The suspense genre integrates a wide variety of titles. When preparing a list we find different subgenres that are mixed in intrigue movies. Film noir and police, horror films, modern thrillers, etc.
If we review the history of cinema, as far as intrigue and suspense films are concerned, we will see that it's not always about great works of art. There are many classics that can be included in what is called "class B".
¿What do we mean by intrigue? It is a succession of events and sensations that form the plot of a narrative in the cinema, capturing the viewer's attention. Conspiracies, action, eroticism, betrayals and disloyalty, deaths and murders, are elements that come together in these intrigue films.
The Silence of the Lambs, 1991
As the FBI searches for "Buffalo Bill," a serial killer who kills his teenage victims by ripping their skin off, Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is tasked with investigating the case. She is a college graduate with a brilliant academic record. The first steps are taken by visiting the high security prison where the government keeps locked up Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a former psychoanalyst and murderer, with a higher than normal intelligence. Your mission? Try to collect information.
An unmitigated success at the box office, which took 5 Oscars awards.
The sixth sense, 1999
Malcom Crowe (Bruce Willis) is a famous Philadelphia child psychologist who lives haunted by the memory of a young patient unbalanced who was unable to provide adequate professional help.
Upon meeting a child paralyzed and confused by fear, Crowe understands that fate has given him the opportunity to redeem his guilt. But what happens to the little one goes far beyond real life: he receives unexpected visits from tormented spirits.
He had 6 Oscar nominations. In addition, it is among the films with the highest box office in the history of cinema. Mention must be made of its spectacular finale, which perplexes the viewer. An ideal finish for a wonderful work.
The others, 2001
Nicole Kidman gives life to an owner of a large mansion, who decides to hire a new housekeeper who will take care of your children. The little ones have a rare disease, which among other things causes them not being able to be exposed to daylight in a direct way. However, in that house there is much more, and not everything that happens conforms to real parameters ...
Another of the best samples of intrigue films, which won 8 Goya awards. A round work by Alejandro Amenávar, a terrifying and disturbing atmosphere. The best cinema, also with an unexpected, surprising ending.
Saw, 2004
"Saw" was the first film of a haunting, terrifying saga.
In his plot, Adam wakes up to find that he is chained in an underground chamber. But he is not alone, next to him there is another person in chains. Between the two is a dead person. Although they do not know why they are there, they find a recording indicating that Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Adam's companion) must kill him in eight hours.
Everything corresponds to a macabre game that is being carried out by a psychopath known as Jigsar. The movie has really shocking script twists. In addition, it is a puzzle where the viewer will be invited to unravel. And all this until reaching an end, how could it be otherwise, groundbreaking, which could never be expected.
The Da Vinci Code, 2006
Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon, a well-known professor, whom investigators of the murder of a restaurateur turn to. For this you must visit the Louvre Museum and start following different tracks.
With the efficient help of an expert in cryptography, Sophie Neveu, and at risk to both their lives, little by little they discover how everything has to do with the work of Leonardo Da Vinci and a secret society that guards hidden treasures for more than two thousand years.
An intriguing and gripping film, based on the well-known work of Dan Brown.
The Game, 1997
Michael Douglas is the millionaire Nicholas van orton, who has everything in this life. What can you give someone like this on their birthday? His brother finds a club that designs unimaginable adventures.
Throughout the argument they are happening a series of tricky surprises, in a show of great narrative ability with impressive visual effects.
The Name of the Rose, 1986
Following Unberto Eco's original novel, Sean Connery plays Fray Guillermo de Barkerville, a former inquisitor and Franciscan monk who must visit an abbey in northern Italy with his disciple. There are inexplicable events happening there, Benedictine monks who are turning up dead.
One of the best intrigue movies of all time, very well set and interpreted.
Seven, 1995
With a cast full of the great stars of the cinematographic universe, such as Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow or Kevin SpaceyWe found Lieutenant Somerset (Morgan Freeman) from the Homicide Department about to retire. He will be replaced by a young detective, played by Bard Pitt.
The two investigators, the veteran and the newcomer, will have to collaborate in the resolution of a series of murders committed by a psychopath based on the relationship of the seven deadly sins: gluttony, laziness, pride, greed, envy, lust and anger.
A violent but intelligent film at the same time, with a photograph not to forget.
The Secret Window, 2004
In this excellent thriller based on a Stephen King novel. Johnny Depp is a writer who is going through a bad time, due to lack of inspiration and also in his personal aspect. At that moment a character appears who accuses him of plagiarizing his own stories.
A film between terror, comedy and suspense.
Psychosis, 1960
With four Oscar nominations, “Psycho ”is a masterpiece of intrigue cinema, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, that forever pigeonholed Anthony Perkins in his role as Norman Bates.
Regarding your argument, Secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) has stolen her company's money and managed to run away. After a long hours drive, the night falls and he stops to rest in a small and secluded roadside motel. Norman Bates lives with his mother and runs the hotel.
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