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Subgenre Sampler

 
Miller's CrossingMiller's Crossing (1990) Recommended
Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, John Turturro
Crossings and double–crossings punctuate this complex yet rewarding mobster flick loaded with heart–pounding violence and black humour.
MiseryMisery (1990) Aro Favourite
Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. James Caan, Kathy Bates
You'll have a far from miserable experience watching novelist James Caan nursed back to health by his psychotic number one fan (Kathy Bates in an…
Narrow MarginNarrow Margin (1990)
Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, James B. Sikking
Gene Hackman stars in this remake of the 1952 classic about a protected witness who must testify against a mob killing. All set on a fast moving…
NikitaNikita (La Femme Nikita) (1990) Aro Favourite
Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Tcheky Karyo
A stylish thriller if ever there was one. The director combines the visual ostentation from his THE BIG BLUE with the plot mechanics of a classic…
One False MoveOne False Move (1990) Recommended
Dir. Carl Franklin
Feat. Bill Paxton, Cynda Williams, Billy Bob Thornton
Naive county sheriff Bill Paxton gets a chance at the big–time when two vicious criminals sweep through his sleepy town. Things lighten up…
Paper MaskPaper Mask (1990) Recommended
Dir. Chris Morahan
Feat. Paul McGann, Amanda Donohoe
A frustrated hospital porter (Paul McGann) embarks on an outrageous bluff, assuming the identity of a deceased doctor. A truly scary indictment of…
Presumed InnocentPresumed Innocent (1990)
Dir. Alan J. Pakula
Feat. Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Raul Julia
Scott Turow's best seller is faithfully adapted here with Harrison Ford cast as the D.A. who finds himself accused of the rape and murder of a…
Q & AQ & A (1990)
Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Nick Nolte, Armand Assante, Timothy Hutton
Lengthy, sometimes incoherent thriller from genre specialist Sidney Lumet, set amid a not entirely unfamiliar cesspit of NYC corruption. Notable for…
Reflecting Skin, TheReflecting Skin, The (1990) Recommended
Dir. Philip Ridley
Feat. Viggo Mortensen
An eerie and perverse tale of a young boy's unsettling experiences growing up in the prairie farmlands of Idaho, where the adults are weird and the…
RevengeRevenge (1990)
Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, Madeleine Stowe
Pulpy action thriller from director Tony Scott (TOP GUN) about a U.S. Navy aviator (Kevin Costner) who falls in love with the wife of Mexican crime…

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