Do unexpected plot twists, suspense, twists that turn the course of events upside down, delight and surprise you? In this case, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the list of thriller films of 2021. Russian novelties will cause a feeling of excitement and even fear! Be vigilant and careful, the alarm is coming!
Cardboard pier
- Director: Kirill Kotelnikov
- Actor Ivan Zhvakin starred in the TV series "Youth" (2013 - 2017).
In the center of the film is the usual group of Muscovites. The main characters left their usual habitat and set off on a fascinating journey across Russia.
Row 19
- Director: Alexander Babaev
- Expectation rating: 86%
- Especially for the film, the film engineers built a life-size aircraft scenery that can be transformed into several "iron birds" of the 2016 and 1996 model.
In detail
"Ryad 19" is a Russian film with Svetlana Ivanova in the title role. The plot of the film tells the story of a woman doctor Katya and her six-year-old daughter Diana. A mother and daughter fly on a night flight in terrible weather, and right during the flight in the half-empty cabin of the plane, passengers begin to die for unknown reasons. Losing the boundaries of reality, Katya will have to face her own fear and relive the main nightmare of her childhood.
Rabies
- Director: Dmitry Dyachenko
- Actor Sergei Burunov took part in the filming of the film "Driver for Vera" (2004).
Russia will release the film "The Former", which will be released in the winter of 2021. The father is trying to cure his son from drug addiction. The main characters find themselves in the forests of the taiga in the midst of an epidemic of rabies among wolves. While trying to deal with one problem, they stumbled upon something even more terrible ...
The former
- Director: Evgeny Puzyrevsky
- For Yevgeny Puzyrevsky, the film "Former" is a debut in a feature film.
In detail
The film tells how messengers and social networks are changing the life of a modern person. Several years have passed since the 16-year-old posted a photo of his girlfriend in a group chat to show off to friends. Now he has a happy adult life: a good job, reliable comrades, a wonderful bride Katya, who is about to become his wife. But one day the Internet reminds a young man of teenage love, after which a chain of inexplicable mystical events occurs with Katya. The heroine receives mysterious messages from her fiance's past. A calm and quiet life turns into a nightmare ...
Fifteenth lasso
- Director: Maxim Serebrennikov
- The slogan of the film: "Monsters are closer than you think."
The artist Diana recently moved to a new apartment. The girl's life is monotonous, nothing new happens. Days after days go by incredibly boring, until one day she accidentally notices that a mysterious stranger is following her. From this moment, Diana plunges into the abyss of fear and paranoia.
Fatal legacy
- Director: Lika Krylaeva
- The slogan of the film is “We can forget about the past, but the past will not forget about us”.
In detail
Fatal Legacy is an upcoming thriller with a trailer available to watch. Anna is seriously interested in esoteric teachings. Increasingly, she began to be haunted by strange and mysterious visions, in which there is an old tome. The girl even turned to a hypnosis specialist for help to find out the reason for what was happening.
Once the husband of the main character Alexei, a historian by training, went with his colleagues to the former estate of Count Voloshin, whose family was interrupted under very strange circumstances. During the search work, the "seekers" came across an ancient book with incomprehensible records. Trying to understand what is written, Anna utters a magic spell and is transported to the 19th century.
Something for nothing
- Director: Alexey Talyzin
- Expectation rating: 93%
- The slogan of the film is "You have to pay for everything!"
In detail
"Something for nothing" is a detective story about maniacs and serial killers. Uncompromising police detective Max Flamberk leads an unofficial investigation into the case of missing people. The detective is sure that all the missing are related, but colleagues in the shop do not share his opinion. Max is getting to a clue when a key witness mysteriously dies. And all the circumstances indicate that Flamberk himself is guilty of this. The only way to get your name back is to solve a complicated case, but it won't be easy. A certain mysterious stranger does not want the truth to surface.
Syrian Sonata
- Director: Oleg Pogodin
- The filming of the film began in the Crimea, in the city of Sudak.
