Best Thriller Films of 2004
Twisted
Philip Kaufman directs the ... bitter ex-boyfriend (Mark Pellegrino), her very curious therapist (David Strathairn), and her odd-behaving new partner Mike Delmarco (Andy Garcia). [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Village
M. Night Shyamalan, the ... and Ashton Kutcher were at one time attached to the project, but both left the cast before filming began. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Shadow of Fear
When an underground society ... that the price for a future of lies and deception may be more than he is willing to pay. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Tales From Beyond
The anthology horror film ... a diner that acts as portal for any point in history, and the dangers of messing with the future. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Man on Fire
A man whose ideals ... Glenn as Creasy. Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell, Giancarlo Giannini, and Mickey Rourke highlight the supporting cast for this remake. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Secret Window
From writer/director David Koepp ... second story from Four Past Midnight to be adapted as a film, the first being 1995's made-for-television The Langoliers. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Blind Horizon
A man with no ... campaign against former Deputy Cash (Noble Willingham). Blind Horizon was screened at the 2004 South by Southwest Film Festival. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Taking Lives
A female detective on ... Scott as she finds her quarry moving closer and closer. Taking Lives also stars Kiefer Sutherland and Gena Rowlands. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Control
It's been a long ... him in the form of several old enemies, and then shady government officials crop up to terminate Copeland's program. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Suspect Zero
Directed by E. Elias ... murderer of hundreds and the FBI's most wanted man. The supporting cast includes Carrie-Anne Moss and Harry J. Lennix. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Spartan
David Mamet writes and ... start up a dangerous unofficial investigation of his own. Spartan premiered at the Bangkok International Film Festival in 2004. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Reversible Errors
Based on the best-selling ... investigating officer in the case and is resolute in seeing the case followed through and the original verdict upheld. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Deal
Money and power bring ... schemes that link Condor with the Russian Mafia. The Deal also stars Colm Feore, Angie Harmon, and Françoise Yip. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Method
Has a star's desire ... taking a two-year break from her acting career following the birth of her son in the spring of 2002. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The River King
The body of a ... student death, but his own repressed emotions related to the suicide of his older brother years earlier as well. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Convicted
Charlotte Cory, the main ... information that was kept out of her trial, and must race against time in order to save his client. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Godsend
Paul (Greg Kinnear) and ... a pediatrician, but a geneticist, and that their playing God may have been a Faustian bargain of epic proportions. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The I Inside
Roland Suso Richter's psychological ... hero must negotiate the terrain between fact and fiction in order to figure out what happened to his life. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Keeper
Deep within the soundproofed ... if she ever hopes to escape the oppressive lockdown of his basement dungeon and live to tell the tale. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Pursued
In this thriller, Ben ... will he be forced to do Vincent's bidding? Pursued also stars Michael Clarke Duncan, Conchita Campbell, and Estella Warren. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Evilenko
The psychological thriller Evilenko ... of about 50 kids. An intrepid cop and a gifted psychological profiler team up to try and stop him. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Bound By Lies
In this crime thriller ... a close familiarity with her notorious past. Bound by Lies was produced and briefly distributed under the title Betrayed. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Crimson Rivers II: The Angels of the Apocalypse
French filmmaker Olivier Dahan ... get together with religious expert Marie (Camille Natta) for the supernatural investigation. Christopher Lee appears in a cameo role. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Cellular
A thin thread of ... Cohen, the exploitation film auteur who enjoyed a major comeback with his script for another telephone-based story, Phone Booth. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Crónicas
A man with a ... career. Crónicas was screened as part of the "Un Certain Regard" series at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Out of Season
When a drifter named ... threaten everyone who comes into his path-including his new companions. Out of Season features Dennis Hopper and Gina Gershon. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Undertow
Chris (Jamie Bell of ... Undertow was selected by the Film Society of Lincoln Center for inclusion in the 2004 New York Film Festival. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Last Sign
In this supernatural thriller, ... jealous rage by Kathy's new romance. The Last Sign was the first English-language feature from French filmmaker Douglas Law. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
A Killer Within
When Dallas attorney Addison ... and may be able to help him find the killer before time runs out and the law closes in. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Cradle Will Fall
The Cradle Will Fall ... what is going on, she fears that she may be involved much more deeply than she had ever imagined. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Butterfly Effect
Final Destination 2 screenwriters ... Ethan Suplee, and Melora Walters. The title was inspired by the story A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Paparazzi
Directed by Paul Abascal, ... deadly overzealousness. Chris Rock, Matthew McConaughey, Mel Gibson, and Vince Vaughn are reported to be featured in cameo appearances. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Last Letter
