Drama, Thriller, Sci Fi & War Movies Collected On My 4TB External Hard Drive
The reason why I put so many genres in one list is because they are very similiar to each other and they fit almost perfectly in this category.
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- DirectorCurtis HansonStarsEminemBrittany MurphyKim BasingerFollows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.Drama/Music
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsLuke PerryStephen BaldwinJames RebhornThis movie chronicles the life of Lane Frost, 1987 PRCA Bull Riding World Champion, his marriage and his friendships with Tuff Hedeman (three-time World Champion) and Cody Lambert.Drama
- DirectorSteve McQueenStarsChiwetel EjioforMichael Kenneth WilliamsMichael FassbenderIn the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.Biography/Drama/History
- DirectorGéla BabluaniStarsSam RileyAlice BarrettGaby HoffmannA naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men.Drama/Thriller
- DirectorBrian HelgelandStarsChadwick BosemanT.R. KnightHarrison FordIn 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.Biography/Drama/Sport
Amazing! If you want to watch a powerful Drama movie...This is a must see. - DirectorBilly CrystalStarsBarry PepperThomas JaneAnthony Michael HallRoger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record.Biography/Drama/History
- DirectorDanny BoyleStarsJames FrancoAmber TamblynKate MaraA mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.Drama
- DirectorRon HowardStarsRussell CroweEd HarrisJennifer ConnellyA mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.Biography/Drama
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsTom CruiseJack NicholsonDemi MooreMilitary lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder. They contend they were acting under orders.Drama
- DirectorRowdy HerringtonStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Tom BerengerMarianne Jean-BaptisteA disbarred lawyer takes credit for a late friend's book, which becomes a smash hit but the tables turn on him sooner than he suspected.Thriller/Crime/Action
- DirectorMike SearsStarsKellan LutzAdam BeachRidge CanipeA talented high school lacrosse player deals with the pain from his military dad's death, a resentful new coach, and consequences of his own arrogance.Drama
- DirectorMichael TuchnerStarsDaniel J. TravantiJoBeth WilliamsMartha ScottAfter their child is abducted, John and Reve Walsh are trying to find him. But, shortly after that, Adam is found dead.Drama
- DirectorCharles S. DuttonStarsMeg RyanOmar EppsCharles S. DuttonA fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.Biography/Drama/Romance
- DirectorMichael MannStarsWill SmithJamie FoxxJon VoightA biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.Drama
- DirectorFrank MarshallStarsEthan HawkeVincent SpanoJosh HamiltonAfter crash-landing in the snowswept Andes, a Uruguayan rugby team has no choice but to turn to desperate measures in order to survive.Drama
- DirectorMichael ChapmanStarsTom CruiseLea ThompsonCraig T. NelsonAn ambitious young football star is trapped in a dying mill town--unless his gridiron skills can win him a way out.Drama
- DirectorMario Van PeeblesStars50 CentRay LiottaLynn WhitfieldA drama centered around a promising football running back during his senior year in college.Drama
- DirectorCameron CroweStarsBilly CrudupPatrick FugitKate HudsonA high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.Drama
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsRichard GereDebra WingerDavid KeithA young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.Drama/Romance
- DirectorDavid J. BurkeStarsVing RhamesTerrence HowardChazz PalminteriA notorious gangster nicknamed "Animal" must reconcile his past in order to make a future for his criminally-minded son.Drama/Action
