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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.

Archive

531. Archive

Science Fiction Drama Fantasy Thriller AI Sci-Fi
6.4

20201h 49min

United Kingdom, Hungary

Director: Gavin Rothery

2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs—being reunited with his dead wife.

Themes

Loss and resilience, Isolation and longing, Memory ownership, Boundaries of humanity, Ethics of artificial consciousness, Creation vs control, Jealousy and agency

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Greenland

532. Greenland

Action Adventure Thriller Science Fiction Epic Action
6.4

20202h

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Ric Roman Waugh

John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet-killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Amid terrifying accounts of cities getting levelled, the Garritys experience the best and worst in humanity. As the countdown to the global apocalypse approaches zero, their incredible trek culminates in a desperate and last-minute flight to a possible safe haven.

Themes

Family resilience under crisis, Insulin access and medical need, Emergency sheltering pressure, Mob dynamics during evacuation, Trust under duress and betrayal, Evacuation infrastructure fragility

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Steel Rain 2: Summit

533. Steel Rain 2: Summit

Action Thriller War
6.2

20202h 12min

South Korea

Director: Yang Woo-seok

A futuristic film about a crisis near the brink of war after three leaders are kidnapped by a North Korean nuclear submarine in a coup d’état during a summit between the two Koreas and the United States.


Don't Listen

534. Don't Listen

Drama Horror Thriller Supernatural Horror Mind Game Thriller
6.1

20201h 38min

Spain

Director: Ángel Gómez Hernández

After a tragic turn of events at the new home he's fixing up, Daniel hears a ghostly plea for help, spurring him to seek out a famous paranormal expert.

Themes

Possession threat to family, Monster in home, Kids under isolation stress, Hearing voices tension, Paranormal expert influence

Available on

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Becky

535. Becky

Thriller Horror Action Survival Thriller Home Invasion Horror
6.1

20201h 33min

United States

Director: Cary Murnion

A teenager's weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives.

Themes

Survival under siege, Coercive power dynamics, Isolation amplifies violence, Memory deception and gaps, Improvisation under threat, Guardianship and betrayal

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Rental

536. The Rental

Horror Thriller Home Invasion Horror Domestic Thriller
5.7

20201h 28min

United States

Director: Dave Franco

Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister.

Themes

"movie: the rental. genres: horror, Thriller, Horror, Thriller main themes: portland, Oregon, Camera, Ecstasy, Portland, Oregon, Camera, Ecstasy full keywords list: portland, Oregon, Camera, Ecstasy, Stalker, Murder, Serial killer, Voyeurism, Handyman, Airbnb, Weekend getaway, Mismatched couple, Husband cheating on wife, Wife cheating on husband. concept analysis: the film explores the themes of betrayal and the consequences of hidden truths within relationships. it also critiques the invasive nature of technology and surveillance, Highlighting how it can distort trust and lead to tragic outcomes."

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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The Silencing

537. The Silencing

Thriller Action Crime Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller Serial Killer Crime
6.3

20201h 33min

Canada, United States

Director: Robin Pront

A reformed hunter becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.

Themes

Deception and misperception, Grief and coping, Alcoholism driving penance, Surveillance vs privacy, Trauma of missing children, Justice vs law

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Unhinged

538. Unhinged

Action Thriller Horror Vehicle-Driven Action Revenge Thriller
6.0

20201h 30min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Derrick Borte

Rachel is a divorced single mother whose bad day gets even worse. She's running late to drop her son off at school when she honks her horn impatiently at a fellow driver during rush-hour traffic. After an exchange of words, she soon realizes that the mysterious man is following her and her young son in his truck. A case of road rage quickly escalates, at horrifyingly psychotic proportions, into full-blown terror as Rachel discovers the psychopath's sinister plan for revenge. He is single-mindedly determined to teach her a deadly lesson.

Themes

Revenge through violence, Road rage escalation, Stalking and pursuit, Divorced mother vulnerability, Phone tracking and surveillance, Survival under threat

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Peninsula

539. Peninsula

Horror Action Thriller Adventure Zombie Horror
5.5

20201h 55min

South Korea

Director: Yeon Sang-ho

A soldier and his team battle hordes of post-apocalyptic zombies in the wastelands of the Korean Peninsula.

Themes

"movie: peninsula. genres: horror, Action, Thriller, Adventure, Horror, Action, Thriller, Adventure main themes: dystopia, Halloween, Sequel, Dystopia, Halloween, Sequel full keywords list: dystopia, Halloween, Sequel, Zombie, Busan, South korea, South korea. concept analysis: the film examines the moral complexities of survival in a world overrun by chaos, Highlighting the sacrifices individuals make for their loved ones. it also reflects on the consequences of human decisions in the face of overwhelming adversity."

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Target Number One

540. Target Number One

Thriller Crime
6.2

20202h 15min

Canada, United States

Director: Daniel Roby

Ex heroin junkie, Daniel Léger, gets involved in a drug deal with the wrong people for the wrong reasons. When the deal goes sour, Daniel gets thrown into a Thai prison and slapped with a 100-year sentence. While he tries to survive his Bangkok incarceration, the news of his conviction captures the attention of Globe and Mail journalist Victor Malarek, who decides to go after the shady undercover cops responsible for wrongly accusing Daniel.