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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.

Fatale

491. Fatale

Drama Thriller Erotic Thriller Relationship Drama
5.5

20201h 42min

United States

Director: Deon Taylor

After a wild one-night stand, successful sports agent Derrick Tyler watches his perfect life slowly disappear when he discovers the sexy and mysterious woman he risked everything for is determined police detective Valerie Quinlan who entangles him in her latest investigation. As he desperately tries to put the pieces together, he falls deeper into her trap, risking his family, his career, and even his life.

Themes

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Promising Young Woman

492. Promising Young Woman

Thriller Crime Drama Revenge Thriller Psychological Drama
7.5

20201h 53min

United States

Director: Emerald Fennell

A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Gendered power dynamics, Trauma and survival, Institutional indifference, Revenge as response, Bystander complicity

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Black Bear

493. Black Bear

Drama Thriller Relationship Drama Mind Game Thriller
6.5

20201h 46min

United States

Director: Lawrence Michael Levine

At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously intertwined their lives will soon become.

Themes

Deception in relationships, Group dynamics under stress, Power dynamics in intimacy, Jealousy and manipulation, Fame and artistic pressure, Performance vs reality

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The Call

494. The Call

Thriller Mystery Science Fiction Mind Game Thriller Time Travel Sci-Fi
7.1

20201h 52min

South Korea

Director: Lee Chung-hyun

Connected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a caller puts a woman’s past — and life — on the line to change her own fate.

Themes

Loyalty under duress, Survival through cooperation, Labor exploitation, Leadership dynamics, Trust and hierarchy

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Run

495. Run

Thriller Horror Drama Domestic Thriller Psychological Horror
6.7

20201h 30min

United States

Director: Aneesh Chaganty

Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.

Themes

Disability and resilience, Isolation and containment, Caregiver deception, Protective manipulation, Hidden past trauma

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Riders of Justice

496. Riders of Justice

Action Comedy Drama Thriller One-Person Army
7.5

20201h 56min

Denmark, Sweden

Director: Anders Thomas Jensen

Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. However, when a survivor of the wreck surfaces and claims foul play, Markus suspects his wife was murdered and embarks on a mission to find those responsible.

Themes

Deception and misdirection, Revenge and restraint, Family bonds under crisis, Grief and duty, Calculation and consequence, Trauma and coping resistance

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Let Him Go

497. Let Him Go

Thriller Crime Western Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller Organized Crime
6.7

20201h 54min

Canada, United States

Director: Thomas Bezucha

Following the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas.

Themes

Loss of loved one, Abusive husband, Grief and protection, Off grid threat, Family loyalty under siege, Duty versus risk

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Citation

498. Citation

Drama Thriller
6.1

20202h 31min

Nigeria

Director: Kunle Afolayan

A bright student in Nigeria takes on the academic establishment when she reports a popular professor who tried to rape her. Based on real events.


Rogue City

499. Rogue City

Crime Thriller Action Drama Organized Crime
6.1

20201h 56min

France

Director: Olivier Marchal

Caught in the crosshairs of police corruption and Marseille’s warring gangs, a loyal cop must protect his squad by taking matters into his own hands.

Themes

Police corruption and undercover complicity, Organized crime influence on law enforcement, Loyalty tested under pressure, Money and payoff dynamics, Violence as tool of power, Deception and betrayal in policing

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Synchronic

500. Synchronic

Horror Science Fiction Thriller Supernatural Horror Time Travel Sci-Fi
6.2

20201h 41min

United States

Director: Aaron Moorhead

Two New Orleans paramedics' lives are ripped apart after encountering a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.

Themes

Time as weapon, Family dissolution under crisis, Designer drug ethics, Caregiver under pressure, Unreliable time perception, Obsession with time, Mortality and memory

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