- DirectorRyan CombsStarsVing RhamesVicellous ShannonRichard WaughJames "Animal" Allen (Ving Rhames) took the fall for the crimes of his older son (Vicellous Shannon) and is now serving a life term at Folsom Prison.Drama/Action
- DirectorGregory DarkStarsAlexander KeithJames MatthewMarcus GrahmAn exhibitionist female author is drawn to a "blind" voyeur record producer. Her exhibitionist tendencies draw the interest of his musical clients and leads to visual fireworks. Her sexual romps take place in view of her blind lover but does he see more than he lets on?Drama
- DirectorJustin LinStarsJames FrancoJordana BrewsterTyrese GibsonSet against the backdrop of boxing at the Naval Academy, centers on a young man from the wrong side of the tracks whose dream of attending Annapolis becomes a reality.Drama/Romance
- DirectorDenzel WashingtonStarsDenzel WashingtonDerek LukeJoy BryantAntwone Fisher, a young navy man, is forced to see a psychiatrist after a violent outburst against a fellow crewman. During the course of treatment a painful past is revealed and a new hope begins.Biography/Drama/Romance
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsAl PacinoDennis QuaidCameron DiazA behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them.Drama/Sport
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert DuvallA U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.War
- DirectorRon HowardStarsTom HanksBill PaxtonKevin BaconNASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.Drama/History/Adventure
- DirectorFrank MarshallStarsJeff DanielsJulian SandsJohn GoodmanA new species of South American killer spider hitches a lift to a small California town in a coffin and starts to breed, leaving a trail of deaths that puzzle and terrify the young doctor newly arrived in town with his family.Thriller
- DirectorMark PellingtonStarsJeff BridgesTim RobbinsJoan CusackA man begins to suspect his neighbors are not what they appear to be and their secrets could be deadly.Mystery/Thriller
- DirectorUwe BollStarsDominic PurcellErin KarplukEdward FurlongJim, an average New Yorker, lives with a sick but loving wife. Suddenly, everything changes when the economy crashes and causes him to lose everything. Filled with anger and rage, Jim goes to seek revenge for the life taken from him.Drama/Thriller
- DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsNicole KidmanHugh JackmanShea AdamsIn 1939, an Englishwoman inherits a sprawling ranch in northern Australia and reluctantly makes a pact with a stockman to drive 2000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape.Drama/Action
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJohn TurturroJohn GoodmanJudy DavisA renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.Drama/Mystery
- DirectorBenson LeeStarsJosh HollowayLaz AlonsoJosh PeckBattle of the Year attracts all the best teams from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years. Dante enlists Blake to assemble a team of the best dancers and bring the Trophy back to America where it started.Music
- DirectorDaniel BarnzStarsAlex PettyferVanessa HudgensMary-Kate OlsenA modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.Drama/Romance
- DirectorDaniel MyrickStarsJohnny MessnerJon HuertasDaniel BenzaliTwo paramedics responding to an emergency call find themselves kidnapped by a religious sect whose great obsession is to stop the end of the world by committing suicide and killing people.Thriller/Horror - although imdb rates this as a Horror. I didn't get any scares or feel any resemblance to it being a horror movie so I'd rather rate it as a Thriller. However, this is a very enjoyable movie with a fantastic ending.
- DirectorJohn MurlowskiStarsRandy QuaidShane JohnsonJosh HammondThree young men become terrorized in a high-speed car chase with a mysterious pursuant.Thriller/Horror - Same as above...this is not a Horror, but more of a Thriller. I enjoyed watching this movie.
