Sometimes, you want adventure, action, and high stakes without death and bad endings.
Disturbing Behavior
A newcomer to school soon realizes there’s something strange about the popular clique. They’re eerily perfect and more are joining their forces.
Reasons to watch:
This is a classic 90s thriller that won’t scare you too bad, but is interesting. Its a conspiracy about conformity, like Stepford Wives.
Don’t watch if you hate:
Some violence, nudity, needle scene
Mr & Mrs Smith
Two spies are married, not knowing the other is also a spy. After almost killing each other on a mission, they realize the truth and have to defend themselves from each other and a third party trying to kill them.
Reasons to watch:
Well-choreographed fight scenes and witty dialogue. THE Angelina Jolie.
Don’t watch if you hate:
Impossible stunt physics
Oceans 11
Less than 24 hours into his parole from a New Jersey penitentiary, the wry, charismatic thief is already rolling out his next plan and assembling a team to rob a casino.
Reasons to watch:
A fun heist thriller that is smart but doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Oceans 13
The original heist team is back together to take revenge on behalf of one of their teammates who was betrayed in a deal. They plot to sabotage a businessman.
Reasons to watch:
The same appeal of the first movie: witty, satisfying, and cool.
Don’t watch if you hate:
Mild grotesque scenes
The Craft
After a suicide attempt, Sarah moves to a new high school and finds that her telekinesis is well-matched by three girls aspiring to be witches. After combing their forces, things go awry with the newfound power.
Reasons to watch:
90s teenage witchcraft. What’s more to say?
Don’t watch if you hate:
Racist antagonists, attempted sexual assault, scene of spiders and snakes, mentions of past suicide attempt
Red Eye
A high-end hotel manager is waiting to fly back home when she meets charming Jackson Rippner at check-in. She thinks it luck that they’re seated together on the plane, but soon learns otherwise.
Reasons to watch:
Its high stakes and interesting, because the main character is resourceful and smart. You can’t tell where its going, but it doesn’t end sad.
Don’t watch if you hate: Violence
