I love a noms list that just doubles as a general curiosity list for the genre. We'll be able to do long ballots too I hope??? So many good flicks in the noms already.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 12 March 2018 15:29 (six years ago) link
The Godfather Part III
― jmm, Monday, 12 March 2018 15:30 (six years ago) link
My aim would be a minimum of 25 flicks ideally and a maximum of 50. I think that's what I did for the action films?
Aiming for a reveal list of 75. Maybe 100. I dunno. We'll see!
― omar little, Monday, 12 March 2018 15:32 (six years ago) link
Serie NoireThe Line-UpCrime Wave (1985; The John Paizs film, not the Raimi film)Side StreetPeeping TomLe BoucherLa Ceremonie Purple Moon
― Chris L, Monday, 12 March 2018 16:08 (six years ago) link
here i am with some post-millennium flicks. is there some sort of "no supernatural elements" rule?
Animal KingdomMementoOldboyGone Baby GoneGone GirlEnd of WatchNon-Stop
― piper at the gates of d'awwww (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 March 2018 17:55 (six years ago) link
Personally, I'm interpreting 'thrillers' in a somewhat restricted sense, in what seems to be the spirit of the poll (crime as the central genre). I wouldn't vote for supernatural thrillers.
― jmm, Monday, 12 March 2018 18:47 (six years ago) link
Force of EvilBrute ForceThe Killers (1964)
― Chris L, Monday, 12 March 2018 19:31 (six years ago) link
How do we feel about gialli falling under these genres? I feel like a whole lot of Argento belongs on here: Deep Red, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, Tenebrae, Trauma . . .
Maybe some Fulci, too, but I don't like any of his movies anywhere near as much.
― Millennial Whoop, wanna fight about it? (Phil D.), Monday, 12 March 2018 19:46 (six years ago) link
For organizing polls to fit more options --run several polls, concurrently or in a series, dividing fils by decade?
― ian, Monday, 12 March 2018 20:05 (six years ago) link
Updated ballot (my comments on some of these are upthread)Nightmare AlleyBlade RunnerNo Country For Old MenGet CarterChinatownClash By NightThe Postman Always Rings Twice (all three versions prob, although been a while since I've seen the Italian)DetourAct of ViolenceIn A Lonely PlaceVertigoTaxi DriverSalesmanThe Human Beast (good info here, and I gotta check some of those linked under People Who Liked This Also Liked...)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029957/
― dow, Monday, 12 March 2018 20:42 (six years ago) link
Bitter MoonHell or High WaterGood Time12 Angry MenOn the WaterfrontSexy BeastThe Vanishing (1988)
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 07:22 (six years ago) link
Hell Or High Water will def be high on my list. So good.
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 07:23 (six years ago) link
wind river on that note
― the clodding of the american mind (darraghmac), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 08:57 (six years ago) link
I nominated that one already
― scotti pruitti (wins), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 10:33 (six years ago) link
nods
― the clodding of the american mind (darraghmac), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 11:14 (six years ago) link
Touchez pas au GrisbiClasses Tous RisquesThe League of GentlemanThe Silent PartnerThe Anderson TapesInvestigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionMilan Caliber 9Cash on Demand
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 13:59 (six years ago) link
Oh right, Classes Tous Risques. I grabbed the Criterion DVD when I found an inexplicably cheap used copy a few years ago. Time to finally watch that thing!
― Dangleballs and the Ballerina (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:02 (six years ago) link
Milano Calibro 9 is such an amazing movie. I like a lot of that poliziotteschi stuff but that's the one I'd recommend even to ppl who don't share my tolerance of the campier aspects of the genre.
Love Investigation... too. I tried starting an Elio Petri thread sometime ago but there were no takers.
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:42 (six years ago) link
Quai des OrfèvresRoninJumping Jack Flash
― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:51 (six years ago) link
RififiThe Public EnemyScarface (1932 and 1983)Little CaesarNo Orchids for Miss BlandishThe Story of Temple Drake
― Polly of the Pre-Codes (j.lu), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:52 (six years ago) link
Panic Room. Underrated Fincher IMO.
― Millennial Whoop, wanna fight about it? (Phil D.), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:54 (six years ago) link
In my mind I distinguish between crime films (lone wolves or small groups of freelance professionals) and gangster films (from Cagney and Robinson to the Godfathers to yer triad and yakuza epics). I'm not suggesting anyone else adopt this weird distinction tbh.
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:55 (six years ago) link
Does anyone remember the name of a black-and-white movie about a heist in a small midwestern town? 1950s or early 60s. Maybe not Robert Aldrich or Don Siegel, but someone like that. It focuses on a cross-section of the townspeople rather than just robbers, iirc. And there's a pretty brutal fight scene in a farm or barn or something.
Anyway - that film.
― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 15:05 (six years ago) link
not an answer to that question but another nomination:
Bad Day at Black Rock
― Finnegans woke (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 15:17 (six years ago) link
Crime Wave (1953)The Phenix City StoryKansas CityKansas City ConfidentialThe Set-UpLittle Murders
― Chris L, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 15:41 (six years ago) link
The Honeymoon Killers
― Chris L, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 15:43 (six years ago) link
Oh, and a couple of Fullers:The Naked KissUnderworld USA
― Chris L, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 15:45 (six years ago) link
I love Little Murders, but it's really stretching things to call it a crime/mystery/thriller/noir movie! I mean, The In-Laws is a closer fit, if we're talking Alan Arkin joints.
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 16:05 (six years ago) link
I don't agree at all, especially compared to some of these nominations.
DamnationEuropaPolice (1985)L'argent
― Chris L, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 16:09 (six years ago) link
Les Diaboliques
― WilliamC, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 16:10 (six years ago) link
nominations thus far!
12 Angry Men25th Hour52 Pick-UpA Colt Is My PassportA Fish Called WandaA ProphetA Short Film About KillingA Simple PlanAccident (2009)Ace in the HoleAct of ViolenceAll the President's MenAnimal KingdomArmy of ShadowsAsphalt (1929)Atlantic CityBad Day at Black RockBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansBadlandsBasic InstinctBatman ReturnsBattles Without Honour and HumanityBig Deal on Madonna StreetBig Guns/Tony ArzentaBitter MoonBlade RunnerBlast of SilenceBlood SimpleBlue RuinBlue VelvetBob le FlambeurBoiling PointBonnie and ClydeBoundBranded to KillBreathlessBrickBring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaBrute ForceCarlito’s WayCash on DemandCasinoCatch Me If You CanCharley VarrickChina MoonChinatownCity On FireClash By NightClasses Tous RisquesClueCollateralCopCrime Wave (1954)Crime Wave (1985, John Paizs)Criss CrossCutter's WayDamnationDark CityDas BootDead CalmDead HeatDead Man's ShoesDeep RedDetourDevil in a Blue DressDial M For MurderDirty HarryDog Day AfternoonDouble IndemnityDr. Mabuse the GamblerDriveDrunken AngelEastern PromisesElectionElevator to the GallowsElleEmergency SquadEnd of WatchEnemy of the StateEuropaFamily PlotFantomasFargoForce of EvilFrenzyFury (1936)Gaslight (1944)Get Carter (1971)Ghost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiGone Baby GoneGone GirlGood TimeGoodfellasGreen For DangerGun CrazyHana-biHard CandyHeatHell is a CityHell or High WaterHigh and LowHitmanHomicideHouse of BambooHouse of GamesI ConfessIl DivoIn a Lonely PlaceIn BrugesInfernal Affairs IIInherent ViceInsomnia (1997)Into The NightInvestigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionJackie BrownJohnny DangerouslyJohnny HandsomeJumping Jack FlashKansas CityKansas City ConfidentialKey LargoKiller JoeKiss Kiss Bang BangKiss Me DeadlyKiss of DeathL.A. ConfidentialL'argentLa BalanceLa CeremonieLauraLe BoucherLe Cercle RougeLe Deuxième souffleLe DoulosLe Jour Se Leve (1938)Le SamouraiLe TrouLeon / The ProfessionalLes DiaboliquesLight SleeperLittle CaesarLittle MurdersLock, Stock and Two Smoking BarrelsMManhunterMementoMemories of MurderMesrine: Public Enemy#1/Killer InstinctMichael ClaytonMilano Calibro 9Miller's CrossingMona LisaMulholland DriveMurder, My SweetNight and the CityNight MovesNight of the HunterNightcrawlerNightmare AlleyNo Country For Old MenNo Orchids for Miss BlandishNon-StopNotoriousOdd Man OutOld BoyOldboyOn Dangerous GroundOn the WaterfrontOne False MoveOut of SightOut of the PastPanama Lady (1939)Panic RoomPaper MoonPaydayPeeping TomPepe le MokoPerfect BluePetrified ForestPickpocketPickup on South StreetPigs & BattleshipsPitfallPoint BlankPolice (1985)Pool Of LondonPort of ShadowsPrivate Detective 62 (1933)Pulp FictionPurple MoonPusherPusher II: With Blood On My HandsPusher III: I'm the Angel of DeathQuai des OrfèvresRaw Deal (1948)Rear WindowRed Riding 1980Red Rock WestReservoir DogsRevolverRififiRiver's EdgeRobberyRoninRun Lola RunRunning Scared (1986)SalesmanSalvatore GiulianoScarface (1932)Scarface (1983)Scarlet StreetSe7enSerie NoireSexy BeastShadow of a DoubtShaft (1971)Side StreetSnake EyesSonatineStranger on the Third Floor (1940)Strangers on a TrainStraw DogsStray DogSubwaySunset Blvd.Sweet Smell of SuccessTaxi DriverTell No OneTenebraeThe 39 StepsThe American FriendThe Anderson TapesThe Asphalt JungleThe Big ClockThe Big ComboThe Big EasyThe Big HeatThe Big LebowskiThe Big SleepThe Bird With the Crystal PlumageThe Breaking PointThe ConversationThe Cotton ClubThe CriminalThe Docks of New York (1928)The French ConnectionThe Friends of Eddie CoyleThe FugitiveThe General (1998)The Getaway (1972)The Godfather IIIThe Good ThiefThe GriftersThe