The Very Best European Thriller Movies
by richard_ingemoen | created - 05 Apr 2014 | updated - 2 months ago | PublicMy list of my favourite European thriller movies. Check also my list of European thriller movies that I haven't seen yet: European thriller movies that I want to watch
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101. The Hypnotist (2012)
122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A detective pairs himself with a famous psychologist on a case involving a traumatized young witness to a crime.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Tobias Zilliacus, Mikael Persbrandt, Lena Olin, Helena Af Sandeberg
Votes: 8,654
Sweden
102. Over the Edge (2012)
99 min | Drama, Thriller
A couple buys an old house at Møns Klint. They hire a handyman. Is he the man, they saw walking away from the cliff, when someone "jumped" off it?
Directors: Laurits Munch-Petersen, Jacob Ditlev | Stars: Jonatan Spang, Christiane Schaumburg-Müller, Alexandre Willaume, Danica Curcic
Votes: 1,062
Denmark
103. The Deep (2012)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Drama
Based on actual events, a fisherman tries to survive in the freezing ocean after his boat capsizes off the south coast of Iceland.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Stefán Hallur Stefánsson, Joi Johannsson, Thora Bjorg Helga
Votes: 5,727
Iceland
104. Two Lives (2012)
Unrated | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
As the Berlin Wall crumbles, Katrine, the daughter of a Norwegian woman and a German occupation soldier, finds her idyllic life disrupted as she refuses to testify a trial against the Norwegian state on behalf of her fellow "war children."
Directors: Georg Maas, Judith Kaufmann | Stars: Juliane Köhler, Liv Ullmann, Sven Nordin, Ken Duken
Votes: 3,259 | Gross: $0.00M
Germany
105. Taped (I) (2012)
TV-14 | 90 min | Thriller
A young Dutch couple vacationing in Argentina unwittingly witness a murder and end up going on the run from the perpetrator, who just happens to be a cop.
Director: Diederik Van Rooijen | Stars: Barry Atsma, Susan Visser, Roos Dickmann, Lorenzo Martelli
Votes: 1,678
Netherlands
106. The Body (2012)
Not Rated | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A detective searches for the body of a femme fatale which has gone missing from a morgue.
Director: Oriol Paulo | Stars: Jose Coronado, Hugo Silva, Belén Rueda, Aura Garrido
Votes: 72,531
Spain
107. Dark Water (2012)
80 min | Drama, Thriller
Daniel is both young and ambitious. In secret, he plans to spend a passionate weekend with his Boss's beautiful wife, Marie. However, what should have been a passionate and intimate weekend develops into something far more unpleasant.
Director: Rafael Edholm | Stars: Helena Af Sandeberg, Sverrir Gudnason, Andrzej Chyra, Mats Rudal
Votes: 403
Sweden
108. Dark Impulse (2011)
96 min | Thriller
Eva is a new strict judge. She is trying a case where a young striptease dancer has been murdered, the prime suspects are a prominent businessman and the dead girls' boyfriend, a gigolo.
Director: Mariano Barroso | Stars: Leonor Watling, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Nathalie Poza, Adriana Ugarte
Votes: 579
Spain
109. The Monitor (2011)
R | 96 min | Horror, Thriller
After a baby monitor picks up another channel, Anna begins reliving the nightmare she'd recently escaped.
Director: Pål Sletaune | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Kristoffer Joner, Vetle Qvenild Werring, Stig R. Amdam
Votes: 6,016
Norway
110. The Skin I Live In (2011)
R | 120 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Jan Cornet, Marisa Paredes
Votes: 166,024 | Gross: $3.19M
Spain
111. Isabelle (2011)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
A famous actress finds herself captured by a morbidly deranged paintress.
Director: Ben Sombogaart | Stars: Halina Reijn, Tineke Caels, Wim Opbrouck, Barbara Sarafian
Votes: 822
Netherlands
112. Michael (II) (2011)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
Five months in the life of a pedophile who keeps a 10-year-old boy locked in his basement.
Director: Markus Schleinzer | Stars: Michael Fuith, David Rauchenberger, Christine Kain, Ursula Strauss
Votes: 5,120 | Gross: $0.02M
Austria
113. Sleep Tight (2011)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Cesar, a miserable man who works as an apartment concierge, takes a special interest in an attractive woman who lives there. He goes to great lengths to trouble her.
