Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Suspense/Crime > Psycho: 69 Films to 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…
- 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…
- 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.
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong
- The ultimate Sci–fi action picture, it shamelessly flaunts its $100 million budget with Big Arnie playing second fiddle to a plethora of…
- Unlawful Entry (1991)
- Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, Madeleine Stowe
- Ray Liotta makes a perfect cop from hell, abusing his civil privileges to manifest obsessions with the wife of the man he is hired to protect. A…