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Thriller is one of the most “comfortable” genres in the world of cinema. In such a film, you can fit everything: from tickling the nerves, worthy of horror, the psychologism of a standard drama to comedic plot twists and love twists and turns. It is not surprising that the most sought-after films by the public are thrillers. The sharpness of the storyline, the laconic amount of special effects and the excellent play of the actors are the main components of the representatives of this genre.
But often directors strive to diversify their creation in such a way that they saturate it with unnecessary events. Poor-quality films are released every year, leaving viewers with a taste of disappointment. To prevent this from happening, we have selected the 10 best thrillers of recent years – a ranking of the coolest psychological films of all time that will blow your mind.
10 Air Marshal (2014)
The name of Liam Neeson in the list of actors has already become a sign of quality – the star usually starred in good thrillers. High rating “Air Marshalonly confirms this fact.
Neeson’s character works in the aviation security service. On board the plane, he suddenly receives SMS messages to a closed phone number demanding to transfer a large amount of money. Unknown people blackmail the man, promising to kill one of the passengers every 20 minutes. The character tries to warn people in danger, but he himself is mistaken for a threatening terrorist.
The difference of the film was that all the action takes place on board the aircraft – an involuntary “claustrophobism” imposes its painful feeling on the audience.
9. Search (2018)
A tense detective filmed in the now fashionable screenlife technique, when the action takes place in a certain digital space. Behind the events of the filmSearch» The viewer is watching on the screen of the heroine’s laptop monitor or in the news broadcasts on TV that the characters are watching.
David Kim has little to no contact with his daughter Margot. But when she suddenly disappears from college, he begins an independent search for the girl, as the police reacted dismissively to the case. He tries to find his daughter with the help of a laptop left to her, on which there is a lot of strange information.
Actor John Cho, who previously played only comedic characters, is revealed here in a new role.
8. From Paris with Love (2010)
A young embassy employee (played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is optimistic about life: he has a good job, and soon his girlfriend will become a lawful wife. The guy diligently performs small tasks, feeling like a real spy. But all his illusions are shattered when he is paired with a strange scumbag who has established himself as a professional killer. From this meeting, the calm world of the hero will collapse.
The charismatic partner of the protagonist was played by John Travolta, who appeared in the film “From Paris with lovein an unusual role. According to one version, the film was supposed to be a kind of semantic continuation of Pulp Fiction. But Luc Besson got down to business, and the tape acquired the features of a thriller, and not an ordinary action movie.
7. Colony Dignidad (2015)
The action of the film takes the viewer to Chile in 1973. A flight attendant from Germany is trying to get her boyfriend out of prison, who was sent to a colony after General Pinochet’s military coup.
Against the backdrop of socialist ideas, a selfless love story unfolds. Despite the fact that a settlement with that name really existed, “Colony Dignidaddoes not bill itself as a documentary. This place in history is associated with brutal murders and torment, some of which the director highlighted in his film.
The role of the main character was played by Emma Watson – the young actress perfectly embodied the life of a humiliated prisoner on the screen.
6. In fear (2013)
The thriller passed rather quietly at the box office, although even now, after 6 years, it is interesting to watch it. The plot is typical – two young people get lost in the woods on their way to a music festival. The equipment is dead, there are no people nearby, but something mysterious among the trees is clearly watching them and wants to kill them.
The director “stuffed” the film with so many techniques that are standard for horror films that “In fear“is in no way inferior to the usual horror. Little-known actors who played the main roles do not divert attention from the plot.
5. Room (2015)
The film co-produced by Ireland and Canada plunges the viewer into the life of a girl who was kidnapped many years ago by a maniac and imprisoned in a small room. Over the past years, the heroine had a son who never left the premises and saw nothing but the ill-fated room. But one day, the mother and child decide to run away.
Brie Larson miraculously reincarnated as a girl whose courage grows with her son. In the viewer, the character evokes a whole range of emotions – from a lack of understanding of the helplessness of her position to deep sympathy and compassion. Indifferent thriller “Roomwill not leave anyone.
4. Three Days to Escape (2010)
The hero of the thriller finds himself in a difficult situation when his beloved wife is suddenly arrested on suspicion of murder. A man is trying to cope with raising their child and figure out how to help his wife. There is one flaw in his planned escape plan – he himself is not completely sure that his wife is innocent.
The main role in the thriller “Three days to escapeperformed by Russell Crowe. The actor, known for his dramatic roles, brought a psychological component to the film, adding the characteristic details of a family tragedy.
3. Joker (2019)
After an absolute triumph at the Venice Film Festival, the film “Joker”successfully passed through cinemas around the world, collecting a record box office. And all thanks to the skillful play of Joaquin Phoenix, who turned into his difficult character so much that the audience immediately believed him.
Arthur Fleck is shown to the audience even before he became the main antipode of Batman. Now he is an unfortunate comedian who is not understood by his colleagues, bystanders, or even his own mother. On one of those days, he decides to change the situation and takes up arms, which leads to unexpected consequences.
2. Under cover of night (2016)
The main character Susan enjoys her measured life, typical of a rich woman. But one day the postman brings her a parcel with the manuscript of her ex-husband’s novel. Plunging into the book, the heroine does not suspect what secrets she will have to remember.
Thriller “Under the cover of night” from director Tom Ford is somewhat reminiscent of his previous work – the film “A Single Man”, which made him famous. This time the creator paid more attention to the relationship between the characters and the social component of their lives. Famous stars – Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal and Aaron Taylor-Johnson – only decorated the tape with their game.
1. Buried Alive (2010)
American driver Paul Conroy wakes up to find himself in a wooden coffin. The entire action of the film will take place in this cramped room, from where the buried man will try to get out, and at the same time understand how he got here.
The main difficulty of such a thriller lies in creating a whole range of emotions that the hero must masterfully show, without letting the audience get bored. Ryan Reynolds atburied alive” surpassed himself and forever got rid of the label of a comedian.