The caveat of no more than one entry per director will also continue to be observed.
So push up your jacket sleeves, un-center that ponytail, and get ready for a thrilling ride.
Fortunately for us, theres enough room on this list for more than one creepy mansion.
The film delivers on a tense atmosphere, relying much more on intimate shots and tone than jump scares.
Paranoia, deception and copious amounts of sweat ensue.
The film is brimming with several fantastic performances, including a sprightlyTed Dansonas a tap-dancing prosecutor.
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The dialogue is also captivatingly clever and dense.
While its scandalously sexy appealmay have waned in a post-Unfaithfulworld,the thrills, at least, live on.
His works of this era almost uniformly feature several elements that dont particularly age well.
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Another highlight is a youngJohn Lithgows terrifying performance as a stone-faced and efficient assassin-for-hire.
We now know it was just decades ahead of its time.
WarGames (1983)
Not all psychological thrillers have to be bleak.
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Its a thoughtful exploration of Cold War-era nuclear anxiety.
Fortunately, the payoff is always worth it.
If so, never fear.Dead of Winterhas you covered.
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After leaving to get drinks at a rest stop, Saskia disappears and never resurfaces.
For years, Rex is obsessed with finding her, or at the very least figuring out what happened.
He allows this obsession to consume his life until there is little else left.
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The story is not centered around solving whodunnit, as the villain is revealed early.
Its more a question of how and why.
It’s an admittedly uneven film that vacillates between tones in a goofy and somewhat jarring way.
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Heathers(1989)
There really should be more psychological thrillers centered around coming-of-age.
Needless to say, inherently wrought with paranoia and anxiety.
Its a thoughtful, terrifying, and unique exploration of just how confusing the world can be at seventeen.
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