Mood: Spellbinders

1.

Supernatural

American dark fantasy television series

Overview: Supernatural is an American television series created by Eric Kripke. It was first broadcast on September 13, 2005, on The WB, and subsequently became part of successor The CW's lineup. Starring Jared ...

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Robert Singer, Philip Sgriccia

Cast: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark Sheppard, Jim Beaver, Alexander Calvert

Producer: Eric Kripke, McG

Writer: Eric Kripke, Andrew Dabb

Two brothers follow their father's footsteps as "hunters", fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons ...

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Television shows filmed in Vancouver 377T

2020 American television series endings 308T

2020s American supernatural television series 34T

2.

Basic Instinct

1992 erotic thriller film by Paul Verhoeven

Overview: Basic Instinct is a 1992 neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. The film follows San Francisco police detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas), who is in ...

Release date: 20 March 1992

Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Drama

Director: Paul Verhoeven

Cast: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Denis Arndt, Leilani Sarelle

Producer: William S. Beasley, Louis D'Esposito

Writer: Joe Eszterhas

A police detective is in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder, in which a beautiful and seductive woman could be involved.

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Basic Instinct 4T

Films produced by Alan Marshall (producer) 15T

Films produced by Mario F. Kassar 25T

3.

Twin Peaks

1990s American drama television series

Overview: Twin Peaks is an American mystery serial drama television series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It premiered on ABC on April 8, 1990, and originally ran for two seasons until its cancellation in ...

Release date: 8 April 1990

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Romance, Mystery, Horror, Fantasy, Crime

Director: David Lynch, Duwayne Dunham

Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Richard Beymer, Lara Flynn Boyle

Producer: Mark Frost, David Lynch

Writer: Mark Frost, David Lynch

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.

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Television series about the Federal Bureau of Investigation 34T

Television series about teenagers 1,026T

Rape in television 63T

4.

Cold Case

US police procedural television series (2003–2010)

Overview: Cold Case is an American police procedural crime drama television series which ran on CBS from September 28, 2003 to May 2, 2010. The series revolved around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department ...

Release date: 28 September 2003

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Alex Zakrzewski, Kevin Bray

Cast: Kathryn Morris, John Finn, Jeremy Ratchford, Thom Barry, Danny Pino, Tracie Thoms

Producer: Jonathan Littman, Meredith Stiehm

Writer: Meredith Stiehm, Veena Sud

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she's assigned "cold cases" -- older crimes that have ...

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Cold Case 1T

2000s American police procedural television series 49T

2010s American police procedural television series 69T

5.

The Shining

1980 film by Stanley Kubrick

Overview: The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. The film is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name and ...

Release date: 23 May 1980

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone

Producer: Robert Fryer, Jan Harlan

Writer: Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick

A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific ...

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1980s American films 3,361T

Films shot at EMI-Elstree Studios 141T

1980s English-language films 3,433T

6.

Crossing Jordan

2001 American television crime drama series

Overview: Crossing Jordan is an American crime drama television series created by Tim Kring, that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001, to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, a crime-solving ...

Release date: 24 September 2001

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime

Director: Allan Arkush, Roxann Dawson

Cast: Jill Hennessy, Miguel Ferrer, Ravi Kapoor, Steve Valentine, Kathryn Hahn, Jerry O'Connell

Producer: Tim Kring, Dennis Hammer

Writer: Tim Kring, Robert L. Rovner

A "sexy, brilliant" Boston medical examiner... Despite a checkered career, Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh goes above and beyond to solve cases.

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2000s American legal television series 60T

Koch Media 36T

2000s American medical television series 54T

7.

The Silence of the Lambs

1991 film directed by Jonathan Demme

Overview: The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American psychological horror film directed by Jonathan Demme and written by Ted Tally, adapted from Thomas Harris' 1988 novel. It stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling ...

Release date: 30 January 1991

Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama

Director: Jonathan Demme

Cast: Jodie Foster, Lawrence A. Bonney, Kasi Lemmons, Lawrence T. Wrentz, Scott Glenn, Anthony Heald

Producer: Grace Blake, Ronald M. Bozman

Writer: Thomas Harris, Ted Tally

A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims ...

