7 Must-Watch Thrillers on HBO Max Right Now (May 2025)

Ellie (Scanlen church) is on vacation with his family in Caddo Lake near the Texas / Louisiana border when her half-sister, Anna (Caroline Falk), disappears. Meanwhile, Paris (Dylan O’Brien) Investigation of the reason why his mother chased a bridge near the lake. At first, Ellie and Paris have nothing to do with each other, but while they are trying to solve their mysteries, they realize separately that the answer to all their problems lies in Lake Caddo.

A thriller with science fiction elements, Lake Caddo To a sinister intrigue which is almost too complex to follow. But he manages to have a meaning at the end, and it is the rare thriller which is surprisingly moving. Lake Caddo is produced by Mr. Night ShyamalanSo that should give you an indication of what you should expect.

Cooper (Josh Hartnett) Seems to be your ordinary and daily guy. Pireuse firefighter and dedicated dad, he takes his daughter, Riley (Ariel Donoghue), to a pop concert in Philadelphia. However, something is slightly offbeat, and he discovers that it is an elaborate FBI stratagem to catch a serial killer called “The Butcher”. It’s a big problem for Cooper because He is The butcher, and he will do everything to keep his double secret life.

Director Mr. Night Shyamalan takes its irresistible and short premise with it throughout TrapPlacing Cooper in a stretched situation after the other as he tries to find a way to escape the complex trap that the authorities set him. Hartnett is effective as a charismatic killer, who always tries to do what is best for her child, even when he tries to kill people to run away. Coop may be a killer, but no one can condemn him to be a bad father.

Asger Holm (Jakob Cedergren) is a disgrace police officer assigned to a quarter of work at the end of the evening by responding to emergency telephone calls. One night, he receives a bizarre call from a woman, who gradually reveals that she was removed and is in a white van. The call ends, but therefore begins a terrifying night when ASGER is desperately tried to find the woman and save her before it is too late.

Redo 3 years later with Jake GyllenhaalThe original is better in almost all directions. Director Gustav Möller has an expertly intertwining the central mystery of the missing woman with the progressive revelations of Ager’s personal life, who plays a big role in the peak of the film. The culprit is a formidable thriller on the way in which the heroic actions of a man force him to reconcile with his past less than electron.

In New England of the 1890s, Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) arrives in an isolated lighthouse for what is supposed to be a short passage as a “wickie” before leaving. But the days seem endless due to the hard time and the more severe supervision of Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe), which orders him to do subordinate tasks. Soon, the two men are at war with each other, and the mental health of Winslow begins to collapse. Will the two men kill themselves? Or will the raging sea drown them before they even have a chance?

Robert Eggers (Handicap) specializes in atmospheric esoteric nightmares and The lighthouse is undoubtedly his best attempt to transmit an ancient, almost mystical feeling of fear and terror. He also manufactures a tense thriller by effectively exploiting his unique location – the holder lighthouse – and leaving his two talented actors letting their animated flags fly. The lighthouse is a beautiful nightmare, which you will not want to wake up anytime soon.

Lou (Kristen Stewart) waste his life in a small town in New Mexico until the bodybuilder Jackie (Katy O’Brien) Enter his gym one day. The two begin a passionate love story, but their dreams of fleeing to Las Vegas together are sidelined when Lou gets involved in a family affair that leaves a dead person. With the cops who are getting closer and the father of the boss of Lou’s crime (Ed Harris) Angry that his criminal empire can be exposed, the two lovers must think quickly before time exhausted for both.

Directed by Pink glass,, Liminant love is a superb black crime film with an exciting plot that is never predictable. Stewart and O’Brien are credible as a strange couple who risk everything to be with each other, and Harris gets beautiful moments to shine as a father who loves his daughter, but even more likes his illegal business. Is there a “WTF?” Moment at the end which can never be explained, but that only improves the attraction of Gonzo of the film.

Before there is “I see dead”, was “who is Keyser Söze?” At the end of the 90s, almost everyone knew the answer to this question, but the modern public may not be aware of the true identity of one of the greatest brains in cinema. After a fire on a ship left 27 dead, US customs agent Dave Kujan (Palminister Chazz) is looking for answers, and only verbal kint (Kevin Spacey) can provide them. But can Dave trust the Verbal Confession, which involves an elaborate story involving a band of blackmail criminals to destroy a ship full of cocaine?

We do not reveal anything except that The usual suspects Always punch after all these years. This helps the case, which presents a young Benicio Del Toro And the spaceid spacey is so good, and that the scenario of Christopher McQuarrie is so intelligent. Even if you know who is really söze, it’s always a pleasure to watch The usual suspects And go to his criminal film charms.

Jonathan DemmeThe masterful thriller frightened people in 1991 and is still scary today, but his true power lies in the strangely intimate relationship between Jodie Fosteris Clarice Starling and Anthony Hopkins“Hannibal Lecter. She needs her help to capture Buffalo Bill (Ted levine), a serial killer who likes to wear the skin of his victims. But the help of Lecter has a price – he wants to know everything about Clarice, including the traumatic event that always haunts her. Can Clarice trust a socio-poopathic serial killer to end the reign of terror by Buffalo Bill for good?

Hopkins is only on screen for 16 minutes The silence of the lambS, but he dominates the film with his attractive and sophisticated monster. Foster has a more delicate role, but she transforms the vulnerability of her character into an asset. Tiny in stature and underestimated by his male colleagues, Clarice is the only one intelligent enough to reconstruct clues that lead to Buffalo Bill. The film is one of the best thrillers ever made and fully deserved its five Oscars.