The film stars Rainn Wilson ( The Office) as Andy, a hapless prosecutor who is implicated in a bank robbery and the subsequent murder of the bank’s owner - a notable local judge - and Benjamin Walker ( Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) as Zeke, Andy’s brother and the town’s sheriff assigned to investigate and apprehend the culprits responsible. Shimmer Lake is a comedy-of-errors thriller in the vein of the Coen brothers’ Fargo with the nonlinear editing style of Christopher Nolan’s Memento. MP Shimmer Lake Image: NetflixĬast: Benjamin Walker, Rainn Wilson, Stephanie Sigman Walter may be known for her late comedic turns, but here’s she’s violent and baroque, stopping at nothing in order to pierce Dave’s heart and become not only his biggest fan, but his only one. While not among the great stalker thrillers that would build on its legacy, the combination of Play Misty for Me’s glowing ’70s sheen and lusty danger makes this one to watch. Eastwood stars as Dave, a disc jockey who picks up a woman at a bar only to discover their meet-cute is no accident: Evelyn ( Arrested Development’s Jessica Walter) is his number-one fan. Matt Patches Play Misty for Me Image: Universal PicturesĬast: Clint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna Millsīefore Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River, and Unforgiven, Clint Eastwood made his directorial debut on this unnerving thriller about fan obsession. But for all the hijinks, Blair’s still spinning a tight thriller with points to make about our place in the world, and while the light at the end of the tunnel might be dim, it’s there.
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Directed by Macon Blair (star of Green Room and Blue Ruin), I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore is a frozen slush cocktail of Cormac McCarthy violent turns with Seth Rogen-esque punchlines, where there’s room for cussing octogenarians, ninja-star fights, upper-deckers, friendly raccoons, exploding body parts, and a cast of characters representing the full spectrum of human idiocy. In this grungy potboiler, nurse Ruth (Melanie Lynskey) and her gun-toting neighbor Tony (Elijah Wood) become amateur sleuths to find a burglar who stole her laptop, antique silverware, and perhaps the most precious thing to a person who thinks “everyone fucking sucks,” her anxiety meds. Tasha Robinson I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore Image: NetflixĬast: Melanie Lynskey, Elijah Wood, David Yow It’s a stylish, intense character piece that never goes particularly big on the action, but does find all the possible flavor in Owen as a performer and casinos as a setting. Then he watches and judges everyone around him, using them as fodder for his work, until he’s drawn into a heist plan that forces him to decide whether he’s a player in this world, or just a voyeur.
Mike Hodges’ film casts Owen as a would-be novelist who runs out of ideas and cash, so he takes a job at a small casino. It’s particularly keen in the criminally underseen 1998 heist thriller Croupier, which leaves Netflix on March 25. Nobody before or after Clive Owen has rivaled the signature blend of cool masculinity and petty, catty smarm that he brings to so many of his movies.
Here are some thrilling suggestions for your March viewing pleasure.Ĭast: Clive Owen, Nick Reding, Nicholas Ball As such, this month’s thrillers roundup is spotlighting some of the best comedic thrillers Netflix has to offer, as well as an assortment of other more straight-laced choices to enjoy.
At this point in the season, the only recourse is to bundle up and grin and bear the frigid temperatures until spring finally rears its head. What makes for a great March thriller? We’re nearing the latter half of winter, which means the days are getting drearier with infrequent rain, hail, and intermittent snowstorms combined with bitter wind chill. Side-step the algorithm and let us tell you what to watch this week. This month’s installment in our regular roundup of the best thrillers to watch on Netflix brings yet more bespoke recommendations plumbed from the depths of the service’s broad and ever-changing library.
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