VALMONT---1989

This is a romance drama set in 1780s France where a widow asks her ex lover & playboy,Valmont to take the virginity of a girl her present lovee is to marry but Valmont prefares fiercer competition & decides to seduce a pious married woman instead

LADY MACBETH----2016

This is a British drama set in 19th century rural England where a young bride stuck in a loveless marriage with a wealthy, older man begins an affair with a man who works on her husband's estate.The forbidden relationship becomes so passionate,the two lovers set in motion a plan to get rid of her husband,her domineering father-in-law & her husband's heir from a previous relationship

AUTO FOCUS---2002

This is a biographical drama about a radio personality(Greg Kinnear) in 1960s America called Bob Crane who had conservative religious values until he became widely successful on a tv show called "Hogans Heroes".His success led him into a downward spiral of sex,drugs,porn addiction & nasty associates which ruined his family,life & finally led to his untimely death
Willem Dafoe plays one of his hangers on

LIGHT SLEEPER---1992

This is a crime drama where Willem Dafoe plays a drug dealer who tries to leave the profession but gets entangled in a bust up with one of his clients which keeps him in the drug business

COOKIE'S FORTUNE---1999

This is a comedy set in Mississippi where a wealthy old woman commits suicide & members of her extended family react in different ways;some of them mourn her death while others begin shady schemes inorder to illegally acquire her wealth

SIDE EFFECTS---2013

In this psychological thriller,a young woman (Rooney Mara)battling depression is prescribed an experimental drug by her psychiatrist (Jude Law) to assist her during her emotional episodes but the medication's major side effect is,it makes her sleepwalk.A side effect that occurs one too many times until she finally commits a heinous act.
The movie also stars Catherine Zeta-Jones & Channing Tatum

THE KING OF COMEDY---1982

In this dramedy,Robert De Niro plays a man who is passionate about becoming a comedian but clearly lacks the talent.He craves being in the spotlight so much,he resides in a fantasy world with his celebrity friends in his spare time.His desire for fame becomes so strong,it eventually motivates him to stalk & kidnap a famous late night tv show host inorder to get on the programme.
The film is directed by De Niro's frequent collaborator,Martin Scorcese

Best Seller---1987

In this crime thriller,a hitman (James Woods) approaches a policeman/writer to help him write a book based on his violent profession but his former employer has untoward plans in store for him

A PERFECT GETAWAY---2007

This is a suspense thriller where a pair of vacationing couples travel to Hawaii & find themselves in danger when a spate of murders begin to occur on the island leading to suspicions over one of the couples being the killers

ROLLING THUNDER---1977

In this action thriller,a prisoner of war in Vietnam receives a heroe's welcome when he returns to his hometown in Texas & discovers his wife is romantically involved with another man & his son views him as a stranger.Due to his ststus as a local celebrity,a criminal gang breaks into his house & leave a trail of blood behind.The event sends our main protagonist on a journey of blood soaked retribution.
A younger Tommy Lee Jones also appears in the film

ZERO EFFECT---1998

This is a dramedy about an eccentric private investigator(Bill Pullman) who takes up a complex case with his assistant(Ben Stiller) involving blackmail,missing keys & a shady tycoon who is less than forthcoming with details about the extortion

THE LAST OF SHEILA---1973

In this noir thriller,a wealthy & mischievous movie producer invites six acquaintances on a week long cruise on his yacht named "The Sheila" (after his late wife).On board the yacht,they begin to play a fun-filled scavenger hunt game but the game turns unexpectedly sinister

TRANSSIBERIAN---2008

This is a psychological thriller where a routine train journey from China to Russia for an American couple becomes a chase of deception & murder when they encounter a mysterious pair of fellow travellers

GONE BABY GONE---2007

In this crime drama,when a four year old girl goes missing from her home & the police make little headway in solving the case,the child's aunty hires two inexperienced but street-wise detectives to find her but as the case progresses,they encounter drug dealers,gang members,paedophiles & a conspiracy within the police force.
The movie stars Casey Affleck,Ed Harris & Morgan Freeman.It was also directed by Ben Affleck

BLOW UP---1966

In this mystery thriller,a London based photographer secretly takes photos of a man & woman in a park just for fun but notices a mysterious occurence in the background of one of the photos when he enlarges it in the darkroom.Has a crime happened?or is he just seeing things?

