Here are the ten most violent thrillers of the 2010s, ranked.
The stark, graphic bursts of violence spark allusions to classics likePsychoandTaxi Driver.
You Were Never Really Here is a psychological thriller directed by Lynne Ramsay and starring Joaquin Phoenix.
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The film follows Joe, a traumatized veteran who makes a living tracking down missing girls.
As he becomes entangled in a conspiracy, Joe’s brutal methods and personal demons threaten to consume him.
Adapted from Jonathan Ames' novella, the movie delves deeply into themes of violence and redemption.
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What follows is a suspenseful series of escalations that become increasingly brutal.
A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing a murder at a neo-Nazi skinhead bar.
Killer Joedepicts violence in a banal mannerthat is both intentionally upsetting and at times funny in a very way.
A couple’s relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
Killer Joe is a dark comedy thriller directed by William Friedkin.
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During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
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A brutal and intense drama featuring Bradley Thomas, a former boxer who finds himself in a maximum-security prison after a botched drug deal. To save his kidnapped wife and unborn child, Bradley must navigate the dangerous and violent world of the prison system. As he is drawn deeper into the prison’s dark underbelly, he must engage in brutal confrontations and make tough decisions to protect his family. The film explores themes of sacrifice, loyalty, and survival, delivering raw and powerful action sequences within the confines of the prison.
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Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.
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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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You Were Never Really Here is a psychological thriller directed by Lynne Ramsay and starring Joaquin Phoenix. The film follows Joe, a traumatized veteran who makes a living tracking down missing girls. As he becomes entangled in a conspiracy, Joe’s brutal methods and personal demons threaten to consume him. Adapted from Jonathan Ames’ novella, the movie delves deeply into themes of violence and redemption.
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A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing a murder at a neo-Nazi skinhead bar.
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Killer Joe is a dark comedy thriller directed by William Friedkin. The film stars Matthew McConaughey as a detective who is also a contract killer hired by a desperate young man, played by Emile Hirsch, to murder his mother for insurance money. As the plot unfolds, the characters are drawn into a violent and morally complex web of deception and betrayal.
