Some thrillers succeed in being complex, while others take something linear and spin it into something nail-biting.

And thats saying a good deal, because most of his stuff is pretty intense.

Forced to confront his own vulnerabilities, he navigates a maze of betrayal and danger to stay alive.

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EvenKill Bill, which tells a seemingly straightforward story of revenge, jumps around in time quite a bit.

Here, a group of men have explosive material that needs transporting through some hazardous terrain.

They take the job on, being desperate, knowing that a small collision could mean instantaneous fiery demises.

Michael Fassbender in The Killer.

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This, along witha forcefulAl Pacinoperformance, ensuresDog Day Afternoonis exceedingly intense for much of its runtime.

Things escalate throughout the rest of the first act.

A team is assembled to deal with the threat at hand.

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A professional hitman’s world spirals out of control after a mission fails, thrusting him into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Forced to confront his own vulnerabilities, he navigates a maze of betrayal and danger to stay alive.

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