Top 50 Thrillers, a list by trid3nt89

8.4

/1968090/

81

/53383/

77

/23865/

3.8

/1842611/

87

/376/

90

/33842/

78

/45/

3.0

age 15+

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

73

8.3

/1665843/

80

/57736/

81

/27154/

3.8

/4204713/

68

/598/

89

/23597/

59

/60/

2.0

age 16+

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

78

8.2

/913486/

81

/24883/

81

/12666/

4.3

/1941622/

81

/248/

87

/5970/

70

/53/

2.5

age 18+

Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.

78

8.2

/1612570/

81

/41226/

82

/25243/

4.2

/2940920/

69

/263/

77

/26136/

63

/37/

3.5

age 18+

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.

83

8.1

/75987/

80

/3442/

78

/1161/

4.0

/99035/

98

/132/

90

/1533/

83

/33/

3.0

age 14+

Notorious killer whale Tilikum is responsible for the deaths of three individuals, including a top killer whale trainer. Blackfish shows the sometimes devastating consequences of keeping such intelligent and sentient creatures in captivity.

84

8.1

/476510/

79

/17610/

79

/9519/

4.0

/758287/

93

/318/

93

/2206/

86

/43/

3.5

age 16+

Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.

82

8.1

/1153518/

80

/38315/

79

/19528/

4.1

/2798111/

88

/377/

87

/8258/

79

/49/

3.5

age 17+

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

81

8.0

/879514/

77

/22140/

76

/15236/

4.2

/2746046/

85

/320/

84

/19890/

79

/42/

3.5

age 17+

A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake".

81

8.0

/869900/

80

/35211/

79

/17734/

3.8

/1036335/

90

/285/

91

/4681/

71

/49/

3.5

age 13+

Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.

85

IMDb 4

7.8

/266978/

74

/9643/

74

/2357/

4.2

/1758488/

94

/428/

85

/1999/

95

/63/

4.0

age 16+

Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.

75

7.8

/77513/

77

/3445/

78

/1420/

3.8

/73700/

85

/183/

93

/228/

66

/40/

2.0

age 11+

Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world. Twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team explore the Tham Luang cave when an unexpected rainstorm traps them in a chamber inside the mountain. Entombed behind a maze of flooded cave tunnels, they face impossible odds. A team of world-class divers navigate through miles of dangerous cave networks to discover that finding the boys is only the beginning.

80

7.8

/753511/

76

/24138/

76

/13276/

3.9

/1729273/

93

/276/

79

/14324/

79

/43/

3.5

age 18+

Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.

80

7.8

/910426/

76

/35096/

77

/11496/

4.0

/3590226/

85

/527/

87

/9068/

72

/68/

3.5

age 14+

In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

82

7.8

/798471/

78

/48266/

76

/18424/

4.1

/3944850/

98

/403/

86

/6257/

85

/48/

3.0

age 15+

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

79

7.8

/523922/

77

/15703/

73

/7411/

3.9

/598220/

86

/256/

86

/10426/

71

/41/

3.5

age 18+

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.

80

7.8

/515651/

78

/16446/

75

/7292/

3.8

/362639/

93

/279/

89

/6809/

82

/48/

3.0

age 14+

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

83

7.8

/657670/

77

/23174/

77

/11406/

4.0

/1584364/

95

/278/

86

/5002/

76

/45/

4.0

age 17+

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

83

7.8

/765208/

77

/27685/

72

/15811/

3.9

/883517/

92

/388/

86

/17713/

81

/49/

4.0

age 14+

When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, it's up to Bond, aided only by field agent Eve, to locate the mastermind behind the attack.

84

7.7

/661354/

76

/17055/

72

/8718/

3.7

/447911/

96

/360/

90

/10914/

86

/45/

4.0

age 16+

As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

79

7.7

/203580/

77

/7430/

76

/3240/

3.8

/401749/

89

/344/

90

/454/

76

/49/

3.0

age 16+

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

85

7.7

/415029/

77

/25265/

74

/8880/

4.0

/704378/

98

/444/

89

/3631/

87

/60/

4.0

age 13+

When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.

80

7.7

/527348/

76

/27922/

74

/9261/

4.0

/847169/

91

/280/

85

/3628/

82

/48/

3.0

age 17+

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

83

7.7

/630871/

77

/35696/

75

/13922/

4.0

/1208155/

92

/289/

86

/4641/

78

/42/

4.0

age 17+

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.

