Thriller Movies of 1983

Brainstorm

Natalie Wood made her last screen appearance in Brainstorm; in fact, she died before the film was completed, necessitating extensive rewrites. Wood's character is secondary to the ... [ Thriller movie - 1983 ]

Under Fire

This gripping, emotional story of a roving photographer's transformation from a neutral artist with a camera to an involved human rights activist with a camera begins in Chad, travels to ... [ Thriller movie - 1983 ]

WarGames

Once more, a wise-guy teenager tries to prove he's smarter than any adult-and ... [ Thriller movie - 1983 ]

The Star Chamber

Fed up with watching vicious criminals walk on technicalities and ... [ Thriller movie - 1983 ]

Psycho II

A sequel to one of the most popular horror films of all time, this psychological thriller received a pleasantly surprised, positive critical reception. ... [ Thriller movie - 1983 ]

Mortelle Randonnée

In this suspense thriller inspired by the novel Eye of the Beholder by Marc Behm, Catherine (Isabelle Adjani), a serial killer, seduces men and then murders them just before moving on to ... [ Thriller movie - 1983 ]

Sudden Impact

In this fourth installment of the Dirty Harry series, Harry has been banished temporarily from San Francisco because his superiors ... [ Thriller movie - 1983 ]

10 to Midnight

Charles Bronson at 63 or so, continues his vigilante persona in this run-of-the-mill crime drama about a Richard Speck-style killer who knifes young ... [ Thriller movie - 1983 ]

Christine

Director John Carpenter returns to the suburban landscape he explored so chillingly in Halloween (1978) with this ... [ Thriller movie - 1983 ]

The Hound of the Baskervilles

In this classic mystery story, Sherlock Holmes (Ian Richardson) is requested to investigate deaths around the Baskerville mansion because Henry (Martin Shaw), the last direct heir ... [ Thriller movie - 1983 ]

Bad Boys

Following magnetic performances in Taps (1981) and Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), ... [ Thriller movie - 1983 ]

Cujo

Based on a Stephen King novel, Cujo is not as menacing or as frightening as other film adaptations of King's popular stories and especially cannot compare to the 1976 Carrie. Cujo is a happy St. Bernard until he ... [ Thriller movie - 1983 ]

The Fourth Man

This stylish erotic thriller gained a cult following for its frank treatment of bisexuality, bizarre visuals, and an ... [ Thriller movie - 1983 ]

Jane Doe

Jane Doe, played by Karen Valentine, is an amnesiac with no clue as to ... [ Thriller movie - 1983 ]

The Forest

This amateurish backwoods horror opus finds a quartet of annoying California campers embarking on an idyllic mountain getaway, only to be terrorized by a cave-dwelling cannibal cracker (Michael Brody) who, it turns out, is himself ... [ Thriller movie - 1983 ]