Netflix has a wide variety of crime and thriller movies from a number of countries. Here are a few we watched recently:

WATCHER

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(Woman fears stalker)

While this one from Romania follows a similar pattern of stalker movies, it has a few twists and turns and a surprise ending that will keep you glued to the screen. An American wife follows her Romanian businessman husband to his native country.

She believes that a man across the street is watching her from his window and following her through the narrow streets. Husband and police think she is paranoid, but you just know something is amiss.

Good ending.

ROGUE AGENT

ROGUE AGENT

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(Mystery thriller)

This British spy thriller is about fellow spies chasing a con artist posing as a luxury car salesman, bilking women out of their fortunes. He gets what’s coming to him.

TO CATCH A KILLER

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(Serial killer pursued)

There’s a serial killer loose in Baltimore, and he avoids the police, FBI and politicians who fear losing the election if he’s not caught. Everyone wants the credit that will come with catching him.

SICARIO

SICARIO

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(Fighting the Drug Cartel)

Sicario means Hit Man in Spanish.

This brutal, action-packed movie stars Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin as rogue hitmen working undercover to do what the CIA can’t do legally.

They invade the drug cartels in Juarez using every illegal trick possible to reach the cartel leaders and eliminate them

No one can be trusted as they work with stool pigeons, crooked cops and undercover agents, using any means possible to reach the cartel bosses and eliminate them.

Thos who are weak of stomach may wish to skip this one.

AVON

Brown University French and Francophone Studies will sponsor the 30th anniversary of the Providence French and Francophone Film Festival through March 6 at the Avon Cinemas on Thayer St. Fifteen international films will be shown. Visit www.avoncinema.com for details.