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Thriller Movies For Slow Mornings From The 2010S

Thriller movies for slow mornings from the 2010s. Includes Predestination, Nocturnal Animals, Miss Sloane and more, curated by Moviepiq.

The morning isn't going anywhere. Neither should the film.

Predestination movie poster
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2014 · ★★★½☆ 7.4/10

Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.

Unhurried in the best way. Sits well with a second cup of coffee.

Nocturnal Animals movie poster
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2016 · ★★★½☆ 7.4/10

Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.

Made to be watched without urgency. The morning pacing is built in.

Miss Sloane movie poster
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2016 · ★★★½☆ 7.4/10

An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.

Unhurried in the best way. Sits well with a second cup of coffee.

The Raid movie poster
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2012 · ★★★½☆ 7.4/10

Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building's lights are cut and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the sixth floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city's worst to survive their mission. Starring Indonesian martial arts sensation Iko Uwais.

Unhurried in the best way. Sits well with a second cup of coffee.

Ghostland movie poster
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2018 · ★★★½☆ 7.4/10

A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters' lives. Sixteen years later the daughters reunite at the house, and that is when things get strange...

Unhurried in the best way. Sits well with a second cup of coffee.

The morning film is underrated. Quiet, unhurried, all yours.

Slower thrillers work. Avoid anything that requires full alertness.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movie poster
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2011 · ★★★½☆ 7.4/10

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.

Made to be watched without urgency. The morning pacing is built in.

Burning movie poster
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2018 · ★★★½☆ 7.4/10

Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.

Made to be watched without urgency. The morning pacing is built in.

The Impossible movie poster
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2012 · ★★★½☆ 7.4/10

In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage ameliorate their terror.

Made to be watched without urgency. The morning pacing is built in.

The Yellow Sea movie poster
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2010 · ★★★½☆ 7.4/10

A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.

Made to be watched without urgency. The morning pacing is built in.

Remember movie poster
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2015 · ★★★½☆ 7.4/10

With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.

Unhurried in the best way. Sits well with a second cup of coffee.

These films work because they match where you actually are, not where you think you should be.

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