A Glean movie guide
Edge-of-Your-Seat Intensity
Don't forget to breathe.
High-tension thrillers and relentless dramas that never let you catch your breath.
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The movie list
- 01
Uncut Gems
A relentless, high-anxiety odyssey through the high-stakes world of New York gambling.
A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.
- 02
Whiplash
A grueling psychological battle of wills set within the cut-throat world of elite jazz drumming.
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
- 03
Sicario
A masterclass in tactical suspense and atmospheric dread set along the U.S.-Mexico border.
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
- 04
Green Room
A visceral survival thriller that pits a punk band against a group of violent extremists.
A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.
- 05
Mad Max: Fury Road
A near-continuous, high-octane chase through a wasteland that redefines sensory intensity.
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
- 06
A Quiet Place
A silent survival horror where the slightest sound can lead to immediate, lethal consequences.
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
- 07
Good Time
A frantic, neon-soaked race against time through the criminal underworld of New York City.
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
- 08
Don't Breathe
A high-concept home invasion thriller that turns a simple robbery into a terrifying game of cat-and-mouse.
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
- 09
No Country for Old Men
A cold, calculated pursuit across the Texas desert led by one of cinema’s most relentless antagonists.
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
- 10
Parasite
A brilliant, genre-bending masterpiece that builds unbearable tension through the threat of exposure.
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
- 11
Speed
The ultimate ticking-clock action film that maintains a breakneck pace from start to finish.
Tensions run high when a crazed bomber rigs a Los Angeles bus with a device that will kill everyone on board if the vehicle's speed dips below fifty miles per hour.
- 12
The Raid: Redemption
A non-stop barrage of high-intensity combat as a SWAT team fights for survival in a vertical deathtrap.
Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building's lights are cut and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the sixth floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city's worst to survive their mission. Starring Indonesian martial arts sensation Iko Uwais.