Are you in the mood for getting your feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation, and anxiety heightened to the roof? Who does not love to keep themselves hanging at the edge of their seat and enjoy all that adrenaline rush? We present to you the list of top 8 thrillers that overlap with the subgenres like crime, horror, and detective fiction, which you should watch for a mind-boggling experience.
Zodiac
Where to watch – Paramount+
This movie is based on the true story of an infamous Zodiac killer who remains unidentified to the present day. The movie was released in 2007 with a duration of 2 hours 37 minutes, directed by David Fincher. ‘Zodiac’ has an amazing cast, including Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr. & Mark Ruffalo. The film is a crime mystery thriller that follows the story of a serial killer and a cartoonist obsessed with finding him using his puzzle-solving skills.
Predestination
Where to watch – Prime video
A true mind-boggling experience is waiting for you if you’re still sitting on this movie. Released in 2014, the film follows the plot of a time-traveling agent who’s sent in the past to complete his last assignment of preventing a bomb attack in New York in 1975. Once you get what the story has to tell you, you will remember it for sure.
Black Swan
Where to watch – Disney+ Hotstar
A psycho-dramatical thriller flick released in 2010 with Natalie Portman as the protagonist of the story, playing the character of Nina, who is a ballerina. Nina wants to get the chance to play the White Swan but can’t get to do the same and falls into madness.
Gaslight
Where to watch – Prime video
A classic 1940 Psychological thriller movie released in the United States with the name of Angel Street was directed by Thorold Dickinson and is a 1-hour 24-minute watch. You will already like it with all that retro vibes after knowing that it’s an adaptation of a play named Gaslight written by Patrick Hamilton. The movie is about a couple moving into a house, who later discovers surprising history about the house.
Shutter Island
Where to watch – Netflix, Prime Video, Google Play movies
Another ‘will blow your mind away’ psycho-thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo is a 2 hour 18 minutes of gluing your senses to the story kind of movie. It is a perfect start to indulge with the very start of the story of two Marshals sent to investigate the case of a missing patient from an asylum on a remote Island.
Seven
Where to watch – Prime video, Google Play movies
A Brad Pitt & Morgan Freeman starring movie from the year 1995 is a 2-hour 7-minute watch of a mystery-crime thriller. Again, it’s a creation by David Fincher, who gave life to the story of a serial killer who murders people according to the seven deadly sins- Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Pride, Lust, Envy, therefore the title.
American Psycho
Where to watch – Apple TV, Prime Video
The aforementioned film is a satirical psychological horror thriller that was released in the year 2000. The movie is 1 hour 42 minutes long with Christian Bale, Jared Leto, and Willem Dafoe as the cast. It is based on the novel ‘American Psycho’ by Bret Easton Ellis, which follows the story of a narcissistic yet handsome-looking investment banker guy who is also a serial killer.
Jaws
Where to watch – Prime Video, Apple TV
To make a list versatile, listing this movie here, which is an adventure thriller movie from the year 1975 starring Roy Scheider & Richard Dreyfuss, is an almost 2-hour watch. The movie is based on a novel from 1974 by Peter Benchley, which narrates the story of a policeman, scientist, and fisherman on the hunt for the shark, creating havoc on Amity Island.
Inception
Where to watch – Netflix, Prime Video
This 2-hour 38-minute watch will leave you confused with and for your life. The gem of a cast with Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon Levitt, and Cillian Murphy plays their roles in the story of a thief with the ability to steal thoughts and secrets from people’s minds who is now on a task to implant an idea into the target’s brain. Not to forget how genius of a director Christopher Nolan is who never fails to create multi-layered scripts with cinematic brilliance.
Fight Club
Where to watch – Prime Video, Apple TV
This flick from the year 1999 is based on a 1996 novel of the same name written by Chuck Palahniuk and directed by David Fincher. The cast includes Edward Norton and Brad Pitt as leads who play their characters from a story of an insomniac bonding with a soap seller and together leading a fight club and other dreadful activities.