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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.

Fair Play

971. Fair Play

Drama Thriller Romance Relationship Drama Domestic Thriller
6.4

20231h 53min

United States

Director: Chloe Domont

An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel not only their recent engagement but their lives.

Themes

Power dynamics, Deception and loyalty, Financial ethics under pressure, Secret relationships under strain, Jealousy and egocentrism, Workplace ambition and rivalry

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The Marsh King's Daughter

972. The Marsh King's Daughter

Thriller Crime Mystery Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller Prison Crime
5.9

20231h 49min

United States

Director: Neil Burger

Helena, a woman living a seemingly ordinary life, hides a dark secret—her father is the infamous 'Marsh King', the man who kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness for years. After a lifetime of trying to escape her past, Helena is forced to face her demons when her father unexpectedly escapes from prison.

Themes

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A Haunting in Venice

973. A Haunting in Venice

Mystery Thriller Crime Whodunit Investigation Suspense
6.5

20231h 44min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Retired detective Hercule Poirot lives a calm, measured life in Venice. One day, he reluctantly attends a séance where one of the guests is murdered. Now Poirot must unravel the mysterious crime and find the killer.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Appearance manipulation, Postwar trauma triggers secrecy, Secret keeping fuels jealousy, Protective obsession drives control

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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Restore Point

974. Restore Point

Science Fiction Crime Thriller
6.2

20231h 54min

Czechia, Poland

Director: Robert Hloz

It’s 2041 and the gaps in social and economic inequality have left the world on the brink. A breakthrough in science has given humanity the ability to bring victims of a violent crime back to life by backing up their brain every 2 days. This allows an ambitious, young detective the opportunity to solve a case of a murdered couple when the restoration team is able to bring one of them back.


Rotting in the Sun

975. Rotting in the Sun

Comedy Mystery Thriller
6.9

20231h 51min

Chile, Mexico

Director: Sebastián Silva

A filmmaker facing an existential crisis goes on a vacation to a Mexican gay nudist beach, where he meets a social media celebrity who convinces him to collaborate with him on his new TV show. But one disappears and another embarks on a wild journey through Mexico City to find him.


Finestkind

976. Finestkind

Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime Family Drama
6.1

20232h 6min

United States

Director: Brian Helgeland

Two brothers from opposite sides of the tracks are reunited as adults. Desperate circumstances force them into a deal with an organized crime syndicate in Boston, and a young woman gets caught in the middle.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Class pressure and crime, Brotherly loyalty vs crime, Illicit trade risk, Law enforcement consequences, Family illness and obligation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Sleep

977. Sleep

Horror Mystery Thriller
6.6

20231h 34min

South Korea

Director: Jason Yu

A pregnant wife who becomes worried about her husband’s sleeping habits. What starts out as some light sleep-talking soon escalates to unexpectedly grotesque behaviour. They consult a sleep clinic without success and as his nightmarish behaviour escalates, they desperately seek help from a shaman.


The Equalizer 3

978. The Equalizer 3

Action Thriller Crime One-Person Army Organized Crime
6.8

20231h 49min

Italy, United States

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.

Themes

Community resilience under threat, Vigilante justice vs law, Organized crime coercion, Illicit networks and money flows, Ethical ambiguity of vigilantism, External intervention and local response

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Don't Buy the Seller

979. Don't Buy the Seller

Thriller Mystery Crime
6.4

20231h 41min

South Korea

Director: Park Hee-kon

Soo-hyun, who has recently moved into a new house, buys a used washing machine through a second-hand app but finds out it doesn't work. Annoyed by the seller's irresponsibility, she leaves a comment calling the seller a con man, and reports it to the police. Little does she know that the seller is a psychopathic serial killer who uses an online second-hand market to lure his victims. Her comment renders his hunt for a new victim all but impossible so she becomes his next target. She starts receiving obscene phone calls, countless unwanted food deliveries, and strange men knocking on her door looking for a good time. A trip to the sender's address proves deadly serious when the police and Soo-hyun find a man’s dead body.


The Dive

980. The Dive

Thriller Adventure Survival Thriller Survival Adventure
5.5

20231h 31min

Belgium, France

Director: Maximilian Erlenwein

Two sisters go diving at a beautiful, remote location. One of the sisters is struck by a rock, leaving her trapped 28 meters below. With dangerously low levels of oxygen and cold temperatures, it is up to her sister to fight for her life.

Themes

Survival under pressure, Sibling loyalty, Physical vulnerability, Air scarcity, Coordinated response under crisis, Isolation in peril

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