Films, which can be said that this is the mostthe best thrillers with a twisted plot, a great number will be typed. But let's not go on about this and we'll talk in this article only about films that really deserve the attention of spectators.
Let's take a closer look at the best thrillers with a twisted plot. The list of them looks like this:
- "Silence of the Lambs";
- "Shutter Island";
- "Seven";
- "Sixth Sense";
- "Devil's Advocate".
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The FBI has a problem: a new serial killer has appeared.Nobody knows who he is. There are no clues. There is only a corporate style: it rips the skin off its victims. For this author's sign, he was nicknamed Buffalo Bill. The investigation was at an impasse. Employees of the FBI are determined to take a desperate step: they want to ask for help from another serial killer - Hannibal (cannibal) Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). In it are mixed two very rare hypostases of man: he is a psychopath, and a psychiatrist in one person. Dr. Lecter can untangle this matter, but he is unlikely to help the authorities for nothing.
You need a good reason, and it is in the facegirls (students of the FBI Academy in Quantico) Clarissa Starling (Jodie Foster). It is not known why, but the head of the investigation Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) decides that K. Starling will be able to talk Dr. Lecter, and he, in turn, will willingly or unwittingly contribute to the investigation and search for "baby Billy".
Перед тем как направить Кларису в клетку к Hannibal, J. Crawford warns her: "Do not let Lecter get into your head." As you might guess, this is exactly what happens in the first meeting. This is the plot of the film, which opens the list of "The best thrillers with a twisted plot." According to the review of film critics and viewers, the picture is one of the best in its genre.
The subtlest psychological games
In this thriller there is almost no shooting, and most importantlyThe place of action is the head of Clarissa Starling. The girl tries to unravel the mysteries of Hannibal Lecter and simultaneously conquer her own fears and complexes. The film would not have become a masterpiece without a fantastic, mind-blowing game of actors.
Novels by Thomas Harris
In order to understand the depth and originalitythe most charming psycho in the history of cinema, you need to turn to the original source, namely to the books of Thomas Harris. It is specifically about Hannibal that such works are narrated:
- "Red Dragon" (1981);
- "Silence of the Lambs" (1988);
- Hannibal (1999);
- "Hannibal: Rise" (2006).
The last novel on the list adds little to the understanding of the personality of the genius psychiatrist, so you can not read it with a clear conscience, but the other three are compulsory for all lovers of the genre.
This is all you need to know about the "Silence of the Lambs" (the movie from the series "The Best Thrillers with a Twisted Story"), so that after postponing all the cases, immediately run and watch it.
"The Island of the Damned" (2010)
"Reality is not what it seems."Here such banal formulation can be preceded by Scorsese's masterpiece with Leo DiCaprio in the title role. The plot is too complex to transmit, so we will limit ourselves to dotted lines.
In the courtyard is the middle of the 20th century.Two marshals of the United States of America go to a closed clinic to investigate the mysterious disappearance of one of the patients. The psychiatric clinic is on a closed island. You can get there only by ferry, which runs once a day in good weather.
Когда туда попадают маршалы, с одним из них (Edward Daniels) strange things begin to happen - he has nightmares. He suddenly recalls the release of the concentration camp, dead children and their mothers in the snow. In addition, some details of the biography of the disappeared patient throw him into a shiver and seem vaguely familiar. Why? This is exactly what Edward Daniels needs to find out (Leonardo DiCaprio).
Whoever made the hit parade "The best thrillers with a twisted plot" by rating, "The Island of the Damned" will necessarily go there and will occupy high positions.
The Seven (1995)
Two detectives catch a serial killer who sows pain and suffering for a reason, and according to the list of mortal sins, there are only 7 of them:
- pride;
- envy;
- anger;
- dejection (laziness, idleness);
- greed;
- gluttony;
- lust.
The assassin, of course, is not in the right order, but in a random order. Distinctive features of crimes are:
- first, the fact that they are all rationalized to the limit, that is, the ideological and motivational base has been thought out;
- secondly, everything is done so that the victims are tormented for their sins as much as possible, and the police will never solve the "deadly" puzzles.
Surprisingly, the maniac is subject not only to his atrocities, but also the entire flow of events of the film and even the final of the picture.
A pair of detectives performed by Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman
Almost a classic for American cinema: a young investigator and an old, stupid (in the sense of inexperienced) and smart, emotional and rational, married and lonely. And all this with brilliance is played on the screen.
Masterpiece play of actors is a distinctive feature of the films included in the best thrillers with a twisted plot. Our list has already passed its middle. Next comes the penultimate film.
The Sixth Sense (1999)
As in the "Silence of the Lambs," the main actingThe person (Malcolm Crowe) in this film is a specialist in human souls. True, unlike Lecter, he is a positive person. M. Crowe (Bruce Willis) treats children selflessly and faithfully. But the trouble is, he alone could not help. And this difficult child (his name Vincent Gray), after growing up, broke in at the height of a private party on the occasion of receiving a letter from the government of Philadelphia and shot a psychologist, but Malcolm by some miracle remained alive. And now he is obsessed with only one idea - to find out exactly where he made a mistake. Especially since the case seemed appropriate: he has a patient (Cole Cyrus) with exactly the same symptoms as that of Vincent Gray. How to know, maybe helping a boy, he will help himself.
"I see dead people"
The phrase taken in the title, according tostatistics, is one of the three worst phrases in the history of cinema, and the film, which is not a horror genre, nevertheless makes the viewer tremble and wonder where the clue that tormented the protagonist lies. What other advertising is needed so people want to watch this wonderful film? Of course, he is in the group of films under the proud title "The best thrillers with a twisted plot with an unexpected end."
Devil's Advocate (1997)
Successful lawyer Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves)wins the case of the school teacher's sexual harassment against her student. Events unfold in the court of Florida. But not everything is so simple! Kevin is tormented by conscience when, during the interrogation of the main witness (the victim himself), he realizes that his client is really guilty. Lomax asks the judge about a break, goes into the toilet, and with him visits the restroom and his friend the journalist Larry. He literally says the following to him: “It seems that the series of victories of the brilliant Kevin Lomax has come to an end. Don't worry, Kevin, no one has managed to win forever. ”
Lomax leaped pride and vanity (againthe topic of "deadly sins" unexpectedly pops up), and he wins the case. And then everything goes on the thumb: offer huge money to protect the scoundrels of millionaires. It comes from John Milton (Al Pacino). It is just a "part of the force that always wants evil and constantly performs good." But outwardly it looks like a good offer from a well-known firm for a lawyer without conscience. In general, the defender of criminals must be unscrupulous, otherwise he is professionally unfit, but Kevin is an outstanding person in this regard, even among his colleagues in the trade.
Nevertheless, Lomax, caught on the hook of Satan, passes all possible tests (wealth, fame, lust, power) to understand something.
Evil charm
Everyone knows that in Russian literature the mainthe evil expert is F. M. Dostoevsky. It was he who, in his imperishable creations, for the first time on such a scale praised evil, showed its attractiveness and scale. The films presented here are the flesh of our classic. These films are about people immersed in the ultimate life circumstances, which border either death or insanity.
God forbid, of course, anyone such experience, but allit is necessary to have at least some idea about him, even a cinematic one, so that in case of falling into such a “borderline situation” (K. Jaspers), a person could leave it with honor.
