15 Awesome Summer 2017 Movies You Probably Missed

By Jack Pooley /

10. My Cousin Rachel

Fox Searchlight

The Plot: After learning that his cousin has died under mysterious circumstances, Philip (Sam Claflin) comes to suspect that his cousin's seductive wife Rachel (Rachel Weisz) may have been responsible.

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Why It's Awesome: A deliriously entertaining whodunit that relishes in tying the audience in knots, My Cousin Rachel's central mystery will have the viewer tormented alongside poor Phiip as he tries to figure out the truth.

Rachel Weisz's magnetic performance sells the ambiguity of the scenario exceedingly well, while Sam Claflin isn't far behind either, and the cinematography and general production design are absolutely first-rate.

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The conclusion may not be to all tastes, but the journey to that destination is nevertheless an entrancing sit.