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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.

Kill List

2061. Kill List

Horror Thriller Crime Psychological Horror Revenge Thriller
6.4

20111h 35min

United Kingdom, Australia

Director: Ben Wheatley

Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.

Themes

Loyalty under threat, Trauma under pressure, Family safety in danger, Cult ritual pressure, Betrayal within professional bonds

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The Three Musketeers

2062. The Three Musketeers

Adventure Action Thriller Adventure Epic Epic Action
5.7

20111h 50min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Paul W. S. Anderson

The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Loyalty under pressure, Power struggles, Political manipulation, King of france power, Three musketeers loyalty, Alliance and trust dynamics

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Headhunters

2063. Headhunters

Thriller Crime Action Revenge Thriller Heist
7.5

20111h 40min

Germany, Denmark

Director: Morten Tyldum

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

Themes

On the run dynamics, Cat and mouse chase, Art thief and forgery, Police investigation tension, Morgue as backdrop, Troubled marriage dynamics

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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The Caller

2064. The Caller

Horror Thriller Mystery Supernatural Horror Mind Game Thriller
6.0

20111h 32min

United Kingdom, Puerto Rico

Director: Matthew Parkhill

Troubled divorcee Mary Kee is tormented by a series of sinister phone calls from a mysterious woman. When the stranger reveals she's calling from the past, Mary tries to break off contact. But the caller doesn't like being ignored, and looks for revenge in a unique and terrifying way...

Themes

Abuse and control, Time intrusion, Deception and manipulation, Isolation and distrust, Haunting imagery, Psychological torment

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Skin I Live In

2065. The Skin I Live In

Drama Horror Mystery Thriller Body Horror
7.6

20112h

Spain

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

Themes

Illegal medical experiments, Body autonomy and control, Identity and transformation, Captivity and confinement, Surveillance and secrecy, Adoption and kinship

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Blind

2066. Blind

Thriller
6.8

20111h 51min

Director: Ahn Sang-hoon

A blind witness and a runaway help the police find the suspect in a hit and run until the culprit realizes that they are close on his trail. The killer tracks her down and Soo-ah realizes that in order to save Gi-sub she would have to risk her life.


Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2067. Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Thriller Action Drama Science Fiction Bio-Genetic Sci-Fi
7.6

20111h 45min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Rupert Wyatt

A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.

Themes

Corporate ambition vs safety, Scientific responsibility and risk, Unintended consequences of experiments, Human-animal bonds, Hierarchy and leadership under stress, Caregiving under crisis

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Apple TV
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After his capture for attempted assassination of the Raikage, leader of Kumogakure, as well as killing Jōnin from Kirigakure and Iwagakure, Naruto is imprisoned in Hōzukijou: A criminal containment facility known as the Blood Prison. Mui, the castle master, uses the ultimate imprisonment technique to steal power from the prisoners, which is when Naruto notices his life has been targeted. Thus begins the battle to uncover the truth behind the mysterious murders and prove Naruto's innocence.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Trust under pressure, Authority and individual rights, Confinement and injustice, Loyalty and duty, Justice and accountability

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Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Cowboys & Aliens

2069. Cowboys & Aliens

Action Science Fiction Thriller Western Epic Action
6.0

20111h 59min

India, United States

Director: Jon Favreau

A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde, he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of cowboys, outlaws, and Apache warriors against a common enemy from beyond this world in an epic showdown for survival.

Themes

Frontier violence and law, Outsider loyalty and belonging, Resource extraction and resistance, Memory and identity formation, Alliance against shared threat, Indigenous agency and sovereignty

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Apple TV
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Colombiana

2070. Colombiana

Action Thriller Crime Drama One-Person Army
6.4

20111h 48min

France

Director: Olivier Megaton

After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.

Themes

Street gang influence, Trauma and revenge, Vigilante justice and the system, Female assassin autonomy, Uncle loyalty under threat, Witness to murder resilience

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Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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