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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.

Runner Runner

1881. Runner Runner

Crime Thriller Drama Con Artist Crime Computer Threat Thriller
5.6

20131h 28min

United States

Director: Brad Furman

When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Gambling debt, Corrupt policing, Power versus vulnerability, Experimentation and control, Underground crime networks

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Prisoners

1882. Prisoners

Drama Thriller Crime Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller Detective Mystery Crime
8.2

20132h 33min

United States

Director: Denis Villeneuve

A desperate family man steps outside the law and turns into a brutal captor, while a methodical detective hunts for the missing girls by the book. As the father’s improvised prison collides with the detective’s careful investigation, the line between protector and criminal shatters in the search for two vanished children.

Themes

Parental desperation drives abduction, Investigator perseverance under pressure, Secrecy versus exposure, War on god motive, Trauma handling within families

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A Single Shot

1883. A Single Shot

Drama Crime Thriller Organized Crime Investigation Suspense
5.7

20131h 56min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: David M. Rosenthal

The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.

Themes

Revenge and consequences, Economic desperation, Isolation and paranoia, Trust and betrayal, Moral ambiguity under stress, Threats and coercion

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Insidious: Chapter 2

1884. Insidious: Chapter 2

Horror Thriller Haunting Horror Investigation Suspense
6.6

20131h 46min

United States

Director: James Wan

The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

Themes

Memory manipulation, Possession and control, Family under siege, Haunted space, Unseen threats, Paranormal investigation

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Machete Kills

1885. Machete Kills

Action Crime Thriller One-Person Army Organized Crime
5.6

20131h 48min

United States, Russia

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Ex-Federale agent Machete is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet.

Themes

Technology as control, Betrayal through deception, Corruption under pressure, Global threat manipulation, Military complicity, Power via manipulation

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Apple TV
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How I Live Now

1886. How I Live Now

Drama Action Thriller War Modern Conflicts
6.4

20131h 41min

Canada, United Kingdom

Director: Kevin Macdonald

An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.

Themes

Trauma and resilience, Displacement and belonging, Survival under war, Family bonds under stress, Authority in crisis, Coming of age in chaos

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Horns

1887. Horns

Drama Fantasy Thriller Mindfuck Thriller Dark Fantasy
6.4

20132h

United States

Director: Alexandre Aja

In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.

Themes

Deception through confession, Power as coercion, Jealousy and murder, Truth emerges through pressure, Public suspicion and stigma, Isolation by accusation

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Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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7th Floor

1888. 7th Floor

Drama Thriller Legal Drama Domestic Thriller
5.8

20131h 24min

Spain, Argentina

Director: Patxi Amezcua

Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sebastián, a successful lawyer, leaves his ex-wife's condo, located on the seventh floor of an apartment building, to take his two children to school. While they run down the stairs, he uses the elevator. Once on the ground floor, Sebastián awaits the arrival of the children.

Themes

Deception within relationships, Fractured family dynamics, Missing children crisis, Apartment building context, Duty over emotion, Ex-spouse tension

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Riddick

1889. Riddick

Science Fiction Action Thriller Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi One-Person Army
6.4

20131h 59min

Canada, United States

Director: David Twohy

Betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a desolate planet, Riddick fights for survival against alien predators and becomes more powerful and dangerous than ever before. Soon bounty hunters from throughout the galaxy descend on Riddick only to find themselves pawns in his greater scheme for revenge. With his enemies right where he wants them, Riddick unleashes a vicious attack of vengeance before returning to his home planet of Furya to save it from destruction.

Themes

Betrayal fuels revenge, Ambushes drive momentum, Pursuit creates leverage, Survival through adaptation, Hostile environment tests resilience

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Peacock Premium
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Wolf Creek 2

1890. Wolf Creek 2

Horror Thriller Slasher Horror Survival Thriller
6.2

20131h 46min

Australia

Director: Greg McLean

Lured by the promise of an Australian holiday, backpackers Rutger, Katarina and Paul visit the notorious Wolf Creek Crater. Their dream Outback adventure soon becomes a horrific reality when they encounter the site's most infamous local, the last man any traveller to the region ever wants to meet—Mick Taylor. As the backpackers flee, Mick pursues them on an epic white knuckled rampage across hostile wasteland.

Themes

Australian outback isolation, Psychopath threat, Torture as power, Australian outback survival, Confinement and pursuit, Series of murders brutality, Tourist vulnerability

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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