Amy Adams as Anna in The Woman in the Window
Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Woman in the Window

Even if a film is predominantly a psychological thriller, like this one, showing physical trauma is a requirement today, it …

A woman (played by actress Amanda Seyfried) looks pensively out a window in the movie 'Thinks Heard & Seen.'
Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense, Thriller
Things Heard & Seen

The twisted theology alone here gives families plenty of reasons to avoid being swept up in this story.

Two paramedics walk into a difficult situation.
Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Synchronic

What starts out as a grotesque horror movie morphs into something more akin to sci-fi about halfway through.

We see at man at an easel painting.
Biography/History, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Last Vermeer

The movie’s version of Han van Meegeren seems to like to shock people. And, years after his own death, he …

A woman stands with a cup of tea in front of portrait photos of elderly people behind her.
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Thriller
I Care a Lot

This psychological thriller bombards viewers with a ton of profane language, violence and a complete disregard for any sense of …

Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Next Three Days

John’s wife killed her boss, they say. And they put her away for doing it, too. What’s a loving husband …

A boy with a smartphone looks scared as he walks.
Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Come Play

This movie suggests that our screens may be the windows and doors to our darkest nightmares and consuming fears.

A man and a woman share a drink and smile at a bar.
Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Thriller
Fatale

Fatale is packed with carnal infidelity, heartless betrayal, vile manipulation and bloody murder.

A nervous woman (Jessica Chastain) walks down the street, casting a subtle glance behind her.
Action/Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Ava

Ava is yet another movie about an assassin with a heart. Maybe it’s not a heart of gold, exactly, but …

An African husband and wife stand at the front door to their home.
Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
His House

Tension-filled questions make His House a remarkable, and truly haunting, ghost story—one that winds up in a strangely affirming place.

We see a group picture of well-dressed witches.
Action/Adventure, Mystery/Suspense, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Witches

The Witches’ twisted blend of pagan spirituality and its creepy premise make this a movie many families may well avoid.

A man and a woman in love go for a walk.
Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Romance
Rebecca

If you’ve seen the Netflix trailer for Rebecca and thought that this looks like a straight-up horror film, you might …

Shaggy and Scooby-Doo freak out in fear.
Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids, Mystery/Suspense
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!

There’s definitely enough fright here to ward off the littlest of viewers, or those who might be sensitive to ominous …

Biography/History, Drama, Mystery/Suspense, War
A Call to Spy

When it comes to the real work of spycraft, the women here make Bond look like the shallow fiction he …

Enola Holmes (actress Millie Bobbie Brown) making a face to the camera.
Action/Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes delivers mostly positive messages about individuality, equality and freedom.