10 films you can’t tear yourself away from

Original stories, unexpected plot twists, original characters, intrigue – when all this is combined in one film, it is impossible to tear yourself away from it. Such pictures completely absorb their viewer, make them forget about everything and sit for the entire two hours, squeezing into a chair and clenching their fists.

Perfect Strangers (2015)

The plot centers on three loving couples and a single person. They get together for dinner. To add a special spice to this evening, one of her friends suggests playing a game. Her rules are that anyone whose phone rings will have to answer the call on speakerphone. And read the text of the incoming SMS message out loud.

The dinner continues until phones start ringing and messages arrive, from which it becomes clear that each of the participants is hiding something from their friends.

The Call (2013)

A maniac kidnapped a young girl. Her only chance of salvation is a dead phone, with which she managed to call 911. And then the rescue service receives a call from Leah Templeton. Cameraman Jordan Turner advises the girl to remain calm and hide upstairs, but the connection is suddenly interrupted. Jordan calls Leah back, but a mysterious man answers the phone.

A few days later, the news reports the death of Leah Templeton at the hands of a murderous maniac. This tragedy leads Jordan to deep psychological trauma. It took her a long time to come to her senses and even changed her position. But one day she again has to answer an alarming call to help a kidnapped girl.

Seven Psychopaths (2012)

The crime comedy is about a writer who is working on a script for a film. He urgently needs inspiration to finally write a new script about the psychopaths he meets along the way. But by chance he finds himself in an unusual situation. The eccentric friends of an unsuccessful writer involve him in the kidnapping of the dog of the main local gangster.

The Lives of Others (2006)

The film takes place in East Berlin in November 1984 – five years before the fall of the Berlin Wall. The search and control machine is running at full speed. Agent Gerd Wiesler, a high-class specialist devoted to socialist ideals, is tasked with keeping an eye on a famous playwright and his girlfriend, a famous theater actress.

Unexpectedly, immersion in the world of the object of observation changes Gerd himself. He comes to realize the meagerness of his own existence and discovers a completely new way of life, which becomes increasingly difficult to resist.

Red Eye (2005)

A chance meeting of two strangers at the airport could develop into mutual sympathy. But not when your seatmate planned the murder.

During an overnight flight to Miami, Lisa Reisert learns that her neighbor Jackson wants to kill a wealthy businessman. And she is the main key to the implementation of the plan. Lisa is threatened with the death of her father, she is on a plane and has no choice.

Burning Bright (2010)

Waking up, Kelly realized that she was in a real nightmare. The house, which was in the very heart of the hurricane, became a real trap for her: the doors and windows were blocked, and it was impossible to leave the building. But the worst thing is that the tiger, which escaped from a local trainer, climbed into her house to escape the elements.

Now that the predator has freed himself, the entire house has become his hunting ground. Kelly can only hope that luck will protect him from the sharp teeth and claws of the animal called the embodiment of evil.

One of the banks is captured by unknown people. There are hostages and several bandits inside, but the cameras are turned off, and the police are unable to figure out what is happening. The criminals ignore the money vault, force the hostages to hand over personal belongings and change into identical overalls. They also constantly shuffle them, moving them from room to room blindfolded.

Detectives Keith Frazier and Bill Mitchell begin negotiations with Deltone Russell, the leader of the bandits to free the hostages. All attempts to negotiate fail, as does the option to bug the bank premises. The more time passes since the start of the operation, the more obvious the fact becomes that this robbery is a staged act and a cover for something bigger.

Misery (1990)

Writer Paul Sheldon gets into an accident during a snowstorm. He is rescued by a woman named Annie Wilkes. She pulls the man out of the wrecked car and brings him to her house. At home she recognizes Paul. It turns out that she is a big fan of the writer’s work.

Annie decides to keep him with her, using threats and violence. She wants a continuation of her favorite novel and Paul has no choice but to fulfill this unusual whim of his savior.

Trash (2014)

At a landfill in Rio de Janeiro, poor people sift through garbage in search of anything they can sell. There, three boys find a wallet with a large sum of money, a stack of lottery tickets, a calendar with indicated dates and a key to a storage room.

Now a crazy adventure in their lives begins for the boys, because they are being hunted. The police are busy, as well as dangerous people who want to take possession of the find. Rafael and Garda, as well as their friend Rat, understand that they need to hide the found treasure, and also find out why very influential people want to find this wallet at any cost.

Apocalypto (2006)

The world of a young Mayan Indian named Jaguar Paw collapses in an instant. His tribe is attacked by thugs from a neighboring tribe, killing and capturing his relatives. The guy manages to hide his pregnant wife, but he himself falls into the hands of the invaders.

Facing imminent death, he must make a desperate push to return to his wife and child, who miraculously survived the raid.

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