Director: Jaume Balagueró | Stars: Luis Tosar, Marta Etura, Alberto San Juan, Petra Martínez
Votes: 46,730
Spain
114. The Monk (2011)
R | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Madrid, in the seventeenth century. Abandoned at the doorstep of a monastery, Ambrosio has been brought up by the Capucin Friars. After becoming a friar himself, he becomes an unrivaled ... See full summary »
Director: Dominik Moll | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Sergi López, Jordi Dauder, Joséphine Japy
Votes: 4,130 | Gross: $0.01M
France
115. Innocence (2011)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
The descent from the top of the ladder to the bottom of the barrel can be swift. Sometimes just one sentence suffices to destroy everything you've built up like a house of cards. A ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Hrebejk | Stars: Anna Geislerová, Ondrej Vetchý, Hynek Cermák, Zita Morávková
Votes: 516
Czech Republic
116. False Trail (2011)
129 min | Mystery, Thriller
A Stockholm cop returns again to his hometown in the northern wilderness to investigate a murder.
Director: Kjell Sundvall | Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Peter Stormare, Annika Nordin, Kim Tjernström
Votes: 5,779
Sweden
117. Life for Sale (2011)
102 min | Drama, Thriller
Home Sweet Home is the story of one unlucky man's descent into disaster, a dramatic, human-destiny thriller with contemporary social undertones.
Director: Aleksi Mäkelä | Stars: Samuli Edelmann, Katariina Kaitue, Santeri Kinnunen, Kerli Kyllönen
Votes: 579
Finland
118. A Lonely Place to Die (2011)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A group of mountaineers in the Scottish Highlands discover a kidnapped girl and are pursued by her captors.
Director: Julian Gilbey | Stars: Alec Newman, Ed Speleers, Melissa George, Kate Magowan
Votes: 30,718
United Kingdom
119. The Good Neighbour (2011)
96 min | Drama, Thriller
An accidental hit and run jeopardizes the friendship between a journalist and his quirky neighbor.
Director: Stephan Rick | Stars: Maxim Mehmet, Charly Hübner, Petra Schmidt-Schaller, Helmut Rühl
Votes: 1,654
Germany
120. The Hidden Face (2011)
R | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Shattered by the unexpected news of their irreversible break-up, an aspiring orchestra conductor is puzzled by his girlfriend's mysterious and seemingly inexplicable case of disappearance. But can he look beyond the facts?
Director: Andrés Baiz | Stars: Quim Gutiérrez, Martina García, María Soledad Rodríguez, Jose Luis Garcia
Votes: 46,331
Spain
121. Försvunnen (2011)
95 min | Thriller
After a recent family tragedy, Malin leaves in her car and rented hanger to start a new life at a new location. On the way she realizes she is followed by a SUV. This is the start of a nightmare.
Directors: Mattias Olsson, Henrik JP Åkesson | Stars: Sofia Papadimitriou Ledarp, Kjell Bergqvist, Björn Kjellman, Dietrich Hollinderbäumer
Votes: 981
Sweden
122. Headhunters (2011)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.
Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie R. Ølgaard
Votes: 107,013 | Gross: $1.20M
Norway
123. Panic Button (2011)
Not Rated | 96 min | Horror, Thriller
Jo, Max, Gwen and Dave win the competition.Then they head off on an all expenses paid trip to New York, courtesy of the social network. As they board the private jet, they are asked to ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Crow | Stars: Scarlett Alice Johnson, Jack Gordon, Michael Jibson, Elen Rhys
Votes: 7,491
United Kingdom
124. In Their Sleep (2010)
Not Rated | 84 min | Horror, Thriller
One year after her teenage son's death, Sarah's life is in pieces. One night, her car accidentally hits Arthur, a young man the same age as her boy, who is running from a mysterious assailant who is hunting him down.
Directors: Caroline du Potet, Éric du Potet | Stars: Anne Parillaud, Arthur Dupont, Thierry Frémont, Jean-Hugues Anglade
Votes: 1,527
France
125. Nokas (2010)
87 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The movie portrays Norway's most spectacular robbery, where 11 men occupied central Stavanger for twenty minutes and escaped with 57 million kroner (appx $10 million). A police officer was shot and killed.
Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg | Stars: Marit Synnøve Berg, Frode Winther, Morten Larsen, Tov Sletta
Votes: 4,851
Norway
126. The Big Picture (2010)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Thriller
A successful Paris lawyer is forced to re-invent his life after he makes a fatal mistake.
