The 29 best movies with gripping plots and shocking endings: KinoScan.com’s Editors’ Choice

There is a witty saying about the best directors being fishermen while their audience are their catch. They seduce us with crumbs of gorgeous camerawork and enthrall with the unpredictable storylines of a gripping plot. And when we least expect it, they hit us with shocking revelations in the movie’s third act.

Here are the greatest movies with gripping plots and masterfully done plot twist you’ll never see coming.

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Murder on the Orient Express

Rating IMDB – 6.5
Genre: Detective, crime, drama
Production USA, Malta, UK / 2017
Budget: $55,000,000
Worldwide gross: $352,789,811
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley

The story is set in 1934. The internationally known detective Hercule Poirot travels on one of the most luxurious trains in Europe.

It is there that a mysterious murder will take place. Besides Poirot, there is thirteen passengers on the train. Poirot has very little time to get to the bottom of the truth. The criminal can strike again at any moment, so the detective should be on the alert.

The film about the mysterious murder is a direct adaptation of one of Agatha Christie’s detectives.

In order to make the surrounding more authentic, special huge screens were installed on the set, which appeared behind the windows of the train showing “real” landscapes as it passes along them.

The best movies with gripping plots and shocking endings

Game Night

Rating IMDB – 7.1
Genre: Action, thriller, comedy, crime
US production / 2018
Budget: $37,000,000
Worldwide gross: $117,679,066
Directed by John Francis Daly, Jonathan M. Goldstein
Cast: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, Sharon Horgan, Billy Magnussen, Lamorne Morris, Kylie Bunbury, Jesse Plemons, Michael C. Hall, Danny Huston

The story follows a young couple, Max and Annie. Almost every week the guys have a game night, gathering their friends and having fun playing a variety of party games with some of them being detective ones.

Max has a brother, Brooks, who organizes the big entertainment for the next game night. During this event, Brooks is suddenly kidnapped, and it remains a mystery whether this is a game or a real crime unfolding right in front of everyone.

The team is given a series of puzzles and not enough time to solve them all. The heroes have no right to make a mistake, there are no rules in the game, and the team of young people have no idea who they are really up against. This quest may well be the end of their lives.

Before the filming, the lead actors participated in a game night of their own in order to get to know each other. The actors played board games.

This is one of the best films about survival games and quests.

I See You

Rating IMDB – 6.8
Genre: Thriller, crime, detective, drama
US production / 2019
Worldwide gross: $1,194,369
Directed by Adam Randall
Cast: Helen Hunt, John Tenney, Judah Lewis, Owen Teague, Libe Barer, Gregory Alan Williams, Allison King, Erica Alexander, Jennifer Grace, Adam Kern

A quiet town suddenly becomes the center of shocking and terrifying events. Tragedy strikes one of the families. A boy has gone missing. He was barely ten years old. The child’s disappearance was all over the news. The townspeople remembered the old days.

It was truly the Dark Ages of this town, when almost every other teenager disappeared without a trace. A local detective named Greg Harper was assigned to investigate the case, but he has enough personal worries. His wife Jackie cheated on him and since then the family is constantly in quarrels. The son also resents his mother, and Greg sleeps more and more in the living room.

Jackie is the only one who begins to understand that things are not clear. Some inexplicable and strange things are happening in their house. However, no one close to her takes her words seriously.

The opening scenes were filmed in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

Bad Times at the El Royale

Rating IMDB – 7.1
Genre: Thriller, drama, crime, detective
US production / 2018
Budget: $32,000,000
Worldwide gross: $31,882,724
Directed by Drew Goddard
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman, Nick Offerman, Xavier Dolan, Shea Whigham

The story revolves around some strangers who meet in 1969 at the Hotel El Royale on the border of California and Nevada. Each character has their own secrets from the past. None of them is willing to tell the truth about themselves.

The travelers include a very imposing clergyman, an active salesman, an entertainer and a hippie. On the hotel grounds, the characters meet concierge Miles Miller. Everyone has the opportunity to atone for their sins.

