
Shutter Island(2010)
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.


“There are three sides to every story. The truth, the lie... and the American Side.”
Following a mysterious suicide at Niagara Falls, a low-rent detective unravels a conspiracy to build a revolutionary invention by enigmatic scientist, Nikola Tesla.

Greg Stuhr
Charlie Paczynski

Alicja Bachleda-Curuś
Charlie Paczynski

Camilla Belle
Emily Chase

Matthew Broderick
Borden Chase

Robert Forster
Sterling Whitmore

Janeane Garofalo
Agent Barry

Grant Shaud
The Professor

Robert Vaughn
Silver Haired Man

Harris Yulin
Tom Soberin

Stephen McKinley Henderson
Stickney
The American Side is a mystery, drama, thriller film released in 2016 exploring themes of niagara falls, conspiracy theory, woman director, neo-noir, nikola tesla. Directed by Jenna Ricker, it stars Greg Stuhr, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, Camilla Belle. Following a mysterious suicide at Niagara Falls, a low-rent detective unravels a conspiracy to build a revolutionary invention by enigmatic scientist, Nikola Tesla.
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