As a jury convenes ... is an innocent man, it rapidly becomes obvious that in this deliberation nothing is what it appears to be. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Noise
A beautiful divorced young ... her wits end, she pulls a desperate prank on Charlotte that leads to dire consequences for both of them. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Dead Easy
The thriller Dead Easy ... engage in an escalating series of infidelities and mind games that could very well lead to their mutual destruction. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
5ive Days to Midnight
In the tradition of ... questions are soon put to rest when events in his life begin to mirror those of the ominous report. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Mary Higgins Clark's I'll Be Seeing You
Alison Eastwood, daughter of ... You (based on a novel, as if there were any doubt) premiered December 19, 2004, on the PAX network. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Fascination
A pair of stepsiblings ... Oliver possible were entirely accidental, though their feelings become far more complicated when they enter into a passionate affair. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Highwaymen
Following up the 2002 ... named Molly (Rhona Mitra) who suddenly finds herself embroiled in his unending quest for retribution. Frankie Faison also stars. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Iris Effect
A mother haunted by ... will have to face both the lingering pain of the past and the increasingly dire dangers of the present. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Under the Gun
When a successful businessman's ... despair, Dan hatches a deadly plan to get back at all of those he believes have done him wrong. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Blind Sight
Erik Estrada stars in ... corrupt government agents who hope to un-coif his hair and silence his psychic powers before their plan is destroyed. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Six: The Mark Unleashed
It's a battle for ... resistance, salvation could be at hand. Along with Downes, Six: The Mark Unleashed stars Stephen Baldwin and Eric Roberts. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
No Witness
The action thriller No ... the politician down. Complicating matters is the need to kidnap a girl who has an intense obsession with Haskell. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Wild Things 2
Dirty deeds among the ... insurance policy Dunlap had taken out, and Bridge is hoping to prove that the plane wreck was no accident. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Red Lights
A couple's marital woes ... fugitive for whom the cops are looking. Red Lights had its U.S. premiere at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Freeze Frame
They say that just ... his video archive suddenly go missing. Freeze Frame was the first feature film from writer and director John Simpson. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Lost
A man in the ... few wrong turns. Also featuring Danny Trejo and Ashley Scott, Lost marked the directorial debut of screenwriter Darren Lemke. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Crash Landing
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Bet Your Life
The Next Action Star ... Ohio in hopes that the crumbling inner-city will provide just the cover needed to keep out of the crosshairs. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Autumn
A conflicted hitman recently ... walk the fine line between protecting the woman he longs for and falling back into a life of crime. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Firecracker
A troubled young boy ... peace of small-town Kansas is forever shattered by the terrifying truth behind the wholesome, white picket-fence facade of suburbia. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Promise
Hector Carre's psychological thriller ... the nanny becomes convinced that the house is haunted, and she goes to frightening lengths to protect the boy. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Yesterday Once More
Mrs. Do (Sammi Cheng) ... goes on a quest to get him to confess. What follows is a complex web of jealousy and sabotage. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Nowhere Man
A man learns the ... Nowhere Man also features a cameo appearance from Troma Team Pictures head Lloyd Kaufman in a rare non-comic role. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Amnesia
A detective in search ... to piece together the components of this perplexing mystery will he finally discover what fate befell his beloved spouse. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Dead Man's Shoes
Richard (Paddy Considine of ... Midlands), who co-wrote the script with Considine. The film had its U.S. premiere at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Show Me
The twentysomething urbanite Sarah ... from her own original script, an extended cat-and-mouse suspenser designed to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Murder Without Conviction
A former nun moves ... her brother Gene and the other innocent souls housed at Greenwillow will always have a place to call home. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Rancid
A tormented young writer ... between succumbing to his darkest desires or following the one beacon of hope that could prove his saving grace. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Target
A sharp-eyed American Special ... an ex-CIA agent, to bring her back home alive and take down the vengeful villain once and for all. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
El Crimen Ferpecto
A playboy has the ... Perfecto (aka The Perfect Crime) was originally released under the punning title El Crimen Ferpecto (aka The Ferpect Crime). [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
El Vibora
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Kontroll
For his feature debut, ... of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art for inclusion in the 2005 edition of New Directors/New Films. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Ice Cold in Phoenix
Writer and director Lindsay ... fatale, her possessive boyfriend, and a gun. The cast features Duane Espinoza, Cesar Reyes, April Shepherd, and Razel Wolf. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Peep "TV" Show
A reclusive social misfit ... operation, the result is a chilling decent into a world where the lens sees all, and reality is subjective. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Domain of Murder
