Blow Out (1981)

Name: Blow Out
Released: 1981

While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terry stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that might leave him dead.

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

What to watch after Blow Out

Dressed to Kill (1980) — Same subject: whodunit
Mission: Impossible (1996) — Brian De Palma directed both
Body Double (1984) — Same subject: whodunit, neo-noir
Blast of Silence (1961) — Same subject: hitman
Jackie Brown (1997) — Same subject: neo-noir
Face/Off (1997)