Sure the story takes on high unlikely turns of events, but boy is it juicy stuff. Marketeers must have known that with David Fincher as the intelligent director and Ben Affleck in a potentially dark role as the suspected husband, they had gold in their hands. The film is centered around a mediahype, but Gone Girl received more than enough attention itself. Gone Girl DIRECTOR: David Fincher CAST: Ben Affleck The charismatic leader, played by a terrifying Patrick Stewart, is ice-cold and relentless, and immediately starts scheming to get rid of the band.
Not just any murder, a murder committed by a crazy neo-nazi at a nazi hangout. Anton Yelchin (who recently died in a tragic car accident) and his band get locked up in a room after they have witnessed a murder. Green Room is more claustrophobic, and plays with anxiety over not knowing what happens to the protagonists. In Blue Ruin the thrill mainly came from having no clue what the protagonist was going to do next. Green Room is perhaps slightly less arty, and in that sense less visually spectacular, but in terms of suspense it's stronger. Green Room DIRECTOR: Jeremy Saulnier CAST: Anton YelchinĪfter 2014's above mentioned Blue Ruin, we did not expect to Saulnier to pull it off again and earn himself his second place on the list.