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Domestic Thriller movies

Home and relationships turn dangerous: secrets, fear, and collapsing trust inside an intimate world.

Athena

11. Athena

Action Adventure Thriller Drama Domestic Thriller
6.8

20221h 37min

France

Director: Romain Gavras

Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.

Themes

Institutional deception, Policing and civil unrest, Urban marginalization under pressure, Youth-led uprising, Racialized power dynamics, Media amplification of violence

Available on

Netflix
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It

12. It

Horror Thriller Drama Monster Horror Domestic Thriller
7.3

20172h 15min

United States

Director: Andy Muschietti

In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.

Themes

Bullying and social exclusion, Childhood trauma and resilience, Abandoned house danger, Collective courage under fear, Abuse and protection dynamics, Unspoken loyalty under pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Speak No Evil

13. Speak No Evil

Horror Thriller Drama Psychological Horror Domestic Thriller
6.6

20221h 38min

Denmark, Netherlands

Director: Christian Tafdrup

A Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.

Themes

Deceptive appearances, Outsider deception, Polite facade pressure, Family vulnerability under coercion, Outsider manipulation, Child safety threat

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Memoir of a Murderer

14. Memoir of a Murderer

Crime Mystery Thriller Serial Killer Crime Whodunit
7.2

20171h 58min

South Korea

Director: Won Shin-yeon

A former serial killer with Alzheimer's fights to protect his daughter from her mysterious boyfriend who may be a serial killer too.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Protecting family under threat, Memory vs reality, Unreliable memory, Dementia and violence, Memory-driven crime

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Loving Adults

15. Loving Adults

Thriller Domestic Thriller
6.5

20221h 46min

Sweden, Denmark

Director: Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg

The thin line between love and hate turns deadly when a wife discovers her husband’s affair — and they both take extreme measures to get what they want.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Appearance vs reality, Affair consequences, Jealousy and control, Marital betrayal, Coercive violence

Available on

Netflix
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Stillwater

16. Stillwater

Drama Crime Thriller Legal Drama Prison Crime
6.6

20212h 19min

France, United States

Director: Tom McCarthy

Bill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, Bill builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter.

Themes

Deception and risk, Cross-cultural tension, Father-daughter bond, Protective impulse versus legality, Dna-evidence stakes, Case reopening uncertainty

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Run

17. 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

Available on

Hulu
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Everybody Knows

18. Everybody Knows

Crime Mystery Thriller Investigation Mystery Domestic Thriller
6.9

20182h 12min

Spain, France

Director: Asghar Farhadi

Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.

Themes

Loyalty under strain, Trust vs suspicion, Family under pressure, Secrecy within kinship, Financial precarity and risk, Deception within kinship

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Apple TV
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Burglars break into the home of an eccentric woman and steal her grandmother’s silverware. When the police won’t take her complaints seriously, she teams up with a slightly unhinged neighbor to teach the criminals a lesson.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Moral ambiguity, Crime and improvisation, Fragile alliances, Survival through resourcefulness, Vigilantism under pressure

Available on

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Swallow

20. Swallow

Drama Thriller Horror Psychological Horror Psychological Drama
6.5

20201h 35min

United States, France

Director: Carlo Mirabella-Davis

Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.

Themes

Mental illness stigma, Patriarchal control, Medical deception, Class and privilege imbalance, Domestic confinement, Pregnancy pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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