However, the situation turns in an unpleasant way, as a cult leader who wants to get what is rightfully his, unexpectedly appears. Midnight will put everything in its place and make everyone confess their true motives for appearing in the hotel.

The film’s budget is estimated at $32 million.

Filming process took place in 2017 in Vancouver, Canada.

Tom Holland rejected the role of Miles Miller, so Lewis Pullman was invited instead.

Get Out

Rating IMDB – 7.7
Genre: Horror, thriller, detective
Production USA, Japan / 2017
Budget: $4,500,000
Worldwide gross: $255,407,969
Directed by Jordan Peele
Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Marcus Henderson, Betty Gabriel, Lakeith Stanfield, Stephen Root, Lil Rel Howery

A young black guy named Chris Washington, doing photography for a living, meets a girl. He instantly falls in love with her and dreams of meeting her family. The girl’s parents are representatives of an elite family.

They live far away from the bustle of the city. Their country mansion impresses with its splendor. However, nothing in the world is perfect. If the main character knew the real reason for inviting him to visit, he would most likely run away. There is a real hell hiding behind the beautiful picture.

The filming process took only twenty-eight days.

The initial version of the script was supposed to have a more terrifying ending, but in the end the director decided to make a more optimistic finale.

The Invisible Guest

Rating IMDB – 8.1
Genre: Thriller, drama, crime, detective
Production Spain / 2016
Budget: €4,000,000
Worldwide gross: $31 191 910
Directed by Oriol Paolo
Cast: Mario Casas, Ana Wachener, José Coronado, Barbara Lenny, Francesc Orella, Paco Tous, David Selvas, Iñigo Gastesi, San Elamos, Manel Dueso

This is one of the best thrillers of recent years. Businessman Adrian Doria is suspected of committing the murder of his own mistress. The young man enlists the help of a true professional of her craft, Virginia Goodman. She is the best expert in solving even the most complex and complicated cases.

The businessman is allowed to be under house arrest. All the young man left to do is to hope that the lawyer will help him and get him out of trouble. Virginia wants to exonerate her client, because this is her last court case. She is not accustomed to giving up.

The original title of the movie translates from Spanish as Unforeseen Difficulty.

Miss Sloane

Rating IMDB – 7.5
Genre: Drama
Production USA, France / 2016
Budget: $13,000,000
Worldwide gross: $9,101,546
Directed by John Madden
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Embata-Raw, Alison Pill, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sam Waterston, John Lithgow, David Wilson Barnes, Jake Lacy, Chuck Shamata

The plot revolves around a charming girl who is a successful lobbyist. She is a talented person, but Congress disapproves of her activities, so a criminal case is brought against her.

The girl is in demand being one of the well-known lobbyists in America. She is excellent at the art of manipulating people. She impresses her competitors with her unpredictability. When her work is challenging, she is well aware of the entire outcome of what is happening and strives to fight to the end.

The film was included in top five of Hollywood’s 2015 Black List, as well as in our top of films about successful women.

The screenwriter Jonathan Perera completed the script all by his own. This is a rare case in the Hollywood film industry.

Arrival

Rating IMDB – 7.9
Genre: Drama, fantasy
Production USA, Canada / 2016
Budget: $47,000,000
Worldwide gross: $203 388 186
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O’Brien, Ma Qi, Abigail Pniowsky, Julia Scarlet Dan, Jadyn Malone, Frank Scorpion

This is a fascinating movie about aliens. The world is shaken by an unusual event. Unidentified flying objects are discovered at various points on Earth. The people are in fear and in the dark. It turns out that there are unknown inhabitants on board. No one knows what to expect from the aliens.

Absolutely all armed forces are activated in case of an alien attack. The locals are trying to find common ground with the aliens, but do not know how to behave properly.

The authorities decide to enlist the help of a famous linguist named Louise Banks to establish contact. She takes a physicist, Ian Donnelly, as her assistant. Humanity is on the brink of catastrophe. Now only two people are responsible for the outcome of current events.

