Movie List for "thriller 2"

High Sierra (1941) Action Adventure Crime Drama Film-Noir Thriller Movie

After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort. Year 1941.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Director: Raoul Walsh
Writer: John Huston (screen play), W.R. Burnett (screen play), W.R. Burnett (from a novel by)
Actors: Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis, Arthur Kennedy

Baazigar (1993) Crime Drama Musical Romance Thriller Movie

A young man with a vendetta against a business tycoon seduces and kills his eldest daughter and then proceeds to his younger daughter but she begins to suspect her new lover’s ulterior motive. Year 1993.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Director: Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla
Writer: Robin Bhatt, Akash Khurana, Javed Siddiqui
Actors: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Dalip Tahil, Rakhee Gulzar

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) Drama Fantasy Horror Mystery Romance Thriller Movie

A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all. Year 1945.

Generes: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Director: Albert Lewin
Writer: Albert Lewin (screen play), Oscar Wilde (based upon the novel by)
Actors: George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury

City on Fire (1987) Action Adventure Crime Drama Thriller Movie

An undercover cop infiltrates a gang of thieves who plan to rob a jewelry store. Year 1987.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Ringo Lam
Writer: Ringo Lam (story), Sai-Shing Shum (scriptwriter), Jack Maeby (english adaptation)
Actors: Yun-Fat Chow, Yueh Sun, Danny Lee, Carrie Ng

Frankenstein (1931) Drama Horror Romance Sci-Fi Thriller Movie

Dr. Frankenstein dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster out of lifeless body parts. Year 1931.

Generes: Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: James Whale
Writer: John L. Balderston (based upon the composition by), Mary Shelley (from the novel by), Peggy Webling (adapted from the play by), Garrett Fort (screen play), Francis Edward Faragoh (screen play), Richard Schayer (scenario editor)
Actors: Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Boris Karloff

Escape from Alcatraz (1979) Action Biography Crime Drama Thriller Movie

Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possible successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world. Year 1979.

Generes: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Don Siegel
Writer: J. Campbell Bruce (book), Richard Tuggle (screenplay)
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau

Das Boot (1985–1987) Drama Thriller War Movie

A World War II German U-Boat crew have a terrifying patrol mission in the early days of the war. Year 1985–1987.

Generes: Drama, Thriller, War
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
Actors: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch

The Big Sleep (1946) Crime Film-Noir Mystery Thriller Movie

Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he’s seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love. Year 1946.

Generes: Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Howard Hawks
Writer: William Faulkner (screen play), Leigh Brackett (screen play), Jules Furthman (screen play), Raymond Chandler (novel)
Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers

Long Arm of the Law (1984) Action Crime Thriller Movie

Thugs sneak into Hong Kong to rob a jewellery store, killing a cop during their getaway. They plan another heist while hiding from the police hunting them down to avenge their slain comrade. Year 1984.

Generes: Action, Crime, Thriller
Director: Johnny Mak
Writer: Philip Chan
Actors: Jing Chen, Ling Chow, Jian Huang, Lung Jiang

L.A. Confidential (1997) Crime Drama Mystery Thriller Movie

As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen – one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy – investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice. Year 1997.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Curtis Hanson
Writer: James Ellroy (novel), Brian Helgeland (screenplay), Curtis Hanson (screenplay)
Actors: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell

Léon: The Professional (1994) Action Crime Drama Thriller Movie

Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin’s trade. Year 1994.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Luc Besson
Writer: Luc Besson
Actors: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello

Fireworks (1997) Crime Drama Romance Thriller Movie

Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions. Year 1997.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Writer: Takeshi Kitano
Actors: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima

Shanghai Triad (1995) Crime Drama History Romance Thriller Movie

A provincial boy related to a Shanghai crime family is recruited by his uncle into cosmopolitan Shanghai in the 1930s to be a servant to a ganglord’s mistress. Year 1995.

Generes: Crime, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Feiyu Bi, Li Xiao (novel)
Actors: Li Gong, Baotian Li, Xiaoxiao Wang, Xuejian Li

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Comedy Crime Thriller Movie

A writer of books on the futility of marriage risks his reputation when he decides to get married. Things get even more complicated when he learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are habitual murderers. Year 1944.

Generes: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Director: Frank Capra
Writer: Julius J. Epstein (screen play), Philip G. Epstein (screen play), Joseph Kesselring (play)
Actors: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson

Ghost in the Shell (1995) Animation Action Crime Drama Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller Movie

A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master. Year 1995.

Generes: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Writer: Shirow Masamune (based on the manga by), Kazunori Itô (screenplay)
Actors: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera, Yutaka Nakano