78% (3)  Martha Marcy May Marlene  102 min,  R,  [Drama, Mystery, Thriller]  [Sean Durkin]  [21 Dec 2011]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 69%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 90%,   Metacritic: 75%,   External Reviews
Awards:  22 wins & 70 nominations.
Actors:  Brady Corbet, Christopher Abbott, Elizabeth Olsen, Hugh Dancy, John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson
Writer:  Sean Durkin
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  Martha has run away from an abusive hippie-like cult where she was living as Marcy May for two years. She turns to her sister and brother-in-law who take her in and want to help her. The problem is Martha is having a hard time separating dreams from reality and when haunting memories of her past keep resurfacing, she may need more help than anyone is able to give her.
Rotten Tomatoes:   Martha Marcy May Marlene is a powerful psychological thriller starring Elizabeth Olsen as Martha, a young woman rapidly unraveling amidst her attempt to reclaim a normal life after fleeing from a cult and its charismatic leader (John Hawkes). Seeking help from her estranged older sister Lucy (Sarah Paulson) and brother-in-law (Hugh Dancy), Martha is unable and unwilling to reveal the truth about her disappearance. When her memories trigger a chilling paranoia that her former cult could still be pursuing her, the line between Martha's reality and delusion begins to blur. -- (C) Fox Searchlight
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75% (3)  It Comes at Night  91 min,  R,  [Horror, Mystery]  [Trey Edward Shults]  [09 Jun 2017]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 62%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 87%,   Metacritic: 78%,   External Reviews
Awards:  8 nominations.
Actors:  Carmen Ejogo, Christopher Abbott, Joel Edgerton, Riley Keough
Writer:  Trey Edward Shults
External Links:  Wikipedia  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, the tenuous domestic order he has established with his wife and son is put to the ultimate test with the arrival of a desperate young family seeking refuge. Despite the best intentions of both families, paranoia and mistrust boil over as the horrors outside creep ever-closer, awakening something hidden and monstrous within him as he learns that the protection of his family comes at the cost of his soul.
Rotten Tomatoes:   Imagine the end of the world. Now imagine something worse. Award-winning filmmaker Trey Edward Shults follows his incredible debut feature KRISHA with IT COMES AT NIGHT, a horror film following a man (Joel Edgerton) as he learns that the evil stalking his family home may be only a prelude to horrors that come from within. Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, the tenuous domestic order he has established with his wife and son is put to the ultimate test with the arrival of a desperate young family seeking refuge. Despite the best intentions of both families, paranoia and mistrust boil over as the horrors outside creep ever-closer, awakening something hidden and monstrous within him as he learns that the protection of his family comes at the cost of his soul.
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71% (3)  Sweet Virginia  93 min,  R,  [Drama, Thriller]  [Jamie M. Dagg]  [21 Dec 2017]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 62%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 77%,   Metacritic: 72%,   External Reviews
Awards:  1 nomination.
Actors:  Christopher Abbott, Imogen Poots, Jon Bernthal, Rosemarie DeWitt
Writer:  Paul China, Benjamin China
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA, Canada
Plot:  A former rodeo star, with a small time life, unknowingly starts a rapport with a young man who is responsible for the violence that has suddenly gripped his small town. Every character from his loved ones to his business patrons, plays a part in the unravelling of this community. Our aged hero must face his relationships of past and present to come up against this unpredictable predator.
Rotten Tomatoes:   A mysterious stranger sends shockwaves through a close-knit community in this nerve-jangling slice of raw suspense. In the wake of a triple murder that leaves the residents of a remote Alaskan outpost on edge, tightly wound drifter Elwood (Christopher Abbott) checks into a motel run by Sam (Jon Bernthal), a former rodeo champion whose imposing physical presence conceals a troubled soul. Bound together by their outsider status, the two men strike up an uneasy friendship-a dangerous association that will set off a new wave of violence and unleash Sam's darkest demons. Driven by tour de force performances from Christopher Abbott and Jon Bernthal, this precision crafted thriller pulses with an air of quivering dread. With Imogen Poots and Rosemarie Dewitt.
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70% (3)  Piercing  81 min,  R,  [Horror, Mystery, Thriller]  [Nicolas Pesce]  [01 Feb 2019]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 56%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 71%,   Metacritic: 63%,   External Reviews
Actors:  Christopher Abbott, Laia Costa, Mia Wasikowska, Olivia Bond
Writer:  Ryû Murakami (novel), Nicolas Pesce
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  A man kisses his wife and baby goodbye and seemingly heads away on business, with a plan to check into a hotel, call an escort service, and kill an unsuspecting prostitute.
Rotten Tomatoes:   Reed (Christopher Abbott) is going on a business trip. He kisses his wife and infant son goodbye, but in lieu of a suitcase filled with clothes, he's packed a toothbrush and a murder kit. Everything is meticulously planned: check into a hotel and kill an unsuspecting victim. Only then will he rid himself of his devious impulses and continue to be a good husband and father. But Reed gets more than he bargained for with Jackie (Mia Wasikowska), an alluring call girl who arrives at his room. First, they relax and get in the mood, but when there's an unexpected disruption, the balance of control begins to sway back and forth between the two. Is he seeing things? Who's playing whom? Before the night is over, a feverish nightmare will unfold, and Reed and Jackie will seal their bond in blood.
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52% (3)  Criminal Activities  94 min,  Not Rated,  [Crime, Drama, Thriller]  [Jackie Earle Haley]  [20 Nov 2015]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 58%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 48%,   Metacritic: 51%,   External Reviews
Actors:  Christopher Abbott, Dan Stevens, Michael Pitt, Rob Brown
Writer:  Robert Lowell
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  Pic is about four young guys who reunite at an ex-classmate's funeral. One mentions to the others inside information on a stock that is a guaranteed lock to make them instant millionaires. Unfortunately, the deal goes south along with their investment. Things go from bad to worse: one of them borrowed his share of the money from a mobster.
Rotten Tomatoes:   Four friends stumble into a deal too good to refuse. But when the investment goes bad, they learn that part of their funding came from a notoriously ruthless crime boss...and it's payback time. Now, they must successfully kidnap a family member of a rival kingpin in order to erase the life-threatening debt. In way over their heads, if they can complete the assigned task without screwing up, they just might escape with their lives.
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