The story is based on the Ted Chan novel titled Story of Your Life.

The filming took place in Montreal in June 2015.

The original title of the movie was Story of Your Life, but according to a survey, viewers didn’t respond well to it, so it was decided to change it to Arrival.

Allied

Rating IMDB – 7.1
Genre: Action, thriller, drama, melodrama, military
Production UK, USA / 2016
Budget: $85,000,000
Worldwide gross: $119,520,023
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Lizzy Capla, August Diehl, Charlotte Hope, Raffey Cassidy, Matthew Goode, Daniel Betts, Simon McBurney, Jared Harris

The story follows the events that took place in 1942 during World War II. The main character, a scout and a pilot, is sent on another mission to Morocco. Max is entrusted with a responsible mission – to kill the ambassador of Germany.

During the mission, the young man meets a young woman who is a member of the resistance. The girl’s name is Marianne. Together they embark on a dangerous journey.

Their feelings are becoming more and more heated with each passing day and are put to the test. Only the real truth is able to shed light on the outcome of events, but whether the heroes are willing to share it entirely remains a mystery.

Brad Pitt plays the character with the last name Vatan, which translates as “homeland” from Arabic and Turkish.

The film is directed by Robert Zemeckis being his 18th directorial work.

10 Cloverfield Lane

Rating IMDB – 7.2
Genre: Thriller, drama, fantasy
US production / 2016
Budget: $15,000,000
Worldwide gross: $110,216,998
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg
Cast: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr., Douglas M. Griffin, Suzanne Cryer, Bradley Cooper, Sumalee Montano, Frank Mottek, Kayla Bechor

The first scene of the film shows the quarrel of the main characters. A girl named Michelle is fighting with her fiancé Ben. The young person packs her suitcase to go away, but gets into a car accident.

When Michelle wakes up, she discovers that she is chained in some strange basement. The girl has no idea where she is or who is keeping her locked up. Further events unfold unpredictably.

The man who won’t let her out claims that he wants to save the girl. For behind the damp walls lies terror and a chemical attack. Life outside the bunker is simply unbearable for humans. But is it really so?

The filmmakers saw only one actress fit for the role of main character – Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

The picture was shot entirely in secret, so the media learned about the project less than two months before its release.

During the filming process, none of the actors did not know the name of the movie in which they were starring.

The Limehouse Golem

Rating IMDB – 6.3
Genre: Detective, crime, thriller
Production UK / 2016
Worldwide gross: $2,327,419
Directed by Juan Carlos Medina
Cast: Douglas Booth, Olivia Cooke, Sam Reed, Maria Valverde, Daniel Mays, Bill Nighy, Peter Sullivan, Michael Jenn, Daniel Serkera, Patrick Durham

The film is set in the heart of London in 1880. A series of terrible crimes take place in the Limehouse district. Local detective Kildare is assigned to find the culprit. The detective tries to solve the mystery as soon as possible.

The signature of the killer is the only clue the detective has. After each crime, the villain leaves the inscription “Golem”. The residents are in fear. No one even suspects who the killer might be. The police don’t know what to do. All hope is in Inspector Kildare, who just seems to have been put in harm’s way.

Alan Rickman was supposed to star in the film, but after the actor found out about his illness, he left the project.

Shot Caller

Rating IMDB – 7.3
Genre: Thriller, drama, crime
US production / 2015
Worldwide gross: $3,440,362
Directed by Rick Roman Waugh
Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Omari Hardvy, Lake Bell, Jon Bernthal, Emory Cohen, Jeffrey Donovan, Evan Jones, Juan Pablo Raba, Matt Gerald, Max Greenfield

The story of this movie about prison follows the sad fate of the hero, who was responsible for his friend’s death in a car accident. Having come to terms with the circumstances, the man had to sit behind bars and learn to survive, because the prison has its own order and law. A kind family man suddenly turned into a real beast. This is the only way to stay alive.

