Best Thriller Films of 1993
Falling Down
It's just not William ... others. It's up to reluctant cop Prendergast (Robert Duvall), on the eve of his retirement, to bring D-FENS down. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
The Pelican Brief
Embroiled in an affair ... notice one of its future stars, Cynthia Nixon, in a small role as one of Darby's New Orleans classmates. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
The Firm
In this drama, based ... for the screen by acclaimed playwright David Rabe and features performances by Hal Holbrook, Holly Hunter, and Gary Busey. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Malice
Alec Baldwin stars in ... more from her body cavity than he should. The allegations fly fast and furious between Tracy, Andy, and Jed. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
The Fugitive
This 1993 box-office smash ... the true identity of the murderer), brilliantly avoiding the letdown that plagues many movie adaptations of old TV series. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
In the Line of Fire
Clint Eastwood delivers one ... and he begins to doubt his own abilities -- both now and in the past, when Kennedy was murdered. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Doppelganger: The Evil Within
This confusing but enjoyably ... the last five minutes, wherein its cleverness is derailed by plot holes large enough to fly a zeppelin through. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Hush Little Baby
Prolific television director Jorge ... by an adoptive family. Also known as Mother of Pearl, the film co-stars Wendel Meldrum and Geraint Wyn Davies. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Striking Distance
A maverick Pittsburgh policeman ... to prove his point, a search that becomes more desperate when the killer begins killing the cop's female associates. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Body of Evidence
Madonna plays Rebecca Carlson, ... attracted to Rebecca himself and throws legal ethics out the window as he starts a sadomasochistic affair with her. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Guilty As Sin
Sidney Lumet directed this ... manipulate events, other people, and each other in order to determine the guilt or innocence of the playboy widower. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Point of No Return
Director John Badham's remake ... Victor the Cleaner (Harvey Keitel), a disposal artist who may have also been ordered to get rid of Claudia. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
The Vanishing
George Sluizer's 1992 English-language ... Bullock is intercut with footage of Bridges that illustrates his mental illness and his repeated attempts to abduct women. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Deadfall
This lushly photographed, contemporary ... Director Christopher Coppola takes a potentially interesting premise and muddles it with too many plot twists and unconvincing performances. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
The Innocent
A young man unthinkingly ... in the United States until 1996, when it was given a brief theatrical release before appearing on home video. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Blind Side
A couple returns home ... confronted by an intimidating but charismatic man who mysteriously pops up--and who knows all about the incident in Mexico. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Blue Ice
Released in the US ... Kamen, of Lethal Weapon and Die Hard fame. Watch for jazz great Bobby Short and an unbilled Bob Hoskins. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Hear No Evil
Hear No Evil, while ... excellent Wait Until Dark, lacks the focus and intensity necessary in a good thriller and wastes its excellent cast. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Sliver
Phillip Noyce directed Joe ... his headquarters. But when Carly discovers Zeke's voyeurism, she herself becomes obsessed with the daily lives of her neighbors. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
The Temp
The Temp is yet ... he has just emerged from treatment for acute paranoia, he can't decide if he is imaging things or not. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Judgment Night
In Judgment Night, an ... frightening criminal, Fallon and his band of thugs threaten to permanently silence the foursome after they witness a murder. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Carnosaur
One of the more ... is the film's sole plus. The downbeat ending is pure '80s, and paves the way for the inevitable sequels. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
When the Bough Breaks
The Houston, Texas police ... killer. Things take an even stranger turn when they enlist the aid of an unusual boy with telepathic powers. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Sweet Killing
Based on Agnes Hall's ... Qualthrough, this suspenseful crime drama chronicles the comeuppance of a murderous banker. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Adrift
If you liked the ... put the young marrieds through hell. Filmed off the coast of New Zealand, Adrift premiered on April 13, 1993. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
The Crush
The Crush is a ... the principal characters. The Crush, an exploitive, cliched melodrama masquerading as a thriller, fails to either surprise or thrill. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
The Good Son
Macaulay Culkin tries for ... But when Mark tries to warn Henry's parents of their son's homicidal tendencies, they refuse to listen to him. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Nowhere to Run
An escaped convict fights ... with fire. Nowhere to Run was co-authored by noted screenwriter Joe Eszterhas; Richard Marquand received his story credit posthumously. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Slaughter of the Innocents
An FBI agent stationed ... crazed religious fanatic who believes himself to be Noah and who is building a huge ark in a cave. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
This stylish animated adventure ... studio liked it enough to release it theatrically. Some of the violence may be inappropriate for very young children. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Cool Surface
Once Teri Hatcher hit ... upcoming film. Cool Surface evidently wasn't cool enough to prevent certain well-proportioned members of the cast from baring all. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Body Puzzle
This muddled thriller reminiscent ... Radice as an epicene homosexual, and cameos by Gianni Garko and Erika Blanc. Luigi Kuveiller) provided the slick cinematography. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
The Harvest
Based on a popular ... his kidney is missing! Instead of returning home, he decides to track down the men who stole his kidney. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Visions of Murder
A woman becomes deeply ... Unfortunately, when she goes to the police, they treat her not as a witness, but as the prime suspect. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Ice
Don't worry: former porn ... Inasmuch as this is a chase film, it's altogether appropriate that the screenwriter of Ice is one Sean Dash. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
The Ice Runner
Edward Albert stars as ... Jeremy West, who is sentenced to twelve years in a Soviet prison as a result of U.S. government duplicity. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Framed!
In this detective drama ... British gumshoe encounters an art dealer who turns out to be a supposedly dead criminal. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
I Love a Man in Uniform
Actor Henry Adler (Tom ... one man's descent into madness; it is also an indictment of society's confusion of televised fiction with real life. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Public Access
Before making their Oscar-winning ... pact with Bob Hodges (Burt Williams), Brewster's mayor, and begins an affair with Rachel (Dina Brooks), the town librarian. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
12:01
Based on a story ... its normal course and solve the murder of a physicist, Lisa Fredricks (Helen Slater) with whom he is infatuated. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Snapdragon
This erotic psychological thriller ... effect on David. Snapdragon (1993) was co-written by actress Terri Treas of the Alien Nation TV series and telefilms. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
La Scorta
Thriller about a new ... assassinated predecessor only to find himself the new target of corrupt killers within the government. Score by Ennio Morricone. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
French Silk
The erotic thriller French ... her. Soon she begins to get him to act in ways that may be detrimental to his own investigation. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
When I Close My Eyes
In this Slovenian psychological ... tree after a ritual political murder. She had never completely recovered from the shock and guilt of that event. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
La Madre Muerta
Ismael ( Karra Elejalde) ... a bed upstairs, much to the irritation of his girlfriend (Lio), who soon takes matters into her own hands. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
The Avenging Quartet
Siu Wing directed this ... with James Ha. Available prints run from 92 to 96 minutes, with missing violence in the shorter Taiwanese version. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Run and Kill
Billy Tang directs the ... turns out to be a brutal psychopath that terrorizes Cheung and his remaining family members. Also stars Danny Lee. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Death Dancers
A female serial killer ... the bloody struggle to bring a killer to justice may cost the relentless lawman more than just his life. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
Night Owl
A radio talk-show host's ... her intuitions are accurate, her husbnd might be the next to succumb. James Wilder and Justin Louis also star. [ best thriller films - 1993 ]
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