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Thriller movies

Edge-of-your-seat suspense and psychological tension that keeps your heart racing from start to finish.

Subgenres include: Mind Game Thriller, Domestic Thriller, Cover-Up Thriller.

Marty Supreme

1. Marty Supreme

Drama Thriller
8.1

20252h 30min

United States

Director: Josh Safdie

Young athlete Marty Mauser is trying to raise money and make it to a prestigious ping-pong tournament to prove to the world he’s the best. In pursuit of his dream, he won’t stop at anything and is willing to use any means to get what he wants.


Parasite

2. Parasite

Comedy Thriller Drama Satire Korean-Style Thriller
8.5

20192h 13min

South Korea

Director: Bong Joon Ho

A broke family suffocates in their cramped semi-basement, watching wealth through a tiny window. When they infiltrate a rich household one fake identity at a time, their escape from poverty turns into a twisted game of survival inside a mansion they can’t afford to lose.

Themes

Class inequality, Economic precarity, Deception and exploitation, Urban caste divide, Infiltration via service labor, Labor versus luxury

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

3. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Horror Thriller Science Fiction
7.6

20261h 50min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Nia DaCosta

Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can't escape.


One Battle After Another

4. One Battle After Another

Thriller Crime Comedy Survival Thriller Narcotics Crime
7.7

20252h 42min

United States

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Former revolutionary—now a paranoid alcoholic—Bob Ferguson is forced to save his own daughter from an enemy from the past: Colonel Lockjaw, who has reason to believe the girl is his daughter too.

Themes

Resistance under pressure, Off-grid survival, State power vs rights, Interracial bonds under strain, Xenophobia and extremism, Betrayal within movements

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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No Other Choice

5. No Other Choice

Comedy Crime Thriller Prison Crime Domestic Thriller
7.6

20252h 19min

South Korea, France

Director: Park Chan-wook

After being suddenly fired, Man Su’s life changes completely. He needs to find money to keep the house and provide a decent life for his family. With no other options, he decides to kill every potential competitor to land the job he wants.

Themes

Economic precarity, Desperation and violence, Deception in job pursuit, Family stress under debt, Competition for employment, Consequences of buyouts


Joker

6. Joker

Crime Thriller Drama Organized Crime Mind Game Thriller
8.3

20192h 2min

Canada, United States

Director: Todd Phillips

Arthur Fleck, a failed comedian, lives in a shabby apartment with his mother and suffers from mental disorders. Working as a clown, he faces cruelty from colleagues and random passersby every day, all too eager to humiliate him. After one such incident, he decides to respond with extreme violence.

Themes

Economic precarity and social service cuts, Social neglect of the downtrodden, Urban alienation and identity crisis, Media sensationalism and spectacle, Mental illness and stigma, Crowd violence and unrest

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Monster

7. Monster

Mystery Thriller Drama
7.8

20232h 5min

Japan

Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda

After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.


Sinners

8. Sinners

Horror Action Thriller Psychological Horror Survival Thriller
7.5

20252h 18min

United States

Director: Ryan Coogler

Two twin brothers who survived World War I and left their criminal past behind try to start a new life in their hometown—only to run into members of the local Ku Klux Klan and an ancient evil.

Themes

Legacy of violence, Music as social force, Group loyalty under stress, Survival under oppression, Immortality vs mortality, Identity and assimilation

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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It Was Just an Accident

9. It Was Just an Accident

Drama Thriller Crime Mystery
7.5

20251h 43min

Iran, France

Director: Jafar Panahi

An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.


The Seed of the Sacred Fig

10. The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Drama Thriller Crime Political Drama Political Thriller
7.6

20242h 47min

France, Germany

Director: Mohammad Rasoulof

Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.

Themes

Surveillance and coercion, Authoritarian control over justice, Paranoia within the family, Mistrust of institutions, Duty vs family protection, Political unrest shaping decisions

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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