231. Shoot the Piano Player ( Tirez sur le pianiste )
Year of Release: 1960
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: François Truffaut
Actors: Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michèle Mercier, Serge Davri, Claude Mansard
Plot: A nightclub pianist is drawn into the sights of gangsters when he helps out a friend and small time hood, leading to tragic consequences.
232. The Parallax View
Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Actors: Warren Beatty, Hume Cronyn, William Daniels, Paula Prentiss, Kenneth Mars, Kelly Thordsen
233. Martha Marcy May Marlene
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sean Durkin
Actors: Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, John Hawkes, Hugh Dancy, Brady Corbet, Julia Garner
Plot: Martha has struggled to free herself from an abusive cult but her attempts to reconnect with family and get back to a normal life are constantly thwarted by her memories and increasing paranoia.
234. Margin Call
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: J.C. Chandor
Actors: Kevin Spacey, Zachary Quinto, Jeremy Irons, Paul Bettany, Demi Moore, Mary McDonnell
Plot: Tense action as we follow one 24-hour period at an investment bank just before the financial crisis hits.
235. Kalifornia
Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Dominic Sena
Actors: Brad Pitt, David Duchovny, Michelle Forbes, Juliette Lewis, Mars Callahan, James Michael McDougal
Plot: Two investigative wannabe journalists are exploring past serial killer grave sites. They don't have the cash to continue going so along the way they pick up a couple to help pay for expenses but eventually reveal themselves as serial killers.
236. Lady Snowblood ( Shurayukihime )
Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Toshiya Fujita
Actors: Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa, Masaaki Daimon, Miyoko Akaza, Shinichi Uchida, Takeo Chii
Plot: A family is brutalized by a group of criminals who wipe nearly everyone out. Yuki is the only survivor after her mother dies in childbirth - her dying wish to maker sure her daughter is raised as the perfect assassin. Knowing no family or love, Yuki is molded as such and becomes the perfect instrument for revenge.
237. Valkyrie
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bryan Singer
Actors: Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Thomas Kretschmann, Tom Wilkinson, Stephen Fry
Plot: The mysterious plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler during WWII with the lead assassin as the star.
238. Unknown
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Actors: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Frank Langella, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz
Plot: A man awakens from a coma to find his life has been taken over by an impostor and no one, not even his wife, recognizes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets himself on a quest to find out the truth and reclaim his identity.
239. Basic Instinct
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Actors: Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas, Denis Arndt, Jeanne Tripplehorn, George Dzundza, Kayla Blake
Plot: A police detective is seduced by a possible murder suspect when she convinces him she is innocent all the while playing mind games and writing a book about him. Passion stirs in this erotic thriller.
240. Copycat
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jon Amiel
Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney, William McNamara, Harry Connick Jr., J.E. Freeman
Plot: A serial killer copies the murders of other, famous killers.
