The public is at the mercy of every major thriller. The screenwriters and directors have us in the palm of their hands as they decide when and how best to pull the rug out from under our feet. The greats of the genre live and die by the believability and shock factor of suspenseful sequences and plot twists, with the vast majority of classics considered possessing the ability to leave the viewer's mouth open as the credits roll.
By Psycho, call M for murderAnd The silence of the lambsUnpleasant Seven, the fugitive, And Fear of heights, there have been some truly iconic thrillers over the years. However, was 2000-2009 the best decade for the thriller since the Alfred Hitchcock era? It was at least 10 years of hit after hit being produced, so let's take a look at the best thrillers of the 2000s….
10 eastern promises
Two years after their first film together, Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen rekindled the sparkling spark A history of violence becoming a critical success with the 2007 crime thriller, eastern promises. Set against the backdrop of modern day London and the Russian Mafia, the film stars Mortensen as a silent criminal trying to help Anna, played by Naomi Watts, a nurse and midwife who accidentally discovers a sexual abuse conspiracy when she discovers the reads diary left on film. body of a Russian girl who dies in childbirth.
An expertly written screenplay Peaky Blinders' creator, Steven Knight, who intricately put together a truly captivating plot ground Cronenberg's cold, meticulous tension. The film features one of the best action sequences of the decade, featuring a completely naked Mortensen battling a group of gangsters in a sauna.
9 A history of violence
A mouse blonde Viggo Mortensen takes the floor in David Cronenberg's film adaptation of the 1997 graphic novel of the same name, A history of violence. Diner owner Tom Stall (Mortensen) lives in a humble Indiana town and lives a humble existence with his wife and child.
After a robbery at his suburban restaurant is suppressed thanks to his courageous efforts, Stall faces life-changing consequences when a local mobster decides, seemingly on a whim, that he has crossed paths with him. Mortensen is great as the word-shy family man, driven by moral motives and that primal instinct: protecting his family.
8 Taken
Taken out of context, "I'll find you and I'll kill you" sounds like a game of hide and seek that's gotten a little out of hand. Bryan Mills, Liam Neeson's character, is embroiled in his own game of hide and seek with deadly consequences in the 2008 crime thriller, Taken.
Pierre Morel's film presents the former Secret Service agent, Mills' extraordinary solo mission to locate and rescue his kidnapped daughter from the hands of ruthless French drug traffickers. A riveting, action-packed affair in which Liam Neeson and the hoarse depths of his voice thrive.
7 The prestige
Mages in two stages battle against each other in Christopher Nolan's unique adaptation of Christopher Priest's 1995 fantasy novel of the same name, The prestige. Set in 19th century Victorian Britain, Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) and Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) are old friends and magicians who become the worst enemy after a fateful accident. The two men dedicate themselves to a life of outdoing each other on stage in this unique, moody film that, like the best magic tricks, never fails to wow the viewer.
6 Keepsake
Christopher Nolan's second feature film that caused the industry to sit up and take notice of the rising 30-year-old director was 2000's Keepsake. Starring Guy Pearce as protagonist Leonard Shelby, a man suffering from an extreme form of amnesia, the neo-noir psychological thriller follows Leonard as he reconstructs his wife's murder, relying on notes and tattoos as a way to track down the killer. of his wife. .
Keepsake is a captivating film with an awe-inspiring central performance from Pearce, whose bewildered narration adds a personal dimension that drives the film's story in such an authentic way.
5 Mulholland Drive
In the complicated neo-noir art film Mulholland Drive, Rita's life is affected by amnesia after a car accident. Together with a new acquaintance, Betty, a wannabe Hollywood star, the pair investigate the events that happened to form a picture of who Rita is.
David Lynch's dark masterpiece is a confusion of feverish dreams and sour trips, with the beauty of its complexity found in letting yourself be guided by Lynch's larger vision, which is sometimes simply inexplicable. although Mulholland Drive was a movie that bombed at the box office, its cult following worked wonders in making up for its initial losses.
4 Zodiac
David Fincher is today's king of thrillers. By Fight club And Panic space Unpleasant Seven And The game, the director has been behind some of the genre's biggest films over the past 30 years. 2007 Zodiac, based on Robert Graysmith's novel of the same name, documents the true story of the zodiac killer in late 1960s San Francisco.
The film follows the efforts of Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal) as a professional cartoonist and puzzle solver to solve the riddle that successfully eluded the police. Graysmith's deep fascination with the cold-blooded killer's mysterious ways aided the federal investigation.
3 American psychopath
It's best to avoid adapting your knowledge of Phil Collins to your date because first, it's an automatic turn-off, and second, they may have an irrational fear that you're going to swing a chainsaw at any minute. While the latter relies on their knowledge and memory of American psychopaththe Mary Harron movie certainly didn't do the former Genesis drummer's career any favors, although much of that is due to him making dated music...
Christian Bale plays Patrick Bateman in arguably the best performance of his career. Bateman is a prosperous investment banker with extremely discerning tastes and a severe rigidity in discipline and routine. His sociopathic tendencies begin to rear their ugly heads as he succumbs to the inner desire to kill American psychopathwhich kicked off the decade but seemed almost more representative of the 2008 financial crisis than almost any other film of the era.
2 Oldboy
The middle installment of Park Chan-Wook's critically acclaimed Vengeance Trilogy is arguably the director's best work to date. years 2003 Oldboy transcended South Korean cinema and reached the attention of the Western mainstream. With its poisonous twist and pernicious story, the film chronicles Oh Dae-su's (Choi Min Sik) false imprisonment and his journey to determine the identity of his captor.
Detained against his will, for reasons unknown to him, Dae-su is randomly released one day with his clothes and cell phone and goes on a mission fueled by the desire for retribution. Oldboy is a movie that culturally reset the expectations of a thriller, not sparing our shock, disgust, or natural disgust in favor of a softer, more predictable landing.
1 No country for old men
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The Coen brothers' neo-Western thriller features one of the most iconic Western villains ever in Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem). He is a ruthless, uncompromising, psychopathic killer, on a relentless pursuit of a man inexperienced in the world of crime, who has made off with a briefcase containing a small fortune belonging to those Chigurh works for.
Rightfully claiming the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Bardem delivered a masterful performance as the deranged, mesmerizing, lightning-fast terminator of the West. Photographed through Roger Deakins' magnifying lens, with his famous harsh use of natural light and beautifully contrasting silhouettes, No country for old men is truly a disturbing thriller.
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