The anime detective thriller ... trying to capture a psychotic murderer. Soon they begin to suspect they are possibly looking for the same person. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Wild Card
In this crime thriller, ... themselves crossing paths with Jennifer, leading all parties concerned into a deadly web of uneasy alliances and outright betrayals. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Wire in the Blood: Still She Cries
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Experience a classic tale ... as a direct result of the experiments, the citizens of London face a ruthless demon driven by brutal savagery. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Summer with the Ghosts
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Nightmare Boulevard
One by bloody one, ... Detective Perry must act fast if he is to pry the city streets from the grip of a madman. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Exit 8A
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Lautlos
An elusive hit-man whose ... the only way to escape the long arm of the law is to execute the most daring plan imaginable. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Nature Unleashed: Earthquake
The disaster film Nature ... from exploding and causing devastation much greater than was visited upon Japan at the end of World War II. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Hillside Strangler
Following in the footsteps ... by Clifton Collins, Jr.), and periodically flashing back to study - in graphic detail - Bianchi's grisly murder spree. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Wilderness Survival For Girls
The thriller Wilderness Survival ... Girls concerns a trio of high school girls who end up keeping a stranger captive in the woods. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Club
Your wildest fantasies can ... must eschew temptation and wage a daring escape if he has any hopes of living to see another day. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Fall Before Paradise
A man in a ... Gennarino), a fellow patient with a ravenous sexual appetite for Max and some curious notions about the telephone system. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
2009: Lost Memories
Imagine the world and ... combine to bring viewers one of the most compelling and original fantasy films that South Korea has to offer. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Bullet Boy
The gritty drama Bullet ... poverty stricken area of London become involved in a vicious cycle of violence after an incident on the street. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Mummy an' the Armadillo
Unexpected revelations lead to ... rising of the sun. The Mummy an' the Armadillo co-stars Betty Buckley, Brad Renfro, Johnathon Schaech, and Busy Philipps. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Inside Irvin
A pair of terminal ... break free of their luxurious prison, a series of vivid hallucinations cause events to quickly spiral out of control. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Hamal 18
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Camara Oscura
When the only hope ... silence the scared stowaways forever, the stage is set for a bloody battle of wills on the open water. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Feng Shui
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The Grid
The high stakes of ... violence to achieve their ends. The Grid also features supporting performances from Robert Forster, James Remar, and Paula Devicq. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Ethan Mao
The product of a ... are holding his mother and father hostage. Ethan Mao is the third feature from independent Asian-American filmmaker Quentin Lee. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Lost In the Game
The hip-hop recording business ... the rich The Vill is released from prison, but in the deal, he soon finds, he might lose everything. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Peligrosa Obsesion
The Spanish language action-thriller ... go on the lam in search of the stash, outwitting a drug trafficking syndicate and corrupt cops en route. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
May 6th [06/05]
The real-life murder of ... who was offended by a film he made for television about the treatment of women in the Islamic community. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Between
Informed by a Chicago ... thread, and now Nadine is about to discover what really lies in that mysterious zone between life and death. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Doubles
In this high-tech thriller ... the start, and matters only get worse when the pair find themselves trapped inside an elevator stuck between floors. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Dirty War
The possible ramifications of ... between the BBC and the American premium cable network HBO, who first aired the film in the United States. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Hostage
An Albanian immigrant hijacks ... unfolded on that bus would serve to highlight the increasingly explosive relationship between Greece and its neighboring country Albania. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Lost Angel
When the sister of ... becomes the subject of a massive Internal Affairs investigation, leaving her younger sibling an open target on the streets. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Cold Grip
A chance encounter at ... side, and if they can avoid the police long enough, they may have a shot at catching the killer. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Blood Trap
A woman is thrown ... was originally produced under the title Saving Emily, and was originally aired on the Lifetime cable network in 2004. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
California Quake
Seismologist Kimberly Stevenson (Janet ... it becomes a race against time as she flees for her own life-in the hopes of saving everyone else's. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Possessed
A new lease on ... of the victim? Possessed was originally produced as Deadly Visions, and was first aired on the Lifetime cable network. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Zodiac Killer
It's been said that ... Zodiac Killer lives on, and until he is caught no one is safe in the streets of Los Angeles. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Animal
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Astigmatism
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Bahay Ni Lola
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Tornado
