Subgenre Sampler
Suspense/Crime: 3179 Films to Buy & Rent
Stone (2010)
- Dir. John Curran
Feat. Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich…
- Smouldering thriller with Edward Norton as a convicted arsonist who looks to manipulate a parole officer into a plan to secure his parole by placing…
Takers (2010)
- Dir. John Luessenhop
Feat. Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen, Matt Dillon…
- Slick, but generic heist film has a notorious gang of thieves running up against a hard–bitten detective determined to foil their latest heist.
Thirteen (13) (2010)
- Dir. Géla Babluani
Feat. Jason Statham, Sam Riley, Alexander Skarsgard…
- A young opportunist (Riley) steps into the shoes of a dead man whose lucrative assignment turns out to be a competitor in a deadly underground…
This is Not My Life (TV Series) (2010)
- Dir. Robert Sarkies
Feat. Charles Mesure, Tania Nolan, Ariana Brunet…
- Set in a fictional New Zealand town in the 2020s, this high–end Kiwi production runs with a number of well–worn science–fiction…
Thorne (TV Series) (2010)
- Feat. David Morrissey, Eddie Marsan, Aidan Gillen…
- Another top–draw British policier loaded with all the usual suspects: atmosphere, plot twists, and a hard–bitten hero, with David…
Tourist, The (2010)
- Dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Feat. Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany…
- Vacationing in Venice, Johnny Depp is drawn into the web of a beautiful woman (Angelina Jolie) in this intriguing international thriller from the…
True Grit (2010)
- Dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin…
- This lively, immaculately shot remake of John Wayne’s classic 1969 western sees the Coen Brothers reinterpret Charles Portis’s novel, about a…
Unthinkable (2010)
- Dir. Gregor Jordan
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Michael Sheen…
- Troubling psychological thriller with Sheen as a terrorist suspect who won't divulge the whereabouts of rogue nuclear weapons, Jackson and Moss…
Vanishing on 7th Street (2010)
- Dir. Brad Anderson
Feat. Hayden Christensen, Thandiwe Newton, John Leguizamo…
- Low–wattage shocks abound as Hayden Christensen wakes up one morning to find everyone has disappeared. Brad Anderson directs with customary…
Viva Riva (2010)
- Dir. Djo Munga
Feat. Patsha Bay, Manie Malone, Diplome Amekindra
- Torrid, violent thriller with a small–time hustler discovering a stockpile of gasoline during a fuel crisis, and struggling to stay alive long…