Best Thriller Films of 2008
Righteous Kill
Jon Avnet's thriller Righteous ... crime-scene investigator who has romantic ties to De Niro. 50 Cent, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy, and John Leguizamo co-star. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Felon
A loving husband and ... harrowing ordeal, what will be left of that loving family man once he's finally released back into civilized society? [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
88 Minutes
Jon Avnet directs Al ... evil plot and hopefully prevent his own demise. Alicia Witt and Leelee Sobieski co-star as the professor's star students. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Passengers
A grief counselor (Anne ... and the truth behind the tragedy grows ever more clouded in Nine Lives director Rodrigo García's conspiratorial supernatural thriller. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Vantage Point
Forest Whitaker, Dennis Quaid, ... place. Only when all of the stories are told will the chilling truth to this shocking crime finally emerge. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Love Lies Bleeding
Christian Slater comes back ... to outrun and outwit a madman that has all the resources needed to track them anywhere they run to. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Redbelt
Tim Allen and Chiwetel ... what they seem -- including a pay-per-view fight mogul (Ricky Jay) and Chet's slimy and manipulative manager (Joe Mantegna). [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Tortured
An FBI agent in ... world where ruthlessness is essential to survival, your most recent lie could well be your last. Emmanuelle Chriqui co-stars. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Eagle Eye
Shia LaBeouf and Michelle ... thwart the criminal mastermind's cunning yet diabolical plan. Billy Bob Thornton, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis, and Anthony Mackie co-star. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Deception
A disconnected accountant finds ... Jonathan is named the prime suspect in the woman's disappearance as well as the theft of 20 million dollars. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Lakeview Terrace
An interracial couple moves ... neighbor -- a racist LAPD officer -- in this tightly wound thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
The Happening
Lady in the Water ... low until this all blows over, all hope for survival of the species might not be lost just yet. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Shark Swarm
Tourist season sets the ... droves, Amy, Daniel, and Brook must figure out a way to stop these killing machines before the feast begins. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Final Approach
Dean Cain and Anthony ... attempts to draw on his extensive combat training in order to ensure that the flight touches down without incident. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Taken
An ex-soldier (Liam Neeson) ... Robert Mark Kamen joins the screenwriting team, which also includes Morel and longtime collaborator Luc Besson, who also produces. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Traitor
An undercover CIA agent ... on an idea by Steve Martin, the film is written and directed by Day After Tomorrow screenwriter Jeffrey Nachmanoff. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
The Life Before Her Eyes
Based on author Laura ... becomes obvious that she was profoundly affected by a pivotal event that occurred just prior to her high-school graduation. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Blindness
Fernando Meirelles' adaptation of ... one of the other citizens (Gael García Bernal) exercises dictatorial control over the others after he acquires a weapon. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
21
Director Robert Luketic adapts ... security chief who catches on to the group and makes it his mission to expose their lucrative blackjack scam. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Untraceable
A serial killer with ... at her disposal in order to catch the killer before he logs on for another round of cyber slaughter. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Hero Wanted
Ray Liotta and Cuba ... associates of the murdered thief won't stop until they have avenged the death of their fallen partner in crime. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Bangkok Dangerous
Original Bangkok Dangerous directors ... falls in love with a pretty local girl while also forming a friendly bond with his young errand boy. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
The Strangers
A suburban couple returning ... Gemma Ward continues her transition from the catwalk to the silver screen as one of the merciless masked invaders. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Towards Darkness
First-time director/screenwriter Antonio Negret ... is killed, the race is on to either deliver the ransom or confront the kidnappers with force and firepower. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Mirrors
Kiefer Sutherland stars as ... children's lives are at risk, he can summon the courage to face the greatest evil he has ever known. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
80 Minutes
A quiet birthday celebration ... for everyone involved, and before this debt is settled Walter has one last surprise for his old friend Alex. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
The Experiment
A harmless experiment in ... of Oliver Hirschbiegel's Das Experiment -- itself inspired by the notorious Stanford Prison Experiment which took place in 1971. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Cold Heart Canyon
A beautiful divorcee seeking ... lover grow increasingly distressing, she begins to believe that Daniel may have played a key role in Marisa's disappearance. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Impulse
A woman seeking to ... a total stranger, and by the time she tries to break things off it may already be too late. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Identity Theft
A lowly valet swipes ... imagined. Meanwhile, the real Diego sets out on a mission to reclaim his true identity by whatever means possible. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
WarGames: The Dead Code
A brilliant hacker inadvertently ... must now use his formidable hacking skills to save the world from the government's own hopelessly flawed doomsday device. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Good Chemistry
A brilliant chemist driving ... Annette stands her ground, and the Bolivians show up to collect, an already volatile situation suddenly reaches critical mass. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
Birthrite
When an attractive urban ... the task, though this wouldn't be the first time that Momma Aycock selected a successor who didn't work out. [ best thriller films - 2008 ]
San Saba
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