Subgenre Sampler
Psycho: 194 Films to Buy & Rent
- Hand That Rocks the Cradle, The (1992)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Rebecca De Mornay, Annabella Sciorra, Julianne Moore…
- Scheming psycho–nanny Rebecca De Mornay dismantles the idyllic homelife of Annabella Sciorra, to compensate her own miscarriage. Slick suspense…
- Knight Moves (1992)
- Dir. Carl Schenkel
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Diane Lane, Tom Skerritt…
- Chess champion Christopher Lambert finds his psychological profile and alibi make him a prime murder suspect. A battle of intelligent wits ensues…
- Raising Cain (1992)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer…
- De Palma's tongue–in–cheek return to the psycho–thriller contains many flashy set pieces including an elaborate ten–minute…
- Single White Female (1992)
- Dir. Barbet Schroeder
Feat. Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Bridget Fonda shares her flat with a lonely neurotic who turns out be her psychotic nemesis. Another triumph for Jennifer Jason Leigh, on her way to…
- Trauma (1992)
- Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. Christopher Rydell, Asia Argento, Piper Laurie
- A young girl becomes convinced she will be the next victim after a seance reveals a murderer in their midst. Argento's first American film will…
- Cape Fear (1991)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange…
- Excruciating but masterful telling of a convicted rapist (Robert De Niro) who calculates revenge on his former attorney by way of his family. Scores…
- Deceived (1991)
- Dir. Damian Harris
Feat. Goldie Hawn, John Heard
- Goldie Hawn in her first dramatic role plays a mother–of–two who learns that Hubby is not who she thought he was. Nothing new here, but…
- Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
- Dir. Rachel Talalay
Feat. Robert Englund
- Apparent conclusion to the long tired 'Elm St.' series has ol' pizza face invading the dreams of adolescents nationwide in 2001. Further installments…
- Pacific Heights (1991)
- Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine, Michael Keaton
- Part of a mini–wave of couple–in–peril thrillers, this better example has what it takes to tie your tum in knots. Melanie Griffith…
- Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
- Dir. Joseph Ruben
Feat. Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin, Kevin Anderson
- Julia Roberts tries to escape her sadistic husband by faking her death and assuming a new identity miles from home.