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2 Days in the Valley
2 Days in the Valley is a 1996 American crime black comedy written and directed by John Herzfeld, starring Danny Aiello, James Spader, and Charlize Theron in her breakout role, set over 48 hours in the San Fernando Valley and grossing about $11 million domestically for MGM/UA.
8mm (film)
8mm (1999) is a Joel Schumacher crime thriller written by Andrew Kevin Walker, starring Nicolas Cage as PI Tom Welles investigating an apparent snuff film; it earned $96.4M worldwide, scored 21 on Metacritic, and Walker disowned the altered script.
A Perfect Murder
A Perfect Murder (1998) is a Warner Bros. thriller directed by Andrew Davis, starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Viggo Mortensen; a New York-set reworking of Frederick Knott's play Dial M for Murder in which a husband hires his wife's lover to kill her.
A Simple Plan (film)
A Simple Plan (1998) is a Sam Raimi crime thriller adapted by Scott B. Smith from his 1993 novel, starring Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, and Bridget Fonda as Minnesotans who find millions in a crashed plane.
Absolute Power (film)
Absolute Power (1997), Clint Eastwood political thriller, also called Poder absoluto, adapted by William Goldman from David Baldacci's novel; thief Luther Whitney witnesses the President's cover-up of a Secret Service murder; $50 million gross, 58% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Affliction (1997 film)
Affliction is a 1997 drama directed and written by Paul Schrader from Russell Banks's novel, starring Nick Nolte as a unraveling New Hampshire cop, with James Coburn winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar; premiered at Venice 1997, released by Lionsgate in 1998-99.
Apt Pupil (film)
Apt Pupil (1998) is Bryan Singer's psychological drama, adapted by Brandon Boyce from Stephen King's novella in Different Seasons, starring Brad Renfro as teen Todd Bowden and Ian McKellen as hiding Nazi Kurt Dussander; released October 23, 1998, grossed $8.8 million.
Arlington Road
Arlington Road is a 1999 American thriller directed by Mark Pellington, written by Ehren Kruger, starring Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, and Joan Cusack; a terrorism professor suspects his suburban neighbors, ending with a nihilistic twist.
Bad Lieutenant
Bad Lieutenant (1992) is Abel Ferrara's NC-17 crime drama starring Harvey Keitel as a corrupt, drug-addicted NYPD lieutenant investigating a nun's rape; co-written by Zoë Lund, Cannes premiere.
Barton Fink
Barton Fink (1991) is the Coen brothers' black comedy about a 1941 New York playwright, played by John Turturro, who suffers writer's block writing wrestling pictures in Hollywood. It won the Palme d'Or, Best Director, and Best Actor at Cannes, the festival's first triple-award film.
Bitter Moon
Bitter Moon (Lunes de fiel) is Roman Polanski's 1992 French-British erotic drama, 139 minutes, adapted from Pascal Bruckner's 1981 novel, starring Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner, and Peter Coyote as two couples entangled on a cruise ship.
Blink (1993 film)
Blink is a 1993 American crime thriller directed by Michael Apted, starring Madeleine Stowe as a blind Chicago musician whose sight returns as she witnesses a murder.
Breakdown (1997 film)
Breakdown is a 1997 American thriller directed by Jonathan Mostow, starring Kurt Russell as a husband searching for his wife who vanishes after their car breaks down on a remote desert highway.
Cape Fear (1991 film)
Cape Fear is a 1991 American psychological thriller directed by Martin Scorsese, a remake of the 1962 film, starring Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange.
Charisma (カリスマ) (1999 film)
Charisma (カリスマ, Karisuma) is Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 1999 Japanese allegorical thriller starring Koji Yakusho as a suspended detective drawn into a forest conflict over a poisonous tree; Cannes 1999, Japan release 26 February 2000.
Consenting Adults (1992 film)
Consenting Adults is a 1992 Alan J. Pakula thriller starring Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Kevin Spacey, about a wife-swap between neighbors that leads to a staged murder and frame-up; released October 16, 1992 by Hollywood Pictures.
Conspiracy Theory (film)
Conspiracy Theory (1997) is a Richard Donner political thriller written by Brian Helgeland, starring Mel Gibson as paranoid cabbie Jerry Fletcher, with Julia Roberts and Patrick Stewart; it grossed $142.8 million worldwide and holds 59% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Crime Story (重案组)
Crime Story (重案組) is a 1993 Hong Kong action-crime film directed by Kirk Wong, starring Jackie Chan as Inspector Eddie Chan investigating a tycoon kidnapping based on the Wang Dehui case; it won Chan the 30th Golden Horse Best Actor and the 13th Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing.
Dead Again
Dead Again is a 1991 American neo-noir romantic mystery directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh opposite Emma Thompson, both in dual roles linking a 1949 Strauss murder case to 1990s Los Angeles via reincarnation; released by Paramount, grossing $35.5 million.
Death and the Maiden
Death and the Maiden is Ariel Dorfman's 1991 play about Paulina, a torture survivor who tries her suspected tormentor at home; also the 1994 Roman Polanski film with Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, and Stuart Wilson, titled after Schubert's quartet.
Devil in a Blue Dress (film)
Devil in a Blue Dress is a 1995 American neo-noir crime film directed by Carl Franklin, adapted from Walter Mosley's first Easy Rawlins novel, starring Denzel Washington, Jennifer Beals, and Don Cheadle; a critical success (92% RT) that underperformed at the box office.
Disclosure (1994 film)
Disclosure (1994) is a Barry Levinson thriller starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore, adapted from Michael Crichton's novel, about a male executive accused of harassment by his new female boss; it grossed $214 million worldwide.
Double Jeopardy (1999 film)
Double Jeopardy is a 1999 Bruce Beresford thriller starring Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones, a Paramount release about a framed woman who learns the double jeopardy doctrine; it grossed $177.8 million worldwide.
Europa (1991 film)
Europa (1991), released as Zentropa in the US, is Lars von Trier's Danish postwar drama-thriller concluding his Europe trilogy; it won three 1991 Cannes prizes and stars Jean-Marc Barr and Barbara Sukowa.
Eye for an Eye (1996 film)
Eye for an Eye is a 1996 American vigilante thriller directed by John Schlesinger, starring Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, and Ed Harris, based on Erika Holzer's novel; released January 12, 1996 by Paramount, it earned $26.9 million and 7% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) is Stanley Kubrick's final film, an erotic drama adapted from Arthur Schnitzler's Traumnovelle, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman; released posthumously after Kubrick's death, with mixed reviews and lasting completion controversy.
Falling Down
Falling Down is Joel Schumacher's 1993 Warner Bros. thriller starring Michael Douglas as D-Fens, a laid-off defense worker whose walk across Los Angeles to his daughter's birthday party becomes a violent odyssey; it earned $40.9 million and sparked debate over race and masculinity.
Fear (1996 film)
Fear is a 1996 American psychological thriller directed by James Foley, starring Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, and William Petersen, about a teenage girl whose possessive boyfriend turns violent.
Fight Club
Fight Club (1999), David Fincher's adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's novel, stars Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and Helena Bonham Carter; an underground fight club becomes Project Mayhem, flopping at the box office before becoming a cult classic.
Full Contact (侠盗高飞)
Full Contact (俠盜高飛, Xia dao Gao Fei) is a 1992 Hong Kong action film by Ringo Lam starring Chow Yun-fat as a betrayed Bangkok bouncer seeking revenge; known for bullet point-of-view shots and Simon Yam's villain, it grossed HK$16,793,011 and became a cult favorite.