: A military science-fiction thriller directed by Patrick Hughes.

(2024): A top-rated choice (95% on Rotten Tomatoes) [19, 36]. It follows a former Marine who faces off against a corrupt small-town police force. Critics from Time Out [19] and Entertainment Weekly [36] praise its slow-burn tension and explosive payoff. Woman of the Hour

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A crooked legal guardian meets her match in a retired crime boss. The suspense comes from watching two predators circle each other. Suspense style: Darkly comic, cat-and-mouse, high-stakes scheming.

(2022): A gothic mystery starring Christian Bale as a detective investigating murders at West Point in the 1830s, aided by a young Edgar Allan Poe [3, 23, 38].