Subgenre Sampler
Suspense/Crime: 3194 Films to Buy & Rent
Blood Simple (1984)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya…
- A humdinger debut from the Coen Brothers, who teasingly draw out the sinister activities of shady activities of shady rednecks before nailing things…
Body Double (1984)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry
- A sleazy but thoroughly fascinating tale of how one man's voyeurism leads him to witness a murder. In an attempt to track down the psychopath, he…
City Heat (1984)
- Dir. Richard Benjamin
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Jane Alexander…
- Effective self–parody from Eastwood and Reynolds as unlikable cops who team together to clean up gangster–ridden Kansas City in the…
Crimes of Passion (1984)
- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins
- An outrageous, kinky psycho–drama in which Kathleen Turner portrays a high–class hooker, shadowed by crackpot priest Anthony Perkins…
Dreamscape (1984)
- Dir. Joseph Ruben
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer
- Psychic Dennis Quaid treks through the dreams and nightmares of others, ultimately confronting the nihilistic visions of the President. Works well…
Element of Crime, The (1984)
- Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Michael Elphick
- A detective’s unconventional methods qualify him for the investigation of child murders in a dark, decaying, post–apocalyptic Germany.…
Fear City (1984)
- Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Tom Berenger, Abel Ferrara, Melanie Griffith…
- Pimp Tom Berenger hunts through the neon–lit NY night for a stripper–slaying serial killer. Early item from dir. Abel Ferrara…
Hit, The (1984)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Terence Stamp, John Hurt, Tim Roth
- Stool pigeon Terence Stamp gives a pair of hired killers a run for their money when they discover his 10–year hideaway.
Jigsaw Man, The (1984)
- Dir. Terence Young
Feat. Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Susan George…
- Squandered reteaming of SLEUTH adversaries Olivier and Caine finds the latter, playing a double agent, evading the manhunt of British and Russian spy…
Little Drummer Girl (1984)
- Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Diane Keaton, Klaus Kinski
- Diane Keaton excels in this politically even handed labyrinthine terrorist thriller. The screenplay was adapted with the assistance of John Le Carre…