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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.

Skyscraper

1411. Skyscraper

Action Thriller Adventure One-Person Army Survival Thriller
5.8

20181h 42min

Japan, United States

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber

Framed and on the run, a former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world's tallest building.

Themes

"movie: skyscraper. genres: action, Thriller, Adventure, Action, Thriller, Adventure main themes: fire, China, Skyscraper, Fire, China, Skyscraper full keywords list: fire, China, Skyscraper, Hong kong, High tech, Security system, Pearl, Penthouse, World's tallest building, Trapped in burning building. concept analysis: the film explores the themes of familial loyalty and the struggle against overwhelming odds in the face of betrayal. it highlights the resilience of the human spirit and the lengths to which one will go to protect loved ones amidst chaos and danger."

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The First Purge

1412. The First Purge

Action Horror Thriller Epic Action Gore Horror
5.2

20181h 37min

United States

Director: Gerard McMurray

To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.

Themes

"movie: the first purge. genres: action, Horror, Thriller, Action, Horror, Thriller main themes: new york city, New jersey, Dystopia, New york city, New jersey, Dystopia full keywords list: new york city, New jersey, Dystopia, Sequel, Prequel, Murder, Church, Survival horror, Social media, Staten island, New york city, Purge, Abuse of power, Apartment buildings. concept analysis: the film explores the moral implications of societal violence and the lengths to which the government will go to control and manipulate its citizens. it serves as a critique of socioeconomic disparities, Highlighting how the powerful exploit the vulnerable under the guise of freedom and catharsis."

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Animal World

1413. Animal World

Drama Action Adventure Thriller
6.4

20182h 5min

Director: Han Yan

Backed into a corner by mounting debts, a youth agrees to submit himself to a high stakes game of chance in international waters aboard a disused warship.


Tau

1414. Tau

Science Fiction Thriller Horror AI Sci-Fi Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
5.8

20181h 37min

United States, Luxembourg

Director: Federico D'Alessandro

Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.

Themes

Memory erasure ethics, Kidnapping dynamics, Creators vs ai power, Smart house control, Humans vs ai power, Human experimentation ethics

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The Domestics

1415. The Domestics

Horror Thriller Survival Thriller Home Invasion Horror
5.7

20181h 35min

United States

Director: Mike P. Nelson

A young husband and wife must fight to return home in a post-apocalyptic mid-western landscape ravaged by gangs.

Themes

"movie: the domestics. genres: horror, Thriller, Horror, Thriller main themes: husband wife relationship, Post-apocalyptic future, Gang, Husband wife relationship, Post-apocalyptic future, Gang full keywords list: husband wife relationship, Post-apocalyptic future, Gang, Cannibal, Survive. concept analysis: the film explores the fragility of human relationships in the face of societal collapse and the moral dilemmas that arise when survival is at stake. it serves as a commentary on the loss of humanity and the struggle to maintain one's identity and values in a brutal, Unforgiving world."

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Sicario: Day of the Soldado

1416. Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Action Crime Thriller Military Action Narcotics Crime
7.1

20182h 2min

Mexico, United States

Director: Stefano Sollima

Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.

Themes

False flag deception, Usa–mexico border tensions, Drug cartels power plays, Rescue operations complicate ethics, Plausible deniability as tactic, Corruption across security apparatus

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Ruben Brandt, Collector

1417. Ruben Brandt, Collector

Animation Action Thriller Crime
7.4

20181h 34min

Director: Milorad Krstić

Psychotherapist Ruben Brandt becomes the most wanted criminal in the world when he and four of his patients steal paintings from the world's most renowned museums and art collections.


Calibre

1418. Calibre

Thriller Drama Cover-Up Thriller Tragic Drama
6.8

20181h 41min

United Kingdom

Director: Matt Palmer

Two lifelong friends head up to an isolated Scottish Highlands village for a weekend hunting trip that descends into a never-ending nightmare as they attempt to cover up a horrific hunting accident.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Moral compromise, Community pressure, Isolation and paranoia, Deception and coverups, Fear of punishment

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The Catcher Was a Spy

1419. The Catcher Was a Spy

Drama War Thriller History Historical Drama
6.3

20181h 34min

United States

Director: Ben Lewin

Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.

Themes

Duty versus personal life, Dual life under pressure, Spy ethics under pressure, Espionage tension and risk, Race against science, Hidden loyalties and deception

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Hereditary

1420. Hereditary

Horror Mystery Thriller Psychological Horror Mindbender Mystery
7.3

20182h 8min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Ari Aster

The Graham family struggles to cope with the grandmother’s death as constant tension, anxiety, and misunderstandings keep growing. Her daughter Annie gradually digs into the family’s unsettling history and begins to uncover frightening details of past events that start repeating themselves.

Themes

Grief and guilt, Dysfunctional family dynamics, Secrecy and exposure, Intergenerational legacy, Ritual belief systems, Loss of control

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