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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.

London Has Fallen

981. London Has Fallen

Action Thriller Military Action Political Thriller
5.9

20161h 39min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Babak Najafi

In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.

Themes

Betrayal and loyalty under pressure, Interagency coordination under stress, Institutional mistrust, Political violence escalation, National security under strain, Protective duty vs civilian safety

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Standoff

982. Standoff

Thriller Drama Survival Thriller Psychological Drama
6.1

20161h 20min

Canada

Director: Adam Alleca

A troubled veteran gets a chance at redemption by protecting a girl from an assassin after she witnesses a murder. Holding a shotgun with a single shell, he engages in physical and psychological warfare in a desperate fight for the girl's life.

Themes

Grief and guilt, Trauma and memory, Survival under isolation, Agency in crisis, Protective duty under danger, Duty versus revenge

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
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The Other Side of the Door

983. The Other Side of the Door

Horror Thriller Supernatural Horror Domestic Thriller
5.3

20161h 36min

India, United Kingdom

Director: Johannes Roberts

Grieving over the loss of her son, a mother struggles with her feelings for her daughter and her husband. She seeks out a ritual that allows her say goodbye to her dead child, opening the veil between the world of the dead and the living. Her daughter becomes the focus of terror. She must now protect against the evil that was once her beloved son.

Themes

Misdirection and manipulation, Ritual boundary pressure, Protecting the family under threat, Secrecy under ritual influence, Life and afterlife crossing, Grieving parents tensions

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Amazon Video
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Triple 9

984. Triple 9

Action Crime Adventure Thriller Heist
6.3

20161h 55min

United States

Director: John Hillcoat

A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Loyalty under pressure, Money as leverage, Power and control, Corruption and complicity, Crime and family ties

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Alone in Berlin

985. Alone in Berlin

War Thriller Drama World War II Political Thriller
6.5

20161h 43min

France, Germany

Director: Vincent Perez

Berlin in June of 1940. While Nazi propaganda celebrates the regime’s victory over France, a kitchen-cum-living room in Prenzlauer Berg is filled with grief. Anna and Otto Quangel’s son has been killed at the front. This working class couple had long believed in the ‘Führer’ and followed him willingly, but now they realise that his promises are nothing but lies and deceit. They begin writing postcards as a form of resistance and in a bid to raise awareness: Stop the war machine! Kill Hitler! Putting their lives at risk, they distribute these cards in the entrances of tenement buildings and in stairwells. But the SS and the Gestapo are soon onto them, and even their neighbours pose a threat.

Themes

Propaganda vs truth, Surveillance and coercion, Moral courage under threat, Resistance through small acts, Collective risk and solidarity, Ordinary people as political actors

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Misconduct

986. Misconduct

Drama Thriller Legal Drama Courtroom Thriller
5.3

20161h 46min

United States

Director: Shintaro Shimosawa

An ambitious lawyer finds himself caught in a power struggle between a corrupt pharmaceutical executive and his firm’s senior partner. When the case takes a deadly turn, he must race to uncover the truth before he loses everything.

Themes

Corporate corruption, Ambition vs loyalty, Power and betrayal, Legal manipulation and deceit, Pharmaceutical ethics under pressure, Professional integrity under threat

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

987. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Romance Horror Comedy Thriller Romantic Comedy
5.8

20161h 48min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Burr Steers

A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen's classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is a master of martial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy is a fierce zombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice. As the zombie outbreak intensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soaked battlefield in order to conquer the undead once and for all.

Themes

Class inequality, Social climbing, Deception and betrayal, Survival under siege, Gender expectations, Prejudice and pride

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Gold

988. Gold

Adventure Drama Thriller Exploration Adventure Psychological Drama
6.7

20162h

United States

Director: Stephen Gaghan

Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort: to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Deception and consequence, Greed and risk, Investor influence, Economic ambition vs integrity, Fraud and accountability

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Finest Hours

989. The Finest Hours

Action Drama History Thriller Epic Action
6.7

20161h 57min

United States

Director: Craig Gillespie

The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.

Themes

Teamwork under crisis, Leadership under fire, Loyalty under danger, Resilience under pressure, Duty under peril, Communal support

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Boy

990. The Boy

Horror Mystery Thriller Psychological Horror Mindbender Mystery
6.0

20161h 38min

United States

Director: William Brent Bell

A young American woman takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, soon discovering that the family's eight-year-old son is a life-sized doll that comes with a list of strict rules.

Themes

Caregiver control dynamics, Domestic space secrecy, Deception through appearances, Trauma from loss resurfacing, Rules as a tool of power, Manipulation and isolation

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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