Thriller Movies
The Snorkel

The Snorkel

The Snorkel
IMDb: 6.7
90

On the Italian coast, writer Paul Decker has grown unhappy in his marriage and executes what appears to be a perfect murder of his wife. While Paul is believed to…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Screaming Skull

The Screaming Skull

The Screaming Skull
IMDb: 4
68

Newlyweds Eric and Jenni Whitlock retire to his desolate mansion, where Eric’s first wife Marianne died from a mysterious freak accident. Jenni, who has a history of mental illness, begins…

Genre: Horror, Thriller
Raw Wind in Eden

Raw Wind in Eden

Raw Wind in Eden
IMDb: 5.6
93

Passengers struggle to survive after their plane crashes on a remote island. Director Richard Wilson’s 1958 drama stars Esther Williams, Jeff Chandler and Rosanna Podesta.

Orders to Kill

Orders to Kill

Orders to Kill
IMDb: 7.1
107

A grounded American fighter pilot is switched to espionage on a special job in which he must kill a small-time Paris lawyer suspected of double-crossing France by selling out radio…

Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Nowhere to Go

Nowhere to Go

Nowhere to Go
IMDb: 6.8
99

A professional thief is sprung from prison with the assistance of a new partner who wants to know where he’s hid his loot.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
No Name on the Bullet

No Name on the Bullet

No Name on the Bullet
IMDb: 7.2
77

When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town’s folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal…

Never Love a Stranger

Never Love a Stranger

Never Love a Stranger
IMDb: 5.5
91

Orphan turns bad, finds redemption with some help from boyhood pal. This movie is of interest because of the presence of a young Steve McQueen, the leading man being John…

Murder by Contract

Murder by Contract

Murder by Contract
IMDb: 7.2
81

Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer. His next target, a woman, is the most difficult.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Mannequin in Red

Mannequin in Red

Mannequin in Red
IMDb: 6.3
109

A model is murdered at a famous fashion house and the Hillmans start to investigate. Kajsa Hillman is employed as a model and discovers that several people had motives to…

The Man Inside

The Man Inside

The Man Inside
IMDb: 5.9
90

A detective tracking a stolen gem begins to suspect there’s more to the case than just theft.

Macabre

Macabre

Macabre
IMDb: 5.6
72

After his wife and her blind sister have died under his care, a doctor’s young daughter is kidnapped and reported as buried alive, leaving him with mere hours to find…

Hell’s Five Hours

Hell’s Five Hours

Hell’s Five Hours
IMDb: 5.8
73

The manager (Stephen McNally) of a rocket-fuel plant deals with a worker (Vic Morrow) threatening to blow himself up.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Hell Drivers

Hell Drivers

Hell Drivers
IMDb: 7.2
108

An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Grip of the Strangler

Grip of the Strangler

Grip of the Strangler
IMDb: 6.2
78

A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.

The Gun Runners

The Gun Runners

The Gun Runners
IMDb: 6.3
83

Remake of “To Have and Have Not” based on Hemingway short story. Plot reset to early days of Cuban revolution. A charter boat skipper gets entangled in gunrunning scheme to…

The Fearmakers

The Fearmakers

The Fearmakers
IMDb: 6.3
85

A Korean War veteran returns to Washington D.C. only to discover his business partner had died and their public-research business sold, so he works there undercover to find out the…

Genre: Thriller
The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones
IMDb: 7.5
96

Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.

The Decks Ran Red

The Decks Ran Red

The Decks Ran Red
IMDb: 6.2
84

A band of dishonest seamen plans a murderous mutiny aboard the S.S. Berwind.

Cry Terror!

Cry Terror!

Cry Terror!
IMDb: 6.7
96

A mad bomber holds an innocent family hostage.

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Cop Hater

Cop Hater

Cop Hater
IMDb: 6.3
75

Members of the 87th Precinct search for a cop killer who has already murdered two of their own.