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Best Horror Film Saturn Award winners 45T

Films shot in Pittsburgh 66T

Films with screenplays by Ted Tally 8T

8.

The Prestige

2006 film by Christopher Nolan

Overview: The Prestige is a 2006 British-American mystery thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and his brother Jonathan, based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Christopher Priest ...

Release date: 17 October 2006

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Director: Christopher Nolan

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson

Producer: Christopher Ball, Valerie Dean

Writer: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan

Two stage magicians engage in competitive one-upmanship in an attempt to create the ultimate stage illusion.

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2000s English-language films 4,356T

Films with screenplays selected in The Black List 118T

British historical thriller films 10T

9.

The Grudge

2004 film written by Stephen Susco and directed by Takashi Shimizu

Overview: The Grudge is a 2004 supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu, written by Stephen Susco, and produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Takashige Ichise. A remake of Shimizu's 2002 Japanese ...

Release date: 22 October 2004

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Takashi Shimizu

Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, William Mapother, Clea DuVall, KaDee Strickland, Grace Zabriskie

Producer: Doug Davison, Joseph Drake

Writer: Stephen Susco, Takashi Shimizu

An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming ...

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Horror films featuring female antagonists 42T

The Grudge (film series) 6T

The Grudge (franchise) films 4T

10.

The Black Dahlia

2006 film

Overview: The Black Dahlia is a 2006 neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Josh Friedman, and starring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, and Mia Kirshner ...

Release date: 9 August 2006

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, History, Romance

Director: Brian De Palma

Cast: Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Mike Starr

Producer: T. Rafael Cimino, Rudy Cohen

Writer: Josh Friedman, James Ellroy

Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short murder investigation.

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English-language German films 842T

German detective films 8T

French detective films 23T

11.

Murder by Numbers

2002 film by Barbet Schroeder

Overview: Murder by Numbers is a 2002 American psychological thriller film produced and directed by Barbet Schroeder starring Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling, and Michael Pitt. It is loosely based on the ...

Release date: 19 April 2002

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Director: Barbet Schroeder

Cast: Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt, Agnes Bruckner, Chris Penn

Producer: Sandra Bullock, Frank Capra III

Writer: Tony Gayton

Two gifted high school students execute a "perfect" murder - then become engaged in an intellectual contest with a seasoned homicide detective ...

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2000s English-language films 4,265T

2002 psychological thriller films 26T

2002 crime thriller films 37T

12.

Cat People

1982 film by Paul Schrader

Overview: Cat People is a 1982 American erotic horror film directed by Paul Schrader. It stars Nastassja Kinski and Malcolm McDowell; John Heard, Annette O'Toole, Ruby Dee, Ed Begley Jr., Scott Paulin, and Frankie ...

Release date: 2 April 1982

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller

Director: Paul Schrader

Cast: Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O'Toole, Ruby Dee, Ed Begley Jr.

Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer, Charles W. Fries

Writer: DeWitt Bodeen, Alan Ormsby

A young woman's sexual awakening brings horror when she discovers her urges transform her into a monstrous black leopard.

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1980s English-language films 1,494T

American erotic horror films 39T

1980s supernatural thriller films 3T

13.

Body Heat

1981 film by Lawrence Kasdan

Overview: Body Heat is a 1981 American neo-noir erotic thriller film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan in his directorial debut. It stars William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, and Richard Crenna, and features Ted ...

Release date: 28 August 1981

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Lawrence Kasdan

Cast: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, J.A. Preston, Mickey Rourke

Producer: Fred T. Gallo, Robert Grand

Writer: Lawrence Kasdan

In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman persuades her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.

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1980s American films 3,361T

1980s English-language films 3,428T

Films about adultery in the United States 68T

14.

Basic Instinct 2

2006 erotic thriller film by Michael Caton-Jones

Overview: Basic Instinct 2 (also known as Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction) is a 2006 erotic thriller film and the sequel to 1992's Basic Instinct. The film was directed by Michael Caton-Jones and produced by Mario ...

