Insights from the Cinematic World: psychological thriller

Shut In

When a young boy is treating goes missing, and is presumed dead, Mary (Naomi Watts) becomes convinced that his ghost is haunting her and her bedridden son.

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The 9th Life of Louis Drax

After surviving eight near-death accidents throughout his unlucky life, Louis Drax plunges off a steep cliff on his ninth birthday. While police investigate the cause of Louis’ near-fatal fall, neurologist Dr. Allan Pascal uses unorthodox techniques to try to tap into the boy’s unconscious mind and reveal the truth about the events

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The Boy Next Door

In The Boy Next Door, Jeenifer Lopez stars as Claire Peterson, a highschool literature teacher struggling to get back in the dating game after separating from the cheating Garrett, her husband of 18 years. A handsome and charismatic 19-year-old named Noah attraction’s to Claire at first sight is more than palpable.

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The Captive

The psychological thriller, THE CAPTIVE examines how this kidnapping destroys the relationships among those involved. As the film teases out the complex threads weaving together the victim, her family, the predators and the investigators, the mystery of what happened to the child is revealed.

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The Two Faces of January

The Two Faces of January is a suspense thriller starring Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen, Golden Globe nominee and Cannes Best Actress winner Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac. It is based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith and adapted by Academy Award nominee Hossein Amini. The film is Amini’s directorial debut.

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The Imposter

The Imposter is a classic American Gothic mystery revolving around crime, family, deceit and the slippery nature of truth – but it also really happened. That is why this riveting story inspired British filmmaker Bart Layton to push the non-fiction film into fresh territory

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