When a photographer teams ... solve the mystery of the mysterious cult, a category F5 tornado threatens to blow the entire investigation to smithereens. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
30 Miles
A chance meeting between ... leading them down a dark road into violence. 30 Miles was the first feature film from director Ryan Harper. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Severed Ties
The lifelong bond between ... the evidence or turning his brother in to the police, Brian must choose between family loyalty and moral obligation. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Crusader
An unethical, small-time reporter ... reporter Hank Robinson (McCarthy) must maintain a low profile as he attempts to go public with the controversial story. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
'D'
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Omen
Top-selling Thai boy band ... situation that bears some resemblance to the old woman's story. What fate will meet them when they next meet? [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Hollywood Flies
In this crime-seasoned road ... woman trying to get away from her violent and unstable boyfriend, Ray (Conrad Coates). Casper Van Dien also stars. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Mary Higgins Clark's Try to Remember
A string of bizarre ... must put an end to the murderous rampage before the crafty killer turns the tables on the determined cops. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Strange Fruit
A successful, homosexual African ... lawmen and violently anti-homosexual locals threatens the highly-respected lawyer with the same bleak end that befell his ill-fated friend. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Dirty Shield
The police thriller Dirty ... Raza) who becomes enmeshed in a web of deceit and corruption while investigating the murder of his former partner. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Le Portrait De Petit Cossette [Anime OVA Series]
Eiri sees visions of ... Cossette's spirit the help she has needed for so long or will she be imprisoned in the glass forever? [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Nature Unleashed: Avalanche
The disaster film Avalanche: ... out of the way of the falling snow, while simultaneously attempting to save as many people as they can. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Bottom
Jason Turner and Eva ... of weapons and violently and forcibly confronting his employers, forcing them to reconsider the weight of their insensitive actions. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Gone But Not Forgotten
The psychological thriller Gone ... a missing private eye all know part of the truth, but any of them may become the next victim. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The Rockville Slayer
A series of small-town ... a standstill, it's up to two detectives to find the missing link and bring the murderous madman to justice. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Gente decente
A successful young attorney ... his name and get his life back before he loses everything to pay for a crime he didn't commit. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Swindled
A con man finds ... conveniently appears wanting to take his place, Ernesto begins to suspect that he may be the one being scammed. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
The White Horse is Dead
A teenage girl's bizarre ... triangle of sexual tension and dangerous manipulation that's set to erupt in an explosive rage of jealousy and contempt. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Breaking Dawn
The insane ramblings of ... is telling the truth about the mysterious Malachi, or her overactive imagination is suddenly getting the best of her. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Conjure
When the ominous paintings ... are mysteriously transported to the terrifying castle and forced to do battle with the artist's most menacing inner demons. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Ab...Bas!
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Charas
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Lie With Me
Thanks to the wonders ... with Lincoln for the dramedy Teachers, would go on to direct the BBC miniseries Bleak House and Jane Eyre. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Love in Nepal
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Mission Mumbai
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Hatya: The Murder
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The Uninvited Guest
A lonely architect who ... leads him down a dark path in which his home seems to take on its own increasingly menacing personality. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Tibiri
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Raptor Island
A team of terrorist-fighting ... for millions of years descend upon them in an action-packed tale of man-versus-monster starring Steven Bauer and Lorenzo Lamas. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Ratas del Mercado
Ratas del Mercado details ... Mexico City suffer financially because they must pay protection in order to escape being harmed in their rough neighborhood. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Gamebox 1.0
A reclusive video game ... a formidable gauntlet of dangerous levels including an alien war zone, a zombie-infested forest, and a lawless concrete jungle. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Anna's Eve
The supernatural thriller Anna's ... who discovers an heretofore unknown force of evil after she becomes unwittingly involved in the death of a child. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Apuestas Ilegales
In this gritty Mexican ... the two are running for their lives as this disgruntled client won't stop until he's exacted the ultimate revenge. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Rapid Fear
A hardened ex-convict is ... the group's quest quickly takes an ominous turn as an unknown presence begins stalking them from the dense foliage. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Shark Attack in the Mediterranean
A helicopter pilot whose ... team with beautiful marine biologist Julia Bennett to destroy the ravenous ocean-dweller before it can claim any more lives. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]
Ciudad Juarez: Tan Infinito Como el Desierto
The thriller Ciudad Juarez: ... must decide if she will see through this dangerous investigation. This film is loosely based on an actual incident. [ best thriller films - 2004 ]Supplemental Navigation
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