List of the best Brian De Palma movies: Scarface(1983), Carlito's Way(1993), The Untouchables(1987), Blow Out(1981), Phantom of the Paradise(1974), Carrie(1976), Dressed to Kill(1980), Body Double(1984), The Fury(1978), Redacted(2007), Snake Eyes(1998), Mission to Mars(2000) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1983
170 Minutes
Director
Al Pacino Michelle Pfeiffer Steven Bauer Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Robert Loggia Miriam Colon F. Murray Abraham Paul Shenar Harris Yulin Ángel Salazar Arnaldo Santana
drug lord friend kingpin detective girlfriend dark brutal gory intense miami household restaurant drug trade organized crime drug addiction violence corruption self-destruction rise fall
In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
Crime, Drama
USA
1993
144 Minutes
Director
Al Pacino Sean Penn Penelope Ann Miller Luis Guzman John Alberto Leguizamo Ingrid Rogers James Rebhorn Joseph Siravo Viggo Mortensen Richard Foronjy Jorge Porcel
ex-convict lawyer friend dancer girlfriend gangster tense gritty emotional new york city nightclub courtroom big city criminal underworld crime shady dealings drugs gangsters murder ex-convicts
A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.
Crime, Drama
USA
1987
119 Minutes
Director
Kevin Costner Sean Connery Robert De Niro Andy Garcia Charles Martin Smith Billy Drago Richard Bradford Jack Kehoe
al capone eliot ness cop gangster accountant bootlegger engaging gutsy spirited suspenseful gritty chicago office train station courtroom police station border crooked cops corruption organized crime
During the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1981
108 Minutes
Director
John Travolta Nancy Allen John Lithgow Dennis Franz Peter Boyden Curt May Dave Roberts Maurice Copeland Claire Carter John Aquino John Hoffmeister
sound operator woman assassin detective intricate suspenseful dark philadelphia river roof movie studio political intrigue conspiracy assassination accident cover-up recordings sacrifice discovery pursuit
A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1974
92 Minutes
Director
Paul Williams William Finley Jessica Harper George Memmoli Gerrit Graham Jeffrey Comanor Archie Hahn Harold Oblong Gene Gross Henry Calvert Ken Carpenter
songwriter record producer singer assistant band leader shocking outlandish creative hedonistic california mansion music hall rock 'n' roll theft accident disfigurement deal with the devil sabotage revenge rivalry
A disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music. However, an evil record tycoon betrays him and steals his music to open his rock palace, The Paradise.
Horror
USA
1976
98 Minutes
Director
Sissy Spacek Piper Laurie William Katt Amy Irving John Travolta Nancy Allen Betty Buckley P.J. Soles Sydney Lassick Stefan Gierasch Priscilla Pointer
teenager mother prom queen prom king dark eerie tense california high school house supernatural superhuman abilities self-esteem high school teen angst prom revenge transformation underdog discovery
Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1980
105 Minutes
Director
Michael Caine Angie Dickinson Nancy Allen Keith Gordon Dennis Franz David Margulies Ken Baker Brandon Maggart Susanna Clemm Fred Weber Sean O'Rinn
prostitute psychiatrist housewife son serial killer husband disturbing gory shocking new york city metropolitan museum witnessing murder investigation infidelity mystery pursuit 1980s
A mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1984
109 Minutes
Director
Craig Wasson Melanie Griffith Gregg Henry Deborah Shelton Guy Boyd Dennis Franz David Haskell Rebecca Stanley
witness murderer porn star actor beautiful woman neighbor tense thrilling sultry gory hollywood hills house film set witnessing murder investigation pornography conspiracy filmmaking mystery rescue
A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1978
118 Minutes
Director
Kirk Douglas John Cassavetes Amy Irving Carrie Snodgress Fiona Lewis Andrew Stevens Charles Durning Gordon Jump Marland Proctor
father cia agent son scientist teen girl dark tense chicago clinic betrayal deception kidnapping psychic phenomena superhuman abilities research quest rescue 1970s
A former CIA agent uses the talents of a young psychic to help retrieve his telekinetic son from terrorists, who want to use his mental powers for evil.
