Love Suspense movies? Well, so do I. So here's a list of some of the best movies that will keep you guessing in the post-Hitchcock era (because most of his films would fill up the list!)
01. Se7en
One of the most iconic endings ever, Se7en follows two detectives (Brad Pitt & Morgan Freeman) as they chase a serial killer obsessed with the seven deadly sins.
02. The Others
A devout Catholic woman and her two children begin to suspect that there are 'others' living in their house after strange occurrences in this wonderfully crafted atmospheric thriller.
03. The Usual Suspects
Again, iconic with its twist, The Usual Suspects follows the escapades of five criminals who meet during a police line-up and end up planning a dangerous robbery, commissioned by the elusive mob boss Keyser Soze.
04. Frailty
A young man visits the FBI, claiming his recently deceased brother was the serial killer they were searching for and explaining how their religiously fanatic father turned his brother into 'God's hand' to kill sinners.
05. Fight Club
An disillusioned ordinary guy gets motivated by a salesman he meets to join an underground fight club that has more on its agenda than throwing a few punches.
06. Shutter Island
When a patient disappears in a remote asylum, two US Marshalls travel to the island to find him.
07. The Departed
Martin Scorsese once more in this cat-and-mouse cops & robbers game as undercover agents and espionage agents play devious games to avoid being detected.
08. Mulholland Drive
Dream and reality are fluid in this David Lynch as the sole survivor of a car crash suffering from amnesia takes the help of another woman to find out her past.
09. The Sixth Sense
This list would not be complete without this M.N. Shyamalan slow-boiling movie of a guy trying to help a boy who claims he 'sees dead people.'
10. Saw
Forget about all the gory sequels. The first 'Saw' movie was an excellent low budget thriller with a brilliant twist as two men wake up shackled in a room with no idea what is going on.
11. What Lies Beneath
A middle aged woman begins to suspect her neighbour may have been murdered but is unable to convince her bemused husband.
12. Gone Girl
With superlative performances by its leads, this David Fincher movie focuses on the disappearance of a beautiful housewife and the growing evidence that her husband may have killed her.
13. Zodiac
Again, David Fincher directs an all-star cast as the police and media try to work out the puzzles sent by the (real life) serial killer, Zodiac.
14. The Game
An early work of Fincher, this thriller weaves a mystery around a banker who receives a strange gift from his brother on his birthday and is drawn into a life-and-death game.
15. LA Confidential
The best neo-noir suspense thriller in years features three cops with differing ideals and agendas investigating a case of police corruption.
16. Memento
Nolan's genius comes to the fore here as we rewind every 15 minutes to follow a man suffering from short term memory loss who uses tattoos and notes to hunt down his wife's killer.
17. Prestige
Nolan once more directs this smart thriller of the rivalry between two magicians looking to outdo each other, no matter what the cost.
18. ChinaTown
One of the best detective noir movies features a young Jack Nicholson hired to spy on an adulterer who finds himself in over his head.
19. Gone Baby Gone
Two detectives find their ideals questioned as they dig deeper into the disappearance of a 4 year old girl.
20. Identity
One of director James Mangold's (Logan) earliest thrillers told the suspenseful tale of ten strangers stranded in a motel who find themselves slowly being ticked off as one of them may be a killer.
21. 12 Monkeys
A smart sci-fi thriller where a convict is sent back in time to find a virus that caused the death of billions.
22. Dead Silence
Before he became famous for The Conjuring and Insidious, director James Wan had a supernatural mystery revolving around a ventriloquist doll with a superstitious past that offered a very smart twist in the tale.
23. Primal Fear
An overconfident lawyer finds himself defending an un-winnable case: an young altar boy accused of the gruesome murder of a priest.
24. Inception
Sci-fi gold as Nolan showcases the tale of a thief who steals information by infiltrating the subconscious and finds himself burdened with an impossible task - implanting one man's idea into another man's subconscious from within.
25. The Secret in their Eyes
Following two timelines, a judge and judiciary employee seek closure for a 25 year old case that haunted them in this beautiful Argentine thriller.
26. The Skin I Live In
In this dark polarizing movie, a surgeon cultivating an artificial skin for patients holds a dark secret in his house - a disfigured woman with a shocking past that you simply cannot guess.
27. Secret Window
An author running away from divorce proceedings finds himself hounded at his cabin retreat by a stranger who claims the author plagiarized his work.
28. Orphanage
A young lady returning to the orphanage she grew in finds herself at a loss when her son goes missing there after an argument.
Just missed my list:
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OrphanHow many of these have you seen and enjoyed? Which movies would you have added to this list?
Do tell.
You can find posts by other bloggers for Day 5 here.
My posts in this challenge have been:
1. Thanos & the Infinity Stones (Marvel Movie Trivia)
2. 14 Movies Better than the Book
3. 14 Dishes of Malabar Cuisine
4. Top Disney Songs Over the Last Three Decades
5. Top 28 Suspense Movies That Will Keep You Guessing Till the End
1. Thanos & the Infinity Stones (Marvel Movie Trivia)
2. 14 Movies Better than the Book
3. 14 Dishes of Malabar Cuisine
4. Top Disney Songs Over the Last Three Decades
5. Top 28 Suspense Movies That Will Keep You Guessing Till the End
- June 26, 2017
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