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Subgenre Sampler

 
Deep End, TheDeep End, The (2001) Recommended
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 DisturbanceDomestic 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 WordDon'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 WhammyDouble 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…
EnigmaEnigma (2001) Recommended
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, TheExperiment, The (Das Experiment) (2001) Recommended
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 MineForever 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…
Formula 51Formula 51 (The 51st State) (2001)
Dir. Ronnie Yu
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer
Super drug–chemist Jackson embarks to the UK on the deal of a lifetime, but is quickly embroiled in murky underworld plots in…
Four DaysFour Days (2001) Recommended
Dir. Curtis Wehrfritz
Feat. Colm Meaney, Lolita Davidovich, Kevin Zegers
This accomplished 'existential thriller', based on 60s crime novel by John Buell, fuses genre conventions with weightier concerns about loneliness…
Fourth Angel, TheFourth Angel, The (2001)
Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Forest Whitaker, Charlotte Rampling
The inimitable Jeremy Irons plays a magazine editor whose family are killed in a terrorist attack by a Serbian man, and he decides to seek justice…

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