The 63 Best Thriller Films Ever Made | Esquire UK
... Hitchcock's films hardened after the release of Les Diaboliques. ... Four crims get together to rob a payroll van but, as you might expect, not ...
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Denis Villeneuve (the mastermind behind Incendies, Sicario and Arrival) creates a gritty and guilt-ridden world in Prisoners, the story of a father whose six-year-old daughter and friends go missing only for the police to release the primary suspect. <anchor>Hugh Jackman</anchor>, Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul Dano are a formidable trio in their portrayal of desperation and revenge.
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