10 Recent Sci-Fi Movies You Probably Haven't Seen
3. Freaks
Available on: Netflix
Freaks begins with a young girl called Chloe being forced by her father to memorise details about her "fake mother". When she can't answer a basic question about sport, her dad tells Chloe her behaviour is going to get her killed. Although her father tells Chloe very little about the outside world, she believes he is just keeping her safe.
But there's still many things she doesn't understand. What is so dangerous out there? Why does Chloe sometimes wake up in a different house? Why does a chained woman appear in her room sometimes?
It's better to go into Freaks blind since being aware of the premise will spoil the film's many surprises. Even though the viewer knows for a fact that not everything is as it seems, the plot goes in directions which the most attentive viewer won't expect. For the majority of the movie, it's impossible to tell if the characters around Chloe are evil or they are genuinely trying to protect her. The big reveal may not be particularly original but it doesn't feel anti-climatic since the film forces the viewer to be completely invested in Chloe's journey of self-discovery.