Thriller Reviews

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
A Peck On The Cheek (2002)	Powerful	2003-05-01	Simon
Aalavandhan (2001)	A well made, unique and very enjoyable film	2004-06-13	Simon
Accident (2009)	Interesting premise that fails to convince	2020-05-22	Simon
Ahimsa: Stop to Run (2005)	Running into karma	2021-07-28	Simon
Akira (2016)	An interesting take on a familiar tale	2022-09-03	Simon
Aks (2001)	Dark, intense, intelligent, stylish	2002-06-30	Simon
Altered States (1980)	...read review...	2020-07-19	Simon
Angel With The Iron Fists (1967)	Camp James Bond knock-off	2004-11-02	Simon
Arahan (2004)	Urban martial arts action	2020-07-04	Simon
As Tears Go By (1988)	...read review...	2021-05-12	Simon
Asura: The City of Madness (2016)	Grimy and bleak	2024-03-22	Simon
Audition (1999)	A more sophisticated film than it is given credit for	2012-10-15	Simon
Battle Royale (2000)	One of the best and most important films ever made	2012-10-24	Simon
Born To Fight (2004)	New levels of absurd action	2005-10-12	Simon
Broken Embraces (2009)	One of Almodóvar's more grown up films	2022-01-12	Simon
Burning (2018)	Burning Slowly	2021-04-18	Simon
Chinatown Kid (1977)	Great piece of 70's action	2004-02-26	Simon
Chocolate Inspector (1986)	solid entertainment	2006-01-16	Simon
Cliff Walkers (2021)	Solid spy propaganda	2024-01-27	Simon
Cold Fish (2011)	Life is Pain	2021-02-01	Simon
Confessions (2010)	One sin leads to another	2014-03-08	Simon
Crows Zero II (2009)	More of the same	2022-11-14	Simon
Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind (1980)	Controversial	2020-08-02	Simon
Deliver Us From Evil (2020)	Not much to recommend it but has some decent action	2021-03-20	Simon
Desire To Kill (2010)	Delicious black comedy about revenge	2014-08-06	Simon
Devil Face, Angel Heart (2002)	Looks great but that's about it	2003-03-07	Simon
Dil Se (1998)	Not your average Bollywood romance	2022-03-12	Simon
Double Vision (2002)	Above average horror	2003-04-28	Simon
Drug War (2013)	Hard-boiled Johnnie To cops n' robbers film	2013-08-25	Simon
Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)	A Sion Sono film	2021-01-03	Simon