Best Thriller Movies

Last updated: July 8, 2026

Somewhere between horror, drama, and action is a category of suspenseful movies that's sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. These teen-friendly thrillers pack a heavy punch of excitement and mystery. From master of the genre Alfred Hitchcock's psychological thrillers to more modern crime dramas, our list of top thrills covers a wide range of films. But one thing's for sure: You're in for a hair-raising, spine-tingling movie night. For more (and arguably, scarier) picks, be sure to check out Best Horror Movies.

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Rear Window (1954) movie poster: James Stewart's face obscured behind a long-lens camera

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Rear Window

age 10+

Hitchcock's tense masterpiece explores privacy and paranoia.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 1954)

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Gremlins movie poster: A cute Mogwai has a scary, threatening shadow

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Gremlins

age 11+

Comic horror classic is still scary; profanity, deaths.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 1984)

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Charade movie poster: Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn feature running hand-in-hand and smiling in an inset picture

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Charade

age 12+

Dark humor, violence, smoking in classic romantic thriller.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 1963)

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13 Ghosts (1960)

age 12+

Cheesy -- and gory -- classic; no young'uns.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 1960)

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A Call to Spy

age 12+

Inspirational story of female WWII spies has war violence.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2020)

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

age 13+

Sharp, layered mystery sequel; smoking, drinking, cursing.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2022)

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Vertigo

age 13+

Must-see Hitchcock thriller for any classic movie bug.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 1958)

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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery poster: Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) looks into an open grave surrounded by suspects, a church behind them

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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

age 13+

Blanc returns for a holy whodunit; crude talk, violence.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2025)

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Coup de Chance Movie Poster: Alain and Fanny look at each other lovingly while Jean looks on disapprovingly behind them

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Coup de Chance

age 13+

Woody Allen's fine French story of love, guilt, and murder.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2024)

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A Haunting in Venice Movie Poster: Five people stand in a circle against a black background, looking down

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A Haunting in Venice

age 13+

Stark, spooky Hercule Poirot murder mystery has violence.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)

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Caddo Lake movie poster: A mysterious tributary.

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Caddo Lake

age 13+

Spooky Southern mystery with violence, death, language.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2024)

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47 Meters Down

age 13+

Bloody shark tale is extremely tense, gripping.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2017)

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The Shallows

age 13+

Blake Lively vs. shark in tense, bloody ocean thriller.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2016)

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Six Minutes to Midnight

age 13+

Intense thriller set days before WWII has some violence.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2021)

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Murder on the Orient Express

age 13+

Colorful, thoughtful, classical mystery has some violence.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2017)

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To Catch a Thief

age 13+

A riveting, rollicking Hitchcock suspense classic.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 1955)

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Searching

age 13+

Digital mystery satisfies on technical, emotional levels.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2018)

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The Command

age 13+

Fact-based sub disaster drama stirs outrage; peril, cursing.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2019)

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Now You See Me: Now You Don't Movie Poster: Eight people positioned on white geometric steps and platforms

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Now You See Me: Now You Don't

age 13+

Spellbinding threequel has action violence, swearing.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2025)

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Conclave movie poster: A cardinal in red and black robes, with three others framed in a cross. The Vatican looms in the background under a fading sky.

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Conclave

age 13+

Twists and turns in thriller about search for a new pope.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2024)

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