Lady of Burlesque (1943)

Lady of Burlesque (1943)

[6] Barbara Stanwyck stars in this comedy about a night of multiple murders at a burlesque opera house. Between the dancers sharing a small dressing space, a few shady boyfriends and stage hands, a snooty visiting Russian princess, and an…
Changeling (2008)

Changeling (2008)

[8] Angelina Jolie stars in this gripping true story about a woman in 1920s Los Angeles whose young son vanishes without a trace one afternoon. When the L.A.P.D. notify her they've found him, she's shocked to discover the returned boy…
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

[6] Barbara Stanwyck stars in this murder mystery romp about a socialite who enlists her girlfriends to help her find a dead body she discovered, but which went missing before the police arrived at her calling. The police think she's…
Jacob’s Ladder (1990)

Jacob’s Ladder (1990)

[8] Jacob's Ladder is a terrific example of what can happen when an inspired screenplay gets into the hands of a great director and a capable leading actor. I'm talking about Bruce Joel Rubin (Ghost), Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction), and…
Best Laid Plans (1999)

Best Laid Plans (1999)

[7] Alessandro Nivola (Junebug, Jurassic Park III) stars with Reese Witherspoon and Josh Brolin in this ever-unfolding mystery/drama about a plan to steal money that goes horribly awry. Nivola plays a minimum wage worker desperate to escape his life, but…
The Fourth Kind (2009)

The Fourth Kind (2009)

[5] Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element) stars as a psychologist in Nome, Alaska, where patients begin telling her about terrifying experiences in the middle of the night -- all of which start by seeing an owl in their bedroom window.…
Us (2019)

Us (2019)

[7] Writer/director Jordan Peele follows up his sensationally well-received Get Out with Us, the story of a vacationing family who are attacked by doppelgängers  -- four, strange characters who look just like them. What begins as a mysterious home invasion…
The Machinist (2004)

The Machinist (2004)

[7] Christian Bale stars as a factory machinist eaten away by paranoia as he suffers a year of insomnia. After an accident at work in which Bale is partly responsible for another man losing his arm, Bale suspects his coworkers…
Blind Date (1984)

Blind Date (1984)

[6] Joseph Bottoms (The Black Hole) stars as a blind man who receives experimental surgery allowing him to 'see' sonar images with help from a device. As he's getting used to being blind and using the new machine, a taxicab-driving…
Greta (2019)

Greta (2019)

[7] Isabelle Huppert (Elle) and Chloë Grace Moretz (Kick Ass) co-star in this satisfying horror-thriller about a naive young woman (Moretz) who returns a lost purse to a lonely widow (Huppert). The two strike up a friendship, but Huppert becomes…