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Seven (1995 film)
Se7en (Seven), 1995 David Fincher crime thriller for New Line Cinema starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Spacey as a killer themed on the seven deadly sins; $330 million worldwide, Metacritic 65, 2025 4K restoration.
Sleeping with the Enemy
Sleeping with the Enemy, also known by its source novel by Nancy Price, is a 1991 Joseph Ruben thriller starring Julia Roberts as a woman faking her death to escape an abusive husband; a $19M-budget Fox film that grossed about $175M worldwide.
State of Grace (1990 film)
State of Grace is a 1990 American crime drama directed by Phil Joanou, starring Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Ed Harris, and Robin Wright as an undercover cop infiltrating Hell's Kitchen's Irish mob, loosely based on the Westies; it flopped against GoodFellas but holds an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Striking Distance
Striking Distance is a 1993 American action thriller directed by Rowdy Herrington, starring Bruce Willis as a Pittsburgh detective demoted to river patrol, with Sarah Jessica Parker in a supporting role.
Taxi Hunter
Taxi Hunter (的士判官) is a 1993 Hong Kong crime thriller directed by Herman Yau and starring Anthony Wong as an insurance salesman who kills taxi drivers.
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane is a 1990 American action comedy directed by Renny Harlin, starring Andrew Dice Clay as a rock 'n' roll detective; a critical and commercial failure that won a Razzie for Worst Picture and later gained a cult following.
The Babysitter (1995 film)
The Babysitter (1995) is Guy Ferland's direct-to-video drama-thriller starring Alicia Silverstone, adapted from Robert Coover's short story in Pricksongs & Descants, about a babysitter who becomes the obsession of two boys and the children's father.
The Client (1994 film)
The Client (1994) is a Joel Schumacher legal thriller adapted from John Grisham's novel, starring Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, and Brad Renfro; it grossed $117.6 million worldwide and earned Sarandon a BAFTA win and Oscar nomination.
The Crush (1993 film)
The Crush is a 1993 American psychological thriller written and directed by Alan Shapiro, starring Cary Elwes and Alicia Silverstone in her film debut, which earned about $13.6 million.
The Crying Game
The Crying Game is Neil Jordan's 1992 British thriller about IRA volunteer Fergus (Stephen Rea) and Dil (Jaye Davidson), a transgender woman; it won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar from six nominations and grossed about $65 million in the US.
The Fencing Master
The Fencing Master (El maestro de esgrima) is Arturo Pérez-Reverte's 1988 historical mystery, English translation 1999, set in 1868 Madrid, about fencing master Don Jaime Astarloa, pupil Adela de Otero, and the unstoppable thrust; adapted as a 1992 Pedro Olea film.
The Good Son (film)
The Good Son is a 1993 American psychological thriller directed by Joseph Ruben, written by Ian McEwan, starring Macaulay Culkin as murderous Henry and Elijah Wood as cousin Mark; Fox release, R-rated, 87 minutes, $60.6 million worldwide.
The Grifters (film)
The Grifters is a 1990 American neo-noir crime film directed by Stephen Frears, written by Donald E. Westlake from Jim Thompson's 1963 novel, produced by Martin Scorsese, and starring John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, and Annette Bening; it earned four Oscar nominations.
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992 film)
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a 1992 American psychological thriller directed by Curtis Hanson, starring Rebecca De Mornay as a nanny seeking revenge.
The Hot Spot
The Hot Spot (1990) is a Dennis Hopper neo-noir erotic thriller starring Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, and Jennifer Connelly, adapted from Charles Williams' novel Hell Hath No Fury, with a Miles Davis and John Lee Hooker soundtrack.
The Last Seduction
The Last Seduction (1994) is John Dahl's neo-noir erotic thriller starring Linda Fiorentino as femme fatale Bridget Gregory, who steals her husband's drug money; Peter Berg and Bill Pullman co-star; Metascore 85, RT 94%.
The Net (1995 film)
The Net is a 1995 Columbia Pictures techno-thriller directed by Irwin Winkler, starring Sandra Bullock as analyst Angela Bennett, whose identity is erased by a conspiracy involving the Gatekeeper program; released July 1995 with Hackers and Johnny Mnemonic.
The Pelican Brief (film)
The Pelican Brief (1993) is Alan J. Pakula's legal-political thriller adapted from John Grisham's novel, starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington; 141 minutes, Warner Bros., released December 17, 1993, grossing $100.7 million in the US.
The River Wild
The River Wild is a 1994 Universal action thriller directed by Curtis Hanson, starring Meryl Streep as rafting guide Gail Hartman, with Kevin Bacon and David Strathairn; released September 30, 1994, it opened No. 1 with $10.2 million.
The Russia House (film)
The Russia House is a 1990 American spy drama directed by Fred Schepisi from John le Carré's 1989 novel, starring Sean Connery as a publisher recruited to assess a Soviet manuscript.
The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes (1990) is Jack Nicholson's sequel to Chinatown, directed by Nicholson from Robert Towne's screenplay, with Harvey Keitel as Jake Berman; set in 1948 Los Angeles, its oil-plot murder case flopped at the box office.
The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects (1995) is a Bryan Singer neo-noir mystery, written by Christopher McQuarrie, starring Kevin Spacey as con man Verbal Kint, whose unreliable tale of crime lord Keyser Soze won two Oscars and became a twist-ending landmark.
The Vanishing (1993 film)
The Vanishing (1993 film), or La Disparue, is an American psychological thriller directed by George Sluizer. It is a remake of the 1988 Dutch film Spoorloos.
Thunderheart
Thunderheart is a 1992 American mystery thriller directed by Michael Apted, written by John Fusco, starring Val Kilmer as an FBI agent investigating a murder on a South Dakota Sioux reservation, inspired by 1970s Pine Ridge events and the Leonard Peltier case.
Unlawful Entry (film)
Unlawful Entry is a 1992 American psychological crime thriller directed by Jonathan Kaplan, starring Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, and Madeleine Stowe as a couple stalked by an obsessed Los Angeles police officer.
Zentropa
Zentropa, released in Europe as Europa, is a 1991 Danish-led black-and-white thriller directed by Lars von Trier, about a young German-American sleeping-car conductor in postwar Germany.