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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.

Dreamland

591. Dreamland

Drama Thriller Historical Drama Investigation Suspense
5.9

20191h 38min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte

Amid the dust storms and economic depression of Dust Bowl Era Oklahoma, Eugene Evans finds his family farm on the brink of foreclosure. Discovering fugitive bank robber Allison Wells hiding in his small town, he is torn between claiming the bounty on her head and his growing attraction to the seductive criminal.

Themes

"movie: dreamland. genres: drama, Thriller, Drama, Thriller main themes: bounty hunter, Shower, Sandstorm, Bounty hunter, Shower, Sandstorm full keywords list: bounty hunter, Shower, Sandstorm, Bank robber, Barn, Murder, Fugitive, Bullet wound, Drought. concept analysis: the film explores the complexities of love and loyalty against a backdrop of desperation and moral ambiguity. it examines how personal choices can lead to profound consequences, Shaping one's identity and legacy in a harsh world."

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True History of the Kelly Gang

592. True History of the Kelly Gang

Crime Drama Western Thriller Organized Crime
6.0

20192h 5min

Australia, France

Director: Justin Kurzel

Set against the badlands of Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels — an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in Ireland. Fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother, Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot one of the most audacious attacks of anarchy and rebellion the country has ever seen.

Themes

Colonial oppression, Bushranger identity, Cross dressing resistance, Irish rebels solidarity, Enduring loyalty under pressure, Australian bush setting

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Dark Waters

593. Dark Waters

Drama Thriller Legal Drama Courtroom Thriller
7.6

20192h 7min

United States

Director: Todd Haynes

A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.

Themes

Environmental injustice, Community resilience, Corporate accountability, Corporate concealment, Scientific opacity, Public health stakes, Legal activism

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Goodbye

594. Goodbye

Drama Thriller
6.1

20191h 50min

Director: Paco Cabezas

Seville, Spain. Juan Santos, a convicted petty criminal, gets out of jail for a day to celebrate with Triana, his wife, the first communion of their daughter Estrella.


Les Misérables

595. Les Misérables

Crime Drama Thriller Police Procedural Tragic Drama
7.6

20191h 44min

France

Director: Ladj Ly

Stéphane has recently joined the Anti-Crime Squad in Montfermeil, in the suburbs of Paris, France, where Victor Hugo set his famed novel “Les Miserables”. Alongside his new colleagues Chris and Gwada – both experienced members of the team – he quickly discovers tensions running high between local gangs. When the trio finds themselves overrun during the course of an arrest, a drone captures the encounter, threatening to expose the reality of everyday life.

Themes

Police brutality, Urban gang tensions, Drone surveillance, Suburban policing, Crowd dynamics, Youth delinquency

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The Platform

596. The Platform

Drama Science Fiction Thriller Dystopian Sci-Fi Survival Thriller
7.0

20191h 35min

Spain

Director: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia

A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.

Themes

Class inequality, Collective action under pressure, Scarcity and rationing, Social experiment ethics, Dehumanization and survival, Power dynamics under constraint

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Earthquake Bird

597. Earthquake Bird

Drama Mystery Romance Thriller Relationship Drama
6.0

20191h 47min

Japan, United States

Director: Wash Westmoreland

Tokyo, Japan, 1989. Lucy Fly, a foreigner who works as a translator, begins a passionate relationship with Teiji, a mysterious man obsessed with photography.

Themes

Interracial relationship, Love triangle dynamics, Neo-noir mood, 1980s setting, Traumatized woman, Memory under pressure

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The Endless Trench

598. The Endless Trench

Drama History Thriller Historical Drama Historical Event
7.2

20192h 28min

Spain, France

Director: Jose Mari Goenaga

A small village in Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, 1936. Higinio and Rosa have been married only for a few months when the Civil War breaks out. Higinio, being afraid of possible reprisals from the rebel faction, decides to use a hole dug in his own house as a temporary hideout.

Themes

Political repression, Family resilience, Isolation in hiding, Wartime uncertainty, Neighbor betrayal, Confinement spaces

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Motherless Brooklyn

599. Motherless Brooklyn

Drama Thriller Investigation Suspense Professional Drama
6.8

20192h 25min

United States

Director: Edward Norton

New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.

Themes

City governance corruption, Housing displacement dynamics, Urban renewal power plays, Memory as investigative edge, Outsider detective resilience, Evidence-driven accountability

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Into the Labyrinth

600. Into the Labyrinth

Thriller Mystery Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller Investigation Mystery
5.8

20192h 10min

Italy

Director: Donato Carrisi

When a kidnapping victim turns up alive after fifteen years, a profiler and a private investigator try to piece together the mystery.

Themes

"movie: into the labyrinth. genres: thriller, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery main themes:, Full keywords list: . concept analysis: the film explores the psychological impact of trauma and the complexities of memory recovery. it delves into themes of manipulation and the cyclical nature of victimization, Questioning the ethics of those who seek to heal."

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