- DirectorJeff BlecknerStarsJay MohrLisa EdelsteinAnn CusackA writer visits a town that isn't what it appears to be.Mystery/Sci Fi
- DirectorCraig BrewerStarsChristina RicciSamuel L. JacksonJustin TimberlakeA God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, looks everywhere for love, never quite finding it.Drama
- DirectorDavid NerlichAndrew TrauckiStarsDiana GlennMaeve DermodyAndy RodoredaA boat tour of a mangrove swamp turns into a fight for survival when a group of people are attacked by a ferocious saltwater crocodile.Drama/Horror/Action
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsHarrison FordRutger HauerSean YoungA blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.Sci Fi
- DirectorGeoff MurphyStarsRutger HauerRebecca De MornayRon SilverA rich couple's car hits a Mexican cop. Fearing prison for the accident, the couple continues to USA. An insistent man wants a job at their furniture store/factory, vaguely hinting to the accident.Thriller
- DirectorLawrence PageStarsChuck SacullaMamie Louise AndersonSean ArcherShadow (Woodbine), a once-promising boxer, finds it hard to readjust to civilian life after spending ten years in prison. Offered the chance to fight again -- this time on the underground street fighting circuit -- Shadow initially takes to the opportunity, but he and his wife (Cox) find out it's a tough racket to leave behind.Drama
- DirectorBrenton SpencerStarsCorey HaimNicole EggertCorey FeldmanMegan, the seventeen year old daughter of a strict but wealthy businessman, falls for Rich who works at his ski resort. Megan's mother has recently died in a car accident, which she blames on her father. Is Rich so in love with Megan that he'll watch her kill her own father?Drama/Romance/Action
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsJohn TravoltaNancy AllenJohn LithgowA movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.Mystery/Thriller
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsNick NolteMary McDonnellJ.T. WalshA college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive.Drama/Sport
- DirectorJohn StockwellStarsKate BosworthMichelle RodriguezMatthew DavisAs a hard-core surfer girl prepares for a big competition, she finds herself falling for a football player.Drama/Sport
- DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJamie Lee CurtisRon SilverClancy BrownA rookie in the police force must engage in a cat-and-mouse game with a pistol-wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her.Thriller
- DirectorBen YoungerStarsGiovanni RibisiVin DieselNia LongA college dropout, attempting to live up to his father's high standards, gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm which puts him on the fast track to success. But the job might not be as legitimate as it first appeared to be.Thriller/Drama
- DirectorBrett A. HartStarsLuke GossLance HenriksenDee WallaceEddie finds himself being forced at a gunpoint, by an unseen assailant, on a dark and brutal journey through the harsh terrain of the Mojave desert. His nemesis is Jimmy, a man with an aberrant agenda; armed with a rifle, a scope, walkie-talkies and a truck, he has organized a series of ambushes and mantraps designed to push Eddie to the limits of his humanity and beyond.Drama/Thriller
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsMark WahlbergJulianne MooreBurt ReynoldsBack when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.Drama
- DirectorChristian DuguayStarsMila KunisGregory SmithPeter StormareA group of at-risk teens are sent to a what they think is a rehabilitation program on Fiji, but it's really a prison-like camp where kids are abused and brainwashed.Drama/Thriller
- DirectorChris SivertsonStarsNathan GrubbsMarc SenterBryan BattAfter a devastating betrayal, two brothers return to the underground fight club scene in New Orleans and prepare to battle to the death.Drama/Action
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsClaire DanesKate BeckinsaleBill PullmanTwo women are arrested for smuggling while vacationing in Thailand.Drama
- DirectorKoos RoetsStarsRobert VaughnLeah PinsentTimothy BrantleyThe highly fictionalized making and breaking of Norman Selby, more recognizable as Kid McCoy, the real life American middleweight world boxing champion from the turn of the 20th century.Biography/Drama/Sport
- DirectorRon SheltonStarsKevin CostnerSusan SarandonTim RobbinsA fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.Romance/Sport/Comedy
- DirectorCarlos BrooksStarsBriana EviganCharlie TahanGarret DillahuntA thriller centered on a young woman and her autistic little brother who are trapped in a house with a ravenous tiger during a hurricane.I watched this movie with my wife last night. I highly recommend it if you want a good Thriller.
