Good Thriller Movies I Want To See
Mostly American and/or International thriller movies that I want to see. Almost all of these movies, if rated, are rated with between 5 and 10 stars. My ratings are from 1-6.
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- DirectorRaphael VieiraStarsSimone GriffethChip LaneJenn GotzonUnder pressure to defend a preacher's daughter accused of murder, a Savannah attorney is forced to face the sin that haunts him.
- DirectorJerry JamesonStarsKate MaraDavid OyelowoMimi RogersA single mother struggling with drug addiction is taken hostage in her own apartment by a man on the run who has broken out of jail and murdered the judge assigned to his case.
- DirectorWim WendersStarsJames FrancoPeter MillerGilbert WahiakeronOne day, driving aimlessly around the outskirts of town after a trivial domestic quarrel, a writer named Tomas accidentally hits and kills a child. Will he be able to move on?
- DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsJason ClarkeAng Phula SherpaThomas M. WrightOn May 10, 1996, mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer combine their expedition teams for a final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. With little warning, a storm strikes the mountain and the climbers must now battle to survive.
- DirectorKasper JuhlStarsAnne Sofie AdelsparreJohannes NymarkPeter AudeAfter years in prison, Anders reunites with his sister Mia. However, their traumatic past haunts them both. Anders falls back into his old habits, while Mia discovers a sinister side of herself and those around her.
- DirectorJohn Erick DowdleStarsLake BellPierce BrosnanOwen WilsonIn their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape from an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.
- DirectorRupert GooldStarsJames FrancoJonah HillFelicity JonesWhen disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo - who has taken on Finkel's identity - his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsChris HemsworthCillian MurphyBrendan GleesonA recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.
- DirectorRob RowattStarsLogan BrownKaty HedalenMax IngraoA young couple is thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse after they trek deep into the wilderness on a honeymoon canoe trip and become targets of a vengeful family.
- DirectorJon LindstromStarsMcCaleb BurnettJeff BarryCassandra FreemanA young man and his friends react violently to a sudden, unexpected tragedy during their annual all-weekend summer party.
- DirectorFrank Hall GreenStarsElla PurnellBrian GeraghtyDiane FarrAfter conditions in her new home become unbearable, a teenage girl runs away and befriends an older man preparing for a hike through the Alaskan wilderness.
- DirectorNacho VigalondoStarsSasha GreyElijah WoodNeil MaskellA jilted fan soon finds himself pulled into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse after he accepts the opportunity to spy on his favorite actress via his laptop.
- DirectorJavier Fuentes-LeónStarsSalvador del SolarAngie CepedaLucho CáceresEdo Celeste is a renowned crime novelist, who is writing the final book in the series about his alter ego, detective Felipe Aranda. Edo is obsessed with the disappearance of his fiancee Celia, which took place the day of the 2007 earthquake in the southern coast of Peru. Seven years later, an enigmatic woman brings Edo dozens of cryptic photos that may help solve the mystery of Celia's disappearance. Edo senses that he's being tempted into a dangerous game, but believes this is the only way to find his fiancee alive. A labyrinth of clues submerges Edo in a race through the streets of Lima and the deserted beaches of Paracas. His final destination will confront him with the ultimate riddle any writer could face.
- DirectorGustavo MercadoStarsVirginia DuttonRenato BiribinTom AshtonInspired by a shocking true event, "Saturnalia" tells the story of Edey, a homeless woman who manages to sneak in and live undetected in the house of a recently retired man after the sudden death of his wife.
- DirectorScott McMahonStarsDana DaeRobert DaheyFrederick EnsignA mysterious red cube arrives at the doorstep of a married couple. Upon throwing it away, another red cube arrives, then another, and another.
- DirectorIce NealStarsIce NealDaniel SimpsonEddie UsherWhen a mother embarks on a quest for truth to clear her son's name from murder, she finds herself entangled in an enigmatic chain of thrilling events linked to the mysterious man who haunted her 18 years earlier.
