The Big Hit
1998 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 489 votes
Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. 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 2026-08-05 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
Pandorum
2009 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,711 votes
Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Presumed Innocent
1990 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 835 votes
Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Perfect World
1993 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,884 votes
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Frozen
2010 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 2,034 votes
When three skiers find themselves stranded on a chair lift at a New England ski resort that has closed for the next week, they are forced to make life or death choices that prove to be more perilous than staying put and freezing to death. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Victor Frankenstein
2015 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 2,302 votes
Eccentric scientist Victor Von Frankenstein creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ballerina
2023 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 720 votes
Grieving the loss of a best friend she couldn't protect, an ex-bodyguard sets out to fulfill her dear friend's last wish: sweet revenge. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Out of the Blue
2022 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 132 votes
After spending time in prison following an assault charge, Connor Bates now works in a library and spends his free time running, swimming, and trying to piece his world back together. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,495 votes
A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Zulu
2013 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 524 votes
As a child, Ali Neuman narrowly escaped being murdered by Inkhata, a militant political party at war with Nelson Mandela's African National Congress. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Daylight
1996 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 1,733 votes
A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Darkman
1990 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,547 votes
Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Boy Kills World
2024 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 857 votes
When his family is murdered, a deaf-mute named Boy escapes to the jungle and is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
I Spy
2002 · TMDB 5.4/10 · 1,062 votes
When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Endless
2017 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,326 votes
Two brothers return to the cult they fled from years ago to discover that the group's beliefs may be more sane than they once thought. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Body
2012 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,440 votes
A woman’s body disappears mysteriously from the morgue without a trace. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Eye in the Sky
2015 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,769 votes
A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” As American pilot Steve Watts is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute reaching the highest levels of US and British government over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Legacy of Lies
2020 · TMDB 5.5/10 · 262 votes
An ex-MI6 agent is thrown back into the world of espionage and high stakes to uncover the shocking truth about operations conducted by unknown secret services. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Changing Lanes
2002 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,239 votes
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Spectral
2016 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,044 votes
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.