Before writing the script, the director of the film studied prison gangs, introducing himself as a police agent.

The Visit

Rating IMDB – 6.2
Genre: Horror
US production / 2015
Budget: $5,000,000
Worldwide gross: $98 450 062
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Olivia DeJong, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, Kathryn Hahn, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Samuel Stricklen, Patrick Darraud, Jorge Cordova, Steve Annan

The story follows two siblings, a girl and a boy. A girl named Becca dreams of growing up and learning the profession of a film director. She wants to make her own movie and carries a video camera with her. Her brother Tyler shares his sibling’s passions. Mom sends the kids to visit their grandparents for a week.

The children are happy to spend the weekend with their loved ones. The elderly people welcome the grandchildren cordially. However, the weekend with the family turns into a real nightmare. The children notice that strange things are happening in the house as night falls.

The children decide to set up a camera to record the strange happenings. The video horrifies not only the children, but also their mother. The girl decides to get the children out of this hell as soon as possible. She calls a police squad and secretly goes to help her children.

The working title of the movie was Sundowning.

Ex Machina

Rating IMDB – 7.7
Genre: Fantasy, thriller, drama
Production UK / 2014
Budget: $15,000,000
Worldwide gross: $36,869,414
Directed by Alex Garland
Cast: Domhnall Gleason, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno, Corey Johnson, Claire Selby, Simara A. Templeman, Gana Bayarsican, Tiffany Pisani, Elina Alminas

The plot follows a young programmer named Caleb. He is the best at what he does, so he receives an invitation from a billionaire asking him to spend seven days at his mansion to complete a certain task. The mansion is far out of town. There are literally no living souls for miles around this mansion.

All the young man has to do is test a new robot with artificial intelligence. The billionaire has decided to launch a large-scale experiment to prove to humanity that robots are not only able to accept incoming commands, but also to understand their meaning and feel.

During the mission, the hero falls in love with a robot named Ava. However, it’s not all that simple. The female robot has her own plans for the creator and programmer Caleb.

Actress Felicity Jones was considered for the role of the robot.

In the mansion, there is a painting “#5, 1948” by abstractionist painter Jackson Pollock hanging on the wall.

This movie is considered to be one of the best films about AI.

Hidden

Rating IMDB – 6.4
Genre: Horror, thriller, drama
US production / 2014
Directed by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
Cast: Alexander Skarsgard, Andrea Riseborough, Emily Alyn Lind, Stephen Elliot, Heather Dorksen, William Enskough, David Lewis

The story follows an ordinary American family from Kingswell, who was forced to live in a shelter trying to hide from a virus outbreak. For more than three hundred days the couple and their seven-year-old daughter named Zoe spent in a bomb shelter.

The concrete walls beneath the ground became their home paradise. The only thing the heroes dreamed of was to get to the surface and return to normal life. The family manages to find out that the city is in real chaos. An unknown virus infected a large number of local residents.

The epidemic had spread everywhere. The air is also polluted with poisonous substances. Claire and Zoe realize that those who have already been infected gain a special physical power. All that remains is to fight the forces of evil in order to survive.

There are no credits at the beginning of the film, only the title card.

The Dark Valley

Rating IMDB – 7.1
Genre: Drama, western, thriller
Production Austria, Germany / 2014
Budget: €6 350 000
Worldwide gross: $2,390,284
Directed by Andreas Prohaska
Cast: Sam Riley, Tobias Moretti, Paula Behr, Thomas Schubert, Carmen Gratl, Clemens Schick, Helmut Heusler, Martin Leutgeb, Johannes Nicolussi, Florian Brückner

The film is set in a quiet and tranquil village in the middle of a mountain range in the Alps. The locals greet everyone who enters their territory with caution. They also met the protagonist with caution. The man introduced himself as Greider. He asks the locals for permission to spend the winter with them.

The leading family in the village allows the companion to stay. Greider pays the head of the Brenner family for the future wintering. The villagers eventually realize that the man poses no danger to them. However, no one could have predicted that their hunch would turn out to be false.