- DirectorGreg WhiteStarsSarah ManninenPeter StebbingsDmitry ChepovetskyA young couple moves their struggling family to a small town, where a mysterious neighbor becomes a threat to their very existence.
- DirectorAnthony PierceStarsUna Jo BladeMichael MadsenHank CartwrightDetective Ben Nolan is sent to investigate the story of a convicted prostitute and known drug dealer Linda Grossel. Linda explains that she was kidnapped and held captive for weeks. As the investigation unfolds, Linda's sanity is put to question, leaving Ben to decide whether to go on with the investigation or leave Linda to the fate of the prison system.
- DirectorDerrick SimsStarsMichael Ray DavisThor WahlestedtElise RovinskySet in rural Arkansas in 1973, Come Morning is the tragic story of Frank and his 10-year-old grandson and the hunting accident that forever changes their lives.
- DirectorCristian SolimenoStarsAndy NymanJames CosmoNeve CampbellThe chilling story of a middle class man whose desperate weathering of the current economic crisis ends with the arrival one night of a debt collector with an offer that surely cannot be turned down.
- DirectorHarold GuskinStarsFamke JanssenJames GandolfiniJohn MagaroThe lives of three childhood friends on the Jersey Shore begin to unravel when a secret from their past is revealed.
- DirectorHenry BarrialStarsRudolf MartinHeather AnkenyKeith DiamondA man wakes up alone in the middle of the desert with a black hood on his head and his hands tied behind his back. At death's door, he is discovered by a woman living alone in the desert and is nursed back to health. Upon regaining consciousness, the man realizes he has amnesia, and has no idea who he is. His only clue, a piece of paper in his pocket with the name "Manny Elder" on it, sends him on a journey to Los Angeles to discover his past. But things and people are not what they seem and clues lead to something bigger and more unusual than the man could have ever imagined.
- DirectorAndrew Okpeaha MacLeanStarsJosiah PatkotakFrank Qutuq IrelanJohn MillerIn Barrow, Alaska, teenagers Qalli and Aivaaq find their bond tested when a seal-hunting trip goes wrong, resulting in the death of their friend.
- DirectorPaul Andrew WilliamsStarsRachael BlakeTom ButcherJumayn HunterA couple is terrorized by a gang who is hunting their son.
- DirectorDarren FlaxstoneChristian MartinStarsDaniel BrocklebankGarry SummersBernie HodgesFather Jack is imprisoned for a crime that he has committed. The inmates suspect him of paedophilia and begin to persuade his teenage cellmate of this. His true crime is confessed to a prison guard with whom Jack has fallen in love.
- DirectorPaul HaggisStarsRussell CroweElizabeth BanksLiam NeesonA married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder.
- DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsDermot MulroneyDiane KrugerSam ShepardA couple goes to dangerous lengths to find a lung donor for their daughter.
- DirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsCasey AffleckKate HudsonJessica AlbaA West Texas Deputy Sheriff is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer.
- DirectorThomas JaneStarsThomas JaneLauren GermanRon PerlmanA couple en route from Las Vegas are forced to deal with a body in the desert, making their honeymoon one hellish ride.
- DirectorBrian StrineStarsMatthew PfohlKimberly LaferriereJill HodkinsonEvan and Sarah are young lovers struggling to survive in an old cottage on a small island. Subsisting on what they can find and what they can steal on the nearby mainland, they try to escape from the restraints of everyday life and lose themselves in their passionate lovemaking - until an intruder intervenes.
- DirectorConor HorganStarsCiarán McMenaminAlex ReidKelly CampbellSet in a world upended by a complete breakdown of society, two couples hide out in a lakeside cabin hoping to survive this crisis.
- DirectorJake GoldbergerStarsThomas Haden ChurchElisabeth ShueMelissa LeoDon McKay, a high school janitor who leaves his hometown after a tragedy, returns 25 years later to rekindle a romance with his old flame, who is dying, but this homecoming brings McKay more than he bargained for.
