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2026 • Rating 6.8 • action, crime, thriller

A man living in self-imposed exile on a remote island rescues a young girl from a violent storm, setting off a chain of events that forces him out of seclusion to protect her from enemies tied to his past.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Home Invasion, Mysterious Girl, Ghosts Of The Past, Isolated Island, Child Protection, Solitary Life, Storm Rescue, Unexpected Threat, Violent Assault, Protective Instinct

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, Past, 2026-01-28

Place: United States Of America, United Kingdom, English, Occitan

Cast: Jason Statham, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Harriet Walter, Bill Nighy

2025 • Rating 7.2 • mystery, thriller

Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous—a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Style: Cerebral, Mind Bending, Surreal, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Manipulation, Psychological Thriller, Housekeeper, Dominance, Attic, Housemaid, Enigmatic, Adaptation, Secrets

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-12-18

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone, Elizabeth Perkins, Indiana Elle

2026 • Rating 6.2 • action, thriller

Brandon Beckett and Agent Zero lead a rescue mission in Costa Verde when their friends are taken hostage.

Genre: Action, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Special Operation, Hostile Territory, Extraction Mission, Terrorist Cell, Tactical Action, Military Thriller, Ambush Operation, Geopolitical Tension, Intel Specialist, Team Betrayal

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-07

Place: United States Of America, Canada, South Africa, English

Cast: Chad Michael Collins, Ryan Robbins, Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz, Josh Brener, Tom Berenger, Sizo Mahlangu

2026 • Rating 6.9 • horror, thriller

When an oil tycoon and a famous adventurer vanish into the harsh winter of remote northern Alaska, a hand-picked rescue team endeavors to bring them home. What they don’t know is that they are trespassing on The Yeti’s territory, and the elements are the least of their worries.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Yeti, Alaska, Creature Feature, Based On Short Film, Missing, When An Oil Tycoon And A Famous Adventurer Vanish Into The Harsh Winter Of Remote Northern Alaska, A Hand-Picked Rescue Team Endeavors To Bring Them Home, What They Don, T Know Is That They Are Trespassing On The Yeti, S Territory

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-04

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Brittany Allen, Eric Nelsen, Corbin Bernsen, William Sadler, Heather Lind, Jim Cummings

2026 • Rating 6.5 • adventure, thriller, science fiction

Having found the safety of the Greenland bunker after the comet Clarke decimated the Earth, the Garrity family must now risk everything to embark on a perilous journey across the wasteland of Europe to find a new home.

Genre: Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Natural Disaster, Shelter, Protective Father, Traumatized Child, Audacious, Human Resilience, Post‑Apocalyptic Journey, Family Survival, Harsh Environment, Constant Threat

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-01-07

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English, French

Cast: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis, Tommie Earl Jenkins, Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Amber Rose Revah

2026 • Rating 6.0 • horror, thriller

When a Category 5 hurricane decimates a coastal town, the storm surge brings devastation, chaos, and something far more frightening onto shore: hungry sharks.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Hurricane, Natural Disaster, Shark Attack, Survival, Survival Horror, Flood, Animal Horror, Family Under Threat, Unpredictable Danger, Life‑Or‑Death Struggle

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-10

Place: United States Of America, Australia, English, French

Cast: Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak, Djimon Hounsou, Alyla Browne, Stacy Clausen, Dante Ubaldi

2025 • Rating 6.9 • action, drama, thriller

When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: When A Reclusive Survivalist And His Daughter Rescue A Mysterious, Wounded Woman From A River, They Become Entangled In A Deadly Web Of Violence And Revenge, Forcing Them To Confront A Brutal Criminal To Survive

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-12-05

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Mel Gibson, Shelley Hennig, Jordi Mollà, Sofia Hublitz, A.J. Buckley, James DuMont

2026 • Rating 6.1 • horror, mystery, crime

When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Crime

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Mask, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Sequel, Murder, Serial Killer, Slasher, Whodunit, Killing Spree, Self Referential, Reboot

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-25

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Roger L. Jackson

2021 • Rating 6.9 • action, horror, thriller

All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who they want to punish because of their harsh historical past.

Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Texas, Sequel, Prequel, Murder, Desert, Survival Horror, Neo Western, Purge, Family Surviving Alone, Guns And Weapons

Time: Year 2021, 2020S, 2021-06-30

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Ana de la Reguera, Josh Lucas, Willow Beuoy, Leven Rambin, Will Patton, Cassidy Freeman

2025 • Rating 6.9 • action, thriller

Former assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a nostalgic vacation to a small-town theme park, only to be pulled back into violence when they clash with a corrupt operator, a crooked sheriff, and a ruthless crime boss.

Genre: Action, Thriller

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Assassin, Dark Comedy, Sequel, Revenge, One Man Army, Family Vacation, Russian Mafia, Former Assassin Hutch Mansell Takes His Family On A Nostalgic Vacation To A Small-Town Theme Park, Only To Be Pulled Back Into Violence When They Clash With A Corrupt Operator, A Crooked Sheriff

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-08-13

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, John Ortiz, Colin Hanks, RZA, Colin Salmon

2025 • Rating 6.2 • horror, thriller

When Eddie breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by William, a self-proclaimed vigilante delivering his own brand of twisted justice. With no means of escape, Eddie must fight to survive in a ride where escape is an illusion, survival is a nightmare, and justice shifts into high gear.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Remake, Father Daughter Relationship, When Eddie Breaks Into A Luxury Suv, He Steps Into A Deadly Trap Set By William, A Self-Proclaimed Vigilante Delivering His Own Brand Of Twisted Justice, With No Means Of Escape, Eddie Must Fight To Survive In A Ride Where Escape Is An Illusion, Survival Is A Nightmare, And Justice Shifts Into High Gear

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-03-20

Place: United States Of America, Canada, Czech Republic, English

Cast: Bill Skarsgård, Anthony Hopkins, Ashley Cartwright, Michael Eklund, Navid Charkhi, Sofia Tesema

2026 • Rating 6.4 • crime, thriller

He’s a Wardriver: a hacker who steals from banks, not people—until he’s noticed. Now the money turns violent, and the woman caught in it could save him or kill them both.

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: S A Wardriver, A Hacker Who Steals From Banks, Not People, Until He, S Noticed, Now The Money Turns Violent, And The Woman Caught In It Could Save Him Or Kill Them Both

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-04

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Dane DeHaan, Sasha Calle, Mamoudou Athie, Jeffrey Donovan, William Belleau, Luz Ozuna

2026 • Rating 6.8 • music, thriller, action

A troupe of ballerinas find themselves fighting for survival as they attempt to escape from a remote inn after their bus breaks down on the way to a dance competition.

Genre: Music, Thriller, Action, Horror

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Hungary, Dance Competition, Ballerina, Prima Ballerina, Remote Inn, Admiring, Fight For Survival, Dance Troupe, A Troupe Of Ballerinas Find Themselves Fighting For Survival As They Attempt To Escape From A Remote Inn After Their Bus Breaks Down On The Way To A Dance Competition

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-13

Place: United States Of America, Hungary, United Kingdom, English, Hungarian

Cast: Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Millicent Simmonds, Avantika, Michael Culkin

2023 • Rating 5.9 • thriller, crime, action

After a dispute over a winning lottery ticket turns into a deadly hostage situation, the witnesses must decide exactly how far they’ll go—and how much blood they’re willing to spill—for a cut of the $156 million.

Genre: Thriller, Crime, Action

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Lottery, Aftercreditsstinger, Duringcreditsstinger, Christmas Eve, Based On Short Film, Convenience Store, After A Dispute Over A Winning Lottery Ticket Turns Into A Deadly Hostage Situation, The Witnesses Must Decide Exactly How Far They, Ll Go, And How Much Blood They

Time: Year 2023, 2020S, 2023-11-10

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Angus Cloud, Elliot Knight, Jessica Garza, Sterling Beaumon, Mousa Kraish, Spencer Garrett

2026 • Rating 6.2 • science fiction, horror, fantasy

A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. But what ensues is beyond what either of them imagined.

Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Chicago, Illinois, New York City, Prostitute, Based On Novel Or Book, Musical, Mad Scientist, Niagara Falls, Murder, Loneliness, Police Corruption

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-04

Place: United States Of America, English, New York

Cast: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Jeannie Berlin, Annette Bening

2022 • Rating 7.0 • action, crime, thriller

When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Biting, When A Young Soldier, Newly Returned From War, Gets Caught Up In A Drug Bust, He Is Recruited By The Authorities To Go Undercover In A Notoriously Dangerous Prison In Order To Figure Out What Is Really Going On

Time: Year 2022, 2020S, 2022-10-28

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Tyrese Gibson, Terrence Howard, Jeremy Piven, Lil Yachty, Ric Reitz, Laura Aleman

2026 • Rating 7.2 • action, thriller

Former war hero Nikki's peaceful life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.

Genre: Action, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Kidnapping, Rescue Mission, War Hero, Underworld, Action, Former War Hero Nikki'S Peaceful Life Is Shattered When Her Daughter Is Kidnapped, Thrust Into The Criminal Underworld While Hunted By Cops And Military, She Must Fight To Rescue Her Child

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-05

Place: United States Of America, South Korea, English

Cast: Milla Jovovich, Matthew Modine, Isabel Myers, D. B. Sweeney, Don Harvey, Gabriel Sloyer

2026 • Rating 7.0 • crime, thriller

When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own crossroads. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher.

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Robbery, Based On Novel Or Book, Jewelry, Heist, Police Chase, Los Angeles, California, Police Detective, Diamond Heist, Insurance, Lapd

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-11

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English, Los Angeles

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Halle Berry, Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Nick Nolte

2023 • Rating 5.8 • action, thriller, crime

Mother Holly McCord is driven to extremes to save the life of her young son. Even if it means hauling black market drugs in her souped-up truck, with the Feds in hot pursuit. With two bounties on her head and her son’s life on the line, Holly climbs behind the wheel of “Night Train,” ready to outrun, out gun, and outlast them all.

Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Mother Holly Mccord Is Driven To Extremes To Save The Life Of Her Young Son, Even If It Means Hauling Black Market Drugs In Her Souped-Up Truck, With The Feds In Hot Pursuit, With Two Bounties On Her Head And Her Son, S Life On The Line, Holly Climbs Behind The Wheel Of, Night Train, Ready To Outrun, Out Gun, And Outlast Them All

Time: Year 2023, 2020S, 2023-01-13

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Danielle Chuchran, Diora Baird, Joe Lando, Abraham Benrubi, Joseph D. Reitman, Ivan Sergei

1995 • Rating 8.4 • crime, mystery, thriller

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Seven Deadly Sins, Rage And Hate, Police, S.W.A.T., Sadism, Self Fulfilling Prophecy, Psychopath, Detective, Investigation, Insomnia

Time: Year 1995, 1990S, 1995-09-22

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, John Cassini, Peter Crombie, Reg E. Cathey

2026 • Rating 7.2 • action, science fiction, thriller

On one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.

Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Gore, Military Training, Hostile, Afghanistan Veteran, Rangers, Alien Hunters, Alien Arrival, Military Sci Fi, Suspenseful, U.S. Army Ranger

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-12

Place: Australia, United States Of America, English

Cast: Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney, Esai Morales, Blake Richardson

2026 • Rating 7.2 • action, crime, thriller

Interim sheriff Ulysses, called to the snowbound town of Normal, MN, uncovers an international criminal conspiracy at the heart of the seemingly quaint whistle-stop when he comes to the aid of a bank-robbing couple caught up in a deadly mess.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Small Town, Sheriff, Bank Robbery, Small Town Sheriff, Corrupt Mayor, Secret Benefactor, Action Packed, Criminal Plot, Criminal Conspiracy, Small Town Minnesota

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-16

Place: United States Of America, English, Japanese

Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Henry Winkler, Lena Headey, Ryan Allen, Billy MacLellan, Brendan Fletcher

2025 • Rating 6.5 • action, crime, thriller

An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents' tactics and top-secret intel to do it.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: An Undercover Dea Agent And His Partner Embark On A Game Of Cat And Mouse With An Audacious, And Surprising Group Of Thieves, Their Own Rebellious Teenagers, Who Have Begun Robbing From A Dangerous Cartel, Using Their Parents' Tactics And Top-Secret Intel To Do It

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-11-14

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English

Cast: Dave Bautista, Jack Champion, Sophia Lillis, Whitney Peak, Bobby Cannavale, Kate del Castillo

2024 • Rating 6.3 • action, thriller

A burned-out professional sniper finds himself trapped in an all-glass penthouse by a lethal competitor and must find a way to survive and escape with little to no cover between him and the killer.

