Watch Dog (1973)
thriller film
A TV reporter investigates a compromising photograph of a nominee to the Supreme Court after the woman in the photograph mysteriously dies.
Thrillers movies
Explore suspense, danger and tense conflicts.
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Breathing Room (2008)
Horror, Mysterie, thriller film
Thrown naked in a desolate room with thirteen strangers, Tonya Mane discovers she is playing a deadly game. She must figure out the reason for her abduction. In the room, Tonya finds a tape recorder that explains the rules, one of the which state "Only those without collars can break the rules".
Action of the Tiger (1957)
Action, Crime, Drama, mystery film, Political Thriller
French heiress Tracy Mallambert, in search for her brother Henri after rumors that he defected during a diplomatic post, tries to bribe ship captain Carson in Athens, Greece, to smuggle her into the People's Socialist Republic of Albania. Although he refuses, she sneaks onto his ship anyways and he reluctantly agrees to transport her. She learns that he is smuggling out Greek refugee children from Northern Epirus.
Wounded (1997)
Action, Crime, thriller film
The story follows wildlife ranger Julie Clayton who, alongside her boyfriend and fellow ranger Don Powell, discovers multiple slaughtered grizzly bears in a remote forest. When they report the killings, federal agents join them to hunt the poacher responsible, but the man they seek, Hanaghan, kills Don and severely wounds Julie during the confrontation. Julie survives and, devastated by the loss of her partner, becomes determined to confront the killer.
Mantrap (1953)
Crime, Drama, Noir, thriller film
A falsely convicted murderer named Speight (accused of murdering an ex-mistress) escapes prison to seek out the real killer and to clear his name. A private detective named Hugo Bishop agrees to help Speight uncover the real murderer. Speight's ex-wife Thelma works for a publisher named Maurice Jerrard, who has been in love with her for some time.
The Yellow Canary (1963)
thriller film
Andy Paxton is an arrogant, obnoxious pop idol who is about to be divorced by his wife Lissa and constantly abuses his staff, including his bodyguard – ex-cop Hub, his manager Vecchio, and his valet, Bake. Andy begins an engagement at the Huntington Hartford Theater in Los Angeles. Hub and he arrive home to find a maid hysterical – his infant son Bobby has been kidnapped and the son's nurse murdered.
Kill Me Later (2001)
Action, Comedy, Comedy drama, Drama, thriller film
Blair plays Shawn, a loan officer at a bank who is having an affair with the bank’s married vice-president. After discovering that his wife is pregnant, Shawn has a meltdown and goes to the roof to kill herself. At the same time, bank robbers hijack an armored car.
Backstreet Dreams (1990)
Drama
Dean, a young hood, and his wife Lucy take their disturbed young son, Shane, to a clinic where the boy is diagnosed by Stevie, a psychologist. They discover that the boy is autistic. As the couple's marriage falls apart, Stevie believes she can help Shane as well as possibly help Dean break away from the life of crime he leads.
The Riddle (2007)
Crime, mystery film, Psychological Thriller, thriller film
When a woman is murdered following her discovery of an unpublished Charles Dickens manuscript, an unusual trio team up to investigate. The three are Mike (Jones), an ambitious sports tabloid journalist determined to make a name for himself, Kate (Cox), a police officer, and an eccentric old beach-combing tramp (Jacobi). Together they must track down the mystery and we are taken back to the world of Charles Dickens.
Knuckleball (2018)
thriller film
Henry, a 12-year-old boy, discovers his family's dark legacy when his mysterious grandfather suddenly dies leaving him alone on an isolated farm.
Ivy (1947)
Crime, Drama, Noir
In Edwardian England, Ivy Lexton is a woman with a taste for the finer things in life. Despairing of her husband Jervis's poor prospects, Ivy sees an opportunity in wealthy Miles Rushworth and is determined to have him, despite being married and having the additional obstacle of her affair with the infatuated Dr. Roger Gretorex.
The Centerfold Girls (1974)
Horror, independent film, thriller film
State's Evidence (2006)
Horror
Scott declares his intention to kill himself and say goodbye to his friends and relatives. And to shoot it with his camera. At school he tells his five best friends (Brian, Rick, Patrick, Trudi, Sandy), who try to reassure him.
