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Alice (2022 film)
Alice (2022) is Krystin Ver Linden's directorial debut thriller-drama, premiering at Sundance and released March 18, 2022. Keke Palmer plays an enslaved woman who escapes a Georgia plantation and learns it is 1973; inspired by peonage accounts, it scored 28% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Alice, Darling
Alice, Darling is a 2022 psychological drama, Mary Nighy's feature directorial debut written by Alanna Francis, starring Anna Kendrick as a woman in a psychologically abusive relationship with Simon (Charlie Carrick), premiered at TIFF September 11, 2022, released by Lionsgate, grossing $165,264 worldwide.
All the Old Knives
All the Old Knives (2022) is an American spy thriller directed by Janus Metz, adapted by Olen Steinhauer from his 2015 novel, starring Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton as ex-lover CIA officers hunting a Vienna-station mole; released by Amazon Studios.
Ambulance (2022 film)
Ambulance (2022) is a Michael Bay American action thriller, a remake of the Danish film Ambulancen (2005), starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Eiza González; a $40 million, 36-day Los Angeles shoot that opened to $8.7 million domestically and mixed reviews.
Amsterdam (2022 film)
Amsterdam (2022) is David O. Russell's period mystery-comedy starring Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington as 1933 friends framed for murder, loosely based on the Business Plot; it earned $6.5 million on an $80 million budget and 32% on Rotten Tomatoes.
As Bestas
As Bestas (The Beasts) is a 2022 Spanish-French rural thriller by Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña, starring Denis Ménochet and Marina Foïs as French farmers in Galicia clashing with neighbors over a wind farm; winner of nine 2023 Goya Awards.
As Good as Dead (2022 film)
As Good as Dead (2022) is a Samuel Goldwyn Films action film directed by R. Ellis Frazier, written by and starring Michael Jai White as an ex-cop in witness protection in Mexico, with Tom Berenger; released December 16, 2022.
Christmas Carol (크리스마스 캐럴) (2022 film)
Christmas Carol (크리스마스 캐럴) is a 2022 South Korean action thriller directed by Kim Sung-soo, based on Joo Won-kyu's novel, starring Park Jin-young as twin brothers in a juvenile-detention revenge story; released December 7, 2022, 130 minutes, 18+ rating.
Deep Water (2022 film)
Deep Water (2022) is an erotic thriller directed by Adrian Lyne, starring Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, adapted from Patricia Highsmith's 1957 novel and released on Hulu on March 18, 2022 after its theatrical release was canceled.
Detective vs. Sleuths (神探大战)
Detective vs. Sleuths (神探大战) is a 2022 Hong Kong crime action film directed by Wai Ka-Fai, starring Lau Ching-wan as a disgraced detective hunting vigilante killers.
Diabolik: Ginko Attacks!
Diabolik: Ginko Attacks! (Diabolik - Ginko all'attacco!) is a 2022 Italian crime thriller by the Manetti Bros., the second film of their Diabolik trilogy, adapting comic issue no. 16 (1964), with Giacomo Gianniotti replacing Luca Marinelli and Monica Bellucci as Altea.
Don't Worry Darling
Don't Worry Darling (2022) is Olivia Wilde's psychological thriller starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, set in the 1950s company town Victory; it premiered at Venice, grossed $45.3M in the US, and scored 38% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Emily the Criminal
Emily the Criminal is a 2022 American crime thriller directed by John Patton Ford, starring Aubrey Plaza as a debt-ridden woman drawn into credit card fraud in Los Angeles.
Fall (2022 film)
Fall (2022) is a Scott Mann survival thriller starring Grace Caroline Currey and Virginia Gardner as friends stranded atop a 2,000-foot tower; $18.2M gross on $3M budget, spawned Fall 2: Deadpoint.
Forensic (2022 film)
Forensic (2022), also Forensic: The Truth Lies Within, is a Hindi ZEE5 original crime thriller directed by Vishal Furia, starring Radhika Apte and Vikrant Massey, remaking the 2020 Malayalam film Forensic, released 24 June 2022.