Director: Éric Lartigau | Stars: Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup, Branka Katic
Votes: 3,735 | Gross: $0.16M
France
127. The Silence (2010)
Not Rated | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.
Director: Baran bo Odar | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Claudia Michelsen, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Katrin Sass
Votes: 8,180 | Gross: $0.10M
Germany
128. Agnosia (2010)
105 min | Drama, Thriller
Joana Prats suffers from agnosia, a strange neuropsychological illness that affects her perception. Although her eyes and ears are in perfect condition, her brain cannot interpret the ... See full summary »
Director: Eugenio Mira | Stars: Eduardo Noriega, Félix Gómez, Bárbara Goenaga, Martina Gedeck
Votes: 1,509
Spain
129. In Your Hands (2010)
81 min | Drama
An act of revenge takes an unexpected turn in this psychological drama from French Writer and Director Lola Doillon. Anna (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas) flees a house on the outskirts of Paris... See full summary »
Director: Lola Doillon | Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Pio Marmaï, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Marie-Sohna Condé
Votes: 805
France
130. King of Devil's Island (2010)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Drama
Norwegian winter, early 20th century. On the boys home Bastoy, a new inmate leads the boys to a violent uprising against a brutal regime. How far is he willing to go to attain freedom?
Director: Marius Holst | Stars: Benjamin Helstad, Trond Nilssen, Stellan Skarsgård, Kristoffer Joner
Votes: 19,967 | Gross: $0.01M
Norway
131. Julia's Eyes (2010)
Not Rated | 118 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The story of a woman who is slowly losing her sight whilst trying to investigate the mysterious death of her twin sister.
Director: Guillem Morales | Stars: Belén Rueda, Lluís Homar, Pablo Derqui, Francesc Orella
Votes: 37,444
Spain
132. Love Crime (2010)
Not Rated | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ruthless executive Christine brings on young Isabelle as her assistant taking delight in toying with her innocence. But when Christine starts passing on her protege's ideas as her own, things take a dark turn.
Director: Alain Corneau | Stars: Ludivine Sagnier, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patrick Mille, Guillaume Marquet
Votes: 5,639 | Gross: $0.53M
France
133. Exam (2009)
Not Rated | 101 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Eight candidates for a highly desirable corporate job are locked together in an exam room and given a final test with just one seemingly simple question. However, it doesn't take long for confusion to ensue and tensions to unravel.
Director: Stuart Hazeldine | Stars: Adar Beck, Gemma Chan, Nathalie Cox, John Lloyd Fillingham
Votes: 125,441
United Kingdom
134. Hidden (2009)
R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller
Painful memories arise when Kai Koss goes back to his childhood home after 19 years and inherits his dead mother's house.
Director: Pål Øie | Stars: Kristoffer Joner, Cecilie A. Mosli, Bjarte Hjelmeland, Marko Iversen Kanic
Votes: 3,109
Norway
135. High Lane (2009)
Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
A group of friends decide to venture onto a trail high up in the mountains that has been closed for repairs. The already dangerous adventure turns into horror when they realize they are not alone.
Director: Abel Ferry | Stars: Fanny Valette, Johan Libéreau, Raphaël Lenglet, Nicolas Giraud
Votes: 8,357
France
136. The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
R | 100 min | Crime, Thriller
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
Director: J Blakeson | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Eddie Marsan, Martin Compston
Votes: 27,606 | Gross: $0.17M
United Kingdom
137. The White Ribbon (2009)
R | 144 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 77,695 | Gross: $2.22M
Germany
138. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
R | 152 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Ewa Fröling, Lena Endre
Votes: 223,402 | Gross: $10.10M
Sweden
139. Tony (I) (2009)
Unrated | 76 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A thriller centered on a serial killer in a rundown London suburb.
Director: Gerard Johnson | Stars: Peter Ferdinando, Greg Kam, Ricky Grover, Kerryann White
Votes: 3,603
United Kingdom
140. Snarveien (2009)
77 min | Horror, Thriller
A couple driving back to Norway reach a roadblock. They detour into the Swedish forest which leaves them stranded. Unaware that they are under video surveillance and have been cast in the leading roles of a live snuff movie.
