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Eric Thal has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2000s.
Recurring themes

The Relic
1997
Horror · Mystery

Disturbing Behavior
1998
Mystery · Horror

Village of the Damned
1995
Thriller · Horror

Phantoms
1998
Horror · Science Fiction

Body Parts
1991
Horror · Thriller

Nightwatch
1997
Drama · Horror

Gothika
2003
Horror · Mystery

The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey
2021
Thriller · Mystery

The Midwest USA is invaded by stingray-shaped alien slugs that ride on people's backs and control their minds in order to spread their dominion. Government agency reps Sam Givens, Andrew Nivens, and Mary Sefton must stop the aliens.
Dir. Stuart Orme · With Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner

The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family.
Dir. Fred Schepisi · With Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Donald Sutherland
After the elevators at a New York City skyscraper begin inexplicably malfunctioning, putting its passengers at risk, mechanic Mark Newman and reporter Jennifer Evans begin separate investigations. Newman gets resistance from superiors at his company, which manufactured the elevator, while additional elevator incidents cause several gruesome deaths. The police get involved and suspect that terrorists are responsible, but a far stranger explanation looms.
Dir. Dick Maas · With James Marshall, Naomi Watts, Eric Thal
Detective Emily Eden is a tough New York City cop forced to go undercover to solve a puzzling murder. Her search for the truth takes her into a secret world of unwritten law and unspoken power, a world where the only way out is deeper in.
Dir. Sidney Lumet · With Melanie Griffith, Eric Thal, John Pankow