A Glean movie guide
Heart-Pounding Thrills
Don't forget to breathe.
Relentless pacing and high-stakes tension that won't let you look away.
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The movie list
- 01
Uncut Gems
A relentless, anxiety-inducing descent into high-stakes gambling and escalating chaos.
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
Mad Max: Fury Road
A near-continuous, high-speed chase through a wasteland that rarely pauses for breath.
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.
- 03
1917
A breathtaking race against time filmed to feel like one continuous, immersive shot.
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.
- 04
Sicario
A masterclass in atmospheric dread and high-tension tactical operations.
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.
- 05
Whiplash
A psychological battle of wills with the aggressive pacing and energy of a high-octane thriller.
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
- 06
Green Room
A claustrophobic and visceral survival story that keeps the stakes dangerously high.
A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.
- 07
Gravity
A lean, visceral survival epic that maintains life-or-death intensity from start to finish.
Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer, is on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The Shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalski completely alone-tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness of space. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.
- 08
Don't Breathe
A high-concept thriller that uses silence and sensory deprivation to build unbearable tension.
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
- 09
Train to Busan
A relentless zombie survival story where the confined setting amplifies every moment of danger.
When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
- 10
Speed
The ultimate ticking-clock action movie with a simple, high-stakes premise that never slows down.
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.
- 11
The Silence of the Lambs
A chilling psychological pursuit that balances intellectual dread with heart-stopping suspense.
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
- 12
Good Time
A frantic, neon-soaked odyssey through the underworld driven by desperate decisions and constant motion.
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.