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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gang Related
Gang Related is a 1997 American crime thriller directed by Jim Kouf and starring Tupac Shakur and James Belushi as corrupt detectives; it was Shakur's final completed film.
L.A. Confidential (film)
L.A. Confidential (1997), also known by its full title, is Curtis Hanson's neo-noir crime film adapted from James Ellroy's novel, starring Spacey, Crowe, Pearce, and Basinger; nine Oscar nominations, two wins, Cannes 1997 premiere.
Lifeline (十万火急) (1997 film)
Lifeline (十萬火急, Shi wan huo ji) is Johnnie To's 1997 Hong Kong firefighter drama starring Lau Ching-wan, described as the first Chinese-language firefighter film, shot with real fire, earning HK$20.76 million and two Hong Kong Film Awards.
Lone Star (1996 film)
Lone Star is a 1996 American neo-Western mystery drama written, directed, and edited by John Sayles, starring Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Peña, and Kris Kristofferson.
Mercury Rising
Mercury Rising is a 1998 American action thriller directed by Harold Becker, starring Bruce Willis as an FBI agent protecting an autistic boy hunted by the NSA.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (film)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (film): 1997 Clint Eastwood mystery thriller adapted by John Lee Hancock from John Berendt's book, starring John Cusack and Kevin Spacey as Jim Williams, filmed in Savannah, Georgia.
Nowhere to Hide (인정사정 볼 것 없다)
Nowhere to Hide (인정사정 볼 것 없다, Injeong sajeong bol geot eoptda) is Lee Myung-se's 1999 Korean action film about a 72-day manhunt for killer Chang Sung-min, starring Park Joong-hoon and Ahn Sung-ki, Blue Dragon Best Film winner.
One Eight Seven
One Eight Seven, also known as 187, is a 1997 American drama-thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson as a teacher stabbed by a student in Brooklyn who returns to teaching in Los Angeles.
Open Your Eyes (1997 film)
Open Your Eyes (Abre los ojos) is a 1997 Spanish psychological sci-fi thriller by Alejandro Amenábar, starring Eduardo Noriega and Penélope Cruz, about a disfigured man in a programmed cryonic dream; remade as Vanilla Sky (2001).
Payback (1999 film)
Payback is a 1999 American crime thriller directed by Brian Helgeland and starring Mel Gibson as Porter, a thief betrayed by his partner and wife who returns to reclaim his money.
Pi (film)
Pi (π) is Darren Aronofsky's 1998 black-and-white debut thriller starring Sean Gullette as mathematician Max Cohen, who seeks a 216-digit number linking stock market patterns and God's name; made for about $60,000, it won Sundance's Directing Award and grossed $3.2 million.
Ransom (1996 film)
Ransom is a 1996 American kidnap thriller directed by Ron Howard, starring Mel Gibson as a New York airline tycoon who converts a $2 million ransom into a bounty on the kidnappers.
Red Corner
Red Corner is a 1997 American legal thriller directed by Jon Avnet, starring Richard Gere as an entertainment lawyer in Beijing who is framed for murder.
Resurrection Man
Resurrection Man: 1994 Eoin McNamee novel fictionalizing Belfast's Shankill Butchers through killer Victor Kelly, and its 1998 Marc Evans film adaptation, noted for stylized violence and controversy.