Quick, somebody reccomend me a really good thriller film

muppet
muppet Posts: 980
edited May 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Ordering stuff off Play.com (which, btw, are selling some Pearl Jam shirts for £5, snap em up!) and I'm in the mood to watch some sort of a politically themed thriller film - kind of like the films Oliver Stone makes.

Reccomend away!
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  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    Michael Jackson's Thriller
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  • sponger
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    Syriana is one of the greatest films ever made, IMO. I know lots of people would disgree with me on that.

    But, most of those people complain that the movie is "convoluted."

    If you pay attention to what's going on, you'll discover that it really is a fascinating movie filled with brilliantly laid out, intricate plot lines.

    Also consider that it was based on the book "See No Evil" which was written by Bob Baer, who was considered by the CIA to have been one of the best covert CIA operatives in the middle east during the 1980's.

    Bob Baer has said that while the book is fiction, it plays on what really goes on over there in the middle eastern spy networks, and how it all relates to the insider politics that go on in washington.
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  • Yefa
    Yefa Posts: 1,134
    I recommend "Z" by Costa-Gavras. It's about a political murder & coverup in Greece. It came out in 1969. It's a riveting film.
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Ooooohhh my favourite genre :) they just don't make enough of them. Recent ones are In the valley of Elah is pretty good... BREACH is EXCELLENT. We own the night, not so political but a damn fine film none the less :)
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  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    Ooooohhh my favourite genre :) they just don't make enough of them. Recent ones are In the valley of Elah is pretty good... BREACH is EXCELLENT. We own the night, not so political but a damn fine film none the less :)
    Noooo! Don't watch We Own the Night! Other than the car chase it's awful.
    Breach is very good though.
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  • mole1985
    mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    The Constant Gardener

    Not sure if you would include this but The Last King Of Scotland
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Michael Clayton

    and if you can push your definition to 'supernatural thriller', watch Don't Look Now.
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Michael Clayton

    and if you can push your definition to 'supernatural thriller', watch Don't Look Now.
    that was very good - not so supernatural though :confused: but well worth a look.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    that was very good - not so supernatural though :confused: but well worth a look.

    Maybe 'psychological' is a better word.. but clairvoyance, ghosts of a dead girl, psychic intution.. all supernatural to my mind. Are we talking about the same film? ;)
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    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Maybe 'psychological' is a better word.. but clairvoyance, ghosts of a dead girl, psychic intution.. all supernatural to my mind. Are we talking about the same film? ;)
    :confused: the french one?
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
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    Chicago 07? And love
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  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069995/

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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :confused: the french one?

    No, the one I'm talking about is made in 1974, English and almost a horror film. :)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069995/

    Freaky Deaky!
    ah ok, that's not the one I'm thinking about... there's a french one I saw a few months back, think it's relatively new. About this guy whose wife vanishes when swimming at their lake house and he was accused of killing her but then suddenly years later he gets an email from her? I thought it was called don't look now :o but it's very very good.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    That was Tell No One. And you're right, it was frikkin deadly!
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    That was Tell No One. And you're right, it was frikkin deadly!
    :D that's it! Thanks :)
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you

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