82

7.7

/893668/

74

/32983/

72

/16008/

3.5

/820239/

96

/361/

79

/16215/

96

/49/

4.0

age 14+

Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer, is on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The Shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalski completely alone-tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness of space. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.

83

7.6

/203789/

75

/8056/

75

/3074/

4.1

/1378363/

96

/287/

91

/63/

86

/44/

3.5

age 14+

A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.

75

7.6

/601471/

76

/24304/

73

/12469/

3.7

/873140/

82

/269/

77

/14776/

68

/39/

3.0

age 13+

A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.

82

7.6

/402302/

76

/22657/

77

/7592/

3.9

/945084/

94

/386/

93

/4041/

78

/58/

3.5

age 17+

With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.

79

7.6

/119566/

77

/6928/

75

/2409/

3.8

/170091/

89

/236/

95

/539/

73

/38/

3.0

age 14+

A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.

82

7.6

/320559/

76

/17284/

75

/4830/

3.7

/800447/

96

/439/

94

/3435/

81

/66/

3.5

age 13+

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the world's fate at stake and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan must consider that nothing can matter more than his mission—not even the lives of those he cares about most.

78

7.6

/190439/

77

/11747/

75

/4095/

3.7

/298068/

92

/260/

88

/1374/

71

/34/

3.0

age 13+

After David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop.

77

7.6

/66572/

75

/2397/

76

/1302/

3.9

/107631/

82

/136/

83

/218/

77

/27/

3.0

age 15+

A young Spanish woman who has newly moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.

80

7.6

/288664/

76

/8284/

73

/3493/

3.8

/267688/

85

/179/

86

/5602/

68

/37/

4.0

age 18+

Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.

80

7.6

/342049/

75

/15805/

72

/7122/

3.6

/215978/

91

/314/

87

/2549/

81

/48/

3.5

age 13+

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.

79

7.6

/273013/

75

/15937/

73

/4722/

3.9

/328316/

97

/286/

89

/2206/

88

/47/

2.5

age 17+

A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.

80

7.6

/507854/

76

/25174/

73

/11970/

3.8

/753090/

91

/317/

88

/8166/

79

/48/

3.5

age 13+

A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.

80

IMDb 11

7.5

/348553/

76

/16187/

74

/3192/

4.1

/3126357/

97

/425/

96

/9466/

84

/55/

2.5

age 16+

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

73

7.5

/203238/

76

/9775/

77

/2995/

3.5

/221859/

82

/119/

98

/779/

63

/28/

2.0

age 16+

During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.

79

7.5

/54564/

74

/2527/

72

/697/

4.0

/181671/

99

/80/

86

/116/

73

/13/

age 15+

A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London.

70

7.5

/70880/

75

/3597/

74

/1226/

3.7

/56951/

75

/219/

85

/191/

53

/35/

2.0

age 16+

The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.

81

7.5

/421206/

73

/12270/

70

/7895/

3.5

/432617/

93

/237/

85

/10371/

82

/38/

4.0

age 17+

The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

77

7.5

/250259/

74

/9721/

73

/3541/

3.7

/743006/

90

/429/

87

/175/

72

/48/

3.0

age 15+

A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.

76

7.5

/230345/

75

/18056/

75

/4802/

3.6

/278075/

88

/190/

88

/1374/

67

/33/

3.0

age 17+

A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.

79

7.5

/110757/

75

/2842/

72

/1315/

3.7

/33814/

93

/97/

85

/1109/

72

/26/

3.5

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

74

7.5

/79863/

74

/2602/

71

/1178/

3.5

/19549/

70

/77/

75

/714/

64

/24/

4.0

age 17+

A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can't find the time to communicate with his family. An estranged couple uses the internet as a means to escape from their lifeless marriage. A widowed ex-cop struggles to raise a mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate. An ambitious journalist sees a career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site. They are strangers, neighbors and colleagues and their stories collide as ordinary people struggling to connect in today's wired world.

71

7.5

/87711/

77

/5637/

74

/1920/

3.7

/51537/

76

/192/

72

/546/

64

/41/

2.5

age 16+

An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.

79

7.5

/260748/

76

/9257/

74

/6547/

3.6

/321772/

81

/198/

84

/3928/

73

/42/

4.0

age 14+

In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage ameliorate their terror.

77

7.5

/442098/

75

/11994/

72

/5427/

3.7

/322538/

92

/235/

85

/12088/

74

/42/

3.0

age 17+

Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.

78

7.5

/577473/

75

/19605/

73

/8832/

3.5

/311157/

92

/262/

82

/12258/

74

/41/