February may be more closely associated with romance, but a great thriller movie is never going to be out of season.
Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video, Peacock and Paramount+have added a fresh batch of movies to choose from this month.
From among those flicks, Watch With Us has chosen five thriller movie masterpieces that you need to watch right now.
Our selections are dominated by crime thrillers this month, although there are horror and survival thrillers to mix things up.
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‘Influencer’ (2023)
Influencer is a thriller that plays with the idea of identity theft as a horror story. An influencer named Madison (Emily Tennant) finds herself at the center of this tale when she goes to Thailand by herself. Another woman, CW (Cassandra Naud), takes advantage of Madison’s solitude to earn her trust before stealing her life and leaving her for dead.
CW spreads an even deeper web of lies as she takes over Madison’s social media accounts. But she didn’t count on Madison’s boyfriend, Ryan Evans (Rory J. Saper), being able to expose her. If CW wants to hang on to her stolen lifestyle, then she’ll have to get her hands dirty.
Influencer is streaming on Netflix.
‘Cop Land’ (1997)
Nearly three decades ago, Sylvester Stallone‘s Oscar hopes were pinned on Cop Land. An Academy Award nomination for Best Actor may have eluded Stallone, but his turn as Sheriff Freddy Heflin is easily one of his best performances. Because Freddy was injured years ago, he could never join the NYPD. But as the sheriff of a small town called Garrison, Freddy gets to live alongside members of New York’s police force, including Lieutenant Ray Donlan (Harvey Keitel).
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Freddy has also turned a blind eye to the corruption that comes with Donlan and his men. However, Donlan’s nephew, Officer Murray Babitch (Michael Rapaport), and his colleague, Officer Gary Figgis (Ray Liotta), inadvertently expose the criminal underside of these dirty cops. As Freddy learns the truth, he has to decide whether to continue backing Donlan or if he’ll dare to stand against him.
Cop Land is streaming on Paramount+.
‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead’ (2007)
Before he passed away in 2011, director Sidney Lumet had one last great crime thriller in him, which turned out to be Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead. Lumet stages the story in a non-linear fashion, so you’ll have to pay close attention to catch all of the details. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke lead the cast as brothers Andy and Hank Hanson, respectively.
Andy and Hank are both at desperate moments in their lives, and one of the brothers has already betrayed the other. Regardless, they embark on a dangerous plan to rob their family-owned jewelry store, which is run by their parents, Charles (Albert Finney) and Nanette Hanson (Rosemary Harris). The brothers were foolish to believe that such a plan could go off without a hitch, and now the entire family will pay the price for their actions.
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead is streaming on Hulu.
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‘Open Water’ (2003)
If you’ve ever gone on a scuba trip in the ocean, then Open Water may seem like a horror story rather than a thriller. It’s inspired by the real-life tragic tale of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, a couple who were accidentally abandoned by their tour boat.
The film renames the couple Daniel Kintner (Daniel Travis) and Susan Watkins (Blanchard Ryan), and it doesn’t strictly follow what really happened. But it stays close enough to that nightmarish premise as Daniel and Susan find themselves alone in the water, with only sharks and other hungry sea creatures to keep them company as they desperately try to stay alive.
Open Water is streaming on HBO Max.
‘Inside Man’ (2006)
Director Spike Lee outdid himself with Inside Man, a sharp crime thriller and one of the best movies Lee has ever made. A gang of thieves led by Dalton Russell (Clive Owen) has come up with an ingenious plan to rob the Manhattan Trust bank in full view of the cops without exposing their true identities.
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Detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) attempts to defuse the hostage situation that follows, but Dalton’s team is several steps ahead of him. The chairman of the bank, Arthur Case (Christopher Plummer), quickly realizes that the robbers may be after his most closely held secrets. But even his personal fixer, Madeline White (Jodie Foster), may be helpless to prevent that from happening.
Inside Man is streaming on Peacock.
