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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.

Nightcrawler

1101. Nightcrawler

Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime Entertainment Industry Drama
7.8

20141h 58min

United States

Director: Dan Gilroy

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Economic desperation, Media sensationalism, Competition and ambition, Ethics vs sensationalism, Ethical boundary blurring

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Stonehearst Asylum

1102. Stonehearst Asylum

Thriller Mystery Horror Mind Game Thriller Psychological Horror
6.8

20141h 52min

United States

Director: Brad Anderson

An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.

Themes

Appearance vs reality, Deception within care, Mental institution dynamics, Doctor-patient relationship tension, Mental asylum power, Switching places dynamics

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
fuboTV
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John Wick

1103. John Wick

Action Thriller One-Person Army Revenge Thriller
7.5

20141h 41min

United States

Director: Chad Stahelski

Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.

Themes

Cycles of violence, Betrayal fuels duplicity, Grief drives vengeance, Bounty fuels pursuit, Isolation reinforces loyalty, Underworld code

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Big Driver

1104. Big Driver

Crime Mystery Thriller TV Movie Revenge Thriller
5.6

20141h 27min

United States

Director: Mikael Salomon

Tess Thorne, a famous writer, is determined to seek revenge on the man who brutally assaulted and raped her on a desolate New England road.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Trauma and resilience, Family involvement in crime, Vigilantism and consequences, Media blame and sensationalism, Survivor agency under pressure

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Hoopla
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Dark Was the Night

1105. Dark Was the Night

Horror Thriller Supernatural Horror Survival Thriller
5.6

20141h 37min

United States

Director: Jack Heller

An evil is unleashed in a small town when a logging company sets up shop in the neighboring woods. Isolated and threatened, a mysterious force hidden within the trees outside the small town of Maiden Woods, strikes fear in the townspeople as Sheriff Paul Shields attempts to overcome the demons of his past while protecting those that he loves.

Themes

Trauma and guilt, Fear of the unseen, Grief and responsibility, Isolation under threat, Duty and protection, Community under pressure

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Son of a Gun

1106. Son of a Gun

Action Crime Drama Thriller Prison Crime
6.4

20141h 48min

Australia, Canada

Director: Julius Avery

Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. JR soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch, but protection comes at a price.

Themes

Loyalty under threat, Protection dynamics in prison, Deception among criminals, Risk and reward in heists, Power hierarchies within gangs, Betrayal as leverage

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Town that Dreaded Sundown

1107. The Town that Dreaded Sundown

Thriller Horror Slasher Horror Investigation Suspense
5.6

20141h 25min

United States

Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.

Themes

Deception and disguise, Revenge and retaliation, Fragile trust in institutions, Collective fear in a community, Dual loyalties among authorities, Memory vs manipulation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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GirlHouse

1108. GirlHouse

Horror Thriller Home Invasion Horror Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
5.5

20141h 40min

Canada

Director: Trevor Matthews

In an attempt to make some extra cash while away at College, Kylie moves into a house that streams content to an X-rated website. After a deranged fan hacks in to determine the house's location, she finds herself in a terrifying fight for her life.

Themes

Economic precarity, Privacy invasion, Gendered vulnerability, Home invasion tension, Digital surveillance abuse, Online voyeurism

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Fandango At Home
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White Bird in a Blizzard

1109. White Bird in a Blizzard

Thriller Drama Domestic Thriller Coming-of-Age Drama
6.4

20141h 31min

United States, France

Director: Gregg Araki

In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.

Themes

Disappearance drives family strain, Missing person trust erosion, Novel adaptation context, Teenage sexuality tensions, 1980s social expectations, Domestic life vs wild past

Available on

Apple TV
fuboTV
Google Play Movies
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Stretch

1110. Stretch

Action Comedy Thriller Vehicle-Driven Action Dark Comedy
6.5

20141h 34min

United States

Director: Joe Carnahan

A hard-luck limo driver struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie takes on a job with a crazed passenger whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals.

Themes

Deception and impersonation, Gambling debt pressure, Urban crime caper chaos, Addiction and downfall, Opportunistic improvisation, Fragile trust in strangers

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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