Subgenre Sampler
Suspense/Crime: 3181 Films to Buy & Rent
Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
- Dir. Norman Mailer
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Isabella Rossellini
- This curious black comedy–come–film noir enigma will provide fascinating viewing for some. Based on the director's novel, it marked a…
White of the Eye (1987)
- Dir. Donald Cammell
Feat. David Keith, Cathy Moriaty, Art Evans…
- Smartly executed, disturbing thriller set in a small Arizona town where a psychotic balances his marital problems with his penchant for homicide.
Wiseguy (TV Series) (1987-1990)
- Feat. Ken Wahl, Kevin Spacey, Tim Curry…
- Influential 80's crime series featuring the appealing Ken Wahl as an undercover FBI agent attempting to infiltrate the Mafia and destroy them from…
52 Pick Up (1986)
- Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret
- A sleak and mean adaptation of Elmore Leonard's crime novel, with Roy Scheider blackmailed over a brief sexual liason by a trio of murderous,…
8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
- Dir. Hal Ashby
Feat. Rosanna Arquette, Jeff Bridges
- Late–career crime–thriller from dir. Ashby, lending his skills to the woozily–atmospheric tale of Florida cocaine deals gone wrong.…
Black Widow (1986)
- Dir. Bob Rafelson
Feat. Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Sami Frey…
- Husband–murdering Theresa Russell, is cautiously snooped by Debra Winger.
Blue Velvet (1986)
- Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern…
- David Lynch's ground–breaking, brilliantly controlled work tells the story of a pure teenager (Kyle Maclachlan) whose curiosity embroils him in…
Bridge to Nowhere (1986)
- Dir. Ian Mune
Feat. Bruno Lawrence
- Young backpackers go bush and find themselves in a conflict of survival with bad–egg Bruno Lawrence.
Camorra (1986)
- Dir. Lina Wertmuller
Feat. Angela Molina, Harvey Keitel
- Complicated but well–judged thriller about the Naples underworld and specifically the use of children in the drug trade. More conventional than…
Cassandra (1986)
- Dir. Colin Eggleston
Feat. Tegan Charles, Tessa Humphries, Dylan O'Neill…
- Quite watchable Aussie horror is set around a young woman's visions of her brother stabbing somebody to death during her childhood years. Using a…