Thoroughbreds

The film is highly stylized with "nifty camerawork" and an "atonal" musical score that sounds like "broken music boxes" or "cats screeching".

Critics describe it as a "chilly, guilty pleasure" similar to Heathers . It is noted for its "baroque world" and "tense, twisted" 90-minute runtime. Thoroughbreds

The lead actresses are praised for their "strong performances in the service of unsympathetic characters". It also features one of the final roles of Anton Yelchin , whose performance as a local drug dealer is described as providing the movie's "heart". The film is highly stylized with "nifty camerawork"

Directed by Cory Finley, this film is a stylish, "slow-boiling commentary" on social status and privilege. It follows two estranged childhood friends, Lily () and Amanda ( Olivia Cooke ), who reconnect in suburban Connecticut and hatch a plan to solve their problems through a "nefarious plot". The lead actresses are praised for their "strong

“Cooke’s line readings are hilariously flat... As Lily, Taylor-Joy plays a teenager so deeply embedded in her own privilege that she can’t comprehend the thought of not getting what she wants.” The Capital Times · 8 years ago

The Thoroughbreds (2026) is a boarding school drama by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham . Reviews highlight it as a story about "friendship, treachery, ambition, and sacrifice" set during a senior year at a New England school.