WE OWN THE NIGHT---2007

This is a crime drama starring Joaquin Phoenix,Eva Mendes & Mark Wahlberg where Phoenix plays a nightclub manager who tries to protect his police officer brother (Wahlberg) from hitmen working for Russian mobsters

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ONE FALSE MOVE---1992

In this neo noir thriller,a failed drugs deal leads to mayhem & blood-letting & the 3 perpetrators of the crime are chased by law enforcement agents to a small town where Bill Paxton is the sheriff.The movie also stars Billy Bob Thornton as one of the criminals

PEEPING TOM---1960

Mark Lewis is a publicly shy & quiet but secretly disturbed young man who works in a film studio & is obsessed wifh filming women's faces while stabbing them in the throat .Unbeknowst to him,a detective is hot on his heels as the number of his victims steadily rises

Open Season, it's a Sony animation movie. Watched it with my neice.

THE DRIVER---1978

In this crime thriller, "The Driver" is a mysterious man who drives getaway cars in robberies & has avoided getting caught by the police because of his exceptional driving abilities.After another successful heist,a tenacious detective makes it his main objective to catch the driver.
This is a movie you'll enjoy if you like movies such as Drive & Baby Driver

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PEEPING TOM---1960

Mark Lewis is a publicly shy & quiet but secretly disturbed young man who works in a film studio & is obsessed wifh filming women's faces while stabbing them in the throat .Unbeknowst to him,a detective is hot on his heels as the number of his victims steadily rises

reminds me of Nightcrawler

CASUALTIES OF WAR---1989

This is a war drama based on a real life incident in 1966 when a girl was kidnapped from her village by 5 American soldiers during the Vietnam war.She was then gang raped by 4 of the soldiers & eventually killed.The 5th soldier (played by Michael.J.Fox) then tries to get justice for the girl but he encounters great obstacles.
The movie also stars Sean Penn,Ving Rhames,John Leguizamo & John.C.Reilly

DEAD RINGERS---1988

This is a psychological thriller where the Mantle brothers are identical twin gynaecologists.They both live a synchronized lifestyle until they become romantically involved with thesame woman & which leads them to their personal & professional downfall

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reminds me of Nightcrawler

Exactly! It seems many of the 21st century thrillers were inspired by older versions.

The Vanishing-

This movie explores the idea of the Genteel Psychopath. We see a family man, relatively wealthy, good job, good standing in the society but in secret is a sick, sick bastard.

This movie is creepy, unsettling and horribly tragic. The ending made me grind my teeth in wonder.

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Which of the 5 movies do you like most and why?

SOUTHERN COMFORT---1981

During a routine military training exercise in a swamp terrain in this thriller,a squad of military personnel are attacked by angry & violent locals which puts all their lives at risk

HARD EIGHT---1996

This is a thriller about a veteran gambler who meets a homeless man & teaches him about the tricks of gambling.All seems well between both of them until the younger man meets a waitress & their lives get turned upside down.
Samuel.L.Jackson also stars in the movie

MIAMI BLUES---1990

This is a crime thriller where Alec Baldwin plays a man recently released from prison,travels to Miami for a fresh start in life but instead,resorts to carrying out a one-man crime wave in the city

Me, Myself and Irene-

Hilarious movie. Jim Carrey never disappoints. He plays the role of a schizophrenic police officer who falls in love with the woman he is supposed to escort to jail.

Great movie for a slow day.

DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS---1995

In this neo noir mystery set in 1948 Los Angeles,Denzel Washington plays a World War 2 veteran who is hired by a strange man to investigate the soon to be wife of a candidate in a mayoral race.His investigation leads him on a path of hoodlums,crooked policemen,ruthless politicians & murder

MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD & EVIL---1997

This is a mystery thriller where John Cusack plays a city reporter who travels to a town in the U.S south & ends up covering the murder trial of an eccentric local millionaire (Kevin Spacey)

Picture perfect full film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qow8zLFJxwI

Angels and the demons Hollywood film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo_SBzf4bwE

NAKED---1993

This is a British black comedy drama about a young man who flees from his home city of Manchester after committing a crime.He travels to London & begins living on the street.That is where he meets all types of peculiar & unscrupulous people

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THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE---1981

This is an erotic thriller set in 1930s rural America where the wife of a restaurant owner begins a sordid affair with a drifter (Jack Nicholson).The entanglement then leads them to conspire to murder her husband

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMDxeKFd-tI&t=290s

MR TURNER---2014

This is a biological drama that explores the last 25years of the eccentric 18th century British painter Joseph Turner.The movie depicts his troubled personal relationships,his paintings,relationship with the British aristocracy& how he was celebrated & also disliked by the British public

Pls how can I watch movies on home theater tru usb port

THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING---1988

In this political,romance-drama,Daniel Day Lewis plays a surgeon who is also a playboy in 1960s Czech Republic.He gets romantically involved with a bookish lady from a small town & his older lover accepts the relationship & even becomes friends with the new lover.Unfortunately for them,the country's political instability shatters their lives illusions

Pitch Black (2000)

A commercial transport ship and its crew are marooned on a planet full of bloodthirsty creatures that only come out to feast at night. But then, they learn that a month-long eclipse is about to occur.

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

Richard Bruno Riddick (Vin Diesel) arrives on a planet called Helion Prime and finds himself up against an invading empire called the Necromongers, an army that plans to convert or kill all humans in the universe.

Vexatious:
Pitch Black (2000)

A commercial transport ship and its crew are marooned on a planet full of bloodthirsty creatures that only come out to feast at night. But then, they learn that a month-long eclipse is about to occur.

Reminds me of A Quiet Place

JENNIFER 8---1992

This is a mystery thriller where Andy Garcia plays a policeman from Los Angeles who moved to a small town & finds himself investigating a murder related to cold cases.He then meets a blind woman (Uma Thurman) who witnessed(heard his voice & car) the killers latest crime which puts her life in jeopardy

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BODY HEAT---1981

This is a sexy neo noir mystery where a lawyer gets romantically involved with a married woman.The affair leads them to plot the demise of her husband.Will their plan succeed or fail?
The events in the movie occur during a heatwave in Florida so expect steamy,sweaty scenes

Me,after watching BodyHeat

QUILLS---2000

This is a period drama set in Napoleon Bonaparte ruled France where a French writer (Geoffrey Rush) is imprisoned in an insane asylum for allegedly corrupting the public's morals by writing books with risque themes.The movie also stars Joaquin Phoenix,Kate Winslet & Michael Caine