Subgenre Sampler
Classics > Suspense/Crime: 438 Films to Buy & Rent
Seven-Ups, The (1973)
- Dir. Philip D' Antoni
Feat. Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Victor Arnold…
- Underrated action flick with Roy Scheider on as a tough NYC cop on the trail of his partner's killers. Salty thriller has atmosphere to spare and…
Sting, The (1973)
- Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Robert Shaw…
- Classic vehicle for Robert Redford and Paul Newman playing two Depression–era conmen. Winner of seven Oscars including Best Picture. Music by…
Carey Treatment, The (1972)
- Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. James Coburn, Pat Hingle
- 70s thriller starring James Coburn as Dr Peter Carey, a pathologist who becomes an amateur detective when he investigates an accidental death at his…
Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street (1972)
- Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Glenn Corbett, Anton Diffring, Stephane Audran
- German police procedural directed by Samuel Fuller, made as part of the television series Tatort but also given a theatrical release in the USA. An…
Endless Night (1972)
- Dir. Sidney Gilliat
Feat. Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Britt Ekland…
- Riveting Agatha Christie mystery based around the union of a chauffeur and heiress who end up moving into a cursed home. Heightened Hitchcockian…
Gumshoe (1972)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay…
- Paying sly homage to Bogart, Chandler and Hammett, this sly detective spoof is the directorial debut of prolific British director Stephen Frears.…
Lord Peter Wimsey (TV Series) (1972)
- Feat. Ian Carmichael
- Dorothy L. Sayers's archetypal British gentleman detective sleuths murders and crimes of passions in this sophisticated and subtly satirical BBC…
Night Stalker, The / Night Strangler, The (1972-1973)
- Dir. John Llewellyn Moxey, Dan Curtis
Feat. Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland…
- Two excellent and groundbreaking tele–movies from the early 70s starring Darren McGavin as wise–cracking 'regular guy' reporter Carl…
Pulp (1972)
- Dir. Mike Hodges
Feat. Michael Caine, Mickey Rooney, Lionel Stander…
- After completing the phenomenal GET CARTER Caine and dir. Hodges reteamed for this lightweight, yet highly watchable comedy thriller.
Caine plays…
Salzburg Connection, The (Top Secret) (1972)
- Dir. Lee H. Katzin
Feat. Barry Newman, Anna Karina, Klaus Maria Brandauer…
- Entertaining espionage tale has Newman tangling with neo–Nazis and spies both in pursuit of the identity of German war criminals. Densely…