Suspense Movies 2011 List

Follows five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack.

Rachael Taylor, Chris Gorak, Joel Kinnaman, Emile Hirsch, Tom Jacobson, Timur Bekmambetov, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella

PG-13

73% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

Released Friday, November 11th

70%

3.6 / 5

(49)

After the tragic death of his wife and child, famed American author Joseph Crone travels from the United States to Barcelona, Spain to reunite with his estranged brother Samuel and dying father, Richard. However, fate has a different plan for Joseph as his life becomes plagued with strange happenings, and the constant sightings of the number 11. Curiosity quickly turns to obsession, and Joseph soon realizes that this number holds a horrific meaning not only to himself but possibly to all of religion. Isolated in a foreign country with only the support of his companion, Sadie, Joseph soon realizes that 11/11/11 is more than just a date, it's a warning.

Michael Landes, Darren Lynn Bousman, Wayne Rice, Brendan Price, Richard Heller, Timothy Gibbs, Denis Rafter, Wendy Glenn

PG-13

70% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

Released Friday, October 21st

67%

4.1 / 5

(132)

Paranormal Activity 3

In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.

Ariel Schulman, Steven Schneider, Henry Joost, Christopher B. Landon, Akiva Goldsman, Jason Blum, Oren Peli, Katie Featherston

67% WILL SEE

4.1 / 5

Released Friday, September 2nd

71%

3.1 / 5

(69)

Apollo 18

The story follows film footage purported to have been shot by the crew of Apollo 18. This moon mission from the early 1970s was officially canceled by NASA, but according to urban legend, it actually happened. Footage shows signs of alien life, and the events of the mission are built into a thriller storyline.

Harvey Weinstein, Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego, Brian Miller, Bob Weinstein, Timur Bekmambetov, Michele Wolkoff, Ron Schmidt, Cody Zwieg

PG-13

71% WILL SEE

3.1 / 5

Released Friday, September 16th

68%

3.5 / 5

(32)

Straw Dogs

James Marsden as a Hollywood screenwriter who accompanies his wife (Kate Bosworth) as she returns to her hometown in Mississippi. Her ex-boyfriend (Alexander Skarsgard), a former high school football hero, sees her return as an opportunity to reclaim glory.

Alexander Skarsgard, Rod Lurie, James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, James Woods, Dominic Purcell, Marc Frydman, Gilbert Dumontet

68% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

Released Friday, September 23rd

54%

2.8 / 5

(10)

Red State

The story of a group of teens in Middle America who receive an online invitation for sex.

Kevin Pollack, Kyle Gallner, John Goodman, Kevin Smith, Dermot Mulroney, Stephen Root, Melissa Leo, Michael Parks

54% WILL SEE

2.8 / 5

Released Friday, September 30th

69%

4.3 / 5

(8)

Munger Road

On the eve of the annual Scarecrow Festival, two St. Charles police officers search for a return killer the same night four teenagers go missing on Munger Road.

Trevor Morgan, Bruce Davison, Randall Batinkoff, Brooke Peoples, Hallock Beals, Nicholas Smith, Kyle Heller, Lauren Storm

69% WILL SEE

4.3 / 5

87%

3.8 / 5

(50)

Dream House

Successful publisher Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) quit a job in New York City to relocate his wife, Libby (Rachel Weisz), and two girls to a quaint New England town. But as they settle into their new life, they discover their perfect home was the murder scene of a mother and her children. And the entire city believes it was at the hands of the husband who survived.

When Will investigates the tragedy, his only lead comes from Ann Paterson (Naomi Watts), a neighbor who was close to the family that died. As Will and Ann piece together the disturbing puzzle, they discover that the story of the last man to leave Will’s dream house will be just as horrifying to the one who came next.

David Robinson, Daniel Craig, Jim Sheridan, Joe Nussbaum, Rachel Weisz, Naomi Watts, James G. Robinson, Daniel Bobker

PG-13

87% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

Released Friday, August 19th

59%

3 / 5

(1)

The Mistaken

The story centers on an American man who becomes a terrorism suspect while traveling with his family.

John Davis, Neil Burger, Stephen Hauser

59% WILL SEE

3 / 5

Released Friday, August 26th

58%

3.6 / 5

(78)

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

A young girl is sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend and discovers sinister creatures that live underneath the stairs.

Guy Pearce, Mark Johnson, Katie Holmes, Bailee Madison, Jack Thompson, Guillermo del Toro, Troy Nixey, Matthew Robbins

58% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

Released Wednesday, August 31st

77%

3.7 / 5

(23)

The Debt

Twenty years after World War II's end, three Mossad agents learn that a Nazi war criminal is still alive and set out to pursue him across Europe.

