Top Suspense Movies 2008
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Valkyrie
Superstar Tom Cruise heads an international cast as Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, the aristocratic German officer who led the heroic attempt to bring down the Nazi regime and end the war by planting a bomb in Hitler's bunker. The "July 20 Plot" on Hitler's life is one of the most heroic but least known episodes of World War Two. Severely wounded in combat, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg returns from Africa to join the German Resistance and help create Operation Valkyrie, the complex plan that will allow a shadow government to replace Hitler's once he is dead. But fate and circumstance conspire to thrust Stauffenberg from one of many in the plot to a double-edged central role. Not only must he lead the coup and seize control of his nation's government... He must kill Hitler himself.
Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, Chris McQuarrie, Carice van Houten, Eddie Izzard, Terence Stamp, Bryan Singer, Paula Wagner
PG-13
Blindness
When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine. "Blindness", starring Julianne Moore, Gael Garcia Bernal, Mark Ruffalo, Sandra Oh and Danny Glover, is a harrowing tale about the fragility of mankind.
Danny Glover, Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore, Andrea Barata Ribeiro, José Saramago, Don McKellar, Gael García Bernal, Alice Braga
R
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Quarantine
Television reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) are assigned to spend the night shift with a Los Angeles Fire Station. After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building, they find police officers already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams coming from one of the apartment units. They soon learn that a woman living in the building has been infected by something unknown. After a few of the residents are viciously attacked, they try to escape with the news crew in tow, only to find that the CDC has quarantined the building. Phones, internet, televisions and cell phone access have been cut-off, and officials are not relaying information to those locked inside. When the quarantine is finally lifted, the only evidence of what took place is the news crew's videotape.
Jennifer Carpenter, Columbus Short, Doug Davison, John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Harris, Glenn S. Gainor
R
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Passengers
After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire (Anne Hathaway), is assigned by her mentor (Andre Braugher) to counsel the flight's five survivors. When they share their recollections of the incident -- which some say include an explosion that the airline claims never happened -- Claire is intrigued by Eric (Patrick Wilson), the most secretive of the passengers. Just as Claire's professional relationship with Eric -- despite her better judgment -- blossoms into a romance, the survivors begin to disappear mysteriously, one by one. Claire suspects that Eric may hold all the answers and becomes determined to uncover the truth, no matter the consequences.
Anne Hathaway, Judd Payne, Patrick Wilson, David Morse, Rodrigo Garcia, Matthew Rhodes, Keri Selig, Ronnie Christensen
PG-13
Saw V
Hoffman is seemingly the last person alive to carry on the Jigsaw legacy. But when his secret is threatened, Hoffman must go on the hunt to eliminate all loose ends.
Leigh Whannell, Mark Burg, Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan, Tobin Bell, Julie Benz, David Hackl, Oren Koules
R
Amusement
A traumatized woman is questioned by a policeman and a psychiatrist about three stories that involve her and two of her female friends from childhood.
Katheryn Winnick, John Simpson, Mike Macari, Neal Edelstein, Jake Wade Wall, Keir O'Donnell, Laura Breckenridge, Jessica Lucas
R
Burn After Reading
A dark spy-comedy from Academy Award winners Joel and Ethan Coen. CIA agent Osborne Cox decides to pen his memoirs and is fired from the agency. The disc containing the memoirs inadvertently gets left in a ladies locker room at a gym, where Linda and co-worker Chad, hatch a plan to sell its contents to the highest bidder.
John Malkovich, George Clooney, Ethan Coen, Brad Pitt, Joel Coen, Tilda Swinton
R
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Lakeview Terrace
In "Lakeview Terrace", a young couple (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington) has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their interracial relationship. A stern, single father, this tightly wound LAPD officer (Samuel L. Jackson) has appointed himself the watchdog of the neighborhood. His nightly foot patrols and overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some, but he becomes increasingly harassing to the newlyweds. These persistent intrusions into their lives ultimately turn tragic when the couple decides to fight back.
Kerry Washington, Will Smith, James Lassiter, Samuel L. Jackson, David Loughery, Patrick Wilson, John Cameron, Neil LaBute
PG-13
Eagle Eye
"Eagle Eye" is a race-against-time thriller starring Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Mackie and Billy Bob Thornton. Jerry Shaw (LaBeouf) and Rachel Holloman (Monaghan) are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations – using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move. As the situation escalates, these two ordinary people become the country's most wanted fugitives, who must work together to discover what is really happening – and more importantly, why.
