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The Visit quietly unsettles you before it shocks you into a new level of creep. Shot in the found footage style, it follows two kids sent to spend a week with grandparents they barely know. At first, it’s quirky and awkward—but the tone slips. Doors slamming on their own, weird rituals, and nightly antics escalate into something more sinister. Shyamalan’s clever blend of humor, tension, and dread unravels slowly, then snaps. You find yourself laughing one moment, cringing the next....

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Crawl
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⭐
6.2
📅
July 2019
🕒
87 minutes
👥
R
Crawl
HorrorThrillerDisaster
Story
During a massive hurricane, a young woman gets trapped in a flooding house with deadly alligators hunting her down.
Cast:
Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Ross Anderson
Directors:
Alexandre Aja
Writers:
Michael Rasmussen, Shawn Rasmussen
Producers:
Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell
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Cape Fear
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⭐
7.2
📅
November 1991
🕒
128 minutes
👥
R
Cape Fear (1991)
Psychological thrillerCrime dramaRevenge
Story
A convicted rapist, released after decades behind bars, stalks and terrorizes the lawyer responsible for sending him to prison—and everyone the lawyer loves.
Cast:
Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Robert Mitchum
Directors:
Martin Scorsese
Writers:
Wesley Strick (screenplay), adaptation of novel by John D. MacDonald
Producers:
Martin Ransohoff, Sydney Pollack, Sam Spiegel
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Split
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⭐
7.3
📅
January 2017
🕒
117 minutes
👥
PG 13
Split
Psychological horrorThrillerSupernatural
Story
Three teenage girls are kidnapped and held by a man with 23 distinct personalities—and the impending emergence of a terrifying 24th puts their lives in grave danger.
Cast:
James McAvoy, Anya Taylor Joy, Betty Buckley, Haley Lu Richardson
Directors:
M. Night Shyamalan
Writers:
M. Night Shyamalan
Producers:
Jason Blum, Brad Pitt, Marc Toberoff
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Werewolves Within
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⭐
6.4
📅
June 2021
🕒
97 minutes
👥
R
Werewolves Within
Horror comedyMysterySatire
Story
A snowstorm traps a group of quirky small town locals in a rural lodge, where they discover one among them may be a werewolf—blending horror tropes with dry humor and social satire.
Cast:
Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub, Milana Plugin, Tunde Adebimpe, Michaela Watkins
Directors:
Josh Ruben
Writers:
Mishna Wolff, Josh Ruben
Producers:
Todd Berger, Zach Shields
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Don’t Breathe
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⭐
7.1
📅
August 2016
🕒
89 minutes
👥
R
Don’t Breathe
HorrorHome invasionThriller
Story
A group of teens break into a blind veteran's house thinking it's an easy score—but discover he's far more dangerous, turning predator into prey.
Cast:
Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto, Stephen Lang
Directors:
Fede Álvarez
Writers:
Fede Álvarez, Rodo Sayagues
Producers:
Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, Fede Álvarez
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The Accountant
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⭐
7.3
📅
October 2016
🕒
128 minutes
👥
R
The Accountant
Action thrillerCrime dramaPsychological thriller
Story
A math savant with high functioning autism works as a forensic accountant for criminal organizations—but when he takes on a legitimate client, his deadly skill set collides with law enforcement and dark conspiracies.
Cast:
Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai Robinson
Directors:
Gavin O'Connor
Writers:
Bill Dubuque
Producers:
Bill Dubuque, Edward McDonnell, Mark Williams
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The Fugitive
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⭐
7.8
📅
August 1993
🕒
130 minutes
👥
PG 13
The Fugitive
Action thrillerCrime dramaManhunt
Story
After being wrongfully convicted of his wife's murder, Dr. Richard Kimble escapes custody and races to find the real killer—while being relentlessly pursued by a determined U.S. Marshal.
Cast:
Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Julianne Moore
Directors:
Andrew Davis
Writers:
Jeb Stuart, David Twohy (screenplay)
Producers:
Arnold Kopelson
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The Negotiator
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⭐
7.0
📅
August 1998
🕒
140 minutes
👥
R
The Negotiator
Crime thrillerPolice proceduralNegotiation drama
Story
A top hostage negotiator is framed for murder and corruption; he takes hostages himself to prove his innocence—and ends up pitted against a fellow negotiator in a tense psychological showdown.
Cast:
Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, J.T. Walsh, Paul Giamatti
Directors:
F. Gary Gray
Writers:
James DeMonaco, Kevin Fox
Producers:
Michael Dickens
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Inside Man
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⭐
7.6
📅
March 2006
🕒
129 minutes
👥
R
Inside Man
Heist thrillerCrime dramaMystery
Story
A meticulously planned bank heist becomes a psychological game of chess among a negotiator, a thief, and a behind the scenes fixer—each with hidden agendas and shifting power.
Cast:
Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe
Directors:
Spike Lee
Writers:
Russell Gewirtz
Producers:
Brian Grazer, Spike Lee
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⭐
6.5
📅
February 2002
🕒
116 minutes
👥
PG 13
John Q
DramaCrimeSocial issue thriller
Story
A desperate father whose insurance won’t cover his son’s life saving heart transplant takes a hospital emergency room hostage to force the system to save his child.
Cast:
Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche, Kimberly Elise, Ray Liotta
Directors:
Nick Cassavetes
Writers:
James Kearns
Producers:
Mark Burg, Oren Koules
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Dog Day Afternoon
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⭐
8.0
📅
September 1975
🕒
125 minutes
👥
R
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Crime dramaTrue storyHeist thriller
Story
Based on a real bank robbery gone wrong in Brooklyn—Al Pacino’s desperate criminal tries to rob a bank to pay his partner’s surgery, but the situation balloons into a media spectacle and emotional standoff.
