Crime/Thrillers 1980-1999
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- DirectorMax FischerStarsJudd NelsonPierce BrosnanLaurence TreilA car and lorry collide, the woman in the back seat is probably dead, the driver is severely hurt. In flashbacks we see what led to the tragedy. He is David, a writer living in France, entering his novel anonymously in a contest. She is Annabelle, his lover, a fashion model on the brink of international success. Each keeps a secret from the other. David is a pawn of jealousy. He confronts a wealthy man he thinks is her lover; an accidental tragedy ensues that spirals out of control, resulting in the car crash. While David recovers from injuries, he finds out that another wealthy friend of Annabelle's has claimed the novel as his own. It's time for a final confrontation.
- DirectorRobert Michael LewisStarsPierce BrosnanShanna ReedTerry O'QuinnAfter Jane's first marriage collapses, she and her new husband Patrick Brody attempt to build a new life and move to a new state. However, her ex-husband follows them with a view to revenge.
- DirectorJerry LondonStarsPierce BrosnanJoBeth WilliamsVirginia MadsenA psychiatrist (Williams) and her patient (Madsen) are involved with the same man, who may or may not be a murderer.
- DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsPierce BrosnanSaeed JaffreyShashi KapoorFact-based account of a secret society of murderers, and of the man who exposed them in British India 1825.
- DirectorBill CondonStarsPierce BrosnanDey YoungAntoni CoroneAfter writing/publishing a book about a real murder trial, Charles returns to his college to teach creative writing - art of the thriller. 1st essay assigned: plan a perfect murder. Later someone uses it for murder.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsMadeleine StoweAidan QuinnJames RemarEmma, a blind violinist who had recently undergone a revolutionary surgery, joins with a police detective to track a serial killer after she was an inadvertent witness to his latest crime.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsGene HackmanMary Elizabeth MastrantonioColin FrielsAn attorney representing a traumatized accident victim finds that his opponent is a very familiar defense attorney - his own daughter.
- DirectorJames FoleyStarsChris O'DonnellGene HackmanFaye DunawayA young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsHugh GrantGene HackmanSarah Jessica ParkerA young doctor confronts a famous colleague when he learns about the true methods of his work.
- DirectorJames GlickenhausStarsJan BrobergElizabeth JohnsonJesse Cameron-GlickenhausA seasoned F.B.I. Agent's child-genius son assists him on catching a child-killer, a schizophrenic mohab nut who believes he's been chosen by god to be a new Noah.
- DirectorMichael SeresinStarsMickey RourkeChristopher WalkenDebra FeuerA simple self-destructive drifter and tough small-time boxer with a brain injury that could kill him meets and falls for a cute beach carnival owner, Ruby, but also befriends a sleazy friendly criminal, Wesley, who's planning a big score.
- DirectorPaul SchraderStarsChristopher WalkenRupert EverettNatasha RichardsonA couple retreat to Venice to work on their relationship, but an encounter with a stranger leads them into a world of intrigue - where their darkest desires are in reach.
- DirectorJohn IrvinStarsHarvey KeitelStephen DorffTimothy HuttonA retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with the loot they stole.
- DirectorDavid SapersteinStarsPeter WellerKathy BakerJohn GloverThe story of a widow (in West Virginia) who takes in a drifter who she believes killed her husband. She begins to fall for him but cannot be sure if she should trust him.
- DirectorBuddy GiovinazzoStarsRick GiovinazzoVeronica StorkMitch MaglioA dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifestyle.
- DirectorDavid SchmoellerStarsKlaus KinskiTalia BalsamBarbara WhinneryA man who runs an apartment house for women is the demented son of a Nazi surgeon who has the house equipped with secret passageways, hidden rooms and torture and murder devices.
- DirectorDaniel PetrieStarsPaul NewmanEdward AsnerKen WahlIn New York City, South Bronx's main police precinct is nicknamed Fort Apache by its employees who feel like troopers surrounded by hostiles in a wild west isolated outpost.
- DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsLisa BlountLeonard MannWillie AamesA reporter and her cameraman connect a surviving Jonestown leader and a TV exec's missing son to a drug war where jungle installations are being massacred by an army of natives and a skilled white assassin.
- DirectorFrancis DeliaStarsDarlanne FluegelJames RussoBilly DragoA deeply-disturbed priest goes on a murderous night-time rampage across America's highways.
- DirectorBruce KimmelStarsRobert F. LyonsSusan StrasbergFrank StalloneThe only witness to a young woman's murder has a nervous breakdown, is institutionalized, and escapes, tracking down the murderer.
- DirectorJohn NicolellaStarsMichael ParéAdam AntDennis HopperPhotographer's life is endangered after his friend steals drug dealer's money.
- DirectorJohn ShepphirdStarsJames BrolinBilly DragoDean TarrollyA bank executive has a hidden past. His sins come back to haunt him when his fiancé and her sister are kidnapped and held hostage by a ruthless prison escapee seeking revenge.
- DirectorPaul ZillerStarsGary BuseyKim CattrallDarlanne FluegelA retired police detective reluctantly returns to action to stop a serial killer dubbed "The Surgeon".
- DirectorAlain ZaloumStarsGary BuseyJohn Rhys-DaviesVittorio RossiIn order to save his brother from being killed by a group of murderous art thieves, a New York City artist agrees to help in an art heist.
- DirectorMax KlevenStarsCharles NapierMichelle ReeseKatherine Kelly LangA tough homicide cop is assigned to track down a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes.
- DirectorPaul MayersbergStarsIrina BrookOliver ReedXavier DelucThe daughter of an international tycoon is kidnapped by a trio of abductors who seek to mold her to their lifestyle.
- DirectorRichard CannistraroStarsJ.C. QuinnJohn HeardDaniel BalinAn actress in New York City goes against a group of gangsters who are abusing her "party girl" friends.
- DirectorRobert HughesStarsSam BottomsKim DelaneyClu GulagerFive "city boys" travel to the country to relax by doing some hunting, drinking Bud, and generally having good time. However, the local inbred backwoods psychos turn the hunters into the hunted, and they need all the ammo and wits they have to get out of the woods alive.
- DirectorKevin ConnorStarsPeter WellerLori SingerStacy KeachRyder Hart is a disgraced ex-cop who is now a low-rent private investigator. His estranged wife, Anita, runs the Sunset Grill, and is now involved with Jeff, a Police Detective who used to work with Ryder. When Anita is found brutally murdered, Ryder and Jeff team-up to find her killer. The case appears to be related to an immigrant who worked at the Sunset Grill, and an old friend of Ryder's named Guillermo. During their investigation, Ryder and Jeff meet Harrison Shelgrove, a wealthy industrialist who owns a gun club. Loren, an employee at the club, seems to take an unusual amount of interest in Ryder. As Ryder gets closer to the truth, he begins to suspect that a crooked I.N.S. Agent, Stockton, may know something about the case. What began as a search for the murderer of his wife, has lead Ryder into a mystery involving illegal immigrants in Los Angeles.