Secrets, convoluted murders, unpredictable twists and turns - the heroes of action-packed movies need a sharp mind to get out of difficult situations. Check out the top 2018 psychological thrillers that will shake your brain. you can watch the pictures in the list in any order. The plots of the films will delight you with brilliant intricacies with an unexpected ending.
Suspiria
Genre: horror, fantasy, thriller, detective
KinoPoisk rating - 6.4, IMDb - 6.8
For the role of Dakota Johnson, she devoted two years to ballet classes.
A young American woman, Suzy, comes to Berlin from a small provincial town to fulfill her dream of studying ballet. With no hope of success, she goes to audition for a famous dance school, where her idol choreographer, the attractive Madame Blanc, works. Surprisingly, the girl easily manages to get into the troupe of the elite. She takes the place of a certain Patricia, who disappeared under very strange circumstances. Soon Suzy herself feels that there is something sinister and supernatural in the walls of the building. The main character needs to uncover the secret of the curse that enveloped the legendary dance academy. Otherwise, she will become the next victim ...
Girl in the Fog (La ragazza nella nebbia)
Genre: thriller, crime, drama
KinoPoisk rating - 6.8, IMDb - 6.8
The filming took place near Lake Carezza (Italy).
Anna Lu is a sixteen-year-old girl with long red hair who disappears without a trace from the alpine village of Avehot on her way to the church. The well-known forensic scientist Vogel, a thunderstorm of maniacs and serial killers, takes over the investigation of the incident. The inspector uses peculiar methods and tries to lure the maniac out, but suddenly Vogel gets into a mysterious accident, which he cannot remember. The protagonist becomes the object of research by the psychiatrist Augusto Flores.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Genre: thriller, drama, detective
KinoPoisk rating - 6.8, IMDb - 7.0
The film was filmed at Christ Hospital, located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Stephen Murphy is a successful heart surgeon who meets 16-year-old Martin, the patient's son, who died during surgery several years ago. The doctor begins to give the teenager gifts and introduces him to his family, but soon begins to avoid the too annoying friend. Martin predicts to the doctor that first his children will stop eating and drinking, and then walking. One day the doctor's youngest son ceases to feel his legs, although the examination did not reveal any violations. To atone for the sins of the past, Stephen needs to make a difficult choice and sacrifice one of his family members, otherwise his loved ones will die one after another ...
The House That Jack Built
Genre: horror, drama, crime
KinoPoisk rating - 7.0, IMDb - 6.8
It was originally planned to shoot a mini-series for eight episodes.
Jack is a highly intelligent serial killer who has committed over 60 horrific crimes over the course of 12 years. He regards each of his murders as a great work of art. The maniac prefers to kill women with special ingenuity. First, he found a cunning way to get rid of the obsessive fellow traveler. Having got a taste, he continued to improve in the bloody "art". Expecting that the police are about to catch him, the perpetrator is about to commit the last, true masterpiece.
Passenger (The Commuter)
Genre: action, thriller, detective
KinoPoisk rating - 6.5, IMDb - 6.3
At the beginning of the film, you can see the poster of the film "The Adventures of Paddington 2".
In the past, Michael Mawley was a police officer, but circumstances forced him to retire from cases related to crime. Now he is engaged in insurance of other people's property and enjoys his new life. When Michael is fired, he becomes desperate as he realizes that he will not be able to pay for his son's college tuition. Once a man on a train meets a pretty beauty who offers him 100 thousand dollars. Michael only needs to find one witness, and the big rewards outweigh the risks. Later, the hero realizes that he has become part of a criminal conspiracy. To save himself and the rest of the passenger, he needs to find out who is the mysterious stranger who started the whole fuss?
Invisible (In Darkness)
Genre: thriller, detective
KinoPoisk rating - 5.8, IMDb - 5.8
The slogan of the film is: "The invisible is the most terrible weapon."
They call her "The Girl in the Dark". In the center of the story is the blind pianist Sofia - she is a professional musician, and while away her evenings in a London apartment. A pretty Veronica lives next to her, who disposes her to herself. But their acquaintance turned out to be short-lived - Veronica dies under strange circumstances, falling out of the window. The situation is further complicated by the fact that the father of the deceased is accused of war crimes. The police turn to Sofia for help because she could hear things that no one else heard. The girl is drawn into the center of cruel and insidious intrigues, where politics, revenge, lies, crime and violence are intertwined. What secrets does the fragile pianist hide?
Embraced by lies (Greta)
Genre: thriller, drama, detective
KinoPoisk rating - 6.1, IMDb - 6.0
It was planned that the picture will be released under the title "Widow".
Details about the film
Francis recently moved to New York, where she rents an apartment with her best friend. Strange things begin to happen in her life after she accidentally finds a forgotten handbag in the subway. The girl decides to return it to her mistress and meets Greta, an intelligent and old-fashioned emigrant from France, who was left alone after her daughter's departure. New friends spend a lot of time together, until one day Francis discovers a whole warehouse of identical bags intended to be distributed around the city. The heroine realizes that she is in the arms of lies ...
"Embraced by Lies" - Obsession in the Big City
Invisible Guest (Contratiempo)
Genre: thriller, crime, detective
KinoPoisk rating - 7.7, IMDb - 8.1
The original title of the painting can be translated as "Unexpected Difficulty."
"The Invisible Guest" - a captivating psychological thriller of 2018 at the top that will shake your brain; this is an interesting picture on the list, it is best to watch it in a friendly company. Adrian Doria is a married businessman who is accused of murdering his mistress Laura. The guy himself is confident in his innocence. To prove this, he hires a lawyer, Virginia Goodman, a very high-class specialist. The woman forces Andrian to reveal the whole truth about her relationship with Laura, because tomorrow the court hearing will take place. She needs to come up with the best defense strategy. For Goodman, this is the last thing in a long career, and she's definitely not going to lose it.