Austria submitted this film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2015.

Prisoners

Rating IMDB – 8.1
Genre: Thriller, drama, crime, detective
US production / 2013
Budget: $46,000,000
Worldwide gross: $122,126,687
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano, Dylan Minnette, Zoe Soule, Erin Gerasimovich

The plot follows Keller Dover, a man facing a terrible tragedy. His little daughter is missing. The girl disappeared along with her close friend. Years go by, and no one can find the children. The parents are gripped by fear and panic.

Detective Loki is entrusted with soling this tangled case. The detective has one clue – an old car that was parked on the street while the children were playing on the playground. A police officer arrests the driver of the van.

There is not enough evidence to reach a final verdict. Detective Loki is in no hurry to solve the crime, and the police are increasingly slow to find the girls. Keller takes matters into his own hands and begins his own search.

Leonardo DiCaprio was supposed to star in the film, but later abandoned the project.

If you follow the detective’s cards in the film closely, you can find out his full name – David Wayne Loki.

Side Effects

Rating IMDB – 7.1
Genre: Thriller, drama, crime, detective
US production / 2013
Budget: $30,000,000
Worldwide gross: $63,372,757
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum, Vinessa Shaw, Michael Nathanson, Peter Friedman, Andrea Bogart, Lila Robins, David Costabile

The story is about the difficult fate of the main character named Emily. Her beloved spouse was put behind bars. After these events, the girl began to have psychological disorders. Four years pass and the man is released.

Emily falls into a depressive state and wants to commit suicide. She goes to a doctor for help. The psychotherapist prescribes her treatment. The girl has to take the drugs prescribed by the doctor, but Emily wants to try a new remedy that, according to her colleague, will help much faster and more effectively. No one knows what her drug abuse might lead to.

Popular Hollywood actresses were offered the lead role. Blake Lively managed to pass the casting, but she was later replaced by Rooney Mara.

The Best Offer

Rating IMDB – 7.8
Genre: Thriller, drama, crime
Production Italy / 2012
Budget: €13,500,000
Worldwide gross: $20,596,350
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Sylvia Hoeks, Donald Sutherland, Philip Jackson, Dermot Crowley, Kiruna Stamell, Leah Kebede, Katerina Kapodilista, Gan Seto

The main character named Virgil Oldman is the manager of one of the famous auction houses. The man works with his partner Billy. Together they blackmail rich people and pull various scams.

They deftly manipulate and deceive not only their customers, but also the sellers. Virgil has a secret hideout where he keeps exhibits and valuables. Soon the hero meets a girl named Claire, who wants to buy one of the oldest exhibits in Virgil’s collection. The artifact turns out to be a complicated item. Oldman tries to solve the mystery, and the young lady helps him to get to the truth.

The film features some classic works of art, including Portrait of a Young Woman and The Birth of Venus.

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

Rating IMDB – 6.9
Genre: Drama, melodrama, detective
US production / 2017
Directed by Sean Christensen
Cast: Logan Lerman, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Michelle Monaghan, Blake Jenner, Nathan Lane, Margaret Qualley, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tim Blake Nelson, Janina Gavankar

The story follows three key stages in the life of Sidney Hall. The young hero writes a memoir about the future generation, and then disappears without a trace. The author’s fans are perplexed. No one knows where the author has gone.

A series of adventures and unexpected circumstances await the hero. Since childhood, Sidney dreamed of writing a work that would excite the minds of mankind, and he managed to carry out his plan. The hero managed to get the long-awaited fame and success, but his sudden disappearance confused everyone.

Originally Joe Russo was appointed as director, but in 2009 the project was stopped. Filming continued only in 2014 when directorial post was given to Shawn Christensen.

