TOP 30 BEST THRILLERS
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- DirectorTony ScottStarsWill SmithGene HackmanJon VoightA lawyer becomes targeted by a corrupt politician and his N.S.A. goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a politically motivated crime.Enemy of The State is an absolutely brilliant action packed, tense, exciting to watch, high powered suspense thriller with excellent acting by Will Smith, Gene Hackman and Jon Voight.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsMel GibsonDanny GloverGary BuseyTwo newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.Lethal Weapon is an excellent film with tense, dramatic action and is also a film which has superb acting by Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Gary Busey.
- DirectorDennis HopperStarsSean PennRobert DuvallMaria Conchita AlonsoAn experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control.Colors is an absolutely brilliant thriller with tense, in your face hard and violent action and is a awesome film which has excellent acting by Robert Duvall, Sean Penn, Maria Conchita Alonso, Glenn Plummer and Trinidad Silva. This film is brilliant and should not be missed!!!!
- DirectorStuart BairdStarsTommy Lee JonesWesley SnipesRobert Downey Jr.U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard and his team of Marshals are assigned to track down Sheridan, who has been accused of a double-murder.U.S Marshals is a brilliant film with excellent acting by Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes and Robert Downey Jr.
- DirectorKevin HooksStarsWesley SnipesBruce PayneTom SizemoreAn airline security expert must take action when he finds himself trapped on a passenger jet when terrorists seize control of it.Passenger 57 is an absolutely brilliant tense, dramatic and action packed thriller with hard, violent in your face action and excellent martial arts fighting and is awesome.
- DirectorDavid CarsonStarsWesley SnipesJacqueline ObradorsStuart WilsonDean has PTSD after a wet-job gone bad in Bosnia. Waiting for his police girlfriend at a diner, some bad guys inject him with a hallucinogen. It sends him back to traumatic experiences in Bosnia and he reacts violently.Unstoppable is an absolutely brilliant thriller with tense, dramatic action and excellent acting by Wesley Snipes and Jacqueline Obradors.
- DirectorSimon FellowsStarsWesley SnipesTamzin OuthwaiteDeobia OpareiWhen an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan.7 Seconds is a brilliant thriller with lots of tense, hard, violent action and excellent acting by Wesley Snipes and Tamzin Outhwaite.
- DirectorPo-Chih LeongStarsWesley SnipesWilliam HopeTim DuttonSonni Griffith, a top US Secret Agent must protect a witness as he crosses Europe.The Detonator is an awsome thriller with lots of tense, harsh, violent action and is a film which has excellent acting by Wesley Snipes, William Hope and Silvia Colloca.
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsDenzel WashingtonEthan HawkeScott GlennA rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.Training Day is an excellent thriller with tense action and is a film which has excellent acting by Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke.
- DirectorJosef RusnakStarsWesley SnipesEliza BennettLena HeadeyEx-C.I.A. Agent James Dial (Wesley Snipes) is asked to take out terrorist Ali Mahmud Jahar (Nikolai Sotirov), only to realize he's been set up by his former employer, Jeremy Collins (Ralph Brown).The Contractor is a brilliant thriller with tense, hard, violent action and is a film which has excellent acting by Wesley Snipes, Eliza Bennett and Leona Headey.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsFranka PotenteMatt DamonChris CooperA man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia, before racing to elude assassins and attempting to regain his memory.The Bourne Identity is a brilliant thriller starring Matt Damon which should not be missed.
- DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsMatt DamonFranka PotenteJoan AllenWhen Jason Bourne is framed for a CIA operation gone awry, he is forced to resume his former life as a trained assassin to survive.The Bourne Supremacy is a brilliant tense and violent action thriller which is excellent and has geant acting by actors Matt Damon, Joan Allen and Julia Stiles.
- DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsMatt DamonEdgar RamírezJoan AllenJason Bourne dodges a ruthless C.I.A. official and his Agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer.The Bourne Ultimatum is an excellent action packed thriller with excellent acting by Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn and Paddy Considine.
- DirectorSam MendesStarsDaniel CraigJavier BardemNaomie HarrisJames Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.Skyfall is an absolutely brilliant James Bond film starring Daniel Craig and Judi Dench. This film is an excellent action packed thriller with awesome action and excellent acting by Daniel Craig.
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsPeter WellerNancy AllenDan O'HerlihyIn a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories.Robocop is an absolutely brilliant sci fi thriller starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen and Ronny Cox and is an excellent packed thriller with awesome action and hard, tense violence.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongA cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.Terminator 2: Judgement Day is an absolutely brilliant sci fi thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Patrick, Linda Hamilton and Edward Furlong. This film is an excellent action packed thriller with awesome action, amazing special effects and tense violence.
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerCarl WeathersKevin Peter HallA team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.Predator is an absolutely brilliant sci fi thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Peter Hall, Carl Weathers and Bill Duke and is an excellent action packed thriller with awesome action, amazing special effects and tense violence.
- DirectorWilliam LustigStarsTom AtkinsBruce CampbellLaurene LandonA killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.Maniac Cop is a brilliant horror thiller starring Robert Davi and Robert Z' Dar and is a film with action and tense violence.
- DirectorWilliam LustigStarsRobert DaviClaudia ChristianMichael LernerA supernatural, maniac killer cop teams up with a Times Square serial killer.Maniac Cop 2 is also a brilliant action packed horror thriller starring Robert Davi and Robert Z' Dar and is a film with hard action and tense violence
- DirectorWilliam LustigStarsRobert DaviRobert Z'DarCaitlin DulanyA priest practicing the Voodoo arts resurrects Matt Cordell, who takes his badge and comes back from the dead to do his bidding.Maniac Cop 3 : Badge of Silence is a brilliant actionpacked horror thriller starring Robert Davi and Robert Z' Dar and is a film with hard action and tense violence.
- DirectorMichael MannStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroVal KilmerA group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.Heat is an absolutely brilliant thrilller with hard in your face action and violence and excellent acting by Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer.
- DirectorJohn WooStarsJohn TravoltaNicolas CageJoan AllenTo foil a terrorist plot, FBI agent Sean Archer assumes the identity of the criminal Castor Troy who murdered his son through facial transplant surgery, but the crook wakes up prematurely and vows revenge.Face/Off is an absolutely brilliant thriller with lots of hard, fast, tense and violent action and has excellent acting by John Travolta and Nicolas Cage.
- DirectorSimon WestStarsNicolas CageJohn CusackJohn MalkovichNewly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control.Con Air is an absolutely brilliant thriller with hard, tense and violent action and has excellent acting by Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich and Ving Rhames.
- DirectorJohn FlynnStarsSylvester StalloneDonald SutherlandJohn AmosWith only six months left of his sentence, inmate Frank Leone is transferred from a minimum security prison to a maximum security prison by a vindictive warden.Lock Up is also a brilliant thriller with hard, tense and violent action and excellent acting by Sylvester Stallone.
- DirectorErnie BarbarashStarsJean-Claude Van DammeScott AdkinsIvan KayeTwo assassins agree to work together as one tries to avenge his wife and the other collects a reward for a job.Assassination Games is a brilliant martial arts thriller with hard, tense and violent action and excellent acting by Scott Adkins and Jean Claude Van Damme.