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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.

Foxcatcher

1761. Foxcatcher

Drama Thriller Professional Drama
7.0

20142h 14min

United States

Director: Bennett Miller

The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Wealth and influence, Power and control dynamics, Family estrangement, Performance pressure, Mentor exploitation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Clown

1762. Clown

Horror Thriller Slasher Horror Mind Game Thriller
5.7

20141h 39min

Canada, United States

Director: Jon Watts

A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer.

Themes

Protecting family under threat, Loss of autonomy, Parental responsibility under danger, Home as threat space, Bodily possession and control, Artifact driven transformation

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Skin Trade

1763. Skin Trade

Thriller Action Drama Crime Martial Arts Action
5.6

20141h 36min

Canada, Thailand

Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham

After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.

Themes

Trafficking and exploitation, Moral ambiguity in justice, Transnational crime networks, Duty versus vengeance, Revenge and personal loss, Corruption and manipulation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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[REC]⁴ Apocalypse

1764. [REC]⁴ Apocalypse

Thriller Horror Zombie Horror
5.3

20141h 35min

Spain

Director: Jaume Balagueró

Ángela Vidal, the young television reporter who entered the building with the firemen, manages to make it out alive. But what the soldiers don't know is that she carries the seed of the strange infection. She is to be taken to a provisional quarantine facility, a high-security installation where she will have to stay in isolation for several days. An old oil tanker, miles off shore and surrounded by water on all sides, has been especially equipped for the quarantine.

Themes

Survival under siege, Parasite threat unknown, Science against time, Unreliable authority, Supernatural fear, Contagion under quarantine

Available on

Tubi TV
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Nightcrawler

1765. 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

1766. Stonehearst Asylum

Thriller Mystery Horror Mind Game Thriller Psychological Horror
6.8

20141h 52min

United States

Director: Brad Anderson

A young Oxford graduate arrives to work at a remote psychiatric hospital, where the methods of treating patients seem very strange and unconventional. As he gets to know the staff and patients, he becomes obsessed with one of the hospital’s female patients.

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

1767. John Wick

Action Thriller One-Person Army Revenge Thriller
7.5

20141h 41min

United States

Director: Chad Stahelski

After his wife’s death, retired hitman John Wick lives a quiet life, trying to leave his past behind. Everything changes when one evening gangsters break into his home, steal his car, and kill the puppy — the last gift from his wife.

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

1768. 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

1769. 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

1770. 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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