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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 Terror Live

1901. The Terror Live

Crime Drama Thriller
7.1

20131h 37min

Director: Kim Byung-woo

A newsman discovers he's been rigged with a bomb after he has an exclusive interview with a terrorist who blew up a bridge.


Evidence

1902. Evidence

Horror Thriller Mystery Found Footage Horror Investigation Mystery
5.3

20131h 33min

United States

Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi

Detectives use clues from various recording devices to piece together events surrounding a massacre involving bus passengers at an abandoned gas station.

Themes

Evidence manipulation, Media manipulation, Surveillance ambiguity, False leads, Dual perpetrators, Framing and betrayal

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The Conjuring

1903. The Conjuring

Horror Thriller Supernatural Horror Investigation Suspense
7.5

20131h 52min

United States

Director: James Wan

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

Themes

External investigators vs unseen forces, Haunting intrudes family life, Domestic space as battleground, Memory as trauma driver, Permission and authority dynamics, Belief systems under pressure

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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RED 2

1904. RED 2

Action Comedy Crime Thriller Spy Action
6.6

20131h 56min

United States

Director: Dean Parisot

Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.

Themes

Loyalty under duress, Deception and betrayal, Institutional corruption, Unreliable alliances, Fugitives under surveillance, Pursuit of dangerous device

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Killing Season

1905. Killing Season

Action Thriller Military Action Survival Thriller
5.4

20131h 31min

Belgium, United States

Director: Mark Steven Johnson

Two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, clash in the remote Smoky Mountain wilderness.

Themes

Survival under pressure, Betrayal and deception, Revenge cycles, War legacy, Trauma persistence, Isolation and restraint

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Frozen Ground

1906. The Frozen Ground

Thriller Crime Serial Killer Crime Investigation Suspense
6.4

20131h 45min

Germany, United Kingdom

Director: Scott Walker

An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.

Themes

Police doubt of victims, Gendered violence risk, Pattern based investigation, Serial killer pursuit, Crime and trauma aftermath, Ambiguous justice and accountability

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Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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After the Dark

1907. After the Dark

Drama Fantasy Science Fiction Thriller Dystopian Sci-Fi
5.6

20131h 47min

Indonesia, United States

Director: John Huddles

At an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to choose which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.

Themes

Authority under pressure, Family cohesion under threat, Ethical dilemma under extinction risk, Fear of unknown intrusion, Agency in the face of abductors, Protective parental instincts

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Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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A Field in England

1908. A Field in England

Horror Thriller Fantasy Folk Horror Dark Fantasy
6.2

20131h 30min

United Kingdom

Director: Ben Wheatley

During the Civil War in 17th-Century England, a small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by an alchemist, who forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descend into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia, and, as it becomes clear that the treasure might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field.

Themes

Power dynamics and coercion, Descent into chaos, Folk horror atmosphere, Hallucination under duress, Desertion under pressure, Spiritual journey

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Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Cold Eyes

1909. Cold Eyes

Crime Action Thriller
7.1

20131h 59min

Director: Kim Byung-seo

Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals. She teams up with Hwang Sang-jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and tries to track down James who is the cold-hearted leader of an armed criminal organization.


Jim is an average New Yorker living a peaceful life with a well paying job and a loving family. Suddenly, everything changes when the economy crashes causing Jim to lose everything. Filled with anger and rage, Jim snaps and goes to extreme lengths to seek revenge for the life taken from him.

Themes

Economic precarity, Personal crisis, Vigilante violence, Greed and corruption, Distrust of finance, Systemic instability

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
The Roku Channel
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