Genre: Drama/Horror/Thriller - DirectorJeremy KaganStarsF. Murray AbrahamEric RobertsMia SaraAn elderly man named Max comes to the famous fencing coach Villar and asks to take him on as a coach. But the coach does not like his weapon technique, and he only takes Max as a cleaner.Adventure/Drama/Sport
- DirectorMartin SheenStarsCharlie SheenMartin SheenJay BrazeauCharlie Sheen plays a rebellious inmate in an Army stockade.Drama
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroNick NolteJessica LangeA convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.Drama/Thriller
- DirectorBrillante MendozaStarsIsabelle HuppertKatherine MulvilleMarc ZanettaFollows the hostage crisis of the Dos Palmas kidnappings in the southern Philippines, the life of the hostages whose survivors were freed after an awful year in captivity.Drama
I have been to Palawan Island and love the place. My wife is from Philippines and we plan to build a house on a beach somwehere on Palawan Island. I hope the Abu Sayyaf won't try that on us. When I was single I was planning to go to South Mndanao, but have been all over North Mindanao. i am now very pleased with myself I never went to Zamboagna to meet that girl when I was single. - DirectorLee StanleyStarsCarmanMichael NouriPatricia ManterolaCarman must enter the boxing ring once again. Even though the doctor has advised him against it, he picks up his gloves for one last fight, for his father, for his church, for his love, and for his life.Drama/Sport
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksHelen HuntPaul SanchezA FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.Drama
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsMichael J. FoxSean PennDon HarveyDuring the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.War
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLeonardo DiCaprioTom HanksChristopher WalkenBarely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.I see this more as a Drama movie.
- DirectorHugh HudsonStarsBen CrossIan CharlesonNicholas FarrellTwo British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.Drama/Sport
- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsJulianne MooreClive OwenChiwetel EjioforIn 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have somehow become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.Drama
- DirectorRon HowardStarsRussell CroweRenée ZellwegerCraig BierkoThe true story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer, who returned to the spotlight to win the heavyweight championship of the world.Drama/Sport
- DirectorBrad SilberlingStarsNicolas CageMeg RyanAndre BraugherAn angel on Earth, a doctor unable to believe, a patient with a secret, a love story made in Heaven.Drama/Romance
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRichard DreyfussFrançois TruffautTeri GarrRoy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.Drama/Sci Fi
- DirectorThomas CarterStarsSamuel L. JacksonRick GonzalezRobert Ri'chardControversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.Drama/Sport
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsSissy SpacekTommy Lee JonesLevon HelmThe fictionalized life of singer Loretta Lynn, a girl who rose from humble beginnings to become a country music star in the 1960s/70s.Biography/Drama/Music
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsTom CruiseBryan BrownElisabeth ShueA talented New York City bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsDon AmecheWilford BrimleyHume CronynWhen a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.Drama/Sci Fi
- DirectorDaniel PetrieStarsDon AmecheWilford BrimleyCourteney CoxThe seniors return to Earth to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to stay back on Earth?Drama/Sci Fi
- DirectorEric RedStarsRoy ScheiderAdam BaldwinHarley CrossWhen a little boy witnesses a mob hit, he is kidnapped by two professional assassins who are not what they seem.Thriller
- DirectorPhilippe MoraStarsChristopher WalkenLindsay CrouseFrances SternhagenOn December 26th Whitley Strieber has a strange nightmare. In the following days, plagued by painful headaches, his behavior becomes increasingly erratic. Later, under hypnosis, he realizes that his dream was not a dream at all.Biography/Drama
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJodie FosterMatthew McConaugheyTom SkerrittDr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.Drama/Sci Fi
- DirectorKenneth CastilloStarsAlvaro OrlandoDanny TrejoSteven BauerA young boxer, Emilio, from the wrong side of the tracks with big dreams of winning the Golden Gloves boxing championship, finds himself at a cross roads after being locked up.Biography/Drama/Action