Director: Severin Eskeland | Stars: Marte Germaine Christensen, Sondre Krogtoft Larsen, Jens Hultén, Johan Hedenberg
Votes: 1,503
Norway
141. Dogtooth (2009)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
A controlling, manipulative father locks his three adult offsprings in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis
Votes: 110,609 | Gross: $0.11M
Greece
142. Hush (V) (2008)
Not Rated | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
A young couple on a motorway journey are drawn into a game of cat and mouse with a truck driver following a near accident.
Director: Mark Tonderai | Stars: William Ash, Christine Bottomley, Andreas Wisniewski, Claire Keelan
Votes: 7,224
United Kingdom
143. Flame & Citron (2008)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Drama, History
A drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen | Stars: Thure Lindhardt, Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Stengade, Peter Mygind
Votes: 19,950 | Gross: $0.15M
Denmark
144. Anything for Her (2008)
96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.
Director: Fred Cavayé | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Diane Kruger, Lancelot Roch, Olivier Marchal
Votes: 9,774
France
145. Let the Right One In (2008)
R | 114 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl
Votes: 226,894 | Gross: $2.12M
Sweden
146. Eden Lake (2008)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.
Director: James Watkins | Stars: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Tara Ellis, Jack O'Connell
Votes: 94,949 | Gross: $0.01M
United Kingdom
147. Revanche (2008)
Not Rated | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Ex-con Alex plans to flee to the South with his girl after a robbery. But something terrible happens and revenge seems inevitable.
Director: Götz Spielmann | Stars: Johannes Krisch, Irina Potapenko, Andreas Lust, Ursula Strauss
Votes: 15,967
Austria
148. Flame & Citron (2008)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Drama, History
A drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen | Stars: Thure Lindhardt, Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Stengade, Peter Mygind
Votes: 19,950 | Gross: $0.15M
Denmark
149. The Broken (2008)
R | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
After seeing herself drive down the street, Radiologist Gina McVey unravels a mystery centered around a broken mirror.
Director: Sean Ellis | Stars: Lena Headey, Ulrich Thomsen, Melvil Poupaud, Michelle Duncan
Votes: 11,304
United Kingdom
150. Loft (I) (2008)
118 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Five close friends, all of them married, share a loft to meet their mistresses. One day they find the body of a young woman in the loft. Since there are only five keys to the loft, the five men begin to suspect each other of murder.
Director: Erik Van Looy | Stars: Koen De Bouw, Filip Peeters, Matthias Schoenaerts, Bruno Vanden Broecke
Votes: 24,992
Belgium
151. Cecilie (2007)
Not Rated | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
Cecilie experiences a rape, but no traces are found. Her husband commits her to a psychiatric hospital. With the help of a psychiatrist she sees a frightening connection between her ... See full summary »
Director: Fabian Wullenweber | Stars: Sonja Richter, Anders W. Berthelsen, Claus Riis Østergaard, Kurt Ravn
Votes: 884
Denmark
152. The Orphanage (2007)
R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.
Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Príncep, Mabel Rivera
Votes: 163,684 | Gross: $7.16M
Spain
153. Solstorm (2007)
103 min | Mystery, Thriller
The aurora borealis slithers like a dragon through the night skies when this story about religious and sexual dominance begins in the northernmost regions of Sweden above the Arctic Circle.
Director: Leif Lindblom | Stars: Izabella Scorupco, Mikael Persbrandt, Jakob Eklund, Krister Henriksson
Votes: 2,015
Sweden
154. Sleuth (2007)
R | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife's heart.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Michael Caine, Jude Law, Harold Pinter, Kenneth Branagh
Votes: 33,039 | Gross: $0.34M
United Kingdom
155. El rey de la montaña (2007)
R | 90 min | Thriller
Two strangers run from unknown assailants that stalk them through the woods.
Director: Gonzalo López-Gallego | Stars: Leonardo Sbaraglia, María Valverde, Thomas Riordan, Andrés Juste
Votes: 3,418
Spain
156. The Girl by the Lake (2007)
95 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The body of a young woman is found in a small and quiet town in North Italy. A detective from the nearby main city is called to solve the mystery.
Director: Andrea Molaioli | Stars: Toni Servillo, Denis Fasolo, Nello Mascia, Giulia Michelini
Votes: 3,885
Italy
157. Musta jää (2007)
110 min | Drama, Thriller
Upon discovering that her husband is having an affair, a Helsinki gynecologist attempts to gather more knowledge about her rival and, in the process, becomes hopelessly entangled in the other woman's life.
