Movie List for "thriller 2"

The Big Sleep (1946) Crime Film-Noir Mystery Thriller Movie

Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he’s seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love. Year 1946.

Generes: Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Howard Hawks
Writer: William Faulkner (screen play), Leigh Brackett (screen play), Jules Furthman (screen play), Raymond Chandler (novel)
Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers

Long Arm of the Law (1984) Action Crime Thriller Movie

Thugs sneak into Hong Kong to rob a jewellery store, killing a cop during their getaway. They plan another heist while hiding from the police hunting them down to avenge their slain comrade. Year 1984.

Generes: Action, Crime, Thriller
Director: Johnny Mak
Writer: Philip Chan
Actors: Jing Chen, Ling Chow, Jian Huang, Lung Jiang

L.A. Confidential (1997) Crime Drama Mystery Thriller Movie

As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen – one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy – investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice. Year 1997.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Curtis Hanson
Writer: James Ellroy (novel), Brian Helgeland (screenplay), Curtis Hanson (screenplay)
Actors: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell

Léon: The Professional (1994) Action Crime Drama Thriller Movie

Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin’s trade. Year 1994.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Luc Besson
Writer: Luc Besson
Actors: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello

Fireworks (1997) Crime Drama Romance Thriller Movie

Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions. Year 1997.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writer: Takeshi Kitano
Actors: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima

Shanghai Triad (1995) Crime Drama History Romance Thriller Movie

A provincial boy related to a Shanghai crime family is recruited by his uncle into cosmopolitan Shanghai in the 1930s to be a servant to a ganglord’s mistress. Year 1995.

Generes: Crime, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Feiyu Bi, Li Xiao (novel)
Actors: Li Gong, Baotian Li, Xiaoxiao Wang, Xuejian Li

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Comedy Crime Thriller Movie

A writer of books on the futility of marriage risks his reputation when he decides to get married. Things get even more complicated when he learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are habitual murderers. Year 1944.

Generes: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Director: Frank Capra
Writer: Julius J. Epstein (screen play), Philip G. Epstein (screen play), Joseph Kesselring (play)
Actors: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson

Ghost in the Shell (1995) Animation Action Crime Drama Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller Movie

A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master. Year 1995.

Generes: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Writer: Shirow Masamune (based on the manga by), Kazunori Itô (screenplay)
Actors: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera, Yutaka Nakano

Strangers on a Train (1951) Crime Film-Noir Thriller Movie

A psychopath forces a tennis star to comply with his theory that two strangers can get away with murder. Year 1951.

Generes: Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: Raymond Chandler (screen play), Czenzi Ormonde (screen play), Whitfield Cook (adaptation), Patricia Highsmith (from the novel by)
Actors: Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll

North by Northwest (1959) Adventure Mystery Thriller Movie

A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies. Year 1959.

Generes: Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: Ernest Lehman
Actors: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis

Out of Sight (1998) Comedy Crime Drama Romance Thriller Movie

A career bank robber breaks out of jail, and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a U.S. Marshal he has kidnapped. Year 1998.

Generes: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writer: Elmore Leonard (novel), Scott Frank (screenplay)
Actors: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Jim Robinson, Mike Malone

Run Lola Run (1998) Crime Drama Thriller Movie

After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks. Year 1998.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Tom Tykwer
Writer: Tom Tykwer (screenplay)
Actors: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) Crime Horror Mystery Thriller Movie

A criminal mastermind uses hypnosis to rule the rackets after death. Year 1933.

Generes: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Fritz Lang
Writer: Norbert Jacques (characters), Fritz Lang (scenario), Fritz Lang, René Sti (French adaptation), Thea von Harbou (scenario), Thea von Harbou
Actors: Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Thomy Bourdelle, Gustav Diessl, Rudolf Schündler

Bullet in the Head (1990) Action Crime Drama Thriller War Movie

When three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal’s life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever. Year 1990.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Director: John Woo
Writer: Janet Chun, Patrick Leung, John Woo
Actors: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee, Simon Yam

The Time Machine (1960) Adventure Romance Sci-Fi Thriller Movie

A man’s vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society. Year 1960.

Generes: Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: George Pal
Writer: David Duncan (screenplay), H.G. Wells (novel)
Actors: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot

A Touch of Zen (1971) Action Adventure Drama Thriller Movie

A lady fugitive on the run from corrupt government officials is joined in her endeavors by an unambitious painter and skilled Buddhist monks. Year 1971.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Director: King Hu
Writer: King Hu, Songling Pu (story)
Actors: Feng Hsu, Chun Shih, Ying Bai, Billy Chan