The Lost Boys (1987)
Comedy | Horror
After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires
Starring: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes, Edward Herrmann, Kiefer Sutherland
Director: Joel Schumacher
Flatliners (1990)
Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Five medical students experiment with "near death" experiences, until the dark consequences of past tragedies begin to jeopardize their lives.
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt, Kimberly Scott
Director: Joel Schumacher
Falling Down (1993)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Starring: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin, Tuesday Weld, Frederic Forrest
Director: Joel Schumacher
St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Drama | Romance
A group of friends, just out of college, struggle with adulthood.
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Mare Winningham, Andie MacDowell
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cousins (1989)
Comedy | Romance
Two couples go to a mutual friend's wedding and end up swapping partners.
Starring: Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young, William Petersen, Lloyd Bridges, Norma Aleandro
Director: Joel Schumacher
8MM (1999)
Mystery | Thriller
A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not.
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Peter Stormare, Anthony Heald, Chris Bauer
Director: Joel Schumacher
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Drama | Musical | Romance | Thriller
Musical Drama based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's celebrated musical phenomenon. The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a disfigured musical genius (Gerard Butler) who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with the lovely Christine (Emmy Rossum), the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera, exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents.
Starring: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, Jennifer Ellison
Director: Joel Schumacher
Veronica Guerin (2003)
Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller
In the mid-1990s, Dublin was a war zone as the most dangerous and powerful drug lords fought for absolute control of the city. But their most fierce opponent was not the police, but rather unyielding Sunday Independent journalist Veronica Guerin.
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Brenda Fricker, Gerard McSorley, Don Wycherley, Colin Farrell
Director: Joel Schumacher
A Time to Kill (1996)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
John Grisham's bestseller A Time to Kill hits the screen with incendiary force, directed by Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever, The Client). Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey and Kevin Spacey portray the principals in a murder trial that brings a small Mississippi town's racial tensions to the flashpoint. Amid a frenzy of activist marches, Klan terror, media clamor and brutal riots, an unseasoned but idealistic young attorney mounts a stirring courtroom battle for justice.
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L. Jackson, Sandra Bullock, Kevin Spacey, Brenda Fricker, Oliver Platt
Director: Joel Schumacher
Phone Booth (2002)
Mystery | Thriller
A single phone call can change a man's life…or possibly end it. Colin Farrell delivers a captivating, off-the-hook performance as Stu Shepard, a self-centered New York City publicist who suddenly finds himself on the deadly end of a high-powered rifle scope. Now it's a real-time race against the clock as Stu must outwit a psychotic sniper in a frantic scramble from phone booth to freedom. Directed by Joel Schumacher, this groundbreaking "tightly-made thriller" (Sidekick Magazine) co-stars Forest Whitaker, Katie Holmes, and Kiefer Sutherland as the crazed gunman calling the shots, literally.
Starring: Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Radha Mitchell, Katie Holmes, Tory Kittles
Director: Joel Schumacher
Dying Young (1991)
Drama | Romance
After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer.
Starring: Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott, Vincent D'Onofrio, Colleen Dewhurst, David Selby, Ellen Burstyn
Director: Joel Schumacher
Bad Company (2002)
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Thriller
A street-wise con man learns that he had a twin brother who served in the CIA. This brother was killed on an op and they needed somebody who can replace him to complete a deal for nuclear weapons.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock, Peter Stormare, Gabriel Macht, Kerry Washington, Adoni Maropis, Garcelle Beauvais
Director: Joel Schumacher
The Client (1994)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
A young boy who witnessed the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to protect him when the district attorney tries to use him to take down a mob family.
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Renfro, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony LaPaglia, J.T. Walsh
Director: Joel Schumacher
Blood Creek / Town Creek (2009)
Horror | Thriller
In 1936, the Wollners – a German family living in rural Morgan County, West Virginia – are contacted by the Third Reich to host a visiting scholar, Professor Richard Wirth. In need of money, they accept Wirth into their home. Wirth's grand occult project seals the Wollners off from the rest of the world and makes them players in a horrifying game of survival. After 71 years, in 2007, Evan Marshall's life has stalled at twenty-five years old. Left without answers after his older brother Victor's disappearance from a camping trip near Town Creek, he has tried to move on. But when Victor returns one night, very much alive and having escaped his captors, Evan asks no questions – at his brother's request, he loads their rifles, packs up their boat and follows him back to Town Creek on a mission of revenge that will test them in every possible way…
Starring: Henry Cavill, Dominic Purcell, Emma Booth
Director: Joel Schumacher
Trespass (2011)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
In a private, wealthy community, priority is placed on security and no exception is made for the Miller family's estate. Behind their pristine walls and manicured gardens, Kyle, a fast-talking businessman, has entrusted the mansion's renovation to his stunning wife, Sarah. But between making those big decisions and keeping tabs on their defiant teenage daughter, Sarah often finds herself distracted by a young, handsome worker at their home.
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Cam Gigandet, Ben Mendelsohn, Liana Liberato, Jordana Spiro, Dash Mihok
Director: Joel Schumacher
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The Number 23 (2007)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Ever notice how phenomena and events tie to the number 23? Walter Sparrow has: 2012 (20+1+2), the end of the Mayan calendar23 pairs of chromosomes in the human bodyFebruary 3(2/3), Walters birthday. Here, there, everywhere, Walter sees connections. And it may be driving him to madness and murder. Jim Carrey puts aside his comedy persona to portray haunted, desperate Walter in an immersive psychological thriller guided by Joel Schumacher. The connections grow. The mystery deepens. The thrills add up in the Number 23.
Starring: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston, Rhona Mitra
Director: Joel Schumacher
Batman & Robin (1997)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Fantasy | Thriller
Batman the caped crusader and his sidekick Robin battle the villainous Mr. Freeze. When Poison Ivy joins the fun, can another crime fighter, Batgirl, help?
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone
Director: Joel Schumacher
Batman Forever (1995)
Action | Crime | Fantasy | Romance | Thriller
As two new forces of evil–Two-Face, formerly known as District Attorney Harvey Dent until a courtroom accident left him disfigured by chance and fueled by vengeance, and the Riddler, who was previously Edward Nygma, an overlooked employee of Wayne Enterprises before his transformation into the most quizzical and dangerous of tricksters–join together to overtake the minds of Gotham's citizens and destroy Batman, their mutual enemy. In return for financing the mass production of his devious mind-controlling invention, the Riddler commits to helping Two-Face solve the biggest mystery of all–who is Batman?–not knowing that Two-Face's caped quarry and his own rival, billionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne, are one and the same.
Starring: Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O'Donnell
Director: Joel Schumacher