Black Butterfly

Rating IMDB – 6.2
Genre: Thriller
Production USA, Spain, Italy / 2016
Worldwide gross: $391,431
Directed by Brian Goodman
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Piper Perabo, Vincent Riotta, Bryan Goodman, Kathy McGovern, Jake Daley, Craig Peritz, Randall Paul, Christina Moglia

The movie follows the story of a young writer named Paul. A young man lives far out of town in a small house. It’s safe to say that things in his life are not going well. His boss did not accept a new book, which Paul finished writing a few days ago.

Paul tries to find solace in alcohol drinks. The guy constantly gets into various troubles. One night he is rescued by a stranger in a cafe. Paul is infinitely grateful to the stranger, and he, in turn, offers Paul the plot for a new book.

Paul happily accepts his offer, but he keeps thinking about the black butterfly tattoo on the stranger’s body. Who he is and what secrets he hides – this is quite a mystery to unfold.

In most countries, the black butterfly is the symbol that denotes failure or misfortune and a harbinger of death.

Return to Sender

Rating IMDB – 5.1
Genre: Thriller, drama
US production / 2015
Directed by Foad Mikati
Cast: Rosamund Pike, Shiloh Fernandez, Nick Nolte, Camryn Manheim, Alexi Wasser, Rumer Willis, Illyana Douglas, Stephen Louis Grasch, Donna DuPlantier, Ian Barford

Coherence

Rating IMDB – 7.2
Genre: Horror, fantasy, thriller, drama, detective
Production USA, UK / 2012
Budget: $50,000
Worldwide gross: $139,745
Directed by James Ward Byrkit
Cast: Emily Baldo:ni, Maury Sterling, Nicholas Brendon, Lauryn Scafaria, Elizabeth Gracen, Hugo Armstrong, Alex Manoogian, Lauren Meher, Akilla Zoll, Carrie Patterson

A comet hurtling toward Earth at the speed of light turns a friendly dinner party into a real nightmare. One night, eight close people get together. They enjoy pleasant conversation, share their secrets, and nothing foretells trouble.

None of the characters even suspects that there will be a series of unforeseen circumstances ahead, and a pleasant socializing will turn into a battle for survival. Characters become participants in a chain of mysterious events.

The film’s budget was only $50,000.

The movie was shot within five days, and most of the scenes were improvised.

The Hidden Face

Rating IMDB – 7.4
Genre: Thriller, drama, detective
Production Colombia, Spain / 2011
Budget: $2,600,000
Worldwide gross: $6,318,409
Directed by Andres Bays
Cast: Clara Lago, Kim Gutierrez, Martina Garcia, Maria Soledad Rodriguez, Jose Luis Garcia, Marcela Gardeazábal, Humberto Dorado, Julio Pachon, Juan Alfonso Baptista, Marcela Benjumea

The main character of this film works as a waitress. On one of her shifts, Fabiana makes an acquaintance with a diner visitor. The man tells her his secrets revealing that he is going through some rough times. They quickly fall in love with each other.

The young man works as a conductor in an orchestra. The guy is quite wealthy and has his own country estate. At this time, a police squad is investigating a mysterious case. Several years ago, the conductor’s fiancée went missing. Fabiana senses that her lover is hiding something. Strange things happen in his mansion.

The Cabin in the Woods

Rating IMDB – 7.0
Genre: Horror, comedy, fantasy
US production / 2011
Budget: $30,000,000
Worldwide gross: $69,935,600
Directed by Drew Goddard
Cast: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Krantz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Brian J. White, Amy Acker, Tim DeZarn

This is a horror movie following a group of young friends who want to have some fun, so they go for a weekend in the woods. There is a small cabin in the middle of the forest. One of the heroes bought the house several years ago, so that from time to time they can get away from the city and have the wildest parties.

The party goes horribly wrong when the young men accidentally discover a secret door in the basement, find a book there and read by mistake a spell that leads to a real disaster. Crowds of zombies are released into the wild. The students have no idea what they will face and what evil spells they have awakened.

In order to keep plot twists a secret, the filmmakers were strenuously hiding the summary of the movie from the media and wrote some fake scenes for auditions.

