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In the film, Sweeney will play Millie, a struggling young woman who is relieved to get a fresh start as a housemaid to Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew (Sklenar), an upscale, wealthy couple… but soon learns that the family’s secrets are far more dangerous than her own.
A legendary quarterback is tasked with training a rising young athlete who goes to train at the aging athlete’s isolated compound.
An unnerving psychological thriller about two best friends and neighbors, Alice and Céline, whose perfect lives in ‘60s suburbia are shattered by a tragic accident involving one of their children. Marking the directorial debut of acclaimed cinematographer Benoit Delhomme, we follow Alice and Céline as their familial bonds are gradually undermined by guilt and paranoia and a gripping battle of wills develops, revealing the darker side of maternal love.
Ally escapes an abusive relationship but hallucinates about her abuser. She receives cryptic messages suggesting he's nearby. As the messages intensify and her reality unravels, Ally realizes the truth may be closer than she thought.
Heather and Carla agree to meet after having not spoken in years. Over tea, Heather presents a very unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.
In the late 1890s in Fall River, Massachusetts, Lizzie Borden is acquitted of murdering her overbearing father and step-mother with a hatchet, but she is publicly condemned. Bridget Sullivan, the Bordens’ live-in maid testifies at the trial that she was home when the murders were committed.
- 1.7 / 5
In the dead of night, Rebecca (starring Abbie Cornish) wakes in a decrepit precinct, accused of a hit-and-run. But a deadly scuffle reveals a sinister plot. With nowhere to turn, she must uncover the truth before it consumes her. But Rebecca harbors secrets darker than they know.
- 4.3 / 5
Sydney Sweeney (Anyone But You, Euphoria, The White Lotus) stars as Cecilia, an American nun of devout faith, embarking on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Cecilia’s warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.
- 3 / 5
A single mom becomes attracted to the teenage boy who moves in next door and befriends her son. She starts and ends the romance, but he doesn’t let go so easily.
- 3.6 / 5
Follows Max (Pete Davidson), a former foster child who begins working at a retirement home, only to discover that its residents and caretakers harbor sinister secrets.
After a car crash in the desert, a 20-something photographer finds herself trapped in a surreal time loop.
On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three murders of his own.
- 4.7 / 5
An ambitious young dancer Terry Gionoffrio (Julia Garner, Ozark) dreams of fame and fortune in New York City, but after suffering a devastating injury, an older, wealthy couple (Dianne Wiest, I Care a Lot, and Kevin McNally, Pirates of the Caribbean film series) welcomes her into their home in the luxury apartment building the Bramford. When fellow resident and influential Broadway producer (Jim Sturgess, Across the Universe) offers her another chance at fame, it seems that all her dreams are finally coming true. However, after an evening she can’t fully remember, disturbing circumstances soon have her second-guessing the sacrifices she’s willing to make for her career as she realizes that something evil is living not only in Apartment 7A, but in the Bramford itself.
Set in the 1990s, Nobody’s Home tells the story of Theodora and Luca, two people who suffer from extreme psychological disorders. Nobody’s Home begins after Luca is set to be released from the psychiatric hospital where he and Theodora have been living for several years. The film opens with Theodora having just escaped with Luca upon his release. They head down south.Theodora's goal is to make sure Luca is re-traumatized upon his release-- so he remains under her control. On the way, Theodora decides to bring Luca to his childhood home, where we later find out is where he witnessed his father murder his mother. The root of his trauma. When they arrive at the house and Luca is still asleep, a dead body is found in one of the bedrooms. Theodora pins the murder on him, claiming he did it in his sleep. But there is a time lapse, and it is unclear whether Luca, Theodora, or somebody else actually committed the murder. The truth remains a mystery, up until the final moments of the film. A surprise knock on the door suddenly shifts their plans. Angelica and Jeremy show up at the house, high on acid. Theodora invites them in. It’s all a game to her, and a way to test Luca’s loyalty. Gradually, her jealousy and obsession with power escalates things to the point of danger for everyone. As the audience compares the two couples, the deeper inner workings of toxic relationships become increasingly evident -- spiraling into a confusing night of games and manipulation rooted in lies, insecurity, and fear. Nothing is quite what it seems.
- 3 / 5
A seemingly wholesome and benevolent family, the Parkers have always kept to themselves, and for good reason. Behind closed doors, patriarch Frank rules his family with a rigorous fervor, determined to keep his ancestral customs intact at any cost. As a torrential rainstorm moves into the area, tragedy strikes and his daughters Iris and Rose are forced to assume responsibilities that extend beyond those of a typical family. As the unrelenting downpour continues to flood their small town, the local authorities begin to uncover clues that bring them closer to the secret that the Parkers have held closely for so many years.
- 3.3 / 5
In the tense thriller The Marsh King’s Daughter, a woman with a secret past will venture into the wilderness she left behind to confront the most dangerous man she’s ever met: her father. In the film, Helena’s (Daisy Ridley) seemingly ordinary life hides a dark and dangerous truth: her estranged father is the infamous Marsh King (Ben Mendelsohn), the man who kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness for years. When her father escapes from prison, Helena will need to confront her past. Knowing that he will hunt for her and her family, Helena must find the strength to face her demons and outmaneuver the man who taught her everything she knows about surviving in the wild.
R Thriller Adaptation 1 hr, 48 mins
- 4.5 / 5
An unsuccessful day trader is desperate after losing his family's savings. Drawing on the teachings of a self-help guru, he finds that he can manifest his inner voice in the form of a younger version of his wife. With her help, he turns his luck around but soon discovers that she may have a much darker agenda…
Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is running late to work when she has an altercation at a traffic light with a stranger (Crowe) whose life has left him feeling powerless and invisible. Soon, Rachel finds herself and everyone she loves the target of a man who decides to make one last mark upon the world by teaching her a series of deadly lessons. What follows is a dangerous game of cat and mouse that proves you never know just how close you are to someone who is about to become unhinged.
- 4 / 5
Woman of the Hour is based on the stranger-than-fiction true story of Cheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala. Bradshaw was a bachelorette on the hit 70s TV matchmaking show The Dating Game and chose handsome and funny bachelor number three, Rodney Alcala. But behind Alcala’s charming facade was a deadly secret: he was a psychopathic serial killer.
A young woman accepts a job on a property with a traumatic past. Upon her arrival, she soon realizes that the nightmares of her childhood are connected to the evil in the house.