Subgenre Sampler
Suspense/Crime: 3176 Films to Buy & Rent
Bunker, The (2001)
- Dir. Rob Green
Feat. Jason Flemyng
- Unpretentious and mostly effective horror, unusually set around a Nazi platoon during WW2, who are retreating across the Ardennes in 1944.
Taking…
Chain of Fools (2001)
- Dir. Traktor
Feat. Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn, Jeff Goldblum…
- Comic–thriller concerning a stash of stolen gold, notable more for a great cast than for comic thrills, though it has its admirers.
Comic Book Villains (2001)
- Dir. James Dale Robinson
Feat. Natasha Lyonne
- A comic thriller set in the 'pocket world' of comic–book fans and store owners. Gathers some good black comedy and in–jokes on its fairly…
Deep End, The (2001)
- Dir. Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Feat. Tilda Swinton
- Immaculate remake of Max Ophuls’ ‘The Reckless Moment’ follows the original closely but scores bonus points from Tilda Swinton’s taut…
Domestic Disturbance (2001)
- Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Teri Polo
- John Travolta’s heart races as a Dad who realises his 11–year old son’s stepfather (Vince Vaughn) is one scary (though wealthy)…
Don't Say a Word (2001)
- Dir. Gary Fleder
Feat. Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Jennifer Esposito…
- “Threatened–family” thriller, with psychiatrist Michael Douglas rising to the challenge – outwit the kidnappers of his daughter, who…
Double Whammy (2001)
- Dir. Tom DiCillo
Feat. Denis Leary, Steve Buscemi, Luis Guzman…
- Indie twist on classic genre material by dir. Dicillo (LIVING IN OBLIVION), with ‘rotten–luck’ cop Denis Leary enduring dodgy partners…
Enigma (2001)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Kate Winslet, Dougray Scott, Jeremy Northam…
- Superior period–thriller, loosely set around the dedicated cryptanalysts of Bletchley Park who led the race to crack the Nazi’s Enigma code…
Experiment, The (Das Experiment) (2001)
- Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel
Feat. Moritz Bleibtreu, Maren Eggert, Christian Berkel
- Twenty men volunteer for a paid two–week simulated study that divides them into the roles of prisoners and guards in a ‘controlled’…
Forever Mine (2001)
- Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Ray Liotta, Gretchen Mol, Joseph Fiennes
- The victim of a squelched distribution deal, this film–noir romance from dir. Schrader (AFFLICTION) is one of the most notable films to ever go…