Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Suspense/Crime: 3100 Films to Rent
Anti-Trust (2001)
- Dir. Peter Howitt
Feat. Ryan Phillippe, Tim Robbins, Rachael Leigh Cook…
- Dot.com billlionaire Tim Robbins (modelled on Bill Gates) tries to buy the soul of computer whizz Ryan Phillippe in this competent hacker thriller,…
Bandits (2001)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett…
- Genuine wit is visited upon this comedy–drama built around the unlikely character alliance of successful bank–robbers Bruce Willis and…
Bank, The (2001)
- Dir. Robert Connolly
Feat. David Wenham, Anthony LaPaglia
- When computer geek David Wenham presents a system that can predict stockmarket fluctuations to avaricious banking chief Anthony LaPaglia, the scene…
Blow (2001)
- Dir. Ted Demme
Feat. Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ray Liotta…
- ‘Cocaine biopic’ of Pablo Escobar’s American partner, George Jung (Johnny Depp), who graduated from low–level…
Buffalo Soldiers (2001)
- Dir. Gregor Jordan
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Anna Paquin, Ed Harris…
- Broadly subversive drama set among the bored US Army Corp guarding West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Chiefly tracks…
Bunker, The (2001)
- Dir. Rob Green
Feat. Jason Flemyng
- Unpretentious and mostly effective horror, unusually set around a Nazi platoon during WW2, who are retreating across the Ardennes in 1944.
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Chain of Fools (2001)
- Dir. Traktor
Feat. Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn, Jeff Goldblum…
- Comic–thriller concerning a stash of stolen gold, notable more for a great cast than for comic thrills, though it has its admirers.
Comic Book Villains (2001)
- Dir. James Dale Robinson
Feat. Natasha Lyonne
- A comic thriller set in the 'pocket world' of comic–book fans and store owners. Gathers some good black comedy and in–jokes on its fairly…
Deep End, The (2001)
- Dir. Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Feat. Tilda Swinton
- Immaculate remake of Max Ophuls’ ‘The Reckless Moment’ follows the original closely but scores bonus points from Tilda Swinton’s taut…
Domestic Disturbance (2001)
- Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Teri Polo
- John Travolta’s heart races as a Dad who realises his 11–year old son’s stepfather (Vince Vaughn) is one scary (though wealthy)…