A compilation of thrillers/horror/suspenseful films to watch on Netflix in India this season.
With the examination season going on, the parents need to handle their anxiety and the best option we have these days is killing time in front of a streaming device. The extended hours during the nights and the requirement of having a “Pin Drop Silent” ambiance in the house becomes easier when you have some good piece of Cinema to watch. I am currently in the mood of binging upon Thrillers and am sharing the list of the films I have loved watching this week. From suspenseful dramas, psychological mind-benders, and gritty mysteries, here are 11 films you must watch on Netflix this month (with your subtitles option for foreign films).
The Invisible Guest (CONTRATIEMPO) 2016:
The Invisible Guest is a 2016 Spanish crime thriller film. A young businessman wakes up in a locked hotel room next to the body of his dead lover. He hires a prestigious lawyer to defend him, and over the course of one night, they work together to find out what happened. Slickly shot and produced, and competently performed, The Invisible Guest’ plot revolves around the principle of suspension of disbelief. The thriller takes some bold twists & turns at the risk of undermining its climax. In the tradition of suspenseful films like “ Rashomon” and “The Usual Suspects”, subjective flashbacks revealed by the narrators are shared with the viewers to confuse them and keep them from guessing the truth.
Nothing to Hide (2018):
Nothing to Hide (French: Le Jeu) is a 2018 French dramatic film adapted from the 2016 Italian film Perfect Strangers by Paolo Genovese. During a dinner party, seven friends decide to play a dangerous game. The attendees place their cellphones on the table and agree to make all texts, messages, and calls public in an attempt to prove that they have nothing to hide. As the motivations and secrets of these characters trickle out, we get a very affecting portrait of how relationships suffer when communication breaks down.
Revenge (2017):
Revenge is a 2017 French rape and revenge/action film starring Matilda Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe and Guillaume Bouchède. The plot follows a young woman who is assaulted and left for dead in the desert by three men, where she recovers and seeks vengeance upon her attackers. Revenge slices and dices genre tropes, working within an exploitation framework while adding a timely — yet never less than viscerally thrilling — feminist spin.
The Gift (2015):
The Gift is a 2015 psychological thriller film by Joel Edgerton. The film stars Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall as a couple whose lives are thrown into a harrowing tailspin when an acquaintance from the husband’s past (played by Edgerton) brings mysterious gifts and a horrifying secret to light after more than 20 years. The Gift is wickedly smart and playfully subversive, challenging the audience’s expectations while leaving them leaning on the edges of their seats.
The invitation (2015):
The Invitation is a 2015 American horror thriller starring Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, and Emayatzy Corinealdi. Responding to an invitation from his ex-wife, a man brings his girlfriend to a dinner party. There, he relives the trauma of their child’s death and becomes suspicious that his ex-wife has ulterior motives for inviting him. The Invitation makes brilliant use of its tension-rich premise to deliver a uniquely effective — and surprisingly clever — slow-building thriller.
The Ritual (2017):
The Ritual is a 2017 British supernatural horror film based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Adam Nevill and stars Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, and Sam Troughton. Director David Bruckner makes evocative use of the Scandinavian setting and a dedicated cast to deliver a handsome — if familiar — horror story. Following the sudden, violent death of their best mate, four young men reunite for a hike through the Scandinavian wilderness. Deep in the black, Nordic forest they find themselves lost in a hell of sinister nightmares and pagan sacrifices. For these ancient woods are home to a malevolent deity which will force them to face the darkness inside themselves.
Calibre (2018):
Calibre is a 2018 British thriller film set in Scotland and concerns incidents on a hunting trip to the remote Scottish Highlands, and stars Jack Lowden and Martin McCann. Vaughn and Marcus, who have been friends since childhood, travel to a remote area of the Scottish Highlands for a hunting trip. The pair are tested to the limit when they face a thrilling situation which neither could have prepared for. It’s a grim drama with a tense emotion vehicle that can hold any viewer hostage.
Hush (2016):
In this heart-pounding thriller from acclaimed writer and director Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Before I Wake), a deaf writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears in her window.
What Happened to Monday (2017):
What Happened to Monday (known as Seven Sisters in Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Japan) is a 2017 dystopian science fiction thriller film starring Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close and Willem Dafoe. In a world where families are allowed only one child due to overpopulation, resourceful identical septuplets must avoid governmental execution and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.
The Invisible Guardian (2017):
The Invisible Guardian (Spanish: El guardián invisible) is a Spanish thriller film based on the eponymous novel by Dolores Redondo. A police officer trained by the FBI returns to her hometown to trace a serial killer. At the same time, she is also confronted with his own past.
The Stepfather (2009):
The Stepfather is a 2009 American thriller film and a remake of the 1987 horror film of the same title starring Penn Badgley, Dylan Walsh and Sela Ward. The films are loosely based on the crimes of mass murderer John List. Although this tepid remake of the 1987 cult classic lacks the tension and satirical undercurrents of the original, it can surely pass as a one time watch.
