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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.

Seberg

1341. Seberg

Thriller Drama Political Thriller Political Drama
6.0

20191h 43min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Benedict Andrews

An ambitious young FBI agent is assigned to investigate iconic actress Jean Seberg when she becomes embroiled in the tumultuous civil rights movement in late 1960s Los Angeles.

Themes

Surveillance overreach, Civil rights pressure, Media manipulation, Privacy erosion, Institutional coercion, Personal vulnerability

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Amazon Prime Video
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6 Underground

1342. 6 Underground

Action Comedy Thriller Spy Action Dark Comedy
6.1

20192h 8min

United States

Director: Michael Bay

After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a bold and bloody mission to take down a brutal dictator.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under pressure, Leadership and sacrifice, Vigilante justice vs legality, Propaganda and public mobilization, Coup and revolution

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The Immortal

1343. The Immortal

Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime Revenge Thriller
6.8

20191h 55min

Italy, Germany

Director: Marco D'Amore

After reuniting with his first mentor Bruno and receiving his latest mission, an exiled Ciro is left to fearlessly confront whatever comes his way, navigating a new chapter of gang warfare while grappling with devastating memories of loss and trauma. Weaving between his past as an orphan in Naples' cruel underworld and present as a hardened, cunning assassin with nothing left to lose, Ciro is plunged into the cold, dark depths of a world where immortality is just another form of damnation.

Themes

Loyalty and betrayal, Trauma and memory, Orphan to operative, Survival under criminal code, Mentor influence and control, Factional violence and coercion

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The Legacy of the Bones

1344. The Legacy of the Bones

Thriller Crime Mystery Investigation Suspense Detective Mystery Crime
6.4

20192h 1min

Spain

Director: Fernando González Molina

Inspector Amaia Salazar must return to the Baztan valley in order to solve a series of suicides that seem to follow a similar pattern.

Themes

Duty under pressure, Family past violence, Community secrecy and harm, Hidden lineage memory, Pregnant investigator burden, Rituals and power

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Dreamland

1345. Dreamland

Drama Thriller Historical Drama Investigation Suspense
5.9

20191h 38min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte

Amid the dust storms and economic depression of Dust Bowl Era Oklahoma, Eugene Evans finds his family farm on the brink of foreclosure. Discovering fugitive bank robber Allison Wells hiding in his small town, he is torn between claiming the bounty on her head and his growing attraction to the seductive criminal.

Themes

"movie: dreamland. genres: drama, Thriller, Drama, Thriller main themes: bounty hunter, Shower, Sandstorm, Bounty hunter, Shower, Sandstorm full keywords list: bounty hunter, Shower, Sandstorm, Bank robber, Barn, Murder, Fugitive, Bullet wound, Drought. concept analysis: the film explores the complexities of love and loyalty against a backdrop of desperation and moral ambiguity. it examines how personal choices can lead to profound consequences, Shaping one's identity and legacy in a harsh world."

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True History of the Kelly Gang

1346. True History of the Kelly Gang

Crime Drama Western Thriller Organized Crime
6.0

20192h 5min

Australia, France

Director: Justin Kurzel

Set against the badlands of Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels — an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in Ireland. Fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother, Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot one of the most audacious attacks of anarchy and rebellion the country has ever seen.

Themes

Colonial oppression, Bushranger identity, Cross dressing resistance, Irish rebels solidarity, Enduring loyalty under pressure, Australian bush setting

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Dark Waters

1347. Dark Waters

Drama Thriller Legal Drama Courtroom Thriller
7.6

20192h 7min

United States

Director: Todd Haynes

A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.

Themes

Environmental injustice, Community resilience, Corporate accountability, Corporate concealment, Scientific opacity, Public health stakes, Legal activism

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Goodbye

1348. Goodbye

Drama Thriller
6.1

20191h 50min

Director: Paco Cabezas

Seville, Spain. Juan Santos, a convicted petty criminal, gets out of jail for a day to celebrate with Triana, his wife, the first communion of their daughter Estrella.


Les Misérables

1349. Les Misérables

Crime Drama Thriller Police Procedural Tragic Drama
7.6

20191h 44min

France

Director: Ladj Ly

Stéphane has recently joined the Anti-Crime Squad in Montfermeil, in the suburbs of Paris, France, where Victor Hugo set his famed novel “Les Miserables”. Alongside his new colleagues Chris and Gwada – both experienced members of the team – he quickly discovers tensions running high between local gangs. When the trio finds themselves overrun during the course of an arrest, a drone captures the encounter, threatening to expose the reality of everyday life.

Themes

Police brutality, Urban gang tensions, Drone surveillance, Suburban policing, Crowd dynamics, Youth delinquency

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The Platform

1350. The Platform

Drama Science Fiction Thriller Dystopian Sci-Fi Survival Thriller
7.0

20191h 35min

Spain

Director: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia

A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.

Themes

Class inequality, Collective action under pressure, Scarcity and rationing, Social experiment ethics, Dehumanization and survival, Power dynamics under constraint

Available on

Netflix
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