Gangin with some friends tonight and we’re all thinking of thriller and heist movies. It’s my turn to pick the film of the night, problem is I don’t watch movies all that often and I don’t want to accidentally pick something shitty.
Suggestions please!
Thrillers:
Watched Blue Ruin recently and really enjoyed it. Very simple revenge cycle plot.
Burning has a similar vibe to Blue Ruin. One of those movies that sticks with you. Absolutely haunting
Calibre is a thriller about trying to cover up a hunting accident in an isolated town
Brian De Palma’s Blowout is a paranoid thriller. My fav of his films and feature Travolta at his absolute best
Pig with nic cage is a deconstruction of revenge thrillers, and a very beautiful movie
As for heists:
The original Italian Job is an obnoxiously/charmingly British heist movie with Michael Cane
Baby driver is quality Edgar Wright stuff (cw: Kevin spacey)
The Hot Rock is a fun 70s heist movie with Robert Redford
Is Dog Day Afternoon a heist movie? Idk. Watched that again a few weeks ago and remembered how good it is. My pic for best movie of the 70s