The Camp on Blood Island

The Camp on Blood Island

The Camp on Blood Island
IMDb: 6.6
81

Set in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II, the film focuses on the brutality and horror that the allied prisoners were exposed to as the Japanese…

Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Cairo Station

Cairo Station

Cairo Station
IMDb: 7.5
77

Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Elevator to the Gallows

Elevator to the Gallows

Elevator to the Gallows
IMDb: 7.9
92

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Appointment with a Shadow

Appointment with a Shadow

Appointment with a Shadow
IMDb: 6.5
72

George Nader plays a reporter whose career is ruined by liquor. A comeback opportunity presents itself when Nader is a bystander at the arrest of a well-known criminal.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Zero Hour!

Zero Hour!

Zero Hour!
IMDb: 6.6
81

In 1950s Canada, during a commercial flight, the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing an ex-WW2 fighter pilot to try to land the airliner in heavy fog.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
The Weapon

The Weapon

The Weapon
IMDb: 6.2
78

A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Deadlier Than the Male

Deadlier Than the Male

Deadlier Than the Male
IMDb: 7.5
113

In the heart of Paris, a restaurateur’s mundane life is disrupted by the arrival of his ex-wife’s daughter, who claims to be in need after her mother’s death. After marrying…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Time Lock

Time Lock

Time Lock
IMDb: 6.1
73

A boy is accidentally locked in a bank vault. With less than 10 hours of oxygen left in the vault, it becomes a race to save the boy.

Genre: Thriller
Three Sundays to Live

Three Sundays to Live

Three Sundays to Live
IMDb: 5.2
70

Band leader Frank Martin is convicted and sentenced to death for murdering the owner of a club in which he had performed. Frank’s innocent of the crime, and singer Ruth…

Genre: Thriller
Stopover Tokyo

Stopover Tokyo

Stopover Tokyo
IMDb: 5.6
100

An American intelligence agent is sent to Tokyo to track down a Communist spy ring.

Short Cut to Hell

Short Cut to Hell

Short Cut to Hell
IMDb: 6
89

A hitman is found out because he was paid off in traceable stolen money. On the run, he kidnaps the girlfriend of the police detective in charge of his pursuit;…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Sea Wife

Sea Wife

Sea Wife
IMDb: 5.8
81

In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small lifeboat carries a beautiful woman, an army officer, a bigoted administrator,…

No Time to Be Young

No Time to Be Young

No Time to Be Young
IMDb: 5.8
82

A melodrama about young adults growing up and facing the pressures of life.

The Night Runner

The Night Runner

The Night Runner
IMDb: 6.2
79

A mental patient with a violent past is released from the institution, against the advice of his doctors, and sent back to his old neighborhood. Was he released too soon?

Genre: Drama, Thriller
The Devil Strikes at Night

The Devil Strikes at Night

The Devil Strikes at Night
IMDb: 7.2
100

Hamburg, Germany, 1944, during World War II. A serial killer terrorizes the city. When it seems clear that the local police are unable to catch him, forces as dark and…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
My Gun Is Quick

My Gun Is Quick

My Gun Is Quick
IMDb: 6.2
91

Detective Mike Hammer’s investigation of a murder puts him in the middle between warring jewel thieves.

Murder

Murder

Murder
IMDb: 5.3
2

The camera shows us a door handle and the door’s striker plate; from this angle, they form a cross. The door opens and in steps someone in a dark trench…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
Man in the Shadow

Man in the Shadow

Man in the Shadow
IMDb: 6.8
80

In a modern cow town, the powerful ranch owner’s henchmen kill a ranch hand, prompting the sheriff to investigate despite facing strong opposition. He finds an unlikely ally in the…

Man Afraid

Man Afraid

Man Afraid
IMDb: 6.1
84

A preacher (George Nader) fears for his family (Phyllis Thaxter, Tim Hovey) after killing a teenage burglar whose father seeks revenge.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Flying Scot

The Flying Scot

The Flying Scot
IMDb: 6.2
70

A gang of four would-be robbers plans to steal a fortune in currency hidden aboard the “Flying Scotsman” in a railroad stateroom by cutting through the wall of the adjacent…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller