Subgenre Sampler
Suspense/Crime: 3174 Films to Buy & Rent
Father and Son (TV Mini-Series) (2009)
- Dir. Brian Kirk
Feat. Dougray Scott, Sophie Okonedo, Stephen Rea…
- Gritty, tough–minded BBC serial examines the reverberations of crime across two parallel storylines: a father (Scott), whose wife was murdered…
Fortapasc (Fort Apache) (2009)
- Dir. Marco Risi
Feat. Libero de Rienzo, Valentina Lodovini, Michele Riondino…
- Poignant account of the last days in the life of a young Italian journalist who's investigations into the Neapolitan Mafia resulted in his murder.
Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, The (2009)
- Dir. Daniel Alfredson
Feat. Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre
- Satisfying conclusion to the trilogy features some lengthy courtroom scenes as Salander and Nyqvist fight to clear her name and unravel the…
Girl Who Played with Fire, The (2009)
- Dir. Daniel Alfredson
Feat. Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre
- Part two of Stieg Larsson's 'Millennium Trilogy' sees the return of touch–as–nails Lisbeth Salander, who must clear her name of murder…
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The (2009)
- Dir. Niels Arden Oplev
Feat. Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre
- One of the highest–grossing foreign language hits at the NZ box office, this riveting, full–bodied Swedish thriller follows an escalating…
Glorious 39 (2009)
- Dir. Stephen Poliakoff
Feat. Romola Garai, Bill Nighy, David Tennant…
- Trademark Stephen Poliakoff visuals and upper crust intrigue characterise this pre–WWII mystery, starring Romola Garai as the adoptive daughter…
Godspeed (2009)
- Dir. Robert Saitzyk
Feat. Joseph McKelheer, Courtney Halverson, Cory Knauf…
- Heavy–handed themes dog this otherwise vivid Alaskan thriller, in which a small–time preacher experiences a crisis of faith in the…
Good Wife, The (TV Series) (2009-2016)
- Feat. Julianne Margulies, Chris Noth, Josh Charles…
- First–rate, Golden Globe–winning series about a politician's wife who must return to the workforce after a sex and corruption scandal…
Harry Brown (2009)
- Dir. Daniel Barber
Feat. Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Charlie Creed-Miles…
- Michael Caine plays a disgruntled ex–serviceman who takes the law into his own hands when the drug and gang problem within his neighborhood…
High Life (2009)
- Dir. Gary Yates
Feat. Timothy Olyphant, Stephen Eric McIntyre, Rossif Sutherland
- Well–executed crime caper has four laughable lowlifes hatch a plan to rob a series of ATM machines, only for their moronic, stoned–out…