Shia LaBeouf, Anthony Mackie, Rosario Dawson, D.J. Caruso, Alex Kurtzman, John Glenn, Steven Spielberg, Michelle Monaghan
PG-13
Mirrors
A man is head of security at a department store plagued by unexplained deaths The store is also the target of demonstrators wanting compensation for an earlier staff fire tragedy. The man becomes intrigued by a disturbed woman. She claims her sister, who died in the fire, is exacting revenge, using mirrors as a gateway back into the living world.
Paula Patton, Cameron Boyce, Julian Glover, Ezra Buzzington, Andrew Hong, Marc Sternberg, Gregory Levesseur, Erica Gluck
R
Babylon A.D.
In the near future, a mercenary is charged with delivering a young woman from Russia to Canada and learns that she has been manipulated by a synthetic virus and what lies inside her could doom the human race.
Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Charlotte Rampling, Lambert Wilson, Christophe Rossignon, Alain Goldman, Mathieu Kassovitz, Gerard Depardieu
PG-13
Traitor
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn. A mysterious figure with a web of connections to terrorist organizations, Horn has a knack for emerging on the scene just as a major operation goes down. The inter-agency task force looking into the case meets with Carter, a veteran CIA contractor who seemingly has his own agenda and Max Archer, a fellow FBI agent. The task force links Horn to a prison break in Yemen, a bombing in Nice and a raid in London, but a tangle of contradictory evidence emerges, forcing Clayton to question whether his quarry is a disaffected former military operative -- or something far more complicated. Obsessed with discovering the truth, Clayton tracks Horn across the globe as the elusive ex-soldier burrows deeper and deeper into a world of shadows and intrigue.
Neal McDonough, David Hoberman, Don Cheadle, Todd LIeberman, Jeff Silver, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Guy Pearce, Jeff Daniels
PG-13
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Toward Darkness
The bilingual thriller is from writer-director Antonio Negret and focuses on the final 90 minutes in the life of a kidnapped Colombian. His family, a ransom delivery man, and a special ops team attempt to save him.
America Ferrera
The Happening
A family is on the run from an inexplicable and unstoppable event that threatens not only humankind--but the most basic human instinct of them all: survival.
Mark Wahlberg, John Leguizamo, Barry Mendel, Sam Mercer, Jose L. Rodriguez, M. Night Shyamalan, Zooey Deschanel, Spencer Breslin
R
Midnight Meat Train
When Leon Kaufman's latest body of work--a collection of provocative, nighttime studies of the city and its inhabitants--earns the struggling photographer interest from prominent art gallerist Susan Hoff, she propels him to get grittier and show the darker side of humanity for his upcoming debut at her downtown art space. Believing he's finally on track for success, Leon's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer--Mahogany, the subway murderer who stalks late-night commuters, ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways imaginable. With his concerned girlfriend Maya fearing for his life, Leon's relentless fascination with Mahogany lures him further and further into the bowels of the subways and ultimately into an abyss of pure evil--inadvertently pulling Maya right along with him.
Vinnie Jones, Ryuhei Kitamura, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, James McQuaide, Eric Reid, Jorge Saralegui, Richard Wright
R
The Strangers
"Strangers" is a suspense thriller revolving around a couple (Tyler and Speedman) in a remote suburban house who are targeted by three dangerous masked strangers. The resulting clashes force the couple to go well beyond what they thought themselves capable of in order to survive.
Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Sonny Mallhi, Bryan Bertino, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, Byran Bertino, Gemma Ward
R
The Ruins
Four American friends on vacation in Cancún, Mexico, meet a German tourist that persuades them to join his hunt for his younger brother, who was last seen with his girlfriend near some mysterious ruins.
Ben Stiller, Carter Smith, Stuart Cornfeld, Chris Bender, Scott B. Smith, Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore
R
Day of the Dead
The world is overrun by the return of the flesh hungry living-dead, leaving a small group of scientists and military personnel holed-up in an underground bunker as a last ditch effort to stay alive.
Ving Rhames, Nick Cannon, Avi Lerner, Boaz Davidson, James Dudelson, George Furla, Jeffrey Reddick, Mena Suvari
R
Prom Night
Donna's senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, one of magic, beauty, and love. Surrounded by her best friends, she should be safe from the horrors of her past. But when the night turns from magic to murder there is only one man who could be responsible... the man she thought was gone forever. Now, Donna and her friends must find a way to escape the sadistic rampage of an obsessed killer, and survive their Prom Night.
