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Subgenre Sampler

 
Proof of LifeProof of Life (2000)
Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe, David Morse
South American ransom thriller with Meg Ryan seeking to extricate her rich husband (David Morse) from the jungle, and Russell Crowe as the…
Suicide KingsSuicide Kings (1999)
Dir. Peter O'Fallon
Feat. Christopher Walken, Denis Leary
Post–PULP FICTION black–comedy, that does better than most in juggling a crime setting, a mystery and various comical dialogues, with a…
Negotiator, TheNegotiator, The (1998) Recommended
Dir. F. Gary Gray
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, J.T. Walsh
A touch angry after being framed for corruption, Samuel L. Jackson kidnaps the responsible party and squares off against the formidable eyeballs of…
RansomRansom (1996) Recommended
Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise
Kidnappers post a nasty ultimatum to airline mogul Mel Gibson, who didn't get to where he is today by responding kindly to threats. Hi–gloss…
Bullet to BeijingBullet to Beijing (1995)
Dir. George Mihalka
Feat. Michael Caine, Jason Connery, Mia Sara
Fourth outing for Michael Caine as the dog–eared spy Harry Palmer, sent to Moscow, this time to recover a stolen 'Doomsday'–style…
Fall Time (1995)
Dir. Paul Warner
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Stephen Baldwin
A prank backfires for three teenagers who interrupt the plans of hardened gangsters. The innocence lost of '50s America is disturbingly mirrored as…
Flight of the Innocent (1992)
Dir. Carlo Carlei
Feat. Manuel Colao, Federico Pacifici, Sal Borgese
A swirling steady–cam follows the chase of a young boy across Northern Italy after his family are slaughtered by a kidnapping ring. Thriller is…
AutobusAutobus (1991) Recommended
Dir. Eric Rochant
Feat. Yvan Attal, Kristin Scott Thomas
A desperate, attention–seeking young man (Yvan Attal – superb) hijacks a school bus, taking its two adults and little passengers hostage.…
Hors La VieHors La Vie (Life on Hold) (1991)
Dir. Maroun Bagdadi
Feat. Hippolyte Girardot, Rafic Ali Ahmad, Nidal Ashkov
A fictionalised depiction of a freelance photographer's ten months in Shi'ite custody. Charged with political anger but unsensationalist and…
CatchfireCatchfire (1990)
Dir. Alan Smithee
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Jodie Foster
An engaging oddity directed by Dennis Hopper under a pseudonym, after producers cut the film from its original 3hr length. Hopper himself plays a…

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