- DirectorRichard HarrahStarsEion BaileyYvonne StrahovskiWill PattonA survival story about a honeymooning couple who get lost in the wide expanse of the Grand Canyon.
- DirectorJohan RenckStarsMaria BelloRufus SewellJason PatricAn unhappy wife orders a guy she meets over the Internet to kill her, but the two of them fall in love.
- DirectorNash EdgertonStarsDavid RobertsClaire van der BoomJoel EdgertonA man's life begins to unravel when his mistress brings him a bag of cash.
- DirectorJasmine Yuen CarrucanStarsTravis McMahonDavid LyonsBryan BrownA man is kidnapped from his city home in the quiet hours of the night and, the kidnapper, John Kelly, embarks on a journey into the Australian Outback towards the place where his hostage is due for delivery. As time and distance roll by, the strength and endurance of both men will be tested to the very end.
- DirectorRigoberto CastañedaStarsAmber TamblynAidan GillenArmie HammerThree people from different walks of life find themselves trapped inside a stalled elevator. What at first seems like an inconvenience rapidly escalates into a nightmare.
- DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsHilary SwankDavid MorrisseyAnnaSophia RobbA former Christian missionary, who specializes in debunking religious phenomena, investigates a small town which seems to be suffering from the 10 biblical plagues.
- DirectorShelli RyanStarsBrooke BloomSean BridgersAnthony De MarcoJake's Closet takes you back through childhood in a suspenseful and deeply moving story that dives deep into the mind of a little boy under the stress of a fractured family.
- DirectorTerry GeorgeStarsJoaquin PhoenixMark RuffaloJennifer ConnellyThe lives of two families change forever after a fatal tragedy takes place on Reservation Road.
- DirectorSam ZalutskyStarsDaniel SauliJulien LucasHeather Alicia SimmsWhen Jeffrey, a young New York architect, moves into a new apartment, he becomes the object of obsession for his eccentric landlady.
- DirectorPaul SchraderStarsWoody HarrelsonKristin Scott ThomasLauren BacallAn escort who caters to Washington, D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.
- DirectorThomas ZambeckStarsVincent SpanoJennifer O'DellJudd NelsonA wealthy man believes his wife is trying to drive him insane and hires a private detective to investigate her.
- DirectorGideon RaffStarsMarc BlucasJoel LeffertShiri ApplebyA literary agent moves into a penthouse apartment. Soon after the move, he receives crime scene photographs that seem to have taken place in his new apartment. Next he receives a series of stalker videotapes that document his every move.
- DirectorKaren MoncrieffStarsToni ColletteBrittany MurphyMarcia Gay HardenThe clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.
- DirectorAlan WhiteStarsHeather GrahamJeremy SistoTess HarperHope thinks of her life, moving from Cleveland to LA, full of hope of making it as a musician to slowly being broken by a life and bad boyfriend going nowhere.
- DirectorJeff MahlerStarsNicholas D'AgostoCheryl WhiteKevin KilnerA man's interest in a couple leads to chilling and heartbreaking results.
- DirectorM.J. BassettStarsSean PertweeAlex ReidToby KebbellJuvenile delinquents are sent to a small British island after a fellow prisoner's death, where they have to fight for survival.
- DirectorAna KokkinosStarsTom LongGreta ScacchiColin FrielsAn erotic mystery about power and sex, the entanglement of victim and perpetrator, and a man's struggle to regain his lost self.
- DirectorMatías BizeStarsBlanca LewinGonzalo ValenzuelaA young man and woman have a sensual, one-night stand in a motel room where they confide in each other about their troubled lives.
- DirectorNick WillingStarsEdward BurnsJennifer EhleThomas GibsonAbel Grey investigates the death of a boy whose body was found floating in a river; fearing scandal, the school insists it was suicide, but Abel suspects that a dangerous schoolboy initiation went horribly wrong.
- DirectorTommy StovallStarsSeth PetersonBruce DavisonChad DonellaRobbie and Trey are gay, middle-class, suburban professionals. Life is good. Until the son of a fundamentalist preacher moves in next door.