Director: Petri Kotwica | Stars: Outi Mäenpää, Martti Suosalo, Ria Kataja, Ville Virtanen
Votes: 2,808
Finland
158. Just Another Love Story (2007)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Life in the suburbs as a father of two has worn down Jonas. When a victim of a car crash mistakes him for her boyfriend Sebastian, things take a very dramatic turn as the line between truth and deception is erased.
Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Rebecka Hemse, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Charlotte Fich
Votes: 4,988 | Gross: $0.05M
Denmark
159. Fermat's Room (2007)
Not Rated | 89 min | Mystery, Thriller
4 mathematicians are invited to solve an enigma. Once there, they're locked in a mechanically shrinking room and given 1 minute to solve each puzzle via cellphone while also figuring out why they're there.
Directors: Luis Piedrahita, Rodrigo Sopeña | Stars: Alejo Sauras, Elena Ballesteros, Lluís Homar, Santi Millán
Votes: 22,820
Spain
160. The Trap (2007)
Not Rated | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A couple finds out their son urgently needs an expensive heart surgery. While struggling to find the money, the father is approached by a mysterious man proposing a sinister deal.
Director: Srdan Golubovic | Stars: Nebojsa Glogovac, Natasa Ninkovic, Anica Dobra, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic
Votes: 10,278
Serbia
161. The Bothersome Man (2006)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
In a strange city where every person seems content beyond reason a new man arrives in town and stirs up trouble by asking too many questions.
Director: Jens Lien | Stars: Trond Fausa, Petronella Barker, Per Schaanning, Birgitte Larsen
Votes: 18,076
Norway
162. The Night of the Sunflowers (2006)
123 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The discovery of a mysterious cave coincides with the the murder of a young girl, causing a small town to fall into a cycle of violence, deception and greed in the search for the killer and whatever lies at the bottom of the cave.
Director: Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo | Stars: Carmelo Gómez, Judith Diakhate, Celso Bugallo, Manuel Morón
Votes: 2,975
Spain
163. The Unknown Woman (2006)
R | 118 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Haunted by a horrible past, a young Ukrainian woman calculatedly insinuates herself into the life of a rich Italian family.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Kseniya Rappoport, Michele Placido, Claudia Gerini, Piera Degli Esposti
Votes: 16,040 | Gross: $0.02M
Italy
164. Sønner (2006)
103 min | Drama
Trouble starts when Lars, a 25-year-old with few prospects for the future, discovers that an older man is fooling around with the teenage boys in his suburb. A terrible rage is triggered in... See full summary »
Director: Erik Richter Strand | Stars: Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Mikkel Bratt Silset, Edward Schultheiss, Henrik Mestad
Votes: 1,512
Norway
165. Jar City (2006)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Ingvar Sigurdsson, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir
Votes: 5,634
Iceland
166. Them (2006)
R | 77 min | Horror, Thriller
Lucas and Clementine live peacefully in their isolated country house, but one night they wake up to strange noise... they're not alone... and a group of hooded assailants begin to terrorize them throughout the night.
Directors: David Moreau, Xavier Palud | Stars: Olivia Bonamy, Michaël Cohen, Adriana Mocca, Maria Roman
Votes: 32,090
France
167. The Lives of Others (2006)
R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 410,764 | Gross: $11.29M
Germany
168. The Backwoods (2006)
R | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
An English couple's holiday in Spain is interrupted when they discover a girl imprisoned in a cabin.
Director: Koldo Serra | Stars: Gary Oldman, Virginie Ledoyen, Paddy Considine, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Votes: 5,825
Spain
169. Tell No One (2006)
Not Rated | 131 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An accidental discovery near a doctor's estate stirs up some painful memories eight years after his wife's hideous murder, and now, things are bound to take a turn for the unexpected. Does the good doctor know more than he's letting on?
Director: Guillaume Canet | Stars: François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze, André Dussollier, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 58,012 | Gross: $6.18M
France
170. Black Book (2006)
R | 145 min | Drama, Thriller, War
In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn
Votes: 80,552 | Gross: $4.40M
Netherlands
171. Red Road (2006)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Jackie works as a CCTV operator. Each day she watches over a small part of the world, protecting the people living their lives under her gaze. One day a man appears on her monitor, a man she thought she would never see again, a man she never wanted to see again. Now she has no choice, she is compelled to confront him.
Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Kate Dickie, Tony Curran, Martin Compston, Natalie Press
Votes: 13,634 | Gross: $0.15M
United Kingdom
172. Cold Prey (2006)
Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Thriller
5 young Norwegians head up to the mountains to snowboard. One breaks his leg and it's getting dark soon, so they spend the night in a big, abandoned hotel, closed 30 years ago. They are not alone.
Director: Roar Uthaug | Stars: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Endre Martin Midtstigen
Votes: 19,637
Norway
173. The Snake (2006)
119 min | Thriller
Fashion photographer Vincent Mandel, in the midst of a difficult divorce, is suddenly being accused of rape and extorted. What does his former classmate Joseph Plender want from him?
Director: Eric Barbier | Stars: Yvan Attal, Clovis Cornillac, Pierre Richard, Simon Abkarian
Votes: 2,655
France
174. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
R | 118 min | Drama, Fantasy, War
In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú
Votes: 703,399 | Gross: $37.63M
Spain
175. The Page Turner (2006)
Unrated | 85 min | Drama, Music, Thriller
After failing the audition to a prestigious music school because of the rude behavior of one of the testers, a girl takes revenge by gaining the trust of the same woman some years later and becoming indispensable for her.
Director: Denis Dercourt | Stars: Catherine Frot, Déborah François, Pascal Greggory, Clotilde Mollet
Votes: 7,382 | Gross: $0.21M
France
176. Notes on a Scandal (2006)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her fifteen-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond a platonic friendship.
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Andrew Simpson, Tom Georgeson
Votes: 84,630 | Gross: $17.51M
United Kingdom
177. Kim Novak Never Swam in Genesaret's Lake (2005)
95 min | Crime, Drama
The year is 1962. Erik, his newly acquainted friend Edmund and his grown-up brother Henry are going to spend their summer holiday in a fairly decayed house just near the lake Genesaret. One... See full summary »
Director: Martin Asphaug | Stars: Anton Lundqvist, Jesper Adefelt, Jonas Karlsson, Johan H:son Kjellgren
Votes: 2,784
Sweden
178. Mørke (2005)
124 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The psychological thriller "Murk" tells the story of Jacob, who is investigating into the circumstances surrounding his sister's death on her wedding night.
Director: Jannik Johansen | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Nicolas Bro, Laura Drasbæk, Lisbet Lundquist
Votes: 4,073
Denmark
179. Caché (2005)
R | 117 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A married couple is terrorized by a series of surveillance videotapes left on their front porch.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Maurice Bénichou, Annie Girardot
Votes: 85,289 | Gross: $3.63M
France
180. Accused (2005)
103 min | Drama
In a "normal" Danish family, Stine, 14, has become reclusive. She tells the school psychologist that her dad sexually abused her. He calls her a chronic liar. He's arrested. Guilty?
Director: Jacob Thuesen | Stars: Troels Lyby, Sofie Gråbøl, Paw Henriksen, Louise Mieritz
Votes: 2,532
Denmark
181. The Descent (2005)
R | 99 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder
Votes: 247,180 | Gross: $26.02M
United Kingdom
182. Next Door (2005)
Unrated | 75 min | Mystery, Thriller
John has just been left by his girlfriend Ingrid. That day he allows himself to be seduced into a mystical and scary world, where it is impossible to separate truth from the lies
Directors: Pål Sletaune, Tony Spataro | Stars: Kristoffer Joner, Cecilie A. Mosli, Julia Schacht, Anna Bache-Wiig
Votes: 10,621
Norway
183. Bag det stille ydre (2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young couple and their daughter move into an old house hanted by spirits.
Director: Martin Schmidt | Stars: Anne Birgitte Lind, Jakob Cedergren, Rebecca Løgstrup, Dejan Cukic
Votes: 537
Denmark
184. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
Not Rated | 120 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War II anti-Nazi resistance movement, The White Rose.
Director: Marc Rothemund | Stars: Julia Jentsch, Fabian Hinrichs, Alexander Held, Johanna Gastdorf
Votes: 28,681 | Gross: $0.68M
Germany
185. Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A disaffected soldier returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother years ago.
Director: Shane Meadows | Stars: Paddy Considine, Gary Stretch, Toby Kebbell, Stuart Wolfenden
Votes: 58,415 | Gross: $0.01M
United Kingdom
186. The Edukators (2004)
R | 127 min | Drama, Romance
Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.
