Thriller movies that help after burnout on a sunday afternoon. Includes The Dark Knight, Parasite, Pulp Fiction and more, curated by Moviepiq.
Burnout needs the right company. Not loud, not demanding, not cheerful in a way that feels fake.
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
It doesn't try to fix you. It just sits with you for two hours. That's enough.
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
It doesn't try to fix you. It just sits with you for two hours. That's enough.
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
It doesn't try to fix you. It just sits with you for two hours. That's enough.
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
It doesn't try to fix you. It just sits with you for two hours. That's enough.
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
It doesn't try to fix you. It just sits with you for two hours. That's enough.
Post-burnout cinema has a specific texture. Quiet, human, not asking you to be more than you are.
Moderate fit. Depends on the burnout type.
Sunday-afternoon pacing. Unhurried and rewarding.
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.
It doesn't try to fix you. It just sits with you for two hours. That's enough.
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
It doesn't try to fix you. It just sits with you for two hours. That's enough.
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur's son but demand the ransom anyway.
Gentle. Present. Not asking you to do anything but watch. Perfect for after burnout.
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
It doesn't try to fix you. It just sits with you for two hours. That's enough.
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Gentle. Present. Not asking you to do anything but watch. Perfect for after burnout.
Some films earn their effect. These do.
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