Matt Damon in Contagion and Rhys Wakefield in The Purge
Summary Horror films have the unique ability to connect with their audiences on an entirely different level, using fear and disturbing themes to reach them. It's important that audiences can latch onto the characters and feel empathy for them, but monsters and supernatural things aren't always relatable. Movies are somehow even scarier when they're entirely realistic, featuring a story or element that can happen in real life.
*Availability in US Directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishbrune, and Marion Cotillard, Contagion is a 2011 thriller that details the beginning of a global pandemic. After the death of patient zero, health professionals and government officials struggle to contain a deadly virus that spreads like wildfire.
The story follows a mother named Donna Trenton and her son Tad as they are stuck in a small car and pursued by the killer dog Cujo. Considering Cujo's aggression comes from contracting rabies after a bat bite, the movie's premise is incredibly realistic. While most rabies victims don't become murderous, the film nonetheless plays into the paranoia humans have of themselves or their pets contracting the disease.
While the letters aren't all that realistic, it's easy to imagine a group of young adults involved in an accident panicking and doing something they would come to regret. Additionally, stalkers are a very real threat in society, as there have been far too many examples of people becoming enamored with someone, often a celebrity, and taking it tragically too far.Not available
The Black Phone is horrifying in its realism, particularly for parents or others with children in their lives who worry about kidnapping. While the villain's theatrics might be a little over-the-top, the kidnapping itself is very believable. The connection to real life is likely part of the reason The Black Phone was so successful upon its release, with both its critic and audience scores above 80% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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