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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.

Sons

901. Sons

Thriller Drama
6.4

20241h 40min

Denmark, Sweden

Director: Gustav Möller

Eva, an idealistic prison officer, is faced with the dilemma of her life when a young man from her past gets transferred to the prison where she works. Without revealing her secret, Eva asks to be moved to the young man’s ward – the toughest and most violent in the prison. Here begins an unsettling psychological thriller, where Eva’s sense of justice puts both her morality and future at stake.


MaXXXine

902. MaXXXine

Horror Thriller Slasher Horror Cover-Up Thriller
6.2

20241h 43min

United States

Director: Ti West

In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.

Themes

Gendered labor stigma, Family estrangement and power, Fame vs exploitation, Cinematic pastiche and illusion, Industry violence and spectacle, Religious panic and hypocrisy

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Escape

903. Escape

Action Drama Thriller
6.4

20241h 36min

South Korea

Director: Lee Jong-pil

After completing his required decade of military service and being honored as a hero, a North Korean sergeant makes a sudden shocking attempt to defect to the South, risking life and limb for the chance to finally determine his own destiny.


A Quiet Place: Day One

904. A Quiet Place: Day One

Horror Science Fiction Thriller Alien Horror Alien Invasion Sci-Fi
6.3

20241h 40min

United States

Director: Michael Sarnoski

As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sam fights to survive with her cat.

Themes

Hope amid catastrophe, Survival under sound-based threat, Memory as resilience, Refuge in ruins, Silence as shield and trap, Companionship in crisis

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Hijack 1971

905. Hijack 1971

Action Thriller Crime
6.8

20241h 40min

South Korea

Director: Kim Sung-han

Based on a real event, an easy Korean domestic flight bound for Gimpo takes an ill-fated turn when one of the passengers, Yong-dae (Yeo Jin-goo), hijacks the plane with a bomb, demanding to change the flight’s path to North Korea, where his brother lives. With the captain (Sung Dong-il) losing his eyesight from the initial bomb blast, co-pilot Tae-in takes over the flight and fights to save the lives of the passengers, along with the flight attendant Ok-soon (Chae Soo-bin).


Bad Boys: Ride or Die

906. Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Action Comedy Crime Thriller Adventure
6.5

20241h 55min

United States

Director: Adil El Arbi

After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.

Themes

Loyalty under duress, Deception within department, Institutional corruption via frame-up, Duty vs family safety, Fugitives on the run, Justice via cover-up

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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What You Wish For

907. What You Wish For

Thriller Horror
6.7

20241h 42min

United States

Director: Nicholas Tomnay

A talented chef with gambling woes flees to a Latin American villa to visit an old friend who appears to be living an extraordinary life as a private chef. Envy soon turns to greed and then to something deeply unsettling for the chef when he assumes his friend's life and discovers the motives of his mysterious clients.


In a Violent Nature

908. In a Violent Nature

Drama Horror Thriller Monster Horror Revenge Thriller
5.6

20241h 34min

Canada, United States

Director: Chris Nash

The enigmatic resurrection, rampage, and retribution of an undead monster in a remote wilderness unleashes an iconic new killer after a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower that entombed its rotting corpse.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Slow cinema aesthetics, Wilderness isolation and danger, Canadian wilderness isolation, Fragile group dynamics, Forest ranger authority conflict

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Colors of Evil: Red

909. Colors of Evil: Red

Crime Thriller Mystery
6.4

20241h 52min

Poland

Director: Adrian Panek

When a girl's body is found on a beach in Poland's Tricity, a prosecutor teams up with the victim's mother on an impassioned quest for the truth.


Following

910. Following

Thriller Mystery
6.5

20241h 43min

South Korea

Director: Kim Se-hwi

A realtor who loves sneaking into people's homes finds the dead body of a scamming social media influencer – can he find out who did it?