Awesome Thrillers

In The Surfer , a man returns to his favorite childhood surf spot to introduce his son to it. Unfortunately, the beach has been taken over by hostile and possessive locals who don’t like strangers. After a series of unpleasant encounters, our old pal Nicolas Cage blows a fuse and takes care of business.

A CIA agent who has been undercover for years is finally ordered to get out and report back. Curiously, he comes across his ex-girlfriend, whom he left when he went undercover. And it seems like she may have followed his lead. Michael Fassbender stars in the upcoming Paramount+ series The Agency. Premieres 11.29.24.

“…even the right leads can lead to the wrong place.” Calligram’s Phoenix Springs is a surreal and minimalist point-and-click mystery game. Set in a capitalist dystopia, you play as a stoic reporter looking for her younger brother. Its eerie vibe and pinboard-style inventory system are presented in a beautiful graphic novel aesthetic.

(PG-13) “Hurt me? I think I have power over you.” Nicole Kidman stars as a CEO who discovers an unexpected side of herself when she gets into a steamy affair with her company’s new – and young – intern. We’re starting to think A24 doesn’t know what a Holiday movie is. And we’re all for it. Premieres, well, 12.25.24.

Billy Crystal gets serious in this 10-episode psychological thriller about a child psychiatrist who meets a young boy haunted by creepy visions. But as Crystal learns more, he discovers a deeper connection to his own tragic past. Coming to Apple TV+ 10.25.24.

Anna Kendrick stars and makes her directorial debut in this intriguing Netflix thriller. Woman of the Hour is loosely based on one of the exploits of convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala. In 1978, Alcala met aspiring actress Cheryl Bradshaw on a dating show. Unfortunately for her, he convinced her to go on an actual date with him. Premieres 10.18.24.

(PG-13) Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Himesh Patel star as two middling cops investigating a murder that has upended their otherwise picturesque island town. Except they already know who did it. What they don’t know is just how bad things are about to get. This comedy crime thriller also stars Lily James, Tim Blake Nelson, and Jim Gaffigan. Premieres 8.23.24.

Rashida Jones stars in this Apple TV+ series about an American woman living in Japan who suddenly finds herself without her family. After her husband and son vanish in a plane crash, she receives a consolation gift from her husband’s company – a domestic robot named Sunny. The two form a bond and start to investigate what happened to her family. Drops 7.10.24.

Joel Edgerton stars in this series about a physicist and professor who finds himself out of place in his own life. He soon discovers that he has been abducted by a variant of himself, living a different version of his life. And his quest to return to his real family won’t be easy. Based on the best-selling novel by Blake Crouch. Premieres 5.8.2024 on Apple TV+.

Janus Films presents a digitally restored 4K version of one of the most influential noir films of all time. Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1967 film Le Samouraï has it all: a cool and quiet hitman, austere cinematography, calculated actions over expository dialogue, and a head-scratching mystery. Premieres 4.5.24.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.