BREACH---2007

This is a spy film based on a true story about a series of events that led to the downfall of a mild-mannered Fbi agent who was discovered to be selling classified U.S documents to the Soviet Union & later Russia from the late 1980s until his eventual capture in 2001

Miggs:
I am a silent viewer on this thread and i must say you are doing a great job here.Have you watched the last american virgin?if you havent you should

Thanks.I have not watched the movie but I will try to

THE CONVERSATION---1974

This is a mystery thriller where a paranoid & secretive surveillance expert (Gene Hackman) experiences a crisis of conscience when he suspects that a couple he is spying on, will eventually be murdered by one of his wealthy clients

PRETTY BABY---1978

This is a historical drama set in 1917 New Orleans about a pre-teen girl living in a brothel with her mother who meets a photographer that takes an interest in their lives

U TURN---1997

In this crime thriller,a man (Sean Penn) heading to Las Vegas to pay off his gambling debt before he is killed by the Russian mob,finds himself trapped in a small desert town after his car breaks down.He then meets an old man (Nick Nolte)who offers him a large sum of money to kill his young wife (Jennifer Lopez) but she convinces the would-be-assassin to kill her husband instead.Confusion ensues.
The movie also stars Joaquin Phoenix,Billy Bob Thornton & Jon Voight

PRIMARY COLORS---1998

This is a political drama where an idealistic young man joins the Democratic party's presidential primaries as a campaign manager for a charismatic but flawed candidate(John Travolta)

IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT---1967

In this mystery film,when a wealthy factory owner is found murdered in 1960s segregated Mississippi,the town's police force mistakenly accuse a black detective from Philadelphia(Sidney Poitier) of the crime.Once they discover his true identity,they seek his help in solving the crime.As he displays his superb skills as a detective & gets closer to danger,he begins to gain the protection of those in the police force

IN THE ELECTRIC MIST---2009

In this mystery drama,a police detective (Tommy Lee Jones)in New Orleans experiences a series of strange encounters with spirits of dead soldiers who fought in the American civil war while he investigates a serial killer killing local prostitutes,an unsolved lynching that occurred in the 1960s & corrupt local businessmen

Ishilove:

Thriller or horror?

It is a supernatural thriller with a little bit of horror elements.
The movie has about four jump scares & three grotesque/disturbing imagery
That's about it

THE GIFT---2000

In this supernatural thriller,when a young lady(Katie Holmes) from a prominent family in a small town goes missing,the town's authourities turn to a psychic(Cate Blanchett) for assistance in her search.She informs them she cannot help them in anyway but that doesn't stop her from getting visions about the young lady's fate

PARIS, TEXAS---1984

In this family drama,a mysterious man wanders out of the desert after a four year absence.His brother finds him & they return back home to re-unite the man with his young son.Later on,the man & his son set out to locate the boy's mother who left shortly after the man disappeared

TRUE ROMANCE---1993

This is a romance thriller film where a lonely fan of pop culture (Christian Slater) meets & marries an escort (Patricia Arquette).He then mistakenly steals a bag filled with cocaine from her love-vendor (Gary Oldman) & decides to sell the drugs in Hollywood.The newly weds have no idea that the Sicilian mafia & police department in Los Angeles are also after the drugs.
The film was written by Quentin Tarantino

EVE'S BAYOU---1997
In this mystery drama set in 1962 Louisiana,Samuel.L..Jackson plays an affluent doctor,a husband with three children & a womanizer.Unfortunately,his womanizing ways brings confusion to his family's world which is filled with secrets & mystic forces

QUIZ SHOW---1994

This is a drama based on true life events where a young lawyer working for a congressional sub-committee in the late 1950s, discovers that tv quiz shows are being fixed inorder to boost ratings.His investigation focuses on two contestants;one from a working class family & the other from a wealthy,privileged one.
Martin Scorsese has a small role as the tv shows most influential sponsor

THE LIMEY---1999

In this crime thriller,a British ex-convict travels to Los Angeles to search for the man he considers responsible for the death of his daughter

30 DAYS OF NIGHT---2007

This is a horror film set in an isolated town in Alaska plunged into darkness for a month.It is then attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.All hope seems lost until a small group of the town's inhabitants led by its Sheriff(Josh Hartnett) decide to give the vampires a good fight