Emmett/Furla Oasis Films (USA): 15

Force of Nature (2020), an American action thriller directed by Michael Polish with a screenplay by Cory Miller, follows a group of individuals in Puerto Rico as they face the impending danger of an approaching hurricane. As an evacuation order is issued, police officers Cardillo and Jess Peña take to the streets to ensure everyone gets to safety. Meanwhile, John the Baptist, a thief, takes advantage of the chaos and steals a valuable painting. In another part of town, Griffin gets into a dispute over meat at the market and Cardillo and Peña are called to intervene. ...

In Joe Carnahan’s sci-fi action film, Boss Level (2020), Roy Pulver, a retired Delta Force soldier living in Atlanta, is trapped in a time loop. After experiencing the same events repeatedly, he has become familiar with the day’s routines and can predict when danger will strike. His day starts at 07:00 AM when he wakes up and must quickly avoid an assassin in his apartment. This is followed by an attack from a gunman in a helicopter outside his window, leading him to escape his apartment before it explodes. As the morning goes on, he successfully evades more assassins but struggles to survive an assault at ...

Silence (2016) is an epic historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Shūsaku Endō. The story follows two devout Portuguese Catholic priests, Sebastião Rodrigues and Francisco Garupe, who embark on a journey to Japan in 1633. Their mission: to uncover the truth behind their mentor Father Cristovão Ferreira’s abrupt end of correspondence. Despite hearing rumors of Ferreira’s apostasy, the determined Jesuit missionaries press on, facing brutal anti-Christian purges in their search for their friend and ...

The American heist action thriller film, Heist (2015), was directed by Scott Mann and written by Stephen Cyrus Sepher and Max Adams. It is based on an original story by Sepher. The plot follows Luke Vaughn, a former employee at the Southern casino ‘The Swan’, who needs $300,000 for his sick daughter’s surgery. When he asks his boss, Francis ‘The Pope’ Silva, for a loan, he is rejected and ultimately fired by Silva’s right-hand man, Derrick ...

Empire State (2013) is an American crime drama film that follows the story of two childhood friends who plot to rob an armored car repository, but are met with resistance from an NYPD officer. Chris Potamitis comes from a working-class family in Astoria, Queens, New York during the early 1980s. His immigrant father was recently fired from his job at a questionable Greek social club after ten years of service. Despite his attempts to join the police force, Chris is unable to due to a previous marijuana conviction. He settles for a low-paying job as a security guard at the poorly-run Empire Armored Car Company, where there is little security and morale is low. A tragic ...

Directed by Baltasar Kormákur, 2 Guns (2013) is an American action comedy starring Robert ‘Bobby’ Trench and Michael ‘Stig’ Stigman, two criminals who are actually undercover agents. Bobby works for the DEA while Stig is a US Navy SEAL and Petty Officer 1st Class with the Office of Naval Intelligence. Their mission leads them to meet drug lord Manny ‘Papi’ Greco at his Mexican farm where, instead of giving them cocaine as promised, Papi hands Bobby a large sum of cash. Back in the U.S., Bobby informs his superior Agent Jessup and colleague Deb Rees that they didn’t get the ...

Escape Plan (2013) is an American prison action thriller film featuring the talents of both Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Ray Breslin, a former prosecutor, is the co-owner and founder of Breslin-Clark, a specialized security firm that puts supermax prisons to the test. He infiltrates facilities under the guise of an inmate in order to identify weaknesses and plan successful escapes. Motivated by the tragic deaths of his wife and child at the hands of an escaped convict he had previously prosecuted, Breslin has gained a reputation as an escape artist. When ...

The American thriller film, The Frozen Ground (2013), marks Scott Walker’s directorial debut. In a 1983 Anchorage motel room, Cindy Paulson, a 17-year-old prostitute, is found handcuffed and screaming for help. She is saved by an Anchorage Police Department patrol officer who takes her to the hospital and collects her clothes for a rape kit. However, Paulson’s credibility is questioned due to her profession and false age. As a result, the detectives dismiss her claims against Robert Hansen, the man she identified as her abductor. Despite evidence supporting Hansen’s innocence, the APD patrol officer is ...

End of Watch (2012) is an American action thriller film written and directed by David Ayer. It follows the story of Los Angeles Police Department officers Brian Taylor and Mike Zavala, who are not only close friends but also partners in the LAPD’s Newton Division. The two are responsible for patrolling a high crime area in South Central. Taylor, a Marine Corps veteran, documents their duty as part of a college project following their return from an officer-involved shooting. During a public disturbance call, Tre, a member of the Bloods gang, directs racial slurs at Zavala, who responds by agreeing to engage in a ...

Alex Cross (2012), the American action thriller directed by Rob Cohen, stars Tyler Perry as the lead and Matthew Fox as his antagonist, Picasso. The screenplay was written by Marc Moss and Kerry Williamson, and it is based on James Patterson’s 2006 novel Cross. Serving as the third installment in the Alex Cross film series, this movie was seen as a reboot ...

Thick as Thieves (2009) is an action-packed American/German heist thriller directed by Mimi Leder. In New York, experienced thief Keith Ripley enlists the help of a younger criminal, Gabriel Martin, to execute a final job and pay off his debt to the Russian mafia. Their previous partner, Victor Korolenko, was killed before they could complete the plan. Despite initially being hesitant about Ripley’s trustworthiness, Martin is convinced otherwise by Ripley’s goddaughter Alexandra Korolenko, Victor’s daughter. However, tensions arise as Ripley disapproves of their growing closeness. He reveals their ...

Directed by David Ayer, Street Kings (2008) is an American action thriller film. The protagonist, Tom Ludlow, is a detective for the LAPD’s Vice-Special unit who has struggled with alcoholism following his wife’s death. In his latest undercover mission, he arranges a meeting with Korean gangsters under the guise of a firearms deal as he believes they have abducted two teenage girls. During the encounter, Ludlow allows himself to be beaten and robbed before tracking them down using a device on his stolen vehicle. Upon arriving at their hideout, he takes swift action to eliminate the gang members, fabricates ...

Rambo (2008) is an American action film directed and co-written by Sylvester Stallone, featuring the iconic character John Rambo created by author David Morrell for his novel First Blood. Set during the Saffron Revolution in Burma, the story follows a brutal SPDC officer named Major Pa Tee Tint as he spreads terror through ruthless tactics. Meanwhile, John Rambo has been living in Thailand for 20 years since his time in Afghanistan and Vietnam. He works as a snake catcher and boat driver, but his peaceful life is soon disrupted when missionary doctor Michael Burnett asks for his help in transporting a group on a ...

88 Minutes (2007) is an American thriller film directed by Jon Avnet. In 1997, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Jack Gramm provides crucial testimony and expert psychiatric opinion at the trial of suspected serial killer Jon Forster, known as ‘The Seattle Slayer’ to the police. Gramm’s testimony leads to Forster’s conviction for the attempted killing of Janie Cates and the murder of her sister Joanie, who was drugged, hanged upside down and killed in their apartment. As Forster receives a guilty verdict from the jury, he taunts Gramm with the words ‘Tick-tock, Doc’. Nine years later, as ...

16 Blocks (2006), an American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner, follows Jack Mosley, an alcoholic and jaded NYPD detective. Despite working a late shift the night before, his lieutenant orders him to escort Eddie Bunker, a witness in a police corruption case, from local custody to the courthouse 16 blocks away for a 10 a.m. grand jury hearing. Bunker tries to connect with Mosley by sharing his dreams of becoming a cake baker in Seattle with his sister whom he has never met. However, Mosley remains uninterested and makes a stop at a liquor store. Suddenly, they are attacked by a gunman and seek refuge in a ...