Helen Mirren, Kris Thykier, Jessica Chastain, Ciaran Hinds, John Madden, Jane Goldman, Tom Wilkinson, Matthew Vaughn

77% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

Released Friday, July 8th

84%

3.6 / 5

(17)

The Ward

The disturbing experience of a young woman in an institution who is terrorized by a ghost.

Amber Heard, John Carpenter, Danielle Panabaker, Jared Harris, Doug Mankoff, Peter Block, Mamie Gummer, Michael Rasmussen

84% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

Released Friday, July 29th

78%

4.3 / 5

(9)

Good Neighbors

NYC/LA

Set in the dead of winter, Good Neighbors tells the story of a serial killer on the loose. Three residents of a small apartment building retreat indoors, but they might not be any safer there.

Scott Speedman, Emily Hampshire, Jay Baruchel, Jacob Tierney, Kevin Tierney

78% WILL SEE

4.3 / 5

Released Friday, June 10th

71%

4.4 / 5

(160)

Super 8

In 1979, after the Air Force closes a section of Area 51, all materials are transported to a secure facility in Ohio. A train carrying some of the materials derails during an accident and something escapes from one of the cargo cars. A group of kids making movies with their Super 8 cameras accidentally capture what escapes on film.

Elle Fanning, Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams, Kyle Chandler, Gabriel Basso, Joel Courtney, Ron Eldard, Noah Emmerich

PG-13

71% WILL SEE

4.4 / 5

Released Friday, May 13th

89%

3.9 / 5

(129)

Priest

"Priest", a post-apocalyptic sci fi thriller, is set in an alternate world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest (Paul Bettany) from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece (Lily Collins) is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on an obsessive quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece’s boyfriend (Cam Gigandet), a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess (Maggie Q) who possesses otherworldly fighting skills.

Lily Collins, Sam Raimi, Maggie Q, Karl Urban, Scott Stewart, Michael De Luca, Cory Goodman, Paul Bettany

PG-13

89% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

Released Friday, April 1st

37%

2.8 / 5

(17)

Rubber

The unlikely story of a murderous tire with terrifying telepathic powers.

Quentin Dupieux, Thomas F. Duffy

37% WILL SEE

2.8 / 5

72%

3.5 / 5

(14)

Wrecked

A man trapped in a car wreck at the bottom of a ravine must overcome incredible odds to survive.

Adrien Brody, Ryan Robbins, Michael Greenspan, Christopher Dodd, Adrian Holmes, Caroline Dhavernas

72% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

Released Friday, April 15th

65%

4.2 / 5

(208)

Scream 4

"Scream 4" sees the return of the three main characters, along with a group of new stars. Said to jump-start a proposed new trilogy of the franchise.

Rory Culkin, Kristen Bell, Emma Roberts, Neve Campbell, Kevin Williamson, Hayden Panettiere, Alison Brie, Anna Paquin

65% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

Released Friday, April 22nd

50%

3.2 / 5

(11)

Stake Land

NYC Only

When an epidemic of vampirism strikes, humans find themselves on the run from vicious, feral beasts. Cities are tombs and survivors cling together in rural pockets, fearful of nightfall. When his family is slaughtered, young Martin (Connor Paolo) is taken under the wing of a grizzled, wayward hunter (Nick Damici) whose new prey are the undead.

Simply known as Mister, the vampire stalker takes Martin on a journey through the locked-down towns of America’s heartland, searching for a better place while taking down any bloodsuckers that cross their path. Along the way they recruit fellow travellers, including a nun (Kelly McGillis) who is caught in a crisis of faith when her followers turn into ravenous beasts. This ragtag family unit cautiously moves north, avoiding major thoroughfares that have been seized by The Brethren, a fundamentalist militia headed by Jebedia Loven (Michael Cerveris) that sees the plague as the Lord’s work.

Danielle Harris, Jim Mickle, Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Sean Nelson, Michael Cerveris

50% WILL SEE

3.2 / 5

13%

4.5 / 5

(30)

Grave Encounters

Lance Preston (Sean Rogerson) and the crew of "Grave Encounters", a ghost-hunting reality television show, are shooting an episode inside the abandoned Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital, where unexplained phenomena has been reported for years. All in the name of good television, they voluntarily lock themselves inside the building for the night and begin a paranormal investigation, capturing everything on camera. They quickly realize that the building is more than just haunted - it is alive - and it has no intention of ever letting them leave. They find themselves lost in a labyrinth of endless hallways and corridors, terrorized by the ghosts of the former patients. They soon begin to question their own sanity, slipping deeper and deeper into the depths of madness, ultimately discovering the truth behind the hospital's dark past... and taping what will be their final episode.