- DirectorSteve BaldersonStarsKaren BlackMike PattonSusan TraylorA young boy who lives in a dysfunctional home went to the carnival and met a singer. Shortly after, a murder took place. The town's sheriff is seeking answers. The singer is trying to escape her environment so is the boy. But both has to face their own horror.
- DirectorTony SpiridakisStarsJulia BarnettTrish GoffTed BardyA riveting psychological drama about a woman (Trish Goff) trying to piece her life back together whose problems escalate when she confronts her mysterious upstairs neighbor (Ally Sheedy).
- DirectorSebastián CorderoStarsJohn LeguizamoAlfred MolinaLeonor WatlingA suspense thriller about a reporter from Miami who travels to Ecuador in pursuit of a serial killer known as the "Monster of Babahoyo."
- DirectorMarcos BernsteinStarsFernanda MontenegroRaul CortezLaura CardosoA retired woman spends her days snooping everybody in her neighborhood as a police informant. When she thinks she sees a man murder a woman, but the death is seen as natural by the police, she decides to prove she was right.
- DirectorGreg PageStarsJohnny BarkerDwayne CameronKate ElliottTwo best friends, Grant and Paul, hit the country road for a night of fun, but unfortunately take a short cut to their fate... where they meet the Locals.
- DirectorTom ShanklandStarsLee WilliamsMarc WarrenEmily HolmesYoung Tim Cornish's life has begun with great promise. Blessed with extraordinary good looks, Tim enjoyed much attention and cared little of broken hearts. At University he was a favored student in a prestigious creative writing course, but a chance meeting, a stolen kiss and a sudden flare of passion sets Tim on a journey of betrayal, heartbreak and murder. In a flashback, he tells his story of cruelty, love and a soul-destroying guilt that offers little chance for redemption.
- DirectorRobby HensonStarsBilly Bob ThorntonPatricia ArquetteWilliam DevaneSheriff Hardwick investigates the death of Mona, a transexual woman. The judge asks that the case is archived to prevent it impacting the upcoming elections, but the evidence keeps coming in.
- DirectorWalter KlenhardStarsHarry HamlinSusan DeyJer Adrianne LelliottA family driving through Nevada decides to take some snapshots at an out-of-the-way ghost town named Weaver, and horrible things start happening.
- DirectorMarc EvansStarsSean Cw JohnsonKris LemcheStephen O'ReillyFive people are offered one million dollars to spend six months together in an isolated mansion, with cameras watching their every move.
- DirectorLarry ClarkEdward LachmanStarsAdam ChubbuckJames BullardSeth GrayKen Park is about several Californian skateboarders' lives and relationships with and without their parents.
- DirectorBill BennettStarsSaffron BurrowsBurt ReynoldsMike StarrA wealthy man married to a beautiful younger woman puts her fidelity to the test.
- DirectorRichard GlatzerWash WestmorelandStarsScott GurneyMichael CunioRoxanne DayA young man employed as a fluffer in the adult entertainment industry finds himself falling for a gay-for-pay porn star whose hedonistic lifestyle may lead them both to destruction.
- DirectorPatrice ChéreauStarsMark RylanceKerry FoxSusannah HarkerA failed London musician meets once a week with a woman for a series of intense sexual encounters to get away from the realities of life. But when he begins inquiring about her, it puts their relationship at risk.
- DirectorLee TamahoriStarsMorgan FreemanMichael WincottMonica PotterWhen a senator's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school, detective Alex Cross investigates the case even though he's recovering from the loss of his partner.
- DirectorDennis DimsterStarsNastassja KinskiJeff FaheyJosh HollowayA dangerous psychopath seduces his psychiatrist's unhappy wife.
- DirectorWim WendersStarsJeremy DaviesMilla JovovichMel GibsonTragi-comic, romantic whodunnit set in a run down hotel which plays host to mentally ill people too poor to afford medical insurance.
