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Favorite Dramas, Mysteries, & Thrillers

by bfomara • Created 8 years ago • Modified 3 years ago
A lot more to add when I have the time. Yet to decide how I'm going to divide it up somehow
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  • Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    1. A Clockwork Orange

    19712h 16mR77Metascore
    8.2 (914K)
    Alex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize a decaying near-future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael Bates
  • Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed in The Devils (1971)

    2. The Devils

    19711h 51mR49Metascore
    7.7 (20K)
    In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier's protection of the city of Loudun from the corrupt Cardinal Richelieu is undermined by a sexually repressed nun's accusation of witchcraft.
    DirectorKen RussellStarsVanessa RedgraveOliver ReedDudley Sutton
  • Paul Newman in The Hustler (1961)

    3. The Hustler

    19612h 14mApproved90Metascore
    7.9 (89K)
    An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
    DirectorRobert RossenStarsPaul NewmanJackie GleasonPiper Laurie
  • Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)

    4. Blue Velvet

    19862hR75Metascore
    7.7 (233K)
    The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsIsabella RosselliniKyle MacLachlanDennis Hopper
  • William Petersen in Manhunter (1986)

    5. Manhunter

    19862hR75Metascore
    7.2 (88K)
    Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsWilliam PetersenKim GreistJoan Allen
  • Prince and Apollonia Kotero in Purple Rain (1984)

    6. Purple Rain

    19841h 51mR55Metascore
    6.5 (26K)
    A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.
    DirectorAlbert MagnoliStarsPrinceApollonia KoteroMorris Day
  • Pink Floyd in Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)

    7. Pink Floyd: The Wall

    19821h 35mR47Metascore
    8.0 (88K)
    A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
    DirectorAlan ParkerStarsBob GeldofChristine HargreavesJames Laurenson
  • Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979)

    8. Apocalypse Now

    19792h 27mR94Metascore
    8.4 (745K)
    A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert Duvall
  • Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)

    9. Mulholland Drive

    20012h 27mR87Metascore
    7.9 (409K)
    After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsNaomi WattsLaura HarringJustin Theroux
  • Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

    10. Eyes Wide Shut

    19992h 39mTV-MA69Metascore
    7.5 (402K)
    A Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsTom CruiseNicole KidmanTodd Field
  • Gene Hackman, John Cazale, and Allen Garfield in The Conversation (1974)

    11. The Conversation

    19741h 53mPG88Metascore
    7.7 (132K)
    A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsGene HackmanJohn CazaleAllen Garfield
  • Helen Mirren in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

    12. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    19892h 4mNC-1762Metascore
    7.5 (44K)
    At an opulent gourmet restaurant, a woman carries on an affair with deadly consequences.
    DirectorPeter GreenawayStarsRichard BohringerMichael GambonHelen Mirren
  • Amadeus (1984)

    13. Amadeus

    19842h 40mPG87Metascore
    8.4 (451K)
    The life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart seen through the eyes of his contemporary and rival, Antonio Salieri.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsF. Murray AbrahamTom HulceElizabeth Berridge
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    14. The Godfather

    19722h 55mR100Metascore
    9.2 (2.1M)
    The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames Caan
  • James Caan in Thief (1981)

    15. Thief

    19812h 3mR78Metascore
    7.4 (44K)
    After years in prison, ace safe-cracker Frank owns a car dealership and a cocktail lounge, which are fronts for high-stakes jewelry heists. He wants to complete one last big heist for the Mob before he goes straight.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsJames CaanTuesday WeldWillie Nelson
  • Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)

    16. The Godfather Part II

    19743h 22mR90Metascore
    9.0 (1.4M)
    The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroRobert Duvall
  • The Thin Red Line (1998)

    17. The Thin Red Line

    19982h 50mR78Metascore
    7.6 (207K)
    Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
    DirectorTerrence MalickStarsJim CaviezelSean PennNick Nolte
  • Al Pacino in Scarface (1983)

    18. Scarface

    19832h 50mR65Metascore
    8.3 (971K)
    In the 1980s, a determined criminal-minded Cuban immigrant becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Miami, and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsAl PacinoMichelle PfeifferSteven Bauer
  • Brad Davis in Midnight Express (1978)

    19. Midnight Express

    19782h 1mR59Metascore
    7.5 (92K)
    Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.
    DirectorAlan ParkerStarsBrad DavisIrene MiracleBo Hopkins
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, and Amy Adams in The Master (2012)

    20. The Master

    20122h 18mR86Metascore
    7.1 (193K)
    A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by a cult and its charismatic leader.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsJoaquin PhoenixPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy Adams
  • Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, and Heather Graham in Boogie Nights (1997)

    21. Boogie Nights

    19972h 35mR86Metascore
    7.9 (292K)
    An idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsMark WahlbergJulianne MooreBurt Reynolds
  • Allen Baron and Molly McCarthy in Blast of Silence (1961)

    22. Blast of Silence

    19611h 17mApproved75Metascore
    7.4 (6.1K)
    A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York, but a special girl from his past and a gun dealer with pet rats get in his way.
    DirectorAllen BaronStarsAllen BaronMolly McCarthyLarry Tucker
  • John Hurt in The Elephant Man (1980)

    23. The Elephant Man

    19802h 4mPG78Metascore
    8.2 (274K)
    A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsAnthony HopkinsJohn HurtAnne Bancroft
  • Harrison Ford and Lukas Haas in Witness (1985)

    24. Witness

    19851h 52mR76Metascore
    7.3 (110K)
    While protecting an Amish boy - who is the sole witness to a brutal murder - and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life is threatened.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsHarrison FordKelly McGillisLukas Haas
  • Sean Penn and Christopher Walken in At Close Range (1986)

    25. At Close Range

    19861h 56mR67Metascore
    6.9 (19K)
    Reunited with his career criminal father, tough teen Brad thinks he's found his ticket to an exciting life of crime, only to find out he's wrong.
    DirectorJames FoleyStarsSean PennChristopher WalkenMary Stuart Masterson

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