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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.

Let Us Prey

1831. Let Us Prey

Thriller Horror Psychological Horror Mind Game Thriller
5.8

20141h 32min

Ireland, United Kingdom

Director: Brian O'Malley

Rachel, a rookie cop, is about to begin her first night shift in a neglected police station in a Scottish, backwater town. The kind of place where the tide has gone out and stranded a motley bunch of the aimless, the forgotten, the bitter-and-twisted who all think that, really, they deserve to be somewhere else. They all think they're there by accident and that, with a little luck, life is going to get better. Wrong, on both counts. Six is about to arrive - and All Hell Will Break Loose!

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Violence as control, Policing under pressure, Small town isolation, Corruption of power, Bureaucratic indifference

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Tom at the Farm

1832. Tom at the Farm

Drama Thriller Mystery Erotic Thriller Relationship Drama
6.9

20141h 45min

Canada, France

Director: Xavier Dolan

A young man travels to an isolated farm for his lover's funeral where he's quickly drawn into a twisted, sexually charged game by his lover's aggressive brother.

Themes

In the closet pressure, Sadistic psychopath manipulation, Death of lover consequences, Gay theme stigma, Rural setting menace, Criminal threat exposure

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Apple TV
Netflix
Google Play Movies
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Transcendence

1833. Transcendence

Thriller Science Fiction Drama Mystery Psychological Drama
6.2

20141h 59min

United States

Director: Wally Pfister

Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.

Themes

Scientific responsibility, Mind uploading consequences, Mind control risks, Technological singularity ethics, Human versus machine, Anti-technology extremism

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Apple TV
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13 Sins

1834. 13 Sins

Horror Thriller Mind Game Thriller Psychological Horror
6.3

20141h 33min

United States

Director: Daniel Stamm

Drowning in debt as he's about to get married, a bright but meek salesman receives a mysterious phone call informing him that he's on a hidden-camera game show where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a multi-million dollar cash prize.

Themes

Debt driven coercion, Anonymous caller manipulation, Death game premise, Brother relationship strain, Unemployment driven desperation, Gamified risk

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
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Locke

1835. Locke

Drama Thriller Psychological Drama Mind Game Thriller
7.1

20141h 25min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Steven Knight

Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul.

Themes

Infidelity consequences, Public and private life, Work-family conflict, Obligation versus desire, Duty and loyalty, Time pressure

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Perfect Sisters

1836. Perfect Sisters

Thriller Drama Crime Domestic Thriller Family Drama
5.6

20141h 40min

Canada

Director: Stanley M. Brooks

Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Consequences of crime, Life insurance motive, Peer pressure and secrecy, Family dysfunction under addiction, Pursuit of social image

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Coherence

1837. Coherence

Thriller Science Fiction Mind Game Thriller Simulation & Reality-Shift Sci-Fi
7.2

20141h 29min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: James Ward Byrkit

During a dinner with friends, at the moment a comet passes overhead, the power goes out across the city. Trying to make sense of what’s happening, they run into unknown strangers who look exactly like them.

Themes

Power outage distrust, Dinner party secrecy, Glow sticks division, Parallel world intrusion, Quantum decoherence reality, Alter ego pressure

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Afflicted

1838. Afflicted

Horror Thriller Body Horror Mind Game Thriller
6.2

20141h 25min

Canada

Director: Clif Prowse

Two friends' tour of Europe takes a dark turn when one of them contracts a mysterious illness. They race to find out what it is and how to cure it before the sickness consumes him completely.

Themes

Friendship under strain, Violence and consequence, Survival under illness, Vampire contagion, Mistrust and deception, Found footage witness

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Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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In the Blood

1839. In the Blood

Action Crime Thriller Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller One-Person Army
5.7

20141h 48min

United Kingdom, Puerto Rico

Director: John Stockwell

When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.

Themes

Isolation and danger, Deception under pressure, Survival under threat, Obsessive pursuit, Mistrust of institutions, Vengeful justice

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Double

1840. The Double

Thriller Drama Mindfuck Thriller Psychological Drama
6.4

20141h 33min

United Kingdom

Director: Richard Ayoade

An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Appearance vs reality, Double life tension, Jealousy and rivalry, Identity manipulation, Power dynamics at work

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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