Hands of the Ripper (1971)

Hands of the Ripper (1971)

[7] A young girl sees her mother murdered at the hands of her father, who just so happens to be London's infamous Jack the Ripper. When the girl comes of age (played by Angharad Rees), she's triggered to continue her father's murderous…
The Seventh Cross (1944)

The Seventh Cross (1944)

[7] Spencer Tracy stars as a concentration camp escapee in this grim, pre-World War II drama-thriller from director Fred Zinneman (A Man for All Seasons, From Here to Eternity). After breaking out of the Westhofen camp with six other Jewish prisoners, Tracy's…
The Hindenburg (1975)

The Hindenburg (1975)

[4] George C. Scott stars as a German officer tasked with preventing a saboteur from blowing up the Hindenburg before it lands in America. Robert Wise (The Sound of Music, West Side Story) directs this slow-moving disaster movie, one that relies on…
Night of the Juggler (1980)

Night of the Juggler (1980)

[6] James Brolin (The Amityville Horror) stars as a divorced dad and ex-cop whose daughter is kidnapped and held for ransom in this rough-and-tumble thriller. Night of the Juggler hits the ground running, with an elaborate opening in which we watch the…
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

[7] After years of experimenting in various film genres, director Alfred Hitchcock finally committed to thrillers and suspense with his seventeenth feature, The Man Who Knew Too Much. A young teen girl (Nova Pilbeam) is kidnapped by spies after her parents (Leslie…
Day of the Dead (1985)

Day of the Dead (1985)

[5] George Romero concludes his famous 'Dead' trilogy with 1985's relatively underwhelming Day of the Dead. The film centers around a group of scientists and military personnel who take shelter in a sprawling underground bunker in Florida while the dead walk the…
Munich (2005)

Munich (2005)

[8] Director Steven Spielberg depicts the revenge-fueled fallout from the 1972 kidnapping and murder of Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists in Munich. Eric Bana (Hulk) stars as the leader of a secret quintet of hit men organized by Israeli prime minister Golda…
Number 17 (1932)

Number 17 (1932)

[5] In one of Alfred Hitchcock's weirdest movies, several characters converge at an empty house in the middle of the night. One character may or may not be a police detective, others may or may not be crooks. Only a Cockney tramp…
The Saint (1997)

The Saint (1997)

[6] Val Kilmer and Elisabeth Shue star in this spy thriller adaptation of a British television show, based on a book series by Leslie Charteris. Kilmer plays Simon Templar, a rogue thief who uses technology and clever disguises to rob from the…
The Prestige (2006)

The Prestige (2006)

[8] Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale star as warring magicians in this period mystery from director Christopher Nolan (The Odyssey, Oppenheimer). After Bale's character makes a mistake that leads to the accidental death of Jackman's bride-to-be during a live performance, the two…