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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.

Vital

2331. Vital

Drama Thriller Romance
6.7

20041h 26min

Japan

Director: Shinya Tsukamoto

A young man awakens in the hospital after an accident wipes his memory. Fascinated by a textbook full of drawings of dissections, Hiroshi is drawn to medical school. There he catches the eye of a fellow student, but it's another who becomes his obsession: the dead woman on the cadaver table.


Ocean's Twelve

2332. Ocean's Twelve

Thriller Crime Heist Mind Game Thriller
6.5

20042h 5min

United States

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Despite pulling off one of the biggest heists in Las Vegas history and splitting the $160 million take, each of the infamous Ocean's crew have tried to go straight, lay low and live a legit life ... but that's proven to be a challenge. Casino owner Terry Benedict demands that Danny Ocean return the money, plus millions more in interest. Unable to come up the cash, the crew is forced to come together to pull off another series of heists, this time in Rome, Paris, and Amsterdam – but a Europol agent is hot on their heels.

Themes

Debt as leverage, Trust under pressure, Competition among thieves, Deception as strategy, Stock certificate leverage, Risk and reward, Faberge egg gambit

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Phantom of the Opera

2333. The Phantom of the Opera

Thriller Drama Romance Relationship Drama Dark Romance
7.2

20042h 21min

United Kingdom

Director: Joel Schumacher

A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.

Themes

Forbidden romance, Masks and appearances, Obsession and coercion, Vengeance and mercy, Artistry as power, Manipulation of public spectacle

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Control

2334. Control

Thriller Action Mindfuck Thriller
6.2

20041h 44min

United States, Canada

Director: Tim Hunter

Lee Ray Oliver, a death row inmate, is given a second chance at life if he agrees to undergo a new chemical treatment used to modify behavior.

Themes

Ethics of experimentation, Surveillance and autonomy, False identity consequences, Control vs guidance, Therapy vs placebo, Rehabilitation paradox

Available on

The Roku Channel
Plex
Plex Channel
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Godzilla: Final Wars

2335. Godzilla: Final Wars

Action Adventure Science Fiction Fantasy Thriller
6.3

20042h 5min

Japan, Australia

Director: Ryuhei Kitamura

Humanity finally rids themselves of Godzilla, imprisoning him in an icy tomb in the South Pole. All is peaceful until various monsters emerge to lay waste to Earth's cities. Overwhelmed, humanity is seemingly saved by a race of benevolent aliens known as Xiliens. But not all is what it seems with these bizarre visitors. If humanity wishes to survive, they must reluctantly resurrect their most hated enemy, Godzilla.

Themes

Betrayal and loyalty, Survival through alliance, Defense force fragility, Alien intervention and manipulation, Genetic control and autonomy, Moral ambiguity of power

Available on

Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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36th Precinct

2336. 36th Precinct

Crime Drama Thriller
7.1

20041h 51min

France

Director: Olivier Marchal

In Paris, two cops are competing for the vacant job of chief of police, in the middle of the search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a former police officer who spent 12 years with the French police before creating this story, taken in part from real events of the 1980s.


National Treasure

2337. National Treasure

Adventure Action Thriller Mystery Treasure Hunt
6.9

20042h 11min

United States

Director: Jon Turteltaub

Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.

Themes

Father son relationship, Secret history, Ambition vs ethics, Identity vs legacy, Treasure vs public good, Trust vs deception

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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District B13

2338. District B13

Action Thriller Science Fiction Epic Action Dystopian Sci-Fi
7.1

20041h 24min

France

Director: Pierre Morel

Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.

Themes

Class inequality, Deception and betrayal, Loyalty under pressure, Survival under siege, State oppression, Urban marginalization

Available on

fuboTV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Enduring Love

2339. Enduring Love

Drama Thriller Mystery Romance Relationship Drama
6.3

20041h 40min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Roger Michell

Two strangers become dangerously close after witnessing a deadly accident. On a beautiful cloudless day a young couple celebrate their reunion with a picnic. Joe has planned a postcard-perfect afternoon in the English countryside with his partner, Claire. But as Joe and Claire prepare to open a bottle of champagne, their idyll comes to an abrupt end. A hot air balloon drifts into the field, obviously in trouble. The pilot catches his leg in the anchor rope, while the only passenger, a boy, is too scared to jump down. Joe and three other men rush to secure the basket. But fate has other ideas...

Themes

Hot air balloon obsession, Obsession and boundary crossing, Trauma and fixation, Picnic aftermath, Surveillance and pursuit, Guilt and memory

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Undertow

2340. Undertow

Drama Thriller Coming-of-Age Drama Survival Thriller
6.5

20041h 48min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: David Gordon Green

The Munns, father John and sons Chris and Tim, recede to the woods of rural Georgia. Their life together is forever changed with the arrival of Uncle Deel, though the tragedy that follows forces troubled Chris to become a man.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Dysfunctional family dynamics, Isolation and survival, Greed and violence, Inheritance as motive, Unseen danger in rural spaces

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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