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Old 12-14-2011, 04:15 PM
 
Location: prescott az
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The Departed my favorite of all times
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Old 12-14-2011, 07:58 PM
 
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The French Connection. Still holds up well after 40 years.
Manhunter. The first movie to feature Hannibal the Cannibal, although as a minor character. Very much an 80s movie stylistically, but still good.
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Old 12-20-2011, 09:26 PM
 
Location: The Heart of Dixie
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I think Spy Game was a great thriller and it spans the second half the 20th century with settings in Vietnam, Cold War Berlin, Lebanon during the civil war, and finally Communist China.

Unknown and Taken with Liam Neeson are both great, also Man on Fire with Denzel Washington which is a great drama as well as a thriller.
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Old 12-20-2011, 11:00 PM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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I don't usually give thrillers very high ratings, but a few come to mind that were pretty good:

Jackie Brown.
Taxman
EXistenz
City of Industry
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Insomnia (Swedish version, 1997)
Broken Vessels

Also, The Firm, for all its detractors, was a good and intelligent film.

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Old 12-21-2011, 08:44 AM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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"Primer", although not a thriller as such, is a movie that you need to have on video, and watch it several times, and keep stopping it and digesting what just happened, or it will just run away from you. In the end, though, still fails, since it is based on a paradox that cannot be penetrated, and must of necessity skirt around the edges, and thus defies comprehension.

"The Visitor" (starring Richard Jenkins) is, in a sense, a thriller, but lacking prolonged and destructive chase scenes, and is a very thoughtful and thought-provoking film.

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Old 02-12-2012, 12:52 PM
 
Location: in a galaxy far far away
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I watched All The President's Men last night. That's a great movie!

A couple more thrillers (or suspense) movies not on the OP's list. The Game, with Michael Douglas and Double Indemnity with Ashley Judd. Both really good movies. You won't be bored.
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Old 07-01-2012, 06:23 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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I just watched The Prestige. What a great movie. But you can't just casually watch it. It requires some concentration!
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Old 07-02-2012, 01:08 PM
 
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Nice list, intelligent and eclectic.

How about maybe:

The Spanish Prisoner
The Parallax View
Diva
Kiss Me Deadly
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Old 07-03-2012, 04:11 PM
 
Location: SCW, AZ
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A sleeper hit from Kevin Costner. It was also under rated but I totally recommend:
Mr. Brooks



Another Indie thriller I think is worth a look: Burning Bright
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Old 07-03-2012, 04:16 PM
 
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I would tell you, but the first rule of the movie is that you don't talk about it.
As is the second rule.
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