But thrillers can also be convoluted, leaving audiences wondering what they just watched.
From non-linear narratives to blurring the lines between reality and fantasy, some thrillers are anything but straightforward.
The moviewas based on the novel of the same namebyBret Easton Ellis.
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This is a biting, wry comedy examining the elements that make a man a monster.
Its also difficult to pin to a single genre.
Still, both actors deliver impressive performances, and the film isyet another great release from A24.
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In addition to being a fantastic movie, it was also very influential, asit inspired horror classicPsycho.
He does just that and returns to his family as promised.
The moviecombines elements of sci-fiand teenage coming-of-age dramas for something entirely different, fascinating and thrilling to watch.
In New York City in 1987, a handsome, young urban professional, Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), lives a second life as a gruesome serial killer by night. The cast is filled by the detective (Willem Dafoe), the fiance (Reese Witherspoon), the mistress (Samantha Mathis), the coworker (Jared Leto), and the secretary (Chloë Sevigny). This is a biting, wry comedy examining the elements that make a man a monster.
While some considerMulholland Driveto be a masterpiece, others arent sure what to make of it at all.
He uses notes and even tattoos serving as memos to help remember whats happened since.
The movie was based on the short story Memento Mori by Jonathan Nolan, the brother of directorChristopher Nolan.
A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife’s murderer.
A wealthy art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband’s novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a symbolic revenge tale.
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Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
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A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
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A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife’s murderer.
