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One Man Against the Machine

A run of thrillers about a single conscience squaring off against entrenched, corrupt or outright murderous power — watch these when you want the slow-burn tension of someone who won't back down.

A range that runs from an acclaimed Netflix crowd-pleaser to a bleak Cannes drama and a notorious cult provocation, so pick your night: mostly accessible and gripping, with one genuinely demanding, devastating entry.

• Rebel Ridge (2024)
• Number 24 (2024)
• Two Prosecutors (2025)
• The Order (2024) — If Rebel Ridge and Two Prosecutors landed, this is the recent one to pull down next — a lone, dogged agent grinding against an entrenched, murderous power (a white-supremacist cell financing a war on the state), all slow-burn dread and true-story weight.