- DirectorSamantha LangStarsSusie PorterKelly McGillisAbbie CornishA lesbian private detective dives head first into murder, manipulation and the consuming power of sex.
- DirectorPo-Chih LeongStarsJudd NelsonHedy BurressMichael WeatherlyA screenwriter, who lives in a cabin by the lake near Los Angeles, drowns young women, then goes back to visit their bodies and do their laundry.
- DirectorLyndon ChubbuckStarsKiefer SutherlandRebecca De MornayDana DelanyA detective falls for the man she's supposed to be investigating; dire complications follow.
- DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsDaryl HannahJennifer TillyBruce GreenwoodA desperate, childless couple kidnap a pregnant woman and lead her husband to believe that she is dead.
- DirectorHenry BromellStarsWilliam H. MacyNeve CampbellJohn RitterAlex, a hit man, tries to get out of the family business, but his father won't let him do so. While seeking the help of a therapist, he meets a sexually charged 23-year-old woman with whom he falls in love.
- DirectorStephan ElliottStarsEwan McGregorAshley JuddPatrick BerginA private eye shadows a female serial killer of men all over the U.S. without her knowing as he, strangely enough, occasionally acts as her guardian angel.
- DirectorMark HanlonStarsAidan GillenEmmanuelle SeignerSusan TyrrellAn introvert relieves the tedium of caring for his invalid mother by spying on his neighbor.
- DirectorDavid BaileyStarsCharlotte GainsbourgCharles Edwin PowellNastassja KinskiCatherine meets, marries and moves in with widower Nick. Strange things start happening to her in his apartment. Is she just imagining it or. . .
- DirectorJohn McTiernanMichael CrichtonStarsAntonio BanderasDiane VenoraDennis StorhøiA man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at a Viking village port to restock on supplies, he finds himself unwittingly embroiled in a quest to banish a mysterious threat in a distant Viking land.
- DirectorJeremy ThomasStarsJohn HurtChristian BaleDaniel BenzaliBobby Platt is a mentally slow young man who escapes an abusive, hateful stepfather who has killed his pets one by one. To save himself, Bobby runs away and meets a strange old man who wanders the highways to bury roadkill animals. Bobby becomes the old man's apprentice and learns to see the world of nature in a strange idyllic way. But soon the shadow of his stepfather catches up to him and Bobby's world explodes into a grotesque nightmare.
- DirectorJoseph RubenStarsVince VaughnAnne HecheJoaquin PhoenixTwo friends must choose whether to help a third friend who was arrested in Malaysia for drug possession.
- DirectorRobert BentonStarsPaul NewmanSusan SarandonGene HackmanA retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.
- DirectorGregory HoblitStarsDenzel WashingtonJohn GoodmanDonald SutherlandHomicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution, the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.
- DirectorPaul MarcusStarsKiefer SutherlandBridget FondaHart BochnerJimmy is married to the abusive Frank, but she's building a nest egg so she can leave. For a year, she's been deaf as a result of one of his beatings. One night, he pushes her over the stairwell, and she ends up in the hospital. When a charred body in her husband's car is pulled from a pond, the cops want to talk to her, but she bolts for her sister's, loses her savings pass-book, and then learns someone has emptied her bank account. She's goes on the run, with the same cops on her trail, and eventually realizes Frank may not be dead. Getting back her money, facing Frank, satisfying the police, and finding her freedom may be more than she can handle.
- DirectorVolker SchlöndorffStarsWoody HarrelsonElisabeth ShueGina GershonA recently released ex-con gets involved in a fake kidnapping scheme that turns very real.
- DirectorJon ReissStarsPaul HippBitty SchramJonathan PennerA darkly perverse psychological drama about a man who sublimates his life to those around him and the drastic measures he takes in order to regain the illusion of control. A taut character study set in contemporary Los Angeles.
- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsJason PatricIrène JacobThomas LockyerHarry Donovan is an art forger who paints a fake Rembrandt picture for $500,000. Marieke, the woman he meets in Paris and gets into bed with, turns out to be the art expert whom Harry's clients are using to check the counterfeit picture he painted.
