7 Movies Like Blink Twice
Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, Blink Twice, blends many themes within the genres of psychological horror, thriller, and black comedy. It also has an ensemble cast with Naomi Ackie (Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody), Channing Tatum (Fly Me to the Moon), Christian Slater (Mr. Robot), Simon Rex (Red Rocket), Adria Arjona (Hit Man), Kyle MacLachlan (Fallout), Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense), with Geena Davis (Thelma & Louise), and Alia Shawkat (Search Party).
Blink Twice follows tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) who invites cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) to join him and his friends on a vacation on his private island. Wild nights blend into sun soaked days and everyone’s having a great time, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality. She realizez she must begin to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of the party alive.
If you’re looking for more movies like Blink Twice to check out next, here are 7 suggestions that offer a blend of psychological horror, thriller, and a dash of black comedy.
The Feast (2021)
Cast: Annes Elwy, Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis Jones, Steffan Cennydd, Sion Alun Davies, Caroline Berry, Rhodri Meilir
Synopsis: “A wealthy family has a dinner party at its home in the Welsh mountains, hosting a local businessman and farmer who hope to broker a business deal. A mysterious young woman arrives to be the family’s waitress, and things begin to unravel.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Hulu
Fresh (2022)
Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan, Jonica T. Gibbs, Charlotte Le Bon, Andrea Bang, Dayo Okeniyi, Brett Dier
Synopsis: “The horrors of modern dating are seen through the eyes of a young woman who is battling to survive her new boyfriend’s unusual appetites.”
Where to watch: Disney+, Hulu
Flux Gourmet (2022)
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Gwendoline Christie, Ariane Labed, Fatma Mohamed, Makis Papadimitriou, Leo Bill, Richard Bremmer
Synopsis: “Set at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance, a collective finds themselves embroiled in power struggles, artistic vendettas and gastrointestinal disorders.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Hulu, Shudder
Get Out (2017)
Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Catherine Keener, Stephen Root, LaKeith Stanfield, Lil Rel Howery, Betty Gabriel, Marcus Henderson
Synopsis: “A young African-American visits his white girlfriend’s parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.”
Where to watch: Disney+, Hulu, TBS
The Menu (2022)
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, Paul Adelstein, John Leguizamo, Aimee Carrero, Reed Birney, Arturo Castro, Rob Yang, Judith Light, Christina Brucato, Mark St. Cyr
Synopsis: “A couple (Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult) travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.”
Where to watch: Apple TV, Disney+, Spectrum
Ready or Not (2019)
Cast: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell, Melanie Scrofano, Kristian Bruun, Elyse Levesque, Nicky Guadagni
Synopsis: “Follows a young bride (Samara Weaving) as she joins her new husband’s (Mark O’Brien) rich, eccentric family (Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell) in a time-honored tradition that turns into a lethal game with everyone fighting for their survival”
Where to watch: Fub, FX Now
Triangle Of Sadness (2022)
Cast: Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Woody Harrelson, Zlatko Burić, Iris Berben, Vicki Berlin, Henrik Dorsin, Sunnyi Melles
Synopsis: “In Ruben Östlund’s wickedly funny Palme d’Or winner, social hierarchy is turned upside down, revealing the tawdry relationship between power and beauty. Celebrity model couple, Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean), are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged boat captain (Woody Harrelson). What first appeared instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island and fighting for survival.”
Where to watch: Hulu
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