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Casino Royale (2006) reboots Bond as a raw new 00 sent to stop banker Le Chiffre at a high-stakes poker game. With Vesper Lynd, tense action and psychological suspense blend with emotional depth, brutal consequences reshaping Bond. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Twelve Monkeys is a dark, mind‑bending sci‑fi thriller: convicted James Cole is sent from a plague‑ravaged 2035 to the 1990s to trace the outbreak's origin, unraveling paranoia, memory, time paradoxes and moral ambiguity. read more

Genres: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Blood Diamond (2006): ex-mercenary Danny Archer and fisherman Solomon Vandy hunt a rare pink diamond amid Sierra Leone's civil war, confronting greed, guilt and the human cost of conflict diamonds. read more

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Amores Perros is a raw, triptych drama set in Mexico City where a catastrophic car crash links three lives—dogfighter Octavio, injured model Valeria, and ex-guerrilla El Chivo—exploring love, violence and survival. read more

Genres: Drama, Thriller

JFK (1991) follows DA Jim Garrison reopening Kennedy’s assassination probe, blending fact and dramatized interpretation to argue a wide conspiracy—tense investigation, archival footage, and provocative, controversial claims. read more

Genres: Drama, History, Thriller

Francis recalls murders tied to Dr. Caligari and sleepwalker Cesare in this 1920 expressionist silent. Jagged sets, oppressive mood and an ambiguous twist blur reality and madness. read more

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Slow-burning, gothic thriller in a decaying Hollywood mansion where jealous ex-child star Jane torments wheelchair-bound sister Blanche; envy, isolation and cruelty escalate into violent, claustrophobic terror. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Special 26 (2013) is a taut 1980s Indian crime-thriller: Ajju's gang poses as CBI/Income Tax officers to rob the rich. A major heist attracts CBI officer Wasim Khan, triggering a tense cat-and-mouse showdown. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

District 9 (2009) — gritty sci‑fi in Johannesburg where alien 'Prawns' are segregated. MNU agent Wikus mutates after exposure to alien biotech and forges an uneasy alliance, amid commentary on xenophobia. read more

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Mulholland Dr. (2001): David Lynch’s dreamlike noir about amnesiac Rita and hopeful actress Betty unraveling Hollywood conspiracies, a mysterious blue box and reality-blurring, nightmarish shifts. read more

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Carlito's Way: ex-con Carlito Brigante seeks a quiet life—open a nightclub and reunite with Gail—but loyalties, a scheming lawyer and old associates pull him back, producing a slow-burning, noirish tragedy about regret and failed redemption. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Jakarta cop Rama goes undercover as enforcer Yuda to infiltrate gangs, expose corruption and protect his family. A brutal, noir-like thriller of relentless hand-to-hand violence, tense undercover drama and moral ambiguity. read more

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

All the President's Men (1976): a meticulous newsroom thriller about Woodward and Bernstein turning a 1972 DNC break‑in into a fact‑driven probe that exposed Nixon‑era corruption. read more

Genres: Drama, History, Thriller

High Noon follows Marshal Will Kane, who on his wedding day must face returning outlaw Frank Miller. Abandoned by the town, Kane confronts fear, betrayal and moral duty in a tense, real-time showdown. read more

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Western

The Manchurian Candidate (1962) is a tense Cold War thriller: Major Marco uncovers a brainwashing conspiracy manipulating decorated soldier Raymond Shaw and his domineering mother, exposing political corruption and psychological horror. read more

Genres: Drama, Thriller

A dark comic thriller: Mortimer Brewster learns his sweet aunts poison lonely men "as charity" and bury them. Farce and suspense follow as corpses, a Teddy-obsessed nephew and a plastic-surgery brother create chaotic cover-ups. read more

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Karthikeya 2 is a fast-paced mystery-thriller where Dr. Karthikeya hunts a centuries-old anklet linked to Lord Krishna; a globe-spanning, temple-centered quest mixing archaeological puzzles, mythic lore, suspense and twists. read more

Genres: Mystery, Thriller

Battleship Potemkin (1925), Eisenstein’s silent classic, dramatizes a 1905 sailors’ mutiny and the Odessa Steps massacre. A montage-driven, propagandistic film of collective revolt, sacrifice and state violence. read more

Genres: Drama, History, Thriller

Baby (2015) is a lean, fast-paced Indian action thriller about an elite covert unit racing across Kathmandu, Istanbul, Abu Dhabi, Delhi and Mumbai to stop Maulana Rehman’s terrorist network. read more

Genres: Action, Thriller

Nine Queens (2000) is an Argentine crime drama about two con men—naïve Juan and veteran Marcos—who plot to sell forged 'Nine Queens' stamps. Smart, twisty, tense and darkly humorous, it explores deception and shifting loyalties. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller