Top Thriller Movies


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381. The Man Who Knew Too Much

Year of Release: 1935
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Actors: Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Frank Vosper, Hugh Wakefield, Nova Pilbeam
Plot: At their dying friend's wish, Lawrence and his wife Jill recover information from a British Consulate. Yet this information, regarding an assassination attempt, results in the kidnapping of their daughter. While the husband goes after the daughter, it is up to his wife to prevent the assassination.

382. We Own the Night

Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Gray
Actors: Alex Veadov, Eva Mendes, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall, Dominic Colon
Plot: Two brothers, who are on completely different sides of the law, are involved with the Russian mafia...but in different ways. One is a night club manager while the other one is a police officer. Which one tries to save who?

383. Eagle Eye

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: D.J. Caruso
Actors: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Billy Bob Thornton, Ethan Embry, Eric Christian Olsen
Plot: Two young people, one man and one women, are mysteriously brought together by a series of phone calls in which both of them experience near death experiences. The drama increases as the threats become more dangerous pitting themselves against not only the U.S government but also those who are using the technology to track them. Is there something bigger that is happening? The couple begins to take it upon themselves to discover the truth.

384. Dead Calm

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Phillip Noyce
Actors: Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Billy Zane, Rod Mullinar, Joshua Tilden, George Shevtsov
Plot: Trying to escape from the world following a terrible accident, John Ingram and his wife Rae decide to sail the Pacific on a yacht. A month later they spot a seemingly deserted yacht, but there is one survivor and although his story seems plausible, John decides to head to the sinking ship on his own, a decision that will have fateful consequences.

385. Hush

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mike Flanagan
Actors: John Gallagher Jr., Emma Graves, Kate Siegel, Samantha Sloyan, Michael Trucco
Plot: Maddie, a deaf writer, lives alone in a secluded house in the woods.
Though it can be hectic, her life is mostly peaceful. That is until a
masked man shows up and she ends up having to fight for her life.

386. Double Jeopardy

Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bruce Beresford
Actors: Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd, Bruce Greenwood, Annabeth Gish, Gillian Barber, Jay Brazeau
Plot: Woman goes to prison for murdering her husband. But is he really dead??

387. Session 9

Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Brad Anderson
Actors: David Caruso, Peter Mullan, Brandon Sexton III, Josh Lucas, Stephen Gevedon, Charley Broderick
Plot: A hazardous material clean-up crew is sent to an abandoned insane asylum for what is supposed to be a rush job. When personal histories are brought to light, the darkness isn't confined to the building.

388. The Expendables 2

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Simon West
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Plot: Mr. Church once again approaches the crew for a job that should be a walk in the park for the seasoned mercs. Yet when one of their own falls, the group vows revenge, even if it means putting their lives on the line behind enemy lines and facing an dangerous, unexpected foe.

389. Internal Affairs

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mike Figgis
Actors: Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Laurie Metcalf, Nancy Travis, William Baldwin, Michael Beach
Plot: A bad cop being investigated by Internal Affairs, continues to behavior
badly, in a cat and mouse game with the IA detective.

390. Violent Night

Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Actors: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Beverly D'Angelo, Cam Gigandet, Alex Hassell, Edi Patterson
Plot: A group of mercenaries targeting a wealthy family on Christmas Eve think they have everything covered... but they forgot about one man: Santa Claus. And. He. Is. ANGRY.

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