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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.

Carlos

2121. Carlos

Crime Drama Thriller History Historical Event
7.6

20105h 39min

Germany, France

Director: Olivier Assayas

The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.

Themes

Ideological extremism, Shifting alliances, Backer dependence, Arms trafficking, Mercenary politics, State security dynamics

Available on

AMC+ Amazon Channel
Criterion Channel
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Predators

2122. Predators

Science Fiction Action Thriller Alien Contact Sci-Fi Military Action
6.4

20101h 47min

United States

Director: Nimród Antal

A group of cold-blooded killers find themselves trapped on an alien planet to be hunted by extraterrestrial Predators.

Themes

Perpetual hunt dynamics, Predator hierarchy tension, Group cohesion under threat, Alien environment hostility, Predator blood feud, Abduction across worlds

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Kidnapped

2123. Kidnapped

Horror Thriller Home Invasion Horror Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
6.4

20101h 25min

France, Spain

Director: Miguel Ángel Vivas

Three hooded Eastern-European criminals burst into a home in a Madrid gated community, holding the family hostage in its own home, and forcing the father to empty his credit cards. But the family fights back - brutally.

Themes

Family under threat, Home invasion fear, Survival through resistance, Coercive control dynamics, Moral ambiguity under duress

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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I Spit on Your Grave

2124. I Spit on Your Grave

Thriller Crime Horror Gore Horror Revenge Thriller
6.2

20101h 48min

United States

Director: Steven R. Monroe

A beautiful woman from the city, Jennifer Hills, rents an isolated cabin in the country to write her latest novel. Soon, a group of local lowlifes subject her to a nightmare of degradation, rape, and violence.

Themes

Isolation and vulnerability, Revenge as motive, Gendered violence, Survival under threat, Power dynamics and control, Retaliation through violence

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Outrage

2125. Outrage

Action Crime Thriller Drama Epic Action
6.8

20101h 49min

France, Japan

Director: Takeshi Kitano

When a tough yakuza gangster is betrayed by his bosses, it means all out war. Bodies pile up as he takes out everyone in his way to the top in a brutal quest for revenge.

Themes

Criminal underworld loyalty under pressure, Gang member manipulation, Power politics in crime networks, Restaurant underworld leverage, Power struggle within syndicate, Hand grenade risk

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Confessions

2126. Confessions

Drama Thriller Mystery Tragic Drama Mind Game Thriller
7.7

20101h 47min

Japan

Director: Tetsuya Nakashima

A middle school teacher, devastated by the tragedy involving her young daughter, returns to school and discovers that those responsible for her daughter’s murder are among her students.

Themes

Grief and responsibility, Teacher authority, False innocence, Abandonment effects, Youth culpability, Psychological tension

Available on

Google Play Movies
Bbox VOD
Amazon Video
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Unthinkable

2127. Unthinkable

Drama Thriller Political Thriller
7.0

20101h 37min

United States

Director: Gregor Jordan

Police arrest a terrorist who claims he has planted several nuclear devices in different U.S. cities and is ready to detonate them. An FBI agent is tasked with finding out the truth and locating the bombs by any means necessary.

Themes

Coercive interrogation, State violence and harm, Deception in crisis, Ethical limits of torture, Civilian collateral damage, Authority vs humanity, Fear under pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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The Housemaid

2128. The Housemaid

Thriller Drama Erotic Thriller Relationship Drama
6.4

20101h 47min

South Korea

Director: Im Sang-soo

Eun-yi is hired as a maid in a mansion owned by a wealthy businessman. He quickly starts seducing his employee who seemingly has little choice but to comply with his sexual advances. Soon the women of the family plot against Eun-yi who must fight an equally devious battle to protect herself.

Themes

Adultery power dynamics, Housemaid vulnerability, Dominance submissiveness tensions, Employee boss relationship, Unplanned pregnancy coercion, Eroticism manipulation

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Undisputed III: Redemption

2129. Undisputed III: Redemption

Action Thriller Crime Drama Martial Arts Action
7.4

20101h 36min

United States

Director: Isaac Florentine

Russian inmate Boyka, now severely hobbled by the knee injury suffered at the end of Undisputed 2. No longer the feared prison fighter he was, he has declined so far that he is now good only for cleaning toilets. But when a new prison fight tournament begins - an international affair, matching the best fighters from prisons around the globe, enticing them with the promise of freedom for the winner - Boyka must reclaim his dignity and fight for his position in the tournament.

Themes

Power dynamics in confinement, Profit-driven competition, Trust forged under stress, Deception in sport, Coercive system, Resilience under restraint, International rivalry

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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22 Bullets

2130. 22 Bullets

Drama Crime Thriller Organized Crime Revenge Thriller
6.6

20101h 57min

France

Director: Richard Berry

A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.

Themes

Family loyalty under threat, Moral ambiguity in justice, Deception within crime networks, Past life vs present identity, Revenge as obsession, Investigation pressures and leverage

Available on

Apple TV
fuboTV
Google Play Movies
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