reccomend a movie for me will ya?

Question

i want something along the lines of
silence of the lambs
basic instinct
french connection
(police thrillers)
best answer goes to whoever reccomends a movie i decide i just have to go out and see immediatley

Answer 1

Se7en
Momento
Usual Suspects
Serpico
Donny Brasco
Deep Cover (great flick... not many saw it)
Street Smarts (also a great flick which few people saw.)

Answer 2

I second the movie Memento! It's great but you'll have to follow along closely. Also, there is a French movie called With a Friend Like Harry. It has subtitles but it's a great thriller. The Bourne Identity and Supremacy are great action thrillers too.

Answer 3

Memento is an all time favorite of mine here's a review:

Christopher Nolan's "Memento" is truly a rare and exceptional achievement in modern filmmaking in that it manages to be new, fresh, hip, and exciting without ever tiring its audience out - unless you're walking into this film without the desire to participate and actively analyze the mysterious details.

If that's the case, then this is DEFINITELY not a movie you should see. If, on the other hand, you are open-minded, creative, and alert, you'll definitely appreciate and get a kick out of this one. "Memento" is an old-fashioned "film noir"-type mystery thriller with an intriguing, ingenious twist: outfitting the entire film with a style that mirrors the protagonist's own mental condition while giving the poor viewer(s) his own perspective as well. It is masterfully filmed and edited in such a way that it is chronologically presented backwards (with two initially separate, parallel storylines - the main one, shot in colour, is the chronologically-backwards story with scenes that intercut with those of the other story, which is filmed more like a documentary, shot in black & white, and mostly takes place inside a motel room with the main character narrating, talking about the effects of his condition, etc.) While the average viewer may already be put off by such a complicated, confusing format, it is a very original premise that is well worth the struggle to figure out.

Acting is solid across the board, as is the writing, directing, etc., but special kudos must be extended to the very talented editor Dody Dorn, who successfully managed to put all of these fragments together and help them flow in a smooth, healthy manner that is not easy to pull off.

One of the most "memorable" (sorry, couldn't help slipping in the bad joke) films you're likely to ever see, "Memento" is an instant classic due to its groundbreaking narrative style and impressive dramatic undertones. For those jaded moviegoers who seek something to keep them awake, interested, and constantly thinking, there couldn't be a better choice than this film.

I also really like LA Confidential and here's a review for it:

When a film evokes an era as well as L.A. Confidential does, people take notice. It could be argued that it is easier to replicate the recent past than the distant on film, and in a sense this is true. Costumes, language, and the necessary absence of the modern in "period pieces" make them expensive and difficult to film. But couldn't it be argued that it is just as difficult to make a film about more recent periods? I have no knowledge of how a Victorian era table was set, or what a knight really spoke like; we are subject to the directors view of reality. But what if a good deal of your audience lived through the time you are portraying, as in the case of the 1950's? I can even envision my grandfather coming back from WW2 to a booming economy, and living in the world Curtis Hanson created.

The real genus of this film is that it creates not only a physical world, but one with all the politics, corruption, racism and inequity of the time. As a result we feel the characters motivations and understand their faults all the better; Bud White, Ed Exley, Lynn Bracken and Lana Turner all live here.

This film, like others that make us believe we are there for two hours will endure. I was thinking a perfect double feature would be with Chinatown, another film that will stand the test of time.

Hope you will like one or both of these.

Answer 4

The Inside Man

Answer 5

I thought 16 Blocks w/ Bruce Willis was a good police suspense...and Inside Man w/ Denzel Washington has some good mysteries

Answer 6

Seven

Answer 7

That newish movie with Paul Walker...plays an undercover narc...forgot name of it. I know I know but I've seen so many movies I can't get the titles straight anymore....same with books I've read.

Running Scared!!!

Answer 8

The Usual Suspects. Very good and I think it will be right up your alley. I saw someone say Se7en. You can't go wrong with that either.

Answer 9

the bone collector with denzel washington, angelina jolie and queen latifa was a good thriller, police story.

Answer 10

The Usual Suspects first comes to mind. Hostage is really good. So is Man On Fire.