Nelson McCormick, Stephen Susco, Brittany Snow, Jessica Troup, Collins Pennie, Idris Elba, Kellan Lutz, Marc Forby
PG-13
88 Minutes
In "88 Minutes", Al Pacino stars as Dr. Jack Gramm, a college professor who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the FBI. When Gramm receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live, he must use all his skills and training to narrow down the possible suspects, who include a disgruntled student, a jilted former lover, and a serial killer who is already on death row, before his time runs out.
Al Pacino, Neal McDonough, Avi Lerner, Gary Scott Thompson, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, John Baldecchi, Jon Avnet
R
Deception
Ewan McGregor will play Jonathan, an accountant disconnected from life, who is reinvigorated by his new friend Wyatt (Hugh Jackman), a powerful and charismatic lawyer who introduces Jonathan to a mysterious sex club known as "The List". Shortly after meeting the woman of his dreams, Jonathan becomes the number one suspect in not only the woman's disappearance and possible murder, but also in a $20 million theft.
Ewan McGregor, Maggie Q, Marcel Langenegger, Michelle Williams, Natasha Henstridge, Arnold Rifkin, Mark Bomback, Patrick Marber
R
Doomsday
In "Doomsday", a lethal virus spreads throughout a major country and kills hundreds of thousands. To contain the newly identified Reaper, the authorities brutally quarantine the country as it succumbs to fear and chaos. The literal walling-off works for three decades – until Reaper violently resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists, including Eden Sinclair (Mitra), is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.
Benedict Carver, Rhona Mitra, Adrian Lester, Trevor Macy, Steven Paul, Neil Marshall, Bob Hoskins, Sean Pertwee
R
Funny Games
In this provocative and brutal thriller from director Michael Haneke, a vacationing family gets an unexpected visit from two deeply disturbed young men. Their idyllic holiday turns nightmarish as they are subjected to unimaginable terrors and struggle to stay alive.
Naomi Watts, Michael Haneke, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt, Brady Corbet, Devon Gearhart
R
Shutter
For photographer Ben and his new wife Jane, his new assignment--a lucrative fashion shoot in Tokyo--was supposed to be a kind of working honeymoon. With this exotic professional opportunity and the limitless possibilities of a new marriage, Ben and Jane arrive in Japan. But as they make their way on a mountain road leading to Mt. Fuji, their new life together comes to, literally, a crashing halt. Their car smashes into a woman standing in the middle of the road, who has materialized out of nowhere. Upon regaining consciousness after the accident, Ben and Jane cannot find any trace of the girl Jane believes she hit with the car. Shaken by the accident and by the girl's disappearance, Ben and Jane arrive in Tokyo, where Ben begins his glamorous assignment. Having worked in Japan before and fluent in the language, Ben is comfortable there, and he eagerly reunites with old friends and colleagues. Jane, a newcomer to the city, feels very much like a stranger in a strange land as she makes tentative, unsettling forays through the city. Ben, meanwhile, has discovered mysterious white blurs--eerily evocative of a human form--that have materialized on an entire day's work from the expensive photo shoot. Jane's concerns escalate as she believes the blurs in Ben's photos are the dead girl from the road, who is now seeking vengeance for them leaving her to die.
Rachael Taylor, David Denman, Masayuki Ochiai, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, Luke Dawson, Joshua Jackson, James Kyson Lee
PG-13
The Eye
Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) is an accomplished, independent, Los Angeles-based concert violinist. She is also blind, and has been so since a childhood tragedy. As our story opens, Sydney undergoes a double corneal transplant, a surgery she has waited her whole life to have, and her sight is restored. After the surgery, neural ophthalmologist Dr. Paul Faulkner (Alessandro Nivola) helps Sydney with the difficult adjustment, and with the support of her older sister Helen (Parker Posey), Sydney learns to see again.But Sydney's happiness is short-lived as unexplainable shadowy and frightening images start to haunt her. Are they a passing aftermath of her surgery, Sydney's mind adjusting to sight, a product of her imagination, or something horrifyingly real? As Sydney's family and friends begin to doubt her sanity, Sydney is soon convinced that her anonymous eye donor has somehow opened the door to a terrifying world only she can now see. THE EYE is a bone-chilling supernatural thriller that tests the boundaries of perception and reality.
