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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.

The Domestics

751. The Domestics

Horror Thriller Survival Thriller Home Invasion Horror
5.7

20181h 35min

United States

Director: Mike P. Nelson

A young husband and wife must fight to return home in a post-apocalyptic mid-western landscape ravaged by gangs.

Themes

"movie: the domestics. genres: horror, Thriller, Horror, Thriller main themes: husband wife relationship, Post-apocalyptic future, Gang, Husband wife relationship, Post-apocalyptic future, Gang full keywords list: husband wife relationship, Post-apocalyptic future, Gang, Cannibal, Survive. concept analysis: the film explores the fragility of human relationships in the face of societal collapse and the moral dilemmas that arise when survival is at stake. it serves as a commentary on the loss of humanity and the struggle to maintain one's identity and values in a brutal, Unforgiving world."

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Sicario: Day of the Soldado

752. Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Action Crime Thriller Military Action Narcotics Crime
7.1

20182h 2min

Mexico, United States

Director: Stefano Sollima

Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.

Themes

False flag deception, Usa–mexico border tensions, Drug cartels power plays, Rescue operations complicate ethics, Plausible deniability as tactic, Corruption across security apparatus

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Ruben Brandt, Collector

753. Ruben Brandt, Collector

Animation Action Thriller Crime
7.4

20181h 34min

Director: Milorad Krstić

Psychotherapist Ruben Brandt becomes the most wanted criminal in the world when he and four of his patients steal paintings from the world's most renowned museums and art collections.


Calibre

754. Calibre

Thriller Drama Cover-Up Thriller Tragic Drama
6.8

20181h 41min

United Kingdom

Director: Matt Palmer

Two lifelong friends head up to an isolated Scottish Highlands village for a weekend hunting trip that descends into a never-ending nightmare as they attempt to cover up a horrific hunting accident.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Moral compromise, Community pressure, Isolation and paranoia, Deception and coverups, Fear of punishment

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The Catcher Was a Spy

755. The Catcher Was a Spy

Drama War Thriller History Historical Drama
6.3

20181h 34min

United States

Director: Ben Lewin

Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.

Themes

Duty versus personal life, Dual life under pressure, Spy ethics under pressure, Espionage tension and risk, Race against science, Hidden loyalties and deception

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Hereditary

756. Hereditary

Horror Mystery Thriller Psychological Horror Mindbender Mystery
7.3

20182h 8min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Ari Aster

Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.

Themes

Grief and guilt, Dysfunctional family dynamics, Secrecy and exposure, Intergenerational legacy, Ritual belief systems, Loss of control

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Hotel Artemis

757. Hotel Artemis

Thriller Science Fiction Action Crime Drama
6.1

20181h 34min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Drew Pearce

Los Angeles, June 21st, 2028. While the streets are being torn apart by riots, the Nurse, who runs a clandestine hospital for criminals in the penthouse of the Artemis, a closed old hotel, has a rough night dealing with troublemaker clients: thieves, assassins, someone from the past and the one who owns the place and the whole city.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Loyalty under threat, Resource competition, Fear under confinement, Power under duress, Institutional rules under stress, Violence as bargaining

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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

758. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Action Adventure Science Fiction Thriller Rescue Mission Adventure
6.1

20182h 9min

United States

Director: J.A. Bayona

Three years after Jurassic World was destroyed, Isla Nublar now sits abandoned. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.

Themes

Risk management under crisis, Ethical boundaries of cloning, Human intervention vs nature, Corporate greed vs stewardship, Ownership and guardianship duties, Protection of vulnerable beings

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Shoplifters

759. Shoplifters

Drama Crime Thriller Family Drama Organized Crime
7.9

20182h

Japan

Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda

In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family.

Themes

Family relationships under strain, Poverty driven family drama, Shoplifting as economy, Orphan status survival, Tokyo urban pressure, Deception within kin relations

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Upgrade

760. Upgrade

Action Thriller Science Fiction One-Person Army Revenge Thriller
7.5

20181h 40min

Australia, United States

Director: Leigh Whannell

A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.

Themes

Power and control, Augmented autonomy, Technology driven vengeance, Surveillance through drones, Transhumanism ethics, Body modification consequences

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