Subgenre Sampler
Suspense/Crime: 3176 Films to Buy & Rent
Missing, The (2003)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood…
- A brooding historical thriller set in 19th–century New Mexico in which Blanchett reunites with her estranged father (Jones) to search for her…
Monster (2003)
- Dir. Patty Jenkins
Feat. Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern…
- Powerful dramatization of the story of female serial–killer Aileen Wournos, strong enough to support an astonishing, Oscar–winning…
Mystic River (2003)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon…
- Dignified crime thriller shot in unfussy style by old pro Clint Eastwood, this is less thrilling than a reliable entertainment, with the emotional…
NCIS (TV Series) (2003-2007)
- Feat. Mark Harmon, Sasha Alexander
- Globe–trotting TV crime series focused on a group of detectives investigating curly crimes connected to the Navy and Marine corps. A riveting…
Nemesis Game (2003)
- Dir. Jesse Warn
Feat. Carly Pope, Ian McShane, Rena Owen
- Twisted, overly enigmatic thriller shot in New Zealand, that concerns a student's obsession with a high–stakes game of riddles.
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Johnny Depp, Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek…
- The final 'installment' in dir. Rodriguez' violent Mexican trilogy (see EL MARIACHI and DESPERADO), with Banderas again the loner in a dusty town,…
Open Water (2003)
- Dir. Chris Kentis
Feat. Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis
- An admirable independent film that broke through to the multiplexes, this ocean–peril thriller reliably whitens the knuckles with its candid…
Out of Time (2003)
- Dir. Carl Franklin
Feat. Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes
- Solidly crafted with a thumbscrew–tightening atmosphere, this thriller is set in the 'Sunshine State' of Florida, with Washington playing a…
Owning Mahowny (2003)
- Dir. Richard Kwietniowski
Feat. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, John Hurt…
- Phillip Seymour Hoffman stars in this fact–based story of a Toronto bank manager who became legendary for gambling away millions of his…
Paycheck (2003)
- Dir. John Woo
Feat. Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman…
- Action–orientated version of a typically complex Phillip K Dick sci–fi story, in which hero Affleck must contend with wiped memories,…