In detail
The plot of the film tells about two people. He is a renowned conductor of a symphony orchestra that gives a concert at a Russian military base. She is a journalist who has come to report from the scene. A spark of passion flares up between them. It seems that this love is doomed, because the hotel where the main characters stayed was seized by terrorists. There is nowhere to wait for salvation, the only hope is the journalist's ex-husband ...
Optional (Ad libitum)
- Director: Polina Oldenburg
- The film received the Grand Prix and the prize for the best directing at the Amur Autumn Film Festival.
In detail
The energetic and talented journalist German Krylov, in pursuit of a loud sensation, ends up in a company that sells love. Not inclined to romantic feelings and the manifestation of emotions, the main character unexpectedly becomes an object of manipulation for himself and finds himself in a dangerous trap, getting out of which is still a task.
Run
- Director: Andrey Zagidullin
- Expectation rating: 90%
- The film was created with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
In detail
Running is one of the very best upcoming thrillers with a high expectation rating. Sergei Borozdin is the European champion in athletics. One day, an athlete gets into a terrible car accident. Now you can forget about sports once and for all. However, the tragedy rewards the sprinter with a new superpower - at speed he sees events from the past. At this time, a serial killer is wielding women in the city. The strange thing is that all the victims are somehow connected to Sergei. Using an amazing gift, Borozdin decides to stop the maniac, without thinking about the price he might pay for it.
Do not wake Me Up
- Director: Vladimir Romanov
- The slogan of the film is "You never dreamed of."
For several weeks in a row, young people began to disappear in the small town of N. At this time, Rey is looking for his adult daughter and does not even want to hear that a maniac may be walking around in the vicinity. The father is sure - his beloved daughter is just trying to hide. The hero suspects that something is wrong with her psyche, and worries that she would do something stupid in this state.
Bathyscaphe
- Director: Alexander Tarasov
- The slogan of the film is “At a depth of 1000 meters, no one can save”.
In detail
An American submarine with a nuclear weapon on board crashes. The military bathyscaphe "Bester" is sent to her aid. The vessel dives to a depth of 1000 meters, but the crew cannot get out, as the escape pod is blocked by reefs. In addition, there is a fight between the crew members on board the bathyscaphe, causing the Bester's electronics to fail. Now the rescue ship itself needs help. A Russian ship is drifting nearby, sending its crew on the new Mir submersible. How will the "underwater passions" end?
Harts
- Director: Vladimir Bukharov
- Slogan - "Look fear in the eye."
Doctor Gennady Lisitsyn comes to a famous journalist with an important message. The doctor says that in a year, the whole world will be seized by an unknown virus that materializes human fears. The main character tells in detail about the future catastrophe, assuring that he has already experienced it in the past.
The unknown
- Director: Alexander Boguslavsky
- Alexander Boguslavsky was the screenwriter of the film "Abigail" (2019).
The eccentric millionaire has gathered a group of guys who have infiltrated a closed Perimeter full of abnormal activity. The heroes intend to solve the riddle of this amazing place and find a source of future energy, which is generated from time itself. This journey will change all members of the group and completely turn their previous ideas about reality.
Now don't look
- Director: Alexey Kazakov
- Actor Semyon Serzin starred in the film "Lermontov" (2014).
Don't Look Now is a terrific psychological thriller that is well worth your time. The life of the architect Andrei changes after a terrible incident in his country house, where he and his wife Olga were attacked by thieves. In order to return his wife to a normal life, a guy in despair comes to a hypnotist girl with a request to take her memory of what happened. Under the terms of the deal, Andrei and Olga must move temporarily to the hypnotist's apartment. Gradually, Olya's memory is erased, and everything returns to normal. But soon the nightmares of the apartment itself begin to overcome her ...
