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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.
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.
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 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 Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski is a 1998 Coen brothers comedy starring Jeff Bridges as the Dude, a slacker mistaken for a millionaire; a box-office disappointment that became a major cult film with Lebowski Fest and Dudeism.
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 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 Corruptor
The Corruptor is a 1999 American crime thriller directed by James Foley, starring Chow Yun-Fat as a corrupt NYPD lieutenant and Mark Wahlberg as his partner.
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 Debt Collector
The Debt Collector (1999) is Anthony Neilson's debut British crime thriller, a "tartan western" starring Billy Connolly as reformed Edinburgh loan shark Nickie Dryden, hounded by Ken Stott's vengeful policeman Gary Keltie, and widely linked to Jimmy Boyle's story.
The Doom Generation
The Doom Generation is Gregg Araki's 1995 independent road film, second in his Teen Apocalypse Trilogy, starring James Duval, Rose McGowan, and Johnathon Schaech; subtitled "A Heterosexual Movie by Gregg Araki".
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 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 Freshman (1990 film)
The Freshman (1990) is an Andrew Bergman comedy for TriStar in which Marlon Brando, in his first starring role in a decade, parodies his Godfather persona as mobster Carmine Sabatini opposite Matthew Broderick's NYU film student.
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 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 Guilty (2018 film)
The Guilty (Danish: Den skyldige) is Gustav Möller's 2018 Danish debut thriller, 85 minutes in real time inside an emergency call centre, starring Jakob Cedergren; Sundance and Rotterdam audience award winner and Denmark's 91st Academy Awards submission.
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 Indian Runner
The Indian Runner is Sean Penn's 1991 writing and directing debut, a 127-minute drama adapted from Bruce Springsteen's song Highway Patrolman, starring David Morse and Viggo Mortensen as Nebraska brothers Joe and Frank Roberts; it earned $191,125 domestically.
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 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 Limey
The Limey is a 1999 American crime drama directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Terence Stamp as an English ex-convict who flies to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death.