Release date: 21 March 2006

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Drama

Director: Michael Caton-Jones

Cast: Stan Collymore, Sharon Stone, Neil Maskell, David Thewlis, Jan Chappell, David Morrissey

Producer: Mark Albela, Moritz Borman

Writer: Joe Eszterhas, Leora Barish

Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though, like ...

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Basic Instinct 4T

Films produced by Mario F. Kassar 25T

2000s Spanish films 402T

15.

A Few Good Men

1992 American legal drama film by Rob Reiner

Overview: A Few Good Men is a 1992 American legal drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore, with Kevin Bacon, Kevin Pollak, Cuba Gooding Jr., Wolfgang Bodison, James ...

Release date: 9 December 1992

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Rob Reiner

Cast: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak

Producer: David Brown, William S. Gilmore

Writer: Aaron Sorkin

Military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder. They contend they were acting under orders.

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1990s legal drama films 2T

1990s English-language films 3,888T

1992 crime drama films 29T

16.

Let Me In

2010 American-British horror film

Overview: Let Me In is a 2010 American-British romantic horror film written and directed by Matt Reeves and starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz, Elias Koteas, and Richard Jenkins. It is a remake of the ...

Release date: 13 September 2010

Genre: Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller, Mystery

Director: Matt Reeves

Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz, Richard Jenkins, Cara Buono, Elias Koteas, Sasha Barrese

Producer: Tobin Armbrust, Alexander Yves Brunner

Writer: Matt Reeves, John Ajvide Lindqvist

A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.

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LGBT-related horror drama films 7T

Films with screenplays by Matt Reeves 6T

British vampire films 48T

17.

Inspector Morse

British detective TV series

Overview: Inspector Morse is a British detective drama television series based on a series of novels by Colin Dexter. It starred John Thaw as Detective Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis ...

Release date: 6 January 1987

Genre: Mystery, Drama, Crime

Director: John Madden, Peter Hammond

Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe, Clare Holman, Liz Kettle

Producer: Ted Childs, Chris Burt

Writer: Daniel Boyle, Malcolm Bradbury

Inspector Morse has an ear for music, a taste for beer and a nose for crime. He sets out with Sergeant Lewis to solve each intriguing case.

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British detective television series 120T

1990s British crime drama television series 25T

2000s British crime drama television series 40T

18.

Wicker Park

2004 American film directed by Paul McGuigan

Overview: Wicker Park is a 2004 American romantic thriller drama film directed by Paul McGuigan and starring Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger and Matthew Lillard. It is a remake of the 1996 French film L ...

Release date: 4 July 2004

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Director: Paul McGuigan

Cast: Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Matthew Lillard, Diane Kruger, Christopher Cousins, Jessica Paré

Producer: Georges Benayoun, Andre Lamal

Writer: Gilles Mimouni, Brandon Boyce

A young Chicago advertising executive believes a woman he sees in a café is his long-lost love. His belief leads to obsession, as he puts his life on hold ...

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2000s English-language films 4,263T

2004 thriller drama films 16T

2000s mystery drama films 32T

19.

Whiteout

2009 film by Len Wiseman, Dominic Sena, Stuart Baird

Overview: Whiteout (French: Whiteout: Enfer blanc) is a 2009 crime thriller film based on the 1998 comic book of the same name by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber. Directed by Dominic Sena, with uncredited reshoots by ...

Release date: 9 September 2009

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Director: Dominic Sena

Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Columbus Short, Alex O'Loughlin, Shawn Doyle

Producer: Aaron Auch, Don Carmody

Writer: Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber

U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko tracks a killer in Antarctica as the sun is about to set for six months.

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English-language Canadian films 2,725T

2009 crime thriller films 39T

Oni Press adaptations 6T

20.

What Lies Beneath

2000 American film

Overview: What Lies Beneath is a 2000 American supernatural horror thriller film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer as a couple who live in a haunted house. It was the first ...