Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Suspense/Crime: 3062 Films to Rent
- 12 Rounds (2009)
- Dir. Renny Harlin
Feat. John Cena, Aidan Gillen, Ashley Scott…
- Mindless action–flick–with–a–shtick focused on a police detective who must complete 12 gruelling puzzles in order to rescue…
- 39 Steps, The (2009)
- Dir. James Hawes
Feat. Rupert Penry-Jones, Eddie Marsan, Lydia Leonard
- This BBC adaptation of Buchan’s spy novel struggles with a scriptwriter who can't seem to drag himself away from hip, self–aware 2009…
- A Million (2009)
- Dir. Min-Ho Cho
Feat. Hae-il Park, Min-Ah Shin, Min-Ki Lee
- Slavishly entertaining Reality TV spin–off pits eight Korean contestants against each other and the Australian Outback in a race for the…
- A Perfect Getaway (2009)
- Dir. David Twohy
Feat. Steve Zahn, Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich…
- Twisty thriller sees a group of couples – two 'normal', one 'creepy' – who find themselves stalked (or not?) by a killer on their holiday…
- About Elly (2009)
- Dir. Asghar Farhadi
Feat. Golshifteh Farahani, Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti…
- Though something of a dress rehearsal for Farhadi's Oscar–winning A SEPARATION, this tense and absorbing account of a beach holiday tainted by…
- Above Suspicion (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Kelly Reilly, Ciaran Hinds, Shaun Dingwall
- British crime series based on the novels written by Lynda La Plante (PRIME SUSPECT). A rookie female detective, determined to prove herself amidst…
- Above the Street Below the Water (Over gaden under vandet) (2009)
- Dir. Charlotte Sieling
Feat. Sidse Babett Knudsen, Anders W. Berthelsen, Mohammed Al-Bakier
- Light ensemble drama set in Copenhagen with Sidse Babett Knudsen (BORGEN) leading a cast of Danes in their 40's whose relationship complications are…
- Accident (Yi ngoi) (2009)
- Dir. Pou-Soi Cheang
Feat. Louis Koo, Richie Ren, Shui-Fan Fung
- A number of skillfully choreographed set–pieces are at the centre of this top–notch Hong Kong thriller, about a league of assassins who…
- Across The Hall (2009)
- Dir. Alex Merkin
Feat. Mike Vogel, Brittany Murphy, Danny Pino
- The presence of the late Brittany Murphy (in one of her last roles) adds a layer of dread to this gloomy "hotel noir" about a man who checks into a…
- Angels And Demons (2009)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer
- Sequel to blockbuster phenomenon THE DA VINCI CODE sees Tom Hanks reprise his role as Robert Langdon, on the hunt to uncover a terrorist plot against…