- DirectorJeb StuartStarsDanny GloverDennis QuaidClaudia StedelinAn FBI agent tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.
- DirectorKiyoshi KurosawaStarsMasato HagiwaraKoji YakushoTsuyoshi UjikiA frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.
- DirectorBlain BrownStarsLoriDawn MessuriJacqueline LovellAndre WilsonA young aspiring artist is drawn into the dark world of voyeurism, sex, and murder when she decide to move into a art house complex. Now, she must find out who is the murderer, before it's too late.
- DirectorPatrick DewolfStarsAdrian DunbarFlorence HoathSophie AubryA gripping story of sex, betrayal, and murder. In 1938, British detective Alan Cross (Adrian Dunbar) travels to a small French coastal town to investigate the mysterious death of a close friend. Soon he becomes entangled in the strange lives of his prime suspects, the Graves, an aristocratic English family hiding many dark secrets. In his search for clues, Cross cleverly uncovers an illicit relationship, local Nazi-sympathizers, and ultimately, the true identity of his friend's killer.
- DirectorVictor SalvaStarsEric RobertsLance HenriksenBrion JamesTwo men, both hiding a deadly secret, are on a murderous rampage through the desert.
- DirectorSondra LockeStarsRichard ThomasShawn ElliottTess HarperOne night, Nancy Lyon awakes in pain and dies shortly after--poisoned with arsenic. Her family immediately suspects her husband Richard, who left her temporarily the year before because of an affair. Nancy's brother is especially keen on getting her children away from the suspected murderer. All evidence points against Richard, but in court Richard surprisingly presents proof that his wife had depression, so perhaps she killed herself. Or is this "proof" just fake? Depicts an authentic case.
- DirectorSteven SchachterStarsChristopher ReeveKim CattrallEdward KerrA paralyzed cop struggles with his life following a failed special operation and gets depressed. His wife and brother try to get him out of that state which causes a series of unpredictable events.
- DirectorMichael CohnStarsAlly WalkerMartin SheenRon PerlmanPolice detectives investigate the apparent serial killing of several children after finding severed hands.
- DirectorDavid Hugh JonesStarsKyle MacLachlanAnthony HopkinsJason RobardsJoseph K. (Kyle MacLachlan) awakens one morning to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told with what he is charged, and despite being "arrested" is allowed to remain free and go to work. But, despite the strange nature of his arrest, Joseph soon learns that his trial, however odd, is very real, and he tries desperately to spare himself from the court's judgement.
- DirectorScott McGeheeDavid SiegelStarsDennis HaysbertMel HarrisSab ShimonoAfter his brother tries to kill him, a man survives only to find himself in another man's body.
- DirectorLeslie MegaheyStarsColin FirthAmina AnnabiJim CarterIn medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However, he is soon drawn into amorous and political intrigues. At the same time, he is pushed to defend a pig, owned by the mysterious gypsy Samira. The pig has been arrested for the murder of a young boy.
- DirectorRodney GibbonsStarsRod SteigerLinda KozlowskiRon LeaBoy loves mother who dies giving birth. Boy kills baby brother. 50 years later boy, now doctor, sells a neighboring house cheaply to a pregnant woman who looks like his mom and wants to be her doctor. Will he also kill her unborn son?
- DirectorFred WaltonStarsCarol KaneCharles DurningJill SchoelenA young babysitter, all alone in the house with two children asleep above, is bothered by a stranger. Unfortunately, the phone's dead...
- DirectorJonathan HeapStarsDonald SutherlandAmy IrvingRider StrongA convicted wife murderer returns twenty two years later to seek revenge on the daughter who help convict him.
- DirectorGeoff MurphyStarsRutger HauerRebecca De MornayRon SilverA rich couple's car hits a Mexican cop. Fearing prison for the accident, the couple continues to USA. An insistent man wants a job at their furniture store/factory, vaguely hinting to the accident.