271. The Pelican Brief
Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Actors: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, William Atherton
Plot: A law student and her professor, with whom she is having an affair with, discover a conspiracy on the killings of two supreme court justices.
272. The Long Kiss Goodnight
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Renny Harlin
Actors: Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Yvonne Zima, Craig Bierko, Tom Amandes, Brian Cox
Plot: A woman with amnesia begins recalling her adventurous past.
273. American Made
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Doug Liman
Actors: Tom Cruise, Sarah Wright, Domhnall Gleeson, Lola Kirke, Jesse Plemons, Jayma Mays
Plot: Based on the true story of Barry Seal - a pilot turned drug runner turned DEA informant who played each side to the high life, before paying the ultimate price.
274. The Gift
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joel Edgerton
Actors: Joel Edgerton, Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Beau Knapp, David Denman, Tim Griffin
Plot: A man and his wife looking to reinvigorate their relationship find their lives derailed when an old friend from school re-enters their lives and dredges up dangerous secrets from the past.
275. Kiss Me Deadly
Year of Release: 1955
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Aldrich
Actors: Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Juano Hernandez, Cloris Leachman, Jack Elam
Plot: L.A. private eye Mike Hammer picks up a female hitchhiker only to become involved in a twisted plot after she is killed for information. It could mean a big payday, if he can figure out the mystery and survive to use it.
276. Blade 2
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Actors: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Leonor Varela, Norman Reedus, Thomas Kretschmann
Plot: A new mutant breed of vampires is discovered and Blade finds himself playing both sides to save the humans and the vampires.
277. The Prophecy
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gregory Widen
Actors: Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz, Viggo Mortensen, Amanda Plummer
Plot: The Archangel Gabriel tries to win the war in heaven by killing a man on earth and taking his soul.
278. Killer Elite
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gary McKendry
Actors: Jason Statham, Robert De Niro, Clive Owen, Yvonne Strahovski, Dominic Purcell, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Plot: A former member of Britain's Elite Special Air Service comes out of retirement in order to save his mentor and must face three highly-skilled assassins along the way.
279. Vengeance is Mine ( Fukushû suruwa wareniari )
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shohei Imamura
Actors: Ken Ogata, Mayumi Ogawa, Rentaro Mikuni, Mitsuko Baisho, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Chocho Miyako
Plot: Iwao Enokizu is, for an intents and purposes, a normal middle-aged Japanese man. But he harbors a dark secret - he's a sociopath with an inexplicable urge to murder. Though the police finally track him down, he eludes pursuit, eventually finding himself in a relationship with a brothel owner. But his cannot suppress his urges, not even for love.
280. Planet Terror
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Actors: Rose McGowan, Josh Brolin, Freddy Rodríguez, Michael Biehn, Jeff Fahey, Bruce Willis
Plot: A select group of people in a small town are all that is left to stop a
group of more wealthy militia from spreading a deadly disease which causes
zombie symptoms.
