(Updated 12/13/2023)
There is probably someone out there who does not like thriller, suspense, or mystery movies, but we’re not certain we believe that they exist. If they do exist, we’d probably be a little bit suspicious of them. Because thriller movies, and all their various permutations, offer some of the most exciting times you can have in the movie theater.
Thrillers, mysteries, and suspense movies can be great acting showcases, as with a movie like GONE GIRL, and they can be pure entertainment as well, as with KNIVES OUT. (We’d argue that KNIVES OUT was also an acting showcase.) Directors like Alfred Hitchcock, M. Night Shyamalan, and now Jordan Peele have built entire careers playing with the infinite possibilities of these genres.
If you’re looking for new movies to watch, you are in luck! We have thrillers, mysteries, and suspense movies — some very serious and some with comic or action overtones, covering a wide variety of subjects — coming to theaters soon. Here they are.
Eileen
Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) works a depressing job at the local youth prison. When a new counsellor arrives, Dr. Rebecca St. John (Anne Hathaway), Eileen is instantly captivated by Rebecca's glamorous, enigmatic presence. As the two women grow closer, Eileen is inspired to explore new facets of her own personality and desires. But her metamorphosis takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret -- throwing Eileen onto a much more sinister path. Read more about EILEEN here. [Now Playing]
Night Swim
No running. No diving. No lifeguard on duty. No swimming after dark. Atomic Monster and Blumhouse, the producers of M3GAN, high dive into the deep end of horror with the new supernatural thriller, Night Swim. Ray Waller, a former major league baseball player forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, moves into a new home with his concerned wife Eve, teenage daughter Izzy and young son Elliot. Secretly hoping, against the odds, to return to pro ball, Ray persuades Eve that the new home’s shimmering backyard swimming pool will be fun for the kids and provide physical therapy for him. But a dark secret in the home’s past will unleash a malevolent force that will drag the family under, into the depths of inescapable terror. [January 5]
The Beekeeper
In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers.” [January 12]
I.S.S.
Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station (I.S.S.) as a worldwide conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling, the US and Russian astronauts aboard each receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary. [January 19]
Argylle
From the twisted mind of Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman franchise, Kick-Ass) comes Argylle, a razor-witted, reality-bending, globe-encircling spy thriller. Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World franchise) is Elly Conway, the reclusive author of a series of best-selling espionage novels, whose idea of bliss is a night at home with her computer and her cat, Alfie. But when the plots of Elly’s fictional books—which center on secret agent Argylle and his mission to unravel a global spy syndicate—begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet evenings at home become a thing of the past. Accompanied by Aiden (Oscar® winner Sam Rockwell), a cat-allergic spy, Elly (carrying Alfie in her backpack) races across the world to stay one step ahead of the killers as the line between Elly’s fictional world and her real one begins to blur. [February 2]
Drive-Away Dolls
Jamie regrets her breakup with her girlfriend while Marian needs to relax. In search of a fresh start they embark on an unexpected road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals. [February 23]
We'll have more thrillers, mysteries, and suspense movies soon!
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