To thrill in front of your screen, without having recurring nightmares, here are 4 films available for streaming on Prime Video, the suspense of which should keep you in suspense: Saltburn, Silent Night, Midsommar as well as Crimson Peak.
Sometimes, a good dose of mystery can be enough to raise the pressure a notch in the cinema, establishing a disturbing atmosphere. So if you’re looking to scare yourself for an evening, without falling into pure horror, SVOD platforms are precisely the ideal place.
And if you’re really looking for films with a good taste of horror, you can always consult our dedicated guide, or give yourself goosebumps in front of equally scary series.
On Prime Video, you therefore have the choice between the class struggle shifted from Saltburnthe action without dialogues of Silent Nightthe journey to hell of Midsommar or the gothic atmosphere of Crimson Peak.
Saltburn on Prime Video, the disturbing satire
It’s THE film that’s been talked about since its release at the end of 2023. Between the renewed popularity of the tube Murder on the Dancefloorby Sophie Ellis-Bextor, bath water by Jacob Elordi (Euphoria) available in candle form, but above all some buttocks, here you go, Saltburn never stops stirring up crowds and social networks. And for good reason: we don’t really come away unscathed from watching this clearly disturbing film.
Directed by Emerald Fennell, who had already amazed us with Promising Young Womanthis black comedy takes us alongside Oliver, to the heart of the vast family estate of Felix, an attractive Oxford student, for an unforgettable summer.
Through its political statement on the class struggle and its completely offbeat scenes, Saltburn certainly divides, leaving us with a strange feeling, regardless of whether we liked it or not. We’ll let you form your own opinion on this cinematic curiosity, which ultimately is damn spicy.
- To see if you liked: Get Out ; The Talented Mr. Ripley ; Promising Young Woman ; Project X ; The Riot Club
- To see if you are looking for: satire; suspense; dark humor ; students; psychological; obsession ; hatred of the rich; disturbing; golden casting; offset; sex, drugs and rock’n’roll; lots (too much) sex; Jacob Elordi’s bathwater; to have Murder on the Dancefloor all day in my head
Silent Night on Prime Video, when silence is golden
An experience almost entirely without dialogue, anyone? This is the whole point of Silent Night, a very angry Christmas film, mixed with a good dose of fighting and a big pinch of revenge. Brian, a man who has just lost the use of his voice, has just witnessed the murder of his little boy, the collateral victim of a gang war. He then embarks on a ruthless quest to eliminate those responsible.
More than 20 years later Paycheckhis latest American film, director John Woo (Flip/Face) returns to dynamite action cinema with Silent Night. Worn by Joel Kinnaman (For All Mankind), who does not hesitate to snap at people without saying a word, the film unfolds a breathtaking suspense, despite a few false notes. Damage.
- To see if you liked: Violent Night ; Flip/Face ; John Wick ; Bullet Train ; Taken ; The Punisher
- To see if you are looking for: action ; thriller; fighting; explosions; unplug your brain; criminals; revenge ; solitary hero; suspense; big cars; violence ; very nasty bad guys; without the fuss ; almost no dialogue for 2 hours; see singer Kid Cudi as an inspector
Midsommar on Prime Video, the worst festival in the world
On the verge of a romantic breakup, Dani and Christian still decide to continue their relationship after a terrible event. Along with other friends, the couple travel to a remote village in Sweden to participate in a summer festival that only takes place every 90 years.
Initially considered carefree, this vacation will quickly turn into real hell when the local community turns out to be a sect with bloody inclinations…
Well, with Midsommar, the risk of nightmares is slightly higher, we grant you that. But as Saltburn, the film is such an intense experience that we have to recommend it. Directed by Ari Aster (Heredity), this feature film by turns funny, monstrous, even sometimes detestable, is a monument of almost 3 hours, to be reserved for the most daring souls.
- To see if you liked: Heredity; The Witch; Suspiria; Mother! ; The Third Day
- To see if you are looking for: horror ; mystery ; drama ; psychological thriller; festival gone wrong; golden casting; worrying; journey ; folklore; strange community; chills; Mental Health ; human sacrifices; see Florence Pugh (Oppenheimer) in his most amazing (and hallucinatory) role
Crimson Peak on Prime Video, the ghosts of love
How can we talk about disturbing atmospheres without mentioning the master of the genre? In 2015, filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pinocchio) delivered the most gothic film of his career with Crimson Peak. Set in the last century, the feature film follows Edith Cushing, a young novelist, as she meets the mysterious Thomas Sharpe, with whom she immediately falls under the spell. She then moves in with him in a most distressing mansion…
Between ghosts, love story and haunted house, Crimson Peak ticks all the boxes of a good horror session, without terrifying us forever. Dressed in sumptuous costumes, Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland), Jessica Chastain (Interstellar) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki) form a hypnotizing leading trio. But remember: beware of Crimson Peak…
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