The Limey
1999 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 505 votes
The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. 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.
The Art of Self-Defense
2019 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 848 votes
Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Enforcer
1995 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 181 votes
An undercover cop struggling to provide for his son and ailing wife, must infiltrate a ruthless gang. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Harper
1966 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 196 votes
Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Color Out of Space
2020 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 1,735 votes
The Gardner family moves to a remote farmstead in rural New England to escape the hustle of the 21st century. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Righteous Kill
2008 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 1,374 votes
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars? This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dangerous
2021 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 519 votes
A reformed sociopath heads to a remote island after the death of his brother. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
My Son
2021 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 521 votes
When a man's only son goes missing, he travels to the town where his ex-wife lives in search of answers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Killing
1956 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,739 votes
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shadow of a Doubt
1943 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,174 votes
In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Brahms: The Boy II
2020 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 1,317 votes
After a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Long Good Friday
1980 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 437 votes
In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Boston Strangler
2023 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 859 votes
Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Once a Thief
1991 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 184 votes
Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Chloe
2010 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 1,900 votes
Catherine and David Stewart are a well-to-do couple living in a posh area of Toronto, but all is not well in paradise. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Spellbound
1945 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 992 votes
When Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Constant Gardener
2005 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,749 votes
Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cellular
2004 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 2,130 votes
A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,802 votes
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Apt Pupil
1998 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 737 votes
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.