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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.

The Handmaiden

1621. The Handmaiden

Thriller Drama Romance Erotic Thriller Historical Drama
8.1

20162h 25min

South Korea

Director: Park Chan-wook

A con man vows to steal a heiress’s fortune, and the pickpocket posing as her handmaiden is his key. But as Sookee shares her bed and wins her heart, betrayal turns into desire. To claim the money, she must ruin the only person who trusts her—so whose side does she destroy?

Themes

Deception through seduction, Romantic coercion, Forgery and manipulation, Inheritance as leverage, Reading as control, Power dynamics in intimate ties

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Amazon Prime Video
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The Neon Demon

1622. The Neon Demon

Horror Thriller Psychological Horror Erotic Thriller
6.1

20161h 58min

United States, Denmark

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn

When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.

Themes

Beauty standards pressure, Fame and rivalry, Youth exploitation, Consumer gaze and envy, Predatory industry dynamics, Appearance manipulation

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Amazon Prime Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Elle

1623. Elle

Drama Thriller Mind Game Thriller Relationship Drama
7.1

20162h 11min

Belgium, France

Director: Paul Verhoeven

When Michèle, the CEO of a gaming software company, is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant, she refuses to let it alter her precisely ordered life. She manages crises involving family, all the while becoming engaged in a game of cat and mouse with her stalker.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Trauma and coping, Autonomy under threat, Gendered workplace power, Intimate boundary testing, Professional versus personal life conflict

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Manhattan Night

1624. Manhattan Night

Drama Mystery Thriller Investigation Mystery Erotic Thriller
6.2

20161h 53min

United States

Director: Brian DeCubellis

Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy, and anything that passes for the truth. At home, he is a dedicated husband and father. But when Caroline, a seductive stranger asks him to dig into the unsolved murder of her filmmaker husband Simon, he is drawn into a very nasty case of sexual obsession and blackmail--one that threatens his job, his marriage, and his life.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Media ethics under pressure, Temptation and betrayal, Affair and power dynamics, Private life versus public image, Blackmail and secrecy

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Untamed

1625. The Untamed

Science Fiction Drama Thriller Horror Monster Horror
6.1

20161h 38min

Mexico, Denmark

Director: Amat Escalante

Desperate to flee but consumed by fear, Alejandra, a young mother and working housewife, is trapped in a violent and unsatisfying relationship with her husband, Angel. She leans on her brother Fabián for support, but he has secrets of his own. The troubled couple locate a meteorite, initiating an encounter with a mysterious creature. Their lives are turned upside down by the discovery of the creature, which is a source of both pleasure and destruction. A rag-tag collection of people also addicted to having mind-blowing sex with the monster come in and out...Alejandra’s gay brother, Fabian has sex with Ángel, his abusive, cheating brother-in-law. Eventually, for the second time, Ángel is tossed aside once Fabian discovers the Joy of (Squid) Sex. ...

Themes

Gendered power dynamics, Domestic coercion, Secret affairs, Alien seduction, Wealth and leverage, Desire and dependency

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Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Kill Command

1626. Kill Command

Action Horror Science Fiction Thriller Military Action
5.7

20161h 39min

United Kingdom

Director: Steven Gomez

Set in a near future, technology-reliant society that pits man against killing machines. Against this backdrop an elite army unit is helicoptered to a remote, off-the-grid island training facility. What starts out as a simple training exercise for Captain Bukes and his tight-knit unit, descends into a terrifying battle to the death, as the marines discover the island is overrun by an enemy that transcends the human concept of evil.

Themes

Technology ethics, Surveillance power, Isolation crisis, Adaptive threat response, Ai autonomy, Military automation

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Money Monster

1627. Money Monster

Thriller Drama Domestic Thriller Entertainment Industry Drama
6.5

20161h 39min

United States

Director: Jodie Foster

Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.

Themes

Media influence via tv studio, Financial crisis vulnerability, Algorithm governance and meddling, Stock market manipulation exposure, Ceo accountability amid manipulation

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Our Kind of Traitor

1628. Our Kind of Traitor

Thriller Political Thriller
6.3

20161h 48min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Susanna White

A young Oxford academic and his attorney girlfriend holiday in Morocco. They bump into a Russian millionaire who owns a peninsula and a diamond watch. He wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the lovers on a tortuous journey to the City of London and its unholy alliance with Britain's intelligence establishment, to Paris and the Alps.

Themes

Wealth and influence, Political corruption exposure, Loyalties under pressure, Money laundering networks, Financial leverage and crime, Asylum politics and borders

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Term Life

1629. Term Life

Thriller Drama Action Mystery Survival Thriller
5.6

20161h 33min

United States

Director: Peter Billingsley

If Nick Barrow can stay alive for 21 days, he'll die happy. Everyone Nick knows wants him dead; Mob bosses, contract killers, and dirty cops. Performing the last act of a desperate man, Nick takes out a million dollar insurance policy on himself, payable to his estranged daughter. The problem? The policy doesn't take effect for 21 days. Nick knows they'll be lucky to be alive for twenty-one hours.

Themes

Family under pressure, Survival under threat, Corrupt authority, Trust under suspicion, Deception and pursuit, Protecting a child

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Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Green Room

1630. Green Room

Horror Crime Thriller Gore Horror Organized Crime
7.0

20161h 35min

United States

Director: Jeremy Saulnier

A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Survival under threat, Cover-ups and deception, Violence under extremism, Self-defense and retaliation, Group vulnerability and resilience

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Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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