Subgenre Sampler
Suspense/Crime: 3179 Films to Buy & Rent
Birth (2004)
- Dir. Jonathan Glazer
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Danny Huston…
- An absorbing psychological drama about a young widow (Kidman) whose New York life is disrupted when a 10 year–old boy claims to be the…
Bourne Supremacy, The (2004)
- Dir. Paul Greengrass
Feat. Matt Damon, Franke Potente, Brian Cox…
- Creditable sequel to the sleeper hit THE BOURNE IDENTITY, which tracked the anxieties of an amnesiac former CIA–assassin on the run across…
Brush Off, The (2004)
- Dir. Sam Neill
Feat. David Wenham, Mick Molloy, John Clarke…
- David Wenham returns as the untidy Melbourne official from STIFF who in this story becomes an effective, if bruised detective tracking a case of a…
Cellular (2004)
- Dir. David R Ellis
Feat. Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, Jason Statham…
- Interesting abduction thriller leads with a premise that has flaky beachbum Evans rung on his cellphone with a chilling message from a kidnap victim…
Clearing, The (2004)
- Dir. Pieter Jan Brugge
Feat. Robert Redford, Willem Dafoe, Helen Mirren…
- An unusually flavoured and structured kidnapping thriller, in which wealthy entrepeneur Redford is abducted by a polite, former–employee…
Collateral (2004)
- Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith…
- A moody night–thriller that cruises the streets of Los Angeles with a taxi–driver (Foxx) whose cab is commandered by a ruthless,…
Connie and Carla (2004)
- Dir. Michael Lembeck
Feat. Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny…
- In an unusual twist on the 'drag comedy' genre Toni Collette and Nia Vardalos are pursued by mobsters and escape by posing as drag–queens on…
Control (2004)
- Dir. Tim Hunter
Feat. Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe, Michelle Rodriguez…
- Ray Liotta is typically compelling as an unrepentant sociopath on 'death row', who, in return for his life, agrees to become a guinea pig in a…
Cooler, The (2004)
- Dir. Wayne Kramer
Feat. William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Alec Baldwin…
- Casino–cool 'indie' film starring William H. Macy as a life–long loser employed to 'cool' the winning streaks of high–rollers in a…
Dead Fish (2004)
- Dir. Charley Stadler
Feat. Gary Oldman, Robert Carlyle, Jimi Mistry…
- The stock British gangster flick gets yet another working over: Gary Oldman plays a hitman who crosses paths with various motley individuals,…