Looking for recommendations (Psychological thriller, Street gang & 'On the Road')

1968

Like most people, I have a couple of favourite film genres and sub-genres. I'm hoping people can help me with recommendations for the following.

1) Psychological/suspense thrillers. Some of my favourite are:

Cape Fear (1962/1991)
Wait Until Dark (1967)
The French Connection (1971)
Magic (1978)
Heat (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Game (1997)
One Hour Photo (2002)
Mystic River (2003)
Identity (2003)
Zodiac (2007)

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2) Street gang. Often overlaps with my interest in 1950s/60s American youth subculture (i.e. Greaser, Rock 'n' Roll etc..) Some of my faves:

The Wanderers (1979)
Quadrophenia (1979)
The Warriors (1979)
The Outsiders (1983)
This Is England (2006)

American Graffiti (1973) [Not strictly gang film.]
Once Upon A Time In America (1984) [As above but particularly enjoyed the 1920s street gang plot]
A Bronx Tale (1993) [As above but particularly enjoyed the 1960s street gang plot]

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3) 'On the Road'. My own term to describe a sub genre of film that I associate it with American 'road trip', 'buddy' and 'coming of age' movies. Hope that makes some sense. Some of my faves:

Badlands (1973)
Diner (1982)
Fandango (1985) [Haven't yet seen it but seems to fit the description. Have it my Amazon.co.uk basket]
Stand By Me (1986)
Into The Wild (2007)

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Thanks in advance.

Robus

1968 wrote: »

Like most people, I have a couple of favourite film genres and sub-genres. I'm hoping people can help me with recommendations for the following.


Fandango (1985) [Haven't yet seen it but seems to fit the description. Have it my Amazon.co.uk basket]
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DazMarz

Se7en
Dirty Harry
Eden Lake

Excellent movies, all with underlying psychological/thriller themes. These would be amongst my favourite movies, particularly Se7en which has some of the best acting, suspense and probably the best ending in cinema history to boot.

Anyone who professes a love for film should watch at least the first two, as they are essential.

1968

DazMarz wrote: »

Se7en
Dirty Harry
Eden Lake

Excellent movies, all with underlying psychological/thriller themes. These would be amongst my favourite movies, particularly Se7en which has some of the best acting, suspense and probably the best ending in cinema history to boot.

Anyone who professes a love for film should watch at least the first two, as they are essential.

I've seen Se7en and Dirty Hall. Love them both. Will check out Eden Lake! Cheers.

rednik

The Parallax View with Warren Beatty.
The Manchurian Candidate with Frank Sinatra
The Conversation with Gene Hackman
Marathon Man with Dustin Hoffman