Fracture

Rating IMDB – 7.0
Genre: Horror, comedy, fantasy
US production / 2011
Budget: $30,000,000
Worldwide gross: $69,935,600
Directed by Drew Goddard
Cast: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Krantz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Brian J. White, Amy Acker, Tim DeZarn

The narrative centers on a protagonist named Ted Crawford, who is shaken by an unpleasant circumstance. When the man found out that his beloved spouse was cheating on him, he decided to get rid of her. Just like that – with a shot to the head. This crime could not be categorized as murder of passion.

When the police arrive, the man voluntarily surrenders to justice. There is no evidence, the hero refuses a lawyer, and when he arrives at the station, he claims that he did not shoot his wife. There are no clues except Ted’s own words.

Willie Beachum, an assistant prosecutor, finds himself in a difficult situation. But he did not realize that he fell into a trap, and he has to get out of it with great effort, using the methods of deduction and thinking outside the box.

There are few boxes in Beachum’s office labeled as “The People vs. Morgenthau” and “The People vs. Beaupre”. The former is director of photography, and the latter is second assistant director.

The Prestige

Rating IMDB – 8.5
Genre: Thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
Production UK, USA / 2006
Budget: $40,000,000
Worldwide gross: $109,676,311
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Samantha Mehurin, David Bowie, Andy Serkis, Daniel Davis

The story revolves around the two protagonists named Robert and Alfred. They are both illusionists. The audience is fascinated by their tricks. The characters live in London, and the events in the film unfold at the turn of the 20th century. At first, the characters are friendly with each other. Later, there is enmity between the young people.

The characters begin to ferret out the secrets of performing tricks on each other. The partnership develops into a real rivalry for the title of the best performer of tricks. The feud between the heroes is detrimental not only to themselves but also to the people around them. What are the illusionists willing to do in order to achieve their glory?

The film about illusionists is based on Christopher Priest’s novel of the same name.

Tell No One

Rating IMDB – 7.5
Genre: Thriller, drama, melodrama, crime, detective
Production France, Great Britain / 2006
Budget: €11,700,000
Worldwide gross: $33,406,992
Directed by Guillaume Canet
Cast: François Cluzet, Marie-Jose Crozet, André Dussolier, Kristin Scott Thomas, François Berlean, Nathalie Bay, Jean Rochefort, Guillaume Canet, Olivier Marchal, Marina Hands

A young girl named Margot Beck has long been dead. Eight years have passed since her mysterious death. The only thing known is that she died at the hands of an elusive serial killer. Her husband Alexandre, even after so much time still cannot believe that he lost his beloved.

All he does is constantly working to distract himself from his tragic thoughts. He learns from the news that two more new bodies have been found in the place where his wife died. The police continue to investigate, and Alexandre receives an envelope from a stranger. There is a letter inside it with a link to a webcam, as well as the exact time of it turning on. It seems the serial killer has decided to add to his list of victims.

Some episodes from Alex and Margot’s childhood years involved children of the same age group. That would mean that both characters are of the same age, too, but in fact the actor Francois Cluzet is fifteen years older than his partner.

Lucky Number Slevin

Rating IMDB – 7.7
Genre: Thriller, drama, crime
Production USA, Canada, UK, Germany / 2005
Budget: $27,000,000
Worldwide gross: $56,308,881
Directed by Paul McGuigan
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Michael Rubenfield, Peter Outerbridge, Stanley Tucci, Kevin Chamberlin, Dorian Missick

The story follows a young man with the unusual name of Slevin. Fate does not spoil the guy. He has no place to live because his house is sealed off. His sweetheart also left the young man and got herself a new boyfriend. A close friend Nick also leaves him and goes to America. He offers his empty apartment for accommodation to Slevin. He eagerly agrees and moves into a new apartment.

It would seem that things are not so bad, but a criminal mastermind nicknamed “The Boss” comes into play. He searches for Slevin, to get even with him for the murder of his son. He seeks revenge and even prepared an insidious plan.