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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.

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

2171. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Fantasy Action Thriller Dark Fantasy Epic Action
6.5

20091h 32min

United States

Director: Patrick Tatopoulos

A prequel to the first two Underworld films, this fantasy explains the origins of the feud between the Vampires and the Lycans. Aided by his secret love, Sonja, courageous Lucian leads the Lycans in battle against brutal Vampire king Viktor. Determined to break the king's enslavement of his people, Lucian faces off against the Death Dealer army in a bid for Lycan independence.

Themes

Class inequality, Loyalty under pressure, Abuse of power, Forbidden love constraints, Aristocratic oppression, Slavery and rebellion

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Valkyrie

2172. Valkyrie

Drama Thriller War Historical Drama World War II
7.1

20082h 1min

Germany, United States

Director: Bryan Singer

Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.

Themes

Loyalty under oath, Deception and treason, Resistance against tyranny, Leadership legitimacy under pressure, Military coup planning, Bureaucratic mobilization

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Nothing But the Truth

2173. Nothing But the Truth

Drama Thriller Legal Drama Courtroom Thriller
7.1

20081h 48min

United States

Director: Rod Lurie

When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert Burnside argues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Themes

Protection of sources, Assassination attempt, Journalist integrity, Legal accountability under pressure, Prison experience, Press freedom vs secrecy

Available on

fuboTV
The Roku Channel
The CW
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Anything for Her

2174. Anything for Her

Drama Thriller Legal Drama Domestic Thriller
7.1

20081h 36min

France

Director: Fred Cavayé

Lisa and Julien are married and lead a happy uneventful life with their son Oscar. But their life radically changes one morning, when the police comes to arrest Lisa on murder charges. She's sentenced to 20 years of prison. Convinced of his wife's innocence, Julien decides to act. How far will he be willing to go for her?

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under pressure, Family bonds under strain, Desperate escape planning, Truth vs evidence, Law versus survival

Available on

Apple TV
Disney Plus
blue TV
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North Face

2175. North Face

Adventure Drama Action History Thriller
7.4

20082h 6min

Austria, Switzerland

Director: Philipp Stölzl

Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser only want to be the first to conquer the Eiger’s North Face—then the mountain turns their ambition into a deadly fixation. As crowds watch from warm hotel balconies and a storm closes in, how far will they climb before they realize the only way left is down?

Themes

Risk and resilience, Duty vs ambition, Human vs nature, Ideology under strain, Competition and collaboration, Public gaze and story

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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The Hurt Locker

2176. The Hurt Locker

Drama Thriller War Modern Conflicts Political Thriller
7.5

20082h 11min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.

Themes

Loyalty under strain, Duty under pressure, Survivor guilt, Combat trauma, Trust vs control, Risk and restraint

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Body of Lies

2177. Body of Lies

Action Drama Thriller Spy Action Political Thriller
7.0

20082h 8min

United States

Director: Ridley Scott

The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as it is necessary for survival.

Themes

Deception under pressure, Secrecy and exposure, Loyalty vs self-preservation, Information manipulation, Trust under cover, Authority versus autonomy

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Baader Meinhof Complex

2178. The Baader Meinhof Complex

Action Crime Drama History Thriller
7.3

20082h 29min

Czechia, France

Director: Uli Edel

When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader. Together with Baader's girlfriend, Gudrun Ensslin, they form the violent Red Faction Army, and together perpetrate a slew of terrorist attacks as a way of disrupting the fabric of what they see as an increasingly fascist state.

Themes

Journalism versus militancy, State repression of protests, Terrorism as political instrument, Prison hunger strike dynamics, Leftist radicalism and violence, Foreign training and guerrilla tactics

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
The Roku Channel
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Eden Lake

2179. Eden Lake

Horror Thriller Home Invasion Horror Survival Thriller
6.7

20081h 31min

United Kingdom

Director: James Watkins

When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize the couple in unimaginable ways, and a weekend outing becomes a bloody battle for survival.

Themes

Survival under threat, Youth violence and intimidation, Parental accountability in crime, Adult influence on violence, Bullying and social hierarchy, Fear and coercion

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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