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Domestic Thriller movies

Home and relationships turn dangerous: secrets, fear, and collapsing trust inside an intimate world.

Dot the I

1. Dot the I

Comedy Drama Romance Thriller Passionate Romance
6.7
20031h 32min

Overview

Young lovers in London are wrapped up in a love triangle that may not be exactly what it seems. Carmen, a beautiful Spanish woman with a tendency to lose her temper at the drop of a hat, is about to be married to Barnaby, a caring, wealthy, but slightly boring Englishman. While out with friends on her 'hen night' she encounters a stranger who suddenly sparks a passion that has been sleeping within her. As her wedding date approaches, she finds herself struggling to put this newcomer out of her mind, but his effect on her keeps growing stronger. What is it that he sees in her, and why does she feel like she's being pushed inevitably into his arms?

Themes

Power dynamics in relationships, Deception within romance, Love triangle dynamics, Performance and manipulation, Publicity-driven romance, Blurred reality and artifice

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
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Panic Room

2. Panic Room

Crime Drama Thriller Domestic Thriller Organized Crime
6.8
20021h 51min

Overview

Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Trust under pressure, Protective motherhood under threat, Home invasion vulnerability, Wealth motive under coercion, Confined space psychology

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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8 Women

3. 8 Women

Comedy Thriller Mystery Whodunit Domestic Thriller
7.0
20021h 51min

Overview

Eight women gather to celebrate Christmas in a snowbound cottage, only to find the family patriarch dead with a knife in his back. Trapped in the house, every woman becomes a suspect, each having her own motive and secret.

Themes

Appearances vs reality, Wealth and inheritance pressure, Intimate relationships and power, Class dynamics and secrecy, Hidden motives and manipulation, Confinement and social performance

Available on

Rakuten TV
Amazon Video
blue TV
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Dark Water

4. Dark Water

Horror Mystery Thriller Haunting Horror Domestic Thriller
6.7
20021h 41min

Overview

A woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter. The ceiling of their apartment has a dark and active leak.

Themes

Ghostly presence, Family dissolution, Child custody pressure, New apartment dread, Haunted dwelling, Occult interference

Available on

Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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In the Bedroom

5. In the Bedroom

Drama Thriller Family Drama Domestic Thriller
7.4
20012h 11min

Overview

Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his native Maine and is married to New York born Ruth Fowler, a music teacher. His son is involved in a love affair with a local single mother. As the beauty of Maine's brief and fleeting summer comes to an end, these characters find themselves in the midst of unimaginable tragedy.

Themes

Family fracture, Age difference, Domestic tension, Legal ambiguity, Grief and isolation, Violence and aftermath

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Read My Lips

6. Read My Lips

Crime Drama Romance Thriller Relationship Drama
7.3
20011h 55min

Overview

She is almost deaf and she lip-reads. He is an ex-convict. She wants to help him. He thinks no one can help except himself.

Themes

Class inequality, Unconventional partnership, Resilience through collaboration, Deception in crime, Workplace disrespect, Lip-reading as agency

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Birthday Girl

7. Birthday Girl

Comedy Crime Thriller Dark Comedy Con Artist Crime
6.0
20011h 33min

Overview

John is a mild-mannered banker who has never been lucky in love. Fed up with waiting for the right girl to come along, John takes a chance on a Russian mail-order bride arranged via the Internet, where he is introduced to Nadia. John's fondness for Nadia grows... until the sudden arrival of Nadia's gregarious cousins makes John realize that he's in over his head.

Themes

Deception and con, Romance fraud, Economic vulnerability, Power dynamics in relationships, Crime and coercion, Trust and betrayal

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Sexy Beast

8. Sexy Beast

Crime Thriller Drama Heist Domestic Thriller
7.3
20011h 29min

Overview

Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan, intent on persuading Gal to return to London for one last big job.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Loyalty vs coercion, Power dynamics in crime, Retirement under threat, Fear and manipulation, Violence as leverage

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Ordinary Decent Criminal

9. Ordinary Decent Criminal

Comedy Thriller Dark Comedy Domestic Thriller
6.3
20001h 33min

Overview

Michael Lynch is a notorious criminal with two wives and a flair for showmanship. He's also a huge embarrassment to the local police, who are determined to bring him down once and for all.

Themes

Dual lives of criminals, Public fascination with crime, Art theft and prestige, Family vs crime dynamics, Showmanship in crime, Law enforcement obsession

Available on

Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Thursday

10. Thursday

Thriller Action Comedy Crime Drama
7.1
19981h 27min

Overview

A former Los Angeles drug dealer moves far away to Texas, making a new life for himself as a married architect in the suburbs. His old crime partner unexpectedly shows up with heroin and gangster business, attracting a slew of violent unsavory characters.

Themes

Deception under pressure, Violence and control, Money and coercion, Corrupt authority pressure, Suburban disguise vs crime, Past crime resurfacing

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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