“The Player” (1992)

Summary: “[A] shit-bag producer, studio exec, murders a writer he thinks is harassing him. Problem is, he killed the wrong writer. Now he’s got to deal with blackmail, as well as the cops.”

Screenplay: Michael Tolkin; based on his novel

Director: Robert Altman

Cast: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James

“Drag Me to Hell” (2009)

Summary: When a bank officer is ordered to evict an old woman from her home she finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse, which turns her life into a living hell. In desperation, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.

Screenplay: Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi

Director: Sam Raimi

Cast: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, David Paymer

“Michael Clayton” (2007)

Summary: Michael Clayton, a “fixer” for a top wall-street law firm, is hired to remedy the situation after another attorney has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.

Screenplay: Tony Gilroy

Director: Tony Gilroy

Cast: George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Sydney Pollock