The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)

The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)

[7] Producer/director Roger Corman completes his series of films based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe with The Tomb of Ligeia, the story of a man mysteriously obsessed with his late wife, Ligeia. When he remarries, he and his…
Zodiac (2007)

Zodiac (2007)

[5] Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey, Jr. star in David Fincher's film about the investigation of the so-called 'Zodiac' killer in the late '60s through the early '80s. Downey and Gyllenhaal's characters work for the San Francisco Chronicle,…
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…