Sean Rogerson, The Vicious Brothers, Juan Riedinger, Ashleigh Gryzko, Mackenzie Gray

13% WILL SEE

4.5 / 5

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Released Friday, April 29th

86%

3.7 / 5

(32)

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night

An ex-cop turned private investigator, is one of the few living humans to know the truth about the supernatural beings that exist on the fringes of the modern world. He takes on cases involving vampires, werewolves, zombies, and other strange creatures -- sometimes as adversaries, and sometimes as clients. He always gets his man—alive, dead, or undead.

Taye Diggs, Joshua Oppenheimer, Brandon Routh, Sam Huntington, Kevin Munroe, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Randy Greenberg, Jay Burns

PG-13

86% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

Released Friday, March 11th

89%

3.9 / 5

(89)

Red Riding Hood

Valerie (Amanda Seyfried) is a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love with a brooding outsider Peter (Shiloh Fernandez), but her parents have arranged for her to marry the wealthy Henry (Max Irons). Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together when they learn that Valerie’s older sister has been killed by the werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. For years, the people have maintained an uneasy truce with the beast, offering the creature a monthly animal sacrifice. But under a blood red moon, the wolf has upped the stakes by taking a human life. Hungry for revenge, the people call on famed werewolf hunter, Father Solomon (Gary Oldman), to help them kill the wolf. But Solomon’s arrival brings unintended consequences as he warns that the wolf, who takes human form by day, could be any one of them. As the death toll rises with each moon, Valerie begins to suspect that the werewolf could be someone she loves. Panic grips the town as Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast—one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect…and bait.

Amanda Seyfried, Catherine Hardwicke, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lukas Haas, Shiloh Fernandez, Julie Christie, Julie Yorn, Jennifer Davisson

PG-13

89% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

Released Friday, March 18th

91%

4.2 / 5

(151)

Limitless

The story centers on a down-and-out writer who gets his hands on a top-secret pharmaceutical drug that makes one smarter. He experiences sudden financial and social success but soon discovers that the drug has lethal and lasting side effects, including "trip-switching," a phenomenon in which time moves with a stop-motion quality. Before long, mysterious antagonists are pursuing him.

Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Tucker Tooley, Neil Burger, Scott Kroopf, Abbie Cornish, Ryan Kavanaugh, Leslie Dixon

PG-13

91% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

Released Friday, February 4th

78%

3.8 / 5

(71)

The Roommate

A psychological thriller about a deranged college freshman (Leighton Meester) who becomes obsessed with her new roommate (Minka Kelly).

Leighton Meester, Frances Fisher, Roy Lee, Sonny Mallhi, Minka Kelly, Matt Lanter, Cam Gigandet, Aly Michalka

PG-13

78% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

Released Friday, February 18th

86%

3.9 / 5

(79)

Unknown

Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn’t recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he’s willing to go to uncover the truth.

Jaume Collet-Serra, Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, January Jones, Steve Richards, Diane Kruger, Frank Langella, Leonard Goldberg

PG-13

86% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

86%

3.5 / 5

(40)

Vanishing on 7th Street

NYC Only

In the film, when a massive power outage plunges the city of Detroit into total darkness, a disparate group of individuals (Christensen, Leguizamo, Newton) find themselves alone. The entire city's population has vanished into thin air, leaving behind heaps of empty clothing, abandoned cars and lengthening shadows. Soon the daylight begins to disappear completely, and as the survivors gather in an abandoned tavern, they realize the darkness is out to get them, and only their rapidly diminishing light sources can keep them safe.

Brad Anderson, Thandiwe Newton, Hayden Christensen, John Leguizamo, Anthony Jaswinski, Jacob Latimore, Celine Rattray, Lawrence Mattis

86% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

87%

3.7 / 5

(30)

The Resident

The film stars Hilary Swank as a beautiful young doctor who begins a new life in Brooklyn after separating from her husband. Her stunning loft seems too good to be true, until mysterious occurrences lead her to believe she's not alone.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Christopher Lee, Hilary Swank, Lee Pace, Erin Cressida, Antti J. Jokinen, Robert Orr

87% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

Released Friday, February 25th

85%

4 / 5

(61)

Drive Angry

The story centers on a man (Nicholas Cage) driven by rage who is chasing the people who killed his daughter and kidnapped her baby. The vendetta/rescue spins out of control as the chase gets bloodier by the mile, leaving bodies strewn along the highway.

Patrick Lussier, Nicolas Cage, Billy Burke, Amber Heard, Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Christa Campbell, Boaz Davidson

85% WILL SEE

4 / 5

Released Friday, January 28th

77%

3.9 / 5

(124)

The Rite

Follows skeptical seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O’Donoghue), who reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he’s in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), who introduces him to the darker side of his faith, uncovering the devil’s reach even to one of the holiest places on Earth.

Anthony Hopkins, Toby Jones, Mikael Hafstrom, Ciaran Hinds, Rutger Hauer, Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson, Colin O'Donoghue

PG-13

77% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5