2022 was a great year for the world of cinema.

One particular area that did especially well was the realm of intense thriller movies.

Deep Water’s main characters are deeply unlikeable, which is the point.

The Black Phone, The Batman, and The Menu

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Without contacting the police, the CEO consents to give the robber some money and move on.

Something evil has awoken in the surrounding forest.

The men engaged in a top-secret project leave every day to an off-limits headquarters.

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Mark (Joel Edgerton), a new buddy of his, ends up being his ally and savior.

Meanwhile, one of the biggest police operations in the country is closing in.

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Chris Hemsworth in Spiderhead

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Nobody, the Wife, and the CEO looking out a door in Windfall

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Jessie Buckley as Harper in Men (2022)

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Maika Monroe as Julia looking up at a person offscreen in 2022’s Watcher

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Harry Styles and Florence Pugh laying in bed together in Don’t Worry Darling

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Hunter and Becky approach the TV tower in Fall (2022)

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Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris as Mark and Herny talking in The Stranger

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Sebastian Stan and Daisy Edgar Jones in Fresh

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After quitting dating apps, a woman meets the supposedly perfect man and accepts his invitation to a romantic weekend getaway, only to find that her new paramour has been hiding some unusual appetites.

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