Wednesday, February 28, 2007

(Crime-Mystery-Thriller) Movies I Like

Fargo (1996), Joel Coen
"Small town. Big crime. Dead cold."
"A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere."

The Talented Mr. Ripley
(1999), Anthony Minghella
"How far would you go to become someone else."
"Everybody should have one talent...what's yours?"
"It's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody."

21 Grams (2003), Alejandro González Iñárritu
"How much does life weigh?"
"They say we all lose 21 grams at the exact moment of our death...everyone. The weight of a stack of nickels. The weight of a chocolate bar. The weight of a hummingbird..."
"How much does love weigh?"
"How much does revenge weigh?"
"How much does guilt weigh?"

Misery (1990), Rob Reiner
"Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he's writing to stay alive."

Se7en (1995), David Fincher
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."
"Earnest Hemingway once wrote, "The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." I believe the second part."

The Sixth Sense (1999), M. Night Shyamalan
"Not every gift is a blessing."
"There are ghosts walking among us, looking for help... They have found it."
"Do you Believe Now?"
"Can You Keep the Secret?"

Fight Club (1999), David Fincher
"Mischief. Mayhem. Soap."
"Works great even on blood stains."
"The first rule about Fight Club is :" You don't talk about Fight Club". The second rule about Fight Club is :" You don't talk about Fight Club"."
"No guts. No glory."

American History X
(1998), Tony Kaye
"Some Legacies Must End."
"Violence as a way of life."
"United by hate, divided by truth"
"See reality in your eyes when hate makes you blind"

Dancer In The Dark
(2000), Lars von Trier
"In a world of shadows, she found the light of life."

Gattaca (1997), Andrew Niccol
"Only the strong succeed"
"There Is No Gene For The Human Spirit."
"How do you hide when you're running from yourself?"

The Fugitive (1993), Andrew Davis
" A murdered wife. A one-armed man. An obsessed detective. The chase begins."

The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Jonathan Demme
"To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman."

Mystic River (2003), Clint Eastwood
"The river has many depths. Let it wash over you."

Primal Fear (1996), Gregory Hoblit
"Sooner or later a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real."
"Don't believe everything you see..."

Life Less Ordinary (1997), Danny Boyle

Trainspotting (1996), Danny Boyle
"Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a starter home. Choose dental insurance, leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose your future. But why would anyone want to do a thing like that?"
"Never let your friends tie you to the tracks."

Shallow Grave
(1994), Danny Boyle
"What's a little murder among friends?"

Leon the Professional (1994), Luc Besson
"He moves without sound. Kills without emotion. Disappears without trace."
"If you want a job done well hire a professional."

Crash (2004), Paul Haggis
"You think you know who you are. You have no idea."
"Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other."

Kiss the Girls (1997), Gary Fleder
"Smart Girls. Pretty Girls. Missing Girls."

Dolores Claiborne (1995), Taylor Hackford
"Sometimes, an accident can be an unhappy woman's best friend"
"They were separated by a death...and reunited by a murder."

Cape Fear (1991), Martin Scorsese
"There is nothing in the dark that isn't there in the light. Except fear."

U Turn
(1997), Oliver Stone
"Sex. Murder. Betrayal. Everything that makes life worth living."

Unfaithful (2002), Adrian Lyne
"If you had the opportunity, would you?"
"Where do you go when you've gone too far?"

Swimming Pool (2003), François Ozon
"On the surface, all is calm."

Courage Under Fire (1996), Edward Zwick
" A medal for honor. A search for justice. A battle for truth."

The Pelican Brief (1993), Alan J. Pakula

The Client (1994), Joel Schumacher
"A District Attorney Out For A Conviction. A New Lawyer Out Of Her League. A Young Boy Who Knew Too Much."

The Rainmaker (1997), Francis Ford Coppola
"They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day."

Monster (2003), Patty Jenkins

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