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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.

271. Scream VI

Scream VI
Horror Crime Thriller Slasher Horror Serial Killer Crime
6.4
20232h 3minUnited States
Director: Tyler Gillett

Overview

Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.

Themes

Identity deception, Revenge within family, Online smear campaigns, Public perception stigma, Survival under scrutiny, Media spectacle of violence

Available on

Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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272. Sanctuary

Sanctuary
Drama Thriller Relationship Drama Erotic Thriller
6.2
20231h 36minFrance, United States
Director: Zachary Wigon

Overview

Confined to a claustrophobic hotel room, the heir to a hotel empire and the dominatrix who has primed him for success become locked in a battle of wits and wills as he tries to end his relationship with her.

Themes

Corporate ambition vs ethics, Deception and bargaining, Power dynamics and domination, Transactional relationships under pressure, Control and manipulation, Public vs private personas

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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273. Luther: The Fallen Sun

Luther: The Fallen Sun
Crime Mystery Thriller Serial Killer Crime Investigation Mystery
6.4
20232h 9minUnited Kingdom, United States
Director: Jamie Payne

Overview

A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.

Themes

Moral ambiguity in policing, Power through coercion, Quest for justice, Law versus corruption, Blackmail as leverage, Victims and families

Available on

Netflix
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274. Cocaine Bear

Cocaine Bear
Thriller Comedy Crime Dark Comedy Narcotics Crime
5.9
20231h 35minUnited States
Director: Elizabeth Banks

Overview

Inspired by a true story, an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.

Themes

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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275. Kill Boksoon

Kill Boksoon
Action Drama Thriller Crime Epic Action
6.6
20232h 17minSouth Korea
Director: Byun Sung-hyun

Overview

At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That's easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.

Themes

Loyalty under manipulation, Power dynamics, Moral ambiguity, Gendered violence, Parenting under pressure, Surveillance betrayal, Dual life conflict

Available on

Netflix
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276. Unlocked

Unlocked
Thriller Computer Threat Thriller
6.4
20231h 57minSouth Korea
Director: Kim Tae-joon

Overview

A woman's life is turned upside-down when a dangerous man gets a hold of her lost cell phone and uses it to track her every move.

Themes

Identity impersonation, Digital stalking, Manipulative deception, Privacy violation, Trust erosion, Family danger

Available on

Netflix
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277. Sharper

Sharper
Thriller Crime Drama Domestic Thriller Con Artist Crime
6.7
20231h 55minUnited States
Director: Benjamin Caron

Overview

A small, wealthy family in New York City gets progressively torn apart by secrets, lies, and the theft that orchestrates all of it.

Themes

Social climbing pressure, Trust and betrayal, Power and manipulation, Deception within partnerships, Wealth-driven deception, Appearances versus reality

Available on

Apple TV
Apple TV Amazon Channel
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278. Knock at the Cabin

Knock at the Cabin
Horror Mystery Thriller Home Invasion Horror Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
6.1
20231h 40minUnited States, China
Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Overview

While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.

Themes

Faith under pressure, Lgbt family dynamics, Apocalyptic sacrifice, Religious symbolism, Home invasion tension, Moral weight of choice

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Peacock Premium
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279. Operation Napoleon

Operation Napoleon
Thriller
6.1
20231h 42minGermany, Iceland
Director: Óskar Thór Axelsson

Overview

A modern-day lawyer is sucked into an international conspiracy after being accused of a murder she didn't commit. Her only chance of freedom lies in uncovering the secret of an old German WWII aeroplane, long buried deep beneath the ice, before the CIA.


280. Full River Red

Full River Red
Mystery Comedy Thriller History
6.4
20232h 37minChina, Hong Kong SAR China
Director: Zhang Yimou

Overview

During China's Song Dynasty, a mysterious murder occurs at Chancellor Quin Hui's palace after meeting delegates from the neighboring Jin Dynasty. The members become embroiled not just in a murder mystery, but a larger conspiracy concerning the fate of the empire.