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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 Siege of Jadotville

931. The Siege of Jadotville

War Drama Thriller Cold War & Proxy Conflicts Historical Drama
7.2

20161h 48min

Ireland

Director: Richie Smyth

Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.

Themes

Bravery under siege, United nations pressure, Mining interests influence, Irish army discipline, Secrecy and reputation, Mercenary power dynamics, Duty versus politics

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The Good Neighbor

932. The Good Neighbor

Drama Crime Thriller Horror Organized Crime
6.3

20161h 38min

United States

Director: Kasra Farahani

Two high school filmmakers decide to create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor.

Themes

Peer influence, Deception consequences, Power and isolation, Surveillance ethics, Obsession and boundary breach, Privacy invasion

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ARQ

933. ARQ

Science Fiction Thriller Dystopian Sci-Fi Mind Game Thriller
6.3

20161h 28min

United States

Director: Tony Elliott

Two old friends living in a dystopic future become trapped in a mysterious time loop — one that may have something to do with an ongoing battle between an omnipotent corporation and a ragtag band of rebels.

Themes

Loyalty under strain, Deception and betrayal, Survival under confinement, Corporate domination, Rebellion under pressure, Memory and repetition

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Operation Avalanche

934. Operation Avalanche

Thriller Mystery Comedy Cover-Up Thriller Investigation Mystery
6.1

20161h 34min

United States, Canada

Director: Matt Johnson

In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.

Themes

Found footage realism, Moon landing deception, Central intelligence agency oversight, Conspiracy within agency, Mockumentary framing

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Snowden

935. Snowden

Drama History Crime Thriller Political Drama
7.3

20162h 15min

France, Germany

Director: Oliver Stone

CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.

Themes

Investigative journalism pressure, Mass surveillance ethics, Surveillance state critique, National security agency politics, Whistleblower consequences, Idealism under pressure

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Hacker

936. Hacker

Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime Computer Threat Thriller
6.1

20161h 35min

Canada, Kazakhstan

Director: Akan Satayev

Alex, an immigrant from Ukraine comes to Canada and becomes involved with an online criminal organization called Darkweb. What starts off as a way to help his parents financially, soon becomes a personal vendetta against the entire banking system, when his mother is fired from her job at the bank

Themes

Trust and betrayal, Economic precarity under pressure, Immigrant family aspiration, Crime economy dynamics, Digital crime networks, Technological illicit tools

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When the Bough Breaks

937. When the Bough Breaks

Drama Thriller Family Drama Domestic Thriller
5.2

20161h 37min

United States

Director: Jon Cassar

A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.

Themes

Power dynamics in relationships, Deception and lies, Violence risk in intimacy, Obsession within marriage, Surrogacy pressure and manipulation, Family stability under threat

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Amazon Video
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The Age of Shadows

938. The Age of Shadows

Action Thriller
7.1

20162h 20min

Director: Kim Jee-woon

Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.


The 9th Life of Louis Drax

939. The 9th Life of Louis Drax

Mystery Thriller Unreliable Perspective Mystery Mind Game Thriller
6.3

20161h 48min

Canada, United Kingdom

Director: Alexandre Aja

A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality.

Themes

Medical ethics under pressure, Based on novel, Fantasy and reality, Near-fatal fall, Sixth sense, Parental instability

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Morgan

940. Morgan

Horror Science Fiction Thriller Psychological Horror AI Sci-Fi
5.9

20161h 32min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Luke Scott

A corporate risk-management consultant must determine whether or not to terminate an artificial being's life that was made in a laboratory environment.

Themes

Trust and betrayal, Human machine boundary, Ethics of artificial life, Creation with autonomy, Instrumental rationality vs emotion, Corporate risk vs care

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