Grissom GangThe HandmaidenThe HiddenThe HitThe Hitch HikerThe Honeymoon KillersThe Hot RockThe Human BeastThe Hunt For Red OctoberThe In-LawsThe Informer (1929)The Italian ConnectionThe Killers (1946)The Killers (1964)The KillingThe Killing of a Chinese BookieThe Ladykillers (1955)The Last SeductionThe Late ShowThe League of GentlemanThe LimeyThe Line-UpThe LodgerThe Long Good FridayThe Long GoodbyeThe Long Kiss GoodnightThe Maltese FalconThe Man UpstairsThe Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)The Naked CityThe Naked KissThe OffenceThe Outside Man/Un Homme Est MortThe Phenix City StoryThe Poseidon AdventureThe Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)The Public EnemyThe RaidThe Raid 2The Set-UpThe Ship That Died Of ShameThe Silence of the LambsThe Silent PartnerThe Small World Of Sammy LeeThe Spanish PrisonerThe StingThe Story of Temple DrakeThe StrangerThe Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeThe Thin ManThe Third ManThe Two JakesThe UntouchablesThe Vanishing (1988)The Wages of FearThe Woman in the WindowThey Drive by Night (UK, 1938)They Live By NightThiefThieves HighwayThree Days of the CondorThunderbolt (1929)Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyTo Die ForTokyo DrifterTotal RecallTouch of EvilTouchez pas au GrisbiTraumaTwo Lane BlacktopUnderworld (1927)Underworld USAVengeance is MineVertigoViolent CopWhite HeatWho Framed Roger Rabbit?Who'll Stop The Rain?Wind RiverWitnessWoman in the Dark (1934)YojimboZZodiac
― omar little, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 16:32 (six years ago) link
338 films
The Passenger
― devvvine, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 16:47 (six years ago) link
The Lady from ShanghaiAngel Face Murder By Contract Gilda Leave Her to Heaven
― Chris L, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 17:15 (six years ago) link
You left off Rounders or omitted it intentionally, which is fine--the more I think about the thread title, it doesn't really fit. There are gambling films that obviously do, but Rounders would be pushing it.
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
― clemenza, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 17:18 (six years ago) link
wait, godfather 3 is nominated but not the first two?
― piper at the gates of d'awwww (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 17:21 (six years ago) link
I haven't seen Rounders but I suspect it fits the thread better than The Poseidon Adventure.
― Dangleballs and the Ballerina (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 17:21 (six years ago) link
(xpost, but was wondering about that Godfather thing as well)
Re. Das Boot: I would argue that war pictures don't belong on this poll. Unless someone wants to make a distinction between official combat versus espionage, sabotage, and/or personal beefs?
As for The Poseidon Adventure, natural disasters seem to me to be right out.
― Polly of the Pre-Codes (j.lu), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 17:34 (six years ago) link
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure is about crims if i remember but who wants to vote for that?
Oldboy is duplicated as Old Boy in the list btw
― as the crows around me grows (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 17:36 (six years ago) link
Alphaville
Le Corbeau1940 version of Gaslight Infernal Affairs (only II seems to be listed?)Panique
― MrDasher, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 17:37 (six years ago) link
I refrained from commenting on The Poseidon Adventure when I saw that. I tend to be pretty loose when it comes to nominations (as I've said many times, specious ones die of their own speciousness), but...
― clemenza, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 17:37 (six years ago) link
Shoot the Piano Player
― MrDasher, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 17:40 (six years ago) link
Oops I'll update with Rounders later thanks for the heads up.
― omar little, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 17:49 (six years ago) link
Even I'm not voting for Poseidon Adventure here.
― "Minneapolis" (barf) (Eric H.), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 17:50 (six years ago) link
I was leaving it open w/noms but as far as thrillers go I guess I was thinking more on the Hitchcock or Depalma or even Argento tip than big old thrilling action-y films.
― omar little, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 17:55 (six years ago) link
Yes, everyone was avoiding nominating Godfather movies, so I went ahead and nominated one.
― jmm, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 17:55 (six years ago) link
Close poll immediately.
― Chris L, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 17:57 (six years ago) link
(Er, close nominations rather)
Brighton Rock
― as the crows around me grows (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 18:00 (six years ago) link