She has a different name
- Director: Veta Geraskina
- Svetlana Khodchenkova is not only the main character, but also the producer of the film
In detail
The action takes place in a big city where a strange 37-year-old woman Lisa lives. In her youth, she did many things, which she now regrets and is trying to fix in every possible way. In her student years, Liza became pregnant because of her riotous life, but then she did not need a child. The woman dreamed of a beautiful and rich life, a great career. In this regard, she left the newborn child in the hospital, but soon the girl was taken by a strange family. After many years, the heroine of the film achieved what she wanted, but only in her personal life it did not go well. There comes a moment when she remembers her daughter and tries to find her. However, the 17-year-old girl grew up to be an embittered and unsociable person.
Execution
- Director: Lado Quatania
- The motion picture is a fictional detective story about the famous Soviet-era serial killer Andrei Chikatilo.
The plot tells about investigator Issa Davydov, who was forced to close a serial murder case. However, to reopen the case, a new circumstance arose - the surviving victim. The investigator goes to the place to find out all the nuances and tries to justify himself before the justice for the fact that the innocent in this case were convicted. Issa Davydov must understand everything and correct his mistake so that a real maniac confesses to his crimes.
They
- Director: Elena Khazanova
- The first female thriller about persecution and psychological pressure by incels.
In detail
According to the plots, three successful women become laureates of the Person of the Year award. However, in addition to honor and recognition, they receive a message from an anonymous nickname Sabaoth with demands to tell some facts from life and show a far from ideal face.
Dangerous temptation
- Director: Vladimir Chubrikov
- Even the strongest relationships can crack if the first place in the family is given to money, rather than love, trust and respect.
Is an ideal life possible? Yes, if there is mutual understanding between the spouses, and family life is connected not only by marriage, but also by business. Tatiana received a construction company from her father, and Mark is in charge of all the cases. If you take a closer look at relationships, it turns out that not everything is so perfect in them, and there is hatred in the apparent love. Quarrels constantly arise between spouses, competition with each other using dirty methods.
Captain Volkonogov fled
- Director: Natasha Merkulova, Alexey Chupov
- During the filming of the film, traffic on Vasilievsky Island will be limited
Fyodor Volkonogov is a captain serving in law enforcement agencies. The time comes when he himself is accused of a crime, but the hero manages to escape before being arrested. Fedor immediately becomes an outcast, his colleagues are hunting for him. However, a messenger from the other world warns that Volkonogov has no more than a day left to live, after which he will go to Hell. To get to Paradise, Fedor must repent and receive the forgiveness of at least one person. The main character tries to find forgiveness, but many obstacles arise in his path.
John
- Director: Alexey Chadov
- The artist is not only the head of the filming process, but also acts as the scriptwriter and plays the main role.
The list of new Russian thrillers 2021 includes a film whose plot is tied to the military events in Syria. Despite the fact that Ivan has long since returned from the war, he cannot forget about it and continues to play. This leads to a break with his wife, but things can be even worse. Ivan under the guise of a foreign military commander named John goes to Syria.
Observer
- Director: Yaroslava Bernadskaya
- The slogan of the picture is "Welcome to the world of my dreams."
The Observer is an upcoming Russian-made thriller. The released trailer can be viewed on the Internet. Moscow, 2013. The happy artist Alexei has a rich life, he is married and has a wonderful daughter. But one day everything changed radically. The girl disappears, and her wife moves to live in a place unknown to him, without saying a word. The hero has been struggling with depression for a long time and once, while painting a portrait, he accidentally learns about such a phenomenon as the Electronic Voice Phenomenon. From that moment on, otherworldly forces burst into Alexei's life, leading him into the distant jungle of consciousness ...
Dyatlov Pass
- Director: Oleg Shtrom
- Expectation rating: 96%
- The slogan of the film is "A story that has become a legend."
In detail
In the list of thriller films of 2021, there is a Russian novelty "Dyatlov Pass", which many are looking forward to. Successful journalist Alexei Pravdin tackles one of the most fascinating mysteries in Soviet history - the Dyatlov Pass case. Only one person has the answers - the dying retired KGB general. Will the hero have time to find out the truth?
