The frightening prospect of being trapped by a stranger in a foreign country where nobody understands your language provides Berlin Syndrome much of its horror, and not knowing what will happen to this young woman in this precarious situation will keep you on the edge of your seat. She ends up spending a few days and nights with him–which turns into weeks and months, since he has trapped her in his apartment and refuses to let her leave.Īdapted from the novel of the same name, this psychological thriller features a riveting performance from Teresa Palmer as Clare, who’s alone on-screen much of the time confined to just a few rooms and transmitting her character’s emotional state in an often wordless performance. Using the vacation as a way to find herself, she strikes up a romance with a charming man she meets on the street. An indie film that looks like a studio effort, Dig Two Graves is a gothic thriller that uses its Midwestern setting to great effect.Ī romance struck up on holiday turns into a nightmare as Clare, an Australian photographer, visits Berlin to shoot the city’s architecture. Shot in and around Southern Illinois, Dig Two Graves employs flashbacks and subtle, haunting cinematography to evoke suspense and mystery throughout its running time. Meanwhile, her grandfather–who’s the Sheriff–has his own dark secrets going back decades that connect him to these mysterious gypsies and the former sheriff that ended in tragedy.Ī dark, haunting film of grief and regret, Dig Two Graves was partially produced by the Independent Filmmakers Project and the Southern Illinois University film department. Set in the 1970’s, Jacqueline Mather loses her brother in a drowning accident and is soon visited by three gypsy moonshiners who tell her they can bring her brother back to life but only by taking the life of another in his place. This even includes films released just this year, so audiences at home are able to watch brand-new films that have been theatrically released just a few months ago.Ĭurrently on Netflix, there are a number of movies made in 2017 that are available for streaming, but to save you some time (and some disappointment), here are the 10 best films from 2017 to watch on Netflix right now. Through its enormous success, Netflix–currently the biggest streaming service in the world–often has first pick when it comes to the content it chooses to make available on its service. With all the convenience and ease of just turning on your television and scanning through rows of virtual box art, audiences have never had more immediate access to entertainment in history. Streaming services have replaced video stores as the new secondary market for films to find their way into people’s homes in the 21st century.

Movies from 2017 and up now