Good Boy (2022 film)
Good Boy (2022) is a 76-minute Norwegian psychological thriller directed and written by Viljar Bøe, his third feature, made as an NTNU exam film. Sigrid dates millionaire heir Christian, who lives with Frank, a man acting as his pet dog; premiered at Beyond Fest 2022, 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Home Coming
Home Coming (万里归途, Wan li gui tu), 2022 Chinese war drama by Rao Xiaozhi, stars Zhang Yi, Wang Junkai, Yin Tao; diplomats evacuate 125 citizens from fictional Numia; 15.93 billion yuan, 2022 National Day champion.
Hot Blooded (뜨거운 피)
Hot Blooded (뜨거운 피) is a 2022 South Korean crime drama, Cheon Myeong-kwan's directing debut, adapted from Kim Un-su's 2016 novel; Jung Woo stars as gangster Hee-su in 1993 Busan port town Kuam, released March 23, 2022, 119 minutes, 398,090 admissions.
Hunt (헌트) (2022 film)
Hunt (헌트) is a 2022 South Korean espionage action film in which Lee Jung-jae made his directorial debut, starring as a KCIA chief hunting a North Korean mole.
I Came By
I Came By is a 2022 British thriller directed by Babak Anvari, starring George MacKay, Hugh Bonneville, and Kelly Macdonald, about a graffiti artist who finds a dark secret in a judge's home; released in UK cinemas 19 August and on Netflix 31 August 2022.
Kimi (film)
Kimi is a 2022 American tech-noir thriller directed by Steven Soderbergh, written by David Koepp, and starring Zoë Kravitz as agoraphobic Seattle voice-stream interpreter Angela Childs, who uncovers a recorded murder via the Amygdala smart speaker; released on HBO Max February 10, 2022, 89 minutes.
Last Looks
Last Looks (2022) is a crime comedy thriller directed by Tim Kirkby, written by Howard Michael Gould from his novel, starring Charlie Hunnam as ex-cop Charlie Waldo investigating Mel Gibson's Alastair Pinch; Metascore 49, Rotten Tomatoes 70%.
Limit (리미트) (2022 film)
Limit (리미트) is a 2022 South Korean crime thriller directed by Lee Seung-jun, starring Lee Jung-hyun, Moon Jung-hee, and Jin Seo-yeon; a policewoman posing as a kidnapped child's mother is targeted when her own son is seized. Released August 31, 2022; 87 minutes; adapted from a Hisashi Nozawa novel.
Lou (2022 film)
Lou (2022) is a Netflix action thriller directed by Anna Foerster, starring Allison Janney and Jurnee Smollett in a storm-set kidnapping rescue on Orcas Island, Washington; 107 minutes, R, Bad Robot, released September 23, 2022.
Luckiest Girl Alive (film)
Luckiest Girl Alive is a 2022 Netflix drama directed by Mike Barker, written by Jessica Knoll from her 2015 novel, starring Mila Kunis as Ani FaNelli; released October 7, 2022, 113 minutes, rated R.
Marlowe (2022 film)
Marlowe (2022) is a Neil Jordan neo-noir thriller starring Liam Neeson as Philip Marlowe, adapted from John Banville's The Black-Eyed Blonde, set in 1939 Los Angeles, shot in Barcelona and Dublin, released by Open Road/Briarcliff in February 2023 to largely negative reviews.
Master Gardener (film)
Master Gardener is Paul Schrader's 2022 drama-thriller, third in his man-in-a-room trilogy, starring Joel Edgerton as a reformed neo-Nazi horticulturist in witness protection with Sigourney Weaver and Quintessa Swindell; released by Magnolia Pictures in May 2023.
No Exit (2022 film)
No Exit (2022) is a Hulu original suspense thriller directed by Damien Power, adapted from Taylor Adams' 2017 novel, starring Havana Rose Liu as Darby, who finds a kidnapped child at a snowbound rest stop.
Nocebo (film)
Nocebo (2022) is a Filipino-Irish supernatural horror-thriller directed by Lorcan Finnegan, starring Eva Green, Mark Strong, and Chai Fonacier, about a fashion designer's mysterious illness and her caregiver's revenge.
On the Line (2022 film)
On the Line (2022) is a thriller directed and written by Romuald Boulanger, starring Mel Gibson as radio host Elvis Cooney, forced live on air into a survival game by a caller holding his family hostage; released by Saban Films, 104 minutes, 17% on Rotten Tomatoes.