Subgenre Sampler
Suspense/Crime: 3179 Films to Buy & Rent
Monk (TV Series) (2002-2004)
- Feat. Tony Shalhoub, Ted Levine
- A curious detective series, in which the brilliant lead sleuth must not only crack some devious and bizarre crimes, but also contend with his own…
Mothman Prophecies, The (2002)
- Dir. Mark Pellington
Feat. Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Will Patton…
- Drawing on an actual event and mythical explanation, this eerie tale concerns widower reporter Richard Gere, who becomes embroiled in the hunt for a…
Murder By Numbers (2002)
- Dir. Barbet Schroeder
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Christopher Penn, Ryan Gosling…
- Two affluent, nihilistic high–school students plot to “derange the world” with a perfectly planned and executed murder, which flinty…
My Little Eye (2002)
- Dir. Marc Evans
Feat. Kris Lemche, Sean C.W. Johnson, Jennifer Sky…
- Deftly exploiting the sinister recesses of both reality television and web technology, this innovative, edgy horror–thriller spies on the five…
Narc (2002)
- Dir. Joe Carnahan
Feat. Ray Liotta, Jason Patric
- Both raw–boned and stylish, this low–budget policier explores the brutal killing of an undercover cop and the uncertain motives of the…
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
- Dir. Shane Meadows
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Kathy Burke, Ricky Tomlinson…
- The bittersweet dramatics of dir. Meadows (ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS) get a fresh telling in this Nottingham drama, with the added spin of some ironic…
One Hour Photo (2002)
- Dir. Mark Romanek
Feat. Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan…
- In a nifty piece of gimmick casting, Robin Williams shows his darker side as a lonely, middle–aged photolab assistant who develops an unhealthy…
Orphans and Angels (2002)
- Dir. Harold Brodie
Feat. Emmeline Hawthorne, Christopher Brown, Cal Wilson
- Risk–taking psychodrama set in a fairytale version of Auckland's seamy subcultures, and possibly NZ's most lurid excursion since ANGEL…
Pact of Silence, The (Le Pacte du Silence) (2002)
- Dir. Graham Guit
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Elodie Bouchez
- Glossy Euro–thriller in which a priest of doubtful faith (Depardieu) investigates twin sisters – one in prison, the other in a convent…
Panic Room (2002)
- Dir. David Fincher
Feat. Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam…
- Gifted visual stylist David Fincher downsizes a little with a dark, Hitchcockian chamber piece that pushes enough of the right buttons to make it a…