River (2015)
Drama, thriller film
John Lake (Rossif Sutherland) is an American doctor working in Laos. After he intervenes to stop the sexual assault of a young woman, the assailant is found dead the next morning — thus leaving Lake open to charges of murder if he cannot prove his innocence, and forcing him on the run back to the American embassy in Vientiane.
Beware, My Lovely (1952)
Noir
A widow named Helen Gordon impulsively hires handyman Howard Wilton to help her with house repairs and cleaning, but she quickly discovers that he is dangerous, paranoid and unstable. Howard keeps Helen inside the house for the entire day and she cannot summon help or escape.
Charlie Chan in London (1934)
Crime, mystery film, thriller film
A young English man is convicted of the murder of one Captain Hamilton of the Royal Air Force and sentenced to hang. His sister and her fiancé, convinced of his innocence, ask visiting detective Charlie Chan to investigate and find the real murderer. In order to solve the mystery, Chan must visit a lavish English country manor house, where the suspects vary from the housekeeper to a lawyer.
In My Sleep (2010)
Drama, thriller film
In this edge-of-your-seat thriller, Marcus struggles with parasomnia, a rare sleepwalking disorder. After Marcus wakes up with blood on his hands and a knife at his side, he is startled to hear that a close friend has been found stabbed to death. Marcus frantically tries to put the pieces together – could he have murdered his friend in his sleep to hide a dark secret between them?
Shoot on Sight (2007)
thriller film
Tariq Ali, a Muslim police commander of Scotland Yard, is asked to hunt down suspected suicide-bombers against the backdrop of the 7 July 2005 London bombings. Ali's task becomes more complicated as an innocent Muslim is killed by armed police on the Underground. Alo, a Lahore-born British citizen married to an English woman with two children, is himself distrusted by his colleagues, despite his long service in the Metropolitan Police.
A Cry in the Night (1956)
Noir, thriller film
Eighteen-year-old Elizabeth "Liz" Taggart and her boyfriend Owen Clark visit a lovers' lane where childlike voyeur Harold Loftus secretly watches them. Loftus then knocks Owen unconscious and overpowers Liz, taking her to a shack. A couple on a motorcycle try to revive Owen with liquor, but they leave when he does not awaken.
The Birdcatcher (2019)
Drama, Historie, period drama film, thriller film
Esther Albertsen’s story begins in a quiet Norwegian town just before the Second World War turns her life upside down. At first, the German soldiers arrive with smiles and reassurances that “things would only get better,” but those promises quickly fade into the sound of gunfire, curfews, and fear. Esther, a young girl practicing for a school play, clings to the words of Lady Macbeth as she repeats, “make thick my blood,” hoping that strength in Shakespeare might help her face the growing tension around her.
The Killer Is Loose (1956)
Crime, Drama, Noir
A savings and loan company is robbed by men displaying abnormal familiarity with the building. Police inquiries led by Lt. Sam Wagner discern that soft-spoken bank employee Leon Poole is complicit in the crime.
A Grande Arte (1991)
Crime, Drama
Peter Mandrake, an American photographer in Brazil, is preparing an in loco essay for his new book, about the "train surfers" (groups of boys who court danger "surfing" on the roof of the trains) in the city of Rio de Janeiro. A local call girl with whom he is friends is murdered, and when the police can make no progress Mandrake decides to investigate himself. Subsequently, two hired thugs break into his apartment demanding a disk, and, when he doesn't produce it because he can't do so, they rape his girlfriend and stab him, leaving him to die.
Golden Needles (1974)
Action, Adventure, Martial arts
A legendary statue has seven gold needles inserted in it, and an adult man will become a sexual superman when the needles are placed in the same position in his body. A colorful group of characters is all in on the hunt for the mysterious statue.
Alexandra's Project (2003)
Drama, Mysterie
Upon returning home from work on his birthday, Steve, a middle class husband and father of two, finds the house dark and his family not home. He notices a chair, his television set, and a video tape obviously set out for his viewing. He turns the TV and VCR on, and begins to watch a tape made for him by his wife, Alexandra.