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Twelve Monkeys (1995, 15) APPLE TV
Mind-bending sci-fi thriller from Terry Gilliam. Bruce Willis is a prisoner travelling back to a time before a virus ravaged the Earth. If that sounds too close to the bone then fear not, this plays out as superb escapism with a wild-eyed turn from Brad Pitt in an insane asylum.
Cat People (1942, PG) AMAZON
Horror classic with Simone Simon as the woman who believes she is stalked by an animalistic curse.
Triangle (2009, 15) AMAZON
Devilish psychological horror with a twist. Melissa George stars as a single mother who discovers an abandoned ocean liner while on a sailing trip with friends. When she steps aboard, it’s clear that all is not shipshape.
Avengers Endgame (2019, 12) NOWTV/SKY
The highest-grossing film of all time, this concludes the cycle of Marvel superhero movies that have been tearing up the box office since 2008’s Iron Man.
Us (2019, 15) NOWTV/SKY
Jordan Peele’s follow-up to his 2017 Oscar-winner Get Out is another literate and lively horror, with unexpected, surreal twists. Lupita Nyong’o is the mother whose family are targeted by disturbed doppelgangers.
Bird Box (2018) NETFLIX
Sandra Bullock is the woman fighting for survival in a bleak apocalyptic world where seeing the dark presences that have invaded the earth will be the death of you.
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The Place Beyond The Pines (2012, 15) AMAZON PRIME
This energetic drama follows the actions of two men – Ryan Gosling’s moping stunt rider and Bradley Cooper’s ambitious cop. Their lives couldn’t be more different, but they are ultimately bound together.
A Simple Plan (1998, 15) AMAZON PRIME
Better known for splatter horror and superheroes, Sam Raimi goes low-key for this moody thriller. Two brothers and a friend (Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton and Brent Briscoe) stumble upon a suitcase of cash in a crashed plane .
Escape From Alcatraz (1979, 15) APPLE TV
Dirty Harry director Don Siegel brings his uncompromising edge to the tale of the only successful breakout from the supposedly escape-proof prison. Clint Eastwood is among the men who were never heard of again.
Gangster No. 1 (2000, 18) ALL4
Violent crime thriller starring Malcolm McDowell as a veteran mobster reminiscing about his grisly rise to power in 1960s London, with Paul Bettany playing him as a younger man.
Monster (2003, 15) AMAZON PRIME
Charlize Theron is unrecognisable as real-life serial killer Aileen Wuornos; she gained 30lb for a performance that won her an Oscar. Wuornos was convicted of murdering six men (she admitted to killing seven), and was executed in 2002.
Greta (2018, 15) NOWTV/SKY
Neil Jordan’s thriller stars Isabelle Huppert as Greta, the lonely widow befriended by young waitress Frances (Chloe Grace Moretz). Greta, a woman with a secret room full of chilling baggage, quickly gets terrifyingly clingy.
Hotel Mumbai (2019, 15) NOWTV/SKY
Gripping thriller inspired by the 2008 terrorist attacks in the Indian city. Arjun (Dev Patel) is the waiter at the Taj Mahal
Palace Hotel who puts his life at risk to look after his guests.
Spenser Confidential (2020, 15) NETFLIX
Action comedy based on characters created by crime writer Robert B. Parker and starring Mark Wahlberg as the disgraced cop who doesn’t get the fresh start he hoped for. Instead he hunts down the corrupt cops and drug kingpins who put him in prison.
Lost Girls (2020, 15) NETFLIX
Powerful true crime drama with a strong performance from Amy Ryan as Mari Gilbert. She’s a gutsy mother who won’t rest until police find her missing daughter as the bodies of other young girls drawn into sex work are found in the bleak marshlands of Long Island.
Red Joan (2020, 12) NETFLIX
Judi Dench plays the ‘granny spy’ inspired by real-life KGB agent Melita Norwood. Retired Joan is approached by special branch who’ve uncovered her betrayals as a young woman working at a secret atomic research facility.
1922 (2017, 15) NETFLIX
Stylish adaptation of a Stephen King novella in which a farmer and his teenage son are slowly driven mad after committing a terrible crime.
The Report (2019, 15) AMAZON PRIME
Downbeat political thriller that investigates the use of torture by the CIA following the 9/11 attacks, and the agency’s attempt to cover it up. Adam Driver, Annette Bening and Jon Hamm star.
Anna (2019, 15) AMAZON PRIME
Director Luc Besson revisits his 1990 hit La Femme Nikita. Model Sasha Luss is a female assassin in the mode of Nikita, but this time with a more modern wardrobe and a woman (Helen Mirren) as her handler.