Palmetto [1998]
Driven by excellent performances, Palmetto is a sweaty, steamy, and easygoing neo-noir movie where nothing is what it seems.
Movies Based On A Novel
Presumed Innocent [1990]
Part courtroom drama part murder mystery, Presumed Innocent is a sturdy and engaging nineties thriller full of twists and ambiguity.
We Were Soldiers [2002]
Hauntingly realistic and gripping, We Were Soldiers is a war movie showing the sheer brutality of the Vietnam war.
Don’t Say a Word [2001]
Despite its somewhat over-the-top premise, Don’t Say a Word is a thoroughly engrossing and entertaining thriller worth watching.
Total Recall [1990]
Brutal, intelligent, and just so damn entertaining, Total Recall is one of the best science fiction movies of the nineties and probably ever.
The Night of the 12th [2022]
The Night of the 12th is a realistic and slow-burning French procedural thriller using grisly murder to ask questions about our society.
The Bone Collector [1999]
Driven by excellent performances by Denzel and Jolie, The Bone Collector is a slick and surprisingly digestible serial killer movie.
Three Thousand Years of Longing [2022]
Visually alluring and dreamy, Three Thousand Years of Longing is a charming fairy tale for adults you need to be in the right mood to enjoy.
Knock at the Cabin [2023]
Knock at the Cabin is a barely watchable, forgettable, and utterly predictable mystery movie from M. Night Shyamalan.
Life of Crime [2013]
Life of Crime is a lighthearted comedy with a lot of familiar faces that doesn’t quite get off the ground but is still worth watching.
True Story [2015]
True Story is an unusual character-driven thriller exploring the relationship between a vicious killer and a disgraced journalist.
The Mangler [1995]
Absurd, entertaining, and scary all at the same time, The Mangler is one of the more underrated Stephen King adaptations.