Subgenre Sampler
Suspense/Crime: 3179 Films to Buy & Rent
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.
Taking…
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)…
Don't Say a Word (2001)
- Dir. Gary Fleder
Feat. Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Jennifer Esposito…
- “Threatened–family” thriller, with psychiatrist Michael Douglas rising to the challenge – outwit the kidnappers of his daughter, who…
Double Whammy (2001)
- Dir. Tom DiCillo
Feat. Denis Leary, Steve Buscemi, Luis Guzman…
- Indie twist on classic genre material by dir. Dicillo (LIVING IN OBLIVION), with ‘rotten–luck’ cop Denis Leary enduring dodgy partners…