sklaverei in "Amazing Grace" (2006).

Rufus Frederick Sewell wurde 1967 in London geboren und wuchs im Stadtteil Twickenham auf. Sein Vater, ein Cartoon-Zeichner, starb, als Sewell zehn Jahre alt war. Sewell studierte von 1986 - 1989 Schauspiel an der London Central School of Speech and Drama, fiel Dame Judi Dench (M in den 0007-Agententhrillern) auf, die ihn mit auf die Tournee der Compass Theatre Company nahm; für "Making it Better" gewann er den Best Newcomer Award der Londoner Kritikervereinigung. Für "Translations" wurde er mit dem renommierten Broadway Theatre Award geehrt.

Rufus Sewell gab sein Spielfilmdebüt als Junkie an der Seite von Patsy Kensit in "Twenty-One" (1991), war Liebhaber von Emma Thompson im Künstlerdrama "Carrington" (1994), lustvoller Bauernlümmel in John Schlesingers Jane-Austen-Parodie "Cold Comfort Fram" (1996, mit Kate Beckinsale) und wurde in Alex Proyas' Science-Fiction-Noir-Thriller "Dark City" (1997) als Mann ohne Erinnerung durch die Unterwelt der Zukunft gehetzt. Er spielte einen zwielichtigen australischen Perlenhändler in Bill Bennetts "In einem wilden Land" (1999) und Monica Potters Liebhaber Frank in "Martha trifft Frank, Daniel und Lawrence" (1999). 2006 stand er in Wes Cravens Episode "Père Lachaise" in "Paris, je t'aime" und als Kate Winslets Lover Jasper in der Komödie "Liebe braucht keine Ferien" vor der Kamera.

Rufus Sewell war 1999/2000 mit Yasmin Abdallah verheiratet und heiratete nach der Scheidung 2004 die Schauspielerin Amy Gardner, mit der er einen Sohn (2002) hat und von der er getrennt lebt. quelle

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Movies Inspired By Comics

© James O'Barr from "The Crow", 1989, Kitchen Sink Press

Comic book adaptations have become increasingly popular in recent years, with many of the biggest blockbuster movies being based on comic book characters and stories. However, not all comic book adaptations are as well-known as the likes of Spider-Man or Batman. Here are 10 movies that you may not have known were inspired by comics.

A History of Violence (2005) - Directed by David Cronenberg, this thriller stars Viggo Mortensen as a small-town diner owner with a dark past. The movie is based on a graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke.

Blue is the Warmest Color (2013) - This French coming-of-age drama, directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie is based on a graphic novel by Julie Maroh.

The Crow (1994) - Directed by Alex Proyas, this gothic action movie stars Brandon Lee as a murdered musician who comes back from the dead to seek revenge. The movie is based on a comic book by James O'Barr.

Ghost World (2001) - Directed by Terry Zwigoff, this indie comedy stars Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson as two teenage misfits who struggle to find their place in the world. The movie is based on a graphic novel by Daniel Clowes.

Road to Perdition (2002) - Directed by Sam Mendes, this crime drama stars Tom Hanks as a hitman in 1930s Chicago who goes on the run with his son after a job goes wrong. The movie is based on a graphic novel by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner.

Snowpiercer (2013) - Directed by Bong Joon-ho, this post-apocalyptic action movie stars Chris Evans as a rebellious passenger on a train that travels around a frozen world. The movie is based on a graphic novel by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette.

Tamara Drewe (2010) - Directed by Stephen Frears, this British comedy stars Gemma Arterton as a young journalist who returns to her rural hometown and causes a stir. The movie is based on a graphic novel by Posy Simmonds.

2 Guns (2013) - Directed by Baltasar Kormákur, this action-comedy stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg as two undercover agents who are forced to work together. The movie is based on a graphic novel by Steven Grant and Mateus Santolouco.

V for Vendetta (2006) - Directed by James McTeigue, this dystopian thriller stars Hugo Weaving and Natalie Portman as freedom fighters in a totalitarian Britain. The movie is based on a graphic novel by Alan Moore and David Lloyd.

Whiteout (2009) - Directed by Dominic Sena, this thriller stars Kate Beckinsale as a US Marshal investigating a murder in Antarctica. The movie is based on a graphic novel by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber.

These 10 movies show that comic book adaptations can be found in all genres, from indie comedies to dystopian thrillers. Whether you're a fan of comics or not, these movies are sure to entertain and surprise you.