- DirectorEdward ZwickStarsDenzel WashingtonMeg RyanLou Diamond PhillipsA U.S. Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commander's worthiness for the Medal of Honor.Drama/Mystery/Thriller
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJames SpaderHolly HunterElias KoteasAfter getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife.Drama
- DirectorWalter HillStarsRalph MacchioJoe SenecaJami GertzA wannabe blues-guitar virtuoso finds an old blues player and hopes he can teach him a long-lost song by legendary musician Robert Johnson.Drama/Music
- DirectorRoger KumbleStarsSarah Michelle GellarRyan PhillippeReese WitherspoonTwo vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster's daughter before the start of term.Drama/Romance
- DirectorVincenzo NataliStarsNicole de BoerMaurice Dean WintDavid HewlettA group of strangers awaken to find themselves placed in a giant cube. Each one of them is gifted with a special skill and they must work together to escape an endless maze of deadly traps.Sci Fi
- DirectorAndrzej SekulaStarsKari MatchettGeraint Wyn DaviesGrace Lynn KungEight strangers awaken with no memory, in a puzzling cube-shaped room where the laws of physics do not always apply.Sci Fi
- DirectorErnie BarbarashStarsZachary BennettStephanie MooreMartin RoachA young programmer whose job is to watch over the reality-warping Cube defies orders to rescue an innocent mother trapped in one of its rooms.Sci Fi
- DirectorJean-Marc ValléeStarsMatthew McConaugheyJennifer GarnerJared LetoIn 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.Biography/Drama/History
- DirectorSimon WincerStarsMary Beth HurtMichael McKeanKathryn WalkerA seemingly normal young boy is found abandoned on a mountain road and adopted by a family who are increasingly amazed by his abilities before discovering the secret behind his real identity.Sci Fi/Family
- DirectorJohn N. SmithStarsMichelle PfeifferGeorge DzundzaCourtney B. VanceLouAnne, a retired US marine, becomes a teacher in a Californian high school. But her mostly Latino and black students from an impoverished and racially segregated locality do not easily embrace her.Biography/Drama/Crime
- DirectorEdwin SherinStarsJane AlexanderRoxana ZalHarris YulinAn activist single mom finds her life in turmoil when her neglected daughter becomes a hooker, living with an abusive and sadistic pimp.
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsNicole KidmanSam NeillBilly ZaneAfter a tragedy, John Ingram and his wife Rae are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship.Thriller - Great movie
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsRobin WilliamsRobert Sean LeonardEthan HawkeMaverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.Drama
- DirectorDamian HarrisStarsGoldie HawnJohn HeardDamon RedfernA man is murdered when checking authenticity of ancient Egyptian jewelry at a museum. Adrienne finds out after the death of her husband, that he was using a fake name. Are the 2 deaths linked?Thriller
- DirectorAbe LevySilver TreeStarsTed LevineSpencer Treat ClarkNick EversmanAfter a hunting accident leaves the town mayor dead, teenage brothers Nate and Skylar go on the run from the mayor's family, who have declared open season on them.Drama/Thriller/Action
- DirectorMikael HåfströmStarsClive OwenJennifer AnistonVincent CasselWhen two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, the two must turn the tables on him to save their families.Drama/Thriller
- DirectorRichard GreenbergStarsBrent RoamShawn WoodsChristopher BershAn American assassin, who works for cartels in Latin America, is back in USA. He gets a woman before each job and kills her after. FBI's on to him but are curious about his next big job.Thriller/Action
- DirectorJoel ViertelStarsKip PardueTara ReidMeredith BaxterA couple spend their honeymoon in a cabin on a small island in the middle of a forest lake. There's no power nor cellphone connection. He starts behaving strange, not letting her leave the island. She can't swim.Drama/Thriller
- DirectorMichael RitchieStarsJames WoodsLouis Gossett Jr.Bruce DernGabriel's released from prison. His con man friend makes a foolish bet with Diggstown's owner on who'd win the boxing matches - their man against ten Diggstown men.Drama/Sport
- DirectorEmile ArdolinoStarsPatrick SwayzeJennifer GreyJerry OrbachSpending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.Drama/Romance
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsMichael DouglasDemi MooreDonald SutherlandA computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career and his personal life.Drama/Thriller
- DirectorD.J. CarusoStarsShia LaBeoufDavid MorseCarrie-Anne MossWhen a teenager is placed under house arrest, he succumbs to despair and starts spying on his neighbors, hoping to spice up his life. This, however, leads him to witness a serial killer on the loose.Drama/Thriller