War, Drama
USA|Canada
2007
91 Minutes
Director
Patrick Carroll Rob Devaney Izzy Diaz Mike Figueroa Ty Jones Kel O'Neill Daniel Stewart Sherman Bridget Barkan
The devastating reconstruction of the rape and murder of a 15-year-old Iraqi girl by American soldiers in Samarra in 2006.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
1998
99 Minutes
Director
Nicolas Cage Gary Sinise John Heard Carla Gugino Stan Shaw Kevin Dunn Michael Rispoli Joel Fabiani Luis Guzman David Anthony Higgins Mike Starr
detective boxer commander terrorist witness beautiful woman thrilling suspenseful shocking boxing match arena hallway hotel atlantic city, n.j. casino conspiracy assassination boxing career aspirations betrayal
A shady police detective finds himself in the middle of a murder conspiracy at an important boxing match in an Atlantic City casino.
Sci-Fi
USA|Canada|France
2000
112 Minutes
Director
Gary Sinise Tim Robbins Don Cheadle Connie Nielsen Jerry O'Connell Kim Delaney Elise Neal Peter Outerbridge Jill Teed Kavan Smith
astronaut survivor alien beautiful woman husband leader thrilling striking rousing gripping mars outer space space station desert spaceship research station dangerous mission alien life-forms space travel stranded
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Germany|UK|Israel|Bulgaria
2006
121 Minutes
Director
Josh Hartnett Scarlett Johansson Aaron Eckhart Hilary Swank Mia Kirshner Mike Starr Fiona Shaw Kevin Dunn Troy Evans John Kavanagh Angus MacInnes
cop victim murderer beautiful woman father mother intricate fascinating dark passionate los angeles police station mansion film set city home death investigation obsession deception
Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short murder investigation.
Comedy
USA
1972
91 Minutes
Director
A young business executive hates the direction his life is taking, and decides to make some changes. He becomes a struggling (but happy) tap-dancing magician. His old boss is financially ruined, but finds a way to bounce back by commercialising his career change.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Germany|Armenia|Monaco
2012
100 Minutes
Director
Rachel McAdams Noomi Rapace Karoline Herfurth Paul Anderson Rainer Bock Benjamin Sadler Michael Rotschopf Max Urlacher Dominic Raacke Trystan Pütter
colleague chief assistant melodramatic berlin passion money seduction rivalry
The rivalry between the manipulative boss of an advertising agency and her talented protégée escalates from stealing credit to public humiliation to murder.
Comedy
USA
1969
92 Minutes
Director
Jill Clayburgh Cynthia Munroe Charles Pfluger Robert De Niro
Charlie and Josephine are to be married in a church on the island off the east coast where her family, the Fishes, live, the other wedding events to take place or centered on the well-off ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Denmark|France|Belgium|Italy|Netherlands|USA|UK
2019
89 Minutes
Director
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Carice van Houten Guy Pearce Mohammed Azaay Sachli Gholamalizad Søren Malling Thomas W. Gabrielsson Paprika Steen Ardalan Esmaili Younes Bachir
police officer terrorist killer cia agent friend gripping rousing confident cool thrilling tense copenhagen police station apartment terrorism murder police work investigation on the run pursuit
A Copenhagen police officer seeks justice for his partner's murder by a mysterious man.
Comedy
1970
87 Minutes
Director
Robert De Niro Allen Goorwitz Jennifer Salt Charles Durning Lara Parker Bruce Price Andy Parker Ricky Parker
vietnam vet neighbor producer black panther resident beautiful woman hilarious shocking offbeat new york city greenwich village apartment street voyeurism veterans black power movement filmmaking race relations political activism temptation
A porno filmmaker (Robert De Niro) learns from a master (Allen Garfield) and turns urban guerrilla in New York.