Genre: Action, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Sequel, U.S. Navy Seal, A Burned-Out Professional Sniper Finds Himself Trapped In An All-Glass Penthouse By A Lethal Competitor And Must Find A Way To Survive And Escape With Little To No Cover Between Him And The Killer

Time: Year 2024, 2020S, 2024-10-04

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Scott Adkins, Jack Parr, Alice Eve, Mădălina Bellariu Ion, Alba De Torrebruna, Renars Latkovskis

2024 • Rating 6.2 • crime, horror, thriller

Stranded in the open sea after a fatal accident, a young woman and her two friends are rescued by a fishing vessel's captain, unaware that the ship harbors a chilling secret.

Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Sea, Boat, Survival Horror, Admiring, Appreciative, Arrogant, Stranded In The Open Sea After A Fatal Accident, A Young Woman And Her Two Friends Are Rescued By A Fishing Vessel'S Captain, Unaware That The Ship Harbors A Chilling Secret

Time: Year 2024, 2020S, 2024-07-26

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Isabel Gravitt, Alexander Wraith, Dean Cameron, Garrett Wareing, Genneya Walton, Koa Tom

2022 • Rating 5.8 • action, crime, thriller

An ex-marine enforcer must battle his conscience and code of honor when he is forced to do things for the mob.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Style: Cerebral, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: An Ex-Marine Enforcer Must Battle His Conscience And Code Of Honor When He Is Forced To Do Things For The Mob

Time: Year 2022, 2020S, 2022-06-03

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Michael Rooker, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Olga Kurylenko, Lorenzo Antonucci, Michael Rose

2025 • Rating 4.1 • science fiction, thriller

Will Radford is a top analyst for Homeland Security who tracks potential threats through a mass surveillance program, until one day an attack by an unknown entity leads him to question whether the government is hiding something from him... and from the rest of the world.

Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Teens

Plot: Government, Attack, Privacy, Surveillance, Found Footage, Cybersecurity, District, Online Privacy, Screenlife, War

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-07-29

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Ice Cube, Eva Longoria, Clark Gregg, Iman Benson, Henry Hunter Hall, Devon Bostick

2026 • Rating 7.3 • thriller, drama, mystery

Tommy, a volatile 19-year-old, revels in drugs, parties and violence. After getting separated from his friends on a drunken bender, he is abducted by a shadowy figure. He wakes to find himself imprisoned in the basement of a remote Yorkshire house, inhabited by a very strange family. But what unfolds is not what he could possibly expect.

Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Style: Cerebral, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Kidnapping, Paranoid, Family Life, Toxic Relationship, Toxic Family, Dramatic, Complicated, Harsh, Sympathetic, Tommy

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-06

Place: United Kingdom, Poland, English

Cast: Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Anson Boon, Kit Rakusen, Monika Frajczyk, Savannah Steyn

2026 • Rating 6.3 • horror, thriller

A woman, employed as a website content moderator, comes across a series of violent videos reproducing death scenes from a film.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd), Kidnapping, Beheading, Trauma, Sequel, Murder, Serial Killer, Internet, Slasher, Violent Death

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-10

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Aaron Holliday, Jermaine Fowler, Charli xcx

2026 • Rating 7.2 • thriller, action, drama

A South Korean agent hunts a drug ring in Russia and goes head-to-head with a North Korean operative — pulling both into peril and tangled secrets.

Genre: Thriller, Action, Drama

Style: Cerebral, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Double Agent, Double Cross, Undercover Operation, Aggressive, Frantic, South Korea, North Korea, Inter Korean Relations, National Intelligence Service (Nis), Political Conspiracy

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-11

Place: South Korea, English, Russian, Korean, Korea

Cast: Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min, Park Hae-joon, Shin Sae-kyeong, Robert Maaser, Jung Yoo-jin