Good 'Thrillers'?

ParthenonParthenon Posts: 7,499
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Can anyone recommend any good thrillers? Psychological, crime, just looking for films with a clever plot and a bit of suspense. :)
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 14,920
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    Pacific Heights. It was lost under the hype of Silence of the Lambs but for me it's the superior thriller. Keaton's best work.
  • mike65mike65 Posts: 11,386
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    /\ Thats barking! Good pot boiler though. Schlesinger was busking it by the 90s.

    Do the films have to be recent, if so I'm no help.
  • ParthenonParthenon Posts: 7,499
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    mike65 wrote: »
    /\ Thats barking! Good pot boiler though. Schlesinger was busking it by the 90s.

    Do the films have to be recent, if so I'm no help.

    Not at all! Although some of my favourite thrillers are: The Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, The Usual Suspects, Shutter Island (all post-1990), I'm always open to try golden oldies!
    Ginger Nut wrote: »
    Pacific Heights. It was lost under the hype of Silence of the Lambs but for me it's the superior thriller. Keaton's best work.

    Thanks. I'll give that a go. :)
  • jules1000jules1000 Posts: 10,709
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    Primal fear another brilliant film, agree about pacific heights. Killer Joe quite good.
  • Fear of FoursFear of Fours Posts: 1,004
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    Manhunter
    Zodiac
    Copycat
    Road Games
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 68
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    A few which spring to mind that you may want to check out:

    Cleanskin
    Eden Lake
    Orphan
    Unthinkable

    Also, a couple of older favourites of mine:

    Ransom
    Memento
  • Mr TeacakeMr Teacake Posts: 6,593
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    The Hitcher (1986)
  • VoynichVoynich Posts: 14,481
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    Jagged Edge and Presumed Innocent are two really good court case thrillers.
  • Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    Marathon Man but not if you have a dental appointment :)
  • cbe21okcbe21ok Posts: 3,047
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    Breakdown with Kurt Russell is good, agree about Pacific Heights (tried to buy a reg2 DVD of this a while back with no luck). Se7en is brill obviously.
  • cbe21okcbe21ok Posts: 3,047
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    Oops, forgot - Arlington Road. Hope Davis is Nice - i watched The Weather Man last night for the first time and enjoyed it and i am not really a fan of Nicolas Cage.
  • Johnny ClayJohnny Clay Posts: 5,315
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    A few blasts from the past:

    The Day of the Jackal (avoid the remake, btw)
    The Parallax View
    Three Days of the Condor
    No Way Out (best twist evah)

    From the De Palma ouvre:

    Obsession
    Blow Out
    Raising Cain
  • ImOnlyWeeImOnlyWee Posts: 11,554
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    Source Code.

    I liked that movie!! :)
  • ScooterwolfScooterwolf Posts: 2,645
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    Mindhunters
  • sinbad8982sinbad8982 Posts: 1,627
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    The Lincoln Lawyer is a cracking little thriller
  • InTheLoopInTheLoop Posts: 6,595
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    Silence Of The Lambs
  • dee123dee123 Posts: 46,195
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    Arlington Rd has a brilliant, brilliant twist. Kind of depressing though.
  • Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    Spartan. Similar to Taken but this time it's the president's daughter who has gone missing and it's up to special forces chap, Val Kilmer to get her back whatever the cost. As it's written and directed by David Mamet the script is a bit more complex than Taken with some twists and turns.
  • MobolocoMoboloco Posts: 889
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    A Perfect Getaway was very good I thought.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0971209/
  • Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    Another oldie -Charley Varrick. Walther Matthau plays a bank robber who gets into deep trouble when he robs a small town bank only to find it's got a lot more money than he expected... that's because The Mob were using it and they are none too pleased about having their money nicked.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 674
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    I agree with the recommendations for Pacific Heights, Silence of the Lambs, Seven and A Perfect Getaway.

    I would highly recommend two films with Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross - Kiss The Girls and Along Came A Spider. Both excellent crime thrillers, with lots of twists and turns and plenty of suspense.

    You may also want to look at the following

    The Usual Suspects, A Lonely Place To Die, The Bourne Trilogy, Outbreak, The Negotiator, The River Wild
  • ChrissieAOChrissieAO Posts: 5,141
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    Being a Harrison Ford fan, I enjoyed 'Frantic' , 'Presumed Innocent' and 'Airforce One'.

    Another older good thriller is 'The Odessa File' starring Jon Voight.
  • rosco2010rosco2010 Posts: 7,501
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    I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Misery yet. Completely terrifying.

    Also, 'The Brave One', despite a ridiculously hackneyed ending, is also recommended.
  • JohnbeeJohnbee Posts: 4,019
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    The best I have seen in the last ten years is 'Hidden'.

    It's in French, but don't let that put you off.

    Another is the original verstion of '13 Tzameti'. Don't bother with the Hollywood remake, they toned it down for the US market. Don't read any reviews or even look on the box, it will be a huge spoil.. The less you know the better.

    What an third? I quite like 'Timecrimes'. Another foreign language one, but you miss out a lot if you refuse for that reason.
  • Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    All The President's Men might be worth watching too. It's the story of two journalists investigating the Watergate break-in that ended in the downfall of President Nixon.

    State of Play isn't too bad either, not as good as the TV series it's based on though.

    Ronin with Robert DeNiro and Jean Reno
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