Cast:
Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Penelope Allen, Chris Sarandon
Directors:
Sidney Lumet
Writers:
Frank Pierson (based on real-life article by P.F. Kluge, Thomas Moore)
Producers:
Martin Bregman
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The Fan
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⭐
6.0
📅
April 1996
🕒
116 minutes
👥
R
The Fan (1996)
Psychological thrillerSports dramaObsession
Story
A mentally unstable baseball fan (De Niro) becomes dangerously obsessed with his star player, leading to escalating stalking and violence both on and off the field.
Cast:
Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, Benicio del Toro, Ellen Barkin
Directors:
Tony Scott
Writers:
Phoef Sutton (screenplay), based on novel by Peter Abrahams
Producers:
Wendy Finerman
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Money Monster
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6.4
📅
May 2016
🕒
99 minutes
👥
PG 13
Money Monster (2016)
ThrillerCrime dramaMedia satire
Story
Financial TV host George Clooney is taken hostage live on air by a distraught investor after a stock tip he gave crashes. With Julia Roberts as his producer, he fights to survive while the truth behind the crash unfolds.
Cast:
George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Caitríona Balfe, Giancarlo Esposito
Directors:
Jodie Foster
Writers:
Jamie Linden, Alan Di Fiore, Jim Kouf
Producers:
Daniel Dubiecki, Lara Alameddine, George Clooney, Grant Heslov
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Eden Lake
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⭐
7.0
📅
September 2008
🕒
91 minutes
👥
18+
Eden Lake (2008)
Horror thrillerSurvivalPsychological drama
Story
A young couple’s romantic getaway at a remote lake devolves into a harrowing fight for survival when they’re terrorized by a savage group of youths.
Cast:
Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Jack O’Connell, Thomas Turgoose, James Gandhi, Bronson Webb, Shaun Dooley, Finn Atkins
Directors:
James Watkins
Writers:
James Watkins
Producers:
Christian Colson, Richard Holmes
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Ready or Not
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⭐
7.0
📅
August 2019
🕒
95 minutes
👥
R
Ready or Not (2019)
Horror comedyThrillerDark satire
Story
On her wedding night, a bride is forced by her wealthy in-laws to play a deadly game of hide-and-seek—except the winners don’t get to go home alive.
Cast:
Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Andie MacDowell, Henry Czerny, Nicky Guadagni, Elyse Levesque
Directors:
Matt Bettinelli Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Writers:
Guy Busick, R. Christopher Murphy
Producers:
Tripp Vinson, James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, Bradley J. Fischer
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Signs
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⭐
Around 6.7/10
📅
August 2002
🕒
106 minutes
👥
PG 13
Signs
Sci fi thrillerMysteryHorrorFamily drama
Story
A former pastor and his family find crop circles on their farm—and soon, signs of an approaching extraterrestrial invasion test their faith and unity.
Cast:
Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin, Patricia Kalember, Cherry Jones
Directors:
M. Night Shyamalan
Writers:
M. Night Shyamalan
Producers:
M. Night Shyamalan, Barry Mendel, Frank Marshall
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The Hunt
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⭐
6.5
📅
March 2020 (digital)
🕒
90 minutes
👥
R
The Hunt
Political satireAction thrillerHorror comedy
Story
Dozens of strangers wake in a field, unaware they've been kidnapped to be hunted by elite strangers. As survival becomes absurdly bloody, chaos and commentary collide.
Cast:
Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank, Ike Barinholtz, Emma Roberts, Amy Madigan, Justin Hartley
Directors:
Craig Zobel
Writers:
Nick Cuse, Damon Lindelof, Craig Zobel
Producers:
Jason Blum, Ryan Kavanaugh, Edward McDonnell
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The Sixth Sense
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⭐
8.1
📅
August 1999
🕒
107 minutes
👥
PG 13
The Sixth Sense
Supernatural thrillerMysteryDrama
Story
A child psychologist helps a young boy who claims he can see and speak with dead people—an eerie journey that builds to one of cinema’s most iconic twists.
Cast:
Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams
Directors:
M. Night Shyamalan
Writers:
M. Night Shyamalan
Producers:
Barry Mendel, M. Night Shyamalan
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Green Room
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7.0
📅
Premiered May 2015; US release April/May 2016
🕒
95 minutes
👥
R (Restricted)
Green Room
Horror thrillerCrimePunk music infused
Story
A punk band plays at a remote venue and witnesses a murder in the green room. Trapped, they must outwit a neo Nazi gang determined to erase witnesses. It’s a brutal, claustrophobic battle for survival.
Cast:
Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, Callum Turner, Patrick Stewart
Directors:
Jeremy Saulnier
Writers:
Jeremy Saulnier
Producers:
Neil Kopp; Victor Moyers; Anish Savjani
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Trap
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Not officially rated
📅
August 2, 2024
🕒
105 minutes
👥
Mixed to positive response
Trap
Psychological ThrillerMysteryCrime
Story
Cooper takes his daughter to a pop concert, unaware it's a trap to catch a serial killer—the twist is, he's the killer.
Cast:
Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Alison Pill, Hayley Mills, Jonathan Langdon, Kid Cudi, Russell Vitale
Directors:
M. Night Shyamalan
Writers:
M. Night Shyamalan
Producers:
Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock, M. Night Shyamalan
Available On
NetflixAmazon Prime
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