Burnt Money 2000  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Marcelo Pineyro
Cast: Eduardo(2) Noriega, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Pablo Echarri, Leticia Bredice, Ricardo Bartis, Dolores Fonzi, Carlos Roffe, Hector Alterio, Daniel Valenzuela, Claudio Rissi
When a 1965 bank heist in Argentina turns bloody, the two robbers (Leonardo Sbaraglia and Pablo Echarri) cross the border into Uruguay. This true crime story follows the two as they find their wait for forged passports too restricting and head out for some excitement–an act that seals their doom.
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The Devil's Backbone 2001 R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Eduardo(2) Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve, Inigo Garces, Irene Visedo, Francisco Maestre, Jose Manuel Lorenzo, Junio Valverde
Centering on a Spanish Civil War orphan, 10-year-old Carlos (Fernando Tielve), who has been left at the Santa Lucia school, this gothic tale includes not only an undetonated bomb on the campus, but also a strong headmistress (Marisa Paredes), a bully (Inigo Garces), and a mysterious caretaker (Eduardo Noriega). A good ghost story.
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Nobody Knows Anybody 1999 R, 108 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Mateo Gil
Cast: Eduardo(2) Noriega, Jordi Molla, Paz Vega, Pedro Alvarez-Ossorio, Natalia Verbeke, Mauro Ribera, Jesus Olmedo, Crispulo Cabezas, Joserra Cadinanos, Jose Manuel Seda
Simon (Eduardo Noriega) writes crossword puzzles for the newspaper in Seville. He also is working on a game that includes the use of Seville as the game board and the citizens as game pieces. When an important Catholic is killed during Easter Week festivities, it is just the beginning of other bizarre happenings. An intriguing thriller.
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Open Your Eyes 1997 R, 117 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Alejandro Amenabar
Cast: Eduardo(2) Noriega, Penelope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martinez, Najwa Nimri, Gerard Barray, Jorge de Juan, Miguel Palenzuela, Ion Gabella, Joserra Cadinanos
This spooky, Spanish thriller reveals hidden emotions behind a once-handsome man, Cesar (Eduardo Noriega), who hides his injured face behind a mask. But his true love, Sofia (Penelope Cruz), confesses her love before his face is rebuilt through a new technique. Happy ending? NO! Now the plot takes a twist that cannot be revealed.
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Thesis 1996 R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Alejandro Amenabar
Cast: Ana Torrent, Eduardo(2) Noriega, Miguel Picazo, Fele Martinez, Xabier Florriaga, Nieves Herranz, Rosa Campello, Francisco Hernandez, Rosa Avila, Teresa Castanedo
Angela (Ana Torrent), a film student, is researching violence in films. When her tutor, trying to help Angela, dies of a heart attack while watching a violent film of a girl being brutalized and murdered, Angela begins an investigation. An excellent thriller that won several Spanish Goya Awards, including Best Picture and Director.
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Vantage Point 2008  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Pete Travis
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Bruce McGill, Edgar Ramirez, Said Taghmaoui, Ayelet Zurer, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt, James LeGros, Eduardo(2) Noriega, Richard T. Jones, Holt McCallany, Leonardo Nam
United States President Ashton (William Hurt) is at Plaza Major in Madrid when gunshots ring out, and the President falls. Moments later, an explosion creates more havoc in the area. Agents Kent Taylor (Matthew Fox) and Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid) begin their investigation into what has occurred. They start with American TV news producer Rex Brooks (Sigourney Weaver) who has been relaying events to viewers around the world. Meanwhile, an American tourist, Howard Lewis (Forest Whitaker), has also captured the scene, including who he thinks is the assassin, on videotape. As Brooks, Lewis, and others reveal their stories, the agents fit new clues from different perspectives into the puzzle while they search for answers about the assassination.
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| 1. Burnt Money (2000)
2. The Devil's Backbone (2001)
3. Nobody Knows Anybody (1999)
4. Open Your Eyes (1997)
5. Thesis (1996)
6. Vantage Point (2008)
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