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The Sympathizer (Trailer)

The Sympathizer (Trailer)

Oldboy director Park Chan-wook teamed up with Robert Downey Jr. for this limited-run series about a spy who was planted in the South Vietnam army and later moved to the U.S., where he secretly reported back to the Viet Cong. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen, it Stars Hoa Xuande as The Captain and premieres 4.14.24 on Max.

Evil Does Not Exist (Trailer)

Evil Does Not Exist (Trailer)

The residents of a rural town are powerless to stop the construction of a glamping site in their area. It may seem like a tragic but cliche tale of man destroying nature, but Evil Does Not Exist builds up to a different and equally disturbing observation. A quiet thriller from Drive My Car writer and director Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Premieres 5.3.24.

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Ripley (Trailer)

Ripley (Trailer)

A small-time con man gets the break of his life when he’s hired to go to Italy and persuade an acquaintance to go back home to the States. Irish star Andrew Scott (Sherlock, Fleabag) stars as the antihero Tom Ripley in this miniseries adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s classic crime novel The Talented Mr. Ripley. Premieres on Netflix 4.4.2024.

Population 11 (Trailer)

Population 11 (Trailer)

Superstore and Silicon Valley’s Ben Feldman stars in this 12-part series about a man who vanishes from the outback of Australia and his son, who travels to America to find him. The show combines elements of comedies, mysteries, and thrillers and has some incredible talent behind the lens. Coming to Stan 3.14.2024.

Manhunt (Trailer)

Manhunt (Trailer)

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was a significant moment in U.S. history, but few of us know more than John Wilkes Booth shot him. The limited-run Apple TV+ thriller Manhunt follows the search for the killer in the wake of the murder and shines a light on Booth’s true motivations.

Monkey Man (Trailer)

Monkey Man (Trailer)

Dev Patel makes his directorial debut in this Jordan Peele-produced action thriller about a man’s quest to avenge his mother’s murder. After years of being beaten down in an Indian fight club, rage boils over for Patel’s character, and declares war on the evil men who ruined his life and victimized countless others. In theaters 4.5.2024.

Constellation (Trailer)

Constellation (Trailer)

With shows like For All Mankind and Silo, Apple TV+ has proven it can produce great science fiction. Their upcoming series Constellation stars Noomi Rapace as an astronaut who finds her life on Earth has changed in unexpected ways after returning from a disaster in space. Co-star Jonathan Banks helps to piece together the mystery. Premieres 2.21.24.

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Leave the World Behind (Trailer)

Leave the World Behind (Trailer)

Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail directed Leave the World Behind, a thriller with a typical setup but an atypical outcome. When a family leaves the city for a peaceful getaway, the homeowners return to reveal that strange things are happening all around the country. Based on the 2020 novel by Rumaan Alam, the movie hits Netflix 12.8.23.

Call Casting

Call Casting

In this short film, a voiceover artist seeks approval from a picky client. But when he emerges from the recording booth, something strange is going on outside. Can he handle the real world? Filmmakers Dylan Bruno and Kasper Vejlø Kristensen cleverly use sound and off-screen action to build tension in their dark comedy short.

Kaleidoscope (Trailer)

Kaleidoscope (Trailer)

Giancarlo Esposito heads up the cast of this Netflix series about a master thief who assembles a crew to pull off a $7 billion heist. With its story unfolding over 25 years, the episodes stream in random order other than the finale. Each resulting sequence offers differing perspectives on the story. Drops 1.1.2023.

Cocaine Bear (Trailer)

Cocaine Bear (Trailer)

(PG-13: Language/Gore) Any movie with the tagline “On a rampage for blow and blood” can’t be all bad, right? This dark comedy is inspired by the insane true story of a drug runner whose plane crashed in the woods of Georgia, and the bear that ingested an insane amount of coke after finding a duffel bag filled with the drug.

