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Vertical Entertainment is an American independent film distributor and production company founded in 2012 by producers Richard B. "Rich" Goldberg and Mitch Budin.
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Anna (2013)
, 1h39Directed by Jorge Dorado
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga, Brian Cox, Noah Taylor, Indira Varma, Saskia Reeves
John Washington (Mark Strong) is a recently widowed man who can enter people's memories. In the past, John used this ability to help solve criminal cases but, after a stroke during a session that goes wrong, he is left incapacitated for two years and financially ruined; he is a shell of his former self. He still owns the beach house where his wife died but refuses to sell it. Desperate for money, John asks his old superior, Sebastian (Brian Cox), for a new job. The case he receives is that of a brilliant but troubled 16-year-old girl, Anna Greene (Taissa Farmiga), who is on a hunger strike. Her stepfather (Richard Dillane) wants her sent to a mental institution which Anna is adamantly against. John is there to determine whether she is a sociopath, based on something that occurred at her boarding school, or if she is the victim of psychological trauma.
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Robot Overlords (2015)
, 1h30Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films set in the future, Robot films
Actors Gillian Anderson, Ben Kingsley, Callan McAuliffe, Steven Mackintosh, James Tarpey, Milo Parker
Not long after the invasion and occupation of Earth by a race of powerful robots wanting human knowledge and ingenuity, humans are confined to their homes. Leaving without permission would be to risk their lives. Monitored by the electronic implants in their necks, the robot sentries are able to track the movements of humans in order to control them. And if any person comes out of their home, they are given warnings by the robot sentries to get inside their home. If they do not comply, they are shot immediately.
Extinction (2015)
, 1h50Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Matthew Fox, Jeffrey Donovan, Ahna O'Reilly, Valeria Vereau, Clara Lago, Lili Bordán
After a virus turns people into zombies, a small group of survivors seek refuge in a snow-covered town, believing the virus and all of its monstrous creations had died out. But they only discover the infected had adapted to the environment change, for worse.
Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)
, 1h34Directed by David Hackl
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Actors James Marsden, Thomas Jane, Billy Bob Thornton, Piper Perabo, Scott Glenn, Adam Beach
Two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly bear.
Home Sweet Hell (2015)
, 1h38Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Actors Patrick Wilson, Katherine Heigl, Jordana Brewster, Kevin McKidd, Bryce Johnson, James Belushi
Don Champagne (Patrick Wilson) runs a successful furniture business. His pedant wife Mona (Katherine Heigl) has everything planned according to the book of her goals. One day an attractive young woman named Dusty (Jordana Brewster) applies for the job as saleswoman at Don’s store. After consulting with his partner Les (Jim Belushi), Don hires Dusty.
The Final Girls (2015)
, 1h31Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Time travel films, Serial killer films, Comedy horror films
Actors Nina Dobrev, Taissa Farmiga, Malin Åkerman, Alexander Ludwig, Thomas Middleditch, Adam DeVine
Max Cartwright (Taissa Farmiga) waits in the car while her actress mother, Amanda (Malin Åkerman), auditions for a film. When she returns, Amanda complains that, for the rest of her career, she'll be known for her role as scream queen Nancy in the 1986 slasher film Camp Bloodbath, now a cult classic. On the way home, the two get into a car accident, leaving Max as the only survivor.
Infini (2015)
, 1h50Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Daniel MacPherson, Grace Huang, Luke Hemsworth, Bren Foster, Luke Ford
In the early 23rd century, the Earth's highest paying jobs are on deep space mining colonies. On mining station O.I. Infini, an emergency is declared, and a search and rescue (SAR) team is sent in using a form of teleportation that allows instantaneous travel but causes severe time dilation. A team sent returns 30 seconds later in a berserk rage. Whit Carmichael, a new member of West Coast SAR, on his first day, teleports to Infini using a hacked teleporter after West Coast HQ activates a lethal lockdown to contain the crisis.
Air (2015)
, 1h35Directed by Christian Cantamessa
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Themes La fin du monde, Post-apocalyptic films, Films set in the future, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Norman Reedus, Djimon Hounsou, Sandrine Holt, David Nykl
A chemical weapons catastrophe has wiped out most of mankind and rendered the air un-breathable. The US government hastily built a few makeshift underground bunkers in which a few scientists are kept in cryogenic sleep until the air is no longer toxic. Each of those bunkers is kept up by a couple of maintenance workers who are woken up for two hours every six months in order to perform routine tasks and inspections to keep the facility going.