Jessica Alba, Tom Cruise, Xavier Palud, Parker Posey, David Moreau, Paula Wagner, Gaye Hirsch, Sebastian Gutierrez
PG-13
Over Her Dead Body
Devastated when his fiancée Kate (Eva Longoria Parker) is killed on their wedding day, Henry (Paul Rudd) reluctantly agrees to consult a psychic named Ashley (Lake Bell) at the urging of his sister Chloe (Lindsay Sloane). Despite his skepticism over her psychic abilities, Henry finds himself falling hard for Ashley, and vice versa. But there is a big snag. Ashley is being haunted by Kate's ghost, who considers it her heavenly duty to break up Henry and Ashley's fledgling romance, if it is the last thing she does on this earthly plane...
Scott Niemeyer, Jeff Lowell, Paul Rudd, Eva Longoria, Lake Bell, Norm Waitt, Paul Brooks, Jason Biggs
PG-13
Spiral
The project revolves around a reclusive telemarketer (Joel David Moore), whose dysfunctional friendship with his boss (Zachary Levi) is alleviated when a whimsical co-worker (Amber Tamblyn) enters his life. But as he begins to sketch his new friend's portrait, disturbing feelings from his past threaten to lead him down a path of destruction.
Zachary Levi, Joel David Moore, Jeremy Danial Boreing, Amber Tamblyn
George A. Romero's Diary of the ...
In his first independently produced zombie film in over two decades, George A. Romero returns to ground zero in the history of the living dead. When a group of film students making a horror movie in the woods discovers that the dead have begun to revive, they turn their cameras on the real-life horrors that suddenly confront them, creating a first person diary of their bloody encounters and the disintegration of everything they hold dear.
George Buza, Peter Grunwald, Sam Englebardt, Artur Spigel, George A. Romero, Shawn Roberts, Joshua Close, Scott Wentworth
R
Vantage Point
Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid) and Kent Taylor (Matthew Fox) are two Secret Service agents assigned to protect President Ashton (William Hurt) at a landmark summit on the global war on terror. When President Ashton is shot moments after his arrival in Spain, chaos ensues and disparate lives collide. In the crowd is Howard Lewis (Forest Whitaker) an American tourist video-taping the historic event to show his kids when he returns home. Also there is Rex (Sigourney Weaver) an American TV news producer who is reporting on the conference. It's only as we follow each person's perspective of the same 15 minutes prior to and immediately after the shooting that the terrifying truth behind the assassination attempt is revealed.
Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver, Pete Travis, Neal H. Moritz, Barry L. Levy, Matthew Fox, William Hurt
PG-13
One Missed Call
Beth Raymond is traumatized when she witnesses the gruesome deaths of two friends just days apart. Even more disturbing, she knows that both of them had received chilling cell phone messages--actual recordings of their own horrifying last moments. Impossibly, the calls were received days before they died, but each death occurred precisely when and how the messages foretold. The police think Beth is delusional--except for Detective Jack Andrews, whose own sister was killed in a freak accident that bears a strange similarity to the deaths of Beth''s friends. Together, Jack and Beth work feverishly to unravel the mystery behind the ominous calls. But even as they get closer to the truth, Beth''s cell phone begins to ring with an eerie tune, and the readout displays: "One Missed Call".
Jennie Lew Tugend, Phillip Jeanmarie, Eric Valette, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Lauren C. Weissman, Scott Kroopf, Andrew Klavan
PG-13
Cloverfield
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.
Matt Reeves, Sherryl Clark, J.J. Abrams, Drew Goddard, Lizzy Caplan, T.J. Miller, Guy Reidel, Michael Stahl-David
PG-13
Untraceable
Within the FBI, there exists a division dedicated to investigating and prosecuting criminals on the internet. Welcome to the front lines of the war on cybercrime, where Special Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) has seen it all……until now. A tech-savvy internet predator is displaying his graphic murders on his own website – and the fate of each of his tormented captives is left in the hands of the public: the more hits his site gets, the faster his victims die. When this game of cat and mouse becomes personal, Marsh and her team must race against the clock to track down this technical mastermind who is virtually untraceable.
Diane Lane, Gregory Hoblit, Tom Rosenberg, Billy Burke, Gary Lucchesi, Steven Pearl, Allison Burnett, Robert Fyvolent
R
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