Laboratory Conditions

Laboratory Conditions

Marisa Tomei, Minnie Driver, and Paulo Costanzo star in this unsettling short film about a body that goes missing from a hospital. When the patient’s doctor goes looking, she stumbles onto an experiment that attempts to capture what happens to our souls when we die. Written by Terry Rossio and directed by Jocelyn Stamat.

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The Devil’s Hour (Trailer)

The Devil’s Hour (Trailer)

Peter Capaldi and Jessica Raine star in this series about a woman whose nightmares draw her into the hunt for a serial killer. But like all good psychological thrillers, not everything is what it seems. Given the mention of time travel, we’re convinced that Capaldi is an evil incarnation of Doctor Who. Drops 10.28.222 on Prime Video.

Shantaram (Trailer)

Shantaram (Trailer)

Charlie Hunnam stars in this Apple TV+ series about a man who tries to flee his past by moving to India and reinventing himself as a doctor. But he can’t escape his nature and finds himself pulled into Bombay’s underworld. Based on the best-selling novel by Gregory David Roberts. We want to call it “Slums of Anarchy.”

Athena (Trailer)

Athena (Trailer)

After a soldier loses his youngest brother in an apparent police altercation, he returns home to help bring justice to the fallen. But things quickly escalate as the community wants revenge. Director Romain Gavras’ immersive Athena drops us smack-dab into the middle of a tense and chaotic scene. Coming to Netflix 9.23.2022.

Beast (Trailer)

Beast (Trailer)

Idris Elba and Sharlto Copley star in this survival thriller about a family who goes on an African safari vacation, only to encounter the feline equivalent of Cujo. Will they evade the deadly lion’s claws, or will the beast prove it’s at the top of the food chain? Directed by Baltasar Kormakur (Everest, Adrift).

Don’t Worry Darling (Trailer)

Don’t Worry Darling (Trailer)

Florence Pugh and Harry Styles star in this movie about a couple living in idyllic 1950s suburbia. But this corporate-created community hides dark secrets behind its facade. Olivia Wilde (Booksmart) directed this ambitious psychological thriller which also stars Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne, and Nick Kroll. In theaters 9.23.22.

Chariot (Trailer)

Chariot (Trailer)

John Malkovich portrays an eccentric doctor who helps patients transition through their reincarnations. The story’s protagonist is one such patient who experiences a glitch in the system, which could have major repercussions on his very existence. And no, we have no idea what’s up with the creepy elephant masks.

Alfred Hitchcock’s 39 Stairs

Alfred Hitchcock’s 39 Stairs

Master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock had a thing for staircases, going so far as naming one of his movies The 39 Steps. Editor and Hitchcock fan Max Tohline created this montage of 39 staircase shots from 39 films directed by Hitch, from Easy Virtue in his early career through his penultimate 1972 film Frenzy.

NOPE (Trailer)

NOPE (Trailer)

Writer-director Jordan Peele’s new thriller stars Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Steven Yeun as residents of a dusty California town who witness a terrifying, otherworldly phenomenon. Shot by the great cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema, it looks like Close Encounters of the Creepy Kind to us. Drops 7.22.22.

Firestarter (2022)

Firestarter (2022)

The 1984 version of Firestarter with Drew Barrymore is already quite good. But horror producer Blumhouse thinks it’s time to revisit the Steven King classic story about a little girl with pyrokinetic powers, and her struggles to control her abilities and focus them only on the bad guys. In theaters and streaming on Peacock 5.13.22.

Dexter: New Blood (Trailer)

Dexter: New Blood (Trailer)

It’s been 8 years since the series finale – now Dexter Morgan is back. He’s now living an ordinary life in a small town, but when he encounters an unsolved mystery about a missing child, it reawakens his Dark Passenger, with his dearly departed sister Deb as the guiding voice inside his head. Coming to Showtime 11.7.2021.

Old (Trailer)

Old (Trailer)

In this creepy thriller film from M. Night Shyamalan, a family vacationing on a beach has their trip ruined when they stumble onto the remains of a body in the sand. But that’s the least of their problems, as they start aging rapidly and experiencing a lifetime’s worth of changes in a single day. In theaters 7.23.21.

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