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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.

Murder by Numbers

2461. Murder by Numbers

Crime Drama Thriller Serial Killer Crime Investigation Suspense
6.2

20022h

United States

Director: Barbet Schroeder

Tenacious homicide detective Cassie Mayweather and her still-green partner are working a murder case, attempting to profile two malevolently brilliant young men: cold, calculating killers whose dark secrets might explain their crimes.

Themes

Wealth and influence, Moral ambiguity under pressure, Deception within partnerships, Manipulation of evidence, Status versus loyalty, Parental pressure and power

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Frailty

2462. Frailty

Drama Thriller Crime Mind Game Thriller Serial Killer Crime
7.2

20021h 40min

Germany, United States

Director: Bill Paxton

Police are searching in vain for a serial killer. Meanwhile, a mysterious man comes to an FBI agent and says that his deeply religious father had visions in childhood, urging him to kill people who are, in fact, demons.

Themes

Trauma from loss, Rose garden violence, Angel influence, Family secrecy and manipulation, Religious fundamentalism control, Moral coercion and punishment

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Changing Lanes

2463. Changing Lanes

Thriller Drama Revenge Thriller Relationship Drama
6.5

20021h 38min

United States

Director: Roger Michell

A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.

Themes

Custody battle pressures, Professional rivalry under stress, Revenge through manipulation, Power of appointment stakes, Credit disruption and risk, Deception and blackmail

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Big Trouble

2464. Big Trouble

Action Comedy Thriller Mystery Crime
6.4

20021h 25min

United States

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."

Themes

Deception and misdirection, Chaos from coincidence, Ordinary lives collide, Authorities under pressure, Improvisation under danger, Unlikely alliances

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High Crimes

2465. High Crimes

Drama Mystery Thriller Crime Legal Drama
6.4

20021h 55min

United States

Director: Carl Franklin

A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.

Themes

Loyalty vs duty, Defense strategy under pressure, Cover-up consequences, Military justice tension, Legal manipulation and blackmail, Evidence versus security

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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

2466. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Action Drama Thriller Revenge Thriller Tragic Drama
7.5

20022h 9min

South Korea

Director: Park Chan-wook

A deaf factory worker uncovers the company executive’s quiet deal to save his own family while his sister is left to die. When he turns to the black market and a desperate kidnapping, his discovery brands him a liability—and every move drags him deeper into a brutal chain of revenge.

Themes

Economic desperation, Organ trafficking, Radical activism, Disability and vulnerability, Family burden, Revenge cycle

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Panic Room

2467. Panic Room

Crime Drama Thriller Domestic Thriller Organized Crime
6.8

20021h 51min

United States

Director: David Fincher

Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Trust under pressure, Protective motherhood under threat, Home invasion vulnerability, Wealth motive under coercion, Confined space psychology

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Death to Smoochy

2468. Death to Smoochy

Comedy Crime Drama Thriller Dark Comedy
6.3

20021h 49min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Danny DeVito

Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuchsia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame - scoring hit ratings and the affections of a network executive - Randolph makes the unsuspecting rhino the target of his numerous outrageous attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America's sweetheart.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Corruption in entertainment, Murder as leverage, Irish mob influence, Dark comedy tone, Success and status pressure

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A talented art student named Angélique is passionately in love with Dr. Loïc Le Garrec, a handsome married man whom she believes will leave his wife. When he eventually decides to stay in his marriage, it causes Angélique to spiral. However, as the story shifts from Angélique's perspective to Loïc's, the surprising truth about their relationship is revealed.

Themes

Obsessive love, Jealousy and deception, Erotomania diagnosis, Marriage and fidelity, Dual narrative perspective, Societal expectations on romance

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Blade II

2470. Blade II

Fantasy Horror Action Thriller Vampire Horror
6.7

20021h 57min

United States

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.

Themes

Duty versus desire, Betrayal within ranks, Uneasy alliances under pressure, Mutating threat dynamics, Human vampire divide, Forging stronger breed

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