2004 Movies : Suspense

With Kristen Bell • William H. Macy • Val Kilmer • Derek Luke • David Mamet • Art Linson • Johnny Messner • Tia Texada • Moshe Diamant • Elie Samaha

This is the story of special ops officer Robert Scott (Val Kilmer) and his protégé Curtis (Derek Luke) who are recruited to find the missing daughter of a high-ranking government official. Their mission seems to come to an abrupt conclusion when the media reports the girl's death – but Curtis believes the girl is in fact alive. If she is, there's a dangerous conspiracy at the highest levels.

With Johnny Depp • Maria Bello • Ving Rhames • John Turturro • David Koepp • Gavin Polone • Timothy Hutton • Len Cariou • Charles Dutton

Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp), a successful writer trying to cope with a divorce, is staying in his rural home, when a stranger turns up on his doorstep and accuses him of plagiarism.

With Angelina Jolie • Dana Goldberg • Ethan Hawke • Paul Dano • Bruce Berman • David Heyman • Tcheky Karyo • Olivier Martinez • Kiefer Sutherland • Jean-Hugues Anglade • Jon Bokenkamp • D.J. Caruso • Mark Canton • Bernie Goldmann

A top FBI profiler, Special Agent Illeana Scott (Angelina Jolie) doesn't rely on traditional crime-solving techniques to unravel the mysteries of a murderous mind. Her intuitive, unconventional approach often makes the crucial difference between catching a killer and sending a dead-end case to the cold file. When Montreal detectives handling a local homicide investigation reluctantly ask for an outsider's help to get inside the head of a cunning serial killer, Agent Scott joins the case. With meticulous insight, she theorizes that the chameleon-like killer is "life-jacking" – assuming the lives and identities of his victims. As the pressure mounts to catch the elusive murderer, Agent Scott's unorthodox methods alienate her from a territorial police team that feels threatened by her uncanny abilities. Her seemingly cold demeanor belies an unparalleled passion for her work, and she's at her best when she's working alone. But when an unexpected attraction sparks a complicated romantic entanglement, the consummate specialist begins to doubt her finely-honed instincts. Alone in an unfamiliar city with no one she can trust, Agent Scott suddenly finds herself on a twisted and terrifying journey, surrounded by suspects in a case that has become chillingly personal.

With Nicole Kidman • Stellan Skarsgard • Paul Bettany • James Caan • Patricia Clarkson • Vibeke Windelov • Blair Brown • Lars Von Trier • Lauren Bacall • Jean-Marc Barr • Peter Aalbaek Jensen

Set in an American Town in the Rocky Mountains in the 1930s, a woman arrives who changes things for everyone. Dogville is shot exclusively in a studio with a minimum of props allowing the actors maximum freedom and full exposure.

With Donald Goines • David Arquette • Michael Ealy • Ernest Dickerson • DMX • Drew Sidora • Jennifer Sky • Reagan Preston-Gomez • James Gibson

A film noir centering around a hard-boiled, stylish kingpin drug dealer, called King David, who returns to his hometown seeking redemption—but ends up only finding violent death. King David's final moments are spent with Paul, an aspiring journalist who knew him for just a few minutes; yet King David would forever more have an impact on Paul's life. Half preacher, half Satan, and all street smarts, King David had recorded the story of his exploits on audiotape, leaving behind an often-poetic sermon on villainy and its consequences. The tapes reveal that the cycle of violence and retribution, which his actions have spawned, has come back to him, full circle, as he suspected they might all along.