Clown
2014 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 1,475 votes
A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Thriller Movies
Discover popular and highly rated thriller movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-06 · Ratings from TMDB
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Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
Young Adam
2003 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 197 votes
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Angst
1983 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 430 votes
A killer is released from prison and breaks into a remote home to kill a woman, her handicapped son and her pretty daughter. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Elle
2016 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,018 votes
When Michèle, the CEO of a gaming software company, is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant, she refuses to let it alter her precisely ordered life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Bodyguard from Beijing
1994 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 160 votes
A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Meander
2021 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 483 votes
After getting a car ride from an unknown man, Lisa wakes up in a tube. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Alligator
1980 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 398 votes
A baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives by eating discarded lab animals that have been injected with growth hormones. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Marathon Man
1976 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,245 votes
A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
14 Blades
2010 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 215 votes
Commander Qinglong is the loyal leader of the assassin group that serves the emperor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hedda
2025 · TMDB 5.5/10 · 117 votes
Hedda Gabler finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Very Bad Things
1998 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 700 votes
Kyle Fisher has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura, so he sets out to Vegas with four of his best buddies. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Prophecy
1995 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 573 votes
The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kalifornia
1993 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 880 votes
A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kill List
2011 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 890 votes
Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
White Noise
2005 · TMDB 5.6/10 · 889 votes
An architect's desire to speak with his wife from beyond the grave using EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon), becomes an obsession with supernatural repercussions. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dual
2022 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 393 votes
A terminally ill woman opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Thirteen Days
2000 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 846 votes
The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Awakening
2011 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,522 votes
In post–War England, a writer and sometime-ghost hunter investigates a reported haunting at a boys boarding school. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Goodnight Mommy
2022 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 568 votes
When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Martha Marcy May Marlene
2011 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 836 votes
After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.