Subgenre Sampler
Suspense/Crime: 3176 Films to Buy & Rent
L'Homme du Train (Man on the Train) (2002)
- Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday
- An elegantly amusing role–switching tale that's equal parts social comedy, existential drama and subtle thriller, tinged with melancholy…
Laramie Project, The (2002)
- Dir. Moisés Kaufman
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Clea Duvall, Jeremy Davies…
- Moisés Kaufman directs this film based on his own play, set in the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, an openly gay college student in…
Life of David Gale, The (2002)
- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney
- Ingenious though slightly muddled thriller, enacts the leadup to death–rower Kevin Spacey's arrest, trial for murder and imminent…
Mary Higgins Clark - Collection Two (Lucky Day, Pretend You Don't See Her, You Belong to Me) (2002)
- Feat. Amanda Donohoe, Emma Samms, Lesley-Anne Down
- Three telemovie thrillers from the prolific pen of "Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark, which generally revolve around a female protagonist who…
Mataku (TV Series) (2002-2005)
- Dir. Michael Bennett, Peter Berger
Feat. Temuera Morrison
- A well–mounted anthology of contemporary one–off dramas, adapted from the unique and mystical world of Maori supernatural legends. The…
Minority Report (2002)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow…
- An exhilarating science fiction thriller that lavishly realizes (and embellishes) a Philip K. Dick short story with the corporate muscle and…
Missing Gun, The (Xun qiang) (2002)
- Dir. Chuan Lu
Feat. Wen Jiang
- Wound–up thriller set in a small and eccentric Chinese village, where a policeman wakes one morning with a hangover to find his…
Monk (TV Series) (2002-2004)
- Feat. Tony Shalhoub, Ted Levine
- A curious detective series, in which the brilliant lead sleuth must not only crack some devious and bizarre crimes, but also contend with his own…
Mothman Prophecies, The (2002)
- Dir. Mark Pellington
Feat. Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Will Patton…
- Drawing on an actual event and mythical explanation, this eerie tale concerns widower reporter Richard Gere, who becomes embroiled in the hunt for a…
Murder By Numbers (2002)
- Dir. Barbet Schroeder
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Christopher Penn, Ryan Gosling…
- Two affluent, nihilistic high–school students plot to “derange the world” with a perfectly planned and executed murder, which flinty…