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Thriller Movies For When You’re Restless Alone

Thriller movies for when youre restless alone. Includes Room, The Imitation Game, The Secret in Their Eyes and more, curated by Moviepiq.

The restless viewer needs forward momentum. These have it.

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.

Something happens every few minutes. The pacing holds the restlessness in place.

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.

Keeps moving. Matches the restless energy rather than fighting 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.

Keeps moving. Matches the restless energy rather than fighting 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.

Something happens every few minutes. The pacing holds the restlessness in place.

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.

Something happens every few minutes. The pacing holds the restlessness in place.

Films for restless viewers need to do something every few minutes. These never go flat.

Natural fit. Absorbs restless energy and gives it structure.

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.

Keeps moving. Matches the restless energy rather than fighting it.

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.

Something happens every few minutes. The pacing holds the restlessness in place.

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.

Something happens every few minutes. The pacing holds the restlessness in place.

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.

Keeps moving. Matches the restless energy rather than fighting 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.

Keeps moving. Matches the restless energy rather than fighting it.

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

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