Behaving Badly (2014)
, 1h36Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Selena Gomez, Heather Graham, Nat Wolff, Elisabeth Shue, Dylan McDermott, Mary-Louise Parker
Teenager Rick Stevens (Natt Wolff), has a crush on Nina Pennington (Selena Gomez). When Rick realises that Nina broke up with her boyfriend Kevin (Austin Stowell), he places a bet with Karlis Malinauskas (Nate Hartley), a mobster's son, that he will have sex with Nina before Arbor Day, leading to a serious chain of events from having sex with his best friend's mom (Elizabeth Shue), to having almost the whole town in jail, including Nina.
Playing It Cool (2014)
, 1h34Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, Anthony Mackie, Martin Starr, Patrick Warburton, Topher Grace
The narrator, Me, (Evans) is a screenwriter who wants to write action flicks, but his agent Bryan (Mackie) wants him to write a romcom first. The problem is, Me doesn't believe in love. But when he meets Her (Monaghan), he falls for her, only to find out that she is already engaged to Stuffy (Gruffudd).
Out of the Dark (2014)
, 1h32Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman, Stephen Rea
In 1992, Dr Contreras Sr. prepares to abandon a finca in Santa Clara, Colombia. He attempts to burn a number of files, stashing them in the dumbwaiter when he hears noises around the house. On the second floor, he is chased by what appears to be a group of children, falling to his death when he is pushed from the balcony.
The Calling (2014)
, 1h48Origin Canada
Genres Thriller
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Susan Sarandon, Gil Bellows, Ella Ballentine, Ellen Burstyn, Topher Grace, Donald Sutherland
Inspector Hazel Micallef (Susan Sarandon) is a sheriff in the small Ontario town of Fort Dundas. She is called to check in on elderly Delia Chandler, and finds the woman nearly decapitated in her living room. Chandler's mouth is twisted as if she is screaming. The police encounter another gruesome murder where a man's stomach has been fed to some dogs. His face was also twisted into a scream. After a third murder, the police come to believe they are dealing with a serial killer. They discover that the mouths have been positioned to form the syllables of the word "libera".
Don't Blink (2014)
, 1h32Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Mena Suvari, Brian Austin Green, Joanne Kelly, Robert Picardo, Zack Ward
A group of ten friends – Jack, his girlfriend Tracy, and her brother Lucas; Alex, his friend Sam, and Sam's girlfriend Charlotte; Claire and Amelia, friends of Tracy; Jack's ex-girlfriend Ella and her new boyfriend, Noah – arrive at an isolated resort far from civilization. Each of the cars is near-empty from the long drive, and nobody has cell service. When they attempt to refill their cars, they find the gasoline tanks locked. Nobody is at the resort, though they find half-eaten food, unpacked luggage, and an idling car. They can not find the keys for the pumps or any landline phones. Jack urges them to remain calm and organizes several parties to search the area for the missing people.
Anna (2013)
, 1h39Directed by Jorge Dorado
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga, Brian Cox, Noah Taylor, Indira Varma, Saskia Reeves
John Washington (Mark Strong) is a recently widowed man who can enter people's memories. In the past, John used this ability to help solve criminal cases but, after a stroke during a session that goes wrong, he is left incapacitated for two years and financially ruined; he is a shell of his former self. He still owns the beach house where his wife died but refuses to sell it. Desperate for money, John asks his old superior, Sebastian (Brian Cox), for a new job. The case he receives is that of a brilliant but troubled 16-year-old girl, Anna Greene (Taissa Farmiga), who is on a hunger strike. Her stepfather (Richard Dillane) wants her sent to a mental institution which Anna is adamantly against. John is there to determine whether she is a sociopath, based on something that occurred at her boarding school, or if she is the victim of psychological trauma.
Torment (2013)
, 1h20Directed by Jordan Barker
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Actors Peter DaCunha, Katharine Isabelle, Stephen McHattie, Amy Forsyth, Robin Dunne, Noah Danby
Sarah (Katharine Isabelle) and Cory (Robin Dunne) have decided to go on vacation, taking Cory's young son Liam with them. They're hoping that the vacation will help ease some of the issues that Liam has with Sarah, as he resents that his widowed father remarried. The destination seems ideal, a luxurious house in the middle of an idyllic wilderness, but upon their arrival they discover that someone has been living in the house. The local sheriff assures them that the intruders have probably moved on, but this soon proves to be false as Liam goes missing that same night. Sarah and Cory now have to try to fight an insane family for not only Liam, but also their very lives.