THRILLERS GALORE!
The Place Beyond The Pines (2012, 15) iPLAYER
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) iPLAYER
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 — and are led into devastating temptation.
Escape From Alcatraz (1979, 15) iPLAYER
Dirty Harry director Don Siegel brings his uncompromising edge to the tale of the only successful break-out from the supposedly escape-proof prison. Clint Eastwood is among the men who were never heard of again.
Gangster No 1 (1999, 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, 18) MY5
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 have uncovered her betrayals as a young woman 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
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 and Annette Bening star.
Anna (2019, 15) AMAZON PRIME
Director Luc Besson revisits his 1990 hit La Femme Nikita. Model Sasha Luss is an assassin in the mode of Nikita, but with a woman as her handler.
Fit: Clint Eastwood in Escape From Alcatraz