Director: Hans Weingartner | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg, Burghart Klaußner
Votes: 32,385 | Gross: $0.18M
Germany
187. Red Lights (2004)
Unrated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A cross-country trip turns out to be a nightmare for a troubled couple.
Director: Cédric Kahn | Stars: Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Carole Bouquet, Vincent Deniard, Alain Dion
Votes: 3,005 | Gross: $0.05M
France
188. Bad Education (2004)
NC-17 | 106 min | Crime, Drama
An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Javier Cámara, Daniel Giménez Cacho
Votes: 63,441 | Gross: $5.21M
Spain
189. The Crossing (2004)
103 min | Thriller, Comedy, Romance
Andreas has everything a man can wish for. A wonderfull wife, a big house on the country and a great job. But a sudden car accident puts him in a wheelchair. He is paralysed in his legs and he is also now impotent. Will his marriage work?
Director: Martin Asphaug | Stars: Trond Fausa, Stine Varvin, Svante Martin, Sverre Anker Ousdal
Votes: 553
Norway
190. Creep (I) (2004)
R | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Trapped in a London subway station, a woman who's being pursued by a potential attacker heads into the unknown labyrinth of tunnels beneath the city's streets.
Director: Christopher Smith | Stars: Franka Potente, Sean Harris, Vas Blackwood, Ken Campbell
Votes: 31,767
United Kingdom
191. The Uninvited Guest (2004)
R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In the dark corridors of Félix's house, an intruder is hiding. Is he real, or is he a manifestation inside the obscure maze of his mind?
Director: Guillem Morales | Stars: Andoni Gracia, Mónica López, Francesc Garrido, Agustí Villaronga
Votes: 6,149
Spain
192. Midsommer (2003)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Christian's sister commits suicide. Why? After his 4 friends graduate secondary school, they head off to a Swedish cabin for midsummer as previous years. Strange things happen. Is it his sister's spirit?
Director: Carsten Myllerup | Stars: Kristian Leth, Laura Christensen, Tuva Novotny, Jon Lange
Votes: 2,896
Sweden
193. I'm Not Scared (2003)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young boy accidentally discovers a deep hole in the ground, where another boy is kept prisoner.
Director: Gabriele Salvatores | Stars: Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Dino Abbrescia, Giorgio Careccia, Riccardo Zinna
Votes: 15,555 | Gross: $1.62M
Italy
194. Swimming Pool (2003)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A British mystery author visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Charles Dance, Ludivine Sagnier, Jean-Marie Lamour
Votes: 48,363 | Gross: $10.11M
France
195. Villmark (2003)
Not Rated | 85 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
5 Norwegians head for a cabin in the wilderness for a few days of team building. But strange things start happening--especially down by the water where they find an abandoned tent. Is someone else around?
Director: Pål Øie | Stars: Bjørn Floberg, Kristoffer Joner, Eva Röse, Sampda Sharma
Votes: 5,811
Norway
196. Irreversible (2002)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in an underpass tunnel.
Director: Gaspar Noé | Stars: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Philippe Nahon
Votes: 147,802 | Gross: $0.75M
France
197. Øyenstikker (2001)
111 min | Drama, Thriller
Dragonfly is the story of a couple that wants to get away. They want to spend time together in peace. They want to put something behind them. There is no such place. Someone will always ... See full summary »
Director: Marius Holst | Stars: Kim Bodnia, Mikael Persbrandt, Maria Bonnevie, Tord Peterson
Votes: 610
Norway
198. The Piano Teacher (2001)
R | 131 min | Drama, Music
A young man romantically pursues his masochistic piano teacher.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Annie Girardot, Benoît Magimel, Susanne Lothar
Votes: 71,902 | Gross: $1.90M
Austria
199. Read My Lips (2001)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
She is almost deaf and he lip-reads. He is an ex-convict. She wants to help him. He thinks no one can help except himself.
Director: Jacques Audiard | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Devos, Olivier Gourmet, Olivier Perrier
Votes: 16,468 | Gross: $1.36M
France
200. The Unknown (2000)
91 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Five young field-biologists are sent to northern Sweden to investigate effects of a large forest fire. However, what was thought to be some weeks of camping and easy work soon turns into a ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Hjorth | Stars: Jacob Ericksson, Marcus Palm, Ann-Sofie Rase, Ingar Sigvardsdotter
Votes: 1,337
Sweden
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