A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

Summary: John McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon in New York City, where he plans to rob the Federal Reserve Building.

Release Date: May 19, 1995

Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Director: John McTiernan

Writers: Jonathan Hensleigh

, Roderick Thorp

Runtime: 2 h 08 min

MPAA: R

Production: Cinergi Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox

Distributor: Fox Video, Fox Network, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Die Hard

Movie budget: $ 90,000,000

Domestic: $ 100,012,499

International: $ 266,089,167

Saw (2004)

Summary: Two strangers awaken in a room with no recollection of how they got there, and soon discover they're pawns in a deadly game perpetrated by a notorious serial killer.

Release Date: October 29, 2004

Genres: Thriller, Horror, Mystery

Director: James Wan

Writers: Leigh Whannell

, James Wan

Runtime: 1 h 43 min

MPAA: R

Production: Twisted Pictures, Evolution Entertainment

Distributor: Lions Gate Films, HBO Max, Independent Film Channel (IFC), Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, Lionsgate Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Saw

Movie budget: $ 1,200,000

Domestic: $ 56,000,369

International: $ 47,911,300

Mr. Brooks (2007)

Summary: A well-respected businessman is sometimes controlled by his murder and mayhem-loving alter ego.

Release Date: June 01, 2007

Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller

Director: Bruce A. Evans

Writers: Bruce A. Evans

, Raynold Gideon

Runtime: 2 h 00 min

MPAA: R

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Eden Rock Media, Element Films

Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, MGM Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 20,000,000

Domestic: $ 28,549,298

International: $ 19,894,436

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Summary: A laid-back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.

Release Date: November 01, 1967

Genres: Drama, Crime

Director: Stuart Rosenberg

Writers: Donn Pearce

, Frank Pierson

, Hal Dresner

Runtime: 2 h 07 min

MPAA: GP

Production: Jalem Productions

Distributor: National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Warner Home Video, HBO Max, Studio Distribution Services (SDS), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 3,200,000

Watchmen (2009)

Summary: In 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it.

Release Date: March 06, 2009

Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery

Director: Zack Snyder

Writers: Dave Gibbons

, David Hayter

, Alex Tse

Runtime: 2 h 42 min

MPAA: R

Production: Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Legendary Entertainment

Distributor: Warner Bros., HBO Max, Home Box Office (HBO), TNT, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 130,000,000

Domestic: $ 107,509,799

International: $ 77,873,014

Payback (1999)

Summary: After a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money.

Release Date: February 05, 1999

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Brian Helgeland

Writers: Donald E. Westlake

, Brian Helgeland

, Terry Hayes

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

MPAA: R

Production: Icon Entertainment International, Icon Productions

Distributor: Paramount Home Entertainment, The WB Television Network

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 90,000,000

Domestic: $ 81,526,121

International: $ 80,100,000

Cape Fear (1991)

Summary: A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.

Release Date: November 15, 1991

Genres: Crime, Thriller

Director: Martin Scorsese

Writers: John D. MacDonald

, James R. Webb

, Wesley Strick

Runtime: 2 h 08 min

MPAA: R

Production: Amblin Entertainment, Cappa Films, Tribeca Productions

Distributor: MCA/Universal Home Video, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE), MCA Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 35,000,000

Domestic: $ 79,091,969

International: $ 103,200,000

Cruel Intentions (1999)

Summary: Two vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster's daughter before the start of term.

Release Date: March 05, 1999

Genres: Drama, Romance

Director: Roger Kumble

Writers: Choderlos de Laclos

, Roger Kumble

Runtime: 1 h 37 min

MPAA: R

Production: Columbia Pictures, Original Film, Newmarket Capital Group, Cruel Productions LLC

Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Columbia TriStar Home Video, HBO Max, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 10,500,000

Domestic: $ 38,773,785

International: $ 37,573,641

The Salton Sea (2002)

Summary: After a tragic incident, a man drifts into a world populated by thugs and speed junkies.

Release Date: June 21, 2002

Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery

Director: D.J. Caruso

Writer: Tony Gayton

Runtime: 1 h 43 min

MPAA: R

Production: Castle Rock Entertainment, Darkwoods Productions, Humble Journey Films

Distributor: Warner Bros.

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 18,000,000

Domestic: $ 764,554

International: $ 308,644

Rebecca (1940)

Summary: A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.

Release Date: April 12, 1940

Genres: Drama, Romance, Mystery

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Writers: Daphne Du Maurier

, Robert E. Sherwood

, Joan Harrison

Runtime: 2 h 10 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Selznick International Pictures

Distributor: United Artists, Eagle-Lion Films, Twentieth Century Fox, CBS/Fox, The Criterion Collection, ABC Video Enterprises, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, HBO Max

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,288,000

The Gift (2015)

Summary: A married couple, Simon and Robyn, run into Gordo, an old classmate. Things take a turn when Gordo begins to drop in unannounced at their house and inundates them with mysterious gifts.

Release Date: August 07, 2015

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Director: Joel Edgerton

Writer: Joel Edgerton

Runtime: 1 h 48 min

MPAA: R

Production: Blumhouse Productions, Ahimsa Films, Blue-Tongue Films

Distributor: STX Entertainment, Showtime Networks, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: United States, Australia, China

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 5,000,000

Domestic: $ 43,787,265

International: $ 15,193,256

The War Zone (1999)

Summary: An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.

Release Date: June 11, 1999

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Director: Tim Roth

Writer: Alexander Stuart

Runtime: 1 h 38 min

MPAA: R

Production: Channel Four Films, Fandango, Mikado Film, Portobello Pictures, Sarah Radclyffe Productions Limited

Distributor: Lot 47 Films

Countries: Italy, United Kingdom

Language: English

Domestic: $ 254,441

Stoker (2013)

Summary: After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, whom she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated...

Release Date: March 01, 2013

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Director: Park Chan-wook

Writer: Wentworth Miller

Runtime: 1 h 39 min

MPAA: R

Production: Searchlight Pictures, Indian Paintbrush, Scott Free Productions

Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 12,000,000

Domestic: $ 1,714,221

International: $ 10,363,220

Breakdown (1997)

Summary: A man searches for his missing wife after his car breaks down in the middle of the desert.

Release Date: May 02, 1997

Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery

Director: Jonathan Mostow

Writers: Jonathan Mostow

, Sam Montgomery

Runtime: 1 h 33 min

MPAA: R

Production: Dino De Laurentiis Company, Paramount Pictures, Spelling Films

Distributor: CBS, Paramount Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 36,000,000

Domestic: $ 50,159,144