Category Archives: Thriller

Identity

Poster for “Identity”
GenreMystery, Thriller
DirectorJames Mangold
ReleasedApril 25, 2003
Runtime90 min.
PlotStranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rain storm, ten strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize that they’re being killed off one by one.

Psycho

GenreHorror, Mystery, Thriller
DirectorAlfred Hitchcock
ReleasedSeptember 8, 1960
Runtime109 min.
PlotA Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer’s client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.

Death Proof

GenreThriller
DirectorQuentin Tarantino
ReleasedMay 31, 2007
Runtime127 min.
PlotTwo separate sets of voluptuous women are stalked at different times by a scarred stuntman who uses his “death proof” cars to execute his murderous plans.

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

GenreAction, Crime, Thriller
DirectorJohn Hough
ReleasedMay 17, 1974
Runtime93 min.
PlotDown-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry’s one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride.