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Running Out of Time (暗战)
Running Out of Time (暗战, Am zin) is a 1999 Johnnie To Hong Kong crime thriller starring Andy Lau as a dying thief playing a 72-hour game with Lau Ching-wan's police negotiator; it won Lau the 2000 Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor and spawned a 2001 sequel.
Sealed with a Kiss
Sealed with a Kiss is a 1998 American thriller directed by Bill Corcoran and starring C. Thomas Howell, released on April 1, 1998, with a 90-minute runtime.
Serpent's Path (1998 film)
Serpent's Path (蛇の道, Hebi no michi) is Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 1998 V-cinema revenge thriller with Sho Aikawa and Teruyuki Kagawa, shot back-to-back with Eyes of the Spider; 85 minutes, released February 21, 1998, restored in 4K in 2024.
Snake Eyes (1998 film)
Snake Eyes (1998) is a Brian De Palma crime thriller starring Nicolas Cage and Gary Sinise, about an Atlantic City detective investigating the Secretary of Defense's assassination at a boxing match, famous for its opening long take.
Swiri (쉬리)
Swiri (쉬리, Shiri), 1999 South Korean espionage action film by Kang Je-gyu starring Han Suk-kyu, Choi Min-sik, Song Kang-ho, and Kim Yun-jin; first Korean blockbuster, 6.2 million admissions, re-released in 4K in 2025.
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Teaching Mrs. Tingle, originally titled Killing Mrs. Tingle, is a 1999 American comedy-thriller and Kevin Williamson's directorial debut, starring Helen Mirren and Katie Holmes. Three students kidnap their history teacher; it grossed about $9 million and was retitled after Columbine.
Tell Me Something (텔 미 썸딩)
Tell Me Something (텔 미 썸딩) is a 1999 South Korean hard-gore crime thriller directed by Chang Yoon-hyun, starring Han Suk-kyu and Shim Eun-ha, about a serial killer whose victims were all lovers of one woman.
The Bone Collector
The Bone Collector is a 1999 American crime thriller directed by Phillip Noyce, starring Denzel Washington as quadriplegic forensic detective Lincoln Rhyme and Angelina Jolie as officer Amelia Donaghy.
The Edge (1997 film)
The Edge is a 1997 American survival thriller directed by Lee Tamahori, written by David Mamet, and starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin as plane-crash survivors hunted by a Kodiak bear in the Alaskan wilderness.
The Fan (1996 film)
The Fan is a 1996 American sports thriller directed by Tony Scott, in which Robert De Niro plays an obsessed fan stalking baseball star Wesley Snipes.
The Game (1997 film)
The Game is a 1997 American psychological thriller directed by David Fincher, starring Michael Douglas as a banker whose life unravels after joining a mysterious game.
The General's Daughter (film)
The General's Daughter is a 1999 American military mystery thriller directed by Simon West, starring John Travolta as an Army investigator solving a murder on a Georgia base.
The Jackal (1997 film)
The Jackal is a 1997 American action thriller directed by Michael Caton-Jones, in which hired assassin Bruce Willis is pursued by Richard Gere and Sidney Poitier.
The Juror
The Juror is a 1996 American legal thriller directed by Brian Gibson, starring Demi Moore as a juror blackmailed by a mob enforcer, played by Alec Baldwin.
The Negotiator
The Negotiator is a 1998 American crime thriller directed by F. Gary Gray, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey as police hostage negotiators on opposite sides of a stand-off.
The Ninth Gate
The Ninth Gate (La Neuvième Porte, La novena puerta) is Roman Polanski's 1999 occult thriller, adapted from Arturo Pérez-Reverte's novel El club Dumas, starring Johnny Depp as rare-book dealer Dean Corso authenticating a satanic 1666 text; 133 minutes, 44% Tomatometer, $18.7M US gross.
The Siege
The Siege (1998) is Edward Zwick's political thriller starring Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, and Bruce Willis, about terrorist attacks in New York, martial law, and internment of Arab-Americans; released November 6, 1998 by 20th Century Fox, grossing $40.9M, with mixed reviews (44% Tomatometer) and noted post-9/11 prescience.
The Victim (目露凶光)
The Victim (目露凶光, Muk lou hung gwong) is a 1999 Hong Kong supernatural crime thriller directed by Ringo Lam, starring Lau Ching-wan, Tony Leung Ka-fai, and Amy Kwok, released 16 October 1999 by Mei Ah with two alternate endings.
True Crime (1999 film)
True Crime is a 1999 American crime drama directed by Clint Eastwood, who stars as a reporter trying to prove a death-row inmate innocent, based on Andrew Klavan's 1995 novel.
Twilight (1998 film)
Twilight (1998) is a Robert Benton neo-noir detective drama starring Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, and Reese Witherspoon, unrelated to the 2008 vampire film; released by Paramount March 6, 1998, grossing $15 million domestically.
U Turn (1997 film)
U Turn is Oliver Stone's 1997 neo-noir thriller, written by John Ridley from his novel Stray Dogs, starring Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, and Nick Nolte. A gambler stranded in Superior, Arizona is caught between a couple who each want the other dead; shot in 42 days for $20 million, it grossed $6.6 million.