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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.

Europa Report

1911. Europa Report

Science Fiction Thriller Space Sci-Fi Survival Thriller
6.4

20131h 30min

United States

Director: Sebastián Cordero

A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.

Themes

Found footage aesthetics, Private mission ethics, Pursuit of extraterrestrial life form, Isolation aboard spacecraft, Risk of space travel, Space adventure challenges

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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White House Down

1912. White House Down

Action Drama Thriller Epic Action Political Thriller
6.3

20132h 11min

United States, Canada

Director: Roland Emmerich

Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.

Themes

Leadership under crisis, Power vs accountability, Risk response and rescue, Betrayal and loyalty under threat, Protective duty under siege, Military industrial complex

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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World War Z

1913. World War Z

Action Horror Science Fiction Thriller Zombie Horror
7.0

20131h 56min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Marc Forster

Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.

Themes

Public health urgency, Fragile international cooperation, Mass movement and sheltering, Fear and resilience under threat, Ethical containment tensions, Multi-perspective investigation

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Hatchet III

1914. Hatchet III

Horror Thriller Comedy Action Slasher Horror
5.6

20131h 21min

United States

Director: BJ McDonnell

A search and recovery team heads into Victor Crowley’s haunted swamp to pick up the pieces, and Marybeth learns the secret to ending the voodoo curse that has left Victor Crowley terrorizing Honey Island Swamp for decades.

Themes

Survival under siege, Revenge through violence, Authority versus desperation, Curse and repetition, Isolation in the swamp, Fate tied to family

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Stranger by the Lake

1915. Stranger by the Lake

Drama Thriller Relationship Drama Erotic Thriller
6.9

20131h 40min

France

Director: Alain Guiraudie

Frank spends his summer days hopelessly searching for companionship at a popular cruising spot on the shores of a lake in rural France. One day, he meets Michel, an attractive yet darkly mysterious man and falls blindly in love.

Themes

Loneliness and companionship, Secrecy and suspicion, Desire and danger, Intimate space and risk, Surveillance and vulnerability, Casual sex and risk

Available on

Amazon Video
Kanopy
Fandango At Home
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V/H/S/2

1916. V/H/S/2

Horror Thriller Found Footage Horror
6.0

20131h 36min

United States, Canada

Director: Eduardo Sánchez

Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static white noise permeating the brain and fogging concentration. But you must fight the urge to relax: this is no mere movie night. Those obsolete spools contain more than just magnetic tape. They are imprinted with the very soul of evil.

Themes

Cult manipulation, Media deception, Bodily violation, Pregnancy and power, Collective panic, Surveillance fragility

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Apple TV
fuboTV
Google Play Movies
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12 Rounds 2: Reloaded

1917. 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded

Action Adventure Thriller Epic Action Revenge Thriller
5.3

20131h 35min

United States, Canada

Director: Roel Reiné

Nick Malloy portrays an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) who finds himself caught in a deadly 12-round game of cat and mouse with a vigilante tied to the paramedic's past. With little time to spare and his wife's life hanging in the balance, the EMT must figure out why he's been chosen to be the pawn in this maniac's game before it's too late.

Themes

Revenge as motive, Investigative pressure, Duty vs family, Family under threat, Past actions haunting present, Cat and mouse dynamics

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The East

1918. The East

Drama Thriller Political Thriller Political Drama
6.8

20131h 56min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Zal Batmanglij

An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities irrevocably changed after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Loyalty vs duty, Romance under pressure, Corporate accountability, Eco terrorist protest, Undercover ethics conflict

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Purge

1919. The Purge

Science Fiction Horror Thriller Dystopian Sci-Fi Home Invasion Horror
5.8

20131h 25min

France, United States

Director: James DeMonaco

Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.

Themes

Class inequality, Wealth and security, Social allegory, Neighborhood hostility, Economic collapse implications, Security dependence, Mob rule versus order

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Only God Forgives

1920. Only God Forgives

Drama Thriller Crime Narcotics Crime Revenge Thriller
5.7

20131h 29min

Denmark, France

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn

Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Crystal to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother's recent death.

Themes

Family loyalty under pressure, Corruption and complicity, Violence as control, Cycles of vengeance, Power through fear, Exploitation and coercion

Available on

Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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