Subgenre Sampler
Suspense/Crime: 3179 Films to Buy & Rent
Jerusalema (2008)
- Dir. Ralph Ziman
Feat. Daniel Buckland, Robert Hobbs
- A punchy, gun–toting gangland epic following the rise to two Soweto teenagers seduced by crime and violence in South Africa.
Although…
Julia (2008)
- Dir. Erick Zonca
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Saul Rubinek, Kate del Castillo
- Gutsy, dynamic melodrama propelled by a full–tilt performance from Tilda Swinton as a loose cannon alcoholic who becomes embroiled in…
Killshot (2008)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Thomas Jane…
- Mickey Rourke's ruthless hitman targets a divorced couple hiding out in the witness protection program. Adapted from Elmore Leonard's pulp novel,…
Knight Rider (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Paul Campbell…
- Slick re–boot of the '80's 'classic' with Michael Knight's son teaming up with smart car K.I.T.T. to fight baddies and rack up speeding tickets…
Lady Cop and Papa Crook (Daai Sau cha Ji Neui) (2008)
- Dir. Siu Fai Mak, Felix Chong
Feat. Eason Chang, Sammi Cheng, Tak-bun Wong…
- An oil kingpin (Chang) finds himself in alliance with a cop (Cheng) when his son is kidnapped, resulting in an uneasy relationship between the law…
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
- Dir. Neil LaBute
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington
- Creepy suburban thriller focused on obsessive cop Abel Turner (Jackson) who will stop at nothing to rid his 'perfect' neighbourhood of an interracial…
Last Confession of Alexander Pearce, The (2008)
- Dir. Michael James Rowland
Feat. Adrian Dunbar, Ciaran McMenamin, Don Hany…
- Potent docu–drama revealing the true story of the infamous Irish convict Alexander Pearce during the days leading up to his execution at the…
Lazarus Project, The (2008)
- Dir. John Glenn
Feat. Paul Walker, Piper Perabo, Linda Cardellini
- Surreal thriller concerning a prisoner on death row (Walker), who after his lethal injection inexplicably wakes up in a mental institution where he…
Life on Mars (US TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Harvey Keitel, Jason O'Mara, Michael Imperioli…
- Polarizing remake of the British sci–fi success shares an identical premise – namely cop hit by car in present wakes up in 1973 –…
Mentalist, The (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang
- Superior crime series sees Simon Baker play an ex–'psychic' who now uses his remarkable powers of scrupulous observation in the name of the…