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Thriller Movies For When Your Brain Is Fried On A Weekend

Thriller movies for when your brain is fried on a weekend. Includes Room, The Imitation Game, The Secret in Their Eyes and more, curated by Moviepiq.

Nothing left upstairs. That's fine. These ask for nothing back.

Room movie poster
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2015 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.

Low cognitive load. High payoff. The film does the heavy lifting tonight.

The Imitation Game movie poster
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2014 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.

You don't need to track much. The film carries itself.

The Secret in Their Eyes movie poster
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2009 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past.

Low cognitive load. High payoff. The film does the heavy lifting tonight.

North by Northwest movie poster
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1959 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

Low cognitive load. High payoff. The film does the heavy lifting tonight.

Aliens movie poster
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1986 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.

Low cognitive load. High payoff. The film does the heavy lifting tonight.

The best low-effort films are better than their reputation. Being easy to watch isn't a flaw.

Momentum does the work. You don't have to think much to feel pulled along.

The Sixth Sense movie poster
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1999 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

You don't need to track much. The film carries itself.

No Country for Old Men movie poster
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2007 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

You don't need to track much. The film carries itself.

A Man Escaped movie poster
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1956 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.

Low cognitive load. High payoff. The film does the heavy lifting tonight.

Blade Runner movie poster
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1982 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.

Low cognitive load. High payoff. The film does the heavy lifting tonight.

Rope movie poster
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1948 · ★★★½☆ 7.9/10

Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.

Low cognitive load. High payoff. The film does the heavy lifting tonight.

These films were chosen for the state you're in, not the state you wish you were in.

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