7 Must chargers watching on HBO Max right now (May 2025)

Ellie (Scanlen Church) On holiday with her family laking Lake near the Texas/Louisiana border when her stepfare, Anna (Caroline Falk), disappear. Meanwhile, Paris (Dylan O’Brien) Investigating why his mother drove off a bridge near the lake. At first, Ellie and Paris have nothing to do with each other, but as they try to solve their mysteries, they apart realize that the solution to all their problems lies in Llyn Cado.

A thriller with some sci-fi elements, Lake It has a spiral plot that is almost too complicated to follow. But it manages to make sense in the end, and the rare thriller that is remarkably moving. Lake is produced by M. Night ShyamalanSo that should give you a suggestion for what you should expect.

Cooper (Josh Hartnett) appears as your ordinary, everyday guy. Firefighter and dedicated, he takes his daughter, Riley (Ariel Donoghue), to a pop concert in Philadelphia. There is something a bit away about the whole thing, though, and finds out that it is an elaborate salary of the FBI to hold a serial murderer called “The Butcher.” That is a big problem for Cooper because It is The butcher, and will do anything to keep his double life a secret.

Director M. Night Shyamalan takes his irresistible preset and runs with him throughout TrapPut Cooper in one fully tight position after another as he tries to find a way to escape the elaborate trap for which the authorities have set. Hartnett is effective as the charismatic murderer, who always tries to do what’s best for his child, even when he tries to kill people to escape. Coop may be a murderer, but no one can convict him of being a bad father.

Asger Holm (Jakob Cedergren) is a disgraceful police officer devoted to working late night shift answering emergency phone calls. One night, she receives a strange call from a woman, who gradually reveals that she has been abducted and is in a white van. The call ends, but so it begins a scary night as Asger tries to find the woman and save her before it is too late.

Remade 3 years later with Jake GyllenhaalThe original is better in almost every road. Director Gustav Möller intertwines the central mystery of the missing woman expertly with the gradual disclosures about steam personal life, which plays a big role in the highlight of the film. The guilty is a great excitement film about how one man’s heroic actions force him to come to terms with his less than heroic past.

In the 1890s of New England, Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) reaches an isolated lighthouse for what is supposed to be a short time as a “wickie” before leaving. But the days seem endless because of the harsh weather and harder supervision by Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe), which commands him to do military tasks. Soon, the two men are warning with each other, and Winslow’s Pwyll is starting to unravel. Will the two men kill each other? Or will the raging sea drown them before they even have a chance?

Robert Eggers (Nightmare) specializes in atmospheric, esoteric nightmares, and The lighthouse It is arguably his best attempt to convey an ancient sense, almost mystical of fear and fear. He also crafted the excitement of time by effectively exploiting his single location – the titular lighthouse – and letting his two talented actors let his flag flags fly. The lighthouse A lovely nightmare, one you won’t want to wake up from any time soon.

Lou (Kristen Stewart) wastes her life in a small town in New Mexico until the Jackie bodybuilder (Katy O’Brien) Walk into their gym one day. The two start a passionate love affair, but their dreams of running away to Las Vegas together on the other side when Lou becomes part of a family relationship that leaves one person dead. With the cops closing in and a lou crime boss father (Ed Harris) angry that his criminal empire may be open, both lovers must think quickly before time ends for both of them.

Directed by Rose glass. Love lies in bleeding In a great crime noir film with a thrilling blot line that is never predictable. Stewart and O’Brien are credible as an odd couple who risk everything to be together, and Harris gets nice moments to shine as a father who loves his daughter, but loves his illegal business even more. There’s “Wtf?” A minute at the end that is never explained, but that only improves the strange appeal, Gonzo’s strange film.

Before that “I see people dead,” who is Keyser Söze? ” By the end of the ’90s, everyone knew the answer to that question, but modern audiences may not be aware of the real identity of one of the most major cinema masters. After a fire on a ship leaving 27 people dead, US customs agent Dave Kujan (Chazz palminteri) Looking for answers, and only Kint Verbal (Kevin Spacey) can provide them. But can Dave trust a Verbal confession, which includes an elaborate story featuring a band of blackmeled criminals to destroy a ship full of cocaine?

We do not reveal anything other than that The usual suspects Still packing punch after all these years. Helps be the case, which includes young Benicio del toro And the Spacey, who has won Oscar, is so good, and that the screenshot by Christopher McQuarrie is so clever. Even if you know who Söze really is, it’s still a pleasure to watch The usual suspects and surrender to their crime film charm.

Jonathan DemmeA masterful excitement film creeps out in 1991 and is still terrible today, but its real power lies in the strange relationship Jodie FosterClarice Starling A Anthony Hopkins‘Hannibal Lecter. She needs her help to catch Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine), A serial killer who likes to wear his victim’s skin. But lecter support comes with price – you want to know everything about Clarice, including the traumatic event that is still worrying. Can Clarice trust a sociopathic serial killer to end the reign of Buffalo Bill terrorism for good?

Hopkins is only on screen for 16 minutes in Silence the lambS, but he dominates the film with his attractive, sophisticated monster. Foster has a harder role, but she turns the vulnerability of her character into an asset. Tiny in terms of status and underestimated by her male cow workers, Clarice is the only one who is smart enough to make clues leading to Buffalo Bill. The film is one of the best chargers ever made and fully deserves its five Oscars.