Thoroughbreds: a murderous upper-class gambit from Anya Taylor-Joy

Two school friends reconnect over their lack of empathy and hatch a deadly plan in this marvellous 2017 thriller

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You might be forgiven for skipping past Thoroughbreds in your Netflix recommendations. With a fairly nondescript title and an anodyne poster image, it appears to be about something dull like horse racing. But give it a chance and you’ll discover a dark and nihilistic nightmare, suggesting that casual murder is as prevalent among the wealthy as hedge funds and country clubs.

Amanda (Olivia Cooke) and Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy) are estranged childhood friends, brought together under the pretext of a tutoring job, which, it quickly transpires, was set up by Amanda’s mother to encourage her daughter to socialise. Before long, the tutoring gig serves its purpose, giving way to a genuine bond as the two old friends reconnect.

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