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Thriller Movies That Don’t Require Full Attention Alone

Thriller movies that dont require full attention alone. Includes Room, The Imitation Game, The Secret in Their Eyes and more, curated by Moviepiq.

You don't need to be fully present. These stay good even when you drift.

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.

Survives the distracted watch. You'll get it even with gaps.

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.

Strong enough visually and emotionally that attention gaps don't break it.

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.

Strong enough visually and emotionally that attention gaps don't break it.

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.

Survives the distracted watch. You'll get it even with gaps.

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.

Strong enough visually and emotionally that attention gaps don't break it.

You don't owe a film your full attention. These stay good however much you bring.

Pacing keeps pulling you back in. Holds low attention well.

Best watched alone. Full absorption, no compromise on what to pick.

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.

Survives the distracted watch. You'll get it even with gaps.

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.

Survives the distracted watch. You'll get it even with gaps.

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.

Strong enough visually and emotionally that attention gaps don't break it.

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.

Strong enough visually and emotionally that attention gaps don't break it.

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.

Strong enough visually and emotionally that attention gaps don't break it.

The right film for the right state is a specific thing. These are specific.

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