The Hollywood "dream factory" never ceases to please us, annually releasing hundreds of films and TV shows of the most diverse genres. Spectators especially love films shot in the thriller genre and this is not surprising.
Thriller is a genre that should cause the viewer a sense of alarming tension and painful expectation until the very end. This genre does not have clear boundaries; we can say that its elements are present in many films shot in various genres (fiction, action, detective). Especially often thriller elements can be seen in horror films, in gangster films or in action films. Viewers love this genre, it makes you forget about everything and completely disappear into the story that is shown on the screen. Your attention is invited best unpredictable thrillers (2014-2015 year list).
10. Mad Max: The Road of Fury
The film, shot by cult director George Miller, was released in 2015. This is a film about a possible future, which is hard to call bright and joyful. Shown is a planet that has survived the global economic crisis and a devastating war. The surviving people fiercely fight for the remaining resources.
The main character of the film, Max Rokatansky, lost his wife and son, left law enforcement agencies and leads the life of a hermit. He is just trying to survive in the new world, and it is not so simple. He gets involved in the brutal showdown of criminal gangs and is forced to save his own life and the lives of those who are dear to him.
The film has a huge number of vivid and intense episodes: fights, chases, dizzying stunts. All this keeps the viewer in suspense until the appearance of the final credits.
9. Divergent, chapter 2: Insurgent
This film was directed by Robert Schwentke. It was released in 2015. Divergent-2 is proof that thriller and science fiction get along pretty well.
In the second part of the film, Tris continues to struggle with the shortcomings of the society of the future. And it can be easily understood: who wants to live in a world where everything is laid out on shelves, and each person has a strictly defined future. However, in the second part of this story, Beatrice finds even more terrible secrets of his world and, of course, begins to fight them.
The budget of the picture is 110 million dollars. The film is replete with a lot of intense scenes, has a good script and cast.
8. Planet of the Apes: Revolution
Another film that combines fiction and thriller. The film shows our near future, and it does not please. Humanity is almost destroyed by a terrible epidemic, and the number of monkeys is growing rapidly. A clash between them is inevitable and it will be decided in it who exactly will rule on the planet.
This film was shot by well-known director Matt Reeves, his budget is $ 170 million. The film turned out to be very dynamic and exciting with an unpredictable plot at the end. He was praised by critics and ordinary viewers.
7. Disappeared
This is one of the best films of the past year. It can be called a psychological thriller or an intellectual detective. The film was shot by David Fincher; it was released on wide screen in 2014.
The picture tells how a calm and measured family life in one day can turn into a real nightmare. On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the wedding, the husband, upon arriving home, does not discover his wife. But he finds in his apartment numerous traces of the struggle, drops of blood and special clues that the criminal left for him.
Using these tips, he tries to find out the truth and restore the course of the crime. But the further he moves along the trail of the mysterious kidnapper, the more secrets from his own past are revealed to him.
6. Maze Runner
This is another fantastic thriller that hit the wide screen in 2014. The director of the picture is Wes Ball. During the filming of the film, 34 million dollars were spent.
Teenager Thomas wakes up in an unfamiliar place, he does not remember anything, not even his name. He joins a group of teenagers who are trying to survive in a strange world where they were abandoned by an unknown force. The guys live in the very center of a huge maze - a gloomy and terrible place that seeks to kill them. Each month, another teenager arrives in the maze who does not remember who he is and where he came from. Having survived a large number of adventures and adversities, Thomas becomes the head of his peers and finds a way out of the terrible maze, but this is only the beginning of their trials.
This is a great and very dynamic film that will keep you in suspense until the very end.
5. Judgment Night-2
This is the second part of the sensational film. It was directed by director James Demonaco in 2014. The budget of the picture was 9 million dollars. The genre of the picture can be called a fantastic thriller.
The events of the film take place in the near future, which is far from ideal. The world of the future was able to get rid of violence and crime, but what price people had to pay for it. Once a year, everyone is given complete freedom and bloody anarchy begins on the streets of cities. So people of the future get rid of their bloodthirsty instincts. This night you can commit any crime. Literally everything is allowed. Someone is settling old accounts, others are looking for bloody entertainment, and most of the population simply wants to survive until dawn. The film gives the story of a family that wants to survive this terrible night. Will they succeed?
4. The abode of the damned
A wonderful film that can be safely attributed to the classics of the genre. The painting is based on the book of one of the founders of the genre - Edgar Allan Poe. The film was released in 2014, its director is Brad Anderson.
The film takes place at a small psychiatric clinic where a young and handsome psychiatrist came to work. He falls in love with one of the patients who went to the clinic for trying to kill her husband. A small medical institution is simply teeming with various secrets, and all of them, without exception, are terrible and bloody. As the plot progresses, it seems that reality itself is beginning to distort and drag you into a monstrous pool.
3. Player
Another picture of this genre that deserves your attention is the film "Player", which was released recently. The director of this film is Rupert Wyatt, with a budget of $ 25 million.
The film tells about Jim Bennett, a genius writer who lives a double life. During the day, he is a writer and a talented teacher, and at night he is an avid player who is ready to stake everything, even his own life. His night world does not recognize the laws of society, and now only a miracle can help him. Will it happen?
The film is replete with unexpected twists and tense moments; fans of this genre will definitely like it with an unpredictable ending.
2. Excellence
This is a mix of science fiction and hard thriller that will appeal to all fans unpredictable thrillers. The film was shot jointly by the filmmakers of the USA and China, its director is Wally Pfister, and the unrivaled Johnny Depp starred in the main role.
The film is about a brilliant scientist (played by Johnny Depp), who conducts his research in the field of artificial intelligence. He wants to create an unprecedented computer that can collect all the knowledge and all the experience accumulated by mankind. However, the extremist group considers this not a good idea and begins the hunt for a scientist. He is in mortal danger. But the terrorists are achieving the exact opposite result: the scientist hangs up his experiments and gains almost absolute superiority.
The film is excellently shot, its script is very interesting, and Depp's play, as always, is excellent. This picture poses quite serious questions: how far can a person go in the way of exploring the world around him. In the final of the film, the thirst for knowledge of the protagonist turns into a thirst for power and this poses a huge threat to the whole world.
1. The Great Equalizer
The film was directed by Antoine Fouqua, with a budget of $ 55 million. Typical film of this genre with an unexpected denouement. A dynamic plot, a large number of fights and shootings, a lot of dizzying stunts, a good acting team - all this suggests that this film is worth watching.
If you want to get a lot of problems and be in mortal danger, sometimes it’s enough just to stand up for an unknown woman on the street. So did the main character of the film. But he can stand up for himself. Robert McCall used to serve in special forces, but after his resignation, he promised himself never to touch a weapon in his life. Now he has to confront the criminal gang and traitors from the CIA. So the promise will have to be broken.