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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.
Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way is a 1993 American crime drama directed by Brian De Palma, starring Al Pacino as a former drug kingpin trying to leave crime behind.
Casino (1995 film)
Casino (1995) is Martin Scorsese's crime drama, written with Nicholas Pileggi from his book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas, starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci as figures based on Frank Rosenthal and Tony Spilotro in mob-run 1970s Las Vegas.
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.
Clockers (film)
Clockers (1995) is a Spike Lee crime drama adapted from Richard Price's 1992 novel, starring Harvey Keitel, Mekhi Phifer, Delroy Lindo, and John Turturro; produced by Scorsese, Lee, and Jon Kilik for Universal.
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.
Dead or Alive (DEAD OR ALIVE 犯罪者) (1999 film)
Dead or Alive (DEAD OR ALIVE 犯罪者, Hanzaisha) is Takashi Miike's 1999 Japanese action crime film, first of a trilogy, starring Show Aikawa and Riki Takeuchi as a Shinjuku detective and gang leader clashing in Kabuki-cho.
Dead Presidents
Dead Presidents (1995) is a Hughes brothers crime drama starring Larenz Tate as a Black Bronx Vietnam veteran drawn into an armored-car robbery, based on Wallace Terry's Bloods, grossing $24.1 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.
Deep Cover (1992 film)
Deep Cover (1992) is a Bill Duke neo-noir crime film starring Laurence Fishburne as undercover cop John Hull infiltrating Los Angeles cocaine traffickers, with Jeff Goldblum; New Line Cinema release featuring Dr. Dre's debut solo single.
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.
Dick Tracy (1990 film)
Dick Tracy (1990 film) is an American crime film based on a comic strip. Directed by Warren Beatty, it stars Al Pacino and Madonna and features a distinct seven-color palette.
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.
Donnie Brasco (film)
Donnie Brasco (1997) is Mike Newell's crime drama starring Johnny Depp as FBI agent Joseph Pistone and Al Pacino as hitman Lefty Ruggiero, adapted from Pistone's memoir of his Bonanno family infiltration; it earned an Oscar screenplay nomination and 88% 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.
Entrapment (film)
Entrapment (1999) is a Jon Amiel caper thriller starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones as a thief and an undercover insurance investigator; it grossed $212 million worldwide on a $66 million budget.
Erwin und Julia
Erwin und Julia is a 1990 Austrian romantic crime drama, the debut feature of Götz Spielmann, about a young couple who talk themselves into a crime.
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.
Expect the Unexpected (非常突然)
Expect the Unexpected (非常突然, Fai seung dat yin) is a 1998 Milkyway Image Hong Kong crime film directed by Patrick Yau, produced by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai, starring Lau Ching-wan and Simon Yam, famous for its ending in which the whole police unit dies.
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.
Face (1997 film)
Face is a 1997 British crime thriller directed by Antonia Bird, starring Robert Carlyle as a London thief whose gang turns on each other after a heist pays too little.
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.
Fargo (1996 film)
Fargo (1996) is the Coen brothers' black comedy crime film starring Frances McDormand as Marge Gunderson; its 'true story' opening is fictional, and it won two Oscars.
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.
Fireworks (1997 film)
Fireworks (HANA-BI) is a 1997 Japanese crime drama written, directed, and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who won the Golden Lion at the 54th Venice Film Festival.