Best Thriller Films of 1994
Blown Away
Opening within one month ... Jimmy and his family. The goal? Blowing up Jimmy's wife (Suzy Amis) and stepdaughter at a Boston Pops concert. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
I Love Trouble
In the style of ... comedy in Father of the Bride, borrow heavily from His Girl Friday, Bringing Up Baby, and other screwball classics. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
The River Wild
In a change-of-pace role ... which, despite the presence of a psycho killer, played as more a stunt-filled action movie than a murder mystery. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Color of Night
When New York psychiatrist ... and love scenes abound as he delves deeper into the case to uncover the truth about his friend's death. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
The Enemy Within
An attempt to overthrow ... by Charles W. Bailey and Fletcher Knebel, and Whitaker was nominated for a SAG Award for his lead performance. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
On Deadly Ground
Jennings (Michael Caine), a ... mission is to prevent the new refinery from beginning work before the land rights are returned to the Eskimos. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Guarding Tess
A man trained for ... and she demands that his assignment be made permanent. Director Hugh Wilson also provides the voice of the President. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
The Professional
As visually stylish as ... 1996 in France as Léon: Version Intégrale and in the U.S. on DVD as Léon: The Professional in 2000. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Romeo Is Bleeding
New York cop Jack ... and fake her own death. Several plot twists and turns later, Jack is left with his life in shambles. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Clear and Present Danger
This is the third ... aided only by a renegade operative named Clark (Willem Dafoe), with both his life and career on the line. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Silent Fall
This by-the-numbers psychodrama about ... success with his first film, an adaptation of The Client (1994), a drama with a similar plot and themes. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Above Suspicion
In this high-tension thriller, ... include his suspicious, resentful and jealous colleague Allan Rhinehart (Joe Mantegna) into the equation and things go horribly awry. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
The Client
A sterling cast headed ... character development to plot's routine elements. Director Joel Schumacher helmed another Grisham adaptation, A Time To Kill, in 1996. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Trial by Jury
Joanne Whalley-Kilmer stars as ... acquittal. Now cynical and corrupt herself, Valerie seduces mob boss Pirone to extract her own rewards for her service. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
China Moon
China Moon is a ... and lingers on details which take an otherwise predictable mystery/thriller and make it seem like a game of wits. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Mother's Boys
A psychotic estranged wife ... in the conclusion, but Jude's behavior remains unbelievable, and most critics found Mother's Boys an unconvincing, often over-the-top psychodrama. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
The Last Tattoo
A virulent strain of ... to the highest ranks of the New Zealand government and the American military where a conspiracy is taking place. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Exit to Eden
This sexy farce stars ... in love with the resort manager, Mistress Lisa (Dana Delany. Adapted from Anne Rice's novel of the same name. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Terminal Velocity
Party-hard skydiving teacher Ditch ... and the police -- begins to realize that in espionage, as in romance, often nothing is as it seems. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Flashfire
An honest cop stands ... with Jack to expose the conspiracy which will in turn expose people in highest echelons of the police force. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Dream Lover
A man discovers that ... she's trying to convince people that he is insane. Dream Lover was the directorial debut of screenwriter Nicholas Kazan. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Formula for Death
This made-for-TV thriller was ... not from another Cook novel called Coma, vestiges of which can be discerned in the plotline of this film!) [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
No Contest
In this action-packed martial ... and a martial-arts expert himself -- lies in waiting for the kidnapper downstairs from where the hostages are staying. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Suture
Suture, Scott McGehee and ... the healing process ends, Vincent tries to get to Clay and make sure that this time he really dies. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Out of Sync
A love affair with ... a heap of trouble. Soon he finds himself not only running from the crooks, but the cops as well. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Blink
In Blink, a woman ... believes to be a serial killer. Hallstrom also believes that Emma may hold the key to the murderer's motives. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Motorcycle Gang
A retired soldier (Gerald ... her across the Mexican border. He follows them to their hideout and devises a plan to rescue his daughter. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Mute Witness
A mute American working ... began; the veteran thespian was paid nothing for his scenes, which were shot in a single morning in Germany. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Killing Zoe
An American ex-con gets ... objections to Avary's reliance on bloody violence and a detached sensibility, while the film's fans acclaimed its fast-paced action. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Nature of the Beast
Two men meet in ... robbed a casino. With two capable actors and plenty of tension, it is slowly revealed which one is which. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Cool and the Crazy
A young, married mother ... fling with tough guy Matthew Flint. The film is a remake of the 1958 film of the same name. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent
In this made-for-TV drama, ... the killer back behind bars. Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent also features Danny Goldring and Mary Mulligan. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Les Patriotes
Espionage, personal integrity, and ... the his personal ideals, or be part of a system which promote immoral acts in the name of idealism. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story
Acclaimed French-Canadian filmmaker Christian ... at a frozen shelter, and trek some 50 miles to solicit a rescue before death knocks on the door. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Private Obsession
This erotic drama with ... the famous Emanuelle, but by the time they track her down, she may no longer need any male assistance. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Blue Tiger
In this crime thriller, ... same man who killed her son. Virginia Madsen's brother Michael Madsen makes a cameo appearance as a gun salesman. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero
When terrorists threaten to ... the planet with stolen nuclear weapons, only kick-boxing ace Don "the Dragon" Wilson is capable of stopping them. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Saturday Night Special
Director Dan Golden's remake ... next job for Corman, however, was a surprisingly witty adaptation of Bram Stoker's The Burial of the Rats (1995). [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Skeeter
In this sci-fi/horror outing ... polluted pool of water spawns a deadly strain of gigantic mosquitoes eager to quaff human blood. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
The Nightman
A daughter haunted by ... girl begins to suspect that the man who killer her mother has returned to claim her life as well. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Johnny 100 Pesos
This Chilean political thriller ... media begins to paint Johnny as a tragic hero. The serpentine plot takes many turns before reaching it's conclusion. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Nightwatch
The debut feature from ... suspect in the case. Bordenal, who also wrote the script, later remade Nattevagten in Hollywood under the title Nightwatch. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
The Mystery of Rampo
Edogawa Rampo -- a ... reshot 80 percent of the film, fashioning it into a flashier, bawdier affair. Both versions were released in Japan. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
The Spy Within
Alex (Theresa Russell is ... two find themselves being pursued by the same nefarious spy ring, bullets start flying and bedsprings start creaking. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Sicario
The harsh reality of ... business, Jairo eventually wants out of the world of crime. Unfortunately, his boss doesn't take kindly to that decision. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Armitage III [Anime OVA Series]
Robots who've been designed ... the voice of Ross Sylibus was dubbed by Kiefer Sutherland, while Elizabeth Berkley performs the voice of Naomi Armitage. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Web of Deception
A mentally unstable woman's ... doctor's ordeal begins when the girl is found murdered and he is left to stand accused of the crime. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Primal Secrets
Faith Crowell (Meg Tilly) ... and Cassandra. Eventually, Frances invites Faith to move into her mansion, and strange and unnerving things start to happen. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Nobody
Toshimichi Ohkawa makes his ... Yet when Nambu kills one of their barroom enemies, the three find themselves with a price on their heads. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
The Soft Kill
A heated affair threatens ... against time to find the true killer if he has any hope of making it through the night alive. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Sarah's Child
This suspense thriller from ... a woman's descent into madness after finding out she can't have children. Starring Michael Berger and Mary Parker Williams. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Wicked Games
A number of men ... the scene. Wicked Games is a loose follow-up to an earlier direct-to-video feature from writer and director Tim Ritter. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Seduced and Betrayed
When a formerly dedicated ... attempt to loosen Victoria's suffocating grasp only seems to drive her to more desperate -- and deadly -- measures. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Hitman's Code
Despite their sordid occupation, ... sides with his target and confront the ghosts of his past if he is to ever get out alive. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Hollywood Hills 90028
Barry Blake's Hollywood Hills ... he never notices how intense her passion is -- even when bad things start happening to people Mike knows. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Contrabando Mortal
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La Perversion
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Mortal Fear
Larry Shaw's adaptation of ... all of her wits to defeat the personal at the hospital she begins to suspect are behind the mystery. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
Bodyguard Kiba 2: Apocalypse of Carnage
When a young karate ... descend upon the pair in a tense tale of criminal excess from tireless Ichi the Killer director Takashi Miike. [ best thriller films - 1994 ]
