Underestimated but very Exciting Thriller Movies
Dressed to Kill (1980)
Dir: Brian De Palma
Stars: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon
A mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist’s patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.
Jagged Edge (1985)
Dir: Richard Marquand
Stars: Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, Peter Coyote, Robert Loggia
San Francisco heiress Page Forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house.
Body Double (1984)
Dir: Brian De Palma
Stars: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton
A young actor’s obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.
Black Widow (1987)
Dir: Bob Rafelson
Stars: Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Sami Frey, Dennis Hopper
A federal investigator tracks down a gold digging woman who moves from husband to husband, kills them and collects the inheritance.
Opera (1987)
Dir: Dario Argento
Stars: Cristina Marsillach, Ian Charleson, Urbano Barberini, Daria Nicolodi
A young opperata is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
White of the Eye (1987)
Dir: Donald Cammell
Stars: David Keith, Cathy Moriarty, Alan Rosenberg, Art Evans
In a wealthy and isolated desert community, a sound expert is targeted as the prime suspect of a series.
Backfire (1988)
Dir: Gilbert Cates
Stars: Karen Allen, Keith Carradine, Jeff Fahey, Bernie Casey
Disgruntled wife cheats on her well off husband, who’s been suffering from PTSD ever since he came home from the Vietnam War. After